Evening Star Newspaper, May 23, 1893, Page 7

THE- EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON. D ©, TUESDAY. MAY 28. 1898—TWELVE PAGES. FOREIGN MISSIONS. Tuteresting Account Given of the Work of Missionaries. WOMEN IN What Has Been Accomplished Under Their of the company to speak to their particular friends that no formality was observed, but nearly all were greeted immediately by some one desiring to speak with them. : ‘The _iatrotections to home missionaries wore made - McMillan, also a secretary of boardof home missions.” Mrs. Darwin E. James, president of the woman's executive committee of home missions. and Mrs. Hamlin assisted in making the home missionaries feel at home. The reception committee of the church were EARNEST. | present and mingled with the guests, making them acquainted with each other, but the esprit de corps is such among these societies that it was a reunion of old friends, and all pro- nounced it one of the most pleasant features of Auspices in Many Different Fields—tnei- | the assembiy. dents That Have Been Met With by Many Workers Graphically Told. —— ‘The continuation of the proceedings of the ‘meeting of the woman's foreign mission in the Charch of the Covenant were reported as fol- lows in the assembly edition of last night's Stan: A monghly magazine, “Woman's Work for Woman,” was the subject of a short speech from Miss F.B Hawley of New York. The magazine, she said, is « guide for the woman who is shatoff and shut ont in some littie country village, astay to the discouraged one who is struggling against preoceupsticn or indifference in her society and a staff of help and strength to all its readers. It keeps the missionaries in touch with the world and keeps those at home fally informed of the results which the missionaries were bringing about. Miss Hawley read from the report of Miss Parsons, the editor of the paper. which showed the circulation and other statistics regarding it. 72ES. 7. M. HUMPHREY. Mrs. T. M. Humphrey of Chicago spoke of the monthly magazine of the association,“*Children’s Work for Children,” and the amount of good it had accomplished by circulating among young of the ‘Church. The edu- cation of the young was the it duty that can fall to one’s lot, and through this little pa~ per the children learned of God and the mis- sion’s work. earn see Mrs. H. H. Fry of New secret tSecninen aaa of the work for the new year. The results of the work sccom- plished have been most satisfactory, an _ Women of the church have well done their share, having given $329,889 into the treasury. ‘There are 335 missionaries in the field or at home. The society hopes to send out twenty- two more, and from Laos and Peking come calls for’ additional teachers and aid. For this p 23.500 is needed, besides the desire to build for the missionarics more com- fortabie homes in many places. Mrs. Fry asked that in this special work the general fund should not be overlooked. The foreign work was pushing faster than they are able to meet it, The self-denial week broaght to the board $20,000. ON THE HEATHEN CHINEE. ‘The assemblage joined in singing “How Beau- teous Are the Mountains,” at the conclusion of which Mrs, C. W. Mhateer, a missionary in China, was introduced. The heathen she did not believe to beas bad as the wicked in this country, as they were totally unacquainted with what was right and wrong. They know nothing of the dignity or destination of the human soul Ror any knowledge of the origin of mankind. ‘They are unacquainted with t nor have Bowe cbservance of the Sabbath. Mrs. Mater then dwelt on the effects in this country should the knowielge of the Bible be taken away. It would mean the destruction of civilization, In China the woman is the slave, there 5 absolutely no marriage felicity or domesticity as we understand it. This is Christian life, she said, and is unknown to bea- then nations.’ To them there is no ray of light beyond the grave. There is no fature to them, and the wailing of those left behind at a death is most painful to hear. It would be impossi- ble to deseribo the difference betwoen the Christian and the heathen atmosphere. It 1s just as discornible as between the pure whole- some atmosphere of the ocean and open fields and the fou! tainted air of the slums. oN THE GEARY Law. Mrs. P. D. Brown of Californie, though not ‘# missionary, has lived among the Chinese and Japanese in California and has taken an active in the missionary work in that place. In remarks she spoke of the Geary law. Mrs. Brown asked whether these heathens who were being taught Christianity in this country were by the votes of the American people to be sent back to China to bow down to idols and hea- thenisrs. She claimed that the slavery indulged im om the coast was only made possible by the co-operation of citizens of this country. who at the practice. One girl, who had been rescued and saved by the mission in San Francisco, was sold for the sum of $2,500. Mra. Brown also related the story of another Chinese girl who had been Christianized and who later married Christian man and lived most happily. SCHOOL WORK IN SIAM. Mra. C. A. Berger gave an exceilent idea of the school work in Siam from her personal knowledge on account of her residence in Bangkok for some years. Siam is to Asia what California is to this country, from an_agric tural standpoint, but isa monarchy in which slavery is largely practiced. ‘The language is @ very curious one. ‘The Christian High ‘School in Bangkok has a powerful sway among the Siamese, especially the better class, and on the roils are over « hundred students. Further up the river on which the city is si uated Dr. Hays and his wife occupy the Bang- kok Hospital, which is doing especially good work. In the girls’ school,witich is seven miles up the river, all the domestic work is aecom- plished by $ o'clock and the teachers and scholars assemble in the chapel for gospel serv- ices, wit the result that during the past year | four of the girls had professed themselves and Jo! of the sehool is done after dinner. are taught embroidery and needlework, ready market for which is found in the Eur pean cities. so that by this means iast year $121 was cleared above all expenses. The school building was not adequate to accommodate the pupils and an addition to it is very necessary. IS THE SEW HEEZIDES. In the absence of Dr. Mary Fulton, who was to relate the medical work accomplished by the mission in China, the presiding officer intro- @uced Dr. John Paton, who for many years was the only person in ‘the New Hebrides who had any acquaintanee with medicine. The sav- ages at one time drove him from the island,only for him to return, Now there were on the island 14,000 