Evening Star Newspaper, May 19, 1893, Page 11

THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON, D. C. FRIDAY, MAY 19, 1893—-TWELVE PAGES. li ASH PSone isthe beet seaeenp for all Cooking purposes, ATRUE =a TORY, OTTOLENE is the only healthful shortening cians endorse it. ; made, "An OLD loRy. that uncémfortable feelin ef “too much richness” from feod cooked in lard. NEN Srery Res cooked in orrocens is delicate, delicious, heatthful,comforting, DoYOuU use Corrorsust Madeonly by N. K. FAIRBANK & CO., CHICAGO and ST. Not a harmful ingredient in its make-up. Nothing but the pur- est extracts of ly selected herbs, roots, barks and berries. ckage makes Five ie: ‘Strength- ofa us, Beverage THE COMMITTEES. (Continued from Third Page.) THE TRUST FUNDS. H How far the church may, through any of its/ agencies, ina civil court interfere with any di- | Version of these trust funds or any == | the ,, apart from the terms of r= terse vont commuitiee does not deom it ‘neces- | sary to express any opinion. It simply calls the | j Sttention of the church tothe present j status and ownership of the property held in | | trust for the various seminaries, to the end that | j the church may take such action as it may! | gee fit, to give to itself a more effective control | of the yy heretofore donated, if such con- | | trol is ‘and can be secured, and to the | end that property hereafter given may bo se- | eured for the purposes of the donors in such { manner as the church may determine through | ite supreme authority and along constitutional | i i | tions that may not arise in regard to money | bereafter given fora like purpeve. The ques- tion of control and method of management separates itself into two divisions, one of which is, “How can the church acquire a more The control of property already given, in | order to secure it permanently for the pur-/ direct and effective control over the fore given for the purposes | of its theological seminaries so as to secure its permanent application to that end?” The other is, “How will the church, guided by the experience of the past, direct and control the money which will hereafter be given for the same purposes, so that it may be permanently Fpeprte na ‘applied to the purposesfor which it is given?” How far present methods may be improved, to the end of greater economy and larger net results, the committee is not prepared to say. * Whether we have too many seminaries, main- jtained at too great a cost, or whether fewer seminaries could do the work, and how existing methods affect the quality of the product, are subjects on which this com- mittee is not now prepared to express an opin- ion further than to say that they merit careful consideration by the general assembly, to the end that the greatest possible economy and best tained. results may be at! THE CONTROL OF TEACHING. By the terms of the compact of 1870 and the plan of reunion the supervision and control ex- ercised by the general assembly over the various theological seminaries, it is claimed, is lim- ited to the exercise of the right of ap- proval or veto of the sppointment of pro- fessors. In addition to this, each seminary re- ports annually to the general assembly its re- ceipte, disbursements, the number of students and the number of graduates, with such special information as the various boards in charge of these institutions may see fit to communicate. ue foregoing, however, is not coo ot tes oos- trol possessed by the general assembly over tl teaching of the ‘theological seminaries. It has greater power which it may exercise, if occasion arises. unless by the terms of reunion and the compact of 1870 it has surrendered the same. According to the plan of government of Princeton, Western, Mc- Cormick, Danville and Omaha, the general as- sembly bas the right to control the election of the boards of Directors. to whom are intrusted the appointment of professors and the manage- ment of the seminarv generally. save and except Fa $a M wGP.M Persons who have ‘upor Bi spretveietelite stand skilizelactention ANGE to examine you: eyex Every “ortered fg wuarantecd to be satisfactory: and 2 Bi MME.M.YALE ays BAD'COMPLEXIONS are due to CARELESS- NESS amd IGNORANCE. LADIES TREATED SUC- A good appearance is the fizst letter of recommenda- thon. ‘A bad complezion shows a filthy condition of the fystem. A disorJered stomach, en inactive liver, re~ sulting with indizestion, co sstipztion, bad breath and consequently s bad disposition FITS OF THE BLUES, which bring hard lines and wrinkles to an otherwise youthful face. This is the manner in which I have found women, said Mme. 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Open Monday evenings till 9:20. yl. 17819 eet ee the holding of the title to property, its manage- ment, eale, disposition and investment, Under the first division of this report, to wit, the present legal status of the seminaries, the different methods of control and the extent of the jurisdiction of these boards have been set forth. The general assembly has the power to change the plan of management of some of the aforesaid seminaries to the extent herein in- dicated. but control is now limited, by the compact of 1870. to the veto of the election of directors in certain seminaries und to the veto of the appointment of professors in all of the seminaries. THE RIGHT OF VETO. The power or right of veto,without adequate provision for its enforcement in cases of dis- obedience to its mandate. is practically value- less. Where obedience is a matter of choice and not of legal obligation and enforces- ble us such, it ix difficuit to see how the veto power in cases of disobedience is of any value. To veto the election of directors or professers without legal power to enforce the veto by the removal of the person vetoed we to the body whose clections are the exclusive right to nominate, elect or appoint is in all cases of difference to place the body possessing the right of veto ab- solutely in the power of the body whose acts are vetoed. Under the original plan of the seminaries, known