The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-16
MEETING IN JACKSON
ronTY-sEcoND GENERAL As
sE1rBLY or PREsBYTEHIANs


second General Assembly Of the Freshly
terrain Church In the United States. COM
| posed of commissioners from Alabama,
Arkansas. Florida. Georgia, Kentucky.
| Louisiana, Missouri. North Carolina,
South Carolina, Tennessee. Texas and
Virginia. was begun in this city today.
Two hundred and nifty delegates are pres-
ent.
| Or. Neander N. Woods OF Tennessee,
the Moderator. delivered the opening SER
mon. his theme being missions and edu-
| cation. In his discourse. he emphasized
| the necesoity Of missions and the value
| OF education. urging the establishment OF
| great Presbyterian college in the South.
| In the nomination Of officers that follow
ed, DR.. w. T. Hall Of South Carolina was
elected Moderator on the fourth ballot.
Rev. Ernest Thompson Of Kentucky was
appointed reading clerk. DR.. Russell
| Cecil Of virginia, DR.. Walden Of North
Carolina, Rev. j. ID. Leslie of Texas and
Rev. Z. d. McDbugal of Georgia, wcro
| chosen assistant clerks.
| At the afternoon session, DIR. William
| Ingram, agent Of the American Bible So
| ciety. delivered an address illustrative OF
the work accomplished during the past
year. His statement showed increased
| receipts and expenditures in all depart
ments of the church. Legacies. denoin-
national contributions and individual do
| nations had increased, but additional
funds are needed.
DIR. Che. er. Secretary OF the Foreign
Mission Board. reported satisfactory re-
| suits in foreign fields.
The report Of the Executive Committee
Of Home Missions was submitted by Rev.
| 8. L. Morris. secretary of the Board. It
showed that the deficiency which handi-
| capped the Board one year ago had been
wiped out, and that the increase in con-
| tributions over last year was 1857. The
| total In the hands of the Treasurer dur
| ing tie year was $4),SS2 being receipts
In cash for home missions. invalid and
other funds and interests. The disburse-
ments were So. In explaining the dc.
| hciency. the report says: ron the first
Of April. 1901. the treasury contained In
| cash for carrying on home mission work
$2,708. Sc So less than the previous year,
which showed a balance In the treasury
OF 1928. This deficiency, together, with
the 5000 appropriated by instruction Of
the Assembly to Durant College. made
| our committee have an extra amount to
raise this year of ss,525. Blu the increase
this year over the previous year has been
1887. which almost exactly balances the
account. II 1t had not been for this de-
hciency Of the previous year. our home
mission work would be In prosperous
| condition As 1t IL. we have only $61s3.
with which to beginsthe year. The larger
demands made on the committee for an
other years by the Presbyteries and the
| necessity for advancing the work will
make 1t extremely difficult for the COM
mittee to meet Its obligations
- Lass k..ft. -.
funds are spent in Arkansas. Florida and
Texas. and the work has been very salts
factory; but no detailed report will he
attempted In view of the fact that the
work Is done through we'll organized
Presbyteries, that make full report to the
assembly. The Mexican work In the
Presbytery of Western Texas made
splendid progress during the year. The
report continues 1.-The past year has been,
perhaps. the best In its history of our
work In the Indian Territory We have
maintained eight schools. aggregating
seventeen teachers and nearly 900 pupils
OF these about half have developed into
self sustaining schools and the secretary
in his visit to the territory last September
made new contracts materially reducing
the expenses, SO that 1t practically costs
only about 81 per scholar for the entire
nine months; and this Is provided by the
children of the Sabbath schools in tho
Fifth Sabbath collections. AS many Of
the Presbyteries are asking large in
creases of appropriations 1t will require
$4,000 at the very least estimate to meet
the demands of the work. New territory
Is opening up and new stations are null
tiplying. An increase In the number Of
evangelists would enable our church to
occupy more of the land yet to be pos
sessed and enlarge its borders and In
fiuence."
The report on ministerial relief SUBJ
mitted by DR.. Russell Cecil showed the
years receipts to have been $4,000
equalized by expenditures An appropria-
ton Of $4,000 will be required for next
year.
DR.. J. II. I.umpkin. secretary Of the
Educational Committee. reported that
HS,509 had been received by the commit
tee, as compared with sl1,5T9 the previous
year. One hundred and sixty-two per-
sons had been aided by the funds: of that
number eighty-nine were theological
students: s7.442 had been expended upon
five seminaries.
DIR. Phillips, General Superintendent of
Sabbath Schools and young peoples |
societies. reported favorably upon church |
publications.
At the evening session addresses OF |
welcome were delivered by Governor |
Longino and others. |
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