Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-05-24
FOREIGN MISSIONS.
INTERESTING ADDRESSES MADE IN
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
Petition from Greece and Nacedon'a-Ex-
ceiieot Condition OF Theological Semi
naries-DIrectory OF Worship.
[special telegram to the pispatch.l J

MAceS. Ga. May 2S-Last night large
audience assembled TO hear addresses on
the subject of foreign missions. Rev. X.
T.. MacAlpine. who has been in Japan as
missionary for several years. spoke OF the
mission work in that country. Rev. h. V.
Lancaster spoke Of the work in China.
where he has labored for several years.
Rev. !. G.. Hail. missionary TO Mexico
told IT visit TO the mission-held IN Cuoa
aud the work in that island. DR.. NJ. ii.
Houston. secretary of foreign missions.
made hn address on the general subject OF
the mission work of our Church.
MISSION PROPERTY
The assembly met as usual this morning
at . O'clock. A communication was re-,
ceived from the Free Evangelistical
Church of Greece and Macedonia asking
that the mission property OF this assembly
in ValDr be turned over 10 1t for the oene'
fit OF their church. This was referred 10
the Committee on Foreign Missions.
A communication was received from
Rev. ". A. Campbell, ID. d., asking the
assembly 10 appoint delegates to the peace
conference TO meet this summer In Chl-
cago. Referred TO the Committee on
Foreign Correspondence.
QUITE SATISFACTORY.
The report Of the Committee on Iheo-
| logical Seminaries says that the condltlon
| of these seminaries "ought TO hll the
| Church with ioy." It refers also 10 the
orthodoxy, fidelity. and diligence of those
who teach and of those who are taught.
A COMPREHENSIVE TRACT.
| The report of the Committee on Publ
| cation shows that this part of the Church ;
| works. in prosperous condition.. In re-
| sponss 70 an overture the assembly, in-
| structed the Committee of Publication TO
prepare and publish tract containing the
testimony Of the standards OF the Church,
| and the deliyerances of the assembly on
| worldly amusements and other forms OF
immortality.
AGAINST SUNDAY PAPrRs.
DR.. n. NJ. Woods. of Memphis, offered .
paper, which was unanimously adopted
giving tho position of the Southern Pres
byterian Church on the subject OF the
SUNDAY newspaper. This action warns al
the members of the Church against the
evil Of taking, reading, advertising In, OF
in any way encouraging the SUNDAY pa
pers. The consideration OF the report oi
the directory of worship was resumed
and after very carefully considering IT
paragraph by paragraph, 1t was hnalil
gone through with and each paragraph
was adopted IL was then referred to
special committee for final verbal revision
OPTIONAL FORMS.
Tie optional form for the baptism o
infants was rejected, rs that was not con
tanned in the instruction given the com
mittee By the assembly. The optlona
forms for marriage ceremony and tunere
services were approved with slight amend
ments.
: An invitation 10 attend a musical enter
tainment gwen by the Macon Muslca
ASSOCIATION was received by the bly
and the assembly decided not 70 have an
session tonight III order 70 be able 10 al
, tend this concert.
DANCING.
Reports of committees consumed mos
, of tho morning. Among these was the r.
; port of the Committee on Bills and owe
! lures, which included a reiteration {
, former expressions upon the subject ,
. dancing. The Presbytery of COlumbl
sent an overture dealing with the powt
! Of q session 20 excommunicate Il
dancing.
I Resolutions were introduced by JudG
8 Ewing. of Kentucky, directing the attei
tion of churches to the decreasing use
Bibles in Sunday schools. and sever
other reports were read from dillerel
: committees.