as the old-school seminaries, the general assembly had the power to removo the profes sors, as well as to approve or veto their appoint- ment. In order to secure uniformity of teaching, in so far as it is practicable, the general "assembly could, under the power thus over the seminaries named, unless the power has been surrendered by the com- pact of 1870, issue such instructions as might secure such’ uniformity of teaching. But the general assembly has, by the terms of the charters of the civil corporations,no direct cou- trol over the property of the seminaries, except over such property as it has given them. ‘The power vested in the general assembly by the constitution of the Presbyterian Church to try by judicial process those who oceupya min- isterial relation to the church, and are acting as teachers, and the power of discipline, | cannot be said to be control over the seminaries. affecting their teaching and | property. While it is true that under these powers the general assembly may reach indi- viduals, and thus indirectly affect the teaching in the seminaries, we do not regard the exercise of these powers as within the term “‘control.”” ‘THE COMPACT OF 1870. How far the compact of 1370 and the terms of reunion affected the powers of the general assembly which up to that time it possessed and exercised, we do not deem it neccessary to disetfss or to express any opinion. It is suffi- cient for the purposes of this report to say that since the compact of 1870, | the general assembly has substantially exercised no other control over tne seminaries than that rovided for by that compact, and whatever Rormant and waexercised powers it possoses are limited as herein stated. and have not af- fected either the teaching or the property of the seminaries. ‘The property being held, as we have already found, by independent civil corporations, in many cases self-perpetuating, it is substantially free from any direct interference by the general assembly. The control possessed and exercised by the synods and presbyteries over such se naries as Auburn and San Francisco is set forth m the appendix. THE CONCLUSION. ‘The committee has not yet reached any con- clusion as to what method should be adopted by the church, either of securing a more effect- ive control over the property and teaching of existing seminaries of of securing con- trol, of the teaching and property of future seminaries. It believes the church should first be informed as to the present legal status of the seminaries, and the control now | sessed and exercised by the church over their | teaching and property, in order that a free dis- cussion may be had on the part of all interested | in this important subject, to the end that what- | ever decision ix finally made may be the result | of cureful deliberation and reached with the | free and intelligent consent of all parties to be | affected by the action of the general assembly. | The committee has discussed at length vai | ous plans suggested, but in the limited time al lowed it, and in view of the importance of the | subject, has not yet reached any conclusion. |It “has deemed it proper to make | this report of progress to date, in order to advise | the church of the, existing situation, leav- ing the church free to take such acticn ‘in the formation of plans, through this or some other committee, as it may deem best. It regards | the subject as so important and vital to |the welfare of the church that ample time and full consideration should be given to | it. And it believes that the church can af- ford to make haste slowly in the formation of any plan for the management and control of the teaching and property of seminaries here- | After organized, or of any change in the method | of operating existing seminaries, so that what- ‘ever pian is formed or changes made will be permanent, in order to that direct and effective control ofthe teaching and property of ite theological seminaries which the last general | assembly was convinced the church should | possess. ‘MR. M'DOUGALL DISCUSSES IT. Mr. Thomas McDougall of Cincinnati, a member of the committee, took the floor and | discussed the report at some length. He asked | what protection they gave to the great body of i the church whom they asked to give their | referred to provisions in the charter of Prince- money to the support of these senools. He poses for which it was given, presents ques- | bee: tom and the possibility of a contest arising be- tween the trustees of that seminary and the as- sembly. In the charter, in one section referring to the assembly, the title used was “The General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States,” while in another section the title ‘The General Assembly of the Presby- terian Church in the United States of Amer- ica,” Is could not, he said, be argued that the legislature was ignorant of the legal title of the assembly. Assume, he said, that the trustees of Princeton appoint A. B. as professor of Princeton and fix his salary. Then they go to the trust of the vil the trustees of the civil corporation sa: did not believe A. B. a fit Person for the place and decline to pay his salary. Where was the power to compel the payment? What was the use of the veto power in the assembly if there was no power to enforce the veto when announced? The assembly stood before the world today as having twice legal | declared that a certain professor in certain seminary was not competent to fill the chair, yet that professor continued to occupy ‘the chair and to teach in the seminary. Under the oad ey of 1870 it required the action of | the board of the seminary and the approval of the assembly to make theelection of a professor com- plete, What was the use of such an arrangement one of the bodies to the compact had the right to terminate it at anytime. He instanced the supposed case of s professor being dis- | missed by the board and the chair being filled by @ transfer of some other professor whose | qualifications for that particular place had not | 2 passed upon. and other