Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-05-18
THE PRESBYTERIANS.
Proceedings Of Southern and aorthsEn
Assemblies.
oAvELs OF JERUSALEM WOOD
One OF Them Presented mt Dallas
and the other Mt Pittsburg-Heni
Work Of southern BODY VIII Be-
gin To-Day.

NEW ORLEANS. La. May ia spe-
ciai to the Daily States from Dallas. Tex.
says:
A. NJ. and was opened with devotional
exercises by the Moderator. After APP
proving the minutes Of yesterdays ses-
sion the Moderator announced the
chairmen Of committees as follows:
Bills and Overtures. Rev. DR.. J. X. Ora
ham; Judicial. Rev. DIR. McCollie; Home
Missions. Rev. DR.. Peyton Hoge; For
eign Missions. Rev. DR.. r. II. Fleming;
Education. Rev. DR.. j. s. Lions; Publ
cations, Rev. DR.. ]. II. Nall: Colored
Evangelists, T. C. Walling; Sabbath
Schools. Rev. DR.. Plunkett; Systematic
Benehcence. Rev. DR.. J. NJ. Brown; For
eign Correspondence. Rev. DR.. Lefebvre;
Theological seminaries. Rev. Dr.. Gordon;
Narrative. Rev. Dr. C. II. Hydes; Leaves
OF Absence. Rev. DR.. Y. Haney; Bible
Glasses, Rev. DR.. N. M. Edmunds; Au-
diting, B. II. Owens: Devotional Exercises,
Rev. w. II. Mccullough.
A beautiful gavel. made Of wood from
Jerusalem, was presented by Rev. X. &.
Anderson. In the name Of DR.. Wallis, the
American Consul at that place. 1t was
received in a neat speech by Moderator
Hemphill.
Several overtures and other communica-
tons from presbyterics and individuals
were read by title and referred to COM
mittees. A telegram Of greeting was re-
ceived from the Texas State Convention
Of the Woman's Christian Temperance
Union, which was read and referee to
the Committee on Foreign Correspond
ence.
The report OF the assembly's treasurer
showed a balance on hand of over $500
The report OF the secretary Of Home Mis-
sions was read as was also that OF the
secretary Of Colored Evangelization. Both
were less encouraging than those Of the
other executive committees.
Tomorrow night Will be devoted to a
special meeting in the interest OF col
ored evangelization.
There will be no session this afternoon
or tonight, In order to give the commit
tees time to consider the papers placed
In their hands. The real work OF the
assembly will begin tomorrow.
COMMITTEES BUSY.
The committees were all busly en-
gagged this evening in arranging the
business OF the assembly. Interviews
with prominent commissioners this after
noon point to the following as the proba-
BILE action OF the assembly on several i'm
portant matters to come before II. The
principal question to be decided Is or
ganic union with the Northern Church.
Two extreme positions will probably be
maintained. One party desires to inau-
gurate some movement which VIII uiti-
mately lead to actual union. but has
no hope OF final success this year. The
other will not consent to even discuss the
matter. considering 1t finally closed by
the action of last year. A majority, how
ever, Is disposed to compromise.
II is not probable that the change VIII
be made In the plan OF the Church with
reference to the licensing of candidates
for the ministry. although several OF the
presbyteries have asked for a change.
In the appeal case Of DIR. Green. con-
victed OF heresy by the Presbytery OF
Western Texas. the action Of the presby-
terry will probably be affirmed.
DIR. Richardson. secretary of education
having declined reelection. several can
didates are named for the office. The
most prominent OF these Is Rev. w. T.
McIlwaine, the financial agent OF tho
Lowell Theological Seminary. No change
is likely to be made in the other secre
taryships. although there Is manifest
disposition to dispense with unnecessary
officers.