Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-05-18
CHURCH IN COUNCIL
General Assembly of Presbyterian Church
Begins Its Work
DR., C0RBeTT IS ELECTED MODERATOR
Distinguished Missionary will Preside Over
Deliberations.
CONTEST FOR HONOR IS SPIRITED
Balloting is Preceded BY Two Hours Of
Nominating Speeches,
ADDRESS OF RETIRING MODERATOR
CONTEST FOR HONOR IS SPIRITED
ADDRESS OF RETIRING MODERATOR
Rev, nr. }. n. MoHat says There IL
Danger OF Controversy over Doe
trine Interfering with
EvRnReIizRtion.


DES MONIES May lT-Auer one Of the
most spirited contests IN recent years Rev.
Dr. Hunter Corbett. distinguished mis-
sionary for many years, was elected mod
orator Of the Presbyterian general assembly
late tonight. Three ballots were necessary
70 determine the result. The hnal vote
stood Dr Corbett 3c9. Rev. DR. j. NJ
Barkcy Of Detroit 3S. Rcv. Or. J. p.
Hendy Of Missouri T. Five candidates were
placed In nomination and the oratory that
accompanied the presentation Of names oc.
cupied a period OF moro than two hours
on motion Of Or. Barkley the election was
made unanimous
DR.. Corbett, the new moderator s =
/ native Of Pennsylvania and has for forty
Ave years been engaged in missionary work
IN China, where his services have been
distinguished. His election IL due to this
unusual service and is an expression Of the
evangelistic spirit that pervsdes the assem-
I bly,. After his election DR.. Corbett made
brief address OF acknowledgment IN which
he said he hoped the church would en-
large it's work OF evanKelizstion at homo
and abroad. An impressive service was
held in which the sacrament of the Lords
supper was administered
The Womsns Board OF Home Missions
| held an all-day session and listened TO
the presentation Of reports by missionaries.
Address by Dr. MoGat.
! Rev. DR.. j. ID. Moffat. The retiring mod
orator preached about The Mission OF the
Presbyterian Church." taking as his text
/ ITO every man his work" Mark 1873.
This being the two hundredth anniver-
! sary OF the formation of the first Presby-
! terry in the United States DR.. Moffat de
/ fined THE Mission of the Presbyterian
/ ho Of gte fs,n
toward the evangelizatiOn of the world. Of
developing among its own members the
highest type OF Christian character and Of
maintaining and improving its own agen-
cies for this work in particular it's educa-
| tional agencies. which, he said, have been
overlooked.
lie intimated that doctrinal discussions
and controversies had at times withdrawu
| the attention OF the church from its su-
prsne duty and. therefore, that some other
churches had outsrown hFtn numbers.
Cooperation was dwelt upon and the
position taken that the possibility OF In
creasing the efficiency OF the churches in
their common work of evangelization
should determine the extent of co-opera-
ton. In all cases in which there was har-
mony in doctrine and polty, he said, the
churches we're in duty bound to unite.
when convinced that union would increase
their efficiency.
Protest Against Prayer hook.
strong protest against the adoption Of
the Rev Henry Van Dyke committee report
on Forms and Services" was circulated
among the commissioners OF the Presby-
terian general assembly today. There are
protests by DR.. w, f. McCauley OF Gin
cinnati, DR., Merle c. williams OF St Louis,
DR., s e Wishart Of Salt Lake City and
Rev. f. P. Miller of Pana, Ill. The
strongest protest is over the signature OF
DR.. McCauley, In which he says: Satan
does not tremble when he seeks the weak
est saint reading out OF a prayer book ."
He protests that the adoption OF the re-
port Of the committee will work confusion
instead OF order and will be the introduce
| tion Of ritualism into the church,
I Tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock there
will be reports OF special committees at the
Auditorium and In the afternoon at 2 o'clook
the women's home mission conference at
the Central Presbyterian church. In the
evening there will be a popular meeting in
the interest Of the board OF publication
and Sabbath school work.
CumbeFIands wait on Court.
DECATUR, H., May l7-Attoneys in
the law suits between the unionists and
, antl-unonists in the Cumberland Presby-
terian church today signed a contract to
agree as to what points should be brought
before the judge and an agreement will be
reached tomorrow, Lawyers for the union
lists agreed that no action sbould be taken
! upon the report of the urf6n until the
case In court had been decided.
The unionists held a caucus and deter.
mined to nominate Dr. Ira Landrith Of
Nashville, Tenn for moderator. This f.
equivalent 70 an election, but no one knows
when the election will take place, for the
assembly decided TO wait until certain con-
tests had been decided. The right Of four
teen commissioners TO take seats IL oon-
tested DR.. IAndrith was formerly editos
Of the Cumberland Presbyterian and secrss
tary Of the Religious Education association ..
Tie is now regent OF Belmont college,
Nashville.
. Ban StiII on PIstuTcR.
n DEs MONIES, May 17.--(special. AT the
national convention Of River Brethren a
religious denomination, today In the city,
1 the rule OF the church prohibiting members
having their pictures taken and all rules
against photography WAS discussed. bu,
no action taken Elder Aaron Martin Was
appointed spiritual supervisor OF the Phila
delphia mission. Provision was made FOR
T. the issuing Of q cheap pamphlet setting
8 forth a statement Of faith The sermon
" rev " ~. BAKER OF ONO, was a Benol-
h arly and mastery EFFORT. He II a pTaotigine
. physician, 10 years Of age. or the dele
Be- gates 80 per cent farmers the ministers
= being also farmers
D MethOdists at Kansas City.
!. KANSAS CITY, May Missionaries
from far and near, at the last sessions hers
\ today ~ the missionary convention OF ths
Methodist Episcopal church told Of thsiI
- work IN various fields. Several Of those
on the program for addresses today are meL
and women Of note IN the Church's work OF
evangelization They include DR.. George B
S, Smyth of San Francisco. Rev. Robert Ward
? Of India, who told OF the famine relief IN
,e the Baroda camp In that country; Mrs. y
l. ID. Gamewell. a missionary stationed al
l. Peking, China; J. l.. Mclaughlin OF Man
Is la s. Earl Taylor OF New York, who spok,
n