New York-Time and place of meeting to be fixed by the Moderator and Clerk; Arney S. Biddle, D.D., Stated Clerk.
Pittsburgh.-Tuesday, October 20, 1903, 7.30 P.M., Atlantic Avenue church, McKeesport, Pa.; Rev. R. E. McClure, Stated Clerk.
First West.-Tuesday, October 13, 1903, 7.30 P.M., Butler, Pa.; John S. McKee, D.D., Stated Clerk, deceased; Rev. R. L. Hay, Assistant Clerk.
Ohio. In the last week in August, 1903, Birmingham, Mich.; Wm. H. Vincent, D.D., Stated Clerk.
Second.-Tuesday, October 13, 1903, 7.30 P.M., Princeton, Ind.; E. C. Simpson, D.D., Stated Clerk.
Illinois. Tuesday, October 6, 1903, 7.30 P.M., Marissa, Ill.; D. L. Mc- Nary, Stated Clerk.
Iowa.-Tuesday, October 13, 1903, Clarinda, Iowa; Rev. W. R. Gray, Stated Clerk.
Kansas.-Tuesday, August 18, Topeka, Kan.; J. W. Long, D.D., Stated Clerk.
Nebraska. Tuesday, September 22, 1903, 8 P.M., Greeley, Cal.; Rev. J. S. Colvin, Stated Clerk.
California.-October, 1903,
; Rev. S. J. Shaw, Stated Clerk.
The Columbia.-Tuesday, October 20, 1903, Whatcom, Wash.; Rev. Huber Ferguson, Stated Clerk.
The Punjab. Tuesday, April 5, 1904, Gujranwala, India; Rev. J. H. Martin, Stated Clerk.
The Nile.-Tuesday, February 1, 1904, Asyut, Egypt;
12. SABBATH SCHOOL MISSION CONTRIBUTIONS. First Quarter: July, August and September; Foreign Missions. Second Quarter: October, November and December; Home Missions. Third Quarter: January, February and March; Church Extension. Fourth Quarter: April, May and June; Freedmen's Missions.
The average per member is based on the membership in America. The appropriation to Foreign Missions is exclusive of amounts provided for from other sources.
The appropriation to the General Assembly's Fund includes $5,500 for the Delegate Fund.
The appropriation to Publication is to be used exclusively for donations of the Board's publications to mission congregations and Sabbath schools.
Alliance, Presbyterian: Report of executive commission of, 951; Action taken, 826; Delegate from, 827; Expense of, 861; Ad- dress of, 840; Delegate to, 863. Alternate of Moderator, 864.
American Bible Society: Communication from. 830; Action taken. 839. Anti-Saloon League: Appointment of dele- gates to convention, 863. Appropriations, 1068; Report of on, 864.
Assembly: Constituted, 821; Dissolved, 865; Next meeting of, 864, 865; Officers of, 820, 1062.
Associate Reformed Synod of the South: Report of delegate to, 826; Action taken, 839; Delegate from, 846, 851; Appoint- ment of delegate to. 863; Report of union with, 950; Memorial on union with, 827; Action taken, 840; Committee on union with, 862.
Colleges, 916, 1067; Memorial on Board of Aid for, 840; Action taken, 855. Committees: Standing, 828; Special, 837, 838, 842; Permanent, 862. Conferences, 828, 841, 845, 848; Report of committee on. 825; Appointment of com- mittee on, 864.
Congregations: List of, 1054; Contributing to the Boards, 1025; Organized. 1035. Correspondence: Reports of committee on, 839, 846.
Corresponding Churches: Associate Re- formed Synod of the South; Report of delegate to, 826; Action taken, 839; Dele- gate from. 846, 851; Appointment of dele- gate to. 863; Report on union with. 950; Memorial on union with. 827; Action taken, 840. General Synod of the Re- formed Church in America: Delegate to. 863. General Synod of Reformed Presbyterian Church: Report of delegate to, 827; Greetings from, 838; Memorial on union with, 827; Action taken, 840; Com- munication from. 851: Christian Reformed Church in North America: Letter from, 826; Report of delegate to, 829; Appoint- ment of delegate to, 863. Credentials:
Report of committee on, 821,
Day of Prayer: For Sabbath schools, 853; For public schools, 851.
Delegate Fund:
port on, 861.
Regulations for, 960; Re-
Devotional Exercises: Reports of commit- tee on, 836, 864.
Education: Report of Board of, 913; Report of committee on, 847.
