The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-12
"Pan American Pente-
cost to Be Held at At
lanta This Week.
SESSIONS BEGIN
NEXT THURSDAY
Gathering of Delegates From
Four of Leading Presbyterian
Church Organizations in
. America Expected to Be
One of Most Important
in History of Country.

Atlanta. Ga. May ll.-Nearly l,5oU
commissioners representing an aggre-
gate Of 1000 church members, are eN-
pected 10 arrive In Atlanta this week
! 10 attend the "Pan-Amcrican Pente-
cost. This gathering OF delegates
from four OF the leading Presbyterian
Church organizations in America is
predicted 10 be one Of the most i'm
portant in the history of the coun-
try
Ihree OF the Presbyterian organiza-
tions will hold their general assem-
Dies simultaneously. These are the
Northern Presbyterian Church. with "A
membership of 1900. 600; the southern
presbyterian Church. with N member
snip Of 2s2.sit, and the United Pres
oyterian Church, with a membership
Of 10000. The highest court OF the
Associate Reformed Presbyterian
Church also will hold an adjourned
meeting in this city. The synod OF
that church represents a membership
OF 1900.
Election of Moderntors.
BUSINESS sessions, which will in
ciude the election OF modcrators. will
be held during the day beginning Nav
10. by the three assemblies. On each
hisht during the ton days of the
sathering joint sessions will be held.
at which members of the different as
semniies Will speak on topics OF mu-
tuai interest to the different bodies.
Many of the commissioners are ex-
pected TO arrive Tuesday TO attend nre-
assembly conferences scheduled for
tuesday and "Wednesday. Most i'm
portant OF these conferences viii he
those at which proposals Will be
drawn for submission to the general
ssembles, that they unite in an ex-
preston or the general beliefs which
are common TO all OF them.
II Is understood that a proposal OF
TINS character already has been draft
ed by Rev. ". S. Plummer Bryan. OF
chicago. and has been assured the
support of Influential members OF each
OF the assemblies
Al other preassembly conferences
topics for discussion include educa
uon' homie and foreign missions, evan
Seiisn, the laymen's missionary move
ment and practical plans of co-opera-
tion In religious work among negroes.
Chief interest In the assembly on
the Northern Presbyterian Church cen
tres IN the election of moderator 70
succeed DR.. Mark A. Matthew's. OF
Seattle The names of DR.. S. $. Pal
mer. OF Columbus, Ohio. and Or. Wait
land Alexander. or Pittsburgh. both
nave been prominently mentioned as
Dr. Matthews's probable successor.
Successor to C1yce.
Great interest also IS felt In tho
election OF moderator OF the south
ern Presbyterian assembly. The pres
ent moderator is Rev. Thomas Stone
Clyce ID. D., LII. D., president OF Aus
tin College. Sherman. Texas.
Among the questions OF particular
interest to the South Is the proposed
union of the United Presbyterinn
Church with the Southern presbvterion
Church. This .aucstion will be pre-
sented in the report OF the committees
on conference appointed by the 1872
assembly OF the Southern Prcsbyterian n
Church, which conferred with a sim, .
lar committee appointed by the gen
eral assembly Of the United Presby-
terian Church. The conclusion reach :
ed at this Joint conference has been
Kept secret. and will he made public
for the first time when the reports