The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-05-20
SESSION AT DALLAS
WORK or THE CUMBERLAND : PREsBYTERIANs,
%mAge Warner E. Settle im Elected Moderator to Succeed Rev. R. M. Tinn0rn of Denver-The
 Question of Union.

Dallas, Tex, May ls.-Littie more than the preliminary to its regular business was accomplished at the first session here of the seventy-fifth an- nuaI general assembly of the cumber- land Presbyterian Church. Delegates have been arriving all day and to-mor- rows session will see 1t in working form.
 During the forenoon a praise serv- Ice and the delivery of the annual ser- mon by the Rev. R. M. Tinnorn, D. D., Denver. Col, consumed the time. The sermon was one suggestive of and fa- vorabie to the proposed union of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church and he Presbyterian Church of the United States of America. Dr. Tinnorn con hnued to preside as moderator during nearly alf Nhe afternoon meeting, the lime being consumed with the eIec- lion of his successor, Judge Warner E. Settle of Frankfort, Ky, judge of the Court of Appeals of that State His opponent was Judge F. H. Prendergast of Marshall, Texas. The contest be- tween those two candidates was con videred distinctly one between the ele- ments of the church favoring union with the Presbyterian Church of the United States of America, and those opposing it.
 Judge Settle, the winning nominee being regarded as favoring union, he was elected by q vote of 15S to 76. Att tendant upon the convention are a large number of members of the church here to watch the outcome as to the union question. Many delegates to the assembly are with the anti-un- ion proposition.
 The doctrine of fatallsm as touched upon by the mother church is contra ry to their views and are also the views upon the education of ministers of that organization. It is stated es- pecialiy that the negro question threatens to bring strong opposition to the committees on fraternity and union. That report by special action will be heard tomorrow morning. It is said that that report in supporting the union movement will favor the pos sible admission of negroes to the gen. eral assembly and unlese otherwise stipulated, the admission to the Pres byteries and Synods of the church. It Is stated that this will be a dangerous move for the church body. especially throughout the Southern States.
 The fraternity and union report, however, will not come up for formal discussion and action before the early part of the week.
 The committee on fraternity and un- ion will make its report tomorrow morning. Tfse report which will ap- pear in The News tomorrow morning. advocates the union of the Cumber- land and the Presbyterian Church of the United States Of America. It re- cites the preliminary steps taken by the committee and then recommends that the union be accomplished on the doctrinal basis of the confession of faith of the Presbyterian Church of the United States as revised in 1903. The recommendation Is made that tho assembly send this proposition to the Presbyteries for their approval or dis approval. The report states 1t is mu- tually recognized that doctrinal agree ment now exists between the two churches and suggests details where by the details of the union may be ad- tusted.
 A closing recommendation provides that the Presbyterian Church shall make such change of government as will allow separate Presbyteries for a particular race or nationality.
 The Cumberland committee thinks that the revision of 1903 removed fla talism from the Presbyterian creed. Negro Cumberland Presbyterians now have a separate church. It will require a two-thirds vote of the assembly to send these recommendations to the Presbyteries. Then they must be adopted by a majority of the Presby- leries before becoming effective.