The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-05-27
ALCOHOL DANGERS
SHOULD Be TAUGHT
PresbyterianS Want Children to
Know Its Effect
AN INTERESTING SESSION
Subject of Dissertation of the Sabbath
Taken Up and Protest Is Regis
tered Against Such Acts.
Other Assemblies.
AN INTERESTING SESSION

WIN NSofHSA 0NSf FNSeSs
other Assemblies.
Nashville, May 26.-The general assem-
bly, of the Cumberland Presbyterian
church met in adjourned session this
morning and upon the conclusion Of the
devotional exercises an address on tenn
peranee was delivered by Mrs Bette
Mayo. who called attention to the fact
that the lessons temperance had been
incorporated into the international Sunday
school lessons through the work of the
w. c. T. L.. and that congress had en-
acted laws requiring the teaching of the
effects of alcohol and other narcotics in
the public schools of the country through
the solicitation of the same organization
Mrs Mayo appealed for a more friendly
relation between all good people and es-
peeally among the ministry
Self-Entertalnment.
The reports of the ways and means com
mittee recommended that the general as
sembly adhere to the present plan of self
entertainment and 1t was adopted. The
assembly also adopted a report protest
Rev. s. S. Palmer of Columbus, O.. was
introduced the representative of the
eVangelistic committee of The Northern
church and stated that the work of evan
gelizatlon was a new thing In their juris-
dction. He advocated closer relationship
and sad that all Cumberland Preshyte-
rians ctood for the same faith, creed, his
tory and policy.
The hour for the consideration of the
question Of organic union was fixed for
tomorrow morning and chairman Tenn
pleton said the report of the committee
would be unanimous In recommending the
adoption OF the resolution introduced by
the moderator which provides for the
appointment of a committee of nine 10
confer with a similar committee from
the northern general assembly.
Mrs. |. D. Steele Introduced.
Mrs J. D. Steele of Alabama was in
trodueed as delegate from the Woman's
missionary convention which recently as
sembled at Huntsville and said that the
convention intended to raise $4,000 for
the work within the next two years.
The assembly selected Dallas as the
next place of meeting.
Rev Edgar Gardner Murphy represent
ing the southern educational board, dis
cussed the relation between education and
religion.
The memorial relating to a change of
| church government so as to conform TO
the civil government was transferred
from the committee on overtures to that
on church government. 1t was announced
that the afternoon would be given to a
programme Of historical addresses. while
the assembly adjourned for committee
work s-.se
The assembly then adjourned till to-
morrow. The closing prayer was offered
by the venerable Rev. DR.. G. w. Mitchell
perhaps the oldest minister in the denom-
nation
At Lexington.
Lexington, Va May 26.-The session of
the Southern Presbyterian assembly this
morning was addressed by the Rev. John
Balloon Shaw of New York, member Of
the committee to forward the evangels-
| tic movement in the northern Presbyte-
rian assembly in the interest of that
cause
The overtures from the synod from
! Tennessee, Alabama and Missouri and the
presbyteres of Maryland, Brazos, Fort
Worth and Red River for closer relation
with the Reformed Church of America
| were reported with the recommends ton
that the assembly appoint a committees
| of conference whenever the Reformed
| church should Indicate its readiness to
receive the committee and the report was
| adopted DIR. j. n. Graham was appointed
delegate TO lay the matter before the Re-
form church. Upon the recommended tom
| a. the auditing committee the bequest of
Miss Stewart of Alexandria was placed
to the credit of the endowment fund for
ministerial relief. The request of the
Presbyterian society of Philadelphia for,
historical papers relating to the assembly
was agreed to. kilograms of fraternaI
greetings were received from the Cum
berland Presbyterian assembly and the
Northern Presbyterian assembly.
No Evangelistic Committee
Upon the recommends ton of the for
eign correspondence committee the as
sembly declinedito appoint an evangelstic
committee for cooperation with similar
committees of allied bodies and declined
to appoint delegate to the Joint confer
ence on divorce and remarriage"
A strong resolution was adopted on the
subject of marriage and divorce.
AT the afternoon session an address on
| Christian Education was delivered by
| Rev. DR. Theorn II. Rice of Atlanta.
The New Orleans presbytery in an over
| ture to the assembly asked that no
change he made in the confession OF
faith. The assembly finally, after
| heated debate, neither adopted nor denied
| the overture.
The presbytery of north Alabama in an
overture asked at what time baptized
non-communcants should be dropped |
from church rolls If ever.
The secretary answered that there was
no authority for time when they should |
be dropped, and the assembly adopted a |
report that preshyteries instruct churches
to keep rolls Of baptized non-communi- !
cants and report to the presbyteries.
The committee on ministerial relief |
then made its report through the Rev |
Henry Moore. The report showed much |
reason for encouragement.
Tonight a popular. meeting in the in |
terest of foreign missions was held Adj
dresses were made by Rev. II. F. VIII !
liams of Nashville editor of the Mis-
sionary. and DR.. S. IT, Chester of Nash
VILE, secretary of the foreign mission
| board
Military Prisone. Killed.
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