practical ifficulties were likely to arise under the pres- ent arrangements. Mr. McDougall then discussed the matter of control of the property of the seminaries. He referred to the importance of the church main- taining contro! of the schools of the prophets in which her ministers are taught. ECCLESIASTIC HYSTERICS. In this age of ecclesiastical hysterics, the speaker remarked, some of them, as they had listened to the fears and mutterings of those dominated by this ecclesiastic hysteria, won- dered if this church, the grandest of ‘all the types of Christendom, had a future. The speaker urged the necessity of their providing wisely for the support of their institutions in the fature. Should they not, he asked, profit by experi- ence? Should they not learn God’s teachin; in the great object leseons of the past? Should they not see that their ministry of the future received their training from teachers who re- ceived their direction from the great authority of the church. He said he felt the time had come in this matter of theological seminaries that when for any reason one employed as a teacher became unfit for performing his services the church should be able to dispense with his services withous splitting the business in two in trying Jo it. Mr. McDongall’s remarks created consider- able of a sensation in the assembly, and at their close they were loudly applauded. Dr. Roberts moved that the report be ap- proved and priuted. AN OBJECTION TO ITS APPROVAL. Prof. Brown of Union Seminary said that the report had been presented parily in printed and partly in oral form. There was an ap- pendix to it which had not been submitted. He suggested, therefore, that before a vote of approval was given opportunity be given to members to in- spect the whole report. With that in view he aggested either that a time be set for discuss- ing the report or that the report be referred to the standing committee on theological semi- Dr. Young. chairman of the special commit- ‘The moderator asked whether Prof. Brown tee, said the committee did not especially desire a vote of approval. It suggested only that the committee should be continued. desired to have a special hour set aside for con- sidering the report, Prof. Brown said he would be satisfied if a motion was carried commending the commit- tee for its diligence and continuing it. He re- marked that the committee's report showed | great diligence, and that *ofar as itwent it presente: the matter very clearly. Prof. Brown's suggestion having been put in the form of a motion it was carried and the committee was continued. THE JACKSONVILLE CHURCH. The report of the special committee on the First Presbyterian Church of Jacksonville was read by Dr. Roberts. It stated that the debt of the church had been entirely lifted. Dr. Roberts said that be knew that behind these contributions-for this church lay loyalty to the general assembly. CHANOES IN COMMITTEES. The moderator announced the addition of Mr. David Jacks of California tothe committee on home missions. He announced also that Rev. Dr. Gregg, who was appointed chairman of the committee on munisterial relicf, was cailed back to his home and was unable to serve. ‘The moderator therefore appointed Rev. Dr. Charles L. Thompson as chairman of the com- mittee. ‘The morning session ended at 12 assembly was dismissed with pra: Dufek WOMAN'S EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. How This Important Branch of Church Work Originated. How did the idea of a woman's executive committee of home missions of the Presby- terian Church originate? Is the organization a success or failure? Home mission work may be traced to the early part of this century. It then simply meant that the strong churches gave financial aid or instruction to the weak churches confined within the compass of the Presbytery. Toward the middle of the cen- tury greater interests were at stake, more serious questions arose—the Indians of the north and west must be Christianized. There was an inundation of different nationalities, with their varied beliefs, many, alas, pagan. ‘The tide rolled in with appalling power. Was ‘America to become heathen? ‘What was to be done? The churches. through the board of home missions, organized churches, supplying them with ministers, and for thirty years Dlessed results were accomplished among the Mormons, Mexicans and Indians. As the work Fogressed new necessities sprung up. Other [ietrumentalitice ‘should be commended. A different r must be used—schools and teachers. The day was at hand! The mil- lions of children must be educated; the chil- dren’s mothers needed direction. The b was not empowered, nor did it have money for any work beyond its specific one of commis- sioniug and supporting ordained ministers as missionaries. ‘The question was a grave one, and was sub- mitted to the general assembly. This body considered the matter judiciously, and an ap- peal was made to the Christian women of the Presbyterian Church. Thov answered this appeal in 1878 by organizing the woman's executive committee of home missions. They do not, and never have, assumed any work only as directed by the board of home missions, and their disbursements are made through that board. Their annual meeting is held at the time of the general assembly, and their report submitted to that body. WITH ABLE OFFICERS. ‘Mrs. Haines of New Jersey was nobly identi- fied with the first steps of this organization, and served ably as its secretary until her death. Mrs. Ashabel Green, the first president, was a woman of rave culture, and_gave her time and money without reserve. Many of her wise suggestions are perpetuated in the methods of work now used. Mrs, Darwin R. James of Brooklyn, the present president, is a wom: whose consecration, zeal and jndgment abun- dantly fit her to hold and guide the varied inter- este committed to her charge. Associated with her are vice presidents from nearly every synod within the bounds of the general assembly. They are representative women, whose duty it is to stimulate interest | in home