The Afro-American advance., 1900-05-19
SUDDEN GILL Of DEATH.
Commissioner to Presbyterian Gen.
eral Assembly Dies at
the ehufch.
OPENING DAY OF GATHERING MARRIED.
one hundred aud Twelfth AnnuRI
MretIaH OF Church 0peas nj ~.
Louis-Snuthrrn General Assembly
Meets AT Atlanta tUmboFIbnd
rresbyterinns at Ch~ttanooRa.

81 Louis. MAY is Rev William 4
Eehols, OF MIddlesport, q, commis.
sioner to the prvshy tetiun general as
scmhlv, representing the Athcus tOl
prcshYterN, dropped dead at 1880 a
IN Thursday Ia the auditorium of the
/ Washington aud Compton Avenue
! PRESBYTERIAN church lie was seated
/ in pew ~ the rear of the church
! when attacked With heart disease
/ Three phSs.sians who were hastily
sHmmoncd did all IN their power Ia
rrsuseitatc the minister. but without
avail. for he died in ten minutes
The deceased had arrived from
home during the morning aud was
stopping at the Moser hotel. hcfore
coming 10 the church he complained
ot being III and consulted II physician,
who prcscrit ed for him
Casts Gioom over GRthcrlpa.
The church was crowded at he time
ot Rev. Dr. Echols death, there being
nearly 2.i0o persons present, aud the
| sad incident east shadow of ploom
over the nsscmhlaer and delayed the
opening rNrrciscs. Of the commissions
ers aud delegates. there were 500 pres
rut at the first session, the renuindf
of the audience being made up OF min
listers aud members of churches ot
other denominations in st Louis. iSld
umoup them there was u fair spriuk
ling of lndirs.
Preparations for the Assembly
ST. Louis, May is The preshS tcrian
general assembly, the lawmalelnR body
Of that church, began its one hundred
and twelfth annual meeting Thursday
ut the Washington aud Compton ~.
enuc Prrsbstrriau church. Nearly
900 commissioners aud delegates, rep
rekcniing all the northern aud western
states and territories. and many OF
those ia the south with the avn
ods of Central aud South thlun.
North China aud India, are ia attend
nuce Among them are many eminent
di,ines aud prominent iaymen,
Washington and Compton avenue
Presbyterian chmeh, ia which the
main deliberations Of the body are
held has been decorated aud fitted
I
the comfort and convenience of those
In Attendance. Ia the lecture.room
there IL u Prcsht trrian bookstore. a
post Office. telegraph station. tcle-
phone connections, writing tables aud
stationery.
Matters Of great importance are 10
be considered during the present gath
cring. aud II will probably he two
weeks before nual adjournment Is
taken. A. present special interest Is
crntrr.d in clectinR q successor TO
Rev. Robert +. Sample, -. d.. LL d.,
moderator Of the assembly. Rev. DR.
william Mckibbon. Of Cincinnati. and
Rev Dr.. Charles A. DickcS, of Phila-
drlphin. two of the several candidates
for the position. arrived wednesday,
selection Of reTmanes, CITFk.
Scarcely less interest II being taken
in The selection Of some one to take
the Office of prrmancnt clerk nt the
assembly. recently made vacant by the
death of Rev. Dr. William T.. Moore, Of
Columbus, O.. who iillrd the position
for ~ yenra. There nrc eight or ten
candidates for The poriiion Of pcrma-
ncnt clerk. and they come from all
pariH ~ the country. California has
one in Rev. Dr william T.. Noble, Of
I,pd,nudH. white New York presents
the name of Rev Dr. Z Ialsion smith,
stated clerk ~ the Prrsbt ierian synod
of the Empire state. Penney ylvaniu has
two rnndidater. Het DR. T. q. Gimm,ll,
81 Cressnu. and Rev Dr thnrlrs =. Me.
Clellund 81 Pittsburgh. stated clerk
at the synod of shat city. Other "nudi-
dates are: Rev Dr Henry Branch. stated
eierk ~ the ptrsbtiery ~ Baltimore,
Md: Rev. Dr. Edward 7 Swiggctt,
stated clerk of the synod of Ohio, aud
also stated clerk for the prssbytrry
of Cincinnati aud Rev .Ioha ~ Miller
J. D. who j. the candidate of the syn
od of Missouri
Only preliminary work wBs dobs
Thursday. The real business ~ ibe as
tembiY coming mp Friday.
The soathssa GsssrsI Assembly.
Atlanta. Ca. Mas "a Nsarl} 20a
commissioners. repfeseniinR every
pfesbs irrg included ia the southern
general assembly Of the rfeaby terinn
]
ing moderator iieF i +. sanuOn, of
81 I.ouih, opened the thirty y.0inib an.
nual session of fhe general assembly
Thursday morning The ssssion was
begun With devotional exercises. The
feature ~ which sshs the eloquent SER
mon preached bg Dr. GaHhoH
several important matters wilt come
mp before ths general assembly for dis
eussiop. such ~ Christian education
the veto pow - of The general ussrn.
bly, The compilation ~ another hy mn
book he dntirs Of the ofIlee al the
elder 81 eolated esanReiilatioh. and
others Ffam present indications
there Nill be no effort made TO revise
the creed of the church
l.ev J IS Martin. of Little Rock.
Ark uss eIfcied moderator The
tieetion took ptses immedintriy after
he fieV1tifHni ekFrsises and he raii.
ny of h. roll % committees Who have
reported
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