The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-05-15
General Assembly to Meet in New
Orleans May 18th,
DELEGATES FROM VIRGINIA.
Rev. DIR. Kerr and Mr.. John Boiling TO
Go from RichmOnd-.EnOrts Will
BE Made 10 Have the Body Meet
in This City Next Year.

leans on May 18th, and will be in session
about ten days. It IS expected that this
will be one Of the most interesting and
profitable meetings held for several years.
1t will be the second time the body has
mot in New Orltans In its history as a
separate ecclesiastical body.
The Prosbyterlans Of the Crescent city
are making preparations to give the dele
gates and visitors a hearty welcome and
to entertain them with genuine Southern
hospitality The sessions Of the As
sembly Will be held in the First Presby-
terrain church OF which the distinguished
and venerable Rev. Dr. T. NJ. Palmer, is
pastor. Or. Palmer Is the Demosthenes
| OF the Southern Presbyterian pulpit and
| IS considered the most eloquent orator
| in New Orleans either of the clergy or
| the professional classes. His church
fronts on Lafayette Square about five
minutes walk from Canal street, where
! all the street cars in the city meet near
Clays Statue. the "Charing Cross OF
| the city. The building Is of beautltul
Gothic architecture with tai, Slender
splre. old style auditorium and has
seating capacity of about 300. The
| membership is about 600 and it is among
the most refined cultured aud wealthy
congregations Of the Southern Church.
AN INTERESTING CITY.
The Assembly while a large body is
select one. and there are only about TWO
hundred delegates. The body includes
commissioners from the following syn
| DDS. Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Ken
tuckv. Georgia. Memphis. Mississippi
Missouri. Nashville. North Carolina,
South Carolina. Texas. and Virginia. II
| Is a noticeable fact that the Northern
Presbyterian General Assembly meets AT
Winona Lake. Indiana, on the same date
| as the Southern. This Is however
much larger body than the Southern.
/ visitors to the Assembly will find much
10 interest them IN the quaint old CITY.
IL was founded by foreign people ana
| was settled as early as l7l8. 1t became
| a Spanish possession in 1859, ana was
| held by that power until 1901 when
| France again secured 81. and coded II 10
! the United States in 1928 with the terri
! tory of louisiana. Many reminders or
| the old French Bourbon and spanish
| times are still preserved In the archilec-
| ture and the names OF places. ne
| streets are wide, clean and wei shaoeu'
| there are many gardens of ever blooming
| e[,,-crs and there are hundreds Of eX-
| ceedingly handsome residences ana ouiiu-
| inps Some Of the point Of special IN
| torest are the old battlefield OK Chal-
| meftes where Andrew Jackson defeated
| fine invading English army from breast
/ work of cotton bales, the BARRACKS I''
| ouv soldiers West End and English forts
| the Ridge cemeteries, Audubon anu Si,S
] parks. Jackson Square tue IcHsn me-
| ket where every language IS spoken an
| every tyne OF humanity seen ana wy
| levee where can be seen shlps tla' a"'' W
| every port on earth.
MAY COME TO RlCHMOND.
| The opening sermon viii be preach ~
before the assembly by Rev. Dr' o. l.
| Goetchins. of Rome. Ga. who IS an
! eNpcuent and scholarly preacher. Among
| the subjects TO be discussed before inc
| body besides the reports OF committees
| and the usual routine work VIII be the
| or0licofion made by number OF Pres
! bvteries i'm various parts OF the country
| to have a new hymn book for the South
| own PRESBYTERIAN church. Considerable
| interest is felt I'm this movement.
| Another m~tter I'm which much inter
| est is felt IS The effort that VIII he maze
! 10 have the body meet IN Fchmohd
| next year.
Rev. Or. r. 7. Kerr pastor or the
! First Presbyterian church IN ms cry
| who IS one Of the commissioners To the
| bodv. viii extend cordial invitation 10
| the assembly from his church 70 come
| here. gIe will offer tempting inducements
from the Richmond people 10 accept their
| invitation. and It is thought that there
is an encouraging prospect for hlchmond
| TO Get the next meeting. RESIDES tne
| commissioners from various parts OF the
| country that will attend the gathering a
| large number Of visitors viii also be pres
emit. and altogether about four or 1--WE
| hundred people will be brought here.
| VIRGINIA ONIMISSGONEBS.
| THE following commissioners from the
synod of Virginia have been appointed
10 attend the meeting this year:
! Abingdon Presb ytery-Rev. John p.
Wool Welch. W. Va; Judge r. b. Hut
ton. Abingdon Va.
Warrenton. Va; William Baker Mar
| shall, Va.
East Hanover-Robert p. Kerr, d. D.,
| Richmond. Va: II =. Epcs. ID. D.,
| blackstone Va; s. w. Somerville. Fred
ericksburg, Va; John Boiling, Richmond
Va.
| Kanawha-Rev. +. L. McCue Maiden
W. Va; 5. G.. Crouch Charleston, W.
| Va.
| Iexington-G. w. Finley, d. D.. Fish
erviUe. Va: A. NJ. Fraser ID. D., Staun-
TON Va. DR.. A. +. Kerr. Nlllboro. Va.
Professor A. L. Nelson. Lexington, Va
| MarvIand-P. p. Flournoy. Bethesda
Nd: II. r. Davidson, Bethesda, Nd
Montgomery-W. c. Campbell, d. u.
| Roanoke. Va: Rev. Il Hohson Pearls
burg Va: G. G.. Taliaferro, Roanoke
| Va: r. p. Hawkins, Clifton Forge Va
| Ait-Rev. =. n. McFaden. Lynch
burg. Va; Rev. IL. C.. V. Campbell, sa.
lem. Va; c. c. Johnson. Rad(ord Va.
| w. II. Thomas Blueheld, Va.
| Norfolk-Rev. W. A. Slaymaker Berk
eley. Va; II. A. Williams, Newport
News.
Roanokc-Rev d. =. Rogers. Plum
Branch. Va; Rev. j. p. Robertson. Mar
! tnsvllle, Va; j. *. Hannah. S. G. Cog
| gin.
west Hanover-Rev ]. c. Painter
Yancey's Mil, Va; ]. IL. Whltmorc
| Garth. Va.
Winchester-A. c. Hopkins D. D.
Charles Town. W. Va; j. W. Harlan
! .Martlnsburg. w Va.
Rev. Or. Kerr will leave for New or
leans this week.
Birthday Party.
| A delightful party was given on las
Friday night at tho residence Of Captain
/ a D. a.