The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-05-21
WILL MEET WITH
MUCH OPPOSITION
Cumberland Presbyterian As
sembly Has Warm Debate
LIKE A POLITICAL MEETING
Anti.Unionlsts Make Strong Fight,
Led BY Judge Russell of Column
bia, Tenn.-Reports
Are Made.
LIKE A POLITICAL MEETING

Dallas, May 20-It became easily evil
dent at today's session of the general
assembly of the Cumberland Presbyte-
rian church here that the plan to unite
that body with the Presbyterian church
of the United States of America Will
meet with considerable opposition. Ihe
first brush between the union and non
union forces of the assembly came lhls
morning at the close of the report on
that matter by the committee on frater-
nifty and union.
Since the printing of the original re-
port a supplemental report mas peen pre-
pared stating the reasons why the com,
mittee on fraternity and union Favored
Tho union of the churches. DIR. W. II.
pio.,s nres,dent of Missouri Valley col
Iege. Marshall Mo-, chairman OF tne
committee from the Cumberland church
had not proceeded far when ne was m
terrupted by a vigorous protest nleu oy
the anti-unionists, who declared the con-
tents of the supplementary report un-
known to them, and they hinted tnat II
would be used as an argument against
their side of the question.
Like Political Meeting.
For time the assembly, heretofore
a,sr,ir.,s. took on the. &c of ponticai
ls,7So So where partisaiN arr IN strong
! onnosits0A. A humber OF obs3 stions Wsre
nied by the anti-unionists to the nearing
nf tbe report the latter element being
i,n,his. Tenn. 1t was finally ruled, now
arer bv Judge Settle the moderator, Una.
the sunnlementary report be heard ana IL
was read. s % +ha
briefly. this report simply refers TO tne
,,,a,,, renort in an analytical manner
showing historically the movement iol
Tho union of the churches, declaring that
tho conditions tending in other lines To-
ward combination should apply TO rens-
ious bodies, and placing particular s'iess
upon the claim that Presbyteriallishi a,iu
Protestansm are on trial peiore '
world. The supplementary report as WEI,
as the main report were receiFou 90
snread upon the minutes. It was agreed
that tho discussion of the union PROPOSE
t,on he taken up at 10 o'clock Tuesday
morning.
Devoted to Routine Reports.
The remainder of the Gay was almost
entirely devoted to routine reports among
which were the following;
Stated clerk and treasurer, miseellane-
aus papers filed with the stated clerk dur
inc the wear. those on educational socie-
tY. missions anu tHhlth to"So'iS''
lication. ministerial RELIEF, assembly trus-
tees trustees of the theological semei-
nary of Columbian univei city, board OF
visitors for same. and the Sunday school
and young peoples work. These were
made by whatever members of the board
that happened to be present. Generally
they showed all departments of the
church touched by them as being In a
gratifying condition.
Adjournment of the assembly was then
taken until 9 o'clock Monday morning.
The committees were FAMED by the
moderator today Tomorrow the body
will go on a special train TO Waxahatchie
to visit Trinity university, one of the
leading scholastic institutions Of the
church.
Tonight President Turner of Waynes-
burg college, Waynesburg, Pa, talked on
education.