Evening star., 1899-04-10
THE REFORMED CHURCHES.
Meeting of Executive Committee in
RichmOnd-Later Assemblase Here.

Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
RICHMOND, Va, April 10. 1899.
The executive committee of the Alliance
of Reformed Churches of the World. the
parent body Of which is to meet in Wash
ington, D. c., in the fall, will hold a meet
ing in this city Thursday next for the pur-
pose of making the necessary arrangements
for the larger gathering, and to attend to
matters Of great Importance to the men,
bers Of the denomination throughout the
entire constituency. Included in these or
ganizattons are many of the most promi-
nent Presbyterian ministers of the southern
states, and a number from the north and
west and from Canada.
The western section of the Pan-Presby-
terian commission is composed of about
sixty-six commissioners, who are appointed
by the council of the Alliance of the Re
formed Churches of the World, holding the
Presbyterian system, which meets once in
three years, and the number of commits
sloners Is regulated by the number of mem
bers in the churches within their territory.
The objects of the commission are to act as
an executive body for the general council
and to consider and report upon all move
mentS. plans and work which is destined
for the promotion of the welfare of the gen.
eral body. The commission must have at
least fifty members. and shall be divided
INTO an eastern and western section. These
meet twice year.
There are about SiXty-SiX members of the
western section. and it is expected that
about fifty of these will attend the meeting
in Richmond, which will be held in the First
Presby terian Church, April -, and will be
in session only one day. The commiss, on
was appointed by the council of the gen.
eral body, which met in Glasgow, Scotland
three years ago. One of its principal OBJ
jects in meeting in Richmond will be to
make all the arrangements for and decide
upon the details of the work of the council
of the Reformed churches OF the world,
which will be held. as stated in Washing
ton, beginning September 27 next.
The first session Thursday will be dis
tinctively a business meeting and will con-
tinue until probably / 30 o'clock. The rest
OF the time during the members stay in
Richmond will be taken up in a big mass
meeting of the Presbyterians. a banquet at
the jefferson ard a drive through the city
and the suburbs, including q visit to the
Theological Seminary. The drive will be
given to the commissioners and the Rich
mord Presbyterian ministers, and will be
between the hours of 3 and & o'clock in the
afternoon.
banquet served in the ball room of the JET
ferson. This will be rendered the commits
sloners and a number of guests from the
city. Some after-dinner speeches will be
made at the banquet, among the speakers
being the Rev. Donald Sage Mckay, DID,
of New York; Gen. Ralph Z. Prime of
Yonkers. n. Y; Rev. A. G. Wallace. DID,,
of PENNSYLVANIA, and Rev. B. B. Fullerton,
DID,, of st. Louis.
At o'clock the same night the mass
meeting will be held in the First Presby-
terrain Church. to be presided over by Rev
DR.. Craven of Toronto and Gov ]. Hoge
Tyler
There will be addresses as follows: By the
Rev. VIM. HI. Roberts, ID, LII. D.. of PhiIa-
delpha, on the presbyterian Alliance
Principal D. H. McVickar, ID, LID, of
Montreal, Canada, on the Parent Churches
of Great Britain and Ireland and Their
American Daughters" Rev. D. ]. Burrell,
DID,, of New York, on THE Reformed
Dutch Church of Holland and America"
Rev. ]. l. Good, DID,, of Reading Pa, on
The Reformed Churches of Germany and
the United States of America
The chairman of the western section of
the Pan-Presbyteria commission is Prin-
cipal William Caven, DID, LID, who is
the president of Knox College of Toronto
Ihe secretary is William Henry Roberts
DID,, LID. of Philadelphia, Pa
The Pan-Presbyterian commission repre-
seEts about 35.G00.000 people. The ad-
herents of the Presbyterian and Reformed
churches include members from the United
states, West Indies and Mexico. England
Wales. Ireland, Scotland, Bohemia, France
Germany. Holland. Hungary, Switzerland,
Austria, Galic.a, Moravia, Belgium, Greece,
Italy. Netherlands. East Friesland, Russia
and various parts of Asia, Africa, Austria
la and South and Central America.