missions in their respective synods. All contributions from presbyterial treasurers are forwarded to the treasury of the woman's executive committee in New York, and are de- voted to the evangelizing of our land—for the | salaries of mission teachers, for the expenscs of the mission day and boarding schools, for the | erection of suitable buildings and maintaining industrial schools among the Mexicans, Mor- mons, Indians and mountain whites of the south. Is ita success? The first year the total re- ceipts were €5,000. The report made today shows the advance of this remarkable organi- zation. The amount of money raised this sear was $363,000: number of schools, 120: number of teachers, $20; number of pupils, 7,680. ‘The ‘Year now buildings have -been ‘erected in ta, North Carolina, Nebraska, Alaska, |New Mexico and the Indian territory. ‘The | plans developed by the woman's executive com- mittee of home missions of the Presbyterian Church wield an influence extending from the | Atlantic to the Pacific and from the great lakes to the Gulf of Mexico. ———__ A candy show is going on in Philadelphia, The United States Baking Company, com- dof many of the largest bakeries ‘in the nited States, met in Richmond, Ind., and | elected S. G. Marvin of Pittsburg presidac® THE WORK OF WOME An Interesting Gathering in the Church of the Covenant, ABOUT HOME MISSIONS. ‘The Annual Meeting of the Woman’s Execu- tive Committee—Mrs. Hamlin’s Hearty the Work Accomplished in Different Fields of Labor. Much of the missionary work of the Presby- terian Church has been accomplished by the women, who, devoted to the cause in which they are interested, are willing to give ther hearts and time for the improvement and edu- cation of those who are 60 unfortunate as to be without the divine teachings of the Great Master, and, who, through ignorance or lack of facilities are compelled, without this knowledge of the forgiving and lovable char- acter of the Lord. ‘The good work which these women accomplish is not to be measured and euch year their benefits increase. ‘This morning in the Church of the Covenant the annual meeting of the woman’s executive committee of the home missions of the Presbyterian Church assembled. ‘The church was crowded. Most of tiose present were ladies, but the few men in attendance were noticeable on account of their scarcity. The pulpit was very prettily decorated with palms and potted plants, and through the en- tire meeting there was an evident enthusiasm in all that was being done and said. COMMENCEMENT OF THE EXCENCISES. Devotional oxercises previous tothe assem- blage in the church were conducted in tho chapel in the rear of the church. The exercises were lead by Mrs, J. T. Kelly and were brief in their character, consisting of prayers and psalm singing. ‘The main body of the church was occupied for the remainder of the day’s ceremonies. “Thy Kingdom Come." The full volume of the voices of the 500 ladies present sounded beautifully ay they filled every recess of the edifice, ‘MRS. HAMLIN’S WELCOME. selection from the scriptures Mrs. Teunis 8. tion, mad she said: “As president of the society I consider it an honor to welcome you to this city. The or- ganization I believe to be the most patriotic cause in this our great country. We trust that You will make yourselves at home and that feel that you are at home.” Mrs. Hamlin work of the association. ‘MRS. PIERSON’S REPORT. Mrs, F. H. Pierson, the corresponding secre- tary, read the preliminary report of the work yeur just passed. ‘The report," she began, terian women, accomplished during a humble thanks to the Lord of life. ‘The re were swelled by the increased and more intelli- gent efforts of the missions to over $900 greater than was before, The increase has been duo to the interest of the young people. All the asecretary who should see to the distribution of funds collected for the benefit, of the freedmen. Doctors have been sent to missions of the Indians and frecdmen. The subscription list has been larger than ever before, and even those of other creeds have paid their tribute to the grand work of the society. The figures prov. the saccess of the work outlined by the Repeated calls were made during the year ty. for ig educated classes aro continually increasing, bat these calls cannot be answered unless the gen- eral assembly increases the scope of tho so- Though Mra. Pierson did not complete the reading of the report, it was necessary to close itat this point in order thit each speaker might be confined to the time limits placed on each. THE SCHOOL REPORT. Mrs, A. C. Miller, the school secretary, rend the school report. It showed a wonderful Christian work, as teaching and instructing the children for whom all this the Chri ent xprends its in- fluence and many of the young people have accepted the Christian faith. fluence of the Christian teachers must be felt in the future history of that territory. in the personnel of the lo during the year. Some money was needed for improvements, which it ix hoped can be made at many of the schools during the coming year. In New Mexico the conditions are most un- desirable. The school buildings are unsani- tury and in bad condition, and in many. cases the teacher is the only American woman in the the town. In California and Mexico some excellent advances have been made. In the last country experienced women are needed to spread the seeds of Christianity and civilization shouid be sown and reaped. A great work is being accomplished, but it is not sufficient, for the Romish Church should not be allowed to have full sway. Among the Indians the work was most bene- ficial where many new schools had been estab- lished. The new school for girls had met with the greatest among these ‘Mountain is consid- ered most hopeful, and the work among this class is one of the most patriotic that could be accomplished, In no time during the mis- sion work among the Mountain Whites has the outlook been more hopeful. At the couclusion of the reading of the re- ort two verses of the hymn, ‘Our Country Voice is