The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-05-18
WORK OF ASSEMBLY
PRAYER OFFERED FOR MRS. Nc.
KINLEY's RECOVERY.
THE COMMITTEES APPOINTED
ovERTUREs RECEIVED FROM THE
PREsBYTERIES.

CIause-The home MISSION REPORT
showed Receipts of $55,3BG and
Di.bursements of S49.O43 Applied
IN the support of 123 Ministers and
Tenchers-Foreign Mission Score
tary Declines Salary of $4,000.
Little Rock, Ark, May T.-At the.
onening of the second days session of
the Presbyterian General Assembly. DR..
c. Manoy of Owensboro. KY, offered
q feeling and touching prayer for Mrs
r AIcKiniey's recovery.
Moderator Woods announced the COM
nittees. including the following from
states, on synod records:
Alabama-C. E. Paxson. William Pol
lock.
Florida-w. J. B. Lloyd. B. D. Brant-
icy.
Georgian. B. Grinnian, D. D., Will
lam R. Miller.
North Cardinals. r. Hope. j. M.
Blaine.
South Carolina-M s. Smith, E. Hotch-
\ kiss.
Virginia-Rev. ]. F. Mckenzie, T. P.
Pyron.
Judge Joseph W. Martin of Little Rock,
& was made chairman of the Committee on
Bills and Overtures.
Much of the days session was devoted
to reading and referring overtures from
\ the synods and presbyteries of the South.
The presbytery of Brownwood, Tex,
asked for a modification of the pastoral
d letter in reference to dancing.
The Florida presbytery advocated cir
culating library for the ministry.
The presbytery of Fort Worth asked
deliverance on the question as to whether
it is constitutional to invite a minister of
a corresponding denomination to offer
i prayer at installation.
There were numerous overtures protest
ing against the insertion of foot note
10 the confession of faith on the 'elect
infant" clause, and they We're referred to
II q special committee composed of one rep
Fl resentative from each synod.
a Report ON Home Missions.
& The thirty-ffth annual report of the
Executive Committee of Home Missions
showed receipts of $55,356, and disburse-
ments of $49043, the balance in the treas
urer's hands March 81, 1901, being Sc, 313.
The receipts of the Home Mission Fund
were $26915. The outlay was for the
support of six missionaries among the
u Arkansas in Indian Territory 16 in
Florida, and for eight teachers in the In
dian schools. The whole number of min
listers and teachers whose support the
committee, in whole or in part supplied.
was 129 Two churches received 800 to
aid in erecting houses of worship and Il
churches received donations amounting to
S1,523.
The receipts on account of the invalid
fund were I4590, and the payments $l9-
23S to 14l benefciaries in 81 presbyteries
81 aiding 30 aged and infirm ministers, and
100 widows and orphans of deceased min
listers.
The Invalid fund claimed the untiring
4 effort of presbyteries for while the
church was doing well, "the cause pit
eously pleads for a better doing"
4 THE mission work of the church has
been diligently prosecuted during the
year by our faithful self-denying mission
aries.
The Ladies' Aid Society,"
4 The Ladies aid Society and Sabbath
schools have contributed for all purposes
S3,17S during the year. besides contribu-
lions by societies in the way of boxes of
valuable supplies to needy ministers and
their families More Saba th-schools have
given for the support of the Indian
schools than last year, and, take it all in
AL we have much to excite our gratitude
ard incite to greater effort The only
drawback is the need of more liberal
henefactions"
The committee recommended the adop-
ton of the following:
mat the General Assembly advise the
presbyteries to devote one evening during
the spring sessions, or such other hour
as may be convenient, to the general dis
cuSSon Of the subject of foreign mis-
sloIS IN the presence of the congregation
among whom they meet, and that during
the Ial sessions a similar meeting be
hela IN the interest of home missions
Az the afternoon session reports were
received from several ad interim COM
mites
declined Higher Salary.
me Executive Committee on Foreign
EMISSIONS went on record as favorable TO
salary Of 5000 per annum for the for
etsn mission secretary, but reported that
than $3.50 'N'A0
me board Of trustees reported as on
tidho and invested as directed by the diff
ieIent wills for the various causes of the
nuieA $l3'S5O; during the year there was
b1,rsoo from all sources $21,9i0.32; dis
oursements. $19,376 AZ.
me board recommends the recollection
=" >. F. Heverton, D. w. Oates and
o. a. Pharr as members
r. ttport of the home and school at
=, p eksourg, Va. for orphan children
iesoyterian missionaries showed that
,o u,'.'"e expenses have been met and
1910, OF the debt has been paid off Thir-
S1eyen orphans have been given edu-
~ advantages this session.
yaa. report of the treasurer for the
hand "Oe Vi S-'oo-'oo on
nree eot L. P. Rice. D. D., of Atlanta,
'eo to the assembly tonight.