converts, and still there were large fields for work. He deseribed the beneficial results obtained there by the spreading of the Chris- tien faith. He ventured the assertion that if the world’s fair were opened on Sunday that these cozverts would not visitit on that day. so careful were ther of the observance of the Sab- | bath. While the gathering sang “Sovereign of Worlds, Display Thy Power” a collection was taken up to defray the expenses and cover the incidental expenses of the ceutral committee. A portion of the program was devoted to “Three-minute Messages” from several @iaionarics. ‘Mrs. Campbell had formerly been a mission- ary in Africa. but owing to loss of health was obliged to return to this count She con- sidezed the northern po-tion of Airica the most fruitful for missionary work, as there the habits of the tribes were most horrible, ‘The other speakers were Mrs. Coulter of bina, Mrs. Bergen of China, Mra. J. G. Kerr of China, Mra. O. N. Ford of Africa and Mr. KR. H. Nasa, 2 missionary on the Ogowe river, Africa. James and Mrs. Cunningham led in prover. and after singing a hymn Dr. Gilles- | pie oifered the benediction and the meeting adjourned. i MRS. CLEVELAND PRESENT. Among those in the andience was Mrs. Cleve- land. She occupied one of the seats in the rear of the church and remainsd about two ‘Today and Wednesday afternoon there will be | wer mcetings at the Church of the Covenant | 4:30 o'clock. To-day Mrs. McRea will pre- | Side and on Wednesday Mrs. D. M. Humphrey. | ‘On Wednesday evening there will be a popular | meeting at the Metropolitan Chureb, at which | Mire. De Wore of Alaska and others will speats. | An Enjovabie “eception. | [At the close of the meeting an enj ception was given the missionaries in the ebapel. It was attended by all of the ladies present at the meeting and some of the com-| jssioners. ‘The line of missionaries exiende: from the south door of the chapel nearly groand the beautiful room, which was band- fomely decorated. Dr. Hamlin, the pastor of the church. first presented the visitors to Dr. Gilespie, secretary of the foreigu missionary | . Roberts, secretary of the The line of mission- rable Dr. Paten, f . Lucas, Mr. Jowed in turn Read, Me. Hol Je indy missionaries who had rest. ‘There were # long I Mrs. Turne: president of the wom ‘s board of foreign ions, introduce: to fhe ladies receiving, but such was the eagerness the Christian faith. ‘The industrial work | ‘The girls | —_———_ WHAT DE. BRIGGS BELIEVES. Declarations He Made in Response to Categorical Questions. The records and documents in the Briggs case, which have been submitted to the general assembly, are about a3 voluminous as those of some big case which has been fought from court to court mntil it has reached the Supreme Conrt of the United States. In addition to that three have been received by the assembly from different presbyteries many overtures bearing on the question of appeal, which is involved in the Briggs case. It is the con- tention of the prosecution in the case that Dr. Briggs has never retracted the utterances which he made in his inaugural address on which the charges are based. It will be remembered that the case was tried first by the New York pres- bytery in October, 1991." At that time the case was dismissed by a vote of 94 to 39. The resolu- tion then adopted declared “that the presbytery of New York, having listened te the paper of Rev. Charles A. Briggs, D. D., in the case of the Presbyterian Chureh in ‘the United States of America against him as to the sufficiency of the charges and specifications in form and legal effect, and without approving of the positions ted 1m his inaugural address, at same time desiring earnestly the peace and quiet of the church, and in view of the declarations made by Dr. Briggs touching his loyalty to the Holy Scriptures and the Westminster standards, and of his disclaimers of interpretations pat on some of his words. deems it best to dismiss the ease, and hereby does so dismiss it.” It was trom this action that the tion appealed to the general aesembly of 1892, which body remanded the case to the presbytery for trial. Itwas one of the complaints of the prosecution that the action was founded in part on the answers to 4 series of categorical questions not propounded by the presbytery, bat by certain persons not connected with the Prosecution. ‘These categorical questions and Teplies were as follows: Question I. Do you consider the Bible, the eburch and the reason as co-ordinate sources of authority? Answer. No. Or do yg believe the Scriptures of the Old and New ‘estament to_be rule of faith and practice? ‘Answer. Yes. Question IL When you use the word “rea- son” do you include the conscience and the re- 2 Answer. Yes. Question ILL Would you aceept the follow- ing as a satisfactory deiinition of inspiration? Inzpiration is sazh a divine direction as to se- cure an infallible record of God’s revelation in respect to both fact and doctrine. Answer. Yes. Question IV. Do you believe the Bible to be inerzant im all matters concerning faith and raccice and in everything in which it 18 a reve- tion from God, ora vehicle of divin> trut! and that there are no errors that disturb its infollibility in tiese matters, or in its records of the historic events and institutions with which they are inseparaDly connected? Anawer. Yes. Question V. Do you believe that the miracles recorded in Seripture are due to an extraordi- nary exercise of divine energy either directly or mediately through holy men? Answer. Yes. eestion Vi. Do yon hold what is commonly known as the doctrine of future probation? | Do you believe in purgatory? Answer. No. Question VIL Do you betieve that the issues of this life are final, and that a man who dies impenitent will have no further opportunity of salvation? Anewer. Jeu oc th Question VILL Is your theory of progressive sanctifieation such that it will petit’ you to say that you believe that when a man dies in the faith, he enters the middle state, regen- erated, justitied and sinless? Answer. Yes. es NOT SEIZED BY JAPAN. Unfounded Keports Regarding the Occupa- tion of the Pelew Islands. ‘The steamer City of Rio Janeiro has arrived at San Francisco from Hong Kong and Yoko- hama bringing the following advices: The report emanating from Madrid to the effact thas Zzpan had seized the Pelew Island group in the North Pacific claimed by Spain was evidently without foundation. The re- ported seizure was news to the people of Japan and no coniirmation could be obtained in oficial circles. 