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rendering faithful service to him ; expressed it* 

 rsjadinoss to co-operate with all evangelical 

 churches " in advancing all t hose holy and benefi- 

 cent ends for which the Church of Chi 



.:rd"; and reappointi-d its Committee 

 on Union, as in past years, giving it |x>wer to 

 confer with any similar .presenting 



other churches, regarding matters 

 unions or corporation*, as opportunity mu-ht 

 offer. The report on Sabbath observance repre- 

 sented that the subject was pressing upon pub- 

 .-.ilion with increasing intensity as vitally 

 identified with the welfare of society and the 

 pi ogress of religion. The Assembly recom- 

 amulnil that general conferences be held upon 

 it in every pre* il urged the impor- 



tance of influencing legislators, through aeon- 

 tattoos or otherwise, to - risht views of the 

 Sabbath in relation to national welfare.' In 

 reference to the difficulties in the province of 

 Manitoba in connection with the matter of pub- 

 lic education, the Assembly resolved : 



1. That it belongs to tho state to see that tho peo- 

 ple receive such a measure of education as shall quul- 

 tfv them f-r the ordinary duties of citizenship. 2. 

 While the duty of giving definite and detailed reli- 

 (ioo* teaching'must rent, above all, on the parent and 

 the Church, yet tho system of public instruction 

 should be based upon and pervaded by the principles 

 -tianity. and should give distinct place to the 

 reading of the Scriptures and prayer. 8. Tho General 

 Assembly does not regard the system of separate 

 schools with favor, and is strongly opposed to this 

 system in Canada. The Assembly would therefore 

 deplore any attempt to interfere with the freedom of 

 Manitoba i'n determining and regulating its own edu- 

 cational attain*. Such a course in the judgment of the 

 ihly could result only in evil, and is not, wo be- 



lieve, demanded by any supposed compact between 

 the province and the Dominion, or between different 

 oUttses of people in the province itself. 4. Tho Gen- 

 eral Assembly hopes that this view will prevail with 

 the authorities of the Dominion, and would rejoice 

 shoaid conference between the province and the Do- 

 minion lead to a proper and harmonious adjustment 

 in accordance with the view above expressed. 



The report on temperance, reiterated the ex- 

 pression of previous Assemblies that " so far as 

 legislation is concerned, nothing short of prohi- 

 bition, rigidly enforced by the proper authori- 

 ties, should ever be accepted as final and 



satis- 



Free Church of Scotland. The Gen- 

 eral Assembly of the Free Church of Scotland 

 met in Edinburgh May 28. The Kev. 1 

 Hood Wilson was chosen moderator. With ref- 

 erence U> union with the United Presbyterian 

 Church, the Assembly declared that it recognized 

 that union could not be wisely taken until an 

 earnest conviction in favor of it pervaded both 

 Clsmnhi s. and directed the appointment of acorn- 

 >itl to consider the subject, and to embrace 

 I Opportunity of placing itself in communi- 

 jattott with the United Presbyterian Church. 

 * ri K!i 00 d t***blhn>enl "maintained that 

 bh%hnwnt and disendowment were acts of 

 t" the Scottish nation, and that the estnb- 

 was the only substantial hindrance to 

 d it insisted npon the urponev of the 

 r and rritoratwi the claim npon the Gov- 

 rratnt for an early and final settlement of it. 



answer to an overture asking the Assemblv 

 to iaqoiro into the views of Prof. Drnminond a* 



in his lx>ok "The Ascent of Man." 

 Assembly declared that it could u.t tiu.i: 

 for action. It was observed by Principal 

 in the discussion mi tin- subject, that in: 

 Ulers were scarce I \ quipped for . 

 with the {scientific questions raised, and i; 

 low SOMM> liberty of action t" a man \vlx 

 hail placed in a'diair tin- work of which 

 run on scientific line*. The Church slu-. 

 at this time be compelled to formulate' iU> posi 

 lion toward mo<lcrn scicntilic theories. 



VIM. ( liiirdi of Scotland. 

 of the inc. ncs and fund- 



Church of Scotland for 1894 six 

 income wa* .fn;;.;n. .a-> ii-ain-' 



The General Assembly met in l-ldinlmi^ 

 28. The llev. Dr. Donald Ma< I.. ,,! w a - 

 moderator. The report of the Colonial Cnmniit- 

 tco called attention to the ^reat p. oil tha f 

 be done in South Africa if an attein: 

 to meet tho spiritual needs of Scot dim 

 were there seeking fortune and ad\entmv. 

 expenditure for home missions hn>; 

 000. A larger number of agent- I. 

 ployed. The Committee on I 

 represented that a reduction of i-xpendr 

 2,344 would be required to avoid debt. ', 

 port on Church interests declared th.. 

 ciplo of united action religions equality di 

 at present exist. The men who had j 

 in a voluntary conference .f im-ml 

 largest Presbyterian churches of Scotland (BBS 

 below) could be honored for the part th 

 taken, but they should remember that tie 

 not messengers from the Church, and tlur 

 were bound to abide by the ileelam: 

 Assembly. The negotiations, \vha- 

 be their result, must not be allowed to alT- 

 policy of the com mil 



IX. United Presbjlerinii < liureli of Scot- 

 la ml. The Synod of the Tinted I 

 Church in Scotland met in Edinburgh 

 The Rev. I)avid Ki nncar was chosen modi r.it-.r. 

 An occasion having been afforded by th 

 entation of a protest against the act < f a n 

 ister who had admitted th< Rev. Da IM 

 of Dundee, excluded, to his pulpit, the S 

 waiving the consideration of pcr-onalr 

 prcssexl disapproval of any minister < 

 Church allowing any one who ha 

 dared no longer a minister of the Chun-!, 

 cupy his pulpit. A resolution was pass. 



that the (iovi-rnmeiit i 



oeen able to introduce its bill for d 

 ment and disendowment; regard JIIL- 



;( M'cond readi: 



ablishment bill for Wales; a 

 determination to maintain and advance t, 1 

 untary principles of the Church; and IIP --.' > 

 on the Executive Committee to do all in its 

 power to hasten the legislative triumph 



.ality. 



Conference of Scotch Pn-Mt 

 ( h ii relies. A number of rep? 

 the X Presbyterian Churches of Scotia?, 

 several conferences during the vcar rel;.' 

 the question of union, the aim of which was t 

 <lrnw out and pre;nt in a distinct form ' 

 tent of agreement en on <j 



coming within the region of cfmtro\- --\. Th'- 1 

 various findings arc given in the published re- 



