The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-05-19
MANY PROBLEMS
VITAL TO CHURCH
THEY Will Be Discussed at This
Weeks Meeting Of General
Assembly.
HOSTS MOVE ON LEWIsBURG
Highest Court Of Presbyterian
Faith viii Be i'll Session
There.
HOSTS MOVE ON LEWIsBURG

Lewisburg, w. Va, May 1s--!All day
COMMISSIONS from the South have
been plodding up the mountain slope
on a little "stcm-winding" railroad to
participate tomorrow In the opening
of the fftieth Genera Assembly of the
Presbyterian Church in the United
States. Tonight more than 100 or
them were lodged In the homes OF the
Scotch-Irish Presbyterians of this little
hamlet, and when DIR. w. e. Boggs. OF
Atlanta, Ga. moderator of the last as
sembIy, calls the new body TO order
tomorrow morning. 1T Is expected that
practically every one of the 215 com
missioncrs will answer TO roll call.
With the advance guard comes
gossip as to the selection of the mod
orator. The election of this official
VIII follow Immediately after DIR.
Boggs's sermon opening the assembly.
Tonight the name of pr. y. w. Bach
man, OF Chattanooga. Tenn, was men
toned most generally for that office,
although with now then a commits
sioncr suggested the name OF Governor
Mann. of Virginia. Several commits
siouers brought reports OF committees
on various subjects, which have agi-
tated preceding assemblies. At this
meeting an attempt will be made to
dtspose Of them for once and all.
#The committee on amendments to
nc Confession OF Faith Will recon-
nend To the assembly. 1t Is said. that
Tho elect infant" clause be changed
30 as to express, without a doubt, the
attitudc Of the church as to infant sal
ration. Another report VIII be de-
signed to have the assembly give coun-
gel to minister as TO the remarrlase
Of Divorces. The committees on
church and college property Will sub
NIT a report, designed to make ute
and control OF the church over lts
property more secure. Two commit
tees will bring up questions OF chnrch
organization. one with a view or CIV
ing the synod more power and the
other 10 harmonize the executive COM
mittees OF the church.
Final consideration OF most OF these
questions will be postponed probably
until next week. 1t Is believed BY
many that tile assembly will complete
It's work so as 10 adjourn by Inurs-
DAY. May &c.
ION TO Lwisburg'' is the slogan on
the Presbyterian hosts of the soutn'
sor the General Assembly OF me SCUM
crn Presbyterian Church VIII hota its
.e~mi-centennial meeting there TINS
week.
Lewtsburg Is located in the Green
,rl.- Valley OF West Virginia, nigh UP
IN the Allegheny Mountains. and. as q
,.cept writer has said. one VIII there
end ..b1ue grass, blue limestone, and IN
the good town the bluest OF PrespFle'
rIanism.' {.
This highest court OF the ehureh Y
c~onnosed OF an equal number OF min
ts,nrs and ruling elders. appointed by
the eiEhty-four presbyteries which con
s,t,ute this branch of the church eaet
sending two or four representatives.. &C
cordinp 10 tie size OF the preshyterE.
This will be one of tho most impor.
,ant meanings of the Assembly hele
,or some time, as a number o. very
vital matters viii occupy It's altehtion
The opening sermon viii be preaehef
nv the moderator of the iast Naseslns
Rev. ". E.. BoGgs, y. u, Q "a
ga and then q new moderator VIII "
elected. Just who nc WIZ oe :"
can ~foreteil. ~,
1o,rs 10 tho conduct of the work oil I'M
,onp $40 the conduct of the Work OF IN
ohurch such as mission work n euu
atom and other such matters, the.'
are a number of questions thal w.
sane before the Assembly on the fepof
~ committees appointed by the tas
Assembly. When some matter OF slea
tmportance comes before hhs @
wbichdt cannot well handle at inc 1.he
,s customary to appoint what ]
aa an ad interim committee to con
.ider It during the year anu repo'
lie conclusions to the next Assehipis
An unusually large numher OF thes
Committees was appointed last year an
will report at this meeting.
ON "ConfcsxIon of Faith"
one Of these committees Will max
~enort on what is called "the elect IN
rant clause Of the Confession OF faiel
mis- clause states the peliet or ~
church that infants dying IN .nians
are saved. But the form OF eNpress.o
Is such that some outs!ue = ans
nave misunderstood and nave SO lhis
ran resented the views of the PresbSte
.ian Church. The question under con
siaaration is as to whether any chans
Vail he made in the wording OF III
nia,,se Rev. a. NJ. Fraser, -. u, 9
e~.amnton is the chairman OF TINS con
mittee. haa tI,o haay
4esr work to do in preparing its lepo.
e that OF which Rev. T.. Y. Goruoh, )
.. of Lexington, Mo-, IS chairman ~
several years this con'E'.lte1 ~
~ work revising the citation OF "
aroos te.ts quoted from the Bible J
sunnort Of the doctrines of the Gonles
sinn az Faith and the Catechlsms. ~
report was presented to the last =.
semhly and sent to the ~presbyterles fe
their consideration. Now TINS Asseh
NV will have to see what the presnst
ries have said. and il three-touI1hs
them. have approved OF me chahse
Inc Assembly will be called upon
saw whether in its judgment II
changes shall be finally adopted.
The present moderator, Dr.. Boggs,
chairman OF a committee when IL
heen instructed to CONSIDER ny W. -
matter of receiving polygamists IN,
the church, as this is a question tn
often gives the missionaries in hea.h'
lands some trouble, and to investlga
The teaching of the scriptures on Y
subject of divorce and remarrlase'
TO Change Organization.
Rev 7. c.. Johnson, d. Dn of uni'
nVGpE p%T 4