3 Britieh and Japanese warships had arrived at the scene of the recent Corean disturbance and were expected to be followed by the United States steamship Petrel. Atlatest accounts the antagonistic movements of the Corean organ- | ization that precipitated the trouble had ceased | and all was quiet. On the first instant fire which raged for five hours destrosed 122 buildings and three tem- ples at Togomura, Japan. ‘The opposition to missionary work appears to be teking on a violent aspect in Japan. Near Osaka:s the children at a Catholic mission or- phanage, accompanied by tiree teachezs, were returning to the orphanage on the afternoon of April 23 when a party of nino Japanese men used toward them offensive and insulting lan- | guage and then charged the procession. ‘the children fled in terror, bat one of the ruffians seized ome of the sisters by the throat and, afier nearly stranging her, threw her down and kicked her savagely about the body, and whén size attempted to rise again caught her by | the throat, severely choking her, afterward wrenching off her head dress and tearing it to pieces. Fortunately the police arrived in time only infallible to prevent farthersmischief and five of the ring- lenders were arrested. ‘The children were also badly bruised. On the 15th of the same month some rough experiences were meted out to Mr. Begnal at Chiebbsin. The ladies were out in carts to see a lantern show and were handled rather roughly. Begna!, who went to their rescue, was chased by men with drawn knives and had to run for his life. He found refuge in the store of a friendly Chinese, who secreted him. A third case was that of a native Christian teacher in the employ of the American mission at Jewsun, who was laid hoid of by roughs and given a severe beating. which made him an in- valid for more than a fortnight. He took his ease to a magistrate, who ignored an Some of the magistrate’s underlings even reviled the teacher for being a Christian. sty FOOLISH SIGHTSEERS. ‘They Did Not Believe the Announcement ‘That the Exposition Would Be Closed. ‘Tens of thousands of men and women wan- dered aimlessly up and down the thoroughfares outside the world’s fair grounds st Chicago yesterday peering wistiuliy through the closed gates of the white city and mumaring regr at their inability to gain admittance. Some of the louder spoken ones called down maledic- tions on the powers that sealed the beauties of the fair to them, but on the whole the crowd was an orderly one. Men kept their tempers, evidently buried by the belief that the dav | would be the last of Sunday closing. It was by | far the largest Sunday turnout since the expo- | sition opened. Transportation lines and tke army of fakirs located in the vicinity of the | grotnds did an enormous business. | From early morning until dark the elevated | the cable lines, the steamers and the rban trains poured a continuous stream of nto the streets surrounding the | ens of policemen were kept busy | im preventing street blockades. ‘The pressura was m a large measure doubtless due to_an ill- | hope that the closing order mizht be | 1 during the dav. Many doubted tho truth of the announcement that the fair would be closed until denied admittance oy the gate he fakirs flourishedas never before. and not being able to | spend it in the exposition they turned to the nts in the vicinity. Hundreds ‘ets yelled themselves hoarse and ren- | » day hideous in their efforts to secure their share of the golden harvest. As night drew near the rush for home begaa, and for two hours every means of transportation was tested to its fullest capacity. - May 26 1s THe Date fixed for the exeursion given by the ni Association of the National College of Pha duating class, ‘The party will 2 ‘hall Hall, leav- ing the city at 6:30 and returming by moonlight. The college has so many friends and admirers that the exearsion or anything else undertaken | Tae committee proposed resolutions com- | recommendations if the purpose was merely to SABBATH AT THE FAIR. The Report Discussed at Yesterday After- neon’s Session, AMONG THE FREEDMEN, ‘The Work Which the Presbyterian Church is Doing. ‘WIE ASSEMBLY PROPOSES TO WITHDRAW THE PRESBYTERIAN EXHIBIT—THE BOARD OF EDU- CATION—ADDBESSES AND FIGURES CONCERNING THE TRAINING OF MINISTERS, ADDRESSES LAST NIGHT AT THE NEW YORK AVENUE CHURCH—THE WORK DESCRIBED BY MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND BY COLORED MINISTERS—DR. SANDERS TELLS A STORY. [From yesterday's Assembly edition.} The afternoon session, beginning at 2:30 O'clock, was opened witn prayer by Rev. Dr. Paton. On motion of Dr. Jos. T. Smith the reports of the committees on church unity and co-operation were made the first order for Wednesday afternoon. Mr. Worrall, secretary of the committee on Sabbath observance, of which the late Col. Elliott F. Shepard was chairman, presented the report of that committée. SUNDAY AT THE FAIR. ‘When the report had been read Rev. Mr. Me- Cauley asked whether it was true that the directors of the fair had resolved to open the grounds. Mr. Worrall said that was the fact and thore were 25,000 people in the grounds yestorda: Rev. Mr. MeCauley then offered as a resolu- tion that in view of that fact that the exhibit of the Presbyterian Chureb be removed. Rev. Dr. Warfield, the president of Lafayetto College, offered a resolution as an amendment to the report that the second Sunday in June be set apart asa day for special prayer for the better observance of the Sabbath, and recom- mending that on that day sermons be preached denouncing the directors for their action in violating their promises in respect to Sunday opening. ‘Dr. Warfield, in discussing his resolution said that he believed that there was a tendeney to overlook the efficacy of prayer. He believed that they should appeal to prayer. He spoke earnestly of the tendency to make civiliza- tion the watchword — in of the immortality of Christ. He spoke of the grow- ing desecration of the Sabbath and the need for earnest effort and prayer by God-loving and od-serving people. He thought there was need for a return to the great days when all the people gathered together and united in prayer for some great blessing which they all desired. All of the report and resolutions were adopted down tothe amendment pro} providing for removing the Presbyterian exhibit. Mr. Ellis of Saginaw, Mich., suggested to amend this by inserting ‘the word “hereafter,” so ft would provide for removing the exhibit in case the Sunday closing law 18 “hereafter” vio- ted. Elder Jerome said that if the fair was tobe open on Sunday there was all the more reason for having the Presbyterian exhibit there. Mr. John Kandolph of this city said he hoped the Presbyterian Church would make no com- promise on this subject. Elder Smith of Poughkeepsie asked if the assembly had the power to withdraw the exhibit. There was