Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-05-23
THE PRESBYTERIANS
MANY VIRGINIA pIviNEs PREACH IN
MACON pULpiTS.
Nashville the Next Piece Of Messing-A
Home aud School Tor Or phans
at Fredericksburg.
rsucr,al telegram to the pl.pa,aa.l


Macon, Ga, May %. All the pulpits Of
Macon, without exception. were filed OF
yesterday by members OF tho assembly ano
by other visiting Presbyterian preachers
Among those occupying the puipits OF the
city were DR.. X. L. Kerr. OF Richmond. al
the Mulberry-Strect Methodist Episcopa
church in the morning. and at the First
Street Methodist Episcopal churcn al
night; DIR. William s. Lacy. OF Norfolk
and DR.. p. II. Hoee. of Wilmington. at the
First Baptist church.
Az tho First Presbyterian church, IN
which the assembly IL IN session. Dr; W.
l.. Murkland, of Baltimore, preached IN
the morning. In the afternoon tne bs-
sembly ioIped in celebrating the Lords
Supper. which service was conducted by
DR. n. NJ. Woods. of Memphis, assisted by
Rev. J. q. Hall. missionary 70 Mexico.
Az night DR.. J. J.. Cannon, OF St. Louis,
preached In this church.
MoGNINo SESSION.
This morning the assembly met as usual
nj O'clock. A communication was re-
ceiyed from the American Sabbath Union
asking that the assembly endorse the
unlon and ia work. This was referred 10
special committee on the Sabbath. A
communication was received from the
delegates Of the Pan-Pres oyterian Alliance
askine that a time DO fixed for hearing
them. ,
When the order the day was reached
Norfolk and Danville. Va, Nashville.
Tenn, and Greensvillo. :. c.. were put IN
nomination ms places asking for the next
meeting of the assembly. The hrst ballot
resulted: Nashville. 81; Norfolk. Al /;
Greensville, 40: Danville. Q. Second bal
NJ II Green's
Vile. ~. The choice Of Nashville was
made unanimous.
The uroposition of the Fredericksburg
Female Orphan Asylum to turn over their
proDertv 10 the General Assembly for the
purpose Of establishing at fIedericks-
BURG, Va, home and school Tor
ministers orphans and the children
az foreign missionaries was unanimous
lv and heartily adopted. and the
following Board of Trustees was APP
pointed: DR.. Murkland. Of Baltimore: Dr.
Kerr. Of Richmond: DR.. Lacy, OF Nor
folk; DR.. Rosebro of Petersburg Rev. /.
H. Rice. of Alexandra; Rev. A. L. Saun-
ders. of Fredericksburg Governor Marye,
of fredericksburg: Colonel Charles Nena-
bic. Of the University OF Virginia; Judge
George l.. Christian. OF Richmond; Mr. j.
y. Culhngwo1th, OF Richmond; Mr.. q. e.
Heard. OF Washington, together with me
assembly's secretaries OF home ana Tor
elgn missions.
DIRECTORY or WORSHIP.
A great deal of time was spent today IN
considering he report of the Committee
on the Directory OF Worship. Tins report
recommends the adoption Of the old d.
rcctorY. with certain changes. bringing ~
into harmony with the Book of Church
order, - and to adapt il better 10 the pres
ent needs of the church. considerable
part of the report was gone over Scr'G'"n,
but the assembly has n great deaf of work
on this subject which Is still before II.
chapter on Sunday schools and one on
prayer-meetings was adopted to-day.
SUNDAY NEWSPAPERS.
Committee reports were introduced, tho
most important OF which was that OF the
Committee on Sunday Newspapers. TINS
came up on strong overture from the
Memphis Presbytery. Inc committee re-
ported that the General Assembly having
IN former day deliyerance condemned III
most unequlvocal terms the publication
and reading Of SUNDAY newspapers, and
having earnestly advised our people not TO
Irad newspapers of Sunday editions. the
assembly reaitirms ITS former dellverance.
A memorial from the Chinese OF the
New Orleans miss on asking the assembly
70 use ITS influence IN having the Geary act
repealed was read and referred TO the
Committee on Foreign Missions.
The question of baptism Occasoned con-
siderable discussion As a rule tho old
forms of Wotship were adhered TO.