New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-20
PRESBYTERIAN ASSEMBLY
heports Of the EUangeliStic Commit
tee Feature of the Dag.
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lBF TELEGRAPH THE TR1BUNE.I
"ihoha Lake, Ind, May 19.-The feature of
''e gay in the General Assembly has been the
report of the work of the evangelistio commit
zee With addresses upon it from men who have
'9heh part in the notable revivals in the South
o4'o the West during the winter. John H. Con-
se' OF Philadelphia. the chairman Of the COM
-i''ee' read the report and made a brief ad-
4-eSS' Other speakers were DR.. j. Wilbur Chap
i'Ii 'he secretary of the committee; DR.. John
a."Icofn Shaw, of Chicago; DR.. Robert F. Coyle.
eilVer' and DR.. Baker, of Oakland. Cal.
~ chapman told Of a meeting, held IN the
.tieSI dance hall in Seattle in which there were
---.een hundred people-the scarlet women in the
1%''e'leS and the scarlet men on the main floor
ne asked them to sing Nearer. NV God, to
- and nearly every one sang it. He asked
.-e'l 10 repeat Psalm xiii. and they all
@teu 1t. In conversation with many Of
e. ne learned that they had come from Chris
49, ioi'ies' and when he preached TO them from
ext When he was yet great way off,"
mercy anu PA"'0 -''
-, NoEIes story of the Denver revival was
,a,a,.-i 10y appiauded. Denver he said, had been
moved by DR.. Chapman and his assooi-
- Many of the saloonkeepers hung up the
sign IN their windows CLOSED on Account Of
.ne Day of Prayer" DR.. DOYLE closed his ad
~ soS with these striking words:
we must evangelize, or we shall apostatize"
moving the addresses Howard Agnew
funston of NewYork presented a beautiful
ing cup to Mr.. Converse in behalf of the
--'eAlpers OF the committee Dr. Johnston is
00iI 10 pegln world tour in the interest Of the
ooAiItee. DR.. Robert Mackenzie of New
hoih' said that every member Of the Assembly
"ould be pleased TO pour into the cup lust pre-
scented his libations of love, and at his sugges-
'oh the Assembly has set apart an afternoon
u next week for "a special service of thanks
SWING prayer and conservation"
Ut Mofatt laid the cornertone Of a new Pres
'e'iah building to-day. He also appointed the
chairman of the standing committees. Accord
'"s 10 the rules he could only appoint one from
GO go eIeCIlng district DR.. George n. Luccock
- Udh Fdrk, Ill, was chosen from the SYNOD
OF 1llnols as the chairman on the coronoitaa of
foreign missions, and DR. John Bancroft Deyirs
rom the district containing the Presbyteries of
view ork Brooklyn. Westchester Columbia
anu me North River, as the chairman of the
otiLnIttee on the college board. DR.. Henry the
totIIIAs moderator, was made chairman of the
CulIllttee on bills and overtures, but at his re-
ana DR.. Clelland B. McAfee of BROOKLYN nv sna
cial order Of the assembly was named in his
stead. --'''i'eu III MS
justice John NJ Harlan Of washington was
ildHled as Vice-mcderator. In accepting the
honor he said he could think of but one office
NiIIcI paraIleled this one and that was the
Nlce-Presidency of the United States whose
| occupant was expected ito dress in black Iool-
wise, and say nothing" Later in the dav az n
commissioner he presented a plan for a Pres
oyterian cathedral at the capital which was re-
Ierfed 10 the committee on bills and overtures.