a large gathering of people in the New York Avenue Church last evening on the occasion of the popular meeting devoted to the subject of the work among the freedmen. ‘There were many women in the throng, and the presence of light-colored gowns and the waiv- ing of fans was in striking contrast to the staid and prosaic appearance of the gathering that fills the church every day at the regular sessions of the general assembly. Rev. Dr. Charles L. Thompson, an ex-mod- erator of the assembly, presided ‘at the meet- ing, and there were a number of sharp, pithy five-minute addresses, In addition there was an interesting program of music rendered by the Lemperance Choir of the Fifteenth Street Presbyterian Church. This is the only col- ored Presbyterian church in the city, and its temperance society is one of its most flourish- ing features. ‘The exercises last evening were opened by the rendering of an anthem in ex- cellent style bya chorus of about twenty voices. DR. THOMPSON'S ADDRESS. In his opening remarks Dr. Thompson said that it was very proper that the memorial an- niversary of the freedmen’s board should be held in Washington, a city redolent with the memories of a great deed in freeing millions of slaves. It was also proper, ina sense, that he should preside over the meoting inasmuch as he was for four years a member of the board, whose efforts and successes were very dear to him, In view of the vast field for work pre- sented by the eouthern states he must say that they had not done all that should be done in making citizens of freedmen. ‘The Presbyte- rian Church had hardiy come up to the mark set by the churches of other denominations and yet the board had done all it could in view of the help that it received from the church in the way of money and men, In our midst are seven or eight millions of people. freedmen, but citizens as much as any of us, who must be raised to the sme level, intellectual and moral, as the rest of the community. The work is @ great and a noble one and worthy of devoted, faithful effort. In closing his briof introductory remarks Dr. Thompson referred feelingly to the loss sustained by the board in the death of Richard Allen, “who bus gone to his re- ward and to whom the Presbyterian Church must ever be grateful for the share he took in tho work among the freedme! At the close of Dr. Thompson's address Rev. ‘Mr. Murray, n prominent colored minister, rend the First Psaim, which was followed by a pitzer for a blessing upon the work delivered yy Rev. Dr. Hodge of Lincoln University. DR, GIBSON. ‘The first regular address was mado by Dr. Gibson, office secretary of the freedmen’s board. He said that he had spent seven years of his life in the work among the freedmen, and there was an approprinteness in bis ad= dressing a meeting which is usually addressed only by workers in tho field, for before another meeting of the astembly he would probabiy have severed his present connection with the board. He wasasoldier in the war himself and desperately wounded in battle, and yet if the question hnd been asked of him ‘then, when leaving the fieid with a shattered arm’ anda minie ball in bis shoulder, wheiker the end in view was worth what it’ cost he would have answered even then that the civil liberty of the slave was worth all that it cost to the THE CHURCH MAD THE RIGHT. Dr. Herrick Johuson, a member of the com- mittee in charge of the matter, stated that they undoubtedly had the right to remove it, but it would involve a bill of expenses. He said that the late Elliott F. Shepard had contributed 2500 to help pay the expenses of this exhibit, and they would feel that it was necessary to refund that money to the estate in case the fair was opened on Sunday and the exhibit was left there, as such a thing was entirely contrary to Col. Shepard’s views. Mr. Endalie said that he would guaranteo that the $500 would be forthcoming. "The res- olation was then adopted as amended by ris- ing vote. THE NEW COMMITTEE. Dr. Roberts, the stated clerk, announced that the committee on Sabbath observance would be | uation, and to the individual. ‘The work om zs sy of educating the freedmen was never continued and consist of the following: 80 enconruging as now nor the prospect #0 Wm. KR. Worrall of New York, James A./ bright, Speaking of the work accomplished by Beaver of Pennsylvania, Byron Sunderland, D. | hoarding sehoolx, Dr. Gibson said that there D., Washington, D. C.; Herrick Jobnsoi D. | are now sixteen seminaries for freedmen, with D.. Chicago; 8. J. McPherson, D. D., Chicago; | accommodations for 2,000 students. The cost J.C. Withron, D. D., Chicago; F, C. Montort, | of educating a colored girl in a seminary of the D. D., Cincinnati: J. H. Erookes, D. D.. St. | first class is but 50 a year; in the second Louis; Thomas Ewing, Pittsburg; Benjamin | ejass it is but £45. ‘The relations existing be- Harrison, Indianapolis; Wm. C. Young, D. D.. | tween the board and the church and the board- Kentucky; Geo. E. Sterry, New York; A. P. | ine ing schools have improved vastly within the past four years, During that time they have approached nearer and nearer to the point where they are self-sustaining, and the value of the property at their disposal has doubled im that time. Locking out over the tield and what Ketchum, New York, John Gordon, D. D, Omaha. The Cause of Education. Dr. Ewing presented the report of the com- mittee on the board of education in which it was stated that there are 1,244 vacant churches, with an increase during the past year of 138 in the number of churches and only 103 in the number of ministers. The conclusion drawn from these figures was that the church was not keeping pace with the needs of the work. The re- port recommended that the board of aid for colleges should join hands with the board of education in carrymg out the plans. The report submitted recommendations endorsing the work of the board and to urge the churches to set apart a day for the consideration of the | claims of the board. ‘chat the discretion of the board as to the acceptance of academic scholars be enlarged so that this class be placed on the | basis as those in colieres and seminaries, and that the sum of $150,000 be raised for this work of the board. TRE SECRETARY OF THE BOARD. ‘The secretary of the board, Dr. Poor, then spoke and said that for the first time the board was able to report that it was now compara- tively out of debt. ‘This financial condition is mainly due to reducing scholarshios from $100 to $50 for collegiate students and from #40 to $70 for academic students. This reduction could not be avoided, but it left many of the students badly in debt. ‘The churches that gave the report were gen- erous