The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-05-24
IRESBYTERIANS MEET.
mn SOUTHERN ARM,s coon woRK.
sunday Great Day-Preaching In All the
Churches Erecting From Kome.-Min-
isteriaI increase-The Freedmen.

Har s RINGS. ARE. May 23.-iSpeciall-
Ills general assembly Of the Southern Pres
b}teglans will be known in the history Of as
seuhi.es as the preaching assembly plain
staple gospel preaching. but good preaching
soae one breaches by regular appointment
OF tho body every night in the Opera-House.
wAe.e all the meetings are held. The church
is TOO small. Its seating capacity is crowded
each evening.
Yesterday Sunday. bright with tie sun-
SINE ~ God, wa, the great day OF the feast.
J. me various churches. white and c0lored,
3 lrtF-seyen preachers were appointed 20 con-
r..t services morning Afternoon and even
-. lie lo 600 people Of tie town gave
seA Congregations everywhere. Tie mode
IA.ur. lr. =. a. hlng. OF Waco. Tex. preached
Do fle Opera IOu-e or Assembly Hail. t0
9Ae from tie words hey have Moses and
i.s Prophets, let them hear them"
J. se xvi, ~. The sermon WAS a strong
ole ald an appropriate expression from
4. .e m0deTatOr Ot the convictions and sent
u nts OF the body on tie authority ana ln-
sN ration of the Old Testament aud the units
al suttc.encY of the whole hlo.e. The sun
dar schools were addressed before II O'Clock
worship and ~ the a teruOOu tho assembly
H.. with tails congregation and other Chris
lau people lu their own sacred buidlng Tor
Nleclous communion season around the
Lords table. served by Dr l. l.. Palmer,
Aer. a. J.. Philips and attendant elders.
A collection for tne poor. among whom this
Congregation q es a good work. was taken up
a1a Tie hearts o. the assembly slAJly con-
tl 4t-I.
ll your paper OF May 10Th tue tyles make
tls committee ol publication located 10 your
c.t report q marked decrease IA business.
tl should Ue % marAed increase.
GBEHTI>Gs FRog KoMF.
Immediately after the reading OF the min
ut tli. morning letter ~ greetu- was re-
ce.reI from the pastor Of the Ma.0ensan
N.urch in Rome Italy. who Was appointed
oy lis synod % iraternal delegate 10 tlis
body. he letter w8s accompanied Dy pa
ller from tie Waliese synod asking and from
the Southern Church ia this woF1. bot..
were referred 10 tho committee on foreign
CORES ondence.
communication from the national Sab
bath committee was received " % interest
ani referred Floods stopped tie secretary
IRON a'teudance.
AH overture from Winchester Presbytery
protesting ugainst any change 10 educatloual
publications Tor llcensure was received.
The committee on international arbitration.
composed OF Richmond men, Drs. Campbell
q
appointed bv the last assembly. reported on
the International Peace Conference held ia
New 0rk city during the la-t year the
Apr Fal Of many prominent statesmen. tho
pfe,ennti0n 0i the subject 90 many CHURCHES
aud courts and the appointment OF an eXecu-
tiye committee 20 tako the matter ln hand.
TIE object being u induce nations 10 settle
differences by arbitration instead of war.
The theological semiua.los committee noted
Wit pleasure the attendance OF fewer OF the
young men Ou semnare5 ot other churches.
10 asserted the equality IA a.. respects ot its
sem naries tO any ln the land or word. aud
urged all presbyterles 20 secure tie entry oi
taer young men into them as iar as possible
fc report suggested 10 as eminoltly p.opel
that tho theological. departments no C.arks
Vile Tenn. Richmond. n.y.. and batesFIle
Ark. and the theOlD gica seminary at Austin
Tex. make reports t0 the assembly siinliar tl
those oi the MON. Columbia and Ius caloOsa.
Received anu adopted.
AGENCY FOR aISIsrfRIAL IScREAsf.
The standing committees on education
urged the organizing and forming of lresDy
teran schools as an agency tor the increase O'
ministers. The committee reported Adversely
on tie paper OF Dr. Marques o. make appro-
prations 10 students IN the form ot loans. An
amendment proposing % require candidates
asking and to produce certificate adopted boy
the session OF the church 10 which they be-
l0nr. stating that such aid is indispensable,
wa, offered and urged by Rev j. A. Preston
and Others The champions OK tie am nd
ment maintained that nearly iye-siXths OF the
candidates for the ministry arc aided and that
the abuse must be corrected The com
mittee resisted tie amendment because they
questioned the fact of any abuse and grant
ing the abuse they argued that these were
lot the proper agents 10 correct &C. the Pres
bvterv s committee Of education has imposed
upon il by q standing rule the duty of in-
yeeucating the resources OF the applicant be-
f0IerecOmmending him. Pending discussion
the whole matter WAS postponed for Iurthef
consideration.
Tho executive committee was directed "a
confer with the treedmen's board Of the
Northern PRESBYTERIAN Church 20 see If there
ls any basis upon which the two churches can
cooperate IN work among tho colored peo-
ule the committee not 20 conclude anything
but report 10 the next assembly. Secretary
Phillips said his committee contemplated no
change in the plan for q separate colored
PRESBYTERIAN Church but believed that
now ia the providence of God the
Northern brethren are ready 70 accept
the priuciule aud 90 work towards the es-
Enlistment of one solid colored Presbyte-
rlarv in tho South The assembly is intense
v Interested in the eyangellzation OF THIS
race Tho first Sabbath IN December was sci
apart as a day of prayer for this work. The
c0l0rel work embraces five regularly organ
gauized presbyteries. thirty-nlne preachers,
ffty-six churches. one hundred and nine rul-
ing elders. one thousand two hundred men,
Lers: added during the year one hundred and
thirteen.