The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-05-17
MEETING OF .
ASSEMBLY
Question Of Union With North
crn Churcl1 Will be
Leading 1ssue.
CONVENTION TO MEET HERE
Granddaughter Affair Created
Great Stir-Dr. Landlord
Scores Play-Houscs.

Presbyterian Church will meet In an
nual session Thursday morning at 10
o'clock In Mobile, Ala.
Tho delegates from Richmond and Vir-
ginia will leave this morning. The two
commissioners from East Hanover Pres
by terry are the Rev. w. 8. Campbell, of
Iichmond, and the Rev. j. S. Foster. OF
Petersburg. The elders. who are also
commissioners from this presbytery, are
Mr. NJ. NJ. Gillian and MIR. Gervas Storrs,
both OF Richmond. All Of these gentle
men will leave to-day. Among the Rich
mond party will also be DR. A. l.. Phil
lips superintendent Of the Sabbath school
work; Mr.. Il. e, Magill, secretary OF
qualifications, and DR.. /. S, N1cElroy sec
rotary Of Ministerial Relief.
a number of important matters will
be before the assembly. a permanent
clerk will have to be chosen to fill the
vacancy caused by the death Of the Rev.
DR. r. p. Farris. of st. Louis. An over
t,lre from the Synod of Missouri and
also one from West Hanover Presbytcry
in this State will ask that the Commit
tee on Ministerial Relief and the Com
mttee on Ministerial Education be conn
bined with one secretary. The question
Of union with other church bodies. and
particularly with the Northern Presby-
terrain Church and the Dutch Reformed
Church will probably be the most import
ant issue before the body. So far as the
Northern Church Is concerned, the min
listers in this section and the ministers
generally are understood to be stead
lastly opposed to any union. They VIII
probably decline to take any step look
ing to such development.
The Rev. w. S. Campbell, of this city,
is leading a movement for the establish
n.ent of the order of deaconness within
the denomination. The matter goes to
the Assembly on an overture from East
Hanover Presbytery and will probably
attract considerable attention. In an ar
ticle in the current number of the Cen
ItIa!. presbyterian. Mr.. Campbell points
out In detail the advanta ses that would
arise from the institution of the order.
THE BAPTIST CONVENTIONS.
Personal accounts given by returning
delegates to the Southern Baptist Con-
yen,ion. which, closed last night al Nash
willie Tenn, indicate that the meeting
yaa ono of the most important and sig
nifcant in the history OF the body. The
attendance was very. large. and fire.
+ quen,ly filled the great Tabernacle In
which the convention sat. The place
seats 5000 persons.
y DR.. & Fl. Pitt, editor of the Religious
Herald returned yesterday and was the
FIRST Of the Richmond delegates to reach
home. According to DR.. Pitt the late
, convention was a great success. The ses-
sions were harmonious from beginning to
end and the business was most salts
factorily transacted. The convention
boards all showed up finely, and this was
particularly true of the Foreign Board,
located here One of the most import
No I>rl1 E,ac IN
complication between the Home Board
and the Virginia and North Carolina dele
gates over the question of more thor
uugh work among the negroes. There
was some hard work on both sides, but
tn, Virginia delegates won QUIZ The
Commission on the Negro was appointed
and an important modification demand
ed by the Virginians was made In the
plan Of the Home Board.
The sensational episode that culml-
mated in the pistol play between the
Rev j. B. Cranfill and the Rev. Mr..
Hayden, both of Texas. was the talk OF
the convention The two men are edi-
tors of rival papers and have long been
bitter enemies. According to Cranftl,
his son, whom he was visiting. placed
a pistol in his grip before he left home
In the Pullman Cranfll was making
his toilet when he looked around and
| fll's eyesight is very bad He saw
something in Hayden's hand, but did not
| observe that it was simply a towel.
| Reaching to his satchel he drew the
! pistol, and Hayden, who really had no
| weapon, rushed at him. In the scufle
| the pistol was discharged. Cranfil says
he could have killed Hayden, but did not
wish to do so. The affair created no
end OF sensation. 1t was not, however,
officially recognized by tho convention
The body took no action of either Gram
iii or Hayden, neither of whose namc
was enrolled among the delegates.
1 Some quiet, but effective work was
| done by the Virginia delegates in the
(. direction of securing the convention for
| this city In 1907 The matter was talked
| up on the outside upon every oppor-
! tunity. The proposition was very favor
| ably received, and it can hardly he doubt
cd that tho convention will accept tho
! invitation Norfolk is also fter it. but
! will hardly make much of fight II
Richmond Is in 1t in earnest
Children's Day.
! The morning service at Park Place
Church Sunday was made particularly
| bright and attractive by the children. a
mass Of palms and ferns, beautiful vases
OF roses and carnations decorated the
pulpit and made charming back ground
rhe exercise We're opened With the sing
ii'g Of IAN Hail the Power of Jesus
Name" followed by welcome address
by Miss Mamie llerndon, Master STANLEY
roclted God Cares For us" The lnlnn,
class under the careful direction OF Miss
Lucille Alvey. sang q briHht song, The