The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-05-26
Remarkable Attendance on
Presbyterian Assembly.
THE WORLD REPRESENTED
The Committee on Bills and Overtures
Make Report on Many Overtures.
The Members Visit the Ma
tural Bridge.


restful Sabbath in n quiet town, with
services in nl tho churches by visiting
ministers. members of the General AS
sembly of the Southern Presbyterian
Church, came to their work this morning
we'll prepared for the arduous duties
awaiting them.
The first business after tho Assembly
was called to order by the moderator,
Or. Hopkins, was the report of the trus-
tees of the General Assembly for the
year ending April Both, 1908 which was
as follows:
Balance from last yenr. s7s.70; receipts
during the last fiscal year, Sl9'eao.oa;
total receipts, S10,90S.S. Disbursements
to different causes Of the church. as
directed by the donors, Sl5.SSl.3S. Bal
ance In hands of the treasurer, $12.2S and
on deposit. S3o55.l6. The trustees re-
ported $3.O55.1O OF the bequest OF Miss
Mary Stuart. late OF Alexandria, va.
as provide for in the following Item OF
her will, dated March 2sth. 1901: From
and after the death OF the said Miss
Mary Brown, give, devise and bequeath
nil the residue OF my said estate, a1ter
the payment of the aforesaid legacies, or
such of them as may not lapse 10 tn i
trustees Of the General Assembly or the
PRESBYTERIAN Church OF the United states
(popularly known rs the Southern Pres-
byterian Churc11), for the use and peneiis
of said church"
The committee asked how this fund
should be applied.
EXPIRATIONs.
The term OF the following officers eN-
pres with this meeting of the board ana
the committee recommends their re-elec-
ton: Rev. J. r. Howerton, +. M. Brown
md G.. II. Bason. The report was signed
by the following: Or. p. Nyo h ,sau
president; George y. Wilson, vice-presl-
5ant and attorney: r. r, Pharr, secretary
and treasurer.
4 The report was referred to the auditing
committee. AT this juncturo DR.. Wiipur
IT. Crafts, secretary Of the American SAP
bath Society. OF Washington, - 80, ~, | s"r
extended the courtesles of the floor TOT
Ton minutes, which no occupied IN speak
ing on the relation OF the government 10
the Sabbath.
overture was received from the Pres
bytery of North Alabama, touching tne
REGENERATION Of statistical reports to Pres-
byteries. and referred 10 me eoiii1t1'sN
on bills and overtures.
OvERTUREs.
Tho committee on bills and oYertures,
nor. w. n. Hall, chairman, MADE kattiai
report, as follows:
az. The overture from the SYNOD OF
Missouri, touching the subject Oh euucu,
ton and ministerial relet' was 1eie MI
to the Committee on 1Iducat4oi ''4'u 49,
tsteral Relief.
10Y The overture from Enoree PresDy-
tery as to double representation III lhe
General Assembly substituting the Woru
..may" for Shall" in the Book of Church
Order, the committee answered IN inc
NEGATIVE and the report was adopted.
(3). The overture from Columpla Tres
bytery to make the Synod of Tennessee
n representative body answered In the
negative, and the report was adopted.
"a. The overture from tho Presbytery
Of Augusta, as to who may preside over
congregational meetings, called ny the
session to elect officers, answered that
the congregation may elect any maze
member of that church to preside over
the meeting. when tmpracticaDle 10 Sc
sure n minister Adopted
N). overture from Ninth-Street Pres
byterlan Church. of Hopkinsville. KY.
touching on statistical reports a. statis-
tical reports must embrace tho Twelve
calendar months. Adopted. CD Inc
presbytcry has no power to change the
time OF the closing of the report from
March sllst Of each year, ADOPTED.
The CG.iHnttne on Publication. Dr. >.
"A. Wallace, chairman, reported partially.
m. Overture from Abingdon Presby-
terry that the Sunday-school lessons re
published In the Chiidren's Friend, res.
ending former action. Adopted>
(2. overture from the Presbytery or
Nashville. asking that names of clerks
of sessions be inserted Answered not
practicable. Adopted.
81. Overture from East Hanover Prcs-
bytery that names OF churches be printed
according to priority OF organizations
Answered not allowed. Adopted.
D. Overture from Presbytery OF
Charleston that the stated clerk be re.
CURED to make publication two weeks IN
advance of all stated days OF occasions
OF prayer appointed by this General AS
sembly, etc. Adopted.
(5)-Overture from the Presbytery OF
New Orleans that blank reports for all
societies he provided. Granted By com
mittee, but docketed by the assembly
-Presbytery of Memphis overturned
for suitable blanks for Sunday-school
work.
NIGHT SUBJECTS
DR. Thornton Whaling. chairman Of the
Committee on Devotional Exercises, re
ported that for night sessions there would
be popular meetings, as follows' Tuesday
night. foreign missions; Wednesday night
home missions; Thursday night. coloret
cvangellzatlon, Adopted
He also offered n resolution that thu
American Tract Society receive the com
mendntion of the assembly. Adopted.
There was no public session of the as
sembly this afternoon, but number o
commissioners and sricnds visited III
Natural Bridge, driving TO that point 1
carriages
The committees. however, have put !
the afternoon In their special work.
There is a remarkable attendance at tn
assembly. snch as possibly never before
Among them are DIR. c, G. Owen an
wife, of Korea. DR.. j, w Moore and wifi
Japan; DIR. II. G. Dubose, Rev. ". i
Hudson and Mrs Addie Sloan. Chnt
DR.. w NJ Thompson and wife, DIR. fra
ham Formerly of Scotland), Rev, S. 7
Gemmon and wife and Miss Chariot
Kemper, Brazil; Rev. w NJ. Morrison
Africa.
The popular meeting tonight at g.:
o'clock Was Ia the interest OF minister's
relief The speakers We're Dr. ]. B.. MI
Elroy, of Richmond, Va. Henry a. Moor
Of Texarkana, Texas; DR., W. NJ. McPhe,
tiers. OF ST. Louis Mo-; DIR. J. II. Plum
ett OF Augusta, Ga.
THE MODERATOR
The moderator of the General Assernbl
IS Rev. A. c. Hopkins, u, D., of Charles
town, w, Va, DR.. Hopkins was horn
Powhatan county. Va October "a, lSS