West Virginia daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1894-1902, 1902-05-22
MISSIONS.
Considered by Presbyterian
General Assembly--Legacies
Increased Contributions.
THE WILLiAMspORT, Pa, CASE.
Assembly Adopted Recommendation
That Commission Be Appointed to
Try Appeal and Complaint and
Dismissal of Memorial.
THE WlLLiAMspORT, Pa, CASE.
Assembly Adopted Recommendation

in the United States gave up the early
part of yesterdays session TO the con-
sideration of foreign missions. The
business discussions were preceded
by devotional exercises, conducted by
the Rev. Howard Duff1eld, of the Old
First Presbyterian church, this city.
DR.. Dufield made an address, in
which he pleaded the cause of the
old-fashioned gospel" as against
what he called the rational tendency
of the age.
The Rev. DR.. G. Macleod, of Wash
ington, offered resolution deploring
the spread of Mormonism and COM
mending Westminster college, of Salt
Lake City, for it's work in training
workers in the Mormon field and for
1.-The emancipation of many victims
of that cruel and blighting system of
false doctrine" Time not permitting,
no action was taken on the resolu-
ton.
Increased by Legacies.
The Rev. DR.: C. H. Fem. of the
y III Pekin, as chairman of
the standing committee on foreign
L44sslons, Presented the report of that
committee, which was review of the
annual report of the board of foreign
missions. The report, in part, de-
clared that last year was the best
one in the history of Presbyterian
foreign missions. The board had
been able to get through the year
without debt and a great number of
persons in heather lands had become
members of the church. The total
receipts for the year were 81, 128,577,
against $99S,325 for the year before,
mainly due to large sums received as
legacieA
The rev. Howard Dufleld, D. D.,
presided at the afternoon session.
The judicial committee reported its
decisions in several appeals by min
listers to the general assembly from
decisions of synods or presbyteries,
the assembly in each case approving
the finding of the judicial committee.
Among other cases, judicial case
No. l consisted of an appeal of the
session of the Church of the Covenant
at Williamsport, Pa, from the action
of the synod of Pennsylvania, and
complaint of the pastors and elders
against the synod and a memorial to
the assembly. A commission was
recommended by the judicial commit
tee to try the appeal and complaint
and the dismissal Of the memorial
was advised.
Report on Sabbath School Work.
The order of the day was then
called, and the Rev. DR.. T. Frederick
Dripps, of Germantown, Pa, got the
floor, to present the report of the
standing committee on publications
and SABBATH school work, of which
committee he is chairman.
Among the recommendation at
tached to the report was one calling
upon the assembly to act favorably
on an overture from the presbyteries
Of Allegheny and Pittsburg to issue
| literature in the Austro- Hungarian
tongue, and also on one from the
presbyteries Of Dayton and Steuben.
vile, O., to issue literature to in
struct parents in the training of chill
dren.
1t was also recommended that the
debt on the "Witherspoon building,
Philadelphia, the headquarters of
the department, be rSed."
The Rev. E. R. Craven, Of Philadel-
phia, secretary of the board, was the
first speaker on the report.
After some more discussion Of the
Sabbath school work and the adop.
ton of the report, the assembly next
took up the matter Of college aid.
The report Of the standing committee
was read by the Rev. DR.. Wilton
Merle Smith, committee chairman
The report approved the work of the
board of college aid. The receipts
during the year were s222,SS6.S2 and
the disbursements $215,447.63 to vari
Gus educational institutions.
The Rev. DR.. E. E. Ray, Of Chicago,
secretary and treasurer of the board,
j delivered an address on the subject.
The report was adopted.
Disapproved Sunday Opening.
The assembly adopted a resolution
brought IN by the Rev. DR.. Minton, on
behalf of the committee on bills and
overtures, disappearing Of Sunday
opening at the Louisiana exposition.
Adjournment was taken until this
morning, when the question of creed
revision was taken up.
At the Central Presbyterian church
the afternoon yesterday was devoted
to an informal conference of the
women's board of home missions. II
was presided over by Mrs. D. Z
Finks, editor of the Home Mission
Monthly, and there were in attend
ance about 140 women delegates from
% states.
Mrs. Title Paul, a native Alaskan
indian from Sitka, convert to Chris
tianity, spoke Of the good work done
and being done by the Presbyterian
missions in her native country.
Miss Serena Nielsen. of Utah. whose