The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-21
DOES NOT APPROVE
REVISION Of TEXTS
East Hanover Presbytery Rejects
Proposed Changes in Church
Standards.

Many matters touching the welfare
OF the church were considered at the
third days session OF East Hanover
Presbytery yesterday. Four applicants
for the pulpit were partly examined,
foreign missions was discussed and
finances We're preached. Governor
sioners to represent the presbytery at
the General Assembly shortly to be
held ut Lewlsburg, w. Va.
ono Of the special matters that &C.
cupied attention was the examination
of four young men for licensure. They
We're w. r. McIlWaine, IT., j. O. Mann.
w. T. Thompson and 5. *. Phillips. For
two hours these young men were piled
with questions covering their theolog-
ical course and their answers showed
that they are we'll prepared in the sub
not completed yet, and each one Will
be required TO preach trial sermon
Another matter of great interest was
the selection of commissioners TO rep
of the General Assembly next month at
Lewisburg, w. Va. Those selected
were Rev NJ. b. Porter, Rev. Russell
Cecil. D. D.. Governor William Hodges
Mann and John Munee OF this city;
As alternates the preshytery elected
Rev T. y, Epes, u. D., Rev. u. II. Raj
ston, J. w. Adams. Jr, of Fredericks-
burg. and II. NJ. Friend. OF Petersburg.
Governor Mann could not accept the
Office of moderator OF this meeting OF
the presbytery because OF other en-
gagements. but the members OF the
body expressed the hope that he would
be able to arrange his official duties
so that he can attend the assembly.
The Governor was not present when he
was elected, and no information has
been received as to whether he can
accept.
Rev r, b. Eggleston presented the
report on the Bible Society and It's
work. which was commenced to the
churches by the preshytery.
Revision OF standards.
senbly OF the Southern PRESBYTERIAN
Church has had committee revising
the proof texts by which the stand
ards of the church are supported With
biblical authority The result of its
work was presented TO the presbytery
yesterday morning in which certain
changes In the texts selected We're
suggested. But the, presbytery de-
clined to approve of the changes, as IT
considered those already In use better
than the changes proposed. The vote
was unanimous.
Rev. a. l.. phillips, d. D.. offered
paper in regard to raising church n
nances. II was referred to com.
mlttee, which was instructed to report
at 10 O'Clock this morning
KEY. RUSSELL cecil, -. D., presented
the report on foreign missions, and
Rev. y. Clay Lilly, D. D.. made an able
address on this subject. Among tn.
points OF interest in the report is the
statements that Rev. Aware Reis, the
pastor of the leading Presbyterian
Church In Rio dc Janero, Brazil Is
now In this country, and that an effort
Is being made to have him visit Rich
mond
There are In the Southern Presbyte-
rian Church 2,414 missionary societies.
of which 1,794 are women's societies
and $40 are children's.
For the year Just ended the church
gave s420,602 for this cause. an increase
or SS,446 over last year. The churches
of this presbytery gave s13,65S, an in
crease of $2.S2S over the preceding
year,
An effort is being made to make the
contributions of each church amount
TO 81 for each member. Four OF the
Richmond churches passed this mark
during the year. Ginter Park gave
$3.50 per member Mizpah gave s5.33,
Westminster. So; Richmond, Second,
Sl,0S The First Church came very
near the mark, with $3.50.
AT the night session the report on
nome missions was presened, and Rev.
y. ~. Ralston made an address on the
subject N