in their contributions, The curtailment in the expenses of the board was due mamly to the deficit from the churches that did not con- tribute at all. A number of these churches it and did not feel able to contribute. Those churches we called unstable and the rea- son for the uso of this term was that the minis- ters were not installed. The connection between stables and stalls was recognized by the assembly and the little Joke of the vencrable secretary was greeted with appreciative laughter. THE JUDICIAL COMMITTEE To REPORT. The presentation of Dr. Poor's report was interrupted by tho moderator who had a mes- sage from the judicial committee. The com- mittee asked to have the privilege of submit- ting the report at 2:30 tomorrow. The aseembiy voted to make the judicial re- port the order for the hour named, and aiso to make the report of the committee on the | Columbian committee, the first order for tomorrow morning. Dr. Poor then went on with his statement re- garding the work of the board of education. Dr. Ewing, the chairman of the committee, made an address urging the importance of the work of the board. Dr. Ewing read an overture from the presby- [. tery of St. Clairville, arking that loans without interest be made to theological students by the committee and that no money be granted to stu- dents using tobacco or ardent spirits, The committee recommended that money be loaned as suggested, the loans to any individuals not to exceed $150 a year. The recommendation was adopted. In reference tothe use of to-- bacco and ardent spirits the committee re- ported that subject had already been covered by former action. was being done he could not but see the truth topia should stretch is, the of the prophecy that E oxt her hand to the Lord, and that t darkest country on the earth, would ri pratse its Maker. REV. W. Be COLES. Rev. W. R. Coles, a colored minister of Aiken, 8. C., was given ten minutes to address the meeting, and in the time allotted to him he spoke cntertainingly of what had been done in the veers since the war in making moral and inteliigent citizens ont of the 4,000,000 of hu- man beings who had freed'of their bond- age by a bloody work that been accomplished, . was! due §n- tirely to the planting of churches und schools iu their midst. The pioneer work that bad been done in the early must still be kept up. for there is stil mach mmoceupied land to take up, With a million and more of colored children who had never had the opportunity of education, and with an imperfect seaool system lasting but a couple of months in the year the work is indeed a great and important one. That more had not been accomplished, ne consider due to the fact that a com- petent leadership was needed. There was # persistence of leaders who are not competent, ho donot realize the importance and nice of their labors, What ix needed in the south is a competent, consecrated and educated leadership, and then the colored peo- ple of the south will have a liberty that will be ag dear to them as civil liberty—freedom from the bondage of ignorance. REY. 3. AL SAVAGE. Rev. J. A. Savage of North Carolina, also « colored minister, continued the discussion of the work in the south. His address was quite ty one, but earnest, too, and full of good advice as to what should be done to make the freodmen worthy of their freedom. Atthe close of Mr. Savage's address Dr. Thompson said that the work might be said to have reached the high-water mark when he had the chance (o introduce a colored president of a university as the next speaker. Rev. Dr. Sanders, the head of Biddle University, Char- lotte, N. C., is one of the best known educators of inis race, and his appearance last night upon the platform was a weleome one. REY. DR. SANDERS’ ADDRESS. He spoke convincingly of the need of an educatedministry in the south, for there is a growing class of young people who are having the benofits of an education and who are likely, ax a result, to repudiate the teaching of ignor- ant men. ‘To illustrate his point he told a story that pleased his audience immensely. A certain colored minister in the south, who had probably not taken very much time in the preparation of his sermon, was telling his con- gregation on one ocersion that after consider- able care he had settled the problem of how the children of Isrzei hud crossed over the Red sea. They went over on the ice. “But,” piped up one of his young hearers, “I have beon studying geography, and that says that the Ked sea is near the equator, and ‘a too warm to have ice there.” “My child, all this what I'm tellin’ you "bout happened jong before thero was any such thing as a g’ography or ‘nequator.”” REV. DR. PAYNE, YOUNG PEOPLE'S SOCIETIES. Rev. Dr. F. C. Monfort presented the report of the committee on Young People’s Societies. mending the organization of __ youn ‘ : people's sccletion, under the, diccune | _ The closing speaker of the evening was Rev. of the church, calling attention of the | Dr. Payne, the traveling fieid secretary of the board of publications to the desirability of including in it publication literature for young people; and proposing a form of constitution for freedmen’s board. Speaking of the work as it is being prosecuted today, he said that on the a ~ M oF | wall of Biddle Universi: ud facing toward such sociaties to be known as Young People’s | the south are the words “Sit Lux,” Let there unions, which subjected the societies to the | be light. This is the duty of ‘the church authorities of the church. pI) thi —to i i. A member of the assembly objected to the | lientesing iiuern ee caaca S the bree lightening influence of education to the breth- ren of the south. Tae church must go hand in band with the school, for it is only the Christian light that is a lasting light and that shines through time and through eternity. —— change name from Christian Endea| He said the assembly would not be in a very good position to do such a thing after inviting other denominations to join with them in bringing about unity. At Dr. Monfort’s snggestion no action was taken on the report, except the committes was given leave to print the report and eifculate it. MISSIONARIES IN CHINA, Resolutions offered by Rev. Mr. Reid of North | China thanking the Chinese authorities for their action in behalf of American mis- sionaries and Minister Denby for his ex- ertions in their bebalf were referred at Mr. Reid’s request to the committee on Chinese exelusion. ‘At 5:10 o'clock the assembly adjourned until morning. ‘Two Divorces Granted. Yesterday in the Equity Court two decrees of divorce were made. The first divorced Joseph S. Day from Henrietta Day. The bill, filed by Campbelt Carrington, set forth the marriage