New-York tribune., 1902-05-22
RISE TO GREET DIR. .CUYLER
VENERABLE CLERGYMAN SAYS HE DOES
NOT EXPECT TO SEE "OLD BLUE
ENSIGN" LOW Erred.

There comparatively small attendance
of commissioners at yesterday afternoons ses-
sion of the General Assembly. The Rev. DR..
Howard Duffeld presided by request of the
moderator. The assembly at the beginning of
the session adopted recommendations of the
judicial committee in four cases in which there
were appeals from synods. A trial was ordered
before a special committee in the case of the
appeal of the pastor and elders Of the Church
of the Covenant of Williamsport, Penn. Another
trial ordered on the complaint of the Rev
Edward T. Fleming against the Presbytery OF
Chicago. The complaint of the Rev. DR.. Will
lam N Richie against the Synod Of New-Jersey
dismissed. a trial was ordered on the COM
plaint of J. NJ. Ross and others against the
Synod of Missouri.
The first report presented in the afternoon
that of the standing committee on publica-
tions and Sabbath school work. 1t was read by
the Rev. DR.. ]. Frederick Dripps, of German
town. Penn. The board of publication and Sab
bath work is the first that fails to ask for in
creased money contributions. 1t has ninety
seven missionaries in schools in the United
States and in Cuba The missionaries are work.
ing in thirty-one Safes and 2,134 schools. Their
work has been house to house visitation distrl-
button of Christian literature and organlza-
ton Of young peoples societies.
The publication department has issued not less
than forty-five million publications in the year.
The sale of books and periodicals has amounted
to $4SS.541 9S. of which S175 749 was devoted TO
the missionary work Of the department
Among the recommendations in the report
were those for printing literature in the Austro-
Hungarian language and literature to instruct
parents in the training of children. The rais-
ing OF the debt on the Witherspoon Building in
Philadelphia was recommended The Kew T..
r. Craven. Of Philadelphia, secretary OF the
board. made a long address in favor Of the re-
port which was adopted
The venerable Rev DR.. Theodore L. Cuyler
was introduced to the General Assembly as "one
of the apostolic fathers Of the Church." and the
commissioners rose to applaud him. He said
he had been under doctors orders but he had
come over from Brooklyn ito get the tonic Of
good Presbyterian atmosphere and another view
Of the General Assembly" He had fought many
years under the old blue ensign" he declared.
and he did not expect to see 1t lowered single
inch in his lifetime. He waved his handker-
chief at the commissioners In bidding them
goodby, as If they were a lot OF schoolboys, and
they all and waved back at him as he was
assisted out of the church
Later in the afternoon the commissioners ex-
tended cordial greeting TO the Rev DR. Nor
gan Dix, rector of Trinity Church. who said he
had come to observe the working of the as
senably and had not expected a formal welcome.
He declared that he had the highest respect for
the Presbyterians, and hoped the General As
sembly would continue to do good work for
1.-The old Gospel"
The Rev. Dr. Wilton Merle smith presented
the report OF the standing committee on the
board Of aid for colleges and academies II
was warm Endorsement of the work OF the
board. recommending the reelection of mem
bers whose terms had expired, and praising
particularly the work of the Rev. DR.. E. c. Ray.
secretary and treasurer of the board, whose di-
rection of affairs had been so able that the
penses had been less than per cent OF the re-
ceipts. the report said The receipts during
ments S215.447 63. to various educational in
stitutions.
DR.. RAY ON CHRISTIAN COLLEGES.
The Rev. DR.. Edward c. Ray, the secretary
and treasurer of the board. next spoke. He
showed % that the college man has power and
influence; C9 that the Christian College is
needed. and (O that the small college is needed.
On this last point he said:
Nearly three-fourths OF our Presbyterian min
the ministry come from the West, from the small
ing numbers Of young men of means. a decreasing
s6s l ITS is to hava sd at he M
cent Toronto convention that our foreign board board
men. thirteen medical women and nurses and
fme had secured but O quarter Of the
needed and one-sixsth of the women omen DO DO
last fifty years had planted a reasonable number %
Of colleges the ae ana wou6 aa now S m deaf
Of conseerated and eanPPed young & en az and o women
What is the Presbyterian college situation in the
probabl fuller and correct than any hereto
fore published gathered from official sources only.
absolutely reliable, which tell what the situation
is on the whole, it is as follows Considering the
colleges and universities of the four great denom-
inations-the Baptist. Congregational, Methodist
Episcopal and Presbyterian churches-we find that
the Presbyterian Church has about one,half as
about one-half much college property. about
One-half as much productive endowment about
one-halP the annual income to carry them on.
have no time now to tell why these things are so;
/ know why. It is sufficient for us now to know
that they are So
our Western college work may easily and speed
ily he brought from the far rear, far behind all
other work of Church. up well to the front.
waere it belongs. Three things are wanted-facts.
| fire and funds
After short address by the Rev. DR.. Her
rick Johnson, of Chicago, the report was adopt
ed Before the adjournment, the General AS
sembly adopted a resolution, presented by the
Rev DR. Minton, on behalf of the committee