The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-05-21
ASSEMBLY, GOES
TO CREENv|LL.E
Southern Presbytcrians Will
Hold Next Meeting in South
Carolina.
QUESTION Of FEDERATION
Moderator Appoints COMMITTEES
to Hold Confcrences-Report
on Catechistn.
QUESTION OF FEDERATION I: Il
4 fsnec,al q The rImes.Dlspatch.)

Especial to The -Dspatch)
FORT WORTH. TEN, May 2o-The
Northern Assembly. now in session at
winona Indiana. was to-day wired greet
ings IN these words: "'Thc General AS
sembly OF the Presbyterian Church in the
United States salute you in the name Of
the Lord Jesus; grace. mercy and peace
be With you; L. Thessalonians. b-3."
TO the Cumberland Assembly. at Fres-
no, Cal, 1t was wired: ''1n the name OF
the Lord Jesus. we greet YOU. May His
spirit BIO with you. Philippians, 40"
Moderator Plunkett to-day appointed Il
committee. composed OF one member from
each synod OF the assembly. to confer
on matters pertaining to closer reia-
lions with other Presbyterian churches.
This committee was instructed to report
during tho present meeting. There was
considerable discussion over tho aues-
ton OF church catechism, but this was
settled BY dischnrging tho committee
and referring the question to the Commit
tee on Publication. This report was
brought up in 1900. and has never been
disposed Of.
Yesterdays report OF the Federation
Committee was informally discussed be-
fore to.day.s meeting was called to or
der. Or. Charles n. Rolston. commits
sloncr from Mount Clinton, Va. favors
closer federation OF the two branches.
especially along the border between the
North and South. where the interests OF
both churches are closely Identified. He
expressed tho belief that this aff1llation
should obtain. hut the opinion OF other
leading delegates 10 the assembly Is that
the federation should be brought about
BY local presbyteriea.
Work Of the Day.
Devotional services by Rev. T. s..
Clycc, OF sherman. opened the morning
session. Then business matters were
taken up and the report OF the board OF
directors OF the Theological Seminary OF
Kentucky was received. The general fund
OF tho institution. 1t was announced.
amounts to $4,000, with scholarship
fund OF $4,000 and $3.50 cash on hand.
The report OF the committee which was
appointed At the last General Assembly
to recommend actions on the relief OF
vacant churches and ministers without
charges was submitted. This report SUE
gests the establishment OF bureau Of
Information. which shall publish monthly
list OF pastors without charges and the
vacant churchea
The sixteenth annual report Of the
Committee on Ministerial and Chr!stian
Education was road, Reports from the
Committee on SynOd.cnl Records OF the
Church in virginin and North Carolina
were accepted without comment. but
slight change WAS made in the report
y from Arkansas. Tiie committee appoint
+ ed to look into tho matter Of the pro-
posed university. which Is to be located
at Atlanta, Ca. will be heard Thursday
morning.
The most important question acted on
i to-day was the selection OF the next meet
4. ing place SIX churches were nominated.
The successful candidate for the honor
was the First Presbyterian Church OF
Greenv!lle. s. c..
A catechism on the church, Its policy,
its sacraments, etc. was to-day sub
mttcd to the assembly by the able COM
mttec that has had 1t In charge for
several years. Although there were.
It was recognized that the catechism was
1 for the most part the creation OF Rev.
R. P. Kerr. D. D., now OF Baltimore.
The committee was relieved from FUR
ther duty In the matter, but the cate
chism was not adopted by the assem-
bly,. II was referred to the committee
on publication. to be printed or not, a
their discretion.
An earnest debate took place over the
proposal to change the time for the spe-
4 cial collection for publication from March
Ito July, and assign March to tho cause
of ministerial relief. AS July Ia bad
month for raising money. It was earnest
~ opposed. In view of the excellent
work done by the publication commit.
tee at Richmond. to make this change
would seem to be putting penalty on
success. The motion to change was
lost. and publication will still hold March,
the month It has had for thirty -fvc
years.
This afternoon the members OF the as
seinbly were treated to a pleasant OUT
ing in drive out to the Country Club,
five miles from the city where an ele
CANT reception was rendered them by
the ladies' OF the Presbyterian Churches.