Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-06-22
MEMORIAL SERVICES
To Judge Johnson at Baptist
Church Sunday.
Report of General Assembly at Los
ANGELES by Dir. Buchanan at Presby-
terrain church, Election of Delegates
10 Annual Conference by Methodist
PrOJestants.

~~seseA cAahth Va DVASSH~N~'
10 Annual Conference by Methodist
Protestants.
A large audience, including many
visitors attended the Baptist church
Sunday morning to pay tribute to
the memory OF a departed friend,
Judge Okey Johnson.
The service was deeply impressive,
bringing tears TO the eyes OF many.
TWAS conducted by the pastor, Rev.
J. l.. McCutcheon, assisted by DIR. b.
b. Reynolds and President Purinton,
both near associates OF Judge Johnson
DR.. Reynolds gave brief narrative
Of the life and public services OF the
deceased. He said that Judge John
son was one of the best known and
most loved men IN the state. He paid
the highest tribute to his piety, and
to the excellence of his private and
public life.
DR.. Pnrinton spoke of Dean Johnson
as teacher. He was not primarily a
teacher, said the speaker, but jurist,
an attorney, yet he had four chief
characteristics which are required by
the successful teacher which he proved
to be. These are studiousness, siren
uousness, sincerity and sympathy
The pastor spoke specially of the
relation of Judge Johnson to his
church. He was loyal to the Baptist
church, as he was to every other cause
he espoused, regular attendant at
the Sunday School, where he taught
a class as long as he was able. He
was pillar in the church, and great
encouragement and inspiration to its
pastor. He was prayerful man, one
OF his favorite hymns being that
beginning with the following stanza:-
aPrayer is the souls sincere desire,
Unuttered or expressed,
The motion Of hidden fire,
That troubles in the breast
This hymn was sung by the choir
and congregation. Mrs. A. d. Griffith
sang with much sweetness, stNearer
My God to Thee"
At the Presbyterian church Sunday
morning the pastor, DR.. Buchanan
gave condemned account of the work
OF the general assembly of the Presby-
terrain church at Los Angeles. He
just returned from the Pacific coast
last week. He took the first oppor-
tunity to tell his congregation of the
great convention.
The pastor began his discourse by
stating first what the general assem-
bly, is. 1t is the executive body of
the uraat prachutar oh,rol, o0,,
posed OF $50 commissioners from all
parts Of the United States, and includ-
lug many from foreign countries.
The 115th session OF this assembly
met in Emmanuel church Los Angeles
May 21st, 1903, and continued in ses-
sion eight days.
The work of the Assembly, on &C
count OF its great bulk, had to be done
by committees. as it is done in the
United States Congress. Members of
these standing committees were elect
ed by the Peoria plan, instead of be-
Ing appointed by the moderator, as
was formerly done.
Besides the regular standing COM
mittees there were those on church
policy, correspondence, narrative
temperance, leave of absence mileage,
finance, bills and overtures. The last
named was the most important of ALL
because all resolutions brought before
the convention had to first be consid-
cred by the committe. DR.. Buchanan
had the honor of an election on this
committee
John III. Converse a multi-million-
ARE and president of the Baldwin
Locomotive Works of Philadelphia
made report for the special committee
ON evangelistic work. BY various
ways Of reaching the people, a great
evangelistic spirit has been aroused in
the past year, and additions to the
church show gratifying gains. The
expense of this work for the past year
has been over $50, 900 borne principal
ly by Mr.. Converse. The committee
was continued and its scope OF work
enlarged. DR.. Buchanan appeared be-
fore it and asked that some of its time
and energy be devoted to work 10 col
leges during the next year.
The chief work of the convention
was consideration OF three great sub
1ects, "Relatlon to other churches, y
Christian Education "and "Revision y
Papers on cooperation and union,
especially with the Cumberland Pres
byterian church were presented, and a
special committee was appointed to
take up the matter of corporation,
confederation, and consolidation" with
any church that may desire closer
union with the Presbyterian church,
The spirit of the assembly showed
strong feeling for union with closely
affiliated denominations.
on the subject Of education, mem
orial was presented from the presi-
dents OF Presbyterian colleges all over
the middle west, pointing out the
great need of better schools. 1t was
shown that the Congregationalists,
bzptists and Methodlsts are all doing
more Tor church schools and educating
young ministers at this time thon are
tne fresoyterlans la view of this
Crisis 10 the matter OF education, a
scneme was set on foot for raisingSl2-
eee, COG &c endow Presby terian col
leges.
ny perfectly unanimous action, the
Assembly enacted as a part OF the con-
stitution, oyertures in the form of a
declaration, making clear some sec
tion OF the confession of faith Thaea