The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1901-05-31
THE YOUNG PEOPLE Up.
Presbyterian General Assembly Re-
iects Resolution for Supervi-
sion of Societies.
BELIEVED PLAN WOULD HANDICAP WORK
Moderator MintOn Elected Chairman
of the New Committee on Revision
overwhelmingly Presbyterian Cen
eraI Assembly Discusses Proposed
Changes in It's Creed.

Philadelphia, May G9.-Ine FreSDy-
terrain general assembly took action
regarding young peoples societies at
the session Tuesday. DR.. Roberts,
stated clerk, as chairman, read the
report of the special committee on
young peoples work. The committee
expressed the opinion that the pas
tor should be the recognized head of
all departments of congregational ac
tivity and therefore also the head of
young peoples organizations. The
committee also presented plan for
the presbyterial and synodical super
vision or Oversight" of young peo-
pies societies.
Much discussion was aroused over
this paragraphs: "In so far as as
sembly oversight of the societies is
concerned it has been deemed best
to confine supervision at present to
the establishment of standing COM
mittee on young peoples work"
Many of the commissioners were of
the opinion that the work of young
peoples societies would be handi-
capped rather than assisted by this
plan of oversight.
Baer's Position.
J.. Willis Baer, general secretary of
the Christian Endeavor society, said
the report was complicated and liza
BILE to misinterpretation. For that
reason he would not object to seeing
it voted doWn, although he agreed
with the committee that young peo-
pies organizations should be under
the guidance of the pastor. AS rep
resentative of the Christian Endeavor
society he could make no objection
to the report as a whole.
Rev. DIR. J. A. Vance, of Chicago, Of
fered as substitute for the commit
tees report a resolution counseling
young peoples societies to seek coun-
sci and guidance of the pastors and
sessions in all their affairs.
DIR. Vance's was the only vote in
favor of the resolution.
"Oversight" Resolution Defeated.
The report was then taken up
seriatim. The resolutions authoriz-
ing the adoption of plan of over
SlSu anu q
committee on young peoples work
were defeated. The remainder of the
report was adopted.
Causes Lively Debate.
At the opening of the assembly
Tuesday lively debate occurred
over the approval of the minutes.
Rev. DR.. J.. D. Moffat objected to the
phraseology of the resolution Great
ing the committee on revision. The
resolution authorized the continuance
of DR.. Dickey's committee and DR..
Moffat claimed that this committee
had been dissolved when their report
was adopted. He therefore suggest
ed that the records be made to show
that a new committee was appointed
even though it's membership should
consist of the old committee.
The wording of the resolution was
were adopted.
Then arose the question as to the
craftsmanship of the committee. DR..
Herrick Johnson said in view of the
fact that DIR. Dickey had acted as
chairman of the old committee it
would be discourteous to select a new
chairman. A motion was made emf
towering the committee to elect
their own chairman, but this was de-
feated.
Minton Elected Over Dickey.
DIR. James e. Moffatt, of Cumber-
land, Md, said that DR.. Dickey had
been made chairman of the last COM
mittee because of his office as mod
orator of the assembly. He moved
the election of Moderator Minton as
chairman of the new committee on
revision and the motion was carried.
Excludes Secret Society Members.
Des Moines, Ia, May 29.-By a vote
of 80 to 63 the general assembly of
the United Presbyterian church at
$3.50 Tuesday afternoon adopted the
report of the judiciary committee
upon the change of creed with re-
gard to article Is. This action is in
terpreted to mean that it forbids the
admission of members of secret So
cieties to the church and, according
to some of the delegates, expels those
belonging to the church who are
now members of secret orders.