The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-06-01
WORLDS MEETING
OF u. P. CHURCH
GENERAL CONFERENCE M a.n.
STUN AT WARRINGTON.
IOWA TOWN RICHLY HoNoRrD.
Stands THIRD In Me- mberehlp Anono
the churches % the rwenty.alx
synods--A Most Notable
Gathering. 4l.

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Washington. Ia, May s7.-For TIM
third time IN her history, washington
IL entertaining a worlds convention.
--the great general assembly OF the
United Presbyterian church. In add
tion 70 being the third small city TO
receive the general assembly, Wash.
ington IL MS well the third most heay.
lily populated with members OF the
United Presbyterian church.
There are thirteen synods In the
United Presbyterian church, eleven
In America, one In India and one In
Egypt-the synod Of the Nile. All
the pastors OF a certain district and
one lay member for each congregation
OK q prescribed district, are members
OF this particular synod. These thir.
teen synods are divided In sixty.nine
prcsbyterleB. or these slxty-one are
] America and eight are foreign.
There are among the $50 delegates at
the general assembly OF this year,
eight from abroad. The new church
Omitted ~Presbyterian) has 1,0N min
listers, about the same number OF con-
gregatIons and 138,145 members, OF
whom 10000 live abroad. The gener-
Al assembly hollis sessions for one
week. The presiding officer ia tine
moderator, and he In chosen from the
delegates present. The moderator at
the convention one year ago wal DR..
j. w. WlthersDoon, OF Allegheny, Pa.
He did not make the presidents adj
dress at his session, but his alternate,
the Rev r. A. Hutchinson, of Altoona,
Pa, filled his place.
This Ia the third time since the un-
ion was formed that Washington has
been thus honored. The first was In
1865 and the second IN 1872. IL Ia
therefore Just thirty.three years since
the second session, and In that gener-
alton the church has doubled its mem
bership. In the same time the con
trlbutions for missions and other
church purposes have Increased eight
fold,
On Tuesday. May 10. the genefNi
committee OF home EaifEs
Charlottesville, Iowa. This commit
tee IN composed OF n delegate from
each presbytery and was In session
for one week. IL considered all mat
ters pertaining 10 starting Q mis-
sions, equipment OF congregations al
ready established, helps for struggling
missions and appropriates money for
their maintenance.
Charlottesville congregation is the
one Of the denomination west
Of the mississippi river. The first
preaching in Washington county was
for that congregation, In the home OF
Adam Ritchey, the first white settler,
and the sermon was preached on
April Q, 1887. The congregation was
organized in the same house.
Allegheny City, Pa, is the strong
est United Presbyterian community
In the world; Monmouth, ILL.,, IL sec.
ond, and Washington, Iowa. Is third.
There rae two very strong congrega'
tions In this city.
Presbyterianpcopleare
The United Presbyterian people are
very cnterprislng, loyal 10 country
substantial, temperate and sound on
all moral questions. They believe In
an educated ministry and an intelli.
gent Ialty. To this end they have
two prosperous theological seminar.
les, n at Allegheny City, Pa, the
other at Xenia, Ohio, and colleges,
Monmouth college at Monmouth, ILL.,;
Mugkingum college at New Concord.
Ohio; Westminster college at New
Wilmington, Pa; Tarkio college at
Tarklo, Mo; Cooper Memorial col
iege at Sterling, Kans., and Knox
vile college (for freedmen) at Knox
Vile, Tenn. OF the I,e97,6S7 Presby-
~tyrians OF the United States, the I'm
tied Presbyterians have a creditable
percentage, and they are active. mod
ern, aggressive, useful and faithful