The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-23

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have taken advantage Of the offer made
by the home and school 10 furnish l,
missionaries, while on furlough home
| free board and tuition for their chill
dren; that the contemplated home fol
| this purpose be erected at Montreal
North Carolina. and the management
OF the Mountain Retreat Association
be authorized to solicit funds for
building a sufficient number of cottag es
designed for summer.
=. That the whole matter of educa-
! tion of children of the foreign mis-
scenarios be referred to the executive
; committee OF foreign missions. with
suggestion that where practicable they
, unite with other churches in tho cs-
enlistment and support Of preparation,
, schools, where needed. in the foreign
held. and the payment OF travelling eX-
( pcnses of teachers in reaching the
foreign Held be continued.
-. That the institution. known as
| Fredericksburg College, he separated
from the home and school, and that
the buildings and grounds OF h'rcd-
cricks burg College be offered to the
present management free OF rent TOT
two years under condition that they
maintain the college as prcs,-t or
ganiZed keep the property insured and
ray, for repairs. the assembly to pay
interest on present Indebtedness. but
to be in no way responsible for the
management of the institution.
"A. That the policy Of the churcn
shall henceforth be to give equal aid
to widows and families of deceased
ministers when in need OF financial as
oT MA %
dcnce or agency through which help al
| the church is extended, The aid IL,
every case being far as tho church
can give II. in proportion TO actual
need.
This action IS not TO be construed
as abrogating for the present any un-
Outstanding on agreement between the
executive committee of foreign com
mittee missions. and missionaries on
the foreign fields
-. That dating from June /. 1912
the age limit beyond which the adj
vantage of the home and school shall
be withdrawn shall be In the case OF
boys sixteen, OF girls, eighteen"
Rev. Il. 7. Wexford submitted a sub
stitute 10 the report OF the committee
the substitute recommending that the
| home and school continue to be CON
Quoted at Fredericksburg as in the
Committee designs.
! y popular meeting in the interest
! OF foreign missions was held this eve
ming. followed by business meeting
| OF the assembly During the business
session the following paper was Of
| fercd
Tho undersigned members OF the
| assembly's permanent committee on
| systematic bcncticence. believing the
action recommended by tsle commit
tee on bills and overtures and adopt
| ed by the assembly on May II as sub
! Versive of one OF the main purposes
FOR which tho committee was raised
! and regarding the action as implying
! censibe on the committee. which has
In no case gone beyond the positive
tender to you their designations from
| membership thercon:
william X. Dobyns. Missouri: Thomas
IL >. Clycc, Texas: John Sites, Ken
lucky; John S, Munce. Virginia
| II. l.. Ravcncl. South Carolina; Os-
| car Newton, Jr.. Mississippi"
! The moderator requested Rev. Il. c
| Reed TO take the chair while he spoli,
10 the paper.
lie said that while the assembly had
! toward this committee as it had done
| that the course followed meant I,
! lay the committee ION the shelf" anc
! That certain members of the commit
|
active relation, and without any IL
feeling toward any one desired to
| resign.
W. l.. Stevenson offered the follow
| Ing substitute which was adopted:
| Resolved. That this assembly here
| by expresses its appreciation of tn.
| valuable services rendered by the svs
| tcmatic benciiciencc committee. anC
| intended in no wise to reflect on the
| members Of the committee or it's gFcat
work by it's restrictions placed on tn,
| scope OF its jurisdiction, and d'sclaim!
any intention 10 make any such re
LECTION and earnestly requests the
members who have resigned to recon
slider this action and withdraw thci
resignation
The motion of re-entering agair
the Coun,(l Of the Churches OF Chris
In America: taken by the assembly wa
not without opposition from some Q
the memb.E's. but the motion was car
rled Effort was made to take tn
report on Romanism from tho docke
this evening, but the motion to TAX
recess until tomorrow morning pre-
vailed.