The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-02-26
THE MAKEMIE LEAGU &
The Filth Annual AestIng Was Very
Largely Attended Last Night.
DR.. WITHERsPoOH's FORCIBLE ADDRESS
The History of PresbyterIanfsn, Re-
yicwcd-A Delightful Programme
of Music and sonE-The Report or
the Executive Committee = Many
New Names Added 90 tho Roll.

the Executive Committee Mauy
New Names Added 20 tho Roll.
The fifth annual meeting Of Mackenzie
League was held Mt the First Presbyte-
rian Church last night. The church was
crowded. On the platform In the rear
or The pulpit. which had been beautifully
and artistically decorated. were Rev.
Jere Wltherspoon. D. D.. OF Baltimore:
Ker. j. K. Howerton. .. D.. OF the First
frcsbyterlan Church; Rev. j. l.. Alli-
son. OF Portsmouth Church: Rey.&E. b.
McCluer, OF the Park Avenue Church,;
Key w. a. Slaymaker. OF the ARM
strong Memorial Church, and Rev. r. A.
robinson. OF Colley Memorial, Mr.. Rob-
'nsoh having the conduct of the exer-
ciseS The programme was as follows:
Organ Prelude-Andan mt ino. Rossini
Prof. Rives.
Dnet-"My Faith Looks UP to
Mra rhcs e, r..o;t 49, -
lnvocation-Chorus. ute Deum js
Mackenzie Choral Union.
scripture Lesson--Psalm 122 M
horus--"Onward Christian Sol
uiefs ....................
Mackenzie Choral Union.
Hymn No. 5i4 fE
Address-"Our Presbyterian Inher- IA
itahce' ....................... ------
Rev. Jerc Witherspoon. D. D., OF N
Hymn No. 52a.
onertory ........ adore and Be Still's
Mrs. r. l.. Payne. i
Report OF the Executive Committee ana
Enrolment OF new members
Treasury's Report.
DoNology.
BencdtctioM. XIX
Dr.. Witherspoon's address. which was.
listened to with rapt attention, gave q
history of the Presbyterian Church.
The speaker. after introducing his
theme began with Martin Luther, Mar;
TIN Kendall, John Knox and John Cali.
YIN, the great apostles of reform who
SNAPPED the development of religion In
The Old World and Its destiny in the new.
lfc showed how the church had beer,
convinced that emigration was desira.
Die. and brought his hearers to the
shores of newly discovered America, and
showed the old Salem. Mass. In 1829,3
and the first meeting house on the;
shores of the New World" He told how
in 1850. Wm. Stevens. of Lord Balti-
more's cabinet. asked the Presbytery In
England for missionaries to MARYLAND
ana Virginia, In response, Francis
Mackenzie was sent in 1854. He had in
tended going to South Carolina, but a
great storm and the providence of God
cast MIN upon the shores of Virginia.
Mr.. Witherspoon hinted at some Of
the wonderful results Of that Proyi.
dence, and told how Mal1emie organized
Presbyterianism in this western land,
| how he was summoned ebfore the pro-
Nfnctal government to answer for the
doctrines which he was promulgating.
but easily and with honrs secured his /
| release. In 1708 the first Presbytery was /
organized with five ministers and two
| Scotch missionaries. Only q little af-
ter that, Mackenzie fell asleep, leaving
| behind him q name fragrant with irns
mortal honor. g
The last decade of this century. he$
said, was characterized by what might 4
be termed n spirit of recommendation.
Civic virtue, lofty patriotism and cour.s'
| age on the field of battle had all been
immortaliZed in marble and bronze, and I
1t was well. The spirit Of yesterday +
lives to-day and the future Is born OF
the present. The same spirit had Ina
vaded the church, which. although she y
had no vast amount of money to ex-&
pend In this direction, her members were I
erecting monuments in their hearts to y
worthless OF by gone days.
Mr. Robinson. of the Executive Conn
mttee, stated that the pody was elect
| ed on the last meeting in the year just u
| gone to make an attempt to recognize s
the league and infuse new life and in-fi
| terest into II, and had partially sue;
ceeded Since that time. four or five
meetings had been held. For the pres-S
ent. the board had agreed to hold meeS-8
| ings alternately In the PortsmouthE
church. and in the First Presbyterian
church, this city. Dr. Howerton would
be the speaker in Portsmouth at the !
next meeting. which would be announc-sf
ed later. The board also had decideda
that instead Of a collection for the lea
que. or the individual churches. It would
be best to distribute envelopes to each
of the members, and let them send Iii
their du5s therein on the collection plate
on the fourth Sunday in each month";
He urged more effort on the part offtsleg
members. and said that the chureheaa
should be united in this league and then
the movement would go forward.
Mr. 7. J. Wood the treasurer, read
the report of his predecessor, for thaS
period between September. 1894, and De-
cember. 1895. showing a total Of $iT4,B2s
collected and sl92.23 expended. Menu,
bership cards were distributed amSiiHs
the congregation and many new naIns8
added to the roll rs sis$s5s