New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-27
FOREIGN MISSIONS DAY.
THE YEARS WORK REVIEWED BY THE
GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

Eagle Lake Ind. May 2S-New-York seemed TO-
day to reflect the delightful spirit Of harmony ana
bi ohery kindness which permeates the Gehera'
Assembly. The delightful ending OF the eontro.
vcrsy resulting from the speech OF DR.. Whnrow' Vi
Chicago. is accepted by the most pronounced CRIT.
les OF the New-York boards as dispensatloh v.
Providence Dr. Duncan Brown. OF Missouri SAID
TO the correspondent OF The Tribune that ne was
entirely satisfied with the Assembly's action anu
this I'm spite OF the fact that he had spoken ior
an hour In advocacy OF entirely different pohcy'
Dr. John Hall. president Of the Board OF home
Missions sat on the platform for while this
morning seemingly In good spirits Last night nc
expressed his pleasure over the decisions reaches
by the Assembly. although 1t means the reorsah'-
zation Of the methods OF management III 'he on''
of which he is president. DR.. william u Hooei's'
the secretary Of the Home Board. has been nigniy
com plimented for his admirable address yesterday
in behalf OF the Board and his wonderful sen-'c-
strant In view Of the attack TO which ne mas peei
subjected. The denial OF John 5. Kennedy Sent
from New York that he did anything more l'an
show his appreciation of Dr. Roberts, s.I'ee' ny
present now and then. has strengthened ,he po'
sition taken before the Assembly by DR. fhraher
member Of the Board.
This has been Foreign Missions Day anu 'ne
mort OF the Standing Committee, reao ny "'' -
Wilbur Chapman was full Of hope as IL recoun'e'
victories In all the mission fields Dr Chapiia"
has displayed rare tact in every question ~hch ne
has presented before the Assembly his many
denial that he had in any way publicly OF prEa'.'y
cast slight upon the Moderator IN P'ese'' ~
name OF his friend Or. Minton, Tor the same o'ioe
has caused the report to receive the uealh IL"
serves and no man IL heard unchristan enough
10 repeat II even as a rumor Dr. chapman re-
ferred IN the debt OF the Foreign Board as %''"p
due to an Indebtedness Of $4,000 with which '.'o
year began and $4,000 less in requests 'hah 'he
usual amount of former years Retrehchmehl anu
reduction OF expenses have been enforced. but the
,iugfn
in full and with the greatest promptness' Inc
nrospects in the foreign field said the chairmah'
were never brighter; the work never more nope
full; the barriers in the way OF the progress oi '
Kingdom were never fewer or Corea II was sa'a
that OF all the fields now open TO missionary eiioi'
Corea seems to stand first In the matter Oh pesseu
opportunity. The recent war has only served ''e
better 10 prepare the Coreans for the nearing OF
the Gospel. The following were among inc recoi-
mendations which were adopted:
"This Assembly reiterates the recommendation OF
former assemblies that at least two offerings shouu
he made each year for the cause OF foreign
and that the second or these Offerings pe ~ "
the month Of April
"yye recommend that the General Assembly dep
recate the custom OF professed native CHRISTIANS
from foreign lands coming TO America 10 so"c"
money from the churches and young people So
ccties and express the hope that pastors VIII CON
suit the secretaries OF the Board before giving
them aid and that the Assembly strongly urges
that foreign missionary gifts of the people pe ho'
given to independent agencies over "hioh 'ie
Church has no control, but to our own hoaru'
which IL organized for the express purpose OF ad-
minstering the foreign missionary gifts or frespy
terians.'
MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
Among the members of the Board reelected were
the Rev Drs r. r. Booth. W. r. Richards Johh
r. Davies John Fox and Darwin r. James These
men were added to the Board: John stewart. W.
T. Stiger H. b. Siman and w. T. Stevenson
Dr E,lIinwood a secretary of the Board for twen-
tv-six years delivered most interesting ADDRESS,
in which ne took the Assembly into MS confidence
regarding tho work of the Board and the outlook
OF the fed He spoke of the time when secre-
taries were merely permitted to speak, anu he
knew of one. he said, who received ne" nat ioi
not speaking. The Board faces this situation WIN
n debt OF only 10000 1t is unwilling TO add 10
that amount for weary as are the churches Oh
mission debt the speaker said that he believed
that the Board was still more weary, and that
personally he WIS satisfied that parading mis-
sonary debt with the hope that the Church would
give more literally was not only Illuminating put
carrying the flag at half-mast me speaker
showed how economical and conservative the For
egn Board u.s. and at the same time it exercises
discrimination, refusing to desert the men WIG H ara
Is ready for visit of inspection at any time o IN
April last $4,000 was received or The debt T Hin
wood hail ed as harbinger OF brighter Gays ior
the Board, -, .so sooo,, Church q,
Brooklyn presented this AFTERNOON report OF the
Special Committee on Church Iemporai les cans ans
era Assembly having been requested then b., by
nss Ss to make
managing the ~ aars G o th that peSap
some SS amendment to the form OF government de-
nng the functions Of such trustees IS ana ina
be pr pr FL. FSx gxs and
rtaJ Assembly.
last year reported amendments to the FORM OF gov
0ns Where this is not
ent with the civil law. This report was recommlt,
ed 70 cs as 9hs %i'G and
Gus officers In the church Inc con, M h as
Ted to the Presbyteres which In general are mod;
eed on the practice OF 6as SuTeh though with
some differences from both Of those made neces
sary by the general usages OF the AdnIs erGaI
nhTresen ne as desirable without making in
ANY wax duties til H Of session
m nu,inu of temporal affairs somewhat more
SO; Ths f9o~ Professor sTs WINS BE
"n,c Gag and Dr. Samuel J, Nichols. Of ST. Louis
g Se Pd sss Judge Thomas Ewing
Of Judge Wsm M a danr N DR. or Has
s sGn S IN S Sss and Dr. Ralph Prime of
Yorker Yonkers n Y.
IJcENsURE OF CANDIDATES.
The committee appointed last year to report upon
the reception and Ncensure of candidates for the
Gospel ministry made a report to-day through us
chairman. John A. Liggett. The committee decided
that no constitutional rule was necessary, and
recommended thls resolution, which was adopted:
.oThat in view OF the extreme importance OF sate-
guarding the policy and doctrine Of our Churcn ms
Sanerai Assembly affirms applicable to all theo-
logical students the deliverance made by the Cen
oral Assembly OF 1885, concerning students VINO
receiveJ aid from the Presbyteres namely that the
Presbyteres Inspect their education during tne
corss their theological studies. choosing for them
such schools seminaries and teachers as they may
fudge most proper and advantageous as eventually
10 bring them into the ministry well furnished for
their work. ,,.,- 49,,
The session OF the Womans Executive Com
mite OF Home Missions In connection with the
Assembly was an occasion OF great interest to-day
Representative women from the Atlantic to the
Pacific discussed practical methods or work CON
neced with their extensive mission school en-.
terprises among the exceptional populations OF
this country The report OF the General Assem-
bly's Special Committee on Home Missions