in January, 1831, and living as man and wife till July following, when she left him without any notice. In another of Mr. Carrington’s cases Lilli M. Witherald obtained a divorce from Frank P. Witherald. ‘They were married November, nd she charged that che deserted her ‘safer. She is given the right | to her maiden name of Tool pansies eee Wayland Semin: The anniversary exercises of Wayland Semi- nary will take place on Wednesday evening with an appropriate and interesting program. This Fear’s graduating class is an excellent one, both in point of numbers and ability. This year's anniversary of the seminary will mark the twenty-seventh year of President G, M. King’s oe Sunday School Union Concert. The program presented by the Sunday School Union, assisted by the Amphion Glee Club and prominent local talent, at the Metropolitan Church Inst night was the most successful en- tertainment that has ever been given under similar auspices. The maguiticent rendition of the choruses gave great credit to Profs. “ris and Clemens, Each number received a in its name is bound to succeed well-merited approval. connection with the institution, oat creo re eaaas| WHERE TO FIND THEM First Part of the Hebrew Text in-the Hands of Its Editor. The Commissioners to the Great Presbyterian Gathering, From the New York Times. Baurrworz, May 20.—The new American Bible is in the press, and the first part of the Hebrew text has been placed in the hands of a few friends of Prof. Paul Haupt of the Johns ‘Hopkins University, who is the editor and mov- ing spirit of the enterprise. Advance notices appeared in the fall of 1891 in the New Yori, Times, telling of this monumental undertaking, which is to be to the school of higher criticism what the revised version was to the church. The title of the publication is “The Sacred Books of the Old Testament,” and the portion already finished is the text of the Book of Job, 8 part of the new critical edition in Hebrew. Prof. ©. Siegfried of the University of Jena has reconstructed the text, and Prof. RE. Brannow of Heidelberg has translated into En- glish the very copious notes, giving the scholar's reasons for the changes he has made, going deep into comparative Scripture, text, study and Semitic philology for them. EACH BOOK A MosAIC. It is generally conceded by scholars that each of the many books of the Bible is n mosaic, the work not of one author, but rather an inter- weaving of several distinct contributors, writ- THEIR CITY ADDRESSES. A Fall List of the Members of the Body 1 Their Locations in Washington—The Synods and Presbyteries Represented—The Onicial Register of the Body. Smee Below will be found s list of the commission- ers to the general assemb]y, with their locations in Washington so far as they have been re- corded at the local committee headquarters: Synod of Atlantic. tic—A. Frayer, Walterboro’, S. C..1420 Pierce Joseph Lek Heston, &. Gx, 1490 Pierce East Florida—D.. S.. Freeiand. Waldo, 516 ison Bailey, ‘San Mateo, Lincoln Hotel 1d 8 Thowpron, Blac esbars, 8. = Bivilnon, Atlanta, 192) 11th at, “Dryer, 141t MeCleliané—Win. E. Coles, 18 Aiken. . W. AL Grifin, Anderson, S-C., 14181 Sontiy Flonida-"G. 5. ioe, Sores Australia W. 8 Whitler, New South Wales, Litehteld rt 5 New N.S. W. Caleatrn, Austral Ai 1416 L ten, at several, periods, put together by efipal] |, ayand.of aliimors, i in order to show off the individual por- . T. Smith, tions of a composite text Prof. Heupt bas de- | }"pe%T, Lefteitch. Baltimore. vised for this Bible blocks of color. on which, at | _W. H. Purnell, Froderick City, Litchfield. the same impression, the black letters of the | New Castle—s. “M. Osmond, Philadel ‘3. 8, Howk, Pocomoke Ci L, P. Bush, Wilmington, Wm. F. ae ae ee John olph, 261 %. nw er as Wa Shantunz—Gilber« . Warsaw, N.Y. Br G. Neal. Bio sburs, Px. FOREST ARNE Ching, Woon iy nod of Chrarate ‘Los Anveles—W. J. Chichester. Los Angeles, Wormley. A.C. Junkin, Westininister, W ori text are printed. ‘Thus in the present work may be distinguished by their color those para!- Jel passages believed to be later additions to and insertions into the original text, several strata of different dates and authorship being appar- ent. Another color marks polemical interpola tions into the text directed against the tend- ency of the poem, put in to darken its meaning for doctrinal pi As one scholar urges of a like work, the syna- | 5 75,{, Hophins, Santa anna, f gogical authorities seem to say of the original | Joby M.Couner, Paims, Huckmehan. text: *Let us save this attractive book for the | , WF. Hor. Las Auge es. 8160 15th st. EW. Wooisey, Tham. Oatland—Rovert F. Coyle, Oakianl, Backingbam. W. H. Hamilton, East Oakland, Backingham. — Tg cee rigs —epemegaaas ito, 1218 Ct. av. San o—Jas. Matthews, San Fr'c’o, Strathmore. Edward Kerr, San Francisco. Strathmore. Stockton—Alfred H. Crovo, Sonora, 717 13th st, Judge Jobu K. Low, Mercede, Cochran. Synod of Cxtawba. r—Jno. A. <avave, Franklin’n. N.C.,.932224. isis congregation, but we will pour some water into ‘the author’s strong wine.” Yet there are indicated by red blocks what Prof. Siegfried believes to be passages correcting interpola- tions conforming the speeches of Job to the orthodox doctrine of retribution. It has been deemed necessary to rearrange the order of the poem very materially; thus Elihu’s speeches, chapters 32 to 37, are rele- gated to the end as aspecial appendix, while many passages aro taken directly from the body of the text und used as foot notes. They are supposed to be additions merely, to explain or supplement the text, or to illustrate it by way of quotation. A distinguished Catholic theo- logian said recently of similar confusion in another scriptural book, Ecclosiastes, that it was probable that the binder of the original manuscripts had made a mistake in misplacing the quires, for the disarrangement scarcely seems accidental. Explanations of these striking textual emen- dations, with reasons therefor, are to appear in the introduction to the new translation, to get ont which this fall Prof. Haupt has gone to Germany to work at his publisher's elbow. The new Engiish translation will be a counterpart in order of passages and otherwise of the crit- ical Hebrew text. Concordances accompany each tex? for comparison with the received version. ‘rough the munificence of Mr. Jacob H. Sebitf of New York, who, after giving $10,000 to the Semitic Museum at Harvard, placed 5,000 at Prot. Haupt’s disposal for this woris. ‘The work is to be put on the market at from €1 to $1.50 for each of twenty parts, with a limited edition de luxe in quarto, ‘The Johns Hop- kins Press and Hinrichs of Leipzig are the joint publishers, RESULT OF YEARS OF STUDY. Prof. Haupt