The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-05-22
THE KINGDOM OF GOD
Tho Southern PRESBYTERIAN Assembly In Sss-
Sion In the Pretty City Of Memphis.
PREACHED LOVE OF THE HOLY GHOST.
In Your Cali 10 Mo As Brethren
Filled with the Holy Spirit, L
and Master end Must Submit.
Said Mr.. MalInrd.


Memphis. Tenn. May 21.-The South
ern Presbyterian, General Assembly was
opened at l1:05 o'clocg In the First Pres
pyter!an Church by sermon from the
retiring Moderator, Rev. DR.. Hemphill,
or Louisville. Mr. Chester, secretary of
pastor of the First Church, occupied the
pulpit with DR.. Hemphill. After singing
the doxology the Invocation was made
ny Rev. r. A.; Ramsay. who announced
!he hymn. Come. Thou, Almighty
King after which Dr. Hemphill read
passages from the 14th, 10Th and 10th
chapters of ST. John. the Sth chapter of
fomans and the 4th chapter of Ephe-
slams. This was followed by a selection
from the, oratorio of Elijah" by tho
choir, and the assembly was led I'm pray
er BY Rev. S. II. Cester, D. D. The hymn
on. Holy Ghost, the Comforter" was
then sung. after which DR.. Hemphill an
nounced his text and began his sermon
HIS text was Romans, 1th chapter and
18th verse. He announced his iheme as
The Love Of the Holy Ghost" DR..
Hemphiil preached without notes. and
was listened to with wrapt attention by
the large audience which packed the
| church.
AT the conclusion of his sermon DR..
Hemphill constituted the General AS
semhly by prayer.
After the prayer of constitution, Rev.
pr. LRvel, Of Houston, Tex. moved
that the election of Moderator be by bal
lot without nomination, and that on the
second ballot all names be dropped ex-
cspt the two receiving the highest num-
| Der or votes. The clerk, DR. Wilson
announced three names as having the
higmest mgiiesd number namely: Rev. r. o.
J. Woodrow, of Columbia, S. c., 10. and
DR.. j. Rumpler, of Salisbury, n. G., I6.
A motion was made to vote viva voce
ior these names. but the moderator
ruled II out of order, and on the second
Dallot Rev. DR.. Mallard was declared
erected by vote of l15 out of 165, over
TWO. thirds. DR., Mallard was welcomed
to the moderators chair in a few words
by Or. Hemphill and he said in reply:
IN your call TO me as brethren filed
with the holy spirit l recognized the
voice OF my Lord and Master, and much
as may question my own fitness for
so nigh an office, l must submit"
DR.. Mallard is pastor OF the Napoleon
Avenue Church in New Orleans. He Is
also editor of the Southwestern Pres
| oyterian. He Is native of Liberty
county, Ga, and was educated at Frank
lyn College now University of Georgia)
and at Columbia Theological Seminary.
his first charge was at Walthourville
Ca He filed the pulpit of the Central
presbyterian Church of Atlanta (now
Or. Strickler's) during the war and the
1
DR.. Mallard took charge of the Napo-
leon Avenue Mission Church, which he
built up to one Of the most fourishing
In the city. He is about So years of
age, and is man of commanding pres
ence and marked ability as a preacher
| and parliamentarian.
Judge G. l.. Russell. of East Ra dfnra
Va. and Rev. j. S. McMurray, of aredo
Texas, were elected temporary clerks
ny acclamation. The hours for he ses
| sions were fixed as II. nj. for til = morn.
| ing session and 2:30 for the afternoon.
upon motion 1t was decided to hold no
sessions on Friday and Saturday after
moons In order that the committees NAV
| nave time to arrange their work The
night session for Tonight was also dis
pensed with, and II was announced that
reception would be rendered the assem-
| bly, by citizens of Memphis Several
communications were received from pub
! nc ana private institutions of the CITY ex-
tending courtesles to the commissioners
nhe assembly then took a recess to IN
m. 10 near ATTRACTS of the reports of the
various executive committees and refer
them in the regular way to Tire standing
committees TO lbe appointed by Modera-
| tor Mallard
AL 4:iO D. m. the Assembly was called
to order by Rev. DR.. Rumpler, of North
Carolina, and the reports Of the Execu-
1--WE Committee were read by the differ
sSSiCoa!scs. lHt report OF foreign
missions shows an increase in receipts
over last year of $685. and a decreas se
| In expenditures OF 5000 from last wears
l'hgures-sl5,4 400 less than this year's re-
ceipts. The balance on hand is s2l Gag.
exclusive of Sl0.393, which ha.i been
Invested for the Congo boa, fund Nine
| teen new missionaries have been sent out
during the year--s.x to China. three TO
apan, two 10 Northern Brazil, four to
Soutnern Brazil, Two 10 Africa, and one
each 10 Korea and Mexico
The Home Mission report showed q
total of s4l, ,4SS received during the year.
an increase over last year of $4026
The Disbursements w4re $39235. and
the balance In the treasury on March
81 was sl2.223. The work is increasing
In some parts. but has been curtailed
in others.
The Committee on Education reported
falling off In contributions from last
year. Exclusive of legacies the re.
ceipts We're S766 less. The work of this
committee does not seem to be in good
condition. The Committee on Colored
Evangelization also showed in their re-
port marked falling off in interest in
this work. The most successful fea
ture of 1t seems to be the school at Tus.
| caloosa. Ala, which Is under efficient
| management of Rev. A. S. Phfillps
ID. D.. the secretary of this committee.
a most encouraging report was read
by Governor Marye, OF Fredericksburg.
Va, on The Assembly's Home and