The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-19
Pre- 5 byteria n S Elect
Richmond Man on
Third Ballot.
ASSEMBLY MEETS
IN LOUIS VII LIE
First Day Given Over to Naming
Of Successor to DR.. Bachman,
Hearing Of Committee Re
ports and Sermon Celebrat-
ing Semi Centennial
Of Church.
Special 10 Thc Times .Ilspatch

Louisville. KY, May lS.-ltev rus
sell Cecil. y. -. OF the Second Pres
bytcrian Church of Richmond was
elected moderator OF the General As
| sembly of'fthe3 Southern Presbyterian
Church. now III session in this city.
The opening sermon Was preached uy
the retiring moderator Rev j. w.
Bachman, d. D., Of Chattanooga. Tenn.
Rarely ever have there been as many
! nomina tions for moderator as there
nominated pr. Cecil W. "a Gillian
OF Richmond was among those who
seconded this Nomination.
Rev ~ y. Little. u u, nominated
Rev. L. T.. Converse, u. D.. of Atlanta,
Ca. i
Rev. 4. e. Douglas nominated Rev. j..
W. Walden. y. b.. at Eutaw, Ala
Rev Arthur e. Jones nominated Rev.
Junius Is. French, of Fort Worth.
Texas. I5H
Rev Z. W. Alebane. D. u, nominate
eN-Governor Hoge Tyler. of Iiadford.
REV. J. p. McSenl nominated Rev
a. y. Mcclure, OF Wilmington. y. c.
Rev. w. Moore Scott nominated Rev.
c. C. Carson, w D.. of Bristol, Tenn
Governor Tyler asked that his name
be withdrawn. and asked any who
might intend to vote for him should
give their support to Dr. Cecil Dr..
Mebane declined TO withdraw the NOM
nation
On the first ballot Dr.. Cecilied. With
IS votes out Of 1875. his nearest com.
petitor being DR.. Wrench. with is votes
On the second ballot pr. Cecil re-
ceived ~ votes and DR.. French 80
On the third vote DR.. Cecil received
lis votes to Dr. French's 81, ali tho
other names having been dropped
Rev. E, 3 Sanford. D. -. OF New
York addressed the assembly as the
representative Of the Federal Courcil
OF all the Protestant churches Of amer
lea Among other things. he told or
the w ork done By the Federal Council
|, In inducing the government, 10 take
the stand which resulted In securing
freedom and protection for the mis-
sionaries In the Congo Free state.
~ the night session Rev. II. H. A.
White. of the Theological Seminary
dress in connection with the celebra-
ton of the semi-centennial of the or.
gnnization of the Southern Presby-
terrain Church. His subject was the
history OF the beginnings of the church
Year of Progress.
year of continued progress in
home mission work was reported to
the General Assembly by the execu-
tive committee on home missions. The
report covers the twelve months end
Ing March 81 last.
The rising tide OF interest in the
cause has lifted it beyond ,..e highest
water mark Of the past says the re-
port. The total receipts for the wear
amounted to sl29,435. being s2339O in
excess OF the previous year"
In the past year there has been a
net gain in the membership of the
whole church. according to the report.
OF - "a per cent. The largest gain
was in the synod of Oklahoma where
the Increase amounted TO 2371-o per
cent.
The special feature of our evan
selistic work. says the committee SIS
the effort to reach foreigners, who are
pouring into our midst at the rate of
more than 100000 a year"
Discussing evangelistic work among
the negroes the committee reports
that there are sixty-nlne colored Pres
byterian churches in the South. main
tanning services regularly.
Work of EvnngeIism.
In the church at large two general,
evanSelists are maintained. Rev \
Ernes, rhacker. d. 81, and Rev r =,
Walton. u. u. AS the result OF tho
iabors OF these two brethren NOR.
ithan 10000 church members have been
led TO rededicatc themselves to God in
the determination to live more for
Gods glory ana the good of tho
church. More than 1000 have accepted
CHRIST as personal Saviour and
promised TO unite with the church.
whiie more than $40 have promised to
secure church letters and unite with
the church where they reside;
The committee reports that for ,he
hrst time during this decade IL has
peen seriously. though temporariIv
embarrassed by debt. owing, 10 tho
falling off in legacies and the enlarge
meni of the work. There was no in
terruption TO the work, however, and
no delay in meeting obligations This
was avoided only by carryin. n loan
committee closed the year with
clean balance sheet.
Brunch DeposItory.
FORMAL announcement of the cstab- !
iishment al Texarkana. Ark-Tex.. of
a branch depository for the distribu
lion of literature pertaining Ia Sab
bath school work and other matters
IN the territory west of tile Mis-
sissippi River VAS made. This an
nouncement was included in the re-
port of the executive committee of
publication and sabbath school work,
which was presented to-day The
headquarters for the distribution of
this literature will remain Mt Rich
mond. where the publica ton depart
ment was established In 1861. The
branch at TeNarkana Is designed 10
serve those sections which are in
Guided in the synods of Texas, okla
homa. Louisiana and Missouri The
repositories At Richmond and Tex
arknna combined reported sales dur
q Ing the last year of books and
periodicals amounting to siSh,n61.I0.
Unprecedented success attended tho