Pleading,” were sung. WORK OF THE FREEDMEN’S DEPARTMENT. Mrs. C. E. Coulter read the report of the freedman’s department. In this branch there had been adeficit, but work of the greatest benefit. A number of new schools had been opened, and in each of them the outlook was most promising. The report of the treasurer was read by Miss 8. F. Lincoln. It showed a most encouraging condition of affairs, “The year,” she said, “had been @ most successful one. All the oblign- tions of the organization bave been met, bat it is suggested that hereafter the treasurers which some idea of the probable amount t the branch can furnish will be outlined.” The assemblage then eang in unison hymn 94, “Glorious Things of Thee Are Spoken.” INCREASED WORK IN CALIFORNIA. the increased part that her state was beginning to take in this great country she said the bean- tiful climate and agricultural as well as business opportunities were attract- ing to the = Pacifie coast. = an | immense population. Of the work of the Cali- fornia synod it had never been more encourag- ing in its outlook. As in most of the other synods, all that was needed was a strong | & willing hand and persistence. | At the close of this, the more business portion of the morning’s program, the exercises took | of the form of a symposium, which had been | designated “An hour with our missionaries.”” THE CONDITION OF THE NEGRO. Mrs. D. J. Satterfield of North Carolina read ‘@ most interesting and instructive address on |the condition of the negro. The pictures | which many persons painted of the ignorant, thrittless tad : f and uneleaniy manners of this class were = by __ those. = who were prejudiced. The negro blood has been too much mixed with that of the Anglo- saxon for their habits to be dif- ferent from that race. If ono can only sce one side of a question wrong im- Pressions can Be gained in the best places. The practice of voodooiem waa one cf most injurious that marred | the progress of the race. ‘Ihjs practice was Speech of Welcome—Interesting Report of missionary work, to go through life without the | The services were opened by the singing of After Miss Sue Scott of Kentucky had read a Hamlin, the president of the local organiza- brief address of welcome, in which while you are here you will make yourselves closed by offering a fervent prayer for the accomplished by the organization daring the ‘is a brief story of the work of 1,000 Presby- with expenditures of the year were promptly met It and every debt was canceled. has | been resolved to relinquish the govern- ment aid after this year entirely, and this fact shows the "enlarged work of ¢ rap F = the society in the education of the young In- jumediaiely enter into their | Ginna: “(The ‘<xecatire committee bas religion, but the work of the mis-| mended the appointment in each presbytery of | the estabiishment of brancltes beyond the de- | fined limits placed upon the — organ- ization by the —_gexeral_—_ assembly. | * 8°UP by Brad, Espeeially was this true in Chicago THE USHERS AND CoMMITTTES. and other large cities,where the foreignand un- | The large crowd which was in attendance was : the | S0¥ern- | hort on Wednesday, co: of Mrs. FE. 8 ment makes no provision for their educa-| Moore, Mra. F. F. McCrea, Mrs, Jobn Sinclair, tion, At Sitkn, Alaska, tho school bal) Meg A. H. Vedder, Mrs, A. ©. Patterson Mee, been most successful. ‘The toachings were | Agnew, Mra. E. ‘Tl. Pomeroy. Mra. C. W. Robin mainly in the for labor. ‘through 2 ‘ker, In Utah the in- | of the branches make a quarterly report at | Mrs. R. M. Stevenson, vice president of the | California synod, was introduced. Speaking of | ™! thoroughly believed by the negro, and its effect ‘was one of the worst things which the Freed- | man’s department had to overcome. |. There wasa great work in the north for the benefit of the colored girls, because the per- sonal experience of the speaker had been that the schools for manual learning, nursing, &c., were closed against them. “The colored people are advancing. They are determined to get on. We have at our schools girls who have plowed, sewed, washed and done almost everything in order ‘to earn the money necessary for them to pay their board at the schools. * WORK AMONG THE INDIANS, Rev. G. F. McAfee, the superintendent of schools, spoke on the work among the Indians, He had been much surprised when he received the call to the office he held, but when he re- ceived he accepted it, because he considered it as coming from God’ and the women, the two great powers in this land. He belioved that the best books were the only ones which should be employed in education. The Bible was the greatest book, and this was the foundation of the instruction of the Indians when they came to their breakfast the boys and girls stood reverently behind their chairs while they recited the Lord's Prayer. After the meal services were held in the 1 and again at the close of the school | studies another fifteen minutes was devoted to | the study of the Bible. It was wonderful how readily and willingly they learned their relig- ious studies. A SIORY OF PERSONAL EXPERIENCE. ‘Miss Virginia Dox, who has for five years been a teacher at an Indian school in Mexico, related her story of personal experiences. She believed the Indians needed our sympathy, and during her life among the Mexicans she had learned to love them. The great majority of the people of that country were poor, exceedingly so, Their homes | ‘ere cheerless, for they are lacking | jin what we would consider necessities. ‘They are constructed of mud, are without far- niture and every member of the family, as well as the cattle, all sleep under the same roof. But ‘with all that they had a rather cheerful and bappy disposition. Many of them were not fond of work and others who desired work could not find it. Miss Dox had lived with the Mexi- cans just as they had. She believed that without submitting herself to their own deprivations she could not fully appreciate | their customs and manners, She might jhave left this life at any _ time, but she did rot desire to do so. In her own little mud but, with its mud walls and mud floors, she had lived in the town of San Mateo for tne past five years among the Mexicans, ‘The first night that she arrived in the town, not knowing word of the language of the people about her, they seemed to understand her wants and sym- athized with her and treated her most kindiy. @ very next morning she bad begun her missionary work. Her initiatory efforts were very difficult. but ‘with it all#he was happy. Her path had been very smooth until a priest, he was a foreigner, made his appear- ance and lied most outrageously about the speaker, for by his abilit to the Mexicans he deceived them such a way that he so incensed the Mexicans of the village against me that when he left the village he thonght he would hear of my death. His efforts were almost successful. | The villagers gathered abont my cabin door with clenched fists and made me know that [ was to leave the place at once, but out of sym- Pathy for my helpless condition they decided to | allow me toremain until the morning, but during the night aid came to me, the Lord interfered | and I was allowed to remain, and when the Mexi- | cans again came before my mud hut it wns with tears in their eyes, SELF-TORTURE OF THE MEXICANS. The story the speaker related of the self- torture the Mexicans practiced upon themselves on account of their religious beliefs as @ sucri- fice for their wrong doing was terrible. which | they do, they sav, for the service and glory of | God. They believed so thoroughly in thexe tortures that they were willing to give up their lives in as they think that if they die during passion week their souls will sion was gradually recalling some of these people from their beliefs to the beautiful | | thoughts of Christianity. The address closed | with an appeal for aid te reclaim these mis- led people from their religion. | | X& number of notices which have heretofore | been published were read by Mrs. J. 'T. Kelly and Mrs. Hamiin. * ° After the singing of the doxoldgy the meet- ing adjourned until 2 o'clock this afternoon, | At its close the delegates assembled on the | steps of the church and were photographed in comfortably seated by an eficient corps of | young ladies who acted as ushers, There names were Misses Grace Le Duc, Frances Read, Vir- ginia Gratton, Marion Leech, Elsa Woolworth, Flora Rhees, Frank Winger and | Mary Warner. The nominating committee will make a re- orton Tuesday. The committee consists of irs, J. F. Kelly, chairman; Miss M. J. Peck, Mrs. D. C. Blair, M ‘M. R. Chase, Mra, J. V. Milligan, Mre. J.C. Gallop, Mra, D. J. Satter field, Miss N. G. Bradley, Mrs, Dieffendorfer and Miss Thornton, The committee on resolution, which will re- | son, Mrs. Scovel, Mrs. C. E. Walker, Mra, W. A. Smick and Mrs. 8. 8. Brownell. The committee on children’s publications, which is to report on Wednesday, 18 composed as follows: Mrs. L. A. Davis, Mrs. A. W. Par- . Norcross, Mrs. C. W. Robinson, . Young, Mrs. Harsha, Mra, A. H. Mrs. B. Cleland, Mra. E. N. Barrett, Mrs. E. 8. Perkins, Mrs. Cooper and Mrs. C. E. Walker. Upon tho adjournment of the session this afternoon President and Mra, Cleveland will | hold a reception to the delogates at the Execu- | tive Mansion between the hours of 4and6 | o'clock. ‘THIS AFTERNOON'S PROGRAM. The program for this afternoon's session was ‘as follows: Responsive readings with hymn 138, Prayer by Mr. G. D. Norcross of Penn- sylvania, Hymn. President's address by Mr. D. R. James, Hymn. Our Literature. by Mra, D. E. Finks. Our Young People, by Miss E. N. Wishard. Solo, Mra. J. A. Yale, Illinois, Facts to Ponder, Mrs. L. A. Davis, Kansas. An hour with the missionaries, ‘The Freedmen, Miss Lucy Laney, Georgia. The Mormons, a symposium, ‘missionary teachers, Utah. The Alaskans, Mra. J. C. De Vore, Alaska. Mountain People, Miss Florence Stephenson. Closing words, prayer and benediction, Dr. W. C. Robert ‘The evening's session will bo a A Po ing, to be addressed by synodic and others from the field. sissies ae ‘Newspaper Correspondents. Complete reports of the proceedings of the assembly are printed in the religious papers, especially those representing the interests of | the Presbyterian denomination. Papers of the | latter class rank among the leading religions | journals of the country. Some of these repre- | sented at the present session of the general | assembly are as follow: M, Coffman, The Interior, Chicago; F.C. Montfort, Herald-Pres- yytery, Cincinnat . Gilson, Presbyterian | Banner, Pittsburg; John B. Donaldson, North | and West, Minneapolis. Secular papers have representatives at the assembly, in wddition to the press associ ation and the local press, as fol- : Dr. J. H. Walker, Times-Star, Cinci ; Albion M. Dyer, Mail and Ezpress, New | York citys Chas. R. Gillett, Evening Post, New York city. | ———— PROMOTION OF E OPEAN TRAVEL HE ‘. z pular meet- missionaries 8. The Mission of Mr. Caprani. Mr. A.G. Caprani of Naples, Italy, pleas- antly known to Americans as the proprietor of | the leading hotel in Naples, and through hi | skilful management of tourist travel in various | parts of the world. is in the city. His present visit to this country is for the purpose of pro- | moting tourist travel from Europe to the United States during the period of the world’s | | fair, aud he will act in this connection in bebalf | | of a well known northern tourist agency. Mr. | Caprani is admiravly adapted for a mission of | | this sort, as he speaks all the modern languages, and is a gentleman of fine address, and with | wide acquaintance all round the world. pi toon eeiasetiad Ex-Senator Van Wyck Paralyzed. Ex-Senator C. H. Van Wyck of Nebraska, ac- | cording to telegrams received here, was stricken with paralysis yesterday near Lincoln, Neb. Serious results are feared, owing to bi | | a vanced age. He has a brother in this city Chief Justice Fuller has recently leased his | residence here, IT IS CONSERVATIVE. The Judiciary Committee of the Presbyterian General Assembly, THAT MEANS