The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-05-19
DEFINITE LAW DESIRED
General Assembly at st. Louis Con-
siders Sabbath 0bservances.
AND SUNDAY READING IS DENOUNCED
Twentieth Century Fund Recommended Fol-
End,wng Presbyte ian Colleges, Etc.
Cumberland Presbytery Asked to
Remove Or. R. v. Foster.
(By the Associated Press.l

Atlanta, Ca, May 1S.-Commissioners
to the Southern Presbyterian General AS
sembly which is holding it's thirty ninth
annual session here in the Central Pres
byterian church of this city met for the
first business session today.
The Committees on Records for each
State include:
North Carolina-J f. Lloyd, H. I.
Money.
Virginia.. T. Wade, d. NJ. Killam.
Overtures from the synods and pres
byteries of the South were referred to the
.>-npe. committees and constitute the
work which will come before the AS
sembly.
The Presbytery of Suwanee, Fla, pro-
tested against the spectacular and thea
trical features of children wearing fam
cy costumes in the exercises to be held
ON Children's Day. May 9th.
A time was set apart for raising funds
for foreign missionary work. The ques-
tion of divorce and emarriage will be
q leading one The Synod of Alabama and
the Presbyteres of Memphis and Norfolk
sent in overtures asking for definite
church laws governing the marriage of
divorced people.
The question of the salaries for secre
taries of the executive committee, will be
a prominent one, many overtures being
filed asking that no increase be made in
them.
On the adoption of new hymn book
there were overtures strongly protesting
against any change this year on the
ground of expense.
The report of the Executive Commit
fee on Foreign Missions was submitted. In
part it says:
THE largest number of additions to the
native churches reported in any previous
year was 523 in 1898. This year the num-
Der is 642 an increase of more than 100.
1.-The largest number of additions in
any one mission was 175 in Northern
Brazil, and the next largest ia in Cong, o
Africa
The reports regarding finances says:
THE receipts for the year from all
sources were $161,531, including $3.50
CT funds expended and returned. The
net receipts were S161,1 This is Sic
$50 more than has been received during
any previous year.
The report urges a larger income, say
ing that between $780, and 81 900 is the
least missionary can be supported upon
and that the church has 1853 missionaries
in the field. The report shows II new
missionaries sent out during the year
Under the captain Present Needs of
the Church the report takes gloomy
view Of many Of the foreign mission
fields More missionaries and appropria-
tion from the church are urgently asked.
The committee asks for an annual income
of not less than 100000.
The night session was taken mp by the
reading CT reports
kilograms signed by Moderator
Martin and Stated Clerk Alexan-
der were sent to the General
Assembly of Cumberland Pres
tyterian church, in session at Chattanoo-
ga and to the General Assembly of the
Presbyterian church in the United States
at ST. Louis, conveying fraternal greet
ings and the wish for divine blessing.
THE OBSERVANCE OF THE SABBATH.
st. Louis, May ia very considerable
part of today's session of the Presbyte-