The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-05-26

va" vi hdy %D.--FOr the
second time in half century tho
General Assembly Of the Presbyterior
church in the United States is meet.
Ing in Savannah, the first session hcl
th.s morning resulting the election Of
the Rev. DR.. Williams Ellison Poegs
Of atlanta. as moderator. The IS
sembiy was called to order by me
Rev. w. w. Moore, Of Richmond. Va.
the retiring moderator, at the First
Presbyterian Church, Of Savannah
The Rev. W. Moore Scott pastor OF
the First Presbyterian Church. the
host Of the Assembly. delivered g
witty address Of welcome, reading
letter Of welcome FROM Mayor GEORGE
w. Tiedeman. who is absent from ths
city.
Or. Moores sermon, the first mat
ter OF Importance on the Assenblv's
programme, discussed the three es
sentials OF the perpetuation OF the in
| Huence Of Moses, naming them a
theology, a religion and q pedagogy.
From this DR.. Moore went into thor
| ough discussion Of the home. tba
proper influences for children, the du
| ties Of parents.
Or. Boggs, the new moderator. was
J porn IN Bombay in 1888. His grand
| rather was scout under Gen. sum-
| ter. His father was a Presbyrerian
| missionary in India. DR.. Roggs was
educated in South Carolina, and was
private in the 9Th South Carolina
regiment in the civil war He served
with the faculty of the Theological
Seminary, of Columbia, and later was
chancellor of the University of Geor.
gia Since the close Of the Spanish
war, where he served with the SOL
dlers, he has been q resident of Jao,-
[ scnville. Fla, and now of Atlanta.
A feature of today's session was the
presentation Of the historic gavel
made of wood from the first church
John Calvin ever served as a pastor
me wood has been in service more
than 400 years. The presentation Of
the gaVel to the moderator and AS
sembly was made by Mr.. c. S. Wood.
OF savannah, who told the story of
Calvin in Geneva and Of the cits
where the church stood from which
- gave' w5s -arve6-
At tonlehts session. D~. Charles
Merle d'Aubisne. OF Neui.Iy-sus-
seine, France, spoke go rCawla. ,ae
iian and h.s Times" TIE need ef
more missionaries was emphasized in
the report TO the Assembly of its exc
cutive committee. =
Those chosen 10 make addresses in
! connection with the Calvin celebra.
ton in addition to the visiting
Frenchmen and the subjects they will
have are:
DR.. r. c. Reed, Columbia. S. c..
"Calvin's Contribution to the Reform
ation.''
DR.. Henry Collin Milton, Trenton.
\. j., Calvin the Theologian."
DR.. T. c. Johnson, Richmond, Va.
"Calvin's Contribution to Church
Polity.
DR.. James Orr Glasgow, Scotland.
"Calvin's Attitude Towards and Exc
gesis Of Scripture"
DR.. r. A. Webb, Louisville. Ky.
"Calvin's Doctrine OF Infant Saliva
ton"
d.. s. L. Morris Atlanta, Ga, RE
lation of Calvin and Caivlnism to Mis-
sions"
DR.. George H. Denny. president
Washington and Lee University, Cal
Vln's Contribution TO Educational
| Progress"
Hon. Frank T. Glasgow, Of Lexing-
ton, Va, "Calvin's influence Upon the
Political Influence of the World"
Er. $. a. King, Austin. Texas, How
Ear Has the Original Calvinism Eeen
Modified by Time"
Or. benjamin 3. Warheld. Prince
ton, y. j.. "Present-Day Attitude To-
wards Calvinisn; Its Causes and sig
| niGcance.'
Dr. \. NJ. Fraser, Staunton, Va,
Cow MAY the Principle of Calvinism
be Rendered Most Effective Under
| Modern Conditions?"
The officers Of the assembly are:
Retiring Moderator-Rev. Dr. W
| W. Moore.
stated Clerk-Rev. W. A. AIexan-
der, Ciarksv!le. Tennessee.
Ferinanent Clerk-Rev. Or. Thos
II. Law. Spartanburg, s. c.