ANTI- BRIGGS, According to an Expression of the Chairman, Dr. Baker—Interest Felt in the Selection of the Members of This Committee—Some Encouraging Reports. Probably the most significant action of the general assembly today was the appointment of the committees This feature of the sessions is always looked forward to with the great- est attention and interest, for the com- plexion of these committees may well be looked upon as giving an idea of the attitude the assembly is to take on all matters that come before it. This year, asa result of the important questions that come before the body for consideration or settlement, the Briggs caso, the seminary question, the problem of revision and others only less 1m- portant, the appointment of the committees wae a matter of even greater interest than in most years, When the time came for the announcement this morning there was hardly a commissioner absent from his place in the church, and every man listened with the closest attention while the lists were beng read off, so that he might know on which one he was expected to serve. Dr. Roberts, the stated clerk, who read the lists for the moderator, said that there was no need of the listeners paying such very close attention, inasmuch as the correct and revised lists would be prinved in Tae Stan. THE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE. Perhaps the most interest clustered about the names of the members of the judiciary commit- tee, for this is the committee that will pass upon the appeal in the case of Dr. Briggs and will report to the assembly upon the question of the propriety of that body entertaining the appeal. Rev. Dr. George D. Baker was the man selected to act as the chair- man, and as soon as his name was called out nt buzzing of tongues and a putting of heads together to discuss the mean- ing of the appointment. : ‘Dr. Baker is the pastor of the First Presby- terian Church of Philadelphia, and is looked upon as one of the leading ministers in the city of brotherly He was prominently mentioned the jorition of moderato: of this assem- By, and’ was the only, one of the candidates who made a running against Dr. Craig, the successful candidate in yesterday's election. Dr. Baker is not a large man, but his intellect is large enough to make up the dif- ference and his’ manner is one of utmost cor- chality and courtesy. He isan easy, graceful speaker. ’ What ia more to the point, however, is the fact that he is classed among the conservatives, and as euch his appointment gave the greatest satisfaction to that faction of the assembly. by all odds the largest. The committee is for the most part mad* up of men who are known to be conservative, that is, tobe more definite, anti-Briggs men. A TALK WITH CHAIRMAN BAKER. Afew moments after the announcement of the committees was made Dr. Baker was met by aSraz reporter in the lecture room of the church, and in the course of the conversation that followed he was arked what he thought of the committee of which he was the head. — “T really do not know,” he said. “I ‘simply henrd the hst read off as you did, but I should think from the reading that it was tive committee by a large majority. Do you mean that it is anti-Brigge?” “I mean conservative. You can interpret the word as suits vou in this particular case. Iam usually ranked among the conservatives my- self.” “In the general acceptance of the phrase the committee would be regarded as anti-Briggs, would it not?” “Possibly.” Dr. Baker did not dare to discuss the merits of the Briggs case, nor the possible action the committee might take in the premises. He did say, however, that he thought it was highly probable that’ the committee would be able to report to the assembly by next Tuesday. PROF. JOHN T. DUFFIELD. There is one man in the assembly as a dele- gate from the presbytery of New Brunswick who is probably known to a larger num- ber of the delegates personally than |almost any other delggate present, This |i Prot. J. & ield, whose face |isa familiar one in Presbyterian gatherings. whose name is as familiar in the realms of Presbyterian literature. He is professor of mathematics in the academic course at Prince- ton College, aud as such has bad many of the other delegates under him as pupils in the days when they were studying for the mivistry before they entered’ the seminary. Dr. Duffield is the oldest member of the Princeton faculty, and there isa tradition about the college that for years he has been handing in his resignation at every meeting vf the board of trustees and that the board of trustees as regularly declines to accept it. He is usually known to the students as “Duff,” but no man in any class ever said mean word of him or left his course none the better for his kfndly Christian influence. MR. ROBERT E. SPEER. Another man whose face is very familiar about the assembly, although he is nota com- missioner, is Mr. Robert E. Speer, the aseist- ant secretary of the board of foreign missions in New York. Mr. Speer is also a Princeton man, but a long way further along than Prof. Duffield, as he graduated less than four years ago. He graduated with the class of "89, at the top of the class, and while he was considered one of the ablest men and brightest scholars that had ever gone through the Jersey college he yet found time to play foot bali, and was on the ‘varsity foot ball . During his college couree, as well as since, he wasdecply interested in the sabject of foreign missions, and has always been in the forefront of the students’ volunteer movement. He has delivered a large number of eloquent addresses throughout the country, and has had wonderful success in his worl Mr. 3 ishere with Dr. Gillespie to rep- resent the board of foreign missions, and on Wednesday next he will address the assembly at its morning session on that subject. He is probably the youngest mau who will speak be- fore the assembly, but there are “few better speakers, even among the older commissioners. ENCOURAGING REPCRTS, The annual reports of the various church boards, made public