Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-05-22
THE PRESBYTERIAN ASSEMBLY.
Standing Committces-Third West
minister Address-The Confession.

OF the assembly to-day compared with
that of Yesterday, was light. The read
ing OF overtures consumed the entire
morning session. All oyertures and me-
MORALS were referred 10 the Committee
on Bills and Overtures. except those with
reference TO publication and colored work
which were referred TO the committees on
Publication and Colored Eyangelization.
The standing committees, as appointed
AT the morning session. We're:
Bills aud Oyertures-R. Q. MaiIard, .
4. King 4. ". Mister. i. b. Johnston.
\. S. Doak. Z. II. Shive, 5. G. Miller
]. q. Richards, T.. II. Buchanan, James
HemphiH, II. NJ. j.. Martin, George
Howard. J. L. Kennedy, and w. :. Nee
ley.
JudiciaI-s. ". Ncei. T.. \. Nickel r.
NJ. Hammock, j. NJ. W. Elder, !. -.
Thomas. J. VI. Smith, j. G.. Herndon,
4. c. Howe. J. y. Onutt. }. o. Perry
l.. 4. Hiu. j. Askew, Samuel Davis, and
Homo Misslons-Robcrt Price. J. II.
Virgins J. -. \. Brown; :. W. baFls'
i. -. Hunt W. = Porter, II. y. Graham
j. J.. Hutton. T.. Mack, ". McFheelets'
4. b. McCrary. j. W. Ct2T!ord. II. u.
Peden 4. g.. Mal.ster, j. 4. James ana
T.. n. Williamson. ,
Foreign Rlssions-F r. Beatue A. y.
Cgrry. w. y. ArrOWoOi. $. g. Alexander
Daniel Blair. Z. :. Brown. j.. NJ. Mum
roe. O.. ID. Gilkeson, &. IT. kcmper, w .
T.. Shannon, b. Il. Wellord, j. Shltlins-
law. r.. /. S,agle. 5. j. ANDREW. ". NJ.
Graybin, George Perkins, \. W. santos
Edncafion-R. l.. Dabney. II. r pamaL
W. r. Hemphill J. G. Mouoy =.
I-rlersou. 4. T. Colt g. !. Foreman. -.
Patterson, o. r. Johnson. Jr;; ). j.. l,oA, COZ,
burg. a. G. Neel. W. ". Simpson ana
Prbllcat tlon-A. W. Pitzger. J. G. Wood
bridge. j. X Hall II. Nj. Parker. a. y.
McGeachy j. II. Rothrocy, +. >. New
man. j. ~ Hodgson, ). NJ. scott 9. W
son. and ". S. Forsythe
Colored Evangclizat!on-J. W. Each
man. a. r. Cooke, 7. NJ. Hunter. j. e.
McLees. NJ. \. Kerr. II. ). Bradshaw
W. r. Wilson, T. IL; stan. }. .. ia H.
j. D. Crenshaw c. W. Dorsey, ana -
'"iiS Home and school-R. c. Reed. \. w.
Crawford ". Il. Bingham, 7. II. New
kirk. c. \. B. Jennings. Z. II. Gwynif
eeiii. y y. u Hire. and F. N. Sites.
Sabbath Schools-R. X SmoOt II. IL.
Newman j. G. Tate. G. VI. Richards, j.
NJ McCorkle, J. NJ. Hoskins, >. T..
Welch. II. a. Chambers ana ). !: Ross
J. j. Dean. j. }. Ill., r. i. Patterson
William McAlister. James McCutcheon,
and II. l.. C2ldWeu.
systematic Beuefceuce-T. NJ. McCon-
nell. J. l.. r. Walker. J. +. Phare, j..
". Bird. and W. II. Stnsen.
Narrative-J. Calvin stewart II. G..
Griswold. r. IT. Adams, Eugene John
son. and Henry Ginder;
Bible Cause-W A. Wood. ". T. over
street. j. NJ. Halliday, +. c. Eaton, and
j IA Anderson
leaves of Abyence-w. McF. Alexan-
der. \. Mayes. G. l. stewart, j. l.. Gun
niugham. and r. +. McWi.liaIns:
Auditing COmm ttee-J. -. Toy lot, fos-
ter Harper, and +. II. Curtis.
Devotional EXercises-R. Il. Johnson,
\. a. Little. ard j. 9. Mclaughlin.
Foreign Cores G0r0ence-M u. Hoge
J. b. Shearer. j. e. Oenler. J.. \. Nc
W. W. Watts. and f. S. Hail.
Svnodicsl RecOrds-Alabama. $. C.
Alexander and II. = Stanley, Arkansas. d.
w r. Alexander and j. ~. Dent; flori-
da. G. i. stewart and j. W. hlue; Geor-
gia, ". r. Cyerstreet and p. ;. M9yes;
Kentucky. j. NJ. Hailaday and j. Pelham, /,
MemDhls r.. -. Hunt and j. +. Mourn
ing; Mississippi. j. r. Pharr and -. Nc
Dowell; Missouri, c. a. -. Jennings ana Hi
y. W G.. Albright. Nashville. I. NJ
Hunter and J. +. Murdock; North Caro-
lima. \. s. DOak and j. r. Guy; South
Carolina. \. a. Little and Giles Cock
Texas. NJ. II. Kerr and ). * Peck; IT.
einia. G. NJ. Richards and T.. Il. Mat
theWs.
WESTMINSTER STANDARDS
At Il o'clock Rev. Dr r. j. Wither-
spoon delivered the third Of the eleven
addresses ON the adoption ~ the West
minister standards His subject was "A
description of the assembly; its person.
ne proceedings. and place OF meeting
The address was a magnificent eh'rt
The afternoon session was dispensed
with. I'm order TO allow the committees
TO get together and map out their work.
The assembly accepted an invitation
TO 10 on an outing 10 Davidson College
Monday afternoon.
The event of the nisht was the read
ing of Dr. Il. J.. Dabneys paper on "ine
doctrinal contents of the Confession OF
Faith. with it's Fundamental and rela-
tive ideas" The paper was read By Rev.
DR. Reed. II was . mastery effort
The assembly will adjourn after to-
morrow mornings session until Monday
morning.