The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-02-02
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lead Georgia is strong on foreign ms
siors and Texas expects to do great things
this year. Hence the Old Dominion VIII
Lave to Look sharply to her laurels Al
of the other boards are eHreCted to make
good reports.
The convention will p.Cbably meet next
in st. Louis. it being the Exposition year
at that place. st. Louis, moreover. has
specially invited that the convention meet
with her.
Tie General Assembly.
The General Assembly Of the Southern
Presbyterian Church will meet on the
third Thursday in May in the First Pres
byteran Church in Jackson, Miss.
One minister and one elder from each
Presbytery will be in attendance, except
in Che case of the unusually large pres
byteries. when the representation is
doubled.
One matter of special local interest will
be the report of the Committee on Minis
terial Relief, of which DR.. Russell tecii,
of this city. Is the chairman. DR.. Cecil
and his committee have recently inaugu-
rated this important relief work and have
gotten it into excellent shape The re
port will be an encouraging one Or.
Cecil will probably refer to the Assem-
bly, the matter OF appointing a travelling
secretary. who will have his headauar-
tiers in this city. The other committees
and agencies of the Assembly, which Will
submit reports. arc as follows:
Executive Committee on Foreign Mis-
sions. DR.. D. H. Chester, Of Nashville,
secretary.
Executive Committee Of Home Missions,
Rev. S. l.. Morris. D. D, of Atlanta, sec
rotary.
Executive Committee of Publication,
Rev. James X Hazen. D. D., of Rich
mond, secretary.
The Executive Committee of Education
for the Ministry, Rev. j. II. Lumpkin,
D. D.. Of Memphis Tenn. secretary.
Executive Committee of Colored Evan
gelization. Rev D. c. Lilly. of Tusca-
looSa, secretary.
Trustees of the General Assembly, Dr.
E. Nye Hutchinson OF Charlotte, n. c.,
president
American Bible Society, Rev. John Fox,
D. D., of New York. secretary.
Student Volunteer Convention.
Quite a number of representatives from
this city Will doubtless attend the fourth
international convention of the student
volunteer movement. which will be held
in Toronto, Canada, February 18th to
March I'd DR.. r. j. Willingham. of this
city will preside at one of the meetings
The convention promises to be very
strong and representative gathering, and
will include students, volunteers and nom
volunteers of all institutions of higher
learning of Canada and the United states;
professors in colleges, universities and
professional schools: representatives Of
the foreign mission boards Of Canada and
the United States: foreign missionaries,
State provincial and International sec1e-
tarles of the Young Mems Christian Asso-
tons and State and national secretaries
Of the Young Mems Christian Associa-
tons: delegates from other student
movements; international and national
leaders of young peoples societies; eoi-
tors of religious papers and missionary
magazines and volunteers not now in
college.
Along with this convention will be held
the annual conference of the foreign mis-
sion boards Of the United States and
Canada At this meeting will be discussed
subjects pertaining to foreign missions.
Methodist Meeting.
The general conference of the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church, South, meets in
May, in Dallas. Texas from this State
the delegation appointed by the recent
Virginia Conference and quite a number
OF visitors will attend. A number of me-
MORALS will be taken along by the Nir
SiDja delegates