Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-21
INFANTS ARE SAVED.
THIS AN ESTABLISHED DOCTRINE
OF THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
STRONG SERMON BY DR.. ROSEBRO.
He Points Out the Fact That More
People Are saved Than LOst-Dr.
Hose breaches Before Presbytery--
Other Features OF the Day.


East Hanover Presbytery began its
third days session at Mizpah church at
$3.50 a. NJ, and was opened with devo-
tlonal services, conducted by Rev. s. Cor
don Hutton.
communication was received from
Rev II. c. Brown, presenting his excuse
for absence, which was accepted Mr..
Brown also offered his resignation as
pastor Of Samuel Davies church, to take
effect on the last day of April. The
Church was cited to appear by its COM
mtssioners at an adjourned meeting of the
presbytery, TO show cause, if there be
any, why this resignation shall not be ac-
cepted a committee was appointed to
visit this church in the mean time.
Rev. j. +. Smith, ID. D., reported and
was enrolled
Rev. william 5. Campbell offered a reso-
luton amending the Manual Of the Pres
bytery so as to require that the moderator
shall be elected at each stated meeting
of the presbytery for the next succeed
ing meeting. This resolution was docket
ell for consideration at the next spring
meeting.
TO ESTABLISH MISSIONS.
Rev. r.. Il. Kerr, j. D., offered the fol-
lowing resolution, which was unanimously
adopted:
Resolved, That Revs. c. r. Hyde, G. NJ.
Chumbley, d. X. Walthall and Ruling-Eld-
ers G.. r. Cannon and j. s. Munce be ap-
pointed a commission, with authority TO
establish mission stations for Sunday
school. prayer-meeting, and preaching
services in the cities of Richmond and
Manchester and their suburbs.
Rev. j. II. Davis, Jr., OF Lexington
Presbytery, was introduced to the pres
bytery and invited to sit as a correspond
ing member.
COMMEND THE CHURCH PAPER.
The following paper was offered by DR..
Kerr, and adopted
Resolved, That the pTesbytery express
It's high appreciation OF our excellent
CHURCH paper, the Central Presbyterian.
as providing our people with weekly
visitor OF high literary and religious
character and thoroughly evangelical, and
that we express our appreciation Of the
reduced price at which it is now sold
- per year TO individual subscribers and
$L5O 10 members Of congregational
club-and that we urge all our people 10
subscribe for the Central Presbyterian.
The committee to whom the matter
was referred reported, nominating Rev.
William 5. Campbell Us chairman of the
Committee on Home Missions, and the re-
port was adopted. This committee has
charge Of all the mission work of the
presbytery.
TO INSTALL MIR. GUTHRIE
The following committee was appointed
to install Rsv Donald Guthrie pastor Of
the Second Presbyt terrain church, in this
city: Rev NJ. ID. Hoge, d. D., 10 preside
a nj h..
lions; Rev. e. G. Hersman, d. D. 10
preach the sermon; Rev. j. p. Smith, d.
D., to deliver the charge 10 the pastor,
and Rev. Jere Withsrspoon to deliver the
charge TO the people The time is to be
fixed by the committee.
The General Assembly sent down to all
the presbyteries an overture, asking
whether in the baptismal formula the
Church should go back TO the old form.
making it read "baptize in the name of
the Father" etc., instead Of the present
form adopted a few years ago. reading
Into the name" etc. The presbytery
voted in favor OF the old form.
SERMON BY DIR. HOGE.
At - o'clock a good congregation filed
the church TO hear a sermon by Rev. Dr.
Hoge. who took as his text, Psalm
lxXxiv., II: "The Lord will give grace
and glory" DR.. Hoge in his preaching,
gave no evidence Of the Illness from
which he recently recovered. His SER
mon was one OF earnest eloquence and
tenderness and comfort and was listened
to with rapt attention by all those who
heard ii. No report Of the sermon could
give any idea Of it. The members OF
presbytery and the congregation were
with II.
THE SALVATION OF INFANTS.
At p. NJ. the presbytery reassembled |
and heard a sermon, preached by appoint
ment of presbytery, by Rev. ). w. Rose
bro, d. D. on THE Salvation Of Infants"
He took as his text Matthew XVIII Il |
Even so it is not the will OF your Father, |
which is in Heaven. that one OF these lit |
tie ones should perish" His sermon was |
a remarkable combination OF strength and |
tenderness. He showed very clearly that |
the statement often made that the Pres
oyterian Church teaches that some in |
fants are lost is a great Islander. He !,
showed also from the standards OF the |
Presbyterian Church and from the Scrip |
lures that ell infants dying in infancy are |
saved and that more than one-half OF |
he human race dies in infancy. There
'ore, there are more of the whole human
race saved than are lost.
The doctrinal sermon at the next meet
ng will be preached by Rev. II. +. Kerr,
D. D.. on "Predestination and Free
Agency" DIR. S. X. VIM is his alter
nate.
Some routine business was then attend
ID to, after which the presbytery adj
burned.
To-day at II o'clock Rev. William S,
will address the presbytery on