Democratic Sentinel, Volume 17, Number 21, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 June 1893 — UNITED PRESBYTERIANS. [ARTICLE]

UNITED PRESBYTERIANS.

Many of tho Preachers May Not Attend the Fair. The thiriy-ninth general assembly of the United Presbyterian Church of North America, held at Monmouth, 111., was dissolved Wednesday evening. Most of the delegates originally intended visiting the World’s Fair before returning home, but the bar of the assembly deprived many. Tho special committee on young people’s work reported 664 societies, 28,092 members, and contributions of $30,000. Xenia, Ohio, and Albany. Oregon, presented Invitations for the next meeting of the general assembly. The latter place was chosen. The committee on missions will meet a week previous to the assembly at Portland, Oregon. A special committee was appointed to formulate plans of union with the Holland Christian Reform Church. The board ot eiucation committee reported having distributed aid to theological students aggregating $783. A resolution of the committee prevailed that In the future no aid be given beneficiaries unless they are absolute abstainers from tobacco. Appropriations aggregating $314,458 wore voted for the various boards, including General Assembly expenses. The committee on reform submitted the following resolutions, whioh were adopted: We urge upon our people to break the bonds of partisanship and in the exercise of the elective franchise make the overthrow of the liquor traffic the foremost consideration; that a bureau of reform be established at Washington to Influence national legislation; that Christians should patronize only such papers as are friendly to the Sabbath and Christian reform. Statistics show eleven, synods, sixtytwo presbyteries, 805 ministers and 935 congregations; total contributions, sl,400,000.