Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-05-20


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GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
Important Reports submitted Mt To-
days Session Ministerial Belief
Discussed.
Philadelphia. May 2O.-At today's ses-
sions of the Presbyterian general as
sembly the reports of the standing com
mlttees on missions for freedmen.
boards of ministerial relief and educa-
tion and the special committee on judi
cial commissions were presented The
latter report is considered in Importance
only to that of the committee on revis-
ion, as II recommends the creation of
judicial commissions of presbyteries and
synods ans. permanent judicial COM
mission from the membership of the
general assembly 10 SIT as court of
final appeal. The report of the commit
tee on judicial commissions suggests
several changes in book discipline Tho
report on ministerial relief is as fol-
lows:
I'VE have had upon our roll for the
Year ending March 81 1901, 9s1 names.
3t3 ministers, 4S7 Widows, sc orphan.
families. one medical missionary. six
Women missionaries and twenty-f
guests In the home at Perth Atnboy, n.
j. The average amount paid to minis
ters on the honorably retired roll was
s2so4t Some minister's on the honora-
bly, retired roll did not ask for the full
amount to which the honorably
retired minister is emitted
when in need. the total amount pa id
to honorably retired ministers last year
was $3S, S25. In 1889 the rule was adopted
allowing ministers who are 40 years of
age. and VINO have been 80 years in ac-
tive service in the ministry of our
church 10 be placed on the honSrably
retired roll Of the board to be granted,
without being annually renewed an an-
nuity Of $500. when they certify that
they need that amount. Since then 254
ministers have availed themselves of
this privilege. Twenty-Five names have
been added to this roll during the past
year. thirteen ministers whose rames
We're on this roll have died during the
year. During the past year We have had
1876 hcnorably retired ministers on the
roll and their average has been 77.9
years. and their average active service
has been 44.2 years. Forty-thrse OF
these men We're over SO years of age,
and eight of them We're over 80. Whist
the average amount paid annuitasts on
the honorably retired roll was s2S541,
he average amount paid annuitarts
not on the houorably retired roll was
only $3.50.
The report of the special committee
on Sabbath observance was read and
unanimously adopted. The report in
cluded resolutions protesting against
seven day journalism or the sunday
newspaper, commencing congress fpr
conditioning the appropriation Of So
100000 for The Louisiana purchase ex-
pusitionto be held in ST. Louis and pro-
testing against the use of the Lords.
day for business purposes and CONNER
cial interests
Later on in the morning session all
the beard reporss were submitted to the
assembly. The committee esrecommenda-
ton that SIPS .ooo be raised during the
coming year for ministerial pensions
was adopted.
lown Happe ninss Mt Washington.
Washington, May 20.-The salary Of
the postmaster at Valley Junction VIII
be raised from $1,000 to s1,l00 on July /.
Fourth-class postmasters - Bromley.
Marshall county. Marshall A. Ward.
vice j. w. Tight, resigned; Winchester.
Van Buren, county, George C. Menden-
hail. vice Mary +. Whitcomb. resigned.
The following pensions We're granted
to 1owans:
orisinal-John G.. Bull, Toledo. Sc;
John d. Loud. Ames, IS; David G.. Mil
lett, Whiting, So; Michael Nicholson.
Clarion, So Andrew j. Armstrong, Des
Aloines. Sc.
Additional-John d. Tedro. washta,
Sc.
Restoration and relssue-George Nc
Lay. dead. Webb, sl2.
Increase = Alexander j. Matthews.
Clinton. $40: Thomas McGovern, Sol
diers' Home. Marshalltown. $40: Lemuel
Hudson, Davenport. IS: Patrick Muir
ply, Bryant $40: Marshall Hammond
Keokuk, S12
Reissue-william b. Bell, Washington,
$50
Original widows, etc.-Alvina NJ. Gee,
Allendorf. IS; Emmaline A. Fly. scran-
ton. SIS.
War with Spain (originaD = Paul
Hackbarth, Denver, $40.
To Beat Automobile Record.
San Francisco, May 2O.-Aexander
Winton. accompanied by Charles b.
Shanks, left the city today in an auto
mobile in an endeavor TO establish an
automobile record between this city and
New York. wanton will carry packet
from Gen. Shafter to Gen. Miles The
route selected follows the line of the
Central and Union Pacific to Omaha;
thence by the Chicago & Northwestern
to Chicago. Further than this the course
has not been determined.