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Show PLEA FOR OLD MINISTERS. The rresbyterian General Assembly Brings Up Question of Caring; for Aged Clergymen. New York, May 17. The Presbyterian general assembly met today with Vice-Moderator Vice-Moderator Daniel II Noses presiding. Rev. Dr. James F. Rlgg" of Dast Oi-nnge, Oi-nnge, N. J , offered n resolution calling uioii the moderator to uppolnt a torn-mlttee torn-mlttee of three to draw up and bring In n minute, Indorsing the work of the Amerlcnn Hlble committee. The com-mllteo com-mllteo will bo appointed next week. Ihe report of the standing committee on ministerial relief was taken up Rev-. HenJamln I Agnew or Philadelphia told of tho various plans the tommlttee had consldeted In Its effort to cure for retired re-tired clergsmen. He said ft plan had been submitted to nn Insurance company com-pany by which that company wns to pay J600 annualls to each of the cleric cler-ic men and 1300 to each of the widows Iho company asked for ft premium of 12 000 000, he said, and the plan was not considered feasible. Another effort was made to raise n permanent fund of J2 -000,000 or 3 000 000. the Interest of which was to go to the sustennnto of retired clergsmen $..,. u Dr Pairs made u plea, for the old Presbstcrlan clergsmen and mentioned many Instances of want. 'I know of one Instance not long nt,n where n minister min-ister "0 senra of age died and had to be given ft pauper funeral In ft church wheie thero were over $70,000 000. Shame on such a church" Tho icport of tho committee on ministerial minis-terial relief was accepted. A special committee wns appointed to look Into tho question of the Westminster West-minster Homo of the Presbyterian church nt Perth Amboy, N. J. There had been some question ot closing the home nnd transferring mo ministers io another home. The matter waa laid aside for further discussion The vlce-mndcrntor then announced, the committees on evnngellsllo work The chairman Is John 11, Converse of Philadelphia lllshop Andrews of the Methodist llplscopal church wns Introduced to the assembls He expressed his pleasure nnd satisfaction at meeting the mem-bets mem-bets ot the nsscmbls. When todas s adjournment was taken the delegates lsltcd tho American Tract soclets 's building and then went to the New York university whe a they were received by Chancellor McCracken and ft committee, f which Miss Helen fiould waa a member. |