The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-25
CONVENTIONS OF CHURCHMEN.
BUSY DAY IN THE PRESBYTERIAN
ASSEMBLIES.

FraternaI Greetings Sent From thc
Southern Church at Charlotte to
Their Northern Brethren mt Eagle
LaINe-The Report of the board OF
Missions to the Freedmen Present.
ed at the Northern Gathering.
Special Committee on Home Mis-
siOns Also Makes Its Report.
Eagle Lake, Ind, May 24.-The sessions
of the general assembly of the Presbyter-
ian church were opened to-day with devo-
tional exercises led by Elder Kiliaen Won
Rensselaer, of New York.
Fraternal greetings were received from
the general assembly of the Southern
Presbyterian church at Charlotte, N. c.
The first regular order was the report
of the board of missions to freedmen.
The standing committee on this report
reported through Dr. Thomas Lawrence of
Asheville, N. c., chairman.
After reviewing the work resolutions
were introduced commencing the work
and urging the boards claim on the four
non-contrlbuting churches and individual
givers. Special stress was laid on la
at Charlotte, n. c.
The second order of the morning was
the report OF the special committee on
home missions appointed last year to con-
fer with the board in New York in refer
ence to the methods of work and retrench-
ment of the expenses. 1t closed with rec
concentrations that the board of home
missions be directed so to reorganize its
methods of administration that the exec
utive work shall be placed in charge of
one secretary; that the expenditures be
made upon the basis of the estimates made
from the averages for several years pre-
ceding, and that the policy of the board
be to avoid debt The proposed consol-
idation of the treasures in New York ana
Philadelphia was reported to be ineNpe-
dent.
At the opening of the afternoon session
Hon. John Wanamaker was recognized and
said: Mr.. MODERATOR rise to a ques-
ton of privilege, believing that this as
sembly would like to be reminded that to-
day is the anniversary of that most noble
woman who reigns over the British king
dom. Inasmuch as the compact between
Scotland and Ireland embraces the West
minister confession of faith, and her mai
esty, the queen, attends the Presbyterian
church while residing in Scotland, and in
some measure belongs to our body. from
whom all her Scottish chaplains are APP
pointed, II seems meet that some notice
should be taken of her birthday at this
particular time, when the English nation
celebrates her diamond jubilee.
Mr.. Wanamaker introduced the follow
ing, which the assembly ordered by a ris-
ing vote, to be sent to the queen This
day being the 18th anniversary of the
birth and 60th anniversary of the corona
ton of her most gracious majesty, Queen
Victoria, whose reign has lasted longer
than that of any other monarch i'm the last
thousand years. this General Assembly of
the Presbyterian Church in the United
States of America deems it fitting, and
does hereby send most cordial Christian
greetings to both the illustrious Christian
sovereign and the subjects of her gentle
generous and righteous rule over the des-
TIMES of the empire upon which the sun
never sets"
The regular order of the afternoon was
the consideration of the board of educa-
ton.
On motion, the assembly resolved to
place the limit to its grants to theolog-
ical students at 80, even IL this should re-
suit in cutting off some students from aid.
The plan of the fourth year for theolog-
ical students to be spent i'm practical work
on the home mission field in voluntary
service received the approval of the as
sembly.
The second order was the discussion
of reports on the Presbyterian building i'm
New York, which went over at adjourn
ment as unfinished business.
The evening popular meeting in the in
terest of the work among freedmen was
presided over by Hon. John Wanamaker