Evangelistic Work: Memorial on oversight of, 829; Action taken, 849. Evangelists, Employment of: Memorials on, 827, 829; Action taken, 849.
Finance: Report of committee on, 860. Financial Agents: List of, 831. Financial Recommendations of the Secre- taries of the Boards, 860.
Foreign Missions: Report of Board of, 866; Report of committee on, 842; Statistics of, 868; Appointment of new mission-.
aries, 842; Term of missionary service, 843; Semi-Centennial of missionary or- ganizations. 843.
Freedmen's Missions: Report of Board of, 891; Report of committee on, 853.
Gibson Trust Fund: Report of; 860, 953. Government and Discipline: Report of com- mittee to revise book of, 950, 836; Ap- pointment to fill vacancy, 863.
Historical Society: Election of managers of, 862.
Home Missions: Report of Board of, 880; Report of General Committee of, 886; Re- port of Committee on, 848; Statistics of, 880; Next meeting of General Committee, 865.
Improper Advertisements in Church Papers: Memorial on, 827; Action taken, 853. India: Church Union in, 854. Invitation to visit Tarkio College, 828, 830. Judiciary: Reports of committee on, 854, 859.
Law of Declinature: Memorial on, 826; Ac- tion taken, 859.
Leave of Absence: Report of committee on,. 863.
Licentiates: List of, 1052.
Membership Covenant: Report of committee on, 826, 940; Minority report of commit- tee on, 826, 941; Special committee 839, 842; Report of Special committee on, .845, 852, 853, 854; Action taken, 856. Membership percentages, 1024. Memorial Day Service, 836. Memorial Service for Deceased Ministers, 837; Report of committee on, 829. Memorials and Action taken: On the Law of Declinature, 826, 859; On the employ- ment of Evangelists, 827, 829, 849; On the Union of the Reformed Churches. 827, 840; On Advanced Course of Sabbath School Lessons, 827, 860; On increasing the num- ber of theological students, 827, 857; On Psalmody Convention, 827, 841; On im- proper advertisements in Church papers. 827, 853; On the 14th Article of the Testi- mony, 829, 840; On oversight of Evange- listic Work, 829, 849; On changing the rules of the Board of Ministerial Relief, 830, 856; On solemnization of marriage by a licentiate, 830, 854; On preservation of historical materials, 830, 852; On the em-
ployment of College Pastors, 830, 847; On Statistics, 831, 863; On Board of Aid for Colleges, 840, 855; On Delegates to the Anti-Saloon League, 829, 851; On Increase of our Foreign Mission force, 830, 843; On Advanced Mission Work, 838, 843; On Appropriation for Colleges, 845, 847. Ministerial Relief: Report of Board of, 921; Report of committee on, 855; Beneficiaries of, 856; Memorial on changing the rules of the Board of, 830; Action taken, 856. Ministers: List of, 1026; Deceased, 1030; Ordained, 1031; Installed, 1031; Released, 1033; Memorial services for deceased, 837. Minutes of Assembly approved, 864. Minutes of Synods approved. 864. Missions: 860. Moderator: Election of, 825; Alternate of 864.
Congregational Conferences on,
Sabbath Schools: Report of permanent com- mittee on, 911; Report of standing com- mittee on, 852; Statistics of, 911; Pres- byterial superintendents of. 831; Day of 853; Prayer for, Contributions of, 911; Children's Day, 863; Temperance Day, 853. Schools: Day of Prayer for, 851. Second Clerk: Election of, 825. Secretaries of Presbyterial Christian Unions: List of, 831.
Semi-Centennial Celebration: Report committee on, 945; Action taken, 838. Semi-Centennial Commission: Appointment of, 862.
Solemnization of marriage by a licentiate: Memorial on, 830; Action taken, 854.. Statistics: on, Report of committee 863; Presbyterial, 962; Summary of presby- terial, 1018; Summary of Synodical, 1022; Miscellaneous. 1024; General statement of, 1028; General summary of, 1859-1903, 1022; Of Church property, 1026; Of For- eigu Missions, 867; Of Home Missions, 880; Of Church Extension, 909; Of Freed- men's Missions, 905; Of Sabbath schools, 911; Of congregations contributing to the Boards, 1025; Of membership percentages, 1024; Memorial on, 831; Action taken,
Students, increasing the number of: Memo- rial on. 827; Action taken, 857.
Superintendents of Missions: List of, 831. Synods: Minutes of approved, 864; Meetings of, 1068.
