Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-05-20
The PREsBYTERlANS.
Tsn.oiuiions Condemnatory of the Loulsi-
ANA Lottery birmingham the
NrNt Place Of Meeting.

AuNuui. n. c.. Nav 10. The third day
o. dee General Assembly Of the Presbyte-
Tua Church opened at o'clock ms morn
,n, fh PRAYER by Eev. Ia. A. Lapsley,
Moderator PaIk presiding.
ail. Wilson read several oyerturcs, among
flen petition from the Anti-Lottery
l.ea.uc e Louisiana. Referred.
The object of the league Is resistance 70
Fhc granting of "a new charter 10 the lot
tu company ana To suppress the sale OF
1c..t- iu Oh. States.
Au oppression of Erecting was read from
She Reformed Church of America. IL was
Jsusi hg William 81. Knox. Referred to
fle Committee on Correspondence.
rHE LOUISIANA LOTTERY.
Dr William A. Alexander introduced the
following concerning the Louisiana state
LOTTERY.
Whereas NO recognize Il 10 be tho solemn
cl'y .f every ecclesiastical body not only to
trar Witness for the fundamental truth when
ta.l.l bat 90 testify againet fragrant aud cor
slians e1i. inluriously affecting tho Church
Wherefore Belt
I.Mtel That This General Assembly most
tull,ucally condemns tho louisiana Lottery
Company, add warns tho monitors OF our
churches throughout The land against all COM
lA..iy with 70 Ia any shape or form, ana espe-
tlHIiY in the purchase OF its tickets for them
lclt-s or others, believing IL to contain all the
Nor-. features OF gambling, which Is sin rem
NffNl Uli ne 4AtlS Nhl AoihA0 " W. Ahblt7hiAh
publicity and The fact that II ~ at present In
trsurAaole Ia all the forms OF law. We call upon
all our ministers, elders, memOera, ana our
entire constituency TO protect our own people
from ami 90 ctrcumscribe aud limit the rAyages
oi sad destroy this spreading leprosy.
Referred 70 the Committee on Bills and
Oyorturgs.
BIRMINGHAM BAD, but THE MKT PLACE OF
MEETING.
I'll. a.. J..4 & ,t,fntcbaH buCipacg
she place for the next meeting came up,
sud Rev. H. A. Lapsley took the floor IN
favor Of Birmingham. The reverend gen,
tlemau favored that town because II needed
meeting OF religious men. 1t was the
worst town of its size he knew or stand
Eng on the doorstep Of the First Presby-
terian church one could see fifty saloons
aud as many gambling-houses. But the
speaker also favored Birmingham because
II was the central city Of the New South.
X. II. Fleming, Of Virginia. favored the
Qolding Of the meeting at Charleston. W.
Va. Rev. W. VI. White seconded Birming
lam. Rev. w. G. Hagan, Of Arkansas,
made a short address in favor of Little
Rock. and DIR. ID. o. Davis seconded the
Homisaiion Of Louisville in on eloquent
address. Elder William Cox favored Biz
mingham.
The first roll-call resulted in l57 votes
being cast. or these Birmingham received
g.; Charleston, IS; Little Rock, 80. and
louisville. ~.
The second call resulted: Charleston. AZ;
lattie Rock, as Birmingham, ~. No
th0ioe.
On the third vote Birmingham received
rs Little Rock. II. Birmingham was then
announced a. the next place Of meeting.
Rev. w. II. White introduced a resoln-
ton asking that the Moderator appoint
conmittee Of three whose duty il should
be 70 aid the census authorities in getting
Rev. J. ID. Thomas opposed its adoption.
rs also did Or. Wilson. Rev. DIR. White
made short speech in support OF IL. and
Dr. ID. o. Davis asked 10 amend II so that
" would read that tho stated clerks Of diL.>