The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-05-16
SOUTA'S ASSEMBLY
PREsBYTERIANs IN GENERAL SEES
SION AT JACKSON.
GOOD REPORTS FOR THE YEAR.
MISSIONS AND EDUCATION THE
CHIEF TOPICS.

Establishment of a Great Presby-
terrain College in the south Urged
by DIR. woods In Opening Sermon.
Home Mission DOnrd Makes Good
RepOrt-ExceIIent Report Upon
Condition of work in Indian Ter
ritory-The Assembly Welcomed
to Jackson and Mississippi by Gov.
LOnGinO.
jackson, Miss, May 15.-The forty
second general assembly of the Pres
byterian Church, composed of commits
sioners from Alabama, Florida. Geor-
gia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi.
Missouri, North Carolina, South Caro-
lima, Tennessee. Texas and Virginia,
was begun in this city to-day. Two
hundred and fifty delegates are pres
emit.
Dr. Neander NJ. Woods of Tennes-
see the moderator, delivered the OPEN
ing sermon, his theme being missions
and education. In his discourse he
emphasized the necessity of missions
and the value of education, urging the
establishment of a great Presbyterian
college in the South.
In the nomination of officers that fol-
lowed, DR.. w. II. Hall of South Caro-
lima 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. d.
Leslie of Texas. and Rev. E. D. Nc
Dougal of Georgia, were chosen assist
ant clerks.
At the afternoon session DR.. William
Ingram, agent of the American Bible
Society, delivered an address, illustra-
tive of the work accomplished during
the past year. His statement showed
increased receipts and expenditures in
all departments of the church. Lega-
cies, UNCONVENTIONAL contributions and
individual donations had increased, but
additional funds are needed.
DR.. Chester, secretary of the foreign
mission board, reported satisfactory
results in foreign fields.
The report of the executive commit
tee of home missions was submitted by
| Rev. 5. l.. Morris, secretary of the
| board. 1t showed that the deficiency
which handicapped the board one year
! ago had been wiped out and that the
| increase in contributions over last year
| was $S,Sff. The total in the hands of
! the treasurer during the year was $49,-
| $50, being receipts in cash for home
missions, invalid and other funds and
| interest; the disbursements were. $685.
SS1
The large bulk of the home mission
| funds are spent in Arkansas, Florida
| and FHnXaG and tho xKrnrlx ha hppf1
satisfactory, but no detailed report
will be 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 prog
ress during the year.
| The report continues:
Work Among the Indians.
"The past year has been perhaps the
| best in its history of our work in the
Indian Territory. We have maintain
ed eight schools, aggregating seven
teen teachers and nearly 900 pupils. OF
| these about half have developed into
| self-sustaining schools, and the secre-
! tary in his visit to the territory last
| September made new contracts mate
! rally reducing the expenses, so that ii
| practically costs only about 81 per
scholar for the entire nine months; and
this is provided by the children of the
| Sabbath schools in the fifth Sabbath
| collections.
GAS many of the presbyteries are
asking large increases of appropriations
it will require $4,000 at the very least
estimate to meet the demands of the
| work"
The report on ministerial relief sub
mitted by DR.. Russell Cecil showed the
years receipts to have been $15,000
equalled by expenditures.
An appropriation of $4,000 will be re-
| quired for next year.
Dr. j. H. Lumpkin, secretary of the
| Education Committee, reported that
| s13,509 had been received by the COM
mittee. as compared with $11,579 the
previous year.
! One hundred and sixty-two persons
had been aided by the fund, eighty
nine having been theological students
| 81, 442 had been expended upon five SEM
! inaries.
DIR. Phillips, general superintendent
of Sabbath schools and young people S
societies, reported favorably upon
church publications.
At the evening session addresses of
welcome were delivered by Gov. Long
1 inc and others