The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-24
TO STRIKE DAMN
OUT OF sERM ON
General Assembly Decides to
Erase Quotation Before Print
#i ing the Discourse.
WORK FOR NEGRo's GOOD
Recommendations Of tile Commit.
tee Adopted-To Erect Me
mortal to John Calvin.
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tspecialto The Times Dlsrhtch.1
GREENSBORO, y. c.. May 23.-Vir-
einia is receiving high honors and sus-
tanning them well in the session of the
Southern Presbyterian General Assem-
bly,, Rev. pr w. W. Moore, president
OF Union Theological Seminary, being
moderator, and Rev. r. B. Eggleston,
of Richmond. Va. one of the clerks,
while the Old Dominion is well repre-
sented on the standing committees.
Judge f. B. Hutton, of Abingdon. is
chairman of the special committee on
the overture from Abingdon Presbytery
looking to the protection of church
property in the event of future divi-
6ion of the church.
Strike Out Damn"
AT this mornings session, during the
discussion of Negro ngelization,"
p motion was made to print and circu-
date the sermon of the retiring modera
tor, the Rev. DR.. J. r. Howerton. of
Lexington, Va, preached upon the sub
Gect at the opening of the assembly.
Whereupon the Rev. r. B Eggleston,
iof Richmond, called attention to the
Ifact that the word damn" was used
In the sermon in quoting what an
engineer had said in Dr. Howertoa's
mir. Eggleston regarded it as improper
THAT this word should appear in the
printed sermon. and moved that 1T be
eliminated therefrom. Dr. HoWerton
Explained that the word was used for
| the purpose Of revealing q spirit of
venom, and that he did not regard it
as profanity The Rev. DR.. r. F.
Campbell thought there was no inpro-
ipriety in the use of the word in the
esermon. The assembly however, evil
IDENTIFY agreed with Mr.. Eggleston, his
1notion to eliminate being adopted by
more than a two thirds vote.
Negro Eynngclizntlon.
Negro evangelization was again n
theme of discussion a. to-day's sessions
Of the General Assembly of the South
tern Presbyterian Church. Many of the
delegates participated in the debate.
THE subject occupied most of the morn
ing session
Among those addressing the assem-
bly, Were the Rev. DR.. a. B. Curry. of
Tennessee. chairman of the committees:
w. A Clark. of Columbia. S. c., and the
Rev. C. B. Scott, of Mississippi, the last
named being negro minister and a
commissioner to the assembly. The
assembly finally adopted the commit
tee recommendation approving the in
terest in the evangelization of the ne
gro and coming conferences between
white and negro ministers. and estab-
fishing Sunday schools for the negroes,
under the direction of white teachers.
etc.
The following delegates were APP
pointed to the Interchurch Federation:
The Rev DIR, ]. r. Howerton. Nir-
ginia; the Rev. DIR. II. T.. Kirk, the
Rev A. j. McElway, Georgia, the Rev.
Marin Ansel. South Carolina: Samuel
NJ Inman. Georgia; the Rev Dr. j. WI
Walden. Florida; Judge r. T. Simpson,
Alabama; the Rev. DR.. j. NJ. Hunter,
Louisiana; the Rev. DR.. j. B. Horton,
mississippi: the Rev. DR.. e. A. Long.
Arkansas: j. Farley. Texas: the Rev.
DR.. w. r. Dubuque. Missouri: the Rev.
DR.. A. B. Curry Tennessee; the Rev.
Edwin Muller. Kentucky.
Against Child Labor.
recommendations of the committee
on revised proof texts Of doctrinal
standards We're adopted The assembly
charge of the work of editing docu-
ments, selected with the view of maxi
ing them of the most interest to future
generations.
A. resolution presented by the Rev
DR. A T. Campbell was adopted. APP
proving laws against child labor and
calling upon Christian parents to obey
these laws The interests Of the Indian
School at Durant, Okla We're presented
by Presidepx sHotqhkin, of the school,
and propositions amade by citizens of
Durant looking to more buildings and
better equipment We're referred to the
,Conmittee on home missions.
Memorial to John Calvin.
The ad interim committee on the cele-
Jbration of the four-hundredth anniver-
sary of the birth of John Calvin made
la report, recomm bending that the day |
he celebrated by the assembly at its
,next session, May, 1909, and that every |
lchurch within the assembly celebrate
1.-THE event as near the exact date-July |
II oth--as possible next year. The COM
k1nittee also recommended that n me- !
k1norial to John Calvin be erected at
EAIortreat, N. c., TO cost $4,000 and to
tEerve the purpose of tho summer as.
tEociati6ns and the school 1t is hoped
ito erect there. / was stated that a
transcription of 10 cents per capita |
within the church would raise the
needed amount.
! The committee report was adopted
tRnd the present committee was con.
tinued with authority to carry out its
Down recommendations. The time and
tplace of the next meeting will be de-
Icided next Monday. At the close Of
the morning session adjournment was
taken until Monday morning.
Members Of the assembly this after,
fnoon visited the Guilford battle
ground, going there on a special train. |
To Eli Many Pulpits.
The pulpts of nearly all the Protes-
thnt churches in the city will be llled
fo-morrow by members of the assem-
ply The Virginia preachers for whom
appointments have been made are the
EeH. K. B. Eggleston, of Richmond; the
Kew. Or a. l. Philips OF Richmond;