The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-05-26
THE
The General Assembly of the South
ern Church in Session at Lexing-
ton, Va.

Lexington, Va, May 21.-The Forty-l
third general assembly OF the Southern
Presbyterian church of the United
States convened today in the lexington
Presbyterian church. The retiring mod-I
orator. Rev. DR.. w. T. Hall, of Column
bia, s. c., preached the opening ser-l
nor after which the assembly proceed
ed 10 business.
The enrolment read by DR.. AleXan-I
der. the stated clerk, showed 155 conf
m~issioners present. Three new Pres
byteries were organized as follows:l
From Mecklenburg Presbytery to bel
known as Kings Mountain ~Presbytery,I
from Tuscaloosa Presbytery to bel
known as Mobile Presbytery; and fromI
indian P~reshytery to be known as Du-|
rent P~resbytery.
The following nominations were madeI
for moderator: DR.. A. c. Hopkins, OF
Charleston, w. Va; DR.. r. a. Webb,
of C~larksviile. Tenn; DR.. William D.
Morton, of North Carolina; DR.. w. H
Marques, of Louisville; Or. J.. S.
Moore, of Dallas, Texas; DR.. j. H
Smith, of Richmond.
After the nomination speeches. sec
| onding speeches followed and consumed
the entire remaining time of the morn
ing session. With these nominations
made the assembly proceeded to vote
by roll call and after one roll call the
assembly adjourned for the morning.
AT the afternoon session Doctors
Marques and Smith on the second vote
for moderator were dropped. The final
ballot resulted in the election OF Rev.
DR.. Abner c. Hopkins, of Charlestown,
Jefferson county, W. Va, of the Win
chester Presbytery. His election was
made unanimously. The election of
two temporary clerks to assist the per-
manent and stated clerks result in the
choice of Rev. Edward l.. McCue, Jack
| son, Miss. and Rev. w. H. Frazer, Ma
con, Ga.
DR.. S. H. Chester, of Nashville, secre-
tary of foreign missions, read the for
eign mission report.
DR.. s. L. Morris, of Atlanta, secretary
of home missions followed with the re-
port of his committee.
DR.. A. L. Phillips, of Richmond, sec
rotary of the committee on publication
! presented the report of his committee.
The concluding report Of the session
| was from the committee on ministerial
relief which was presented by the sec
rotary, DR.. McElvoy, of Richmond.
All of the committee reports presented
We're referred TO the respective stand
ing committee for consideration.
The night session of the assembly
was devoted to a popular meeting in the
Bible cause. 1t was presided over by
Rev. DR.. T. H. Law, of Spartanburg,
S. c., field agent of the American Bible
Society. Addresses were made On this
subject by Rev. DR.. f. p. Ingersoll, of
New York, representative of the Ameri-
can Bible Society and by Rev. DR.. H.
c. Dubose, of China The assembly ac-
cepted an invitation to visit Washing
ton and Lee University tomorrow and
participate in exercises in Lee memorial
chapel when addresses will be made.
Los Angeles, Cal, May 21.-The 115th
| general assembly of the PRESBYTERIAN
church convened today at Emmanuel
church. But few of the 700 accredited
commissioners were absent when Rev.
DR.. Henry VanDyke called the gather
ing to order and the galleries were
crowded by visitors. A notable feature
of the present assembly is the unusual-
ly large number Of young men among
the commissioners. That is explained
by the fact that the campaign for COM
miSsiOnerships to this assembly. which
will vote upon the final adoption of the
creed revision, was an exceptionally
warm contest and the younger element
of the church won out. DR.. VanDyke
delivered his annua mo He said:
THE CUMBERLAND CHURCH.
Nashville, Tenn, May 21.-The gener-
al assembly of the Cumberland Presby-
terrain church convened here today
The visitors were welcomed by Rev. r.
Q. Rust, pastor OF the Edgefield Bap-
fist church, responses being made by
the retiring moderator, Rev. S. NJ
Ternpleton, of larksville. Texas, Rev
a. G. Bergen, of Chicago, and Rev. L.
D. Beck, of Cottage Grove, Oregon.
DR.. Templeton, the retiring MODERATOR
delivered the annual sermon. his sub
ject being The Unity Of Believers"
Rev. DR.. r. NJ. Tinnon, of Denver
Colorado. vas chosen moderator over
Judge W. E. Settle, of Frankfort. Ky,
by a vote Of 221 to 49,. Two sessions
were held today and considerable rou-
tine business disposed OF. a number of
~synodical and presbyterial changes be-
ing announced.
An invitation from President D. E.
Mitchell to visit the Cumberland Uni
versity at Lebanon, Saturday, was read
and accepted. The assembly adjourned
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