The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-17
JACKSON ASSEMBLY
WORK OF THE SOUTHERN
PREsBYTERLANS.
A Gavel, a Gift from Monte, King of
Baschilange, 10 Presented.
Sympathy for DR..
Palmer.


jackson. Miss, May 1.-the report of
the Committee on Colored CHARACTERIZATION
was presented to the general assembly
of the Presbyterian Church in the United
States at its morning session. The re-
port show I'd an encouraging develop
ment in every branch of the committees
work.
During the year five churches have
been organized. and eight houses of wor-
ship erected and purchased. The report
showed that more than two thousand
colo red children are being regularly
taught by white teachehs in Sunday
Schools throughout the Southern States.
The Executive COMMITTEES supplies
eighty-four churches with preaching and
has paid promptly and fully all the min
listers under its direction.
At the Stillman Institute, which Is a
school for training colored ministers, the
students are to be put upon their own
resources on the following general plan:
The committee will provide the land.
the buildings, the necessary implements,
stock and all necessary teachers, and the
students will be expected to furnish the
labor fertilizers. seed. etc, and to have
the proceeds from their farming
The committee announced its purpose
to make of this institute a training
school for ministers and teachers, its
work to be done in harmony with the
views of the Southern people respecting
negro education.
Appended to the report was a resolu-
ton upon the death OF Hon. James W.
Lapsley, a member of the committee
DR.. Russell Cecil of Richmond
Va, presided. A telegram of greeting ant
congratulations from the General Con-
ference of Methodists at Dallas. Tex, wal
read. DIR. H. H. Halves of West Virginia
Financial Agent of the Home and School
at Fredericksburg, Va, made report
showing the work done by this young in
stitution. This school is for the education
and maintenance of the children of de-
ceased ministers and missionaries. The
April i they had sa.szs on hand. Not a
dollar Of debt has been incurred in five
been reduced to 5000. The institution is
supported by gifts. A message of SYM
pathy was sent DIR. Palmer at New Or
leans. expressing earnest hope. and pray
eral Secretary of the Presbyterian ALI
ance of London, England. told the Assem-
bly, of the work of his department In
South Africa. The clerk announced re-
ceipt of the papers In the appeal Of Rev:
T.. b. Graves from the louisiana synod
and Of e. C. Hogue Of the Synod of Vir-
ginia These with several overtures were
| referred to 4 Committee. and will come
| up for discussion at later day.
| The Moderator then announced nj
1
| At the afternoon session DIR. Morris o.
| Atlanta, presented the report of the Ac
| Irterm Committee. which has charge o.
| the work of home missions. The repor
| recommended that 20 per cent of the col
Iections sEall be transmitted to the Gen
eral Assembly and be distributed accord
ing to the needs of the churches. TIL
report of the Committee on the Twentieth
Century Fund showed that various synod
| have raised $443, 900.
A gavel made from tho ivory of an ele
plant tusk, a gift of Monte. King o
Baschilange, Central Africa, was present
ed to the General Assembly by DIR. Sam
uel Phillips Werner of Tuscaloosa. Ala.
gavel made from cedar from Lebanon
olive from Bethany. ebony from Egypt
balsam from Jordan. almond from Noun
Olive ard Hebron oak was used today
A telegram Of greeting was sent to tn
General Assembly in session at New forl
requesting that the fourth, fifth and sixt
verses of the fourth chapter of Ephesian
be read before the Assembly A specia
committee with Judge Beckner of Ker
lucky. as Chairman. was appointed I
consider matters relating to church gov
eminent. A statement by the Treasure
showed favorable condition In regar
to finances.