Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-06-01
FOR HOME MISSIONS,
Aid Asked of the Presbyterian
Assembly.
REPORT WARMLY DISCUSSED.
Cooperation With Reformed
Churches Agreed To.
Fraternal Greetings Conveyed
by Rev. w. S. Marquis.
REPORT WARMLY DISCUSSED.

Inc report VI toe COmWltt00 on
home missions was read at the
session of the United Pres
byterian general assembly, after
prayer had been offered by J. d.
Ferguson. The report provides for
an appropriation Of e102. 900. SIS, 900
of which is for stations east Of the
and $S8. 600 for stations
west; q, 900 is placed al the disposal
of the board for cases referred to it,
and $1,000 to meet emergencies;
$40. 900 to meet the debt, and $40. 600
for the reserve fund. Dr.. Ovens,
secretary Of the bosad, addressed the
assembly. He said that one-half OF
all the congregations in the body
were the fruits of home mission
work. He was in accord with the
foreign secretary in regard to the
priority Of the foreign missionary
claim, and the reflex influence upon
the church should never be over
looked, he said, but . differ
ence must be recognized, Wis,
that we are not under obligation to
supply those foreign lands with mis-
sionaries to the extent that We are
under obligation to supply this coun-
try-to put the came proportion Of
laborers into it. The object for
which we labor 10 . native church
ministry, having their own home
mission work. There are as needy
fields in some of our great cities as
in Cairo. The position of these
boards is different with regard to
the outlay Of funds. The home board
cannot curtail its appropriations
the assembly fixes the amount, and
all the power the board has is to see
that the conditions are fulfilled. The
church itself has planned. and the
assembly has put its seal upon the
plans. A rule which provided that
congregations Is years old shall not
receive aid unless under extraordin.
airy circumstances, brought out some
discussion. DR.. McClurkin. A. s.
Biddle, r H. Barnes and DR.. Vim
cent took part. The rule was
adopted SO as to give the board and
the general committee about equal
power in deciding upon the merits of
the case.
The assembly took favorable &C.
ton with regard to cooperation with
reformed churches in this country,
holding the Presbyterian system.
The assembly next PROCEEDED to
the second order of the day-the re.
port of committee on education.
The resolution directing the board to
formulate and present to the next
general assembly q plan for the dis
tribution of the beneficiary fund,
brought out a heated discussion, but
was finally adopted. The point at
issue was IS to whether students
should be encouraged to preach dur
ing sessions and vacations, and thus
relieve the board to some extent.
Celibacy during the seminary COURSE
was recommended.
Rev. w. S. Marquis, DID,, was in
troduced to the assembly and in q
very pleasant address conveyed the
fraternal greetings OF the Presby.
terrain general assembly. and the
moderator, in his terse and eloquent
and inimitable style. responded.
Miss Eva Shontz, o representative
of the Woman's Temperance Temple,
Chicago, was introduced and ad-
dressed the assembly with regard to
the effort that is being made to get
control of the women's building in
Chicago.
Yestoxds Afternoon.
The assembly was opened vester.
day afternoon with prayer by j. K.
Montgomery. of Cincinnati, Ohio,
after which the report OF the commit
tee on foreign missions was taken
mp. DR.. w. w. Barr, of Philadel-
phia, corresponding secretary of the
board, addressed the assembly with
regard to the work. The board has
sent out during the year six mis-
sionaries, two medical missionaries,
and one trained nurse. The board
asked the assembly to ratify the ap-
pointment this year Of Rev. &. K.
Mcclure, James Hunt and w. B
Anderson, Of the graduating class in
Allegheny seminary. The woman's
board asked for the appointment OF
Miss Laurella G. Dickson. The
board also recommends the appoint
ment Of Robert s. McClenahsn a.
teacher in the Asyut training college.
Egypt.
DR.. s. c. Ewing. returned mission
ary from Egypt, stated that the
church had in that country about
5000 members. and that they had
contributed to the support Of the
church during the past year about
$50. 600, almost Is much 40 that CON.
tributed by the home church for the
support of the foreign work. He
said that the whole country from