believes that the work should be of vaiue in class rooms and in seminaries where the ancient versions are studied and reai to Bible students who have no knowledge of He- brew. However, it must attract much atten- tion smong the many students who want to know the result of years of study of the best representatives of higher criticism in the world, and it is thus that interest in the Bible will be stimulated, however much the disagreement as i: tothe truth of the radical teachings of this “ im Fort modern school. q wi ‘There bas never beon gathered together, it is safe to say. a grander array of scholarship ‘than under Prof. Haupt's direction to bring out this work. ‘The contributors all represent the school of higher eriticism, which believes not in the commonly accepted view of Divine inspiration of this Bible, and which assigns each of the books not even to the pen of one intensely human man, but to many, and not to one period, but to several. It believes that the Bible, moreover, is a book of seven seals to most people; that the average reader cannot connect its facts into a whole so as to read it as & continuous work, and that while it is fre- quently looked up to as a manuel of splendid quotations, many of these in both the author- |. ized and revised versionsare hopelessly obscure, ‘The contributors have al! been impressed with the necessity of approaching the work with due reverence, and, while making no sacrifice to in- accuracy, to avoid giving necdless pain to those who think of the work o:h than they do. ‘Still it is not desired to lay beauty of the English in King James’ version except for good cause, nor to omit the beautiful ing of the lines, now become reai poetry. o do this it was at first proposed to lay the transiation before a committee consi Wiltiam Hand Browne of the Johns Hopkins, Mr. Talcott Williams of the Philadelphia Press and Mayer Suizberger of Philadelphia. This may yet be done. THE BOOKS OF MOSES. In the five books of Moses the greatest havoc may be expected, for this is now believed to be one with Joshua, forming the fexateuch. Here the composite character of the text will call for as many as ten colors, and tho Elobist, the Jahvist and the older Jahvistie portions must each be pointed out, ‘There must be wide disparity, too, from current views as to the dates of authorship and the occasion of their appearance. Prof. Haupt says: “My one purpose is to lay dofore the lovers of the Bible all availabie help in a convenient and accessible form. Facts will be presented in a free, faithful translation of the original text, accompanied by explanations not of a homiletic or exegetic character, but taken from history, geography and arch:rology. Wotsine, navelins, Wea, = ot Oxford, t Lake Ci, Oxford. ze ‘eword. Col. Springs, O17 16th st. rene, Col, Springs, 037 16th st. Synod of India. . Tiarrisbare, Fa. 909 13th st. ma 192 WE jew York city, Synod of Tijnols, Alton—John ¥. holinson, Vitdon, 1332 N st. Joseph Garrivus, Trenton, Windsor, Bloominstm—Jouu W, Pura, Pado, Hamilton. Puebio—T. C. George De La’ wh HH. Var Vrani Koval E Beroor, Brice a Mesne, s16 14th, whi TH. W ne J. G. Donnell, Kingston. st Syuod of Indian Territory. rs. Muldrow, 10th and H sts ita. 13825 M st . 1235 N.Y. ave, mitneaka, Lincoln. Bove. 1025 Vermont ave. ruthrie. .C. Thompson, Edwina, is Ist, Synod of lows. J. Howlnan, Springville, Elsmere, risen, Arima 1710 Lbthet. Pickizison, Andubon, 1710 15th. rouneil Bins, Corning, Lincoln. $2) 6ta st. aw Davenport nieton, 1a co. Strathmore. msas. Beoton, Tacole: ‘The reade§ of the Sacred Book is thus put i the place Of the people for whom it was origi- nally written; in other words, he is-furnished a Transylvania W historical background. Pictorial representa- | Tiinsylynia W tions of biblical sights and implements and exact reproductions of finds and fac similes of important monuments will make the narrative more realistic. I hope to keop from the trans- lation all matiers not ensily intelligible to the ny reader.” sy Dotroit—W. S. Jeron . Wallace, (. H Dawin Grand vakor. di Fiarotn, ance. ‘THE CONTRIBUTORS. Of the thirty-five parts into which the work has been divided, in addition to Profs. Haupt and Seigfried, the following men are making arvey 9, Soran Lately ren €. Hall, Albion, Ants M. Hrown, Nacaunent” ready their contributions: The Revs. Charles A. Dnt Pectmnche 419 Tot | Briggs and Francis Brown of the Union Theo- Coldwacer. Buckinzham. hh Redynats, Boye Fale, 5 Yo logical Seminary and W. H. Ward of the Inde- i Notinwon, Boy? Fae es isee ate pendent, all of New York; Geo. F. Moon of An- | Saginaw—Chas. Dy Ells. Saziuew.1:020 Mf st dover, C. H. Toy of Cambridge, author of “Christianity and Judaism;” E. L. Curtis, the successor of Prof. Harper at the Yale Semitic Seminary, and W.R. Harper of the Chicago University. Canon Cheyne of Rochester, Rue- sell Martineau of the British Museum. W. F. Bennett, Herbert Ryle, C. J. Ball, 8. R. Driver, J. A. Paterson, Geo. A. Smith, John Taylor. T. K. Abbott are the Englishmen interested. The southern hemisphere has Andrew Harper of Melbourne and Canada J. F. MeCurdy. | Kuenen, the most distinguished Heb: time, who was to have contributed **Lamenta- | tions,” died on December 10, 1891. The Ger- | man school is represented by Slade, Schwally Cornhill, Socin, Friedrich Delitzsch, W. hausen, Multer, Siegfried, Kamphaucen, Guthe and Kutel. The only Jewish contributors are Prof. Morris Jastzow of the University of Penn- sylvania aud Claude Montefiore and i. Abra- hams of the Jewish Quarterly Review, London, ses BANQUET BEATS DIABLO. But Jockey Taral Claims It Was by Foul Riding. Yesterday was an ideal day for racing and the crowd of 5,000 persons who attended the Brookiyn Jockey Club’s track saw some excel- lent sport, ‘The track was in the best of condi- | tion, th Synod of Minnesota. Doluth—W. B.Greeashielta, New Strathmore. ‘Jonn Wilson, Daiwa: Ostqa Dw Ue Litenfelc D. MC J. E. Conri W. M. Farr, Mankato, 920 A. F. Stephens, Delhs. Minneajo.is—James 8. Black, Min: ya & = Ramilton. 1425 Mass. ave, ‘B09 Loth st, Ath, Maco in McAfee. “Jolin D. Abbe, Gs -. Looslivar, SOL . West Plaine, Fredon! =ag ey Ark.,14161 Synod of Neb ~ ka. | ‘The princrpal interest centered in the fourth | Uastinws=A- C. Stark, Hastings. race, the Parkway handicap, in which Dinblo, | Kearney. Grand Island, 924 N.Y. ave. winner of the Brooklyn handicap, met Ban- | Nevasie = ba. Tecumseh, Fredonia, quet and other good handicap animals. Ban- . quet won, but Taral, the jockey of Diablo, cinimed it was through foul riding. Julien ent out the running, followed by Iinme and Diablo. Near the turn Banquet moved up rapidly and Taral sent Diablo to the front. fies Onlin David ie ere Eshineas BE" B. Can, GPA Beare, Bos Building. Omaha bit Ee Cape at, eed, These two drew out near the furlong pole. | J ier. batsinesoa, 13517 uode foland aves Banquet crossed over to the rail atime ee nea, Diabio to pull up and go around on the out- MESO, side. ‘enafly, Hamilton, ‘The latter came fast then, but could not Salmo cate Bangueg who won by » scant half length. Ilunfe was third, length and » baif away. Cook, Mansaquan, 7491 K st, W. Howellway: Dover ED — bie New Brunswick —v. TDs John Dixon, Trenton, Av ‘Thomes 8. Lone, Dayton, Sasacd 1 Greet: Trenton, Arlington. nM. Lanning, ‘Tren! Georze Mount. Kunewton, SI Tete Newton— Win. Thomson, Stews 924 N.