The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-05-28
FOREIGN
MISSIONS
Largest Increase in Native
Converts In ChurChHlstory.
QUARTER MILLION ASKED
The Ad Interim Committee. Appointed
to Prepare a Catechsm On the
History Of the Church, Ask
for More Time.
Especial to The rimes-pispatch. /,

Especial to The Times -Dspatch.)
LEXINGTON, VA, May H.-To-day
was essentially foreign mission day with
! the Southern Presbyterian General As
sembly. Last nights spectacular lee
ture on foreign missions, with stereopti-
can views Of life in heathern lands. WAS
q fitting preparation for to-day'B proceed
ings and when the hour of opening ar
rived this morning, the largest crowd
OF any morning session was gathered to
hear the proceedings.
The report from the I'D interim COM
mittoe. appointed at the Assembly last
May in Jackson Mississippi to prepare
brief catechism on the history of the
| church, came up. Tho committee re-
ported that satisfactory progress had
been made, but asked continuance OF
time until the meeting OF the Assembly
| next May, for their complete and final
report. Tho time was granted Rev.
| Henry Alexander White. D. D., formerly
professor at Washington and Lee uni
versity. now OF the Columbia Theologi-
cal Seminary, OF South Carolina, Is
| chairman OF this committee.
| Thu communication from DR.. ]. p.
shearer, chairman OF tho Assembly's
| permanent church and education commit
tee, relative to the report was referred
to the standing committee on church
and Christian education.
| Tho committee on ministerial rehet re-
ported that Judge Beverly Il. Wexford.
Of Richmond had been substituted for
Rev DR.. Robert p. Kerr. OF Richmond.
who had accepted call to a Baltimore
church. The report Of the committee
was adoped as a whole, with the excep-
ton of the part referred to the COM
mittee on systematic benefaction.
FOREIGN MISSIONS.
OF special interest were the reports
from the foreign missionaries. who were
present and who gave accounts OF their
| stewardship: DR.. ]. r. Williams. from
China; DR.. s. r. Cannon. from Brazil;
| Dr. C, C.. owen. from Korea. and Rev.
| w. NJ Morrison. from Africa. Special
Interest was shown in the addresses OF
DR.. owen and Mr.. Morrison from the
fact Of their former residence IN Lex
ington. DR.. Owen spoke encouragingly
| of the work In Korea. and expressed hope
for its future. Mr.. Morrison stated that
/ in his seven years residence in the Congo
Free State the number OF converts had
Increased from two hundred to two thou
| sand. He spoke OF the needs OF the pe9-
ME. and mentioned that printing press
| was being sent to his town, on which
! considerable balance was due. when q
i gentleman in the audience said he would
give 500.
Mr. Morrison was born near Lexi KIN g,
ton and was educated at Washington
an - STANDING REPORT.
4 THE standing committee on foreign mis-
4 rions submitted It's report. which was
in part, M follows: = =
i Most gratifying progress mas peen . tnnde
4 during the year. With devout gratitude
4 ~ Cod. we record the largest Increase IN
i the number of native converts through
i all our history. O larger increase OF lhe
missionary force than IN any year suve
I. two since 1894, decided ADVANCE M the
| Il
Z spread deepening of the missionary spirit
:. Our missionary force has increased II
& tho past decade more than Hi1ty-tWo POI
i cent. and our contributions nave IN
creased nearly thirty-tlye per cent:
Our missions call loudly and with rea'
son FOR further achievements. Six mis-.
Z sionaries are under appointment anc
Y awaiting orders OF the COMMITTEES; nv
4 merous applicants are DESTROYS TO pc nc
cepted and sent to the front. Your com
mittee Is convinced that tho work needs
IN ba widened and strengthened IN yari
ous ways. and In order to such enlarge
ment and fuller development. we recon
mend that the assembly call upon tht
churches for $3.50. 600.
go FORWARD MOVEMENT.
The assembly expresses us p.oio ..,,,,
satisfaction with tho work known as TN
. forward NOV ement," and gratefully 40
knowledges It's Indebtedness to Messrs
IT, L, Stuart, L. i. Moffett and J. =. Tres
ton for their vigorous and generous Ia
{ bors and recommends the Executive Com
mittee to continue the forward moyemen
among our churches and to secure Tn
services of these young mon for anothe
year.
The Korean mission has made requep
that. in conjunction with the other Pres
byterian missions, Its missionaries DC per
4 Presbytery, OF which they shall be mem
hers so far as concerns the rights an
privileges of voting and participating !
all Its proceedings. but eccleslasticail
they shall be subject to the nuthority an
! discipline Of their home church. retainin
!, their full ecclesiastical connection wit
The presbyterles in the United States
: rho assembly recognizes tho serious az
nculties which confront our m'sslonar1e
in the deyelopmont OF tho native churca
: ment. It Is open to question whethe
such action Is either constitutional Q
expedicnt, and in view OF the importanc
) of the matter the request OF the Korea
: mission is referred to an I'D interim com
, mittee, consisting of c. r. Hemphlll. 7
t D.. A. b. Curry, p, D.: T. II. Rice. D, p,
Judge ]. r, Dubose. Judge II. G, Merritt
: which shall confer with all the partie
in interest and report to the next Gen
> eral Assembly some plan to meet IN
necessities of the case In Korea ana othe
a | missions :,
o. Tho assembly elects the Rev. g. II
. Chester, D. D.. as secretary, and an
points as its Executive Committee 70
\ the ensuing year the following: Rev, {
III. Chester, D. D, secretary; Rev j. y
McNeilly, D. D.. Rev, w, NJ. Anderson
: D. D.. Rev, ], w. Bachman. p. y, NeN
Y REV. II. a. Cowan, w. II. Raymond, G
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