The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-05-20
! The Presbyterian General Assembly
al Little Rock, Ark.
FIRST ID SECOND DAYS PROCEEDINGS.

by Rev. I. r. Wclrh, Moderator OF tue la> :
Assembly. The reverend gentleman ,.o''
his text" But We shall receive power after
| that the Holy Ghost Is come upon you, and
| tc shall he witnesses unto me both in Jcrl>a-
| lem md in all Judta and In Slmaria, and unto
| The nt'ermo$t parts of the earth Acts is.
! The speaker WIS listened to with undivided
| attention Ing the delivery Of the sermon.
and closed with this prayrrlI,l appeal INLAY
the blessed Comforter preside over all our
deliberations and abide in all our hearts. rs
| the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the
Spirit of counsel and might, the Spirit Of
knowledge and the fear Of the Lord
The following arc the commissioners pres
ent from the Synods- of Virginia and North
Carolina "
Synod Of F'rg,n'o.-J. d. Thomas, ID. G..
Dunn, &. \. Campbell. j. T. Rothrock, W.
| Brown. ID. d., W. +. Price. j. Calhoun. ID.
Balm. w. d. Morton, r. \. Whalcy, G. l..
Lcvburn. J. :. San.ster.
| .Snnoi Of North Cnroi,nu.-Nel Mckay,
ID. D.. \. II. Mclean, j. &. Alexander, j. H..
Melbourne. l.. &. VAS. Il. !. lllck>on, \. +.
Dickson.
The stated Clerk announced that BE- had
| received information Of the organization of
| the Prc>bvtrry of Tu-cumbia by the Synod
Of Memphis, and that the commissioners
from said Prcshytery had been enrolled.
The Assembly then proceeded TO the cleo
| ton of officers.
Rev. II. NJ. Smith, ID. D., Of the Prcehv-
terry of New Orleans Rev. y. Nckay, y. D..
Of the Prc>bytcry of Fayetteville: Kew. +.
| II. bowman. of the Prcshytcry Of Memphis /;
Rev. james Park, Of the PrcShytcry .: Knox
vile: and rev. 4. +. Dickson. of the Prrsby
| tcrv OF Wilmington. were nominated.
| The second ballot resulted in the choice nt
| Dr. smith by the toIlowin" vote: Rev. NJ. IL.
Smith, IS; +. II. Bowman. 81.
| Rev Dr. Welch. on "GSigning his chair 10
his successor, said at gives me great plca-
sure to welcome you to ihe. MODERATOR chair,
and also in the name Of the people Of my
charges to welcome you to our City of Roses
and TO the hospitaltics of our houses. May
Gods blessing be upon YOU and the body
over which YOU preside
| On taking the chair. Or. Smith said .
| have, dear brothers. Il deep ~cnsc of the
| honor conferred upon me. ana trust that
;our Judgment Of my fitness for the high
| position To which YOU have called mc may
prove more correct than my own. | shall
RELY upon your courtesy TO aid me in the
| discharge of the duties which will dcvolNe
| upon me.
| Rev. r. Ii. Smool was then nominated and
elected temporary clerk.
| On the second day the following: additional
delegates from Virginia and Ncrth Carolina
were reported
| Rev. ". \. Wood and Elder !. s. Ram
SAY; aIecklenbllrg, Elder W. j. Leak" ;
Grrcnbricr, Rev. J. II. Lep> and Elder John
| stuart Lexington, Rev. William Pinkerion
aid \. \. >proul: Roanoke, Elder William
| II. Hannah; West Hanover, Roy. j. {. Din
widdie aud Elder l.. l.. Holladlv.
| The Moderator announced the following!
standing committees:
On RuleS nnd Or,r'f'T,S.--T. Il. Nclch
y. D., J. II. Martin. \. Il. Banks, Il. II
| Smnoi. +. y. Wl,icy. \. i. Hagen. W. O.
\. Perkins. l.. l.. lIolIadly, John :. Benson
| .judtcini nnln5ti"".--Samurl Williamson
+. IL. Boundcr. c. \. Russell, Is. L. Baker
r. NJ. Patton, ". j, Lcakc.
