The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-05-24
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
Committee Appointed to Con
slider overt,,res From Other
Churches.
MIN sTERl AL RELIEF.
Assembly Denies Request Pine
Bluff Prcsbytery to Prohibit
Printing Of Apostles Creed.
tspecial 10 The Tlmes-Dlspatch.)

fsnrrial TO The Tifncs-JDlspatcHD
,foRII,E. ALA May e3.--Again today
most OF the time OF The Southern General
4 ssombly has been taken up with routine
work. The various committees arc BUSY
engaged tt, mapping ont the work. which
VIII soon be presented to the body IN
great abundance.
one OF the. most important matters at.
tended to-day VAS the appoihiineht ~
Ys ~ following committee. 10 WHICH was
refGrred all the papers presented to the
assembly in regard TO closer RELATIONS
With other Cnlvnnistic bodies. Or. w ~.
Boogs. Jacksotivlle. Fla. chairman; Dr..
j. s. Lyons. Kentucky; DR. IL Nc
Nelly, Tennessee;D Or. Il. II. English, VIZ
GINA Or. j. y. 1erle, Texas; DR. =. w
Mister. Arkansas: pr. j. j. FAR.
Georgia. DR., &. 6. Woodbridge. Louis
lana; DR.. w M. Langley, Missouri:
Or. b. w. Mctliane. North Carcllna;
Elder i. r. Glass, Alabama. ElderJ G..
Scott, South Carolina; Elder IS. M. shell
ton, Mississippi.
Tho general Impression seems to be
that this committee will only recommend
the appointment OF a permanent commit
ter, which will be ready at any time TO
receive and consider propositions from
other churches on the subject Of union or
closer relations. and report on them to
the assembly.
The report OF the ad interim committee
on vacancies and ministers Without
charge, appointed by the last assembly.
in response TO an overture from the
presbytery OF Greenbricr, Va. was read
and referred.
An overture from the prcsbytery of
Brazos Texas, for special provisions TO
be made for work In Japa nese colony
located in Texas was also referred.
The matter OF selecting place for the
next meeting OF the assembly was made
the order OF the day for to-morrow's
meeting
After much discussion, the report OF the
committee on commissions was ordered
printed. The repor, OF the committee
on twentieth century fund for the cause
OF Christian education was read and re-
ferred.
WILL KEEP THE CREED.
In answer 10 the overture OF the Pine
Bluff Presbytery, asking the assembly to
onJon the Committee of Publication from
Printing In catechisms ard other Sunday
school literature what Is commonly called
the Apostles creed. the committee re-
ported that such request he denied. Tho
came action was taken with regard 10
the overture from the Presbytery Of
Louisiana asking that8t the expense of en-
tertaining commissioners at meeting Of
general assembly.
The following special order was made:
Thursday, =. NJ. foreign missions.
The Standing Committee on Home Mis-
sions. to whom was referred by the as
sembly of 1868 an overture from the
Green Brier Presbytery as to ministers
without charge. and vacant churches,
made lengthy report upon the subject.
showing that whole number of churches
reported TO the Presbytery Of 1888 was
3,oH. of which twenty per cent are mark
ed as vacant. due to various causes.
With regard to the number Of ministers
without charges, II finds three causes
Disease, infirmity and intranstu." OF
l5lI ministers in the assembly, reports of
1903. six per cent. were without charges.
MINISTERIAL RELIEF.
At the night session meeting WAS
held in the interest Of ministerial relief
and earnest addresses wrc made by DR..
McEroy, the secretary, and DR.. Fair,
OF Georgia, and DR., Hill, of North Caro-
z. linn Il Z