The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1906-05-30


adopted, as follows
Your committee would report the tabulation of all
statistics of Women's Societies which have come into
their hands. We regret to report the failure of
twelve Presbyteries to send up any stamement to
this Assembly concerning the work of their societies
thus making full exhibit impossible.
The following the delinquent Presbyteries:
Central Mississippi North Mississippi, Ethel, Pine
Bluff, Suwanee, Wilmington, st. Johns, Fayetteville
Ralston, Indian, Mecklenburg Concord
The table of statistics prepared by your commit
tee presents the following totals
Number of societies, l,734; total membership
Al 529.
Contributed for: Local causes $lO6522; Home
Missions, $780, Foreign Missions $4l 1852; other
causes, $27 $50; total for all causes $l9527O.
We desire to call your attention the phenomenal
expansion of this department of church work during
the past year In number of societies there has been
a gain of 567; in membership, l5025.
In contributions to: Local causes, $780, 43; Home
Missions, 81 1852; Foreign Missions, 50, 664; other
causes, SIP ,636; in grand total $42,344
We recommend, first, that the Assembly express
its hearty approval of the work being done by these
societies and its qualification the evidence of their
increasing numbers zeal.
Second, That recommend to them the plan of
mission study, authorized by Executive Com
mittee of Foreign Missions and that urge the
formation of home and foreign missions study classes
in all the societies and mission bands
Third That a home missionary society be organized
in every church, if practicable; in cases where it
is deemed best to have only society, it is recon-
mended that home missionary department be added.
Respectfully submitted,
T. A. Wharton (chairman), C. G. Snyder, j. c. Tur-
ner, a. S. Watingly, G. H. DObbs, l. P. Powell
j. E. Wood, j. S. Kilgore, c. n. Love- p c. Cole
man. j. R. Herndon, A. j. Thompson
The report of the Standing Committee on Publica-
tion taken up, and the recommendation that
The Missionary be enlarged was advocated by DIR. H.
L. Smith.
The following telegram was forwarded to the Gen
eral Assembly, U. S. a., by order of the Assembly:
TO the General Assembly of the Presbyterian church
in the U. s. A, Des MOines, IO0a:
GREETING We regret your impression that we have
charged your Home Board its officers with making
or authorizing financial inducements to churches to
change ecclesiastical relations. We did not mean to
make such charge. We had hoped impartial investi-
cation might be made of statements that it had been
done by workers the field, and, if found true, a
remedy suggested. With fraternal regards.
The complaint of Dr. S. S. Laws and others against
the Synod of Virginia and, by agreement of parties
the matter referred to a commission of fourteen
ministers and thirteen ruling elders
The Assembly resolved itself into court, and the
discussion the complaint against the Synod of
Texas resumed.
Dr. w. E. Boggs offered the following resolutions:
" l. The Assembly commends the zeal of the Synod
of Texas for the preservation of confessional es
timony to the absolute authority of Gods inspired
Word in all matters pertaining 10 Ialth ana pacJlce
p That the Assembly would ahectionately remind
the Synod that the discipline provided in our Con
stituton so far as the individuals chiefly affected
thereby is concerned is designed to be of
grace for their recovery and not a punishment for
any alleged wrong doing which may be
charged against them And, therefore, the repre-
sentatives of the whole church and of its merciul
head the Lord Jesus Christ, beseech them to
apply the law as set forth in r.. of d. paragraphs
l45 l4G and 49, inasmuch the offenders, if such
there be are always brethren to be loved and
won back to the orthodox truth it is set forth i'm
our confessions and catechisms