Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-05-18
THE ASSEMBLY HERE.
popr OF souTuERa rREsDyTE
HANS TO CONVENE TO-DAY.
MANY HAVE CONE ALREADY.
Over sixty Commissioners HAD Ar
rived rnst Night and Others 20 "c'
Mao rh.. uar,inr-Dr. Green 20
French Opening sermon.

The General Assembly Of the South-
srn preshyterlan church will meet ia the
First PRESBYTERIAN church, Grace anu
Madison streets, this morning at -
o'clock.
7, 20 nrohable that with three meetings
q dsv the assembly will remain IN ses-
sion about ten days Some 2Oi represent
,a,ives of the Southern Church are eX-
nacted 10 be In attendance, and arrange
mepts have been made for their enter
tsjnment during the assembly by mem
hers Of the Presbyterian Church in TINS
city.
The only previous meeting OF the Gene
,sl Assembly held in this city was In
ls72-twenty-seven years ago. The CROWN
OF the Church since that meeting Is
shown by the fact that the Sou'heln /,
Church had then 81 20S communicates anu
now has about 10000 II then c"hlfl-
buted for all Church benefcence ABOUT
$4,000. and this year about S2oOVOO, an IN
crease Of 10000.
THE COMMISSIONERS ARRIVING
The commissioners. full list OF whom
together with the alternates' was pun
lished in Sundays Dispatch, began 10 az =
rive Yesterday morning, and last hlsht
over sixty OF them assembled IN the iec-
ture-room OF Dr. Kerr's chuich' "heIe
they were duly registered. 1t IS eNpecteu
that all will be present at the opening
service OF the assembly to-day. Nearly
all the visitors will be entertained ny
members OF the Presbyterian chuiches %
the city, and the Committee on AIrahse-
ments OF which DIR. Kerr IS the ciie''l
man, has worked indefatigably ana Hios'
successfully TO Insure their comfort.
The evening train from the South over
the Southern road was so crowded that
many of the commissioners were forced
10 stand up throughout their Journey
the accommodations being Inadequate
DIR. GREEN TO PREACH.
The General Assembly will be opened
at II o'clock this morning with sermon
by Rev. DR.. +. NJ Green, OF Danville'
Ky the retiring moderator. The service
win be followed by the roll-call of the
commissioners and the assembly Will
then proceed TO the election of mode
rator. the highest position in its gift.
The gentlemen whose names Will pro-
badly be brought before the convention
are Rev. Drs. Cannon. of Missouri NC
Nelly Summey, OF TENNESSEE SheareT'
OF North Carolina. and James woodrow
OF South Carolina. Two clerks are also
TO be elected.
Rev. DR.. w. A. Alexander, of Clarkes-
Vile. Tenn. is stated clerk and treasurer
of the body. and Rev. DR.. r. 2. Farris,
of St. Louis. permanent clerk.
GO DOWN THE RIVER.
The assembly will adjourn after the
election of a moderator, and this after
noon at 5 o'clock the commissioners VIII
go down the river on the Pocahontas, as
the guests of the ladies of the First
Presbyterian church. There will be no
session tonight
On Friday, at p. NJ. will be held IN
DR.. Kerr's church a great holy commu-
Mon service for the assembly ana all
Christians who may attend.
on Saturday night the Covenanters' So
cieties will give the assembly reception
in the lecture-room of the church, at
which refreshments will be served.
On Monday afternoon reception VIII
be .given at Union Theological Seminary
by the faculty and their families ana the
students of the institution.
large number Of visitors are ex-
pected to be present at the services OF
the General Assembly besides the com
missioners. including representatives OF
the ladies' auMliaries.
SOME OF THOSE HERE.
Among the commissioners are Rev. r..
Il. Price and his son, Rev. i. f. Price.
both OF whom come from Montgomery
Presbytery. Rev. f. Il. Price was at one
time pastor of the Third church in this
city. and his son is one of the most faith
full missionaries Of his Church. His field
of labor is China.
Other missionaries who will be present
buchanan Of .laDan.
who is a son Of Mr.. d. Buchanan, of this
CITY. He has lust returned from his fed
after eight years of labor; Rev. Nj. Il.
Grier, of China Rev George b. Hen
derlite. of Brazil, and Rev. S. Z. Nerener
OF Africa.
Some of the prominent members are
Colonel w. q. Lyman, OF New Orleans
who will be entertained by Major y. V
Randolph: Rev Il. NJ. Green, ID. D., OF
Danyiile. KY. who will be at Mrs. James
Pleasantss. log east Franklin street
Rev. S. IL. Chester. ID. D.. who will be
with his seminary classmate, Rev. r. p
Kerr; Mr.. S. w. McKibben, Of kentucky
who will be with Rev. W. A. Barr rec
tor Of Monumental church; Colonel NJ
A. Gambler, of Georgia, will stop with
MIR. A. X. Holderby Jr., 2O0S Grove ave
nue.: w. A. Hart, Esq. will be the guest
of Major +. II. Wexford at the West
moreland Club; DR.. j. f. Cannon. of st
Louis. will be at the home of Mrs. Emma
Ball. and Rev. George Summey, ID, d.
viii stay at Mr.. S. II. Hawes's, 422 cas-
Franklin; DR.. j. II. McNeilly will be ;
guest In the home OF Captain John a
Coke. west Franklin street; Mr. f. I
Glasgow, l west Main street, will enter
tain Rev. DR.. and Mrs. j. W. Walden
and Rev. DR.. and Mrs. James Park.