The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1915-05-21
CUMBERLANDS ASSEMBLE
THURSDAY IN MEMPHIS
General Assembly in Eighty-ffth
Annual Session.

, The general assembly includes
more than 200 churches. The Wo-
mans Missionary Convention is also
held.
The meetings are in the Central
Cumberland Presbyterian Church,
and the pastor, Rev. c. H. Walton,
is the host of the assembly.
The Rev. F. A. Brown, of NARROW,
Okla, is the moderator and preached
the opening sermon on Thursday
morning. The Rev. D. w. Fooks, of
Fulton, KY, is the stated clerk.
The program for the meeting fol-
lows:
Thursday, May 20, Morning Ses-
sion-11 am, opening sermon by
Rev. F. A. Brown, of Oklahoma, re-
tiring moderator.
Afternoon Session-2:30, organi-
zation of general assembly: l, roll
call; 2, certifying redentials; g.,
selection of moderator; 4, any other
business.
Evening Session-7:3O, welcome
address to the general assembly; /,
address on part of city, Charles M
Bryan; response thereto, Rev. ]. H.
| IZwingle, of Texas; 2, address on
part of the churches, by local pas
tors; response thereto by Rev. Chas.
A. Galloway, of Illinois; 3, address
on part of schools and colleges, Prof.
w. S. Dugger; response thereto, Rev,
E. w. Johnson, of Merced, Cal.
Friday, May 81, Morning Session
$50, devotional, one-half hour,
by Rev. G. w. Thompson, of Arkan-
sas; $50, assembly business; /, ap-
pointment of committees; 2, stated
clerks report; 3, communications
and overtures addressed to the body;
4, reports of the various boards in
the following order: (a) Educa-
ton; CD ministerial relief; (c) mis-
sions and church erections; (d)
publication; (e) Sunday school and
young peoples work; (f) assembly
trustees; (g) tithing board; (h)
historical society; G) trustees theo-
logical seminary; Cd trustees of
legal board; IL am, sermon by Rev.
w. Y. Durrett, of Ney Holland, Ill.
Afternoon Session-2:30, commu
nications, memorials and standing
committees completed; $3.50, selec-
tion of next place of meeting of as
sembly.
Evening Session-7:3O, platform
meeting of the board of education.
Saturday, May %, Morning Ses-
sion $50, devotional, one-half
hour, conducted by Rev w. H. Kel
ly, of Mississippi; 8, assembly bust
ness; 10, address on tithing; II,
sermon by Rey. Hugh S. McCord, of
Tennessee.
Afternoon Session-Note Saturday
afternoon devoted to general COM
mittee work by all committees
Three o'clock, sermon on Call to
the Ministry" by Rev. S. N. Milli-
gan, of Alabama. For the benefit of
those not engaged in committee
work.
Evening Session-7:30 O'Clock,
joint meetings of boards of home
and foreign missions. Leader sup
piled by the two boards.
Sunday, May 21-Morning deVo-
tional services; $50 o'clock, Sun
day school; 1O:45 o'clock, sermon
by the moderator; 11:45 o'clock, as
sembly communion, conducted by
the moderator and retiring modera-
tor.
Afternoon Devotion-3 O'Clock,
woman's missionary convention, fol-
lowed by a conservation service. |
Leader supplied by woman's board.
Evening Devotion-7:30 O'Clock,
sermon, by Rev. George w. Bur-
roughs, of Milan, Tenn.
Monday, May "a, Morning Session
forenoon given to
work. 10:30 o'clock, see
ing Memphis by automobiles, under
the direction of the Business Mems
Club.
Afternoon Session-2:3O o'clock,
business. 1, reports of
2, resolutions; 3, mis-
Evening Session-7:3O o'clock,
platform meeting of board of Sun
lay school and young peoples work.
Leader appointed by the board.
Tuesday, May 25, Morning Ses-
,ion-S:30 O'Clock, devotional, led
BY Rev. T. J. Hampton, of Arkansas;
} o'clock, assembly business; IL
,'clock, platform meeting of board
If ministerial relief. Leader sup
)lied by the board.