The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-28
THE NEXT GENERAL ASSEMBLY
SOUTHERN PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
MEETS IN DALLAS, TEXAS,
MAY 10.
List of COMMISSIONER From south
Carolina, Georgia and Florida.
with Interesting Facts About the
General Assembly.

Gcuerui Assem- biy.
Sanford, April 27.-The general assembly
/ of the Southern Presbyterian church is to
meet in Dallas. Tex. on Thursday May is.
It will be an unusually large and attract
i've gathering Of ministers and laymen.
CHANGING al its past history / find that it
has held thirty-four annual meetings,
none Of which have occurred in Florida.
Georgia has had it six times, and Augusta
and Macon were twice honored by its au-
gust presence South Carolina has had
it two times. but has furnished four mod
orators the only larger number being
from Virginia, that gave eight. While
Georgia has had the assembly six times. the
next highest being four. she has furnished
only two moderators. Florida has con-
tributed none. OF the thirty-four mod
orators. seventeen. just one half. have
died.
Baltimore, Nashville, Louisville and St
Louis are the only places, except Augusta
and Macon, where the assembly has held
two ANNUAL sessions. The present meet
| ing In Texas is the second TO be held in
that border state. and yet with greatly
reduced railroad rates and rapid transpOr-
tatiOn IL is not a difficult matter to draw
to that distant point large attendance Of
clerical and lay commissioners.
The various presbyteries forming the
synods Of the southern states usually meet
just neIOfe the time set TOT the general
assembly to convene, and they are al
lowed one clerical and one lay commits
siOner, except in the very largest OF the
presbyteries, where two are permitted.
During the past month the synods of
Florida, Georgia and South Carolina have
elected their delegates and will be repre-
scented by the following corps of commits
synod of Florida-,From st. Johns
PResbytery, Rev. J. z. Hanly Of Umatilla
and Elder S. +. Ives Of Orlando. with Rev.
nf 4
Yancey Of Umatilla as ahernates.
FLORIDA Rresbytery.-Rev. w. t
S N2f'he " E P%spsaeo bav,d snd Ell u
Quincy, with Rev. n. p. QGarterInan Of
quincy and elder j. L. Nfckinnon Of De
FuniaCk as alternates.
suwanee Presbytery.-Rev. w. S.
a. J.. Henry of Lake City. with Rev.
ison Of f't Gainesviiie az aiternatcs. am
Synod OF Georgia-From Augusta
Presbytery-ReV. DR.. J. T. Plunket of Au-
gusta and Elder c. a. Alexander of Wash
ledgeville and Elder I. e. Kendrick Of
Sharon as alternates.
Cherokee Presbytery-Rev. j. II. Patton
of Marietta and Elder b. r. Legg of the
same place, with Rev. r. =. Baird of Ac-
worth and Elder l. w. Mcmillan OF same
place. alternates.
Athens Presbytery-Rev. DR.. II. +.
Hoyt OF Elberton and Elder r. c. Lati-
mer of Athens, with Rev. r.. e. Telford
of Hartwell and Elder T. h. Key of Har-
mony Grove as alternates.
Macon Presbytery-Rev Robert Adams
Of Americas and Elder J. F. Woods of
and Elder John Kay of Americas as alter
mates.
of NARROW and Elder A. Il. Dimmack of
Darien. with Rev. DIR. L. G. Vass of Sa-
vannah and Elder c. +. Way of Bruins
wick as alternates.
1t may be we'll TO note in this connec-
ton that a very touching incident &C.
Cured at the meeting OF Cherokee pres
bytery at Lafayette, Ga, owing TO the
years. OF Rev. John w. Baker, now over
four score years of age. Rev. J. II. Pat
ton delivered very tender message of
venerable ana faithful servant Of God,
and in response the entire presbytery
sent him a letter of the most earnest
all the presbyteries of the Southern Cen
eral Assembly 1t is doubtful if more
marked instance Of long continued and
uninterrupted service can be shown.
Synod Of South Carolina-From Pee
Dee Presbytery, Rev. A. H. McArn of
helm. with REV. S. q. bishop Of Cheraw,
and Elder John McSween of - as alter
mates.
Harmony Presbytery-Rev. DIR. N. w.
Edmunds of Sumter and Elder A. White
of the same place. with Rev. w. F. Hol-
lingsworth of Maysville, and Elder T. M.
GLAND of Kingtree as alternates
Foeartie of Greenwood, and Elder J. d.
Boggs of -. with Rev. S. y. Wilson OF
Abbeville and Elder ]. w. Todd of -, as
Bethel Presbytery-Rev w w. Ratch-
ford Of Walkup, N. C., Rev. G. L. McLin
of Chester, and Elder John NJ. Spratt Of
Fort Mill. and Elder W. b. Love of
McConnellsville, with Rev. w. G. Neville
of Yorkville and Rev. DIR. J. II. Thornwell
of Fort MILL and Elder George c. Gill
Of Richburg. and Elder w w. Brice Of
BlackStock as alternates. This is the only
presbytery in these three states that sends
more than two commissioners. Virginia,
which is a great Presbyterian stronghold,
has four presbyteries that send four COM
missioners each, while North Carolina,
South Carolina, Mississippi Missouri,
Kentucky and Texas each have one pres
bytcry with four commissioners.
The work of the southern Presbyterian
church among the negroes presents mat
ter for lively discussion and wise action
at every more recent meeting of the gen
eTal assembly, for the reason that other
denominations, both north and south, are
extending their labors among this class
of our population. and the PTesbyterians
do not like to be backward in the cause.
The discussion OF the Young People s
| Society of Christian Endeavor promises
| to be one of the lveliest of the session
The Presbyterians have been slower than
| other denominations in accepting this
movement with much cordiality. II was
| of CONGREGATIONAL origin and is now large
! ly dominated by CONGREGATIONAL intiu-
! encfs The Methodists have organized
! their Epworth Leagues, and the Baptist
/ their unions, yet they aid largely in SWELL
| ing the grand power of the Christian En-
deavor army. Some leading Baptsts, Ike
/ Rev. DIR. J. 3. Hawthorne Of Atlanta.
are dead set against women, old ar
young, talking in meeting unless Ii be a
| strictly women's assembly. The Presbv-
terians are also set that way and viii
not permit "A woman TO speak or pray in
a mixed meeting. Now, the Christian En-
| deavorers are always HAPPY on the way
and they do not hesitate to speak ana
pray and sing, without regard 10 sex or
sect. on this account the Presbyterians
nnd great difficulty in moulding their
young people into their own Way OF think
ing on this subject The forthcoming ger,-
eral assembly will have 10 tackle This
question IN some definite manner Ii hae
been suggested that UNCONVENTIONAL or
eanizatiog be made similar 10 that OF
The Methodists and Bapusts and thus
keen the Presbyterian young people sn
local organizations Of their own. sIbiect
70 Presbyterian control, and yet IN sym
uathy with ne leading purposes OF the
now worid-famcd and an powerful Chris
fian EndeaNor movement The discus
sion viii evoke variety ~ Views aud the
result cannot nov be predicted with any
degree " certainty, Chatham