Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-27

byterian assembly in session nj Richmond,
Ind, and the Virginia class OF the Reformed
tresbyterian Church in the United States
e3ngratdiating the assembly on the Cum
bertrand union
Chairman A. g. Marshall Of the commit
tee on home missions read a telegram from
the Presby terrain Church South saying 1t
goes not charge the board with improper
practices, but the active workers.in the field
The assembly authG9ised Dr. Marshall TO
telegraph The southern assembly that II
such practices were being followed Ii WAS
unknown to the assembly.
Df w. Laurie, one OF the Presbyterian
commissioners to the assembly in session
mere now. who voted against union with the
Cumberland Church. caused another COM
motion oy opposing a motion to require all
commissioners to write to all pastors and
elcers in their presbyteries asking them to
take up collections for the relief OF churches
whlch suHsred from the California earth
quake and fire.
The committee on church polity today
submitted report recommending that any
member of the Presbyterian Church renting
his or her property for Incorporate uses to
be disciplined by the church TO the uues-
ton. HAS lawyer, a member of the
church, a right TO defend a violator of tho
temperance law. no answer was given.
a proposition to amend the Westminster
confession of faith by striking out tho words
cast INTO eternal torment was rejected by
the assembly.
A new synod was created composed of
the south and east synods of Florida and
VIII be known In the future as the synod OF
FLORIDA The presbytery of Havana was
detached from the synod of New Jersey and
attached to the new synod of Florida
The board Of missions for the Presbyte-
Ran church closed April 1. with all obn-
cations met and S2,4l1 in the treasury. For
eight successive assemblies the board came
before the assembly entirely out OF debt
In addition to new work the field they
expended S40S40 for new churches and
school buildings in Porto Rico Cuba and
the west. 1t was aided in the islands by
the board OF church erection. The mort
gage Indebtedness of home and foreign
boards on the Presbyterian building in New
York city has been Cancelled. The new de-
partment of church and labor has been in
operation for three years. Notable success
has been achieved in bringing church and
labor into close relation. The board has
accomplished much with the problem OF
bringing the gospel to IL 600, 900 of foreign
ers who have reached our shores.
The board reports the past year in Porto
Rico one of progress In January they sent
the Rev. J. J. Kipinhetcher to the canal
zone to report on the moral condition and
the need and opportunity for mission work
He reported mission field of pathetic ur-
gency. He found the total white population
to be 5000 and constantly increasing; the
colored population to be about 1900 aSso
constantly Increasing. One-half of these were
English-speaking negroes. The only Prot
estant churches there are Episcopal, Metho-
dist and Baptist. The board reports great
Receipts of the board for the year ending
| March 81. 1906 We're S91l. 1878. in
| crease over the previous year of S441II02.
! The demands for increased work call for
| larger contributions during the coming
year.
There were 952 names upon the rolls OF
| the board of relief for disabled ministers
| and the widows and orphans of deceased
| ministers for the year ending March 81 last.
| OF these 35S were ministers. 800 widows, 30
| orphan families. one widow of a medical
| missionary, eight women missionaries and
| twenty-one guests in the Merriam Home,
at Newton N j. This Is the largest num-
Der the board ever had upon It's rolls. Cur
rent fund receipts for the year amounted
| to $40, S63, as compared with S22O,529 for
the same purpose last year. In addition to
the receipts for the current fund there was
! received for the permanent fund S39.9l9.
Among the contributors TO these funds were
Al churches; $3.50 churches did not con-
| tribute to the funds. The total of the va
| rious funds held by the board is S1,s29,352.
| The boards cost OF administration for the
year according to the report, was 3.3 per
| cent of the total receipts.