The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-05-24
Their Consideration Constitutes
Tuesdays Work of Presbyterian
Assembly at Philadelphia.
ADDRESSES ARE MADE BY CHAIRMEN.
Report of Committee on Home Mis-
siOns Contains Important Recon-
mendatiOn Against POlygamy-An-
nuaI Diocesan Convention of Epis-
cOpaIians at Des MOines, Ia.

Presbyterian general assembly. The
morning session began at $50 o'clock
and the assembly proceeded promptly
to business. The special orders for
the day were the reports of the COM
mittees on home missions, aid for col
leges and church erection.
Addresses were made by the chair
men of the committees and boards, and
the assembly was urged to exert itself
to the utmost in behalf of the various
church institutions.
Every effort is being made by the
assembly to dispose of all of the rou-
tine matters before debate on revision
begins in order that when that sub
ject is settled there may be little I'M
finished business to consider.
Report on Home Missions.
The report of the committee on home
missions, read by Rev. DR.. Hugh X.
Walker, chairman, contained numer-
Gus recommendations, one of the most
important being an earnest commend
alton of the proposed anti-polygamy
amendment to the constitution of the
United States. In this connection the
report states:
I'VE earnestly urge upon congress the
Importance of prompt action in this ma tier,
| so that such an amendment may be submit
| ted to the states before the MorInons gain
| the balance of political power in any addi-
| tional states of the union
The committee also recommended
that the church be asked to contrib
ute during the year not less than $780,
| 900, of which 100000 is to be used
for evangelistic work; that as means
| to secure this amount and to signalize
the centennial year of the board the
presbyteries be requested to ask
churches for two congregational offer
| ings to the board; that churches, fam
lilies and individuals be requested to
make gifts for special objects, such
as furnishing minister or a teacher;
that the moderator appoint commit
tee of 80 to arrange for the proper OBJ
servance of the one hundredth ami
versary of the board of home mis-
sions during the general assembly of
1902.
Vice Moderator Pitcairn took Mod
orator Mintoh's place and presided
session.
DR.. Walker made strong appeal
in behalf of home missions. He as
serted that foreign missions received
SO much attention from the church
that home missions suffered from
neglect.
You need to be stirred up this
m n - cold No1
| need to know that the work of the
home mission board is the most i'm
portant work in the church. If you
fail to strengthen your home mis-
sions, then your foreign missions are
doomed. If the home church fails,
where is the money to come from to
support your foreign missions?"
DR.. Walker also referred to the
proposed polygamy amendment to
| the constitution and urged the as
sembly to use it's influence toward
| the adoption of the amendment be-
fore it is too late.
Rev. DR.. Charles L. Thompson, of
New York, secretary of the board Of
home missions, followed with an elo-
appeal SIPPOI llC uC-
scribed the wide scope of the work
and great results thus far achieved.
At the conclusion of DIR. Thompson's
address the assembly rose as one
man and sang america"
A supplementary report was pre-
scented by the committee on relief,
asking the assembly to nonconcur in
the recommendation of the board
that the home at Perth Amboy be
abandoned. The report was adopted.
Rev. DIR. John Fox presented a re-
port in behalf of the American Bible
society The assembly adopted
resolution commencing the society.
A telegram of greeting was re-
ceived from the Cumberland presby-
terry in session at West Point, Miss.
Recess.
Southern Presbyterians Assemble.
Little Rock, Ark, May 22.-The
Southern Pres byterian assembly on
Tuesday had lengthy discussion
over an invitation to attend the con-
federate Decoration day exercises
here Thursday. A motion to attend
and send a committee to represent
the general assembly was opposed
by number of gray-haired ex-con-
federates in the assembly on the
ground that the church as a body
should not take action in matters not
ecclesiastical. A compromise was
finally reached by the adoption of a
motion expressing as individuals
profound sympathy with our friends
on this OCCASION" and regretting that
lack of time would prevent participa-
ton by the commissioners
The assembly too:- up the proposed
consolidation of the Louisville and
Danville theological seminaries in
Kentucky, the two institutions rep
resenting respectively the southern
and northern Presby teran churches.
DR.. Morris, of Macon, Ca, read the
majority committee report adverse to
consolidation and COL Thomas w.
Bullitt, of Kentucky, submitted the
contrary minority report. The prin-
cipal objection urged by the majority
was that the basis on which it is pro-