The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-05-30
CONTRIBUTIONS FOR
EVANGEL|ST|C WORK
Collections to Be Taken in the
Churches Next Month. !.
ADVOCATE ON THE WAR CLAIM
Reioices hat Solution Of the Problem
Has Been Reached-Mr. Crawford
Makes an Interesting State
ment-ReIigious Items.

During the month of June the Pres
byrorian Churches Of the Synod OF Vlr-
GINA will make contribution TO the
SyHod's evangelistic works. Pastors ana
sessions are being urged to take up the
matter for earnest consideration and to
adopt wise methods, SO that the ap-
portonments can be met
The evangelistic work in the SYNOD IS
a most important one, and at the pres
ent time engages the services of ten
ministers Vacant churches are helped,
congregations gather together and ar
engagements made for the securing or
pastors. AS the Synod directed, the work
has recently been considerably enlarged
and NIr. Hamilton, the chalramn, writes:
The work has been blessed. Profess
sions OF faith already more than double
the number of any recent year; nun
dreds of dollars have been raised 1or
pastoral support and for church build
ings; churches have been revived; much
comfort and help brought to Gods
saints who rarely hear a minister OF
their own faith; and the foundations OF
new work Tor Christ have been laid
The Baltimore and Richmond Christian
Advocate this week contains a Leading
editorial commenting on the settlement
made by the General Conference of the
publishing-house matter. The Advocate
says i'll conclusion:
1--WE rejoice that a solution Of this
painful problem has been reached, even
it be not satisfactory in every particu-
lar We would have been better pleased
if 1t had secured to the disciplinary
claimants an amount equal to That
which the Senate Committee claimed had
been diverted from its benefcent pur-
poses This really has been the bone of
contention all along"
This weeks issue Of the Christian Fed
GRAFTON. the organ Of the Antl-Saloon
League contains a lengthy article by the
Rev. c. H. Crawford describing the re-
cent contempt proceedings, in which he
was involved. Probably the most in
teresting statement made by Mr.. Craw-
ford is the following:
"One important incident Of the day has
been generally omitted from the pub
lished reports, and which it seems to me
proper should be generally known. After
Judge Campbell had announced that the
case would be continued. Judge Mann
arose. called attention to the hardship
to which his client was being subjected
by the continuance, and asked that the
judge would indicate to him on wha
ment. The Judge was not prepared to
answer this. Judge Mann then turned
to the Commonwealth Attorney with
the suggestion that possibly he might be
able to give the desired information. The
Commemorative Attorney was not pre-
pared to answer the question. Judge
Mann then expressed his disappointment
explaining that he had himself looked
carefully for law upon which such
action could be based, and had not been
able to find it."
In an editorial this week the Central
Presbyterian of this city registers a pro-
test against the publication by the Gov
eminent Of Jefferson's Bible, so-caled
The Central declares that 'the publica-
ton and circulation of such a garbed
scrap-book by the Government would be
a violation of Government authority and
an outrage upon the greater portion of
the American people,
The Central also gives some editorial
space to a discussion Of present-day civ
iiZation and declares that it sis lu-
mnous work. covering corruption and i'm
pety as fatal as those of antiquity. The
destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah and
the recent horror Ct Martinique are con-
nected by the Central. which asserts that
the 1attering belief that the doom of So
dom and Gomorrah is too sevre to be in
ficted in this day is evidently false. AS
proof that the civilized man. in the alb
sence of ordinary restraints is a savage
in disguise, the Central cites the case Of
South Africa and the Philippines.
DR.. Russell Cecil returned to the city
Wednesday from Jackson. Miss, where
he went as a delegate to tho Presby-
Assembly
turned he delivered the bacca laureate
sermon at the North Mississippi Female
College at Holly Springs. Mass
DR.. Cecil was much pleased with the
session Of the assembly. He thinks it
will be some years before the body meets
in Richmond again. After Lexington.
Va. next year it will probably go to
Mobile, Ala.
The Richmond District Conference will
be held at First Church, Hampton, be-
ginning Tuesday, June 10th, at 8 A. M.
Opening sermon by Rev. A. \. Jones;
sermon on Missions by Rev. r. NJ.
Chandler. Committee on Examination:
G. II. Spooner, ]. e. DeShazo ana A. s.
Sharpe.
The Executive Committee OF the --nti-
Saloon League will meet next lnursda y
and will probably take some action In
reference to the recent Amherst case.
The Rev. G. II. Crawford. superintend-
ent of the League. is receiving numbers
of letters asking for copies of the Chris
tan Federation for March in which
was printed the original article which
led to the contempt proceedings.
The Presbyterian Committee on Minis
terial Relief will meet next week to take
action concerning the election of Dr. j.
S. McEroy, OF Lexington, Ky. as sec
reteary of the committee and to decide
with reference to the salary which Will
be offered to him. It is generally
thought that DR.. McElroy will accept
the position.
The annual sermon before the Woman's
Foreign Mission Union of East Hanover
Presbytery will be preached by Rev. K.
B. Eggleston. Phi. D., on Sunday night
June LIST, at P. NJ. in the Grace
Street Presbyterian Church The ladies
OF all the Presbyterian Churches spec
tally are requested to be present
The Feast of Corpus Christi was OBJ
served in all the Catholic churches yes