Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-04-29
ITS INFLUENCE. FELT.
pn. nocn on EFFECT OF WEST
MINISTER STANDARDS.
ADDRESSES BEFORE THE PRESBYTEUY
MS Discourse one of Great Interest
and Marked AbiIisy. ana
Makes N strong Plea for True
Prfncfpses--The Days Bus!uess.

prfncfpfes-The Days Bus'aeSS'
East Hanover Presbytery held three
sessions yesterday. that at nisht being
especially set apart for the fusther ceie-
bra,ion Of the s50th anniversary OF the
Westminster Standards.
The morning session began at $50
O'Clock. and opened with devotional exer-
cises. Ruling Elders Il. T.. Porter, OF Old
Street church, and w. L. Jones, OF Ta6b-
Street church, reported, and were en-
rorled.
1t WAS made the order Of the day for
to-day at 10 O'Clock to hear the report of
the trustees Of Hoge Academy.
The report of the Home Mission Com
m.ttee was read and made the order OF
the day for this evenings session, when
a popular meeting will be held, at which
addresses will be mace on the subject
of home missions.
The Committee on the Invalid Fund
presented its report. which showed that
during the year the churches OF the
presbytery contributed SS79.ss. not quite
two thirds OF the ss0i asked for.
INTEREST Or FOREIGN MISSIONS
A meeting in the interest OF foreign
missions gas held at II o'clock. con-
Quoted by Rev. A. Z. Saunders, ID. d.,
who made some interesting and instruc-
tive remarks In connection with the read-
ing of the Scriptures. The report OF the
Committee on Foreign Missions was read
by Or. J. =. Smith The following iacts
arc aieared from the report.
The Woman's Forciga Missionary
Union of East Hanover Presbytery re-
ports that the societies connected Win
this union raised during the past year
$l.32ASi.
The report showed that the missionary
work of the Southern presbyterian
Church is in a most gratifying condition.
The number Of missionaries has been m
creased from III to 100, and yet the
year closed without any debt on the
Executive Committee. During the year
EOS members were added TO the churches
in the foreign field.
The chairman OF the Committee on
Foreign Missions was directed 10 com
municate the interest and sympathy or
the presbytery to the members Of the
presbvtery who are laboring in the
foreign field. There are three young men
and three young ladies in the foreign
field from this presbytery.
FREDERICKSBURG HOME AND
SCHOOL.
DIR. Hege spoke of the condition OF the
Assemblies Home and School az treu-
.-iclshurg and said that II had reached
a very serious crisis; that the coh'riD
lions for the support Of the home hau
fallen off very greatly. and that there
was need of doing something at once TO
helm II to continue its good work. on
ne motion committee. consisting OF
rr 7 p. Smith. Rev. c. r. HYDE, ana
Hon. w. W. Henry. was appointed 10
look after the interests OF TINS lnstllu-
tion within the bounds of this prespy-
torv This motion was seconded by Dr.
Kerr. who spoke of this home as most
beautiful benevolence where the orphan
of ministers and the children OF mis-
sionaries are given home ana an euu-
cation. II. :, .ho
,otarests of the colportage work OF the
c.,urch and urged the Importance OF the
,orger combinations for this work. when
e. entirely missionary in its CHARACTER
THE BIBLE sOCIETY'S CLAIMS.
pev WiTIam s. Campbell presented the
claims and work of the Bible Society OF
VIRGINIA. He said the Bible Society IS
enseavor,nc to supply the destitute OF
tho state with the Word of God. great
,norv families have been supplied, and
,,orv volumes of Scripture have been
given TO inmates Of prisons ana aims
borees The contributions from all the
denominations of the state were ony
9, Sst ~ which the churches of East Han
over Presbytery gave S24S, or ABOUT 10
per cent. ,.oor hoe
circulated more than 10000 copies Oh the
Word Of God In this State.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Thu Hvrd church. of Goochland. was
Granted permission TO employ Rev. II. r.
r Mccoy. Of West Hanover Presbytery'
as stated supply.
Mr. Van Houten made the report. which
shows that the presby;ery has under It's
care nine candidates for the gospel MIN
istry-
DIR. Hoge's Address Last Night
Another large and intelligent congrega-
lion filed the First Presbyterian church
last night to hear the second ADDRESS IN
connection with the celebration OF tne
25Oth anniversary or the ADOPTION ol ~.
westminster Standards. Rev. NJ. d.
IIoee. ID. D.. was the speaker of the eve
ning and his subject was 1.-The influence
of The Westminster Confession ana
Catechisms on the Religious Thought
and Church Life in All Subsequent
Times" -,
DIR Hoee spoke in that earnest. ami
MATED. eloquent style for when ne Is
noted. and never did he appear TO better
advantage. His manner had In II the lire
OF youth. modified by the judgment o.
maturer years For more than an houi
ne held the rapt attention Of his audience
as IN finished periods and by beautiful
f,,,res striking illustrations. and clear
1ot etatements he sketched the origin Of
,be standards of the Westminster AS
sembly. and then showed how great ha'
haen their influence wherever their prln'
c,n,es had been held in all subsequent
zinc He said: There are more thar
,oo coo coo of people who speak the Eng
l,eh language. and 1t IL likely TO become
the universal language or the worio' AhO
wherever English people lived ana Where
ever the Presbyterian churches nave Deer
planted celebrations like TINS are pelh'
held this week. 1t Is good Tor US some
.,r,,ee IN leave the environments Of thu
,,resent and transport ourselves TO Other
fays and gather around as the men whC
lived then. and study their characters
aoa works. III Is thus that we are kindleC
nv the fire that still fingers In thei
ashes.
INFLUENCE UPON OUR COUNTRY.
eve and ourselves now citizens OF a re
vuhlIc which. with all OF its imperfect!ons
we love. aud would not exchange for an,
mon the globe. But what led TO th'
Accumulation Of this country? What CAV
birth to the civil and religious iibert,
81 which we are proud? Whence did oul
forefathers get their profound statesman
ship and learning? The principles tina