The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-27
EXODUS FROM EAGLE LAKE.
The Sensational Features of the As
sembIY All DISPOSED of.

sSmDiy All disposed OF.
Eagle Lake. Ind. May 26.-The exodus
from the general assembly has already
begun. To-day the meeting of the Wo-
mans Fore.gn Missionary Executive
Committee closed and the number of
those who left at once was cons derable
At noon the grounds about the auditorium
were dotted with picnic parties and bright
colors replaced the more sombre hues that
have been in evidence. The assembly has
finished most of its sensational work and
has settled down to business. The desire
to reach the end was seen in an unwill-
ingness to endure long debates, even upon
important matters.
Calls for invitations for the next general
assembly have already been made. Wi
mona assembly is in the field asking the
body to return, but the probability is that
the majority of the commissioners will
favor Philadelphia. The decision will not
be reached for a couple of days.
The first order to-day was the report
of the committee on foreign missions
The report of the standing committee on
foreign work was presented by j. w
Chapman of Philadelphia. The committee
recommended the adoption of resolutions
directing that two collections for foreign
missions be taken each year, and depre-
eating gifts to foreigners soliciting in
secretaries before allowing such collec-
tons in their churches
Other addresses were made by Mission
aries Ewing and Alexander of India,
Boomer of Chile, Corbett and Fitch OF
China, Esselstyn of Persia, Taylor OF
Laos and Moore of Korea.
Mr.. Esselstyn was particularly emphatic
IN remuneration of unauthorized solicitors
for foreign mission enterprises uncon-
nected With the church.
Much confusion was caused by recon-
mendation that two collections for foreign
missions be taken in the churches each
year and the number was finally reduced
to one, against the protest of the board,
DIR. Ellwood. The other recommendations
were adopted and the conference adjourn
ed pending resolution providing for the
publication of the names of such collec-
tors.
The afternoon session was devoted to the
work of the board of publication and Sab
bath school work
The standing committee on this subject
reported through Chairman Elder James
Jereance of New York, reviewing the work
of the year
recommendations were made calling for
contributions of 100000 during the next
year for the use of the Sunday school
branch of the board, and urging churches
to adopt the new hymnal which is now in
use III over tUO Churches anu whose safes
aggregate 100000 copies. The board was
directed to prepare a Sunday school exer-
else and Sabbath Observance, to be used
on rallying day, the last Sunday of Sep
TENDER in each year.
The remainder of the afternoon session
was devoted to the report of the special
committee on temperatures of the church,
which was read by Rev. John Fox of
Brooklyn. The report recommended that
the control of the church property be CON-
mitted to the boards of session and deacon
of each organization so far as the same
was consistent with the laws of the sew
eral states.
An amendment was adopted recon-
mending the various synods of the church
TO prepare a model of charters for
churches and forms of bequest, so that
property may be safeguarded to the de-
nomina lion. After a brief discussion the
report was adopted.
In the meeting which was held in the
interest of foreign missions DR.. John l..
Withrow, ex-moderator of the assembly
presided. Addresses were made by DR.,
Corbett on the work in China Rev DR.
Ewing on India, Rev. Dr. Esselstyn on
Persia, and Rev. Poskins on Syria