The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-20
mIrHERN PRESBYTERlANS.
,,FsTING SESSION IN PROGRESS
IN RICHMOND.

;on WithdraWh-N An - an -
sian as to Christmas and Eas-
,,,,rI. of the Church in For
Standardization Commit
tce,s Report.
ND va. May 19.-The first bush
+,a second day of the general as
~, Of the Southern Presbyterian
S rab was the appointment of standing
ommit,ees
memorial was received from the super
Int Of the Woman's Christian Tenn
W. Union. suggesting that the Fourth
in November in each year should
mart as an annual temperance Sab
II was referred to the committee
- hills and overtures.
,r,n,unication was received from
o.r I Lewis Howe of Lexington Va
ring upon the representation of his
Oh IN the board of trustees in the
- Society of Christian Endeavor. Re
ferred. ,..,.
,-,rious overtures from presbyteries on
hmm book and other questions were
IN .la and referred, among them the
fologins;
aT,o nresbytery of Athens overtur=s the
.., assembly 10 withdraw its recog-
If the American Sabbath Union, ON
49,. r,ornd that this is society for the
wv lion of legislative reform which is
junction of the Church of Jesus
Christ from, rho game nres-
byieIy .,,o.,s naxs
.rroareas. there is a growing tendency
. ,ary quarters of our communion 10
me christmas and Easter us rellS-
ions d.vs because of the tacos with Wllcn
" o@ are associated in the public mind, tue
'uts s'rs,. Of Athens, believing thai such
pr,ttion is contrary to the principles
II w. raformed faith, and in the nature
% uni-vorship, hereby overtures the gen
%, ,.' assembIv to make a pronounced and
oynlicit deliverance on the subject.
1ba renort of the committee on foreign
.oiss;ons was then submitted.
work in Foreign Fields.
nh. renort of the executive committee
II foreian missions was in part as follows;
Notwithstanding some difficulties and
bir5srances. the work in all our mission
fe,ds has been greatly prospered ana
MESSED The China mission has suffered,
more seriously Nilc-h III oiiS hhN7
,.,ous wear from failure of health among
- members. The African mission has
been hammered by delay in obtaining the
necessary concessions for the new station
onened at Dombi and Ibanj The Japan
csc mission has suffered from the loss
If one missionary family, and from the
inability of the executive committee to
SUNNY funds for the return of two other
families at the end of their years fur
.-Ga
Korean mission have suffered loss of
time from i'll health, brought on by liv-
ing in unsanitary native houses, and by
overwork in trying 10 meet, with an in
ADEQUATE force the demands made
on them by their continually increasing
opportunities. In Northern Brazil drought
and famine have made country work in
some places, during a part of the year,
almost impossible.
Notwithstanding these hindrances the
statistical reports show an addition of
4S4 members on profession of faith. which
might have been largely increased but for
the great care and caurIon exercised by
all our missions in admitting members to
4 full communion in the native churches.
The number of inquirers and applicants
for membership reported is much larger
than in any previous year of our history.
/ The largest number of additions in any
one mission was 12S. in the mission of
Southern Brazil where we have only
four ordained workers and only three
engaged in the regular evangelistlc work.
station in COrea.
One new station was opened in Korea,
with this exception no enlargement of
the work has been attempted in any of
the Older fields The assembly of 1898
authorized the executive committee to
found mission in Cuba whenever the
way should be clear. At no time during
| ue year has the condition of the treas
ury been such as would warrant us in
drawing on the receipts for our regular
work TO inaugurate this new enterprise.
Inc receipts from all sources were
Sio'Z5o and the disbursements $145, S4S.
Inc balance in the treasury April l. 1899
was S5l9. We are. therefore. able to re-
a debt
| All our missions are so much in need
Oh endorsements that it is difficult to
discriminate as to which of them are
more SO than the others.
me number on our roll Is as large as
ee income OF the past year will properly
support and cannot be safely be added
10 until the church is sufficiently con-
YIn'ed OF the Importance of the work to
way" - y" '"O9'''ii'i"i
Inc assembly then received the city pas
r %s' alter which the report of the com
D'''9e On home missions was submitted.
Tribute to DIR. Hoge.
| ton 'No' oi p""ilca-
Pm, me 'hrty-eighth annual report of the
y'erlan committee on publication
n :, rloute first to the late Rev. Moses
b.r Iose d. D., LII D., who was mem
i7'ol me committee from its first organ
ve,io' It's chairman for more than thirty
Ir,n, PRESIDENT of its board of trustees
eo,Dt., we cate of its CHAPTER, and always
ere., and influential in promoting its
mil, from the Press-The report of the
n,,,i.""g department. shows a larger
por,e} OIL issues from the press than re-
r1ns l8st year. Besides blanks for va
T5a reports, the total issues were II, 300.
soroo... t" books and tracts issued were
sly. "H5t less than the previous year.
m,ti-5 epartment-The business of the
as tS'NHs house has been about the same
o., N previous year In this connection