Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-05-17
MOVEMENT TO PREVENT UNION
OF CUMBERLAND AND PREssY.
TERRAIN CHURCHES
MEET AT DIES MONIES
First Sessions Of General Presbyterian
Church Begin Today-Many Of the
Leading Workers In the Church In
the United States in Attendance at
Meeting.

decatur, H., May 16.-Judge Will
liam Reister, of Evansville, Ind;
Judge G. B. Green, Of Mt. Carmel, III,
and other sloyalists" opposing the
union of the Cumberland and Presby-
ter1an churches, went into conference
here today to complete the petition
for an injunction restraining the gem
eral assembly Of the Cumberland Pres
byterians which meets Thursday from
etfecting the proposed union
Assembly at Des Moines.
Des Moines, May 16.-The first meet.
lngs In connection with the Sessions Of
the one hundred eighteenth general as
sembly Of the Presbyterian church
opened at 8 o'clock this morning in the
Central Presbyterian church, Eighth
and High Streets when the eleventh
annual conference under the direction
OF the board Of foreign missions began.
This conference is to last throughout
the day, with popular meeting at
night, by which time large number of
the returned missionaries of the
church from every corner Of the earth
will speak.
The other important meeting of the
day Is the conference on. education un-
der the direction of the college board,
which convened at 10 o'clock this
morning at the First Baptist church.
At this conference the questions rela-
tive to the colleges Of the church Will
be discussed. 1t will be attended by
many of the prominent educators.
Directors Arrive.
Many Of the leading workers In the
assembly reached the city yesterday.
DIR. w H. Roberts Of Philad delpIia,
the stated clerk, did not reach the
city until late yesterday. AS the sec
retary of the great legislative body he
will be the busiest man in the i 900 or
more very busy people who are to be
here.
DR.: ]. L. Barclay Of Detroit, the pas
tor of the First Presbyterian church of
that city, who is being pushed by his
Detroit and Michigan friends for the
moderatorship, reached the city yes
terday. Rev George p Magill, pastor
of the OLIVER Presbyterian church of
Minneapolis, especially interested in
the candidacy of Dr.. A. B. Marshall
for moderator, also arrived yesterday.
Rev. J. F. Hinkhouse Of Sioux City, the
chairman Of the advisory committee Of
the Iowa synod and the editor and pub
Usher of a very handsome general as
sembly souvenir containing many illus
trations, pictures and information of
historical value, came yesterday and
is at the Chamberlain. w. P. Blessing
of Chicago, manager Of the Chicago
depository Of the Presbyterian board of
publication, with several assistants,
reached town early yesterday morning
and was busy installing the book exhi-
bit in the foyer Of the second floor Of
the Auditorium throughout the day.
These were some of the early arrivals.
Special Trains Today.
Practically all Of the commissioners
are expected today They will come
on special trains from every direction,
the majority of the specials, however,
coming from the east. At o'clock
tonight special is expected over the
Rock Island bearing the commissioners
from New York, New Jersey and
Maine, numbering more than 100. They
will make their headquarters at the
Elliott hotel. The Northwestern brings
in special this afternoon, due at 5:45
o'clock, from Chicago, which Is ex-
pected to bring large number from
Ohio, Indiana, Pennsylvania and other
eastern. states. All of the commission
ers know where they are to stay, and
will proceed at once to these places on
reaching the city.