Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-05-22
TO DALLASASSEMBLY
Greeting from The Northern Assembly IN
Session at PittSburS.
CELEBRATION At MONMOUTH
Rev. DIR. VI. ID. Hoge. and Hon. VIII
liam Writ Henry Among the Dele
gates seIected-Coiorcd Evanse-
Iistic Work.

| limnaries, a message was read from tne
Northern Assembly. as follows:
"PITTSBURG, PA, May 10th.
'To the General Assembly OF the Presby-
terrain Church. In the United States. In
Session at Dallas To-day:
1.-The General Assembly in session at
Pittsburg. Pa, cordially reciprocate your
fraternal greeting, and invoke upon you
In all your work the blessing Of the Tri-
une Cod. See Ephesians w., 4, 8, and s.
| CSlgneD "R. II. BOOTH, Moderator.
"W. W. Roberts, Stated Clerk"
| The Committee on Bills and Overtures
| reported declining TO appoint an ad in
term committee on the relationship OF
unofficial persons to public teachers. The
report was adopted. Several other ove--
| lures were declined. among them one
| from Lexington Presbytery as to a new
| office. to be called "catechist" The over
| ture On the licensure OF candidates for
the ministry was docketed.
| The Committee on Home Missions re-
commended the formation OF an endow-
ment for the invalid fund OF 100000
| After considerable debate this was adopt
| ed.
| The Committee on Colored Evangelistic
Work recommended that proposition be
| submitted to synods and presbyteries to
organize an independent colored Presby-
| terrain church at once, and that collec-
| ton be ordered for the month OF August
| to test the feeling of the Church. One
| thousand dollars to sl.500 IS needed.
There was sharp debate on this ques-
4 tfon, during which ex-Iieutenant- Cover
nor Hoge Tyler. of Virginia, appealed
| from the moderator's decision on a point
OF order, but withdrew the appeal when
he more clearly understood the question
| The report was adopted.
There was a minority report by Rev. ].
/ 81. Coleman. the coored member OF the
! committee, on one point OF the report
| referring 10 a school In Abbeville. s. c.
| He favored the purchase Of the school,
and supported his report in witty
| speech.
| General Hundley, OF Virginia. spoke
| warmly In favor Of Colemans report,
| which was adopted in a modified form
The assembly then took a recess until
| 3 p. M.
The delegates appointed to attend the
| celebration OF the foundation Of Presby-
| terianism. In June. at Monmouth, n. j.,
| are Rev W. NJ. Murkland, OF Baltimore;
| Rev. DR.. Moses ID. Hoge. OF Richmond !:
/ Rev. Parke Flournoy, Of Maryland. and
| Ruling Elders Gresham. OF Baltimore. and
| William Writ Henry, OF Richmond.
| THEOLOGICAL Summaries.
| At o'clock this afternoon the assem-
| bly, was again called to order by the
| Moderator. DR.. h. c. Gordon presented
| the report OF the Committee on Theological
| Seminaries. The report was a good one,
| showing a marked advance In the finances
| Of these institutions. Union Seminary, Vir-
| ginia, has seventy students, and there
1 were sixteen graduates. The Divinity
| School OF the Southwestern Presbyterian
| University, at GAINESVILLE, Tenn, has thir-
| ty students, and five will graduate in
| June. The Louisville Theological Seminary
| has six professors and fifty-two students,
| eight of whom will graduate. The equip
ment has been largely improved. and the
/ endowment fund has been increased by
| gift of $4,000 from gentleman of Ken
| lucky. Another Kentuckian mas be-
| queathed TO IL 900. and will pay interest
| on that sum during his life. Columbia
| Seminary. South Carolina, has thirty
| seven students. and sixteen graduates
| Seven thousand dollars has been added to
| the endowment In cash. and $4,000 in sub
| scriptions. Austin Seminary did not render
| report.
| As instructed by the last assembly
| certain questions had been sent 20 the
boards OF trustees regarding an increase
of the length Of the term from three to
| four years.
Two seminaries sent no reply, and none
| appear TO favor 1t, except Union, OF Viz
| giria.
! The total number OF students enrolled
is three less than last year, but the gene
| raj condition is better
| CONDITION OF CHURCH
Il mi. A..
1 nitted its report through Rev. c. II.
| Hyde, Of Memphis This paper was
adopted. The narrative reviews the con-
! dition of the Church, which It pronounces
1 on the whole good II deplores growing
| tendency 10 desecrate the Sabbath and
| neglect family worship. IL advises the
| serding out OF pastoral letter warning
| against these evils.
| 4 short report was then read from the
/ Committee on Bible Cause. II recon-
| mends this cause to the liberal support
| of the churches, and reiterates the as
| sembly's interest I'm II.
| The Committee on Foreign Correspond
| ence presented the following reply to a
| telegram from the Cumberland Presby-
terrain Assembly at Meridian. Miss: ITO
| the Cumberland Presbyterian Church
! General Assembly: The Presbyterian
| General Assembly at Dallas greets you
1 IN the Lord Read our prayer for you In
| Ephesians iii., 18th and 18th verses" This
| was adopted, and ordered TO be sent.
| The synodical records OF South Caro-
! lima were approved. with one exception.
| The other synodlcal records approved
we're those Of Florida. Missouri, and
| Nashville.
| a resolution OF thanks was adopted to
the Rev. Mr.. Wallace. American Consul
4 af lgrmCqlpm fhp RaWel DrpgplfQ ed
TO the assembly.
| ANSWERS TO OvERTUREs.
A large majority Of the presby teries re-
ported negative answer TO the overtures
sent down last year. and the assembly
took action accordingly. Rev. r. V. An
derson, OF Virginia, presented report
| on the New Orleans Seamen's Bethel,
| heartily commencing that institution,
| which was adopted unanimously. The as
sembly then took a recess until o'clock
| p NJ, and the commissioners at o'clock
| attended In body the reception rendered
them by Mr.. and Mrs. Padgett.
There was a rousing meeting in the
| interest of home missions tonight. DR..
Peyton Hoge presided. and addresses
were made by Rev. Robert n. Nall, gene
| raj superintendent Of home missions In
| Texas: Ruling-Elder Coffin, OF Arkansas;
4 flcN. T.. VI ANcN ~fh~<>ANSf 49,
j. n. Craig, secretary Of home missions;
| Rev. Charles E. Hotehkiss, a missionary
| to the Choctaw Indians. in the indian
| Territory and Ruling Elder Sam. Dyer
| a full-blood Choctaw, who spoke In MS
| own language. The speeches OF the eve
| ming were by the two ruling elders
large collection was taken up Tor the
| new work in the State OF New Mexico
The commission in the case OF Dr.
| Dreer is still considering the case, and
will soon render its decision. IL IL ex-
pected that the question Of SUCCESSOR
10 DIR. Craig as secretary or nome mis-
sions will come up tomorrow morning.
Presbyterians North.
PITrSBURG. PA. May 1.-THE httn
day OF the 10th Presbyterian General
Assembly opened promptly. with business
almost even with the docket chairman
| Norcross, Of the Home. Mission COM
mittee. read his report. reviewing me
| work OF the Church In the home-miss'on
field. Elder Sterry. Of the New lors
Presbytery. asked unanimous consent &C
make a motion recommltting that par'
of the report which recommended the re-
election OF certain members Of The board
With this motion pending. the senior
secretary Of the board, William cnare'
Roberts. d. d.. spoke to the report.
MIR. MAssEYs LIBEL SUIT.
| ..s Head ye.ferday In Nor