New-York tribune., 1900-05-24

mary which has official relation to the Cen
eral Assembly, added considerably to the interest
of the subject. which has deep holo upon the
heart of the Church. DR.. Halls report was a mas
terlv document and his address equal to the
occasion and If at any time he desires to bring the
seminary back into the Assembly he has gone long
way in making Its entrance possible and easy
From the report of the Board Of Foreign Mis-
sions itself the following extract is taken:
Questions as to the character and influence of
the Roman Catholic friars in the Philippines haze aye
publicly indorsed them in an article published IN IN
this country. If We're possible 70 convince b e
representatives of the meek and !owly 3 SAVIOUR;
Peace on the other hand, the concurrent testi3
mony of Government agents, army chaplains Ii ana
soldiers of all ranks authors and tourists, as wG
as missionaries has given them most @ mnenvlabe vi t
n9ng of the nprsing of the people against Spain
was found in the widespread disgust and despera-
senfavea Gn I'll eae Of efRRts the catho chnTch
of Their supposed disapprovaI Of or hostility tow
Coc friar the Fpnos % neg haye gnif2rm sfafes
Government should reinstate these. their OLD age
SnG T be ss agents have been let to feel that
the people clingng to the religious cutus ana
the Filipinos themselves show the contrary. The
people % Of m the n phPe 0t M Religious
liberty. which in their case means enanc@RaLon @ TO TO
e moral ana tyrannicai friars Archbishop Dozal of
Manila many months @ age was Se rGP0rfep o W
that strong Western Power should intervene and
must go, because the whole people determined
to abolish them He laid the chief blame upon the the
GltirrpiSt neat upon the Benedietnes and capuchins
as s ssGaa ars exert fRs
Church in the Philippines is not to be desired I rd BY
esS esfant dain mssonaries; but ali the EFFORTS of the
the diplomacy Of distinguished preates in this
country ought to be resented and opposed IN the
terest also of the great Fundamental principles Of
ubOle
cannot be an established Church with relations of
a 6 aRd IS al ANY Roman
TO desire and strive after
DIR. HALL ON MISSION NEEDS.
One Of the recommendations of the report read
by Dr. Hall In line with the efforts Of the
Methodists and other denominations for special
celebration of the opening Of the twentieth cen
fury 1t was argued that effort be made to
secure for the next year in honor Of the opening
OF the century, the largest foreign missionary
contributions in the history OF the Presbyterian
Church To that end 1t recommended that
steps be taken to interest those churches. nearly
one-third Of the whole number In the United States,
which had made contribution to the work of
foreign missions the last year.
In the address with which DR.. Hall followed the
reading Of his report the changed spirit Of the
age toward missions mentioned as reason
for gratitude. He said:
What a change from the day when the Nation
Whsn the Chief Magistrate Of this great country
leaves official duties to attend a great mis-
eionarv Gathering and to speak there words of
appreciation and announcement.
WHY is II that one-third Of our churcheS DO not
give TO missions? ! believe that lack OF knoWl-
edge is the Of this insuflciency or gifts Inc
na Sto of churches the natural agents for
disseminating knowledge regarding missions. They
must keep the foreign harvest field before the eyes
of their people.
DR. Hall concluded his address with an eloquent
reference to a scene familiar to many st. Louisians,
the inscriptions upon the front of the old cathedral
in Wanut-st.
A few days ago at early sunrise walked out, as
7 a1wavs love TO do in a strange city, among the
homes of the poor On one of the streets surround,
ed by tenements and business houses, stood an old
church Above its doors were three SLABS ol
7 lin on. in French and the other in English ana
the three sentences were the same: -, ne taDeI-
nocle oP God is with men, and He Will dWell with
them" Let this be our message IN every tongue
to the people of every land
Following the reading of the report and the ad-
drees of DR. Hall the Rev. DR.. A Woodruff Hal
cav the new, secretary Of the Board delivered an
address IN behalr Of the Board. Five minute talks
from, number of Commissioners. including foreign
missionaries were then asked for.
A nopular meeting in the interest of foreign mis-
s,o,r was held at the Washington and Compton
Avenue Church tonight and number OF the
ob,ast sneakers of the Assembly delivered ad-
dresses The Rev. Dr. George Alexander or New
York and member Of the Board or Foreigh MIS-
sons was chairman. and the speakers were Tour
of the missionaries of the denomnation-tne Rev
Dr r II Nassau, of Africa; the Kew. John H.
rauphln of China; the Rev william Jessup OF
- md tho Rev DR. o. r. Avison of Corea.