The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-08-28
Two Speakers on Program for
Final Lectures-Dr. Gilmour
in Attendance.
Special to The Times-Dispatch.l

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Montreal. y. c.. August 1.-THE
closing week of the summer assembly
Of Southern Presbyterians at Montreal
shows a much larger number OF peo-
pie In attendance than has been true
Of the last week of any previous ses-
sion of the assembly.
The two speakers who are to be
heard each day during the remainder
oil the assembly are Rev Andrew j.
0lackwood, ID. D.. OF Pittsburgh. Penn,
ard Rev. j. B. Hutton, d. d, of Jack
SON Miss DIR. Blackwood. who Will
deliver the closing message to the
assembly. is a minister Of prominence
~ the United Presbyterian Church, and
at the present time he is pastor of one
OF the large churches OF that denomt-
nation in Pittsburgh.
In the making OF the program OF the
summer assembly during the past
three years Rev. Walter L Lingle,
d. d.. OF Richmond. chairman OF the
committee on program, has secured
among ministers of the United Pres
oyterian Church some OF the ablest
and some of the most popular speak
ers who have been heard at Montreal
DR.. Giimour In Attendance.
Among the recent arrivals at Mon
is Rev. A. D. p. Gilmour, D. D., OF
Chester. South Carolina, who has been
recently elected a member of the fac
ulty of Union Theological Seminary,
Richmond. DR.. Gilmour has just re-
turned from abroad. where he has
spent the past four months and has
Joined his family at their summer
home at Montreal.
AS yet, DR.. Gilmour has not an
nounced his decision regarding srhe
acceptance or declination of the offer
oil the professorship OF church history
in the seminary, but the oft-repeated
expression of tho opinion of his friends
at Montreal is to the effect that he
! Will accept,
Several OF the prominent members
OF the First Presbyterian Church at
Chester, OF which Dr. Gilmour Is now
pastor. are at Montreal at this time,
and 1t is known that strong pressure
! Will be brought to bear by the church
10 prevent, If possible, his leaving that
! pastorate at this time. He has been
pastor at Chester for the past two
/ years, and during that time the church
/ has made rapid progress under his
! leadership.
The membership OF the church OF
which Dr.. Gilmour is pastor is about
| 500, and s2.l00 is the salary paid TO
| the pastor. The statistical report OF
| the church, from the standpoint of ma
terial growth and beneficence, Is such
as to place it among the most desir-
able pastorates in the synod OF South
| Carolina
Identical With Seminary.
Previous to beginning his work as
pastor at Chester, DIR. Gilmour was for
five years closely identified with the
interest and work of the seminary In
addition TO occupying a chair in the
faculty as assistant professor. he was
! a prominent factor in the endowment
fund campaign, having been field agent
| for this fund for two years.
The recall OF Dr. Gilmour to the
seminary at this tine was the direct
result of the change In the faculty
made necessary by the death OF Rev
G.. B. Stricken. d. D., professor OF
systematic theology. The selection by
the trustees OF the seminary of Rev.
Thomas Clary Johnson d. D., formerly
professor of church history to occupy
the chair of DIR. Strickler made the
selection OF new professor of church
history necessary, and DR.. Gilmour was
the choice OF the trustees for this
place. The decision OF Dr. Gilmour is
awaited with more than usual interest
by the church of which he Is pastor
and by the trustees. faculty and stu
dent body of the seminary