today, and to be taken up by the assembly from time to time, show en- couraging results in every branch of the work. | The report of the special committee on eys- tematic beneficence shows that the Christian | 00009 Standard has attained an average monthly | issue of 24,220 copies. The total receipts of all the boards during the year amounted to $2,799,562, an increase over 1892 of $178,765. The report of the board of church erection fund shows that during the year there were 239 applications for assistance, upon which grants were le regating —$105,- 391 and. loans $61,192 ti exceeds any previous in history of the board, and still there is an in- sufficiency of supplies. More than one-balf the churcies on the roll of the askemblies do not contribute to this fund, and the board begins the new vear with an empty treasury and many pressing demands upon it. AID FOR COLLEGES. The result of the year’s work of the board of aid for colleges and academies has not proved a disappointment to the expectations of the church. During the year the receipts have been $75,134 and the donations in the shape of aid aggregated $63,630. Forty institutions ve been assisted and twenty states occupied. nroliment of students ix 4.002, are engaged in systematic Bible year the ‘The agaregs of whom 2,75 study. This total | 90% The report of the board in charge of the mi sions for freedmen shows that nearly $200. 388 Te- Under this board there itha. membership of 16295, and 10.471 Sex? with a mem! , 18,4 as schoctechalae of the board of re- lief shows thet 722 persgas were ‘afforded. ne- sistance, 94 new names being rolls last year, 6 sor seventy years of retired, oldest being ninety-four and 36 of the number, being over was Tn the branch of church work devoted to publication and Sabbath schools there bas been, eccording to the report, a season of prosperity. The i it has or- ganized 299, but of this total 255 have ceased to exist. Into these schools about| One dozen bottles of Johann The pubtiertion ennolare are now guibered: | Hoff's Malt Extract are worth a more than 17,000,000 pages of facts and peri-| cask of ale in nutritive and tonic tare The pei neh whoo) ous epee without being intoxi- BOARD OF EDUCATION. The report of the board of education shows that the demand for ministers is ahead of the supply. Two years ago the vacant churches numbered 2,11 © membership The GENUINE is always sold as JOHANN HOFF’S MALT EX- TRACT, and must have the signa- ture “JOHANN HOFF” on the “Eee & Minddeve Ch tues isner & Co., 152 and 154 Franklin st, New York. which 133 ‘ha ranging from 100 to. over 1.000. ‘Tho western synods particularly have suffered, and netably braska, Kansas and Miunesota. Last year there graduated from the seminaries 243 students, an increase of and of these only 200 were available for the home field. The number of students under the care of the board aggregate 868, of which 87 are Germans and 106 negroes. The Newberry scholarship, annual income of $500, the Waar 88 Wnz Do. It will buy adress, or « hat, ‘oF « box of clars.or a set of our Perfect Calvinistic Methodist Church, with reference to theeducation of students for the ministry in that church. NOT MONEY ENOUG! Discharges and Reductions to Take Place in the General Land Office. “A two-edged sword cuts both ways,” is an old adage andone that a number of demo- cratic Congressmen are now realizing is a truthfnl one. During the last Congress a number of demo- cratic statesmen became fired with a desire to Practice economy, and began by cut- ting down the appropriations for the general land office, which will necessitate the discharge of sixty-eight clerks in the classified service and the reduction of special agents from fifty-two to thirteen in number, beginning July Inext. ‘These same Congressmen are now the corridors of the Interior Dericient ton large drops of perspiration on their brows, caused by earnest and susteined efforts to keep their constitnents from amo: the clerks who will be dropped to obtain other copstituents appointments as special agents, There is a grent pressure for these special agencies. They are not under the civil service. They pay €1,200 a year and @5 a day for experses and are in great demand by constituents, but the economic statesmen are not meeting with unvarying success in their efforts, and are not likely to, it is said. The work of the Innd office will be seriously crippled. it is said, by the reductions, for it will be a physical impossibility to keep up the the working U.S. ies, Asox, 1 7TH ST. ¥.W. ‘Baltimore offices: No. 1 N. Charles st. record with this heavy break in force. ‘There is consternation and dismay among the but he will be one clerks, for no man kno of the doomed sixty-eight, Yellow envelope will come, ike ight, and take away bis velihood Sane paver tar Sine little ‘once ot ¢ land commissioner will probably have a | oper & soce cancel regular monkey-and-parrot time about July 1. | BENS Bo, Boles for you tosign—no “dinagrenc ter He must make the reduction of sixty-cight clerks, for there will be no appropria- tion ‘out of which to pay for their services after that date; but how to make the selection is the burning question with him. Each clerk naturally thinks that be should be permitted to remain and will bring all of his influence to bear to secure bis own retention. There will be wailing and lamenta- tion when the sixty-eight unfortunates are marched-up into line to walk the plank, andeach ‘one will probably look upon the commissioner oor regular pirate. for it is no laughing matter with them—they will be brought face to face with the bread and butter question. It is understood that the selection of those to be dropped will be made upon the basis of their efficiency record, as this plan is the only practicably and fair one. A Brief but Pleasant Conference. Mr. James L. Norris, the District member on the democratic national committee, saw the President early yesterday morning, and had a brief but pleasant conference ae All Quiet at Hawait. 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