¥.ave. Robert fork avé. A. Bryant, Asbury, 924 New Joun D. Simmons, Deckertown, (24 New York ave. Weider We betes Dake 7 Morris H. Stratton, Saleu, Wilacd's 8 of New Mexico. gs po aS nabstone. A. T.. Fredonia. Rig Grande“ii. M, Shinide, Las Graces. of New York. Alpeny [Sauel K; Bigwar, Balstou Center, 1827 Hat, id. ATbany. An . 1447 Stonehton Ewe, 124 Maae, ae, . Hazntiton House. Sonat eT Brookiyn—David Gress: Brookiyn. Cochran, ony ae ‘Ham, Brooxisn, Eubtt Van Schoonover, iuffalo, EDbitt M. McPherson. : A. Jones, ‘Ne Henry. Che: — AN ‘Spencer, 1739 Mass ave. ‘Cras, Bodle, Stekliaoe : Chile, S.A JF. ‘vin, Lincoln. ColmsshieGeonge ‘LeFebre, Ancraim Lead Mines, Fre- D.B. eg 3 Me Wine a Teen X- D. Remick, Geneva. 3009 SS 5 C. Hepburn, Gaunbel as Delegates Coming to Attend the Great Mis: sionary Meetings. In connection with the meeting of the gen- eral assembly there will also be meetings con- ducted by the Women's Foreign and Home Missionary Societies, which sre auxiliary to ‘the boards of foreign and home missions. ‘These meetings will be held in the Church of the Covenant. The women's executive com- mittee of home missions will hold the first ‘meeting on Friday morning at 9:30. Represen- tatives of six boards of foreign missions are ex- pected, and the first meetings of these boards will be held Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Giaries Hardy, Roseoe, 1280 3. Lape inlanane Winn, a, Sas Harbor’ Cochran, J. G. Tuthill, New Sufi Buckingham. Niazara—Kev. C. H. Lester, Medenia, Wood's, 0. P'Scovell. Lewiston, Uxiora. iliam B. Kents Partise eo committee New York. the Arno, Naseeu—“Rockford Mac Queston, Strathmore, | Sirs. ler. ‘Soman's executive com. Porcey 8. Bromtield, Honpmiond ton. milties Rew York. the ares, Now York Francis Brown, New York, Cochran Mrs. &. B. Stitt, vice pres. woman's executive deme Meuuaracrvatigeee” |" REARS cmcoe meme, oe George L. Spinning, New York, 812 17th st, fow York, the Arno. Samer hamters ‘: mutes Sew Kerk tae aren mae ezacative com David Welle. Ne ‘Mine M. J. Fock, Elizslsoth, menor Charlo Wow ‘vigory conunitiee of hone misses ie tuner ofS soters Geert. enn M. doseander. member of advisory commit George E. Sierry, > ‘friends, preemies! x James Vereance, New York, Ebbitt House. North River—Alfred D. smith. Puaghkeepeie, Aro, F. Stowitt, North Eiver Kondow, Wobuee mas C. Straus, Cold St, Lawrences Wai. Fe Shinner lace, Grecn Inan’, Fredonia, sca, Stiiwateg: Lincoln. ‘os, 10th sind H streets. ani, Caubridee, Whitely, 10th & H. Robert L. Bachinan. Utica, 1421 Keir set. . S Richardson, Littie Falls Kigtreet Wo. i Adams, Lowvilie, 1300 Vermont avenue, rein ebbite, ia, ye, Hamilton, ou, White Plains, Hamilton. Synod of North Dakota. ZC. De ‘Fredonia, Tiracton, termes Wooten a, aaborn 024 Ta oe Pembina—k. J: Cresswell, Inkster, 1228 14th street. Hush MeNonala, Banditen, 8. Bak, Mis Oat Synod of Ohio. Athens—Wiiiam A. Powell, Athens, Ebbitt, J. \derwom, Chand, Ribbit. Fredouia. ride, S08 A street aes . Seott, Lebanon. 1589 MM stneet, Fer Roberta, Cena 7 Thos MeDouzal. Cancinnatt, Hitiass Sada: Cinesamety ‘omaa 3, Duncan: 208 150 Cipte anfom Sion. ‘Asntabeie SOD Se. ; won, Cievaland. ROMS. EP. Seville, Secngela” oes. John Buchab, Cleveland, Ehbitt. Colmutus—Tuds, H. Kol’, Westerville, William T. Beli, Fox. 1228 14th street. Day ton—George H. Fullerton. Sprineaeld. ‘liam F. MeCautey. Dayton, Biz 17th street Lincoln. mpbell. Martin's Ferry. rhesvitle, Oxford. dames L. Moore, East Oregon—Connel! Coz. Ente rprise, Linealn, ols, av City, & 5 Ta Oregon. Doaer, Grants Pass te—E. N. Condit, Alban: jalbraith, Albans, Linc ler, But 4 2. Batis Hopkins pl. ester—H. Hi. Mi im, Coatesville, Ebbitt, ohn B. Heniall, Lincoln University, Ebbist, Br hranville. nubite West Chester. le, V215 12th at. n—3.C. Kelly, Wil tan i John W. Bain, Atecone, 11S Teer ae Hae Uthat. ‘Cs. Landse, Holl:daysbures George M. Brishane, Ox Rittnaing-a 3. ‘Samuel Sf. Jackson, ky LickewsansF. von Cyrus L. Pershing, Poctsvili=, Hainilton, Northumberiana—J:W. Boal, Williaisport, Fredonia. David 3: Waller, Wloomebane eae Chas. EC Shopbell, Williamsport, 813 Qias E Shop Jansport. $13-Vermont ave, Lawson, Siiitou, 281 gt X. Buchanan, Morgantown. 1235 N. B.D. Williame, Ravens vi Geo. D- py dleranderG. McAuley, Ph jexanider G. McAuley Phiiadal £.'Y"Grabain. Philadcinnia Bebe overt HC Fulton. Philadelshte, Ebbatt, wags Philngetpnte hoe A. Shumway. Philadelphin Otome Andrew Bisit. Philadelpina Win: Gray: £3, oie ee ia . F. Burnsiein, Phitadelpt North Piiladeiphis—Johu Peacock Holmesburg. Jos, Bocas, Fulls of Sehuplniit Predenien roy Germantown, 18i6 leh ste Chas. Badamson, Geruuatown, Bobitis 1x Sheppard, Germasitown, Ebbitt. leigs. Pottstown 1412 HI xt “McClelland, Pitteburg, Fredomia, yee, St, Gla, Predarins ‘ononiahela’ Cits, 1300 Ve ave. vars, Preddonta fest Africa—David Prof. Alired B. King. Clay Ashland, Liberia, Africa. Ww red. W, Alitenell, Lancaster. Hamilton. Mariosia, YO Sat at. Synod of South Dakota. Millet, Andover, Fredonia, 4.1300 Verlacnt ave . Kinzer, rd, S16 15th at mat agra City tin at. . Work, ar Siuthern Soko tule Page: Renae S01 Southern al malWwie Pre Teenon Carts Feta ‘ sth st. Suuith, Bridewater, 210 1st Synod of Tennessee. Holston—c, . Jones SH Ans Sore, Ts Kiriesion: ead, Cha n—Frank £° Moore, Mi ‘liam U. White. Knox 1531 Vermont ave. yville. Texag. Pao OT st Austic—W. B. Biovs, For: Davis, Bi ‘M.A. Taylor, Austin, Zredonia. Sirs. B._X. Barrett, Wonvan’s executive man's executive: “Sie EC Woes Balzs, EC Weters, pres. foreign mission society. irs. CP. Turner. px forsien mateo, ‘comunitee aiiss 8. L. Youns. Danville. Ky.. ¥. F. McCrea, Indianapolis, Ind. Iowa City, Lip, lors, vice pees. of vice ‘of woman's executive committee of boihe Inmslonm, Mire. JG Be Evans, Knoxville, Tenn., 041 lary Yalton, guest ‘of Mrs. br Laem, 2. ave. w York, the Arno. ia Kiee, New York, the Arma, Ry ~ Parsons, jr. fave, N-Y., mmm. Arto. . ex, cou of it M., the 5 4 , ESF: H a mt 7 2 eeeeare BRP e7? ae n Pet 7 &:, Lnentelde cmtowt, Md Le Got own. Pa, Litchbelde yn. fa» LatenBeld.