The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-10-07

time UNFAVORABLE
FOR ORGANIC UNION.
East Hanover Presbytery Adopts
This Expression, by Reso-
luton.

Especial to Tho Times.Dispatch)
HEBRON CHURCII, DlNW1DD1Df
COUNTY, VA, October 6.--Eust Hanover
Presbytery began It's third and last days
session this morning With devotional ser
Vices, conducted by Mr.. s. g. Howison.
Tic Presbytery endorsed the forward
movement III Foreign missions and urged
tho churches to assume the support Of
individual missionaries, wherever this
could be done: and where 1t could not
be done TO take shares III the funds for
the Equipment and support Of mission
station. al
REV. wllliarrf S. Campbell presented
the claims of the Homo and School at
Fredericksburg This Is tho institution
lii which tho orphans OF deceased minis
tors and the children OF missionaries are
taken caro- OF and educated Piesbytcry
urged all the churches to contribute
literally to9ts support.
Tho following paper, on subject or
great interest to all tho Presbyterian
Church, was offered by Rev. j. s. Foster,
Of Petersburg, and was adopted
|SHilvrercns, the general assembly has ap-
Y pointed a.Eommittcey on Conference with
I other Presbyterian and M Reformed
churches iii "a desire TO promote close
relations in the spirit Of love and can
DOR; aud, whereas, this committee is
authorized oilly to secure SUCH infor-
nation as shall assist tho whole church
to inteligcntly consider the question of
closer relations. which has been so often
before the assembly, by presenting to
our people iii concise form tho sentiments
Of the churches OH the subject, the OBJ
staclcs that may stand In the way OF
closer fellowship, whether and how such
obstacles can be removed, and what may
be the nature and form OF the relations
L which shall best secure effective CO.
operation, and ut the same time preserve
Loyalty to those great principles for which
| the various churches have been called
! to testify" ~ &Ei S@3s
| Resolved, That this Prcsbytery, in the
! light Of the ioverturcs and communication
before the assembly, and the purpose con-
ztenlplatcd by the appointment of the
committee, does thereby express It's pleas
| urc Eat its action; and that tllearcal SEN
| #timcnt Of the church may be nsccrtained.
4 We desire to say that we do not think
i the present time favorable for consider
ling the matter of organic union with
other churches.
3ss! According to u standing rule OF Pres
bytcry. u service in the interest Of sun
day schools was held conducted BY Rev..
J.JJ. FiN. Mr.. +. F. Rcnnlc, the mod
| orator. smoke on t",T'he Importance Of
Sunday Schools; Mr.. Il. B. Vaughan, Of
Petersburg, on How to Keep Big Boys.
in the Sunday School,; Rev. William S.
Campbell on object Teaching Mr.
Campbell had the help OLA number Of
tho boys Of tho Sunday school in illus
trating his subject. Mr. S. G. Howison. 4
or Fredericksburg, spoke on THE Rela-5
lion or the Ruling Elder to the Sunday
School"
48 II was expected that Rev. a. L. Phil
! lips, u. D., of-sRichmond would be pres
Ont and make an address at this. service.
and very general regret was expressed
that he was ,lnavoidably5 prevented from
being present. i5y8
f.Thc examination of Candidate ]. f.
/ Smith, Jr was continued, and In addt-
/, ton to theology, church history and
| governmental religion, on which he was
examined yesterday, he was examined on
| Latin. Greek, Hebrew. the English Bible,
| mathematics national science mental
ana moral philosophy. He presented q
Latin thesis, d Greek critical cxegesis..
ana II popular lecture; and he preached
| n Sermon HIS entire examination was
| onnently satisfactory and he was 2 II
| censcd to preach the gosncl. At MS own
request he was dismissed to Lexington
| FprpSDyleFN, as liz lltto 5SgFSA
oxford Church in Rockbrldgc county.
Westminster Church. Richmond, was
I authorized to continue It's arrangement
With Rev. Dr.. II. r. English OF Union
Theological Seminary, who has for. sew
eral years been supplying the pulpit Of
that church.
Rev. William S. Campbell spoke in be-
half or the. work Of the Bible Society
| OF Virginia.
Rev. Russell Cecil, y. D., was appointed
to preach the prcsbytcrial sermon at the
spring meeting Of Prcsbytery, on a sub
ject to be chosen by himself. This meet
ing will be held III Tabb Street Church,
Petersburg, beginning April 10, 1901.
Presbytery, after u most delightful
meeting adjourned to meet at the call
or the moderator, during the meeting OF
synod, which begips IN Miarttins'burg, ".
4 Va, October GOTH S Il ssiEt yt
4 Wayland S. Urauhart Dead.