The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-05-28
GENERAL ASSEMBLY ENDS.
III PRESB rTERIAN COMMISSIONERS
FINISH VI THEIR WORk.

Moderator sample says That Peace Instead
of storm, as Was Feared, characterized
the Proce edines-Cost of the Meeting
Was s3T ,OO0-The Routine of the Day.
MtxSEApoIIs. May 27.-The nth Assem-
bly, OF the Presbyterian Church In the United
States of America adjourned at l o'clock to-
day after ten days OF hard and profitable work.
The last moments Of the session of the great
church Legislature were altogether happy.
The business Of the morning had little in II
that appealed to the general public as matter Of
interest. hut 1t was necessary and had to be
transacted before final adjournment. The
rolls Of the committees were called &c see that
they had completed their work. and the long
rollcall OF members was taken. This last roll
call found a veiy large par. Of the commits
sioners present. and all but n very few OF those
absent had made satisfactory excuses to the
Committee Oh Leave OF Absence.
The most striking occurrence OF the morn
Ing was the buying back OF the gold ring given
the other night by n poor woman missionary
in a collection to raise the debt OF the Freed
mans Board. The Rev. NJ. l.. Haines OF In
dianarolis. Chairman OF the standing Commit
tee Oh Foreign Missions. made the call for a
purse to buy back the ring. From all parts
OF the house the coin and bills came in until
$40 were stacked up on a little table. This
money will he used in sending the Rev. Charles
L.. Harris as II missionary to India.
The Committee on Finance reported that II
bad examined the accounts OF the Rev. A. L
Roberts. stated clerk. and OF The trustees Of
the General Assembly. The accounts OF the
trustees showed that they had SS4O.447.73 in
their hands. an increase since March 80. 1903.
OF S12d.l53.23. This assembly has cost the
Church about $4,000. q slight increase over
the last two or three assemblies. but one
which, according to DR.. Roberts. is abundantly
justified by the success which has marked the
meeting of the assembly in Minneapolis.
Several committees were appointed. .ln-
Guiding the following on the Peoria overture:
kadelifr. p. D., the Rev. j. c. kirkwood. u. D..
the Rev. e.. G. POLLOCK. ID. p. the Rev; ...,B.
donaldson. u. u. Elders s. X. Kirkwood, Will
liam H. Scott ana =, h. Brownell.
nounced for this afternoon, and u massmeet-
Ing in behalf VI foreign missions for to-mor-
row afternoon.
tended 70 the Rev. Pleasant Hunter. pastor OF
the Westminster Church. came to the plat.
form and made n farewell address to the COM
n,issloners. Then the Moderator. DR.. sam
pie. arose and DECLARED that il was tho su:
coming to Minnesota thirty-one years ago and
said that rs his steamer seconded the Missis-
sipai River and pushed through the log. RAYS
OF sunlight broke through the mist and rested
Minneapolis to attend the assembly. There
had been promise. OF storm. and a feeling OF
unrest. but instead there had been great peace
and.loy and there had issued out OF the Church
that showed that the heart Of the Church was
still as sound as the old oak OF Hebron.
The usual formal motions Of adjournment
raII5Ns The M Sest 4e.s Samp ie F Sa' Id the oE Tss
Assembly then arose and sang blessed Be
the Tie That Binds"