The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-05-22
LISTEN TO REPORTS.
Presbyterian General Assembly Puts
In a Busy Day at Los
Angeles.
Rev. w. H. Roberts Report on Re.
vision of Greed Overtures
Is Adopted.

is Adopted.
Los Angeles, May 22.-The general
Presbyterian assembly was called to Or
der by Moderator Coyle and the report Of
the Rev. w. III. Roberts, stated clerk, on
revision of creed overturesS was adopted
without dissent.
The assembly then turned its attention
to the reports of special committees, the.
reading Of which consumed the remainder
of the morning session.
Following the adoption of these reports,
the Rev DR.. SAKE of Brooklyn, N Y,
presented the report Of the American BIZ
BILE society, which was unanimously adop-
ted.
The report Of the board Of the church
erection fund was In substance as fol-
lows:
The advance in church, building still
continues. A year ago the applications
in number and amount desired were
larger than for any one of the ten years
Immediately preceding it. That large
demand has, however, been exceeded the
past var, for while the total number of
application in all departments wass less
by nine, the amount asked was $1;473
greater. The applications numbered 26S
and the amount $245, 626.
1t is gratifying both as indicating q
churches to bear their own burdens and
also an ability to do SO that the increase
IN the demand has been for loans and
not for grants.
The total resources for the year end
ing March ri, 1903, were $21O,524.
The contributions from the churches
($5S, 1850 slightly exceeded the total of last
year, and few more congregations re-
sponded; but an advance of $2730 and
ninety-three in number is not such as to
afford the satisfaction which a more gem
eral recognition of the needs Of the work
would afford.
The total number Of appropriations,
either grants or loans, was 239 to 228 diff
ferent churches and tn eamount thus APP
propriated $780, which is less than last
year by % in number and $8,059 in
amount. Adding special gifts amounting
to $1,066 to eight churches, of which five
were not otherwise aided, we have as a
total result, $195,276 Appropriated to 233
| churches. These appropriations have been
| distributed through thirty-nine states
and territories, including Porto Rico, and
among lib presbyteries.
| During the year there have been re-
ported as completed without debt 221
churches and manses, the aggregating
value 1885, 1902. The total receipts w/re
$228,109, and the disbursements 1925, $40
| At the present time the board holds ap-
proxinately $500 mortgages, aggregating
| 81, 600, 900.
| Not only has the board not refused any
worthy application, but has a small bal
ance.
/ A Ministry for Immigrants
The special report Of the special com.
mittee on a ministry for Hungraians anl
other immigrants, contained the following
The great Importance Of enlarged atten
i ton to- the spiritual needs of the foreign
4 born populations is emphasized by thu
statistics of migration.
i The inflow Of immigrants is increasing
i ly great, but its race character has de,
j cidedly changed. The immigration Of thu
earlier years Of the second half Of thu
/ northern Europe, but for the past decade
| the greater portion has come from the
southern and eastern portions Of tina
continent.
The larger proportion Of the new immi
grafton Is Of different origin from that o
lsour people and foreign to our institutions
They are also prevailingly of the Roman
ICatholic faith. The Protestant elemen
among them, While important, is no
large, but merits not only our deep sym
pathy, but most earnest effort for 1t
Ispiritual welfare. 5ss5s,
i It is our duty, whatever our views ma!
be as to the Christian character Of tn
Roman Catholic church; to recognize that
| equally with our ecclesiastical prOgenitors
we are under obligation to bring the gos
pei in its purity to these masses from
southern Europe, who to a large ex
tent, both ignorant and superstitious. w
owe this duty both as Christians and a
Americans, both for the church and tn
republic
''As in the past, so in the present, tn
widespread work for the foreign immi
grant demands the attention of the churc
asa WHOLE
Or. coyIe Is Moderator.
Los Angeles, Cal, May 22.-The Re,
DR.. F. G. Coyle of Denver was electe
moderator of the Presbyterian genera
; assembly, now in session here, at meet
ing held late yesterday afternoon. HI
victory had been expected, but was nc
. an easy one, two ballots being taken be
, fore a choice was made.
DR.. William H. Roberts Of Philadelphia
present clerk Of the general assembly, de
veloped strength enough to make him
close second on the first ballot. DR.. Rot
, erts was placed in nomination by the Re,
: DR.. Samuel B. Mccormick Of Coe colleg,
Cedar Rapids, Iowa; the Rev. B. Fitz
gerald Of Cincinnati named DIR. Davi
Schaff of Lane theological seminary, Gin
cinnati. DR.. Coyle's candidacy for th
moderatorship was set forth by the Re,
DR.. William N Hage of Topeka, Ka,
The Rev Orville Reed Of Montclair \
IT,, placed the name Of DR.. Calvin "
/, Natter before the assembly.
! On the first ballot $50 votes were cas-
DR.. Coyle received 319; DR.. Roberts. 22t
DR.. Matter, So; DR.. zenos, 81, and D
:. Schaff, II.
A second ballot was ordered, but be
fore the beginning of the roll call D
Roberts withdrew from the contest Pro
: fessor Zenos' name was also Withdraw
! This left Coyle, Natter and Schaff in tt
race. The taking Of the second ballt
+ was begun. When DIR. Coyle's vote l1a
+ reached 1872, q majority, DR.. Rober
i moved that the election Of DR.. Coyle /
t made unanimous and the motion pre-
t vailed amid hearty applause.