The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-05-18

Savannah, Ca, May 1.-THE General
| Assembly of the Presbyterian Church
In the United States viii be held In the
First Presbyterian Church In this city
from May 20 to May 49, inclusive.
In connection with this meeting will
be held the quadracentennial celebra-
ton of the birth of John Calvin, the
founder of the Presbyterian Church.
The joint assemblies will bring to Sa-
vannah something like 500 delegates.
They will come not alone from many
points In the United States but from
foreign countries.
The people of Savannah Irrespective
Of their religious beliefs, have made
excellent preparations for the enter
tainment OF the visitors during their
stay in Savannah. Hundreds of homes
will be opened to receive the delegates
and as the railroads have made cheap
rates for the occasion IL Is believed
that the attendance will be larger
than that upon any church convention
held here for several years
The General Assembly Is the highest
court in the Presbyterian Church and
brings together something like $50 or
300 of the ablest ministers and most
prominent laymen in the South as its
delegates. In addition to the dele
gates there are usually a large num-
Der who attend the assembly as visi-
tors. This year, however, 1t is ex-
pected there will be a larger attend
ance than usual because OF the observ-
ance of the birth of the great protest.
ant leader. Much of the time of the
convention will be taken up with the
discussion OF the subject Of missions
and the raising of a million dollar
mission fund during the coming year.
The unofficial congress of Presbyterian
laymen recently held at Birmingham,
Ala, which made this work feature
of their meeting, has greatly stimulat-
ed the efforts OF the Presbyterians
along this line. The assembly will
formulate plans for rushing this work
to completion and will appoint COM
mittees to see that the sum is raised.
The Assembly will convene at IL a.
m, May 20, with Rev. w. w. Moore,
d. D., Of Richmond. Va, presiding as
Moderator. He Will deliver the open
ing sermon at that hodr. At o'clock
that night there will be an address by
DR.. Charles Merle d'Aubigne. of Neuil-
ly-sur-Seine. France, his subject being
"Calvin, the Man and His Times"
The afternoons will be devoted
largely to meetings Of COMMITTEES ana
the mornings and evenings to the gem
eral work Of the Assembly.
Those chosen to make addresses. in
connection with the Calvin celebration
ana the subjects they Will have are as
| follows: ~
Friday, May 81. at noon. DR.. R. C.
Reed. Columbia, s. c., "Calvin's Contri-
button to the Reformation"
Friday, May Ell, p. m, DR.. Henry
Collin Milton, Trenton, n. j.. Calvin
the Theologian."
Saturday noon.. May %. DR.: T. G.
Johnson, Richmond. Va, "Calvin's
Contribution to Church Polity."
Monday. May "a, at noon, DR.. James
Orr, Glasgow, Scotland, "Calvfn's At
titude Towards and Exegesis of, Scrip
ture."
Monday, May "a 9 D. M, DR.. R. A
Webb, Louisville. KY. "Calvin's Doc
trine of Infant salvation"
Tuesday. May %, at noon, DR.. s. L
Morris, Atlanta, Ga, Relation of Cal
vim and Calvinism to Missions"
Tuesday, May rs. p. m. Or. George
H. Denny president of Washington
and Lee University, "Calvin's Contri-
button to Educational Progress"
Wednesday. May go at noon, Hon
Frank IT. glasgow of Lexington, Va
"Calvin's Influence Upon the Political
Influence of the World"
Wednesday, May 26, 9 p. M, DR.. 5.
A. King Austin. Texas. How Far Has