Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1906-05-24
WOULD REMOVE
LEGAL OBSTACLE
PRESBYTERlANS TRY TO DE.
sTRoY GROUNDS OF SUIT.
MAY EXPEDITE UNION
Interpretation of Amendments Asked
by Cumberland Branch-General
Assembly Declares Proposed
Changes Are of No Effect as They
Have Not Been Fully Enacted.

Des Moines, Ia, May ia feature
of yesterdays session of the Presby-
terrain general assembly was the I'M
expected appearance of an obstacle
to union between the assembly here
and that of the Cumberland Presby-
terrain church. 1t came up in con-
nection with a request from the Cum
berland Presbyterian assembly at
Decatur, H., that the Des Moines as
sembly interpret its action on certain
amendments to the original agree
ment for union so as to upset the
pleas made by the minority of the
Cumberland church in the suit asking
an injunction against union between
the two bodies. This request
brought on a debate which showed
that the commissioners were divided
in opinion as to the proper interpreta
ton. The plea made by the Cum
berland church is that certain amend
ments were adopted by the Presby-
terrain church, U. S. A., on judicial
commissions, which are an addition
TO the basis of union decided on at
Buffalo in 1904. The assembly yes
terday, by large majority, declared
that the amendments, while evidently
carried by the Presbyteries, had not
yet been reported to the assembly or
declared a part of the constitution OF
the church by the assembly, and they
were not part of the constitution and
would not be so until declared adopt
ed, and are now consequently null
and void. If the court hearing the in
junction takes the Des Moines assem-
bly's views, the grounds for the in
junction are removed.
The assembly yesterday approved
the work of the evangelization com
mittee and continued it by the reap
pointment of the committee with
Moderator Moffatt as chairman. Sew
eral reports on evangelization were
heard.
The evenings popular meeting was
given up to consideration of the Sun
day school work of the church The
eight boards of the Presbyterian
church report to the general assem-
bly, that the total income for the past
year was $4,496,3S4, the largest in
the history of the church.
Stand CoIIapses.
Five commissioners to the Presby-
terrain general assembly were bruised
and injured yesterday afternoon by
the collapse of temporary stand
erected for the purpose of getting a
large group photograph of the assem-
bly,. They were DR.. G. Luldns, Rose
well, N. M; Rev. W. o. David, Mo-
nogh, w. Va; George Willis, Men
dota, ILL.,; Rev ]. M. McGaughey,
Charlton, Iowa, and Rev. W. c. Buell.,
Taos, N. NJ. Mr.. David is the most
seriously hurt and is under a physi-
clans care, though his injuries are
not considered dangerous.
Unionists Elect Moderator.
Decatur, H., May 19.-The election
Of moderator of the Cumberland Pres
byterian conference Was taken up i'm
mediately after the credentials report.
Rev. A. N. Eshman of Mississippi was
nominated by the anti-unionists, but
DR.. Ira Landrith OF Nashville was
elected by a large majority. The
unionists were greatly pleased to re-
ceive a telegram stating that the
Presbyterian assembly had declared
that certain amendments to its law
adopted by the presbyteries since the
union negotiations started had not
become a part Of the constitution and
are now null and void. These amend
ments have been pointed to by the
anti-unionists in the law suit as form
ing a legal barrier to union. Several
reports were presented.