The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-13

presbytery here since the sprint &c
'SDs, Two Years before The church sys!t
MO Inc Sorthern and the Southern
divisions The moderator II In,
meeting, Rev Francis Mcfarland ID
- who had been secretary or cd,,ca
Won 81 ne entire church, with head
quarters AZ PHILADELPHIA. but who had
rcl!nIu!sfied that position TO iret,,rn 10
ms charge NJ Bethel Church in August.
county, was the first presiding of1ic.r
OF me Southern Presbyterian c,hurch
"Aen II was organzed al Augusta, Ca.
IA 1901 and presided until the moder-
ator, DIR. 3. NJ, Palmer. OF New t)rie.r.
was elected Dr. Mcfarland. who wa
the rather OF Captain James y McIar
lano. OF stanton, was pastor or Bethel
ioF tWenty-tTc years. The mcct..,r l.
thn sin the semi centennial year or
the Southern church as separate orr
ganization.
seven young men Will he examined
ior the ministry during the afterooooa
OF the meetings OF the prosbyicrv mi
one Or more OF them will preach n trial
sermon on each afternoon or the meet.
lng--au OF them. II they pass success.
iu!ly--an nd the ceremony, OF licensura
MI DC performed somewhere toward
m end OF the presbytery
me work, s. far as +, has been o,,
iinei, Will be as follows:
Thursday, at S T.. NJ, In the I7iys+
chnTch, the opening sermon viii ~.
preached by the retiring moderator
Rey. a. 9, Hopkins, Jr.. Of Buena Visit.
friday at ] | a. NJ. has been set for
speclal prayer for the oulpouring OF
Gods spirit Routine business wiz ~.
in all the vacant tim. at .his ana al,
Subsequent sessions
In the afternoon begins the nrcaci
ing by the young men who arc canal
yates yates, for the ministry They are.
William Denham. OF Florida S. .
M.hh. OF Atlanta. Ga; J.. 7, Harnsber.
Kendall, Of Romney, " Va.
armstrong. of Fredericksburg: r q;
Cannon, formerly OF Frederick burr F.
put latterlyof the First Church Staun.
ton' and John Rowe. of Plum Tree \
All have been working while stu
uen!s a ,imes In Lexington Prcsby-
terry, soV1c OF them having received
calls within its hounds, hence Their
attachment to this presbytery. All
are among the graduates Of Union
Theological Seminary, Richmond.
friday night the presbyterian SER
MOI, mo-. VII ne preached by Rev II. w
McLnchiin. of the New Providencs
Church. Rockbridgc county on the
subject; ssWhy Believe In Christ"
Saturday morning at 10 o'clock \
meeting VIII be held in the interest or
iresnyteral Home Missions. presided
oNer On rev. Holmes Roiston, OF He
bron Church, Augusta county. chair
man Of the Home Missions Committee
OF Presbytery at this time, the aucs-
ton which has been before the body
Tor several years OF division of the
presbytery will DO discussed.
Sunday morning the new moderator,
who has been previously elected. will
preach IN the First Church. at night.
the Rev G. 3, 6trickler D. D., of tho
Union Theological Seminary will
preach.
Monday at 10 A. NJ. a meeting will
be held in the interest of foreign mis-
sions, and 1t Will be addressed by the
Rev. ]. Rockwell Smith. d. D., mis-
sionary to Brazil.
The body. will probably adjourn
Monday night. Delegates will be en-
tertatned by the members OF the con
gregation Of the First Church. All
the meetings arc open to the public,
and the attendance is expected to be
large at all the services