Temperance Sabbath, 853.
Thanks: Resolutions of, 865.
Testimony: Memorial on 14th Article of 829; Action taken, 840.
Theological Seminaries, 916, 1067; Reports of, 826; Report of committee on, 857. Transportation and Delegate Fund: Work of committee referred. 837; Report of tem- porary committee, 861.
Treasurers' Reports: Approved, 860; Sum- mary of, 954.
Trustees of Assembly: Report of, 866; Ae- tion taken, 860.
Union of the Reformed Churches: Memorial on, 827; Action taken, 840.
Ways and Means: Report of committee on, 936; Action taken, 836; Election of com- mittee on, 862.
Women's Board: Report of, 922; Report of committee on, 844; Report of treasurer of, 930; Standing committee on, 837.
Xenia Theological Seminary: Report of, 939; Action taken, 857.
Young People's Christian Union: Report of General Committee of, 937; Action taken, 858; Appointment of general committee of, 862; List of Presbyterial secretaries, 831; Report 858: of special committee on Election of General Secretary, 862.
Academies, 98, 326, 919; Aided, 27, 276, 672, 864.
Advanced Course of Sabbath Schol Lessons: Memorial on, 827; Action taken, 860. Allegheny Theological Seminary: Reports of, 112, 346, 693, 939; Action taken, 31, 276, 593, 857; Invitation to visit, 592; Action taken, 593.
Alliance, Presbyterian: Reports of executive commission of, 119, 359, 705, 951; Action taken. 21, 253, 581, 826; Delegates from, 22, 242, 275, 593, 827; Expense of, 40, 267, 621, 861; Address of representative, 588, 840; Delegate to, 622, 863. Alternate of Moderator, 48, 270, 591, 864. American Bible Society: Address from, 10, 262; Communication from, 830; Action taken, 24, 275, 839.
American Home Finding Association, Letter from. 26.
American Sabbath Union: Representative from. 15; Letter from. 593.
American Tract Society: Representative from. 264, 618; Action taken, 275, 618. Annuities: Rule for, 262, 268. Anti-Saloon League: Memorial on delegates
to, 238, 593; Action taken, 254, 593; Ap- pointment of delegates to. 278, 622, 863. Appeals: Memorial on limitation of. 10; Action taken. 42; Appointment of commit- tee on, 49; Report of committee on, 245, 348; Action taken, 256; Report on vote on Overture on limitation of. 603, 606;
Amendments to Article on, 606; Of Esther M. Schontz, 11; Action taken, 45. Appropriations: 227, 471, 815, 1068; Report of committee on. 48, 279, 623, 864. Article XV.: Report of committee on, 241, 243, 245, 247, 264, 265, 347. Assembly: Constituted, 5, 233, 577, 821; Dis- solved, 50, 280, 624, 865; Next meeting of, 41, 253, 593, 864, 865; Officers of, 4, 221, 232, 465, 576, 809, 820, 1062. Assistant Clerk: Election of, 615; Salary of, 622.
Associate Reformed Synod of the South: Re- ports of delegates to, 11, 358, 591, 703, 826; Delegates from, 22, 591, 592, 846, 851; Appointment of delegates to, 49, 278, 622, 863; Reports on union with, 118, 358, 703, 950; Action taken. 14, 47, 275, 581; Memorial on union with, 827; Action taken, 840; Letter of delegate from. 242, 274; Committees on union with, 275, 862. Asyut College: Report of committee of, 244, 358; Action taken, 260; Charter for, 261. Baptism of Children of Other Denomina- tions: Memorial on, 11; Action taken, 30. Bills and Overtures: Reports of committee
on, 41, 253, 256, 263, 270, 274, 275, 595, 602, 603, 605, 840, 841, 854, 855, 856, 860.
Christian Endeavor Society: Report of trus- tee of, 345; Action taken, 253; Nomina- tion of trustee of, 273.
Christian Reformed Church: Report of dele- gate to, 242, 272; Delegates from, 243, 244; Appointment of delegates to, 278. Church Extension: Reports of Board of, 85, 312, 658, 906; Reports of committee on, 38, 266, 612, 846; Statistics of, 86, 314, 661, 907; Salary of Corresponding Secre- tary of Board of. 38, 237, 268; Election of Corresponding Secretary, 609; Books for use of Board of, 38.
Church members: Proposed overture on formula of reception of, 39, 144.
Church Property: Memorial on insurance of, 9; Action taken, 38.
