Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-05-20
SUNDAY OBSERVANCE.
Vigorous Resolutions by Pres
byteriap General Assembly.
4 GAyEL FROM PENNSYLVANIA.
Presented isy DIR. Radcliffe to Moderator.
Made Of Wood From "Old Jerusalem"
Theological Seminary, Cannonshurg
and Old Mcmillan College Building.

| AIiNNEAPtLlS, May EU.-Sunuiy Oh
Seyyance was the question which tool
thl major part OF the Presbyterian as
sgmbly's time. Most of the long after
noon session was devoted to an earnes
AID often excited discussion of the re
rol of the special committee on Sab
bath observance. In the end the com
| mittee'S eight resolutions were adopted
with slight amendments, and two more
were added. In the discussion the Sun
! day street car, the Sunday train ant
railroad excursion, the Sunday news
paper, the Sunday working Presbyterian
and every form of activity which is no
in harmony with the literal meaning Of
the Fourth commandment, was con
demned
D. ". Glass deplored Sabbath viola.
ton by Presbyterians and remarked
that President Cowan of the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad, which discriminates
i'll favor of Sunday travel, is q Presby-
terian.
An attempt to get the phrase "Chris.
-tian Sabbath substituted for the phrase
"Amcrican Sabbath" in the resolutions
was defeated.
AS adopted, the amendments depre-
cate the seculariZing of the Sabbath,
urge members and young people of the
church to realize the Importance of
Sabbath observance, legislatures and
congress are urged to protect the Ameri-
CAL Sabbath, the American Sabbath
union and the Women's National Sab
bath Alliance are commended, every
pastor is recommended to preach on
Sabbath observance on some Sabbath of
next October. aid take Il collection for
a Sabbath union; the board Of publlca-
ton is requested to prepare and Sab
bath school Superintendents to use Il
specific Sabbath observance leaflet
President Mchinley's attention is re-
spectfully called to the fast that en-
pIoyes of the postofflce and many other
departments OF the government are
compelled to work on Sunday.
Indignant comments were made when
another special committee reported that
it had not been able to keep congress
and the president from granting the
Roman Catholics permission to erect u
chapel on the West Point Military aca-
deny reservation.
DIR. Sample, the moderator, was pre-
sented with another gavel, DR.. Radcliffe
presenting it. 1t is made of wood from
the old ''Old Jerusalem" Theological
seminary Of Cannonsburg, Pa, and the
old Mcmillan college building, and was
given by jefferson college friends of the
moderator.
Last night the commissioners at
tended great public Sabbath observ-
ance meeting in Westminster church.
Je,
and committees were holding numerous
meetings.
st. Louis, Cincinnati, Topeka, San
antonio and Winona Lake, Ind, are the
places that are desirous of having the
next assembly, but it is understood that
st. Louis will Withdraw because it
wishes to have the convention in 1908,
when the Louisiana purchase centennial
is to be celebrated.
The board of foreign missions i'll their
report said i'll part: 1.-The transfer of
the Philippine islands to the United
States opened new field for Christian
missions The board had prepared for
this event by conference with other
missionary agencies, that there might
be 10 wasteful competition in the new
fields, and by offering to receive any
contributions which might be made for
q mission. Nearly $4,000 has been re-
ceivcd for this purpose, and two mis-
sionaries sent to Manila. Other mis-
sionaries will soon be sent.
1.-The general ferment in China led to
such an openness to the gospel as has
never been known there, and the bap-
tisms in our missions were 1,41S, as
compared with 93S the previous year.
In Korea the results of missions has
been even more manifest. The men,
bers received number !, 1,153 and more
than 5000 catechumens have been en-
rolled.
1.-The board rejoices to report that the
year ends as it began without any de-
ficit. The receipts for the year have
been 1868, 743, as compared with $751;
5l1 for the year 1898, the latter in
Guiding the contribution for the deficit
OF 1867. The board has felt con-
i'll making the appropriation
for the fiscal year 1S99-1900 to limit the
budget to 1925, 900, with the hope that
contributions from the church
during the year will enable it to add to
this amount"
The report of the treasurer showed
that offerings had been received from
4, 1913 churches and that no direct aid
had come from 2,641 churches.
The report of the auditor showed that |
the current and invested assets amount
to 81, I9S, ,2l0 and the liabilities to 81, l,320,-
2l2, the apparent surplus, S4,4S7, how
ever, may be required to close some of |
the outstanding mission balances.
The report of the board of home mis-
sions showed the total number of min
sters employed was 2,112, of whom 732 |
were under the charge of the synods of |
eight states and independent of the |
board. The synods expended S125,365 |
N their support, and the board S6S5, ,454 |
,n field work. The board began the
year with debt of Si67.S .S39; the total
were $S56, 1906; so the board
lad no debt to show. The conversions
mder the board there was total men,
,ership of 1882, of whom 1916 were
,dded on confession of faith. The
BOARD organized during the year 231
Sunday schools, built 66 churches ut IL
,ost of 50, ,051, and repaired and ell
arged 233 others at IL cost of S57, ,916.
during the year. Seven church
organizations reached the stage of self
and AZ new ones We're or
,anized.
The report OF the board OF church
,rection showed that us usual the board
losed the year without debt. Appica
ions numbered 16S, calling for Sll4, ,516.
special gifts, however, there
we're appropriations, either as grants or
oans. to l8o churches to the amount of
99,0S6. or ttsese 50 aggregatlng S15,-
30 were for Zs.unseS. The total income
{ the board from all sources was Sl55,-
16, and the total disbursements $780,