Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-05-22
THE PRESBYTERIANS.
General Assembly Of The Southern
Church Duly Constituted at Memphis
pR. MaLLARD CHOSEN MODERATOR
lie L. the Pastor of the Napoleon
Avenue Church, New orIeaps-Homc
mud Foreign Observation-Disclosures
A Reception.
A Reception.

byteran Assembly are AL on tNt biSeAN
Including Dr. 4. II. English, Of Union
Seminary: Or. j. Y. Fair DR.. J. II.
Smith. and -. c. Wherry, OF Richmond;
Hon. J. L. Marye. Of Fredericksburg;
Rev. j. l.. Allison. of Portsmouth: Dr. !.
n. Half, OF Dublin: Rev. w. c. White, OF
Warm Springs. Rev c. S. n. Tingum-
felter. Of Elkins; Rev. II. III. Slower and
Dr. a. s. Siaman. Of Rapidan; Rev. John
stoker, OF Coyington; c. Il. Carroll OF
Radford. and /. W. irwin. Of Iron Gate.
Dr. J. X. Hazen. Or. T. r. Sampson
md DR.. A. J.. Samden are also in at
tendance.
The sermon by the Rev. Or. c. X.
HemphiIl. Of Louisville. brother OF Mrs.
Jackson Guy. OF your city. was eminently
appropriate. and heard with profound at
fention. 1t was on the Love OF the
Spirit"
The assembly was constituted with
prayer by the moderator. Or. Hemphill
Two new presbyteries were erected
For; Worth and Central Alabama.
The roll was read. and very Few com
snissioners were found absent.
The Rev. Dr. l.. NJ. Mailard, OF New
Orleans. was elected moderator, and
Judge Carroll. OF Radford, and Rev. }.
McMurrsy. OF Texas, were elected clerks.
AT the afternoon session the reports Of
the secretaries were read. At night
brilliant reception was rendered 10 the
assembly. opening with musical service
and addresses were made by gentlemen
OF Memphis and representatives OF the
assembly
OPENING PROCEEDINGS.
MEMPHIS. TENN. May H.--The South
ern Prssbyterian General Assembly was
opened at 1IO5 o'clock this morning in
the First Presbyterian church, with n
sermon from the retiring moderator, Rev.
Dr. l1emphlll OF Louisville, Ky. Dr.
Chester secretary OF foreign missions,
and Or. s. a. Ramsey. pastor OF the FIRST
church. occupied the pulpit, with DIT.
Eem.,hill.
After singing the Doxology an invoca-
zion was made by Rev. Or. Ramsey. who
announced tho hymn. Come Thou, Al
mighty King" after which DR.. Hemphill
read passages from the fourteenth, If
teouth. and sixteenth chapters Of st.
John. the eighth chapter 81 the Romans,
aud the fourth chapter Of Ephesians. This
was followed by a selection from the
s'Oratorio Of Elijah" by the choir and
the assembly was then led in prayer by
Rev. s. II. Chester. d. ID.
The hymn. "Oh. Holy Ghost. Comforter.
was then sung, after which Or. Hemphill
announced his text, and began his sermon.
His text was Romans. fifteenth chapter,
twenty-eighth verse; his theme the Love
of the Holy Ghost" Or. Hemphill
preached without notes, and was listened
10 with rapt attention by large au-
dlence. which packed the cnurcn.
At the conclusion Of his sermon, DR..
Uemphil constituted the General Assem-
bly, by prayer.
ELECTION OF MODERATOR
After the prayer Of constitution, Rev,
Dr. Layel. of Houston. Tex. moved that
the election of moderator be by ballot,
without nomination. ana that on the Sc
cond ballot all names be dropped except
the two receiving the highest number Of
votes The clerk. DR.. Wilson, announced
three names as having the highest num-
ber-namey. Rev. r. o. Mallard, ID. D., OF
New Orleans. 80; DR.. j. woodrow, OF Co
lumbia. $. c.. 10, and DR.. J. Rumpler, Of
Salisbury. y. c.. l6
A motion was made 10 vote viva Voce
for these names, but the MODERATOR
ruled IL out of order and on the second
ballot, Rev. Dr. Mallard was declared
elected by a vote OF ll5 out of lG5-over
Two thirds. Dr. Mallard was welcomed TO
the moderator's chair I'm a few we'll
in reply:
in your call to me. as brethren filed
with the Holy Spirit, l recognize the
voice OF my Lord and Master, and much
as l may question my own illness for SO
high an office. must submit"
Dr. Mallard is pastor OF the Napoleon
Avenue church in New Orleans lie is
also editor Of the Southwestern Presby-
ferian. lie is a native of Liberty county.
aud was e1upQtpd FRANKLIN col
lege NOW University Of Georgia). and at
the Columbia Theological Seminary. His
first charge was at Walthourvile, Ga.
He filed the pulpit Of the Central Pres
byterian church, OF Atlanta now DR.
Strickler's church,. during the war and
the years Immediately following. In 1869
he was called to the Prytania-Street
church. New orleans, which he served for
several years, until compelled by failure
OF his health TO resign. On the recovery
OF his health, DR.. Mallard took charge
on the Napoleon-Ayenue Mission church.
which he has built up 10 one OF the most
iiourishing IN the city. He Is about 62
years OF age ana is a man OF command
ing presence aud marked ability. both
as a preacher and "a parliamentarlan.
Judge q. H. Cassel. Of East Radford,
w. Va. and Rev. j. 5. Murray. of Laredo,
Tex, were elected temporary clerks by
reclamation.
The hours for the sessions were fixed
as . A. NJ. for the morning session, and
eco FOR the afternoon.
Upon motion 1t was decided to hold
no sessions on Friday and Saturday az
ternoons. In order that the committees
may have time to arrange their work.
The night session for tonight was also
dispensed with, and IL was announced
that "a reception would be rendered the
Assembly by citizens OF kiemphis SeVa-
raj communications Were received
from public and private institutions
or the city extending cOurtesies
10 the commissioners. The Assem-
bly, then took a recess TN l.. NJ.
20 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.
REPORTS.
At 4:l0 l.. NJ. the assembly was called to
order by Rev. DR.. Rumple, Of North Caro-
lima, and the reports of the Executive
committees were read by the different
secretaries. The report on foreign mis-
sions shows AN increase in receipts over
last year Of 1906 and decrease In ex-
onditures OF 5000 from last years
hsures-Slo.4O9 less than this years re-
cespts. The balance on hand is S2l 9S6
exclusive OF Sl0.SsS. which has been in
vested for the Congo boat fund. Nine
teen new missionaries have been sent out
during the year-six TO China. three 10
Japan, two TO Northern Brazil, four 10
southern Brazil. two 10 Africa, and one
each 10 Korea and Mexico.
Inc home Mission report showed a
toiai OF A.f@ received during the year,
an increase over last year OF $lO26. The