Clerks of the Assembly: Salaries of, 848, 861.
Colleges, 96, 225, 323, 469, 670, 813, 916, 1067; Memorial on Board of Aid for, 840; Action taken, 855.
Committees: Standing, 12, 239, 241, 589, 828; Special, 13, 23, 240, 589, 590, 592, 600, 609, 612, 837, 838, 842; Permanent, 49, 50, 224, 278, 468, 610, 622, 862. Conferences, 13, 34, 242, 262, 590, 604, 828, 341, 845, 848; Report of committee on, 9, 240, 581, 590, 825; Appointment of committee on, 48, 270, 622, 864. Confession
of Faith: Memorial on repeal- ing Chap. XXIV., Sec. 4 of, 10; Action taken, 42; Overture on repealing Chap. XXIV., Sec. 4, 237, 253; Dissent of Dr. S. Collins and others, 255. Congregations: Lists of, 213, 457, 801, 1054; Contributing to the Boards, 187, 431, 775, 1025; Organized, 195, 438, 782, 1035; Me- morial on vacant, 9; Action taken, 26; Report of committee on vacant, 241, 349; Action taken, 258; Order in statistical tables, 45.
Constitution for Congregations, 268, 339. Correspondence: Reports of committees on, 22, 26, 32, 47, 243, 274, 590, 617, 618, 839, 846.
Corresponding Churches: Associate Reform- ed Synod of the South; Reports of dele- gates to, 11, 358, 591, 703, 826; Appoint- ment of delegates to, 49, 278, 622, 863; Delegates from. 22, 591, 592, 846, 851; Reports of committees on union with, 118, 358, 703, 950; Action takeu, 14, 47, 275, 581; Memorial on union with, 827; Action taken. 840; Letter of delegate from, 242, 274; Reformed Church in America: Dele- gated from, 11; Delegates to, 49, 591, 863; Reformed Church in the United States, delegate from, 26; Delegate to, 49; Presbyterian General Assembly, Telegram from, 26, 262; Telegrams to, 47, 275; Christian Reformed Church. Delegates Delegate from. 37; Delegate to, 49: from, 243, 244; Letter from. 826; Reports of delegates to, 242, 274, 829; Appointment of delegates to, 278, 863; General Synod of Reformed Presbyterian Church, delegate from, 618; Greetings
from, 838; Communication from, 851; Ap- pointment of delegates to, 622, 863; Re- port of delegate to, 827; Memorial on union with, 827; Action taken, 840; Gen- eral Synod of Reformed Church, delegate from, 619; Delegate to, 622.
Credentials: Report of committee on, 5, 233, 577, 821, 822.
Cuba: Memorial on Missions in, 9; Action taken, 34.
Curfew: Letter asking endorsement of ordi- nance, 593; Action taken, 599.
Day of Prayer; For Sabbath Schools, 43, 272, 666, 853; For public and private schools, 599, 851.
Deceased Wife's Sister: Memorial on Mar- riage with, 10; Action taken, 42; Over- ture on marriage with, 237, 253; Dis- sent of Dr. S. Collins and others, 255. Declaration of Trust: Amendment to form of, 612, 647.
Delegate Fund: Reports of committees on, 115, 268, 605, 620, 861; Action taken, 13, 41; Memorial on, 237; Action taken, 268; Report of payments to, 237; Regulations for, 41, 115, 268, 605, 960; Resolution on apportionment of, 594; Report of special committee on, 605, 620,
Delegate and Transportation Committee: Appointment of, 622; Rules for, 623. Des Moines Ministerial Association: Thanks of, 263.
Devotional Exercises: 15, 24, 31, 37, 40, 50, 245, 253, 259, 598; Reports of com- mittee on, 14, 48, 270, 591, 836, 864. Dissent of Samuel Collins, D.D., and others against repealing Chap. XXIV., Sec. 4 of Confession of Faith, 255.
Distribution of Important Papers: Memorial on. 238; Action taken, 270; Report of com- mittee on, 703; Action taken, 588. Divine Healing: Memorial on, 10; Action taken, 25.
Education: Report of Board of, 94, 321, 667, 913; Report of committee on, 27, 276, 603, 847; Election of Coresponding Secretary, 610. Evangelistic Work: Memorial on oversight of. 829; Action taken, 849. Evangelists: Memorials on employment of, 827, 829; Action taken, 849.
