The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-05-21

SPEECH AGAINST CONSOLIDATION.
Northern Prcsbytcrinns, Cumb frinud
PresbStcrians, Reformed Presby-
tcrians unJ baptist Mission.

| tcrinus nnJ baptist Mission.
seventh annual session OF the general as
somhly of the, southern Presbyterian
church was callN to order In the Firs,
Presbyterian church today The assembly
was organized by tho election of Rev. Il.
| 4. Goetohins. u. D., of Rome, Ga, as
moderator. and prs, Virgins and A. h.
Cooke as clerks.
| Tho religious service consisted OF SER
mon by the retiring moderator, Rev. Il. o.
Mullsrd, who preached forcetully on the
| Journey CT Israel through the wilderness,
| DR. Malard spoke strongly In favor of
| the continued separate existence Of the
/ Southern general assembly, to which over
/ lures for consolidation have been made
| from the North.
! At the afternoon assembly reports were
! received from the committees on publica-
I ton. home and toregn missions minister
/ ial. education and the assembly hone and
school
They were referred TO the standing COM
mittees yet to be appointed,
The thirty sixth annual report Of the
| executive committee OF publication for the
| year ending March 81, 1921 shows pros
porous years work From the publishing
| dopartmont there have boon issued ~ 200
! bound volumes G5,0o0 paper bound tracts
and tract volumes and 100000 leaflets
Tho issues OF our sabbath school period
icals have been:
Chlldren's Friend (wceklyl .....l Os0 GA
Earnest Worker tmonthly).....,. 10000
aero,, ouart.,lv t2O 600
ii,i,,nr n,,,,,n,l, al pao
eysou pan"rs ,wccnly, 900 ono
pirtori,i nil sssnns $4,000
,r,,,,",a Vii 10 nr.,to,a vnnr II
an ,a Sr,,,,i NO, ~ hns hnnn n aub
"na u , ,"'1 VI 80, 49,, ,at, ~ he,
s'"".'"' w. - ~ t3,, t,1,, "a
| PH1V''t ""t -" ,S " ~ - i ,,,..,,,,
~" ln"' 'nV e"N' ."' ''i.n ,'"p' ,,''
'hat mas peen copstSIiN in"uo ~ "pP''
claleu ny our Sapua'h H'h"ol MINUS
The business OF the depository SHOWS an
increase OF about per 'ent over IN. Prev
Gus year ana Is ia heeiohF eonNl.'un'
Grants oi literature IN ana o' Happhtu
schools, missions ana cvanBeilstc WORK
TO the amount of S'$o- os nave heen mace
during the year; S2eri "a have been ap-
propriatnd to tho prosecution OF the col
portage work
Eight hundred and scVenty-two bibios
have been given as prizes for the perfect
recitation OF the shorter Catochism and
llN2 IpGtameNiS Tor the ptfltsl THNl'htluU
of the introduction of the shorter Cate
chism
The net aese;g Of the committee rs
shown bv the treasuror's report. amount,
10 Slos s4G.57.
Tho cxoentiv, committee OF foreign mis-
.lone s,hmitt.d lis tbtrtv-slxth nntnaI re-
NOM WHICH ,yas in subsinnco MS follnwa
All nunlified applicants during tic year
Win wnre ready To- 10 hal boon apppntcd
end sent out No debt rested ulan the
norl, AT tho cioer OF The year WIRE had
iheen - ,,r,, inct,ase n,or last wear IN the
nnmhrre aided ia The churches in the mis-
. .ion flold ,he ,otat bpinr, 6Os
Tho rcceinte from all spurces we're SAB
~ nm Increase of Si7s2 over the previous
yaor. The le.aelcs were $40 rs less than
The ynnr before The Increase in he regu-
ior contributions Of Tho churches WIS Si2
n87 of which s5p0O was q single personal
donation. Tho disbursements were .it4.-
lo-. m ine,anse of Sl3.l7g over last year,
ami $40 al mare Than th. present vear's
rc.clpts Anil / 1896. there was Il bal
.nce In tbc trensurv. .yclusiy, of the Con
ro mont fund of $40 22l The balance
Np,il 1 tSg7 exclusive. of tho same fund
vse efoi Tbn n,,mhnr 81 contributing
cburrbca was about 1TEa. of contributing
sabbeth schools alout $40 and NJ contrib.
utipr missionary societies about 10
since 1857 The missionary fcroe had In
creaecd from ~ 10 $50 md tho annual re.
ceints from, $50 Off 10 stt37Og The nvel-
ane cost me-, missionary for ten wears WIS
ahou, si2Go but for the pas, three years.
by various economies. It had been Kept
Wlihh inc ihult ol flppv' .ni'i ihSt s'"I