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Show the msmmm VTorldly AniuemtnU Come Up Before .be As'emlly aud Are Carefully tod Critically Considered. KTJHER.0US CCUMHTEE BEPOKTS. The Boforxed" Pr(ahyt?rian Synod of America ITeetj ia Pittsburg Be-port Be-port on Bystenutio Benevolence. Detroit, June 2. At the morning ' , session of the Fresbytei iau general as-, as-, aembly a telegram of greeliug was received re-ceived by tho Uuited Presbyterian as- ( ! sorably. Delegate wera appointed to Brazil. The assembly chairman of the committee com-mittee on worldly amusemeuta, explained ex-plained the meaning of its recommendation recommend-ation of judicium discipline which it was yestotday instructed to modify. I Its reference to nroirressivH michru. aa I j reconstructed, was read. The finance committee reported that it was recommended that Elder Mi Cook of New York be appointed to till the vacancy. The committee oh report on systematic syste-matic benevolence reported the total benevolent contributions for the year were t'.'.U.Yi.UOO. Recommendations to contribute regularly aud on a system to all boards werS abopted. Dr. Joseph T. Smith of ISaltimore reported re-ported on the reports of the church of the United and luter-dcuomiuaiional commity. The general assembly committee on the incrPSSB of ministers. recommended great care in the reception of ministers from other deuominatioos aud udvised that the rules lor this should be sent down to tht presbyteries for their approval. This recommendation recommenda-tion bad been referred to tho committee on church policy andjts provision embodied em-bodied in its recommendation, which was passed to be sent down for approval ap-proval to Presbyteries. Seminaries were advised to provide special course for men who have not had college traiuing. Measures for training and licensing licens-ing annually day work was recommended recom-mended to the presbyteries for their action. This recommendation was also put over to the next assembly. Two Hundred dollars Was adopted as the maximum and to ho given the student stu-dent for the ministry. Churches were urged to equip and patroni.e denominational denom-inational colleges aud measures were advised to get more college students to study for the ministry. The report was adopted as a whole. A form of blank for collecting information informa-tion fiom, the presbyteries from which "Narrative"' can be compiled, was adopted. A resolution was adopted for inslud-Ing inslud-Ing In the minutes the names of all nrinlsteif; serving the foreign board. The cixiujtttee on concur' of prayer rejoiwi, It mas tleoided nt to ask IjtfwlUcallkjautj. to;. rlai;g.itH. wme as requested by the presbytery : ..The Lackawanna overture of tho Lackawsniia presbytery, asking for a chance was substituted for the recommendation recom-mendation of the committee. A more general and faithful observance of the monthly concert prayer was urged and the report as a whole was adopted. |