The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-19
DAY ON EDUCATION
The Presbyterians Discuss Work
.-.-'...... for Freedmen. TX.
REPORTS OF SEVERAL BOARDS
The Lack of Candidates Is Said to
...y BE Due to Lack of =.
Prayer, Etc. -,

| New York. May 19.-To-day marked the
beginning of the centennial celebration OF
| the Presbyterian home missions in con-
nection with the general assembly.
| Missions for Freedmen.
| DR.. Samuel A. Martin, president of Viii
son college, .Chambersburg, Pa, chair
man of the standing committee on freed
mems missions, presented the thirty-sev-
enth annual report Of the Board of Mis-
sions for Freedmen. :. s-..,.-- -. 80
The report says that more money was re-
ceived than for any SIMILAR period in the last
eight years. Nearly 1000 pupils have come
under Presbyterian instruction. The num-
Der of ministers has increased from 21O to 21e
and the number of churches and missions
from 342 to 1853. = <-
The treasurers report shows cash March
31st, 1901, $3.50; receipts during the year
| ended March 81, 1902, were $1s5,S After all
expenditures, there remained a balance OF
$1,057.
Augustine, Fla, made an appeal for the
missions. He. commenced by. saying that
the negro was not religious by nature. He
was only emotional and superstitious. The
average colored preacher, in the south was
ignorant.
"They play upon the emotions of their
people on Sundays he said, "by preach
ward for the good, and a hell for the
wicked. On week days they set examples
which will lead those that follow them
to eternal perdition."
Dr. MacGonigle said the best negro,
ethically, in the south, was the Roman
Catholic or Presbyterian. He offered an
amendment to the report of the standing
committee recommending that the con
tributions of the church to the freedmen s
work be increased so per cent during the
| coming year. s
The Rev. DR.. R. A. Mckinley of Steu-
benville, Ohio, presented the report of the
board of education. - ,..=
Board of Education ReportW
In it's eighty third annual report the board
OF education announces it has met all fnancia
engagements of the Cgear.s without incur, ing
| debt. The receipts from the churches, Sab.
bath schools and Young Peoples societies
amounted to s44,I7Q, as-compared With SIC, 94(
| last year. The number Of. candidates under
the care of tie board during the year was 572
There were received by legacies during the
year $2479. The amount paid to candidates
this year is s55,55o,4 as compared with 6,33:
last year. sf.,N, s.tg =, %i,34 &nsS3E.
The number of new recommendations acted
favorably upon is l4o, as compared with 12I
| accepted last year. = The number Of renewed
| recommendations for this year is 432, as com.
The following measures are urged upon the
attention of the general assembly: A, Pray
erful effort to promote a$general revival Of
religion. B. The enlistment-'et ministerial
influence. c.. Prayer in the closet, prayer
in the family. and prayer in social meetings
in addition to thetmore formal prayers in, the
great congregation.
| The candidates under tho care Of the boar
during the year We're distributed as follows
Theological students, 317; college students 220
students preparing for college, IS. One was
| a Bohemian, seventy seven were colo~ed men
| twenty nine were Germans and four were
| Spanards.
Rev. John Hatfield of Pompiac, ILL.,, said
that lack of candidates was due to lack
| of .piety and prayer and the great rest
| lessness that pervades the age.
DR.. Van. Dyke, the moderator, closed
the discussion by saying that it was the
duty of the minister to find out candi-
date for the ministry from his flock
"The man who finishes his ministry" he
said, without getting other men into the
ministry, has not had full ministry
! :; The report of the board. Of educat ion
with it's recommendations was then
I-adopted and 1.-the assembly adjourned.