Evening star., 1901-05-06
PRESBYTERIAN ASSEMBLY
SENTATIVES NEXT WEEK.
Question of Revision of Standards to
Be Considered The Pro-
gram Adopted.

The coming meeting of the general as
| semhIy of the Presbyterian Church, which
| will commence in Philadelphia on Thurs
day of next week overShadows in impor-
! tance all other events of the day in the
| religious world. The practical certainty
| that at last some definite action is to be
| taken in relation to the question of a re-
vision of the standards is Of itself enough
| to lend Worldwide interest to the occasion,
| To use the words Of one leading divine:
! This assembly Will go down in history
one that accomplished great deal of work.
Not only will the question of creed
| vision be dealt with. but much work is
! planned in the interest of home and for
eign missions, together with church ex-
tension
| According to the call this. the 113th, gen.
| eral assembly of the Presbyterian Church
| in the United States will meet in the Cal
vary Church. Locust and 18th streets. Phil
| adtlphia May 16 1891 at II O'Clock
| The opening sermon viii be preached by
! Rev. DR.. Chas A. Dicley, the retiring
| moderator. At O'Clock III the afternoon
| the assembly Will be formally organized,
Immediately after which the rev moderator
will be elected and nducted into office.
| The following names have up to this date
been mentioned as possibilities for this
| high office: Rev. DIR. Geo. T. Purves, pas
| toy of the Fifth Avenue Church, New York
| city; Rev. DR.. Henry Collin Minton of San
Ansemo, Cal; Rev, DR.. j. P. Z. Kumler,
| late pastor Of the East Liberty Church,
Pittshurg Pa. and Rev. DR.. James D.
Mofat, president of Washington and JEFF
ferson College. Washington. Pa.
| The business sessions of the assembly
| viii be held daily from the 10th to the
nth. Sundays excepted. from $50 M to
12:3o pm. and from 2;30 to 30 pm. The
| only exception to this order is the twen-
! ueth century memorial meeting. which Is
/ % he he Ara of lIncin
! ing. afternoon ana evening, Friday, the
! 18th instant. The speakers that occa-
! sion will be: Morning. Rev. DIR. W. G. Craig
! OF Chicago, Rev. Dr. Henry c. McCook of
| Philadelphia; afternoon. Rev. DIR. Henry c.
/ Minton OF San Anselmo. Cal, Rev. Dr. Geo
| T. Purves of New York city; evening Rev.
| DR. Samuel J. Nichols of St. Louis, Mo,
| and Mr.. Robert E. Speer of New York.
| Other Public Exercises.
| Other public meetings will be held as
| follows: Sunday school rally. arranged by
the Presbyterian Sunday School Superin-
tendents Association Jointly with the
board of publication and Sunday school
| work. at the Academy of Music, Saturday
! afternoon. May IS. at O'Clock Mr. Rob-
| ert n Wilson will preside and addresses
! will be made by Rev DR.. James A Wor-
| den Rev. Pedro Rioseco of Havana Cuba
| Rev. s. r. Ferguson of Iowa, Rev G. T.
! billiard of Columbia S. c., and former
| Postmaster General John Wanamaker The
same evening meeting in the interest of
! the board Of aid for colleges will be held
| in the NitherSpoon Auditorium
Sunday at pm. there will be a meeting
in the interest Of the womans board of
home missions in the Witherspoon Audito-
riGm. Rev. Dr. d. Stuart Dodge will pre-
side and addresses will be made by Rev
DIR. Henry II. Marsh of Alaska Rev Dr.
}. Milton Greene of Porto Rico, Rev. James
hayes Of the NeZ Perces Indian mission
Rev. s. J. McClenaghan of Asheville n c.
and Rev. DR.. d. j. Sanders of Charlotte,
n G. At pm. there will be meeting in
the interest of the board of home and
fore ign missions in the Tenth Church 18th
and Spruce streets.
Monday, the 2nth, there will be meet
ing at pm. in the interest Of the board
of missions for freedmen in Betbanv
| Church 22d and Bainbridge streets The
following evening at the same hour Will
be held meeting in the interest of the
beard of home missions in the Academy of
MUSIC Rev. u. Stuart Dodge will preside,
and addresses Will be made by Revs Drs
II. r. Marsh :. Hall Young. James Hayes
W. :. Holt, Thomas d. Logan and j. Mil
ton Greene
Wednesday evening at g o'clock there
Will be meeting in the interest of the
board of foreign missions at the Academy
of Music Mr.. William f. Stiger will pre-
side The speakers Will be Revs. C. A. r.
Jauvier. Eugene p. Dunlap, r. w Larra-
bee. Melvin Fraser W. l.. Swallen and Miss
Grace Newton.
Reception to Assembly
A reception to the general assembly bv
the Presbyterian Social Union of Philadel-
phia win take place at the Academy of
Fine Arts. Broad and Cherry streets,
| Thursday, from to 10 pm.
The following evening meeting in the
interest Of young peoples work will be
held at Bethany Church, 22d and Balm
bridge streets The speakers will be: Mr.
John Willis Baer of Boston. Mr. Robert f.
Speer and Rev. Charles l.. Thompson of
New Ork. The same evening meeting
| in the interest of the permanent committee
on temperance Will be held in the Cham
| bers-Wyie Memorial Church, 10Th and
Chestnut streets
the interest of the mission boards will be
| held: Monday. May 20. at pm. First
Church. Franhford avenue and Church
| street, Philadelphia, subject ''FOreign and
Home Missions:'' Tuesday evening at same
| hour. Market Square Church. Germantown,
Philadtiphia, subject, Home ana Freed
s pm, Bethesda Church Frankford ave
nue. and Vienna street, Philadelphia sub
| ject, Foreign Missions;" Thursday, May
%, at pm, First Church, Chester, Pa.
subject, Foreign NissiOns;" Friday at :
pm, First Church. Camden. New Jersey
subject. Foreign and Home Missions"
Other meetings in the interest of home
and foreign missions Will also be held dur
ing the sessions Of the assembly, in Pres
byteriar churches in cities and towns ad-
| jaccnt to Philadelphia, or easy of access
| from that city.
| Wednesday. May II, at pm, a popular
meeting in the interest of foreign missions
will be held in the Witherspoon Auditorium
when Mr.. John H. Converse will preside
The speakers have not yet been fully de-
termined upon. and Will be announced
! later These meetings promise TO be one
OF the most interesting features of the
/ convention.
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-AuVcTtisement
Takes Charge as Pastor.
Rev. Father Bart, who was transferred