Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-05-20
THE SOUTHERN pREsBYTEnrANs.
General Assembly to Convene In
Charlotte To-day.

CHARLOTTE, y. c., May ls.-The
Church in the United states conyenes
IN the First Presbyterian church in this
city tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock.
The assembly win be called to order by
the retiring moderator. Rev. Or. II. @.
Mallard. About four hundred commits
siCners have s'gniiied their intention OF
being present
This session OF the assembly will be
one Of more than ordinary interest, from
the fact that the 250th anniversary OF
the adoption OF the Westminster stand
ards is 10 be celebrated. Many OF the
leading clergymen Of the Southern
Churca will be present and take part in
the celebration.
The meeting Of the General Assembly
I'm Charlotte on the goth OF May is pecu-
iarly appIo-r On that date in each
year the Mecklenburg Declaration OF IN
dependence OF ITO as celebrated. me
historic events OF the day are inseparabiy
interviewer with that OF the Presbyterian
Church of this city and Country Inc
building where the assembly Is TO mold It's
sessions stands on possibly the most MS
toric ground in the South.
The General Assembly of the Pfesoy-
terrain Church I'm the United states was
organized in Augusta Ga. In 1851 the
first assembly being held in the FresOy-
terrain church In that city.
Charlotte has made ample arrange
ments for entertaining the assembly, ana
will give the members of that distih-
guished body a cordial welcome.
PRESBYTERIANS. NORTH.
EAGLE LAKE. IND, May 19.-rhe
q
the Presbyterian Church mas been Sig
nalized by the arrival OF train after train
of commissioners and their friends. Inc
powers of the Committee Of Entertain
ment have been taxed TO the utmost.
The interest in the question o. the
moderatorship has been lively ali day ana
il mas been discussed on all the incoming
trains. The general opinion seems 10
favor Or. Henry c. MintOn, Of san IRAN
cisco. as a representative OF the far West.
objection 10 him is based on the iacl
that he is a professor in theological
seminary. Another candidate IS Or. Saei-
don jackson. the United states Commls-
siouer OF Education in Alaska, and one
of the most widely-knOwn home mission
AIRY workers in the whole chuich. II
was rumored that his name is 10 be pre-
scented by ex-Pres.dent Harrison. Other
candidates nave been mentioned, but
nothing definite has transpired. The
moderatOrship gossip has been conhne-
to the lobby of the main hotel. but it
mas ueen sadly nterIered with by the
uncertainty of the commissioners as to
where they and their wives ana daughters
were TO sleep.
The entire day was occupied with COM
ferences on foreign missions. Represen-
tatiyes from distant lands were heard,
and the claims OF the work have been
presented. The meetings were under the
....,,..,,s Of the cnairInen Of the Synodlcal
ana Presbyterial committees and Of rep
resentatives Of the Women's boards.
AT The close oil the meeting resolutions
we've adopted looking TO the continuation
and permanent establishment OF those
ante-assembly meetings as a regular or
der Systematic giving, loyalty TO the
church boards, individual and organized
rourcn contributions. and efforts 10 sup
port individual missionaries, were among
The things recommended.