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ton of the churches of which the
Sabbath school part had been previ-
ously erected, but more from missions
in the new populations than in former
years. One peculiar feature of the
present time is the extension of our
urban population. The facilities for
rapid transit enable the people to live
at greater distances from their places
of business employment. The result
is wonderful growth in the outlying
parts of the cities and in the subur-
ban districts Missions located in the
advance of this movement of the pop
ulation are very successful"
Aid Given During Year.
During the past year the board
points out that the donations to con.
gregations aggregated s44,317. The
congregations receiving this aid were
located at Akron, O., Altoona, Pa,
Boynton, Ind. Ter, Bookings, S. D..
Brooklyn, n. Y, Byersville, o., Cam
bridge, O., Cleveland, O., Columbus, O.
Cresta, Pa, Chicago, ILL.,, East ST.
Louis, Mo, Ewing, Neb., Long Beach
Cal, Manhattan, Kan, Orchard, Neb.,
Parkersburg, w. Va, Proser, Wash,
Providence, r. l., Saxman, Kan, Seat
tie, Wash, Toledo, o., Traveskyn, Pa,
Valencia, Pa, West Hoboken N. j..
and Wichita, Kan. In addition to
the donations a total of $30,003 was
loaned congregations in various parts
of the country. ,.. ~...
Home Missions.
The report of the committee on
Home Missions which will be present
ed today says in part:
Through the activity of many of our
home missionaries and a number of
presbyteries in extending our lines.
many needy and inviting fields are
being presented to the Board and the
Church The lack of sufficient funds
for their support renders it impossible
to plant missions in all, of these places
but the work in this line is pushed
to the utmost limit of ability.
Special attention was given to work
among foreigners, who are coming to
this country at the rate of more than
a million a year. Multitudes of them
locate in Pennsylvania, especially in
Pittsburg and neighboring places.
The presence of these ignorant and
goddess hordes is a serious menace to
our country unless they are brought
under the influence of the Gospel.
In addition to the work that has
been carried on for some time in the
French mission in Mcdonald, Pa, in
charge of Rev. Henry Garrou, and the
Italian mission insPittsburg, under the
care of Rev. J. B. Fortunate, grants
were made to Italian missions in Steu.
benville, o., and in Butler, Pa, both
under the care of native Italian mis-.
sionaries.
The expenditures last year amount
ed to $119,59677. There is a deficit of
$27,12962 for the year in addition to
deficit of $11,73S.SO the year before
The committee asked an appropriation
of $135,0O0 for the ensuing year.
Late this afternoon the committee
on nominations, which will fill the
places on various boards caused by
the expiration of terms of members
will make report.
Yesterday Afternoon.
AT yesterday afternoons session one
of the most important matters of the
entire session of the Assembly was
under consideration. 1t was the re
port of the committee on the semi-cen
tennial celebration of the United Pres
byterian church. President Russell
recently elected president of Westmin
ster College, is chairman of the spec
ial committee and he made a stirrine
address upon the recommendations
embodied in the report. The great
central feature of the celebration
which it is proposed to hold in 1908 ir
the city of Pittsburg, the place of the
birth of the United Presbyterian
church in 1858, is the giving of 8
fund of 100000 for missionary anc
educational work in the church. Plans
have been started to raise this grea,
fund which is said to be the most am
bilious undertaking of the kind of any
church in America in recent years
The Sixth Street United Presbyterian
church in Pittsburg, the church ovel
which DR.. Russell presided for a mum
Der OF years, has set an example
which the leaders in the movement
trust will stimulate all congregation.
to great effort. The Pittsburg con
gregation has agreed to raise $200,0ot
toward the two million fund" A
next years assembly the semi-centen
NAL committee hopes to be able to re
port that the entire sum has beer
subscribed and in the following yea
it will be paid into the treasury TIL,
celebration of the half-century mari
of United Presbyterianism is to b,
made a great church event for Pitts
burg but at this time the definit.
plans for the observance have not ma
tured.