The herald., 1897-05-24
THE PRESBYTERlANS
FILL THE PULPITS OF TOWNS
IN INDIANA
The American Tract Society Regrets
the Falling OFF Of Funds Re-
ceived by Legacy

Associated Press Special Wire.
EAGLE LAKE, Ind, May 23-Though
the general assembly has not been in ses-
sion today, it has not been time of idle
ness. New York ministers have preached
In neighboring towns.
But most of the commissioners and
visitors have remained here, conse-
quently the meeting held in the large
auditorium have been fully attended.
Three sets of meetings have occupied
the day. In the morning DIR. James A.
Worden, superintendent of the board of
Sunday school workers, taught the Sab
bath school lesson. 1t was upon the first
council at Jerusalem and was made to
teach the authority of the general as
sembly. The second session consisted of
a missionary ddress upon Alaska by the
moderator, DIR. Sheldon jackson.
The first hour of the afternoon was de-
voted to the interests of the American
Sabbth union. Addresses were made by
DR.. 1. w. Hathaway, general secretary
of the union; Gen. Samuel B. Hurr,
Philadelphia; Hon. William Lanning,
Trenton, N. j.; Mrs. Darwin James,
Brooklyn, president of the Woman's Ma
tional Sabbath alliance, and Elder James
Yerance, New York, manager of the
union. The following hour was devoted
to the woman's executive council COM
mittee on home missions. Rev. John HI.
Will of Emporia, Kan, was presented,
and an address was delivered by Rev.
John Eaton of Utah. Among other things
he said that the idea that polygamy was
dying out was mistake. The final ad-
dress was delivered by DR.. Sheldon
Jackson, who again spoke of the hard
ships caused by the failure of the
churches to provide for the continuance
of the work in the school at Sitka. In
the evening Dr. ]. Wilbur Chapman,
pastor of Bethany church, Philadelphia,
preached on 1.-THE Holy Spirit" The ex-
ercises of the day closed with meet
ing in the interest of missions, both
home and foreign, the speakers being
Rev. S. Brown, Dubuque; Samuel Mof-
fatt, Korea; Rev. Henry c. Vanderbeet,
Newark, N. j., and Rev. ]. Boomer,
Chill.
During the day the matter of the Pres
byterian building in New York has been
discussed in private conversations and
the general impression is that the as
sembly will not order its sale.
TRACT SOCIETY
NEW YORK, May 23-The seventy
second anniversary of the establishment
of the American Tract society was cele-
brated today by religious services in the
Broadway tabernacle. Various organi-
cations connected with the church con-
Quoted separate exercises during the
day. A report was read in the evening
by Rev. G. L. Shearer, showing the work
of the eociety for the year. The report
deals largely with the effects of the in
creased financial stringency of the year."
which, it is said, led to scrutinizng re-
vision Of the modes of work and various
forms in the interest Of economy. The
salaries of all employees have been cut
down, the cost of running repositories
reduced, that depository" at Rochester
had been discussed, and the issue of new
publications has been greatly restricted.
The report says that most of all to be re-
gretted has been the falling off OF lega-
cies of the year to the amount of over
$4,000 as compared with the preceding
year, and then states that notwithstand-
ing the hard times the sales during the
year have been slightly larger than those
of the preceding year, and the trust fund
has been somewhat increased. 1t is
said that the rental of the new building
has occastoned disa appointment. The
new prominent publications added to
the society's list during the year are
IS. Cash grants to foreign missions of
evangelical churches for the year total
less than $500. During the year 1S0 col
porteurs working in thirty-two states
and territories and Ontario and Mani
toba made 136,065 family visits and
found $3.50 Protestant families without
Bible.
PITTSBURG, Pa, May 23.-The Bap-
tist ministers attended the meetings
and filled the pulpits of their denomina-
ton in the city today, and large num-
ber of special meetings were held. The
regular meeting of the Baptist missions
for the day were carried out in full and
consisted of forenoon, afternoon ana
evening religious services, conducted
respectively by President Henry S.
Weston, LII. D., President Augustus H.
Strong, LII. D., and President Galusha
W. W. Anderson, D. D.
Rev. II. s. Mason of Boston and Rev.
Morehouse, d. D., of Brooklyn, secre-
taries of the American Baptist Mission
ary union and the American Baptist
Home Mission society," respectively, an
nounced tonight that S205,000 has been
secured in cash and pledges for the pay
ment of the debts of these societies.
leaving $4,000 yet to be secured. The
interest in this great effort has ex-
tended from the Atlantic to the Pacific.
The appeal 10 churches and individuals
for an immediate financial rally to raise