The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-05-24

sive. May God bless you always"
JOHN p. EDMONSON,
JOHN II. MILLER,
THOMAS NJ. PULEsTON
r. r. JONES.
Committee OF Elders OF Presbyterian
Church in L. 5.
HOME MISSIONS.
The meeting IN the interest OF Homo
Missions was large and enthusiastic
The exercises were opened with hyma
Scripture reading and prayer.
The feature of the meeting was the ad-
dresses from a number of the Home Mis-
slonary ministers.
The Rev. j. L. D. Houston spoke OF
his work I'm northwest Arkansas Rev.
r. NJ Hall told OF his work among thu
Mexicans In western Texas. The Rev.
Jn0. V. Mccall told OF the needs OF The
work IN Texas. Rev. W :. Milne spoke
OF the work in Florida. Rev W. J. b.
Lloyd in Indian Ter, and, Rev. Joseph
Rennie I'm Kentucky.
The first order for this morning will be
TO hear the report of thu Standing Com
mittee on Foreign Missions. Rev. Rus
sell Cecil chairman. the second 10 hear
the report from the Corresponding Com
mittee on Home Missions. Rev. ". y.
Scott. D. d.. chairman.
At Sis p. NJ. tonight there will he a
great msss-meeting IN the interest 81
Foreign Missions with appropriate ado
dresses
A collection FOR Home Missions was
taken up. the sum realized being Sle6N
FOREIGN MISSIONS OFFICE.
The ministers Of Richmond who pre-
sented petition asking that tho For
eign Missions Office OF the church be
removed from Nashville Tenn, TO
Richmond. adduce the following reasons
I'm support of their request.
Richmond has become a great Preshy-
terrain center II has many able pastors
and elders. Besides the faculty ~ Union
Seminary now have their residence IN
Richmond. From all This material very
strong committee could Away be had
II this material were not sufficient 70
draw from. Petersburg Norfolk. lynch
burg. Fredericksburg. and even wash
ington AMI Baltimore are within few
hours Of Richmond
The strongest committee I'm the world
could be formed from all this material
Not only this bur the Board % Publi-
cation IS already here and tho Mission
Board and this BOARD could work hand ia
hand and in many ways be mutually
helpful 20 each other.
UNION SEMINARY HERE.
SIN another reason is the presence %
Union Seminary in Richmond. This
Seminary I'm the past has sent ont nearly
OF all the m ss.onaries of tie
Prosbvterian Church Since coming 70
Richmond 10 has taken on new life and
will certainly not do less in the future.
j. is very important that tho committee
know personally every man sent 20 tho
foreign field This would prevent any
mistakes being made and would establish
A strong bond between the Board and tho
m ssionaries.
Bringing the Mission Board and this
great school 90 the prophets into contact
would make the PRESBYTERIAN church a
great missionary church. II would put
new missloarv life into the Seminary 30
which the whole Assembly is interested.
These students as they e. out into the
nastorates would carry this missionary
zeal with them and scatter A. everywhere.
MANY ADVANTAGES.
Further still Richmond has fine bank
ing and railroad facilities. These are e7-
sential 10 the Board. As much as $40
on pass through their hands each year.
They have much 90 DO with foreign eX-
change Richmond can supply an these
needs. The railroad facilities would en-
able the returned missionaries 20 make
headquarters at the Board rooms n
they were I'm Richmond. Nashville rs far
our NJ their way and difficult 81 access
Richmond IS the Mecca NJ Preshy-
terians II IS the natural Mecca Of re-
turned missionaries. The great majority
OF missionaries are from Virginia. North
or South Carolina. OF the SIX
at tho Assembly four are
from Virginia and two from South Caro-
Ina. II IS no trouble Tor them % come %
Richmond. II T. very difficult for them
10 go 10 Nashville. 70 say nothing o, ex-
pense. Many other reasons might De
given.
The strong objection Is Capitalization.
The Board OF Publication IS already here.
r might a. well be argued that because
the Navy Department Is IN Washington.
the War Department ought 70 b. IN 81.
Louis the Treasury IN New Orleans, and