Show reports of committees occupy the attention of ministers strong protest against the kights rights granted the catholics on the west point reserve missionary work in the phil philippines progress of the church minneapolis may 19 the only excitement cit ement of the morning session of tho the presbyterian assembly was the report by the west committee this committee was appointed by to lay before the secretary ot of war the president preside T t a and d 0 other ther officials a protest against giving per permission m mission for a roman cacholi anapel on the west point reserve the committee stated that although tha tho president the secretary of war and the chairman of the house committed committe on D military affairs had given as assurances ees as to their in lerest in th the e a subject u eject and their gmt gratification at the action ot of the assembly the roman catholic bill had subsequently passed both houses of congress and anil had been signed by the president the committee took no formal action lut indignation ras as expressed on all sides after the rel cloua lous services this morning in the P esby terlan terian assembly the chairman of the standing committees and a part of t the committee committeemen men were announced the vice moderator Is dr royal T graham D D the committee on reduced representation r reported alternative resolutions one making the number of commissioners and the other the former number Is based on a ratio of one commissioner to IS 18 ministers and the latter one minister and one elder for each communicants rev patterson of orange N J Is chairman of the commit committed teb james Ye areville chal nuan of the sabbath observance committee presented a memorial on sabbath observance and resolutions calling for increased respect for the day and the enactment of sunday laws tee tse board of foreign missions in i their report said tee itee transfer of the philippine islands to the united states opened a new field for christian missions the board had prepared tor for this event by conferences with other missionary agencies that there might be no wasteful competition in the new fields and by offering any contributions which raught be made for a mission nearly haa has been reo received elved for this purpose and two missionaries sent to manila other missionaries will be sent soon at korea the results of the missions have been manifest the members received number 1153 and more than 1600 catechumens catechu mens in ping yang field alone the people nave have built during that year 44 41 churches yet this inis mission slon was nol not established until 1885 and five years ago tee the total membership was today ft it Is 2079 in korea as in china christianity la Is exerting a mighty influence on social life and political institutions as well which has already resulted in a royal proclamation ef of religious liberty the report of the board of home missions was in substance noe the total number of ministers employed was wag 2112 of which were under the tho charge ot of the synod of eight stales states and independent of the board the synod expended 65 in their support and the board on field work the board began begin afie year with a debt of the total contributions were so the borad had no debit to show besides the 1380 ministers tho the board has under ita its charge in schools with pupils in the sabbath schools there were teachers and aa 11 scholars the conversions reported were I 1 in n t file he 1456 churches under the board there was a total membership 0 ot 74 of whom were added on confession of faith the board organized during the year sunday schools built GG 66 churches at a cost of and repaired and enlarged others at a cost cos besides of the church debts were cancelled during the year seven church organizations reached the stage of self support and 47 new onea ones were organized the committee on bills and overtures read the mcgiffort letter |