The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1899-06-09
THE PRESBYTERIANS.
The Work They Are Doing For Others
in This and Foreign Countries.


Assembly of the Presbyterian church
of the U. s., that recently con-
vened at Minneapolis. contained mat
ters that will interest all who are con-
cerned in the welfare of their country
and of humanity.
When the Assembly adjourned, every
Board was out of debt.
The receipts of the Freedmen's Board
during the year were $1S9, 1882. The
report of this Board severely condemned
the recent atrocious lynchings in the
South. There are 1872 ministers en-
ployed in the Freedmen's work in the
South and 1929 members in the
churches looked after by the Board.
The number of young men Offering
for the ministry since 1891 has decreased
owing to the decrease of opportunities
to enter the service.
The Home Mission Board that helps
weak churches and carries on mission
ary work in the territories and on the
frontier, employs 1889 missionaries and
helpers and BAT teachers. The churches
assisted and sustained by it, have
"A, S32 members.
The Board on Colleges and Acad-
emies reported a total of receipts for the
year, S1S1, ,99697.
The receipts for foreign Missions,
were 1926, 900, of which amount the
Women's societies contributed $3.50, 1856.
The Foreign Missionary work of the
Presbyterian church, is the largest in
the Western Hemisphere, and the
second largest in the world. The
collection and distribution of the large
amount of money raised for foreign
missions, costs only four and three
fourths per cent of every dollar con-
tributed. This shows how fragrant is
the falsehood often circulated against
the Christian church, that it takes the
bigger half of the money raised for the
heather to get the money to the several
fields. The church asks for million
dollars for Foreign Mission work fol-
the coming year, and it will get it.
The additions to the church, il
membership, during the year, were
$4,000 on profession, and $4,000 from
other churches. The total member
ship of the church 1880, OOO-only 20, OO'
short of 100000.
The total contributions of the church
for missionary work, for the past year.
lwere 81, 1,s71, ,399.91.
The Assembly will meet in 1900 al
lSt. Louis.
The Assembly adopted resolution
calling upon every member of tn,
House to use his utmost efforts to Sc
cure the passage of resolution t.
lexpel Roberts, the polygamons membe
from Utah, and to secure the passag
of Constitutional amendment prohibit
ing polygamy in the United States
The report of the Committee Of
Temperance, adopted by the Assembly
contained the following among othe
resolutions:
That the Assembly respectfully ap
peal to the President of the Unite
States to carry the anti-canteen la,
into full force and effect in accord
ande with the natural meaning an
intent of Congress, by issuing an order
as Commander-in-Chief of the army
for the total suppression of army So
looms, until the Attorney General
opinion has been finally tested in tn
Courts.
I. That this General Assembly, hay
ing heard with pain and Indignation c
the unholy activity of brewers an
distillers in introducing alcohol
liquors into the territory newly acquil
ed by this nation, instructs its perms
nent committee on temperance to in
vestigate existing conditions and,
: it be deemed wise to address, in tn
, name of the Presbyterian church in tn
; United States, the President of ou
, IRepublic, asking the exercise of hi
, Ipower to the prevention of the grea
! wrong.