The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-22
PREsBYTERIANS AT PRAYER.
SOUTHERN GENERAL ASSEMBLY
OPENS WITH DEVOTIONs.

Rev. Il. q. WaIIard of New Orleans
Elected Moderator-He T. "a Native
OF Liberty County, Georgia, and
the Church at WaIthourviIIe His
FIRST Charwe-The Report on Mis-
sion work Satisfactory.
Memphis. Tenn. May 2.-The Southern
/ Presbyterian general assembly opened al
| 1905 O'Clock this morning in the First
Pre- hyterian church By a sermon from the
retiring moderator. Rev. Dr. HemphiN Of
Louisville, Ky.
1lr. Chester. secretary Of the foreign
missions board. and DR.. S. a. Ramsey.
pastor Of the first church. occupied the
pulpit with Or. Hemphin.
After the singing Of the dOXOlOgy, an IN
vocation was maze by Kew. DIT ramsey,
Almighty King after which Or. Hemp
hin read passages from the fourteenth,
fifteenth and sixteenth chapters Of 81:
yOnn, eighth chapter or Romans ana
fourth chapter of the Ephesians.
This was followed by a selection from
the oratoria Of Elijah by Cnerr and the
assc mbiy was then led in prayer by Rev
The hymn. "Oh, Holy Ghost. Com
f0rter" was then sung. after which Dr.
HeUphln announced his text, ana began
mis- sermon. His text was Romans, hf-
teenth chapter and twenty-eignth verse.
He announced mis- theme as Love Of the
Holy Ghost" DR.. Hemphiu preached
without noise and was listened to with
Wrapt attention by the large audience
At the conclusion Of his sermon. DR..
Hemphiil constituted the general assem-
bly, by prayer.
Dr. Lal of Houston, Tex, moved that
the election of moderator be by ballot
without nomination. and that on the sec
ond ballot all names be dropped except the
TWO receiving the highest number OF
votes. Then DR. Wilson announced the
H. @. Mdliard of New orleans, 40; Dr. j.
woodrow of Columbia, 5. G, and DR.. J.
Rumpler of Salisbury, n. c.. Is. A mo-
ton wa made to vote viva Voce for these
names, but the moderator ruled II out OF
order, and on the second ballot Rev. Dr.
Mal.ard was declared elected by a vote
Of MS out Of 1865, over two-thirds.
DR.. Mallard was welcomed to the moder-
ators chair in a few wel-chosen words
by DIR. Hemphill and said in reply: In
your call to me as bretnren filled with the
Holy Spirit, I recognize the voice of my
Lord and Master. and much as l may
question my own fitness for so high an
office ] must submit
DR. Malard is pastor of the Napoleon
Avenue church In New Orleans. He IS
also editor of the Southwestern Presby-
terrain. He is native Of Liberty county,
Georgia. and was educated at Franklin
college, now the University of Georgia, |
and at Columbia Theological seminary
HIS first charge was at WalthourVille. |
Ga. He filled the pulpit of the Central
Presbyterian church of Atlanta NOW DR. |
Strickler's) during the war and the years
Immediately following. In 1868 ne was
called TO the Prytania street church of |
New Orleans, which he served for sew
cral years until compelled by failure OF
health TO resign. on the recovery of his |
health. Or. Mallard took charge of the |
Napoleon Avenue Mission church, which |
he mas built up to one of the most flour |
ishing i'm the city. He is about G. years |
OF age and Is a man of commanding pres !
ence and marked ability, both as preach !
er and parliamentarian.
of En1 nW1
w. Va, and Rev. J. S. McMurray of La |
redo, Tex. were elected temporary clerks |
by reclamation. The hours for the ses- |
sions were fixed as clock for lne morn |
ing session and 2:3O O'Clock for the after |
noon.
Upon motion It was decided to hold no |
sessions on Friday and Saturday after |
Moons in order that the committees may
nave time TO arrange their work. The |
night session for tonight was also dis |
pensed with, and It was announced that |
a reception would be rendered the asseni>
bly, by the citizens of Memphis
Several communications were received |
from public and private Institutions of
the city, extending courtesies to the com
missioners.
The assembly then took a recess TO 4
O'Clock to hear abstracts of the reports |
of the various executive committees and
refer them in the regular way to the
standing committees, to be appointed by
Moderator Mallard.
At 4:l0 o'clock the assembly was called
to order by Rev. DR. RUMBLE of North
Carolina, and the reports of the execu-
tive committee We're read by the differ
ent secretaries.
The report on foreign missions shows
an increase in receipts over last year of
$9l66, and a decrease in expenditures of
$500 from last years figures-Sl5l0 400 less
than this years receipts. The balance
on hand is $2l 1886, exclusive of $40 1893,
which has been invested for the Congo
boat fund. Ninteen new missionaries
have been sent out during the year-six
to China, two to Japan, two to Northern
Brazil four to Southern Brazil, two to
Africa and one each TO Korea and Mexico
The hoUe mission report showed a total
of $4l,iSS received during the year, an in
bursements were $S235, and the balance
in the treasury, March 81, was $12, 223. The
work - increasing in some parts, but has
been curtailed in others.
The committee on education reported
a falling off in contributions from last
were $766 less. The work of this COM
m.ttee does not seem TO be in good con-
dition.
The committee on colored evangelization
falling off in the interest in this work.
The most successful feature of 1t seems
to be the school at Tuscaloosa, Ala,
which is under the efficient management
of Rev. a. L. Phillips, d. D, the secretary
of this committee.
A most encouraging report read
by Gov. Marye of Fredericksburg, Va,
on the Assemblies Home and School,
at thar place. The marked prosperity of
this favored enterprise of the church is
work of its founder Rev. DR.. Saunders.
This concluded the business of the after
noon. and at $50 o'clock the assembly
took recess to meet tomorrow morning
at . clock.
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