New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-22
ppESBYTERIAN PATRIOTS
ASSEMBLY, ENDORSES COURSE
,yS,-rD BY PRESIDENT MKlNLEf'
.cxrw SAYS INCREASED CONTRIBUTIONS
NAVE ENABLED THE CHURCH TO fAi
OFF AN OLD DEBT.

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Wino" commissioners OF the Presbyterian 1c'-
cee.s.rbly this morning. ana they are e'''' as
s's' OIL the first day OF sunshine VIII" NV "
10 Va has had The McGinert case o"ii.e 49,,
sem Use AT the morning session "he" 'iis ,.
the n'Su,orol IN which the Presoytery OF rus
pH's o,domned as erroneous the Opinions VI ~
turs w. 4, his hook "A History OF Christianity III
Nco"t ,o,,coi Age" was referred to the commit
'"' =, Bills and Overtures ~ -
tse r,crson the chairman OF the commute p''
"a large number of overtures Wh'ch va" o.."
SENT from the presbyteries relating TO the sil's
o, young peoPie'
40 committee. ,,,,.,xh,a
ssme yay DR. Henry c. McCook of Philadelphia
~ the report of the standing Committee on
Y",s,erial Relief. Reference was maue " ''0
'fsr Of the Board 10 the new quarters i" t"e
.na-snoon Building of Philadelphia Inc AS
Vii heard with great satisfaction OF the increase
~. ~ number Of contributing churches during the
T" wv .hara having been 594 more than In any pre-
- ve.r The increase in contriou'ois ""S
- the fiscal year without debt. Inc oner,nss
60 churches and Sabbath-schools were slo'Sso
GREATER than last year. .
'rh.-s also have been unrestricted iesacies amount
80 "a sg7 ss3 The permanent fund OF NcV"o iur-
We is than one-half the required income for
-" Ia ~ annuitants s69lg3. leaving sS.si' 10 be
sea hv the churches. In the iast ten years t"e
,,her Of annuitants has increased from oo4 10 oS'
- tho amount contributed by the churches de-
creased from SS,S22 10 S'f"l' fdS'o''' ''''''''
p,esby,eries and synods we're uise" " NV Wv
1srnss for this Board
W. references were made TO the faithful sec
-. the Rev Dr. W. c. Cottell who passed 10
HE reward a few months ago. Dr. AEnew. the sec
r.,srv Of the Board. spoke eoQuenty in behalf Of
tho aged ministers, saying in part; Aiter year
=, ,,,ense anxiety we come to the General Assembly
,o.aav with joy-hlled hearts. Two years ago the
po.rd came 10 the assembly with deb, Of 1888
70 he assembly
enc, and we foresaw that II the contributions
Nv, falling off as they had been doing for nine
Years and the list of annutants kept on incfeas-
nc az We had reason 10 believe II would we wouiu
incur debt of probably $50 900 for the year CLOSING
March 81. 1888 $780,, A.
"AccordnCly last year asked the General AS
,,,, N hermit us TO use unrestricted legacies, II
40 sho,l1 receive any to meet current expenses, as
all the other bolrds have been In the habit OF 90
ing That permission was unanimously granted
We also reported to the assembly that we "ouIu
b. compelled to withhold one-fourth OF all appro-
nr,s,ions until the Board would be In funds 10 pay
concentrations Our payments kept increasing dur
Ing the year for roll of families increased
from, S5 last year SIS for the year just coseu'
making our annuties amount TO $'Sssl. or Soh
more than they had been in the history OF 'he
Board.
We have done all we could to awaken an inter-
est in this sacred cause. and by increasing cohec-
lions IN the churches, by larger contributions from
individuals and by the OF unrestricted legacies
we have been able 70 pay our old debt and 70 pay
all appropriations in full. and TO come to TINS as
semb.y free Of all indebtedness
praise God from whom oil blessings now Inc
tide has turned In favor OF this hallowed cause.
and bv YOUR warm hearted cooperation am sure
we can induce the Church to do better IN the
wears 10 come but we must remove from me minds
and hearts of our people every possible excuse lot
not contributing TO this holy work
The churches during the last year gave $o''
more 10 this cause than they did one year before
Yet. fathers and brothers. this IS iar rom uo,'s
rha. our great and wealthy Church should do for
~. hono,ed md dsa bled servants and for the fam
n,. ., our hre,hren who have fallen on the battle
field. 81. =.
.r,. church collections do not pay one-haIf OF
ou- annuities Your collections for TINS cause
must steadily increase from year 70 year II me
Board is 70 make as large appropriations as "
has been doing The average increase IN our pay
nsn's Vow. 70 keep up the increase IN contrinu-
lions Of the year just closed vi" require
Ell, a.rto,,c meeting was held IN the auditorium
hia afternoon with Dr. L. Wor MADE a SV the
nail nal IN r'e Foote. nr D. n Prown. The Rev T
= Burnharn Of California; G. Merr't We
George =, va Colonel Henry C. McCook. OF Phila-
ss,nhis and the Rev George T Pentacost OF New"
The following resolutions were onered oy Judge
r ins " w IJuI,ck NJ batavia. Ohio: .
' I'D s,.ea THAT thn PRESBYTERIAN Church IN tne
,-r,,ed states of America indoraa we VIZ. FL
,str,o,,c course pursued Nv tne presiue" III ~,
enrduc. n. the var and hereby plndee 70 nun am
- ,ba army and Navy sympathy our prayers
"p..oiro6 THAT the General Assembly recofnUen,,
o. tho ra stors ~ its churches trrousnout . IAN,
~. 49, rasoIutions be read from tho pulp's, ~
a. u.,uoriaI service on Sunday. Nav r. ana lna'
,ha nravers Of our ministers END peope pe co'v,,.
~. ~ eesarod IN the throne NJ Grace ror inc SUE
o, =, aur arms for the extension of human 1re'
49, "a ,naenerdence ard for tho future spreaI
srnony THE freedom-seeking people OF 'he s"si''
Of Jesus Christ. .. ,nd uhen those
,rhn bad served in the prvates wers asken
. .no ia aooree rose and cheer after cheer rang
Though the auditorium. 49,, .n ,orou,ng
resolution which was adopted: , III,
Deceived That the aesemnIV re',ofhn- -
r-oround and devout gratttuda the Wioesptt1u ~
.-,na ho,,n ernression Of fellowship on INC Pr.
:, - D-t.,sh nnorIo with country IN we
n-ssent crisis ~ our National, history nlsce' &c
ri, ,e,,oushin and svrnnafhv . common conI,s-
49,, ., Ta,b With us In the soiditv or the nnpio,
cayon race and those who have nnco,ne ,'ln,,..
VIII ne nv blood alliance and ponticsl natu, ~.
,,on and IN our common love ana ,,nor., "
s.u.o -, ,,n,versal human and Dol'1cal nnerl. >.
"Pesnlved That declare II 70 ne .'ii "e.t..,n.
ass,ra .bo. al, old arrnoetiee heretofore eHs,,hs
ba,m.o, orrse,ves and the mother country ne nir-
,ea urder ,he new and rising tide ~ boon klnsn,o:
and that hercefnrth the two grear cour'i -.
~ ,r,,ad q, an ,ndissoluhln tie Uhirn Snhi IHaho
fn- universal peace and righteousness ,s %
Tho evening was divided between 'he ,,o.lu -
Ala for Colleges and Academies ana an ,nn b.,
,ocf,re IN tho ir+Arest OF home m,ssions s'''" ~
the Rev d. l.. Finks.