The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-05-19
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Theological Seminary, of this city, Is
chairman OF a committee to which has
been referred an overture from the
Synod of North Carolina asking that
the organization OF the synods, be
changed so that. instead OF being COM
posed of all the ministers and repre-
sentatives from each OF the churches
within a certain territory, they be
made to consist of representatives
appointed by the p~resbyteries. This
will very greatly reduce the size OF
these bodies
Rev. r. II. McCallie. d. D.. of Chat
tanooga, Tenn, Is chairman OF a COM
mittee which was charged to can
vass thoroughly the whole subject of
tho education of the children OF mis-
sionaries with a view TO ascertaining
precisely what the church Is doing.
whether 1t can and ought to do more.
what other churches arc doing in
this line-in a word, to inform them
selves fully ON every aspect of the
subject, and report to the assembly"
Rev. w. ". Moore. D. D., of tho
Union Seminary, Is to report as to
the ACCESSIBILITY Of observing "the Day
OF the Reformation" (the first Sab.
! bath of Sovcmber) as II Is observed In
the French churches,
Judge r. y. Hutton, OF Abingdon. IL
TO report on the subject OF the Law
governing the holding of church and
college property.
The report which will probably
awaken the most interest and cal
forth The most discussion is that tc
he presented by Rev. j. w. Bachman
D.. D.. OF Chattanooga, Tenn. This re-
port will deal with the subject Of
more closely co-ordinating the work
| OF the various executive committees OF
the church. with the possibility thai
the suggestion will be made that som
OF them may be combined. so as &c
reduce their number, and therebT tina
the work may be done more etfectivell
and more economically. There are
now six Of these committees and on'
board OF trustees.
Another report, which was left Owe
from last year for further consider
alton at this meeting. deals with TIN
appointment of - judicial court which
shall decide all appeal questions com
Ing before the assembly. n so say
the time of the members of that bod:
for the regular duties that come be
fore them.
vacancy to BE Filled.
There Is a vacancy in the ONCE Q
stated clerk OF the assembly cause
Il by tint. usdllH u ="
N ID. OF Nashville, Tenn, and hi
successor will have to be elected. TIL
is one OF the most important ONCE
in,the church. and has been he!d b.
able men in the past.
Various. matters will be broush be
fore the assembly on overtures frof
the presbyteries. but thus far no pun
lication of any overture OF great I'm
porta nee has been made.
A great deal of the time and atten
ton OF the body is always taken U
with the regular work of the churcf
especially the missionary work a
home and abroad. So far as can b
learned from the reports that nav
already been sent out by the com
mittces that have this work In chars
,here will be cause for congratulate
al what has been accomplished durin
the year. But one of the e%haraeteI.s
tics of the Southern f~resos.eI,a
church is that it is never satistie
with what 1T has done. but Is AWAY
trying to do more.