Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-05-21
THE pRESBYTERIANS
GREETING OF THE SOUTHERN TO
THE NORTHERN ASSEMBLY
Exhibit OF the Bible society Hidden Away
NJ the Worlds Fsir-Dr Kerr's boos'
"Hymus Of the Ages" Adopted
rsnecinl telegram to the Dispatch.

Macon, Ga, May 20.-Last night Dr. W.
u. Murkland preached from the text i.
Peter l., %: 1.-THE Word OF God which
liyeth and abideth forever" and made
very fine impression by his eloquence upon
the assembly and the largo CONGREGATION.
The following telegram OF greeting was
sent to the Northern Assembly:
q" TO the General Assembly Of the Presbyterian
Church in DE United States OF America,
Washington City:
1.-THE General Assembly at Macon send
greeting: Peace be within tiny walls. and
prosperity within thy palaces Tor our
brethren and companions SAKE we now say
peace be within them"
This morning it was announced that
Rev. X. o. Way. a venerable member of
the assembly. had Just received notice OF
the sudden death of his wife. The follow
inc resolution was adopted by rising
1.-The General Assembly has just heard
with profound sorrow OF the translation
to-day of the beloved wife OF our venera-
BILE brother and member or TINS oody the
Rev. II. Q. Way. of Savannah. we tender
20 him our sympathy and INVOKE IN ms
Jesus Christ, who has borne our sorrows
aud carried our grief"
THE HYMy-BooK.
The assembly then resumed the conside-
ration of the hymn-book. DIR. n. M.
Woods. of Memphis. SAID that there are
few men who can prepare hymn BOOK.
IL must be done by one who Is guided oy
the muses. and tho Holy Spirit. God mad
proyIdentialv given Us such man IN Dr.
Kerr. DR.. w. s. Lacy. OF NortolE, Va,
said IL IL q condition, not theory. that
confronts US. We do not have uniform
book in our churches. Such book must
be the production of one man who has
given thought and study to the suolect.
The book offered by DR.. Kerr 10 small,
cheap, and has all-the old fayorites with
many good new hymns and tunes. DIR.
W. q. Murkland. of Baltimore. thought 1t
well to take more time in which to con;
slder so important o matter. aud urged
that Vt be referred to a committee tor fur-
Their investigation, so that the best results
possible might be obtained.
BUSINESS POINTS.
DR.. J. K. Hazen was then given the
privilege of the floor aud made some state
ments in regard to the business points.
He did not see how the Committee OF
Publication could meet the financial ques-
tions involved.
DR.. Alexander Mclean. secretary of the
American Bible Society, said that though
the Bible house is IN the same city IN
which Is the seminary, in which Professor
Briggs is trying to destroy the Bible, the
society which he represents Is still pub
llshing the Bible in Its purity and entirety.
He spoke of the way in which the Bible
Society's exhibit had been stuck away
into one of the corners of tho gallery OF
one of the large buildings by the officials
of the World'a-FaIr exhibition, when the
Bible, the basis of all the culture and pro-
cress of this land. ought TO have had
central position.
CLOSED OF SUNDAY.
He said ne believed that the principles of
the Bible would triumph and that the gates
would be closed on Sunday: that Presl-
dent Cleveland would send United States
troops there to keep them closed If ne
cessary. The Bible IS published in more
than four hundred languages The Ameri:
can Bible Society publishes a million and
half copies year. II is furnished IN oil
the languages spoken by all tho immi-
grants coming into this country.
ENDORSED AND ADOPTED.
At the afternoon session many speeches
were made on the subject of tho hymn
book aud the assembly then cordially en-
dorsed and adopted DR.. kerrs The
HYMNS of tho Ages and left all the busi-
ness arrangements 10 the Executive Com
mitttee of Publication:
The following telegram was received and
read:
WAsHSo1ov. D. c., May 20. Is93.-The
General Assembly of tho Presbyterian
Church in session in Washington responds
cordially 10 your fraternal message. Sec
Epbesans w., 4, 8. 6.
WILLS q. GRAIG. Moderator,
William Henry Roberts, Stated Clerk.