The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-23
SUNDAY Travel Prevails-Decrease in
Local Traffic.
DR.. JAS. K. HAZEN'S FINE WORK.
The Scheme of DIR. L. Z. Kerr on
Church and Christian Education
Grows in PopuIarity-Iteadin
Members of the Second
Church Have Their Eyes
on DIR. T. FL. Rice.

ATLANTA, GA. May @--Special.-The
Committee on Sabbath Observance report
ed that the Church does not seem to have
succeeded in controlling the sentiment
and conduct of our people in sabbath OBJ
servanre Sunday travel PREVAILS and the
only Improvement noted is that local
traffic on the railroads is diminishing
A Sabbath Observance League in Rich
mond, Va, mas been formed, and an
other in Petersburg. Va
The standing Committee on Publication
reported that the affairs of the Puolica-
ton Committee in Richmond. Va, are in
a fourishing condition. the balance steet
showing the remarkable fact OF u surplus,
over all indebtedness, OF Sll6,A2
WISE MANAGEMENT.
This prosperous condition is due to the
wise management OF Rev. James 4.
Hazen. d. d. All the money contributed
TO this cause now goes into the active
work OF the Church by coiportase.
Rev. r. II. Nall, d. D., of Greenvisie,
" c.. presented the report on Sabbath
Schools. showing d great need of earnest
and systematic efforts to bring this work
up to what it should be and do in our
Church Attention was called to the de-
crease of numbers in the Sunday-schonis,
but increase in the numbers of young
peoples societies, and 70 the confusing d.
versity of names givea TO societies.
The Assembly urged all societies of
young peaple to adopt the uniform name
of Westminster League. as adopted by
the Assembly OF 1897
Rev J. E. Shelrer. d. D.. presented the
report on Church ana Christian Educa-
tions. This work. inaugurated by DR.. r.
2. Kerr. of Richmond. has grown in pop
ular favor. Fifty-uine of our seeenty-siS
Presbyteries have appointed committees
to develop this work.
THEY WANT DR. RICE
Rev. T. II. Rice, D. D., introduced DR..
F. H. Gaines, of Decatur. Ga, to speak
on this topic DR.. Rice is an attractive
| man. The Second Church, of Richmond.
found him very attractive a successor
to Dr. Hose, and there has been rather
suspicious number OF the leading members
of that church watching DR.. Rice from
the galleries of this church during the
Assembly.
DISCUSS REPORTS.
ATLANTA, GA, May a2-To-day was
spent by the commissioners attending the
twenty-ninth annual session of the South
ern General Assembly of the Presbyterian
Church in receiving and discussing reports
submitted by various committees.
a report on foreign missions was re-
ceived and set for disposal Wednesday
afternoon.
The Committee on World Amusements
reported. It's recommeudat tons were
| docketed for debate.
| The report of the permanent Committee
| on Sabbath Observance went TO the stand
| ing Committee on Sabbath. This report
was read and attentiveIy listened to by
| the commissioners In part, it said;
THE report, the last in this century,
| your permanent Committee Sabbath
| Observance. can, at the very outset. but
| express regret that they are forced to
| come again before you. with the same
| mournfuI statement, as in the past, that
| they have nothing either bright or en-
| couraging to present. but rather the re-
| verse.
| DOWNWARD MOVEMENT
| .In contrasting the present with the
| past, nothing seems more obvious than
| that the general movement has been in
! one direction. and that direction DOWN
ward. OF the 81 Presbyterian representa-
! tives that have come 10 US. few speak
| of anything like decided Improvement.
| The report speaks encouraginSly OF ef-
| forts being made in Richmond and Pc
/ tersburs. Va, 10 create interest IN Sab
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