The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-05-27
PRESBYTERIAN EXODUS BEGINS
Routine Of Important But Unsensationa
Business Begins.

Business Begins.
Eagle Lake. Ind. May os-The exodus
from the general assembly has already
mans Foreign Missionary executive
committe closed, and the number Of
those who left a once was considerable.
At noon the grounds about the audi
forum were dotted with picnic parties
and bright colors replaced the more
sombre hues that have been m evidence.
Tie assembly has finished most of its
sensational work. and is settled down TO
business. Tie desire 10 reach the end
was seen in an unwillingness to endure
long debate. even upon important nat
tiers. Calls for invitations for the next
general assembly have already been
made. winona assembly Is in the field
asking the body to return but the prob
ability IS that the majority of the COM
missicnsrs viii favor Philadelphia. The
selection will not be reached for a
couple Of days.
Eagle Lake, Ind, May 26.-The devo-
tional exercises Of the Presbyterian gen.
eraI assembly today were led ny DR..
Ray Ewing, OF India, Hon. John Wana-
maker occupied the moderaror's chair.
4 report was presented by DR.. John
A. Liggett, chairman on reception and
licensure Of candidates for the gospel
ministry.
After reviewing the facts in the case
the committee recommended the ,adop-
ton Of the following resolutions:
Resolved. That the general assembly
expresses confidence in the sufficiency
Of the constitution as it now Is. and does
not deem Il wise al this time 10 propose
any changes therein or additions there
co.
Resolved, That in view Of the I'm
portance OF safeguarding the pohty and
doctrine of our church, this general as
sembly affirms. as applicable. to all
theological students. the deliverance
made by the general assembly OF 1906
concerning students who received aid
from the presbyteries. viz: That the
presbyteries inspect their education
during the course Of their theological
studies. choosing for them such schools.
Summaries and teachers as they may
Judge most proper and advantageous. 50
eventually to bring them into the min
istry well furnished for their welfare. ="
General Raphae Primae reported on
the council OF Presbyterian Alliance at
glasgow, Scotland. last June. The next
meeting OF the Alliance is tobe held In
Washington. September. 1899. in New
York Avenue church.
The regular order OF the morning was
the report on foreign missions.
The report Of the standing committee
on foreign work was presented by j..
Wilbur Chapman. Philadelphia
The committee recommended the adop-
lion % resolutions directing that two
collections for foreign missions be taken
each year. one to be In April, and dep
recatirz gifts TO foreigners soliciting in
America. Pastors were urged 20 con-
suit secretaries before allowing such col
lections in their churches. Emphasis
was also laid upon the propriety OF al
loving all gifts for missions to go
through the board and not through
agencies over which the church has no
control. After the reading OF the report
the assembly was addressed by Dr..
Frank F. Ellinwood. eenior secretary OF
the board
Other addresses were made by Mis-
sionaries Ewirz and Alexander. India;
Boomer. Chill; Corbett and Fitch. China
Esseistyn, Persia; Taylor. Laos; and
Moore, Corea- Mr.. E=selstyn was par
ricuh-ly emphatic in denunciatson Of un-
authorized solicitors for foreign mission
enterprises urconnected with the church
saying that many do not go back 70 their
native countries and most OF those who
DO are failures.
a recommendation that whole day
be devoted 20 the cause Of foreign ms
sions was de:ee ted Much confusion was
caused by a Recommendation tnat Two
collections for foreign missions be taken
n the churches eacn year ard he nurr-
her was finally reduced 70 one. The
other recommendation were adoPte1
and the assembly adjourned. pending a
resolution providing for the p1o,scs ion
u names Of such collectors