Omaha daily bee., 1906-05-21
VISITORS OCCUPY PULPITS
Nearly One Hundred Sermons Preached by
Presbyterians in Des Nones,
MODERATOR SPEAKS ON CHINA MISSIONS
Formation Of Mems Societies Subiect
to ne Taken Up Soon-senti-
ment Largely FsvOrs the
Movement.

DIES MONIES. May @-The pulpit Of
every evangelical church in Des Moines
was occupied by some one Of the hundreds
Of Presbyterian clergymen who are in tho
city In attendance on the sessions Of the
One Hundred and Eighteenth Pres
byteran general assembly. and nearly
100 sermons we're preached by Pres
byteran ministers at the morning and even
ing services. Chief interest centered in the
sermons Of the moderator. Rev. Dr. Hunter
Corbett, at the Auditorium: Or. Henry Van
Derno OF Princeton and Rev Or. s. Jack
son Of Washington. All were greeted with
large audiences. The moderator's sermon
was devoted to a review Of missionary work
in China
The assembly held no sessions today hut
a number of popular meetings were held,
notably mass meeting for workinEmen
this afternoon, addressed by Rev. Charles
Stelzle; another this evening in the inter
est Of Saba IN observance and a third. also
this evening, in the interest of colleges,
addressed by Or. Herrick johnson OF Chi
caRo and Rev. w. n. Roberts. president Of
Washington and Jefferson college.
one Of the early and most important mat
ters of business to be considered by the as
sembly will be the report IN mems socie-
in favor of the formation OF Presbyterian
brotherhood, devoted to the purpose of
bringing men everywhere more actively into
the church work, especially the work Of
evangelizs ton
southern PTesbyterianS.
GRBENvILLE. S. c.. May 0.-The min
listers Of the Presbyterian general assembly
tonight filled the pulpits Of Greenville
churches and those of surrounding towns.
They also occupied those of several negro
churches.
This afternoon special service at the
First Presbyterian church was largely at
tended.
Union of baptist Churches.
DAYTON, o., May 0.-Definite steps 20
bring about the union of the Baptist and
Free Baptists were taken by the American
Ba ptist Home Mission society in session
here today. The committee appointed last
year to consider a plan for cooperation
and possible union reported that after con-
ferences a joint committee of Baptists and
Free Baptists unanimously agreed that
since the two denominations are closely re-
lated and the original cause of separation
has disappeared the committee should rec
ommend n free interchange of members
and ministers and the extension Of a COR
dial invitation to the Free Baptists to CO.
operate in. evangelistic, educational mis-
sionary and all other denominstional work
in the hope that a complete organic union
| OF these bodies might be consumrnated ln
due time, This recommendation was unan-
imoosiy adopted by the Home Missionary
society, which declared its readiness to CO.
operate in it's work with the Free Baptists
wherever It can legally be done.
The Home Mission society in view Of the
vote to raise S1B,0OO to help rebuild the
wrecked and burned churches in California
will begin vigorous campaign throughout
the north and northwest. The reports show
! the greatest year in it's history, with re-
ceipts of over $4,000 and 1.542 missionaries
employed Two missionaries from Porto
Rico and Cuba report good progress in the
islands, where in the past five years over
| fifty churches have been established with
more than 1900 members. The annual SER
mon was preached by DR.. w. c. Biting of
st. Louis. Nine great evangelistic meetings
were held this evening in different parts Of
/ the city.