Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-05-20
THE WORK OUTLINED,
CONTINUED FROM FIRST PACED

ferred 10 Committee on Bihs anu over
lures
From Bethel Prcsbytery, suggesting
amendments 10 the Book Of Order pro-
Viding that candidates for ordlidliub
shall be examined on the Enghsh blo'e'
Referred 10 Committee on EDUCATION
From North Alabama, similar ieso-
ton -, .,o
From sewsnee, overturcs 10 amend the
Book Of Discipline by requiring me sgs-
sion dismissing or receiving to nouiy 'he
Church of its action. f.,
| the Book of order in the action 20 ps
| taken Oh the resignation or chuiNh
| pastor. Referred 10 Committee Oh h'hs
| and Overtures e.
Tne clerk announced that other over
| lures had been received, but We're ROY
| ready for presenta ton at TINS Tune
A number Of answers 10 the above over
| lures were received, and reterted To
| special committee. -,,
| REPORT ON FOREIGN MISSIONS.
4 motion 70 take a recess was lost, and
| the assembly then vent into the cOnfl9e-
| ration Of the reports 81 the Executive
| Committee. The first itrnIt su, ,'a ~ w -
was that OF the Executive tphlii" ~
Foreign Missions. This report WIZ
| covers nineiy-twO pages, bounu ~ p"hPn,
| let form. gives statistics ana h'slol ~ ~,
reports 81 the missions. mainly Ior ne
| year 1898 and other reports lor '"c S0~'
| April l. 1895 to Airil, iSss 49,, o.,
| HHhih'''F -
| follows. ,.,f,o,
| The receipts from ali sources during
! the year, including $2iG ~ Of lGH37 -,
/ pended and returned, were Nll ~ ~. go
| receipts. Sll49e0i0 This is Slo71.A 49,. l.ss
| than the receipts for last year. lne
| balance in the treasury on April J. i%s'
| belonging 10 the general fund, was $'lI,
| The disbursements for the year, ehcluu-
| ing repayment for borrowed funds. were
| sliI2E4S leaving n balance IN the urea
sury on April ], 1899, Of $jil9. We are;
| Therefore. able to report the closing Oh
| another year without DEBT. ms Ie-
| suit mas only been attained by carefuliy
| Observing the instructions OF the last
| General Assembly not 10 increase me
| number OF orr missionaries, II sue" III
| crease should Increase expenditures De-
| yond lie probable income, rigldlN cali-
mating future receipts BY past expert
| enca."
| THE WORK GREATLY BLESSED.
The historical reports will show, not
| WithStanding some difhculteS anu
hindrances, the work in all our mission
| fields has been greatly proSpertu anu
| blessed. The China Mission has suffered
! perhaps. more seriously than IN any pre-
vous year. from failure OF healn aillGns ,
| it's members. The African Mission mas
| been hampered by delay in obtaining the
| necessary concessions for the new SUI
| tons opened at Dombi and IbanJ. Inc
| japanese Mission has suffered from the
| less Of one missionary family ana from
| the inability of the Executive Committee
| 10 supply funds for the return or TWO
| other families at the end OF thelr year
| Through at home. Several members OF
! the Korean Mission have suffered loss or
! time from in health, brought on by living
| in unsanitary native houses ana by over
| work in trying to meet, with an lh5iuc-
quate force, the demands made on lhem
! bv their continually INCREASING oppOrtun-
! ties In Northern Brazil drouth ana
! famine have made country work i'm some
| places. during part Of the year. almost
J impossible.
| Notwithstanding these hindrances. the
! statistical reports show an addition OK
| lS4 members on profession Of faith when
| might have been largely increased Dut
! for the great care and caution exercised
| by all our missions in admitting members
| to fun communion in the native chulcheS.
| The number Of inquiries ana appu'alll7
| for membership reported Is much ldrscr
| than in any previous year OF our niStOi4 y
| The largest number of additions IN any
| one mission was l2S, in the MISSION OF
| Southern Brazil. where we have only four
| ordained workers and only three en-
gagged in the regular evangeiistc work
One new station was opened IN holta.
| With this exception no enlargement OF
| the work has been attempted in any or
| the older fields.
THE CITY PASTORS RECEIVED.
| When this report was concluded it was
| announced that the order Of the day Tor
the introduction of the ministers OF the
city had been reached
The ministers were led into the church
bv DIR. Kerr. the assembly receiving them
Standing. DR.. Kerr moved that the dele
| cation should be seated as part of the
| assembly. The delegation included the
| following clergymen: Baptist church
| Revs DR.. Cooper Il. c. Henlng, l.. r.
! Thornhill. DR.. I. NJ Mercer, and Or. w.
r. l. smith. Methodist Church-ReVs. D..
). Wallace. c. ID. Crawey, j. {. Reed
10. NJ Beckham, w. y. Beauchamp' ). .
! Peters, W. A. Langhorne, H. +. Gayle
DR.. w. G. Starr, DR.. w. V. tudor {. l..
Rane. J. T. Routten. G. +. Booker. ana
DR. r. \. Potts. Disciples-Rev. J. n.
| Spencer. German Evangelical Church
! rev. DR.. Paul L. Mcneil. The Protestant
! Episcopal ministers were prevented from
| being present by the fact that they We're
| engaged in their Diocesan Council.
Dr. Kerr's motion was unanimously
adoptod. and Dr. Cannon said: 1T gives
! me peculiar pleasure 10 extend TO you Il
! cordial welcome. We PresDytenans nave
| The reputation Of believing in some things,
| but I'm nothing do we believe more firmly
! than the communion of saints. We are
pleased TO learn of the good fellowships
! which exists among the denominations IN
| This CITY. We cordially invite you TO all
/ ;he privileges Of visiting members In thls
! body. at.
| Rev. DR.. Starr, replying LOT the Ml'h9-
terial Union, said:
| Mr.. Moderator and Brethren: We greet
| Won to-day I'm the name OF the I-ord
| Iesus. AS servants o. the same saviour
| we tender Christian saiutatlons 10 one
ana all You are here as the representa-
| tjves OF a body Of believers VINO stand
| guard around the Ark of GOD, while they
| milf the Christ Of the New Testament
| rs the only Saviour Of the world. The
| Wilderness of territory on this great Con-
| tinent furnishes a field for Christian
| work everywhere. and the providence OF
| God has allotted TO You most important
| share of that work in our own sunny
| South Your record tells how well you
| have wrought, and We rejoice with you
| over the successes which have crowned
| vour labors in the harVest-teld OF God.
| You are now at home in city where
| everybody loves the Presbyterians From
| this vantage-grOund we can easily pa you
| GOd-sDeed in all your work for Jesus, ana
| we Drav that the Divine Hand shall still
| lead YOU and the presence of the Great
| Head of the Church abide with you for
| ever.
Two stanzas Of the hymn, "Blest BE
the Tie That Binds" were sung, and the
moderator led in prayer closing with the
| grace The assembly then adjourned for
| FIVE minutes for social intercourse
REPORT ON HOME MISSIONS.
The next report presented was that Of