The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-05-24
MISSIONARIES SPEAK.
THEY GIFE AN ACCOUNT OF THETA
WORK IN HRArHEN LANDS.
The Revised Directory for worship sim
Under Consideration by tho Gen.
ersi Assembly.

MACON. GA. May S.-Special.-I
evening at ) o'clock the assembly met
to attend to tho order OF the day. set
for that hour. TO hear tho missionaries
from foreign fields. The meeting was
presided over by Rev. DIR. Houston. sec
retary OF the foreign mission COMMITTEES
Of the assembly.
Rev. Il. Z. McAlpine addressed the
assembly on the Japan mission, In which
field he has been iaboring for ten years.
The general tone OF Mr.. McAlpine's address
was rather dIscouraging. He said that
God had opened up the way for the gospel
I'm Japan, but that the Church had failed
to take advantage OF its opportunity,
therefore God appeared now to be closing
up the doors.
Rev. r.. V. Lancaster, OF the China mis-
/ sion. followed In an excellent talk. re-
| viewing the work I'm his field. From his
| standpoint, the China mission is one Of
much promise. and God Is setting the
seal Of his approval on the work of cur
| missionaries. Mr.. Lancaster Is Virgin
| ian by birth and education, and has
| been for more than five years I'm the
| China field. He married the daughter OF
| Professor l.. l.. Holiday. of Hampden-
| Sidney College. Va, and has returned to
| America on account OF his wife's health.
The next speaker was Rev. j. @. Hall.
| who represented the three missionaries
| Of the United States OF Colombia, Cuba
and Mexico. He spoke. however. chiefly
| of the wcrk In Cuba. In his address he
| attacked the Roman Catholic Church In
| that country as n fraud lie said the
masses OF the people were not Roman
] Catholics from choice, but from necessity.
| There was only one Protestant cemetery
! In Cuba, and thus the people were often
| forced TO embrace or profess the faith
| Of the Romish Church I'm order TO secure
burial place for their dead. He also
stated as a fact that at an expense OF
only $l50O0,OOO the whole OF Cuba could
be- converted TO the Protestant religion I'm
eighteen months. He thinks there will
be tremendous political revolution du-
ring the present year I'm which the peo-
| pie will throw OF the yoke by which
| they have been oppre 5sed for so many
| years
Rev. Or. Houston made the closing
| address. I'm which he summed up the work
| Of foreign missions for the past year.
| Dr. Houston has offered his resignation
| as secretary OF the committee on foreign
missions TO the assembly. His successor
| has not yet been elected. The office IL a
| very responsible one. and has been ably
| filled by the retiring secretary for sew
! eral years. The familiar missiolary
hymn. From Greenland's Icy Noun
| tains." was sung. and the meeting was
| closed with the benedction.
| The moderator has appointed very
large committee to try an important
| judicial case. The case will come up be-
fore the assembly this week. report OF
which will be given TO the public In due
| time. The entire session OF yesterday
| afternoon and OF this morning have been
| taken up by the assembly In discussing
| the Revised Directory for Worship
There are many amendments 10 the book
already adopted, and the directory may
be adopted as a whole by this assembly.
! or it may go over 10 the next assembly.
Already too much time has been spent on
this matter, and some OF the members
are complaining. There are yet many
| matters of much importance 10 the Church
| which must claim the attention OF the
body before adjournment.
Rev. Dr. Kerr OF Richmond, left for
| his home yesterday, having been success
| ful I'm his mission to the assembly. The
adoption OF his Hymns OF the Ages by
| the assembly was a victory for Or. Kerr,
and a well-deseryed honor TO his work
and genius. Dr. Hazen is still here, but
| will leave for Richmond in day or two.
| Macon. the central city OF Georgia,
IS a delightful little city. and knows how
| TO entertain her guests most royalty.
! The assembly will not adjourn before
| Friday or Saturday.
| Tonight the assembly was entertained
| by the Macon Musical Association AT
| the First Presbyterian church. The ora
torio rendered was the Crucihxion. Pro-
| fessor Person was It's director and the
! accomplished organist was Mrs. A. l..
| Wood, OF Macon.
| The whole Directory Approved.
| MACON. GA, May 23.-To-day's ses-
| sion OF the Presbyterian General Assem-
| blv. South was opened this morning with
an address by II. q. Malard. Of New Or
leans.
Reports OF committees consumed most
! of the morning Among these was the re-
port OF the committee on bills and over
/ lures which included o reiteration or the
| former expressions upon the subject OF
! dancing. The Presbytery Of Columbia
| sent an overture dealing with the power
| Of n session 10 excOmmunicate for dane
! Ing.
| Resolutions were introduced by Judge
| Ewing OF Kentucky, directing the atten-
/ tion OF churches to the decreasing use or
bibles I'm Sunday schools. and several
other reports were read from different
| committees.
Ali o'clock the assembly resumed the
| consideration OF the directory OF Worship
| The reading was much more rapln IMAM
| on yesterday, there being an evident AIS
| nositton 20 push the business. After re-
cess the directory was continued until
completed.
| An effort was made to exclude the ap-
| ,cndix. giving optional forms on the
ground that II held tendency to create
1,,uaIism. After three hours discussion
the whole directory. including the ap-
| pendix, was approved.
The assembly adjourned at . +. NJ