New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-16

ensuing year out Of tho estimated receipts
tressurorshlps IN tho cities OF Ncw-York and Phila
delphia IS inexped!ent ,
Ffth-That This committed shall be enlarged by
the addition OF four new members and continued
with instructions TO consider tho best methods OF
promoting harmony and cooperation between the
Board OF Home Missions and presbyteres and
synods desiring 10 support and control their own
work. ard to report upon the subject TO the next
General Assembly.
The first recommendation has been carried into
cr,c, by the election OF DR. Charles L. Thompson
Of New-York 70 succeed Or. william G. Roberts
and Or. Duncan J. Mcmillan. the former CORE
spending secr,tarlcs Or Thompson was born In
Coororsiown Penn. August is 1899 His family
went West when he was child He was gradu-
atei at Carroll College In 1855 and spent two years
AT Princeton Theological Seminary, and one al the
Northwestern NOW Mccormick. being graduated
there in 1851. It was young Home Missionary
who found him In Portage City WIS and led him
into the ministry. His FIRST charge Home
Mission church At juneau Wis. lie has had pas
torates in cities in four Western States-at James
Vile Wis; Concinnau Chicago and Kansas city
and with all 81 them he has been In close touch
with Home Mission work in The various States.
DIR. THOMPSON THE NEW SECRETARY.
In 1885 DR. Thompson the Moderator OF the
Centennial General Assembly. held In Philadelphia.
and was called to the Madison Avenue Presby-
terrain Church in the summer Of that year. He Is
popular as speaker. fairly conversant with Home
Mission work both the frontiers and In tho
great cities. For nearly ten years he has been
member OF tho Board. As chairman Of the
Committee OF Application all OF the Home Mission
appropriations have passed through his hands.
He prepared the overture the relations OF sy
nodical susteniaiion 10 the Home Board which
the cause OF the present General Assembly's COM
mitteo on that subject. lie was Tire chairman OF
the Asscmbly's Committee Cooperation In Mis-
sion Work and the chairman OF his presbytery's
Committee OF Home Missions. and also the presl-
do Of he League.
own church having done much TO solve the ques-
ton Of institutional church In this land.
The following Committee Of Fifteen on Synodical
Home Missions was announced by the Moderator:
Ministers-John l.. Withrow Illinois: John Dixon.
New Jersey; w. +. Kane Illinois: John s. McIn-
tosh Pennsylvania Samuel j. Niccolls. Missouri;
J. McClucky Blayney Kentucky; r. NJ Hayes.
Oregon: John Medicines. Ncw-York ID. s. Tappan.
Ohio: William H. Logan. Baltimore. and George l..
Spinning Board OF Home Missions. Ruling Elders
James a. Mount. Indiana: Charles r. Vanderburgh.
Minnesota: Victor II. Lane. Michigan: John b.
Minis Tennessee. with the stated clerk. under the
rule Of the Assembly. as secretary OF the commit
tee Later Dr. John II. Davies. OF New-York. was
substituted for OF the members. who was unable
to serve The report OF this committee, It Is
pected Will do much TO restore perfect confidence
between the Board and It's constituents
Dr Jackson. the retiring Moderator. has had a
busy year. having been to Alaska to inspect the
needs OF the people for the Government, and then
to Lapand To buy reindeer to supply those needs.
Most Moderators are the guests at all the public
dinners and large meetings held by the denomina-
ton during the year that they hold Office. but DR..
Jackson has been deprived OF these honors.
CANDIDATES FOR MODERATOR.
Several candidates ready TO take his place,
with all the duties and honors that come with the
office Among them are DR.. Roberts. tho stated
clerk Of the Assembly; Dr. Radcliffe. OF Washing
ton and Dr. McCook OF Philadelphia. Several
others may arise before the election Thurs
day, but these are all that have been mentioned
prominently 30 far. When DR.. Moore the perma-
nent clerk. Moderator at Saratoga. In 1890. Dr.
Roberts did his work. and It Is probable that Dr.
Moore would return the compliment II his colleague
elected.
The commissioners from the leading cities
these. an equal number from each presbytery being
ministers and elders; the former lead In the list:
New-York-John r. Davies William G. Roberts.
william l.. Moore George Nixon. Charles A. Stod-
dard, Francis Brown. Charles Payson Mallory.
Henry w. Jessup. Oscar +. Boyd. Sias f. Brownel,
George Z. sterry. John f. Parsons. Rush Taggart
and Thomas L. Strong.
Chicago-Th0mas u. Wallace Moses IL Jackson.