Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1881-05-26
Meeting Of the Southern Presby-
rerian General Assembly.

srAuNroN, VA, May 19.--The General
Assembly Of what Il. popularity known as che
Southern Presby terian Church met here to.
day. It will continue in session ten more
days.. The opening sermon TO day was
preached by tho Rev I. A. Hoyt d. D., of
President Of the gold board in New York
city. and presided there on tho famous "blaok
Friday"
The Southern Presbyterian Church en-
braces the States Of Maryland, Virginia, w est
Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Missouri, Ar
kansas, Louisiana. Texas, Mississippi, Ala-
bama, Florida, Georgia. South Carolina,
North Carolina and tho Indian Territory 10
the West of Arkansas, and hae churches 10
tho District of Columbia, the State Of Ohio
9nd possibly elsewhere. It has nineteen
Synods and sixty seven Presbyterios inolud-
ing the Prcsbgtery of San Paulo in Brazil,
South America.
The amount of money contributed during
the year ending April l, 1880, by its l,928
churches was $l.082 1913.
Ihe Church is conducting missionary work
in China. Greece, Italy, Mexico, Brazil and
In the Indian Territory 1917
1t has two Theological Sominaries--one in
Prince Edward County Virginia, and the
other at Columbia, South Carolina. 1t is
also sustaining an institution for Tho eduoa-
ton of young colored mon at Tuscaloosa,
Pr, bably two ortbrce principal topics that
will como up for the discussion at this m cotin q
Will be those embraced under '.retrenohment
and reform" and tho revised directory of
church worship. Under the former head are
oomprehenaed management Of churches, be-
neVoient schemes and tho distribution of
funds connected with these schemes.
AT previous assembly committee was
appointed 10 consider revised directory of
church worship This committee will report
to the present assembly abd recommend US
eminently proper that tho church services
should embruce the recitation Of the Lord's
prayer and the creed and tho roadng Of the
decaloguo. form for burial, marriage and
baptismal service will also bo submitted.
Should the report DO adopted it's adopt on,
does not carry with is the absolute obligation
to use tho forms. Ministers may use them,
or not at thor own discretion.
-, Alter brief address Of welcome by Rev.
W. l.. Bakor, pastor Of tho church at Staun.
ton, and prayer by the venerable Dr., Prior
OF Virginia, and an ablo sermon by the ro-
tiring moderator, DIR. L. A. Hoyt, of Nash
vile the General Assembly wua called to
order ut 1880 O'Clock. The Rov. Il. P.
f"rris,, OF Missouri, was eleotcd moderator
by acclamation. Tho various executive COM
mttees made their reports. Tho foreign
misslon reported on expenditure Of $50 ,2l5 93
Africa is recommended rs tho ncxt field Of
adventure.
Tho report on education showed that eighty
students were receiving instruction for the
ministry. Daring tho yonr there wcro thirty
eight ordinations and ninetoon deaths. The
total amount of expenditures was ton thou-
sand throo hundred dollars.
The seminary for cnlored students ut Tus.
caloosG, Alabama, reported q roll of twenty
Six and most encouraging outlook
Or. Prior, delegute from this assembly
to the General Synod Of tho Reformed Church
in America which met in Brooklyn last Juno,
gave happy account Of his visit and tho
iratcrnal mauncr in which he had been en-
tertnined
STAuNroS, May 20.-The report of the do.
mestic missions committees showed total re-
ceip,s and expenditures OF over SAC, 600.
FORTY four persons are engaged in ovupgeistic
work.
The students were reported on the roll Of
tho Union Theological Seminary. Tho total
assets Of tho Seminary wero placed at over
5000 600.
After the disposal Of tho regular bu siness
quite an exciting scene occurred. DR.. Adgor,
Of South Carolina, the chairman Of tho
committee on foreign correspondence, asked
that tho assembly authorize his committee to
send telegram OF frnternal snlutation to the
Northern Presbyterian Assembly now in scs-
sion in Buffalo, Now York. lie stated that
these messages had passed between tho res-
pective bodies for years, and that heretofore
they had nnifornly been forwarded Ey tho
Northern Assembly. and responded to by this
lie proposed tnat in this instance tho South
ern Assembly take tho initiative. DR.. Null
aly,. of Lexington, Va, bitterly opposed
sending tho telegram, saying that he could
never consent to such an action rs long as the
record of tho dcnunciation of this body of the
Northern Assembly remains unchanged The
resolution was pressed by DR.. Adgor, Dr..
Tuttle, of Texas, and DR.. Davis, of Kentucky
and quito discussion ensued. DR.. Adgcr's
motion was carried by q vote Of los to l3.
The Curtain Falls.