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show that nearly $4,000 less was expend-
ed III in the previous year.
Stated Clerk Rev. Arney' S. Blddle said
he could not see why the church did not
grow unless it was on account Of the pc
culiar principles of the United Prespyter-
ians. There is no use gathering sheep
| and paying money to an evangelist, said
| Mr.. Biddle, when the shepherds through
indifference neglect their duties and fail
to second the efforts of the angels
| 1--WE are failing in the work of building
| up our church" he said, "for the increase
is not in proportion to the increase in
population"
Rev. John A. Wilson, DID, Professor Of
Church History in the Seminary, deliv-
| cred an address explanatory of the work
| marks by expressing his regret that the
Church of God was loaded with men who
wanted an easy berth and selected the
| ministry as such.
.aThey want daily bread, a black coat
the speaker. I'VE don't need more MINIS
tiers, but we do need more capable men in
the ministry-men who are full Of the
| Holy Ghost and inbued with the spirit of
the Lord Jesus Christ. There are men in
the ministry today who could not get a
job anywhere else.
when times are dull young men who
can get nothing else TO do decide to study
theology. In time of financial ~stringency
it will be noticed that the number of stu
dents in attendance at a college decreases
but the number at a theological school in
creases and vice versa. We do not want
young men with such motives" concluded
the speaker.
Al invitation from the Rev. w. J. Nc
the next annual session of the Synod
there. was accepted. The time of meet
ing to be fixed by MI. McMichael, and the
Stated Clerk. The next meeting will
Rev. S. NJ. Bailey. by his persistent eff
forts, finally induced the Synod to con-
! sent to the recommendation of Buffalo as
the place for holding the next institute
of the Young Peoples Christian Union,
if the Genera Assembly Committee did
not agree on Albany. Rev. 7. B, Turn
lthat the institute would not be held in
Albany if the railroad companies did not
make half fare rates, n he understood
they would not.
There was a disposition to allow the
81, 200 to go, with the recommendation, as
in the case of Albany, but Rev. Mr..
Bailey said that $500 was sufficient.
1t was decided not to send delegates 70
the A~nti-Saloon Convention, to be heid
at Columbus, Q.
Owing to destinations to serve on the
iEvangelistic Committee, the committee
on Nominations changed the same, as fol-
lows: Rev. w. S. McEachron, Of Hebron
Church, instead of Rev. w. A. Mckenzie.
and Rev. J. o. Paisley, of Cambridge
Church., Presbytery of Boston. instead of
| Rev. ". S. McCord. D.. D., First Provi-
l dHnca CnQrCn, HTtSDylSTy y i bOoloHs
The session closed with prayer by Rev.
| Mr.. Atchison.
The synod closed last night the first
session. beginning at O'Clock. a snort
ercises. The Committee on Revision re-
ported that a number of Presbyteries had
failed to submit their minutes for re-
view. A resolution was adopted making
il compulsory hereafter that all Prespy-
teries present their minute books t the
Synod for review at least once a year.
The following set OF resolutions were
adopted
Resolved, The Synod of New York ten
ders its thanks to the Moderator for the
genial and impartial manner in which he
has presided over our deliberations;
Resolved. That we feel our most hearty
| church. his CONGREGATION and all friends
assisting them for the abundance OF their
hospitality;
thanks to the Hoboken observer the
| Jersey City Journal, THE Jersey City
News, and the New York Tribune" for
so carefully reporting our proceedings.
The closing session was devoted to a
discussion of foreign missionary work and
| the Introduction to the Synod ana audi
| ence present a number of missionaries
who are to leave this month for india
and Egypt. The first speaker was the
Rev. c. S. Cleland of Philadelphia, presi-
dent of the Board of Foreign Missions
He spoke of the great need OF more mis-
| sionaries in India and Egypt, and empha-
sized the fact that those who are ALREADY
| engaged there are in need OF more as
sistance than they are RECEIVING.
I'm point of Importance" he said, these
two fields are second to none. Until lnola
is taken for Christ little or nothing can
be done to bring into subsection the
The Rev. DR.. Barnes, Secretary of the
Board of Foreign mion MISSIONS sias THOSE 1hoseou present
were:-The Rev. Mr.. Kridinier, who re-
turns to Egypt; the Rev. and Mrs. Jas.
Rey' Dr. and Mrs. James F. Barr. who
are returning for their fourth term of
ten years in India; Miss Cynthia wilson
eighteen years in India and are going
back again; Miss Susie A. Young. return
ing to India; the Rev. and Mrs. w BAN
| derson, new missionaries to India, ana the
Rev. and Mrs. Robert Mcclure. who will
them, also Miss Dixon, who
also goes for the first time to India.
forty years of labor among the natives of
India. He said that missionaries do not
care to be considered as martyrs, but
ra The t P as privi Kgidin fnari brieay reviewed
the missionary work in Egypt. The mis-
sionaries nave established along the Nile
hnndred women were reached last year.
There are $500 pupils in the Sunday
schools; DIR. Henry and two lady physic-
there are 1S7- stations where the Gospel
is preached; 80 native organized congre.
cations with IS native pastors and ~
evangeliSts.
Miss Cynthia Wilson spoke of a woTan's
work among women in India. When hrst
I went to India as a missionary she
, said, there were but two lady mission
aires in the field; now there are twenty
five. There are none too many. We could
easily employ ten more. We have re-
Gently opened up the village work. We
have found that we can reach more
women in the villages than in the cities
The Christian women. in India are not far
advanced. We are told on every side that
it is the women who keep up idolatry.
We must convert the women before we
can do anything with the men,"
The Revs. Anderson and Mcclure and