Finance: Reports of committees on, 40, 267, 280, 620, 860. Financial Agents: List of, 16, 247, 582, 831; Book for, 40.
Financial Recommendations of the Secre- taries of the Boards, 264, 623, 860. Financial Secretary: Recommendation for, 621.
Foreign Missions: Reports of Board of, 51, 281, 627, 866; Reports of committees on, 35, 260, 607, 842; statistics of, 57, 289, 635, 868; Appointment of new missionaries, 35, 261, 608, 842; In the Soudan, 36, 59, 261, 290; Resignation of missionaries, 35; Election of Corresponding Secretary, 609; Resolution on retirement of former Cor- responding Secretary, 619; Salary of Cor- responding Secretary, 622; Term of mis- sionary service, 843; Semi-Centennial of missionary organizations, 843. Freedmen's Missions: Reports of Board of, 73, 302, 648, 891; Reports of commit- tees on. 32, 258, 610, 583; Resolution on retirement of Treasurer of, 611.
Gavel: Presentation of, 22, 240, 242. Gibson Trust Fund: Reports of, 121, 244, 363, 621, 707, 860, 953. Gordon Mission College: 260. Government and Discipline: Proposed Over- tures on changes in Book of, 39, 114; Committee to revise Book of, 253, 278, 616, 622; Amendments to, 606; Report of
committee to revise Book of. 950, 836; Appointment to fill vacancy, 863. Gujranwala; Acknowledgment of withdrawal of R. P. Synod from, 617.
Historical Society: Election of Managers of, 49, 278, 610, 862; Report of, 246, 335. Home Missions: Report of Board of, 62, 292, 638, 880; Report of General Com- mittee of, 69, 297, 643, 886; Report of committee on, 30, 257, 600, 848; Next meeting of General Committee, 41, 253, 593, 865; Statistics of, 62, 292, 638, 880; Election of Coresponding Secretary of. 278; Amendment to the regulations of the Board of. 31.
Home Mission Supplies: Report of committee on, 26; Appointment of committee on. 26. Home Mission Work: Committee on methods of, 278, 302; Report of committee on, 695; Action taken, 591, 592.
Improper Advertisements in Church Papers: Memorial on, 827; Action taken, 853. India: Church Union in. 616, 854. Industrial Education in the South: Paper on, 11; Action taken, 34.
Insurance of Church Property: Memorial on, 9; Action taken, 38.
Invitations: For next Assembly. 11, 41, 47. 253, 593; To visit Allegheny Theological Seminary, 592; Action taken, 594; To visit Orphan's Home, 594; To visit Tarkio Col- lege, 828, 830.
Judiciary: Reports of committee on, 25, 30, 45, 46, 256, 265, 615, 616, 854, 859. Junior Unions: Committee to publish a book of instructions for, 46; Report of commit- tee, 245, 354.
Kyle: Report of Delaware Presbytery in case of H. J.. 238, 256.
Knoxville College: Charter for, 12; Action taken, 34.
Law of Declinature:
tion taken. 859. Leave of Absence:
Rule on committee on. 241; Reports of committees on, 279, 624, 863.
Licentiates: Lists of, 211, 455, 799, 1052. Manual of Business Forms for congregations. 40.
Marriage with a Deceased Wife's Sister: Memorial on, 10; Action taken, 42; Over- ture on, 237, 253.
Marriage, Solemnization of by a licentiate: Memorial on, 830; Action taken, 854. Marriages: Memorial on forbidden, 263; Ae- tion taken, 276.
Membership Covenant: Proposed overtures on, 39, 114; Memorials on. 238; Action taken, 274; Committee to revise, 274, 278; Memorial on, 582, 595; Action taken, 596; Committee to revise. 610; Report of committee on, 694; Action taken, 589. 592; Report of committee on. 826, 940; Minority report of committee on. 826, 941; Special committee on, 839, 842; Report of special committee on, 845, 852, 853, 854; Action taken, 856.
Membership percentages, 186, 430, 774,
Memorial Day Services, 594, 836.
Memorial Services for Deceased Ministers, 23, 246, 595, 837: Reports of committees on, 9, 237, 580, 829. Memorials and Action Taken: On vacant con- gregations and unemployed ministers, 9, 26; On a twentieth century fund, 9; On secretism, 9, 14: On missions in Cuba, 9, 34; On insurance of Church property, 9. 38; On free copies of the Minutes. 10, 46; On an appropriation to the Board of Pub- lication, 10, 40; On limitation of ap-
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