The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-16

! to some intercst involved. many seem
to feel 1t would contribute greatly to
economy and efficiency II all our homo
miRsion work could he brought under
the direction Of the executive COM
mittee. and said committee charged
with initiation and given larger powers
In the prosecution OF It's work"
1--WE recommend, therefore. that this
matter be referred TO such committee
as the assembly may deem proper.
which shall consider whether some plan
cannot be devised for artlculating and
unifying all our home mission work"
Change of Name Suggested.
Also this recommendation. with ref
eronce to the executive committee of
publication and Sabbath school work:
THAT tho name of this committee be
changed to the executive committee of
Sabbath school work and publication
for the reason that we find disnclina-
ton on the part of come to contribute
TO tho work of this committee, on the
ground that our publication work is
self-sustaining."
The following recommendations were
made in the report regarding the cam
paign committee on evangelism and
stewardship
I'VE record our high estimate OF the
great value as mn educational agency
of the presbyterial conferences held In
gelism and stewardship. and would sug-
Sest that the campaign committee
consider the advisabilty OF continuing
these conferences.
I'VE commend the hearty co-opera-
ton of the executive committees in
these conferences. as evidenced in their
assignment of u part OF their secre-
tarial force to this work
I'VE recommend that the campaign
committee on evangelism and steward
ship he continued for another year;
that the plan To raise 100000 for
equipment and 100000 for reinforce
ment be approved and adopted; that
the every member canvass In March,
1919, be held, and its promotion and
conduct be referred to this commit
tee with power to act: that the dis
tribution of funds to be subscribed
for equipment and reinforcement he
according to the scheme submitted i'm
the reports of this committee"
Financial Recommends tions.
The financial recommendations were
as follows for the coming year: For
| foreign missions. S57A,56O: for home
missions, S2S7.2S0; for publication and
Sabbath school work. s37,94o: for
Christian education and minis re-
lief, S15i.aS0.
On motion. 1t was ordered that the
reading OF the bills and overtures to
be presented to the assembly be read
as the first business of the body on
Friday morning, becoming the first
special order.
The report on the Sabbath and
family religion was presented. also the
report on Bible cause.
The assembly took recess at $50
o'clock until s o'clock this evening.
No session of the assembly was held
this evening, but the commissioners
united in a fellowship meeting" at
the auditorium. In which the commits
sioncrs OF the Northern Presbyterian.
the United Presbyterian and the Asso-
ciated Reformed Presbyterian Churches
took part also.
Rev. r. O. Finn. D. d.. presided and
there were short addresses of frater-
nal greeting from the moderators of
the four Presbyterian churches repre-
sentcd here at this time.
The other feature OF the program
was an address on The Churchs Re-
sponsibility for international Peace"
j. \. Mcdonald, of Canada. editor of
the Toronto Globe. being the speaker.