The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-05-21
THE UNION IS OPPOSED
OPPOSITION TO PROPOSED CON-
 sOLIDATION OF CHURCHES.
First Brush of Rival Forces Comes In General Assembly of the Cum berIand Presbyterian Church
 In Session at Dallas.

Dallas. Tex, May 2o.--It became easily evident at to-day's session or the General Assembly of the cumber- land Presbyterian Church here that the plan to unite that body with the Presbyterian Church of the United states of America will meet with con siderable opposition.
 The first brush between the union and non-union forces of the assembly came this morning at the close Of the report on that msfter by the commit tee orf fraternity And union. Since the printfng of the oyt ginaI ~eports q sup plernental report has been prepared stating the reasons why the commit tee on fraternity and union favored the union of churches
 pr. W. H. Black. president of Mis- souri Valley College, Marshall, Mo, chairman of the committed from the Cumberland Church had not proceed ed far when he was interrupted by vigorous protest filed by the anti-un- ionists, who declared the contents of the supplementary report unknown to them and they hinted that it would be used as an argument against their side of the question. For a time the assem- bly, heretofore dignified, took on the color of a political meeting, where par tisans are in strong opposition. A num- Der of objections were filed by the anti-unionists to the hearing of the report, the latter element being man. aged by Judge J. H. Russell of Colum- bia, Tenn. It was finally ruled, how ever, by Judge Settle, the moderator, that the supplementary report be heard, and 1t was read.
 Briefly, this report simply refers to the main report in an analytical man. ner, showing historically the move ment for the union of the churches. de- claring that the conditions tending in other lines toward combination should apply to religious bodies and placing particular stress upon the claim that Presbyterianism and Protestantism are on trial before the world. The sup elementary report. as well as the main report were received and spread upon the minutes. It was agreed that the discussion of the union proposition be taken up at 10 o'clock Tuesday morn ing.
 The remainder of the day was almost entirely devoted to routine reports, among which were the following:
 Stated clerk and treasury; miscel- laneous papers filed with the stated clerk during the year. those on edu- cational society missions and church education, publication. ministerial re- lief. assembly trustees, trustees of the theological seminary of Columbian University; board of visitors for same and the Sunday school and young peo- ple's work. These were made by what ever members of the board happened to be present Generally they showed all departments of the church touched by them as being in a gratifying con- dition.
 Adjournment of the assembly was taken this evening until o'clock Mon day morning. The committees were named by the moderator to-day. To- morrow the body will go on a special train to Waxhatchie, to visit Trinity University, one of the leading schoIas- tic institutions of the church. Tonight President Turner of Waynesburg College, WaynesburR Pa, talked on education.