Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-26

assembly OF the Presbyterian Church. the
highest Office the church can bestow.
said that Mr. Richards coIsas from one
of the country parishes. Notwithsta nding
1t has been the custom to choose an Of
fcer such as the moderator of synod
from conspicuous church, 1t gave him
Mr.. Richards in nomination. He said the
pastor had just attained his twenty first
year in the local presbytery and has thus
reached his ecclesiastical majority.
Seconded by DR.. Allison.
Rev DR.. John Lee Allison. pastor of the
Gunton-Temple Memorial Church. second
ed the nomination and a moment later
Rev. Mr.. Richards was elected by accla-
nation Drs. Radcliffe and Allison con-
Quoted him to the platform, where, after
Or. McElmoyle had handed him the gavel.
Rev. Mr.. Richards made a short address,
thanking members of the synod for the
confidence which they had placed in him.
Rev. j. NJ. Nourse Of Vienna, Va, was
three years. his fifth term. Rev j. c.
Ffnney of Forest Park. Baltimore. was
selected as temporary clerk, after which
Rev. Paul r. Hickok, pastor of the Met
ropolEan Church, made a brief report for
the committee on arrangements He said
the committee had done everything pos
sibte for the comfort of the membership.
and that he hoped the arrangements
would be satisfactory.
Theme of Sermon.
In his sermon Of the evening DIR. Nc
Elmoyle spoke on The Burden of the
Work of the Lord and during the course
Of his remarks declared that the various
cults of today have tendency to carry
the mind from elementary religious prin-
ciples which the church seeks to teach.
m mi a 1t,AI nj intt Y}cv,,
and other isms. and said: 'It Is necessary
today to keep away from fads. The isms
and many other examples of thought-im-
provement societies fail in their effort to
maintain the elementary principles of
Christianity. Notwithstanding the COM
mupication with God and the vision of
Him we are to be instructed by theories
OF men,
In conclusion he made plea for the
religion which made Paul happy on the
way to. execution
Executive Committees Meet.
The executive committees Of the wom-
ans synodical societies for home and
foreign missions of the Presbyterian
Synod OF Baltimore met in the First
Presbyterian Church this afternoon at .
o'clock. This evening at 8 o'clock there
will be young peoples rally, which will
be addressed by Rev. Dr. c. l.. Thompson
of New York.
Rally Of Presbyterian Laymen.
Commissioner Mcfarland presided at
a laymen's missionary rally for Presby
terians in the New York Avenue Presby
terrain Church last night at which David
McConaughy. secretary of the layman' s
movement, made an address on the work
in hand. f. NJ. Stead, missionary to
Persia, and John 3. Sleman, jr.. also
made addresses. The following commit
tees were named: Executive committee:
w. b. Robinson. chairman: w. G.. Cleph-
ane. treasurer; Charles F. Nesbit. secre-
tary; committee on resolutions and speak
ers: II. B. F. Macfarland. John W. Fos-
ter and john B. Larner; committee on
finance: w. c. Clephane, w. A. II.
Church and John b. Sleman. jr; COM
mittee on registration: Charles A. Baker.
r. c. Fauntleroy and w. II. II. Smith:
committee on arrangements: A. +. l..
Leckie. I. B. Linton and III. K. Simpson
II believe we are closing the last link
in the chain that connects the embryo
to the contamination OF Gods great
plan, Go forth and preach the Gospel to
all nations said Mr.. McConaughy. In
his short talk Mr.. Stead said he consid-
cred the Mohammedan belief the greatest
obstacle to the progress Of Christianity