The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-05-26
RECEIVED BACK
INTO THE FOLD
Cumberland PreSbyteTians AC-
corded Grand Reception by
Northern Church.
BOTH SIDES ENTHUSIASTIC
JOYOUS SPEECHES MADE IN THE
ASSEMBLY.

Ite5 h0lUEE. Ia, May -J--1ilulCH LHlCt
sentiment reached its highest pitch in the
Presbyterian general assembly here to-
day. when a delegation Of seventeen com
missioners from the Cumberland Presby-
teriau assembly vas received IN the as
sembly Of the northern church, now IN
session in this city As the hour OF IO;jO
O'CIOCk-the time set for receiving the
VisitOrsLarrived dead silence tcil over
the great convention hall, containing Jhe
80 Commissioners and about 1900 visitors
The next instant the air was rent WIN
cheers as the whole gathering came 10 It's
feet. following the appearance OF the VS.
jting delegation at the front doors on the
auditorium.
Wildly Enthusiastic.
Half the delegation was led down one
aisle and half down the other by re-
ceDtiOn committee of prominent COmInlS-
sioners. Before they had progressed I'VE
feet pandemonium had broken loose Men
climbed into their chairs, women ledliel
far out over the balconies ana box ratings
and every one waved hat or handker-
chief The applause was deafenlnS ana
continued while the visitors were mafched
10 the front of the hall and escorted 10
the stage and for five minutes alter
wards.
Actual Union at Last.
The seventeen visitors were drawn Up
in a row facing the crowd stated clerk
w H Roberts announced to the assem-
them one BY one to Moderator Hunter
COrbett the Cumberland moderator, Ira
I.andrith being first presented. W men me
moderatOTs Of the churches when We
two Yesterday and one today claSped
hands exactly in the center and at the
front edge of the stage the demonstration
reached its zenith, commissioners anu VS.
itOrS realizing that dCJual uuioh haH az
last come to pass. ,z
As each visitor was formally introduced
to Moderator COrbett ne stepped zoi " a
and the two clasped hands, WINE Il1e e 81
hall sweIled with round after rouhd on dP
DTause When the ceremony was conclud-
ed there was scarcely a dry eye in the
Brief Addresses.
The visitors were then presented to the
assembly and each delivered a pre- ~ 5
dress, expressing JOY and gratitude at Jhe
ronsummatiOn of the reunion OF the Two
churches The visitors included L. Z.
T[iTI1es. Texas, and w J Fisher. San
The renort of the standing committee on
church erection adopted by the assembly
showed that 291 churches mad peell erect
cd AT an expense of S2IZ.b54, lncluulhS
eu1or5id church at Havana. Cuba The
largest award for church erection went 10
South Dakota. Sl5bot.
Total receipts of the board from an 7 ge
r,arfnents were S317.3l0- The board called
attentiOu TO the necessity of contributions
for C'1ba and California the latter De
cause of the recent earthquake and ire
War on Liquor Traffic.
The assembly today passed resolution
1,royidiDe- for a com binatiOH of ali evan
gelicaI churches against the liquor traIIlc-
An invitation was extended DN the assem-
bIv to other churches TO appoint commit
ices TO meet for the purpose OF drafting
pIans for the work The meeting place OF
The general committee viii be named
later
Without comment the report on church
erection was adopted.