7ncoioJcH ''.nltnoI1"S. "a. +. Dickson
Daniel i,tain, Il. II. l:cld. james :. White
Peter t1lrl i>on. !. >trouic. y. i. Booker.
i>u<icnto:,on. --Ianc.. Palk. J. ". McL,au
". l.. Nour>r, i. +. Allen. J. II. Wel"ournc
r.. {. DAWSON, .Ianr, II. Lrl>, II. &. Dunn
J. W. Sbivc.
Fwcin, .M<<i"n<.--.Wi Ili;m Brown, l.. u.
| W. II. Adams, George J.. Ley burn. +. v
l.oughrd"r, \. y. Leland, j. VI. Newton.
| Pnbhcdtio".-J. ". PugI. J. {. Dinwid
die Il. Morrison. Joseph Flardic, +. Fay. ID
| Mcfarland. Erwin Frazer.
| idnc 1ijJa --Ncill MrkaE. -. D., j. l.
NJ .rtin. II. II. Banks, \. I. smith. j. y
| Thomas. \. J. Lidrl. \. Thompson, N. -
Morton.
ErGnqeiirnI Lu1or.--I. {. Na>., l.. II
| kiunaird. W. +. Price, J. {. Dinwidtlle. "
! W. Anderson, !. VI. Henson, james W. Cal
pool.
Systematic BencroI,ncc.--N. Mcdonald
c. \. Campbell. W. Adrr, j. \. Mitchell.
| F0reigm CorycTm.dence.- W. Smoot
James Somcr, iIl'. y. Pcnland, John &
Moore. !. W. sechon, X. }. Hicks. /. a
| San">!rr.
NarruUre.--W. +. V. Bartlett, 7. =
Cleveland, II. ID. smith.
SABBATH Schools. E. Ii. Bue>t, j. \. Dick
son. ". J. Keith, +. Pattcn, W. W. George
! NJ. A. Chandler. Charles Chester.
Ls0re IF .ihSencc.-J. W. Montgomery
! W. ID. SomerS.
| U.rohoaal Ercrr}sc<.--r. Ii. Wclrh, II. ID.
}. T. Allen.
.iudjtjng Commuticc.-E. VI. Patton, j
EIardie. }. I. Rotlrock.
| .SyRodicut records. Alabama. q. =. Ley
burn, W. II. Leland; Arkansas, II. Ii
Banks, }. III. Stroudc; Georgia, }. {. AlrNan
der. 4. j. Lidcll; Kentucky, +. {. Davidson
J. Il. Spence; NJ lnphis, y. +. Dickson. l.
l.. HollaIay Mississippi, r. y. Cleveland
n. Is. Lewis: Nashville, Robert Morrison
Charles Chester: Nn,th Carolina. JOSEPH
S"i%crNlIle, II. ID. Sm'ih; south Carolina
W. l.. Noursr, W. ". George: TrXa~. i. /.
Baker, j. &. Forman; Virginia, ". j
| Keith. l.. ID. Fay.
The Clerk read letter from the Rc(nrmct
Dutch synod OF America. which met Il
Jersey City. y. j.. in June, 1872. dclcgatin:
DR.. Charles II. Still, Of Kingston, \. T., f
this Assembly, He stated that Mr.. Still wa
present. and he was invited to the platform
welcomed by the Moderator, and introduced
to the Assembly.
The report OF the Committee on StTtent'
ton was read by Rev. Richard Mrllr;nnc- rs
socate secretary of suStenlation. IL WA
very lengthy, and reviewed the whole nclt
of labor. 1t was full of interesting facts, sta
tistics. &c. After the report was read, Tn
order for II o'clock being postponed, q sEs
ciaI report from the Committee of Sll1eEe
ton in relation to the withdrawingo of terta'
church lundShy :hc CHURCHES ut Charlotte. \
C.. was read and referred To y spcc!a' rcDl
mttee.
The twelfth annual executive report q
tbe Committee on Foreign Missions wa
rcad Inv Rev. Or. J. Leighton Wilson. oil Ma
rvsyiI!c. 5. {. The report stated tIat tn
contributions were less this year than here
totorr. contributions being received frci
eight hundred and ninety.
The treasurel%'S report Of In" Cor unite
nm Susteptatiun was read by Rev 6lcimr
McIIvaine. c,
The Board OF Directors aud Faculty OF IN
| rl,,,,,,;u 'rhnoI,.ri,aI Seminary ulclIC Il re