Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-05-15
GETTING THINGS IL ORDER.

Putting the New York Avenue Church in
Readiness for the Assembly.
Today the workrnen took possession Of the
New York avenue church. and began to prepare
the building fo- the great meeting Of ministers
and laymen which will begin there on Thursday.
The general assembly Of the Presbyterian
churh is to be in session there for ten
or twelve dnys and as it is to be business ses-
sion which will be participated in by some 600
men it is necessary that proper facilities should
be provided. An ordinary church is de-
signed for another purpose and the New
York Avenue Is no exception to the
rule However. the trustees. who ars a COM
mittee appointed for this purpose, propose to
provide all needed conveniences. In the first
place ali the carpets will be covered with
linen. both upstairs and down stairs. The
lecture room and the adjoining class rooms
will be for the use of the commissioners when
they are not attending the sessions Here will
be located the telegraph and telephone offices,
the post Office, information bureau and every
thing Of that character. A frame structure has
been built on the south side OF the church
where toilet rooms are located. In the audi
torium the two front rows OF pews are to te
taken out to allow space for the clerks, the re-
por ters, DC. The exterior Of the church has
been freshened up with new paint and the old
church looks as If 1t was prepared for the gala
occasion.
ALL THE COMMITTEES AT WORK.
All the various committees are completing
the odds and euds of their work: at least, all
that can be done before the commissioners
arrive. It is expected that the commissioners
will begin to come in on Wednesday. The clerk
of the assembly. Rev. Dr. Robert, will reach
here tomorrow and have everything in readi-
ness by the time the assembly meets In ad-
dition to the position which he holds, DIR.
Roberts is spoken of in connection with the
nomination for moderator, which will be the
first business that will come before the assem-
bly,.
The opening session on Thursday morning
will be devoted to religious services and the
sermon Of the moderator. In the afternoon the
assembly will hear the roll Of those entitled
to seats and then the nominations for moder-
ator will be in order or course it is not
known exactly who will be named for this
will be nominated are Rev. DIR. Willis G. Craig
of Chicago, DR.. Roberts, the stated
clerk, and Rev. DIR. Charles A..
Dickey Of Philadelphia. There is q
certain advantage in being a candidate
for this piace for like those who run for the
speakership of the House of Representatives
the defeated ones are considered when the
further honors of the chalrmanships of the
committees are handed around by the newly
elected moderator. 1t has been the custom to
appoint the retiring moderator chairman of the
leading committee which is the judicial COM
mittee The committee on bills and overtures
probably ranks next in Importance to
the judiciary committee. Then comes
the committee that have to do with the various
boards Of the church. and they ranked in ac-
cordance with the standing of the board. The
board of foreign missions stands first, then the
home mission board. &c. After the commit
tees are appointed the assembly is ready for
business