Omaha daily bee., 1907-05-20
CHURCH IS VIZ y.
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Two Temperance FOOisties laim
Recognition By the trssbyts. q -
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5ANTl-sALooN LEAGUE WANTS THE FSLo
Friends Insist There is No Occasion Il
Another Society.
INTER-cHURcH FEDERATION ORGANIZED
Chose Back Of Movement Insist There is
Wsrk for Both.
MODERATOR Of THE ASSEMBLY WITH THEM
Committee Report IL Not Due Until
ISTIA-cRURcH FEDERATION ORGANIZED
MODERATOR Of THE ASSEMBLY WITH THEN
Committee Report IL Not Due Until
Friday but Question May BE
Drought Up Sooner in
Another Way.

COLUMBUS, o. May 1e.-MaCy import
ant questions are 10 come before the Pres
byterian general assembly during the pres
ent week but none has aroused more In
terest among the commissioners than tnat
of the work Of the permanent temperance
committed The organization OF the Ma
tonal Tnterchurch Temnerance federation
at Pittsburg last January through the et-
forts of this committee has aroused the
opposition OF the Anti-saloon league, which
regards the new organization as infringing
upon It's field of work The league claims
that II is, in effect, an inter-church fedora
tion since It derives its chief support from
the various churches. ana that therefore
the new organization is unnecessary.
Several overtures have been submitted to
the general assembly asking that the new
temperance movement be abandoned and
that undivided support be given to the
Anti-saIoon league. The question is to be
brought before the assembly on these over
lures rather than on the report Of the
temperance committee II plans Of certain
church leaders do not fail. The report of
the temperance committee is on the regular
program for consideration next Friday BY
that time, II is feared, many of the COM
missioners will be leaving for their hoEaes.
and as It Is desired to have a full express
sion OF the assembly on the subject an
effort 10 being made TO have the committee
on overtures submit the question on Tues
day or Wednesday.
Position of Committee.
The position taken by the permanent
temperance committee. of which Rev. DR.
John F. Hn OF Pfttshurg is the secretary
and active officer is that there is a field
for both the church temperance federation
and the Anti-Saloon league. The commit
tee holds that It is not the province of the
church to undertake to enforce laws which
II is the duty of civil authorities to enforce
On the other hand, It does not question
the usefulnF rs and necessity for temperance
agencies which are In no way officially
d.nnected with the church, and It declares
Uiat II Is rJt tts purpose TO antagonIze
Ahern. Rev. DR.. Roberts, the moderator
of the Presbyterian assembly, has taken
strong stard in favor of cooperation and
harmoiiy between the Temperance commit
tee and the Anti-Saloon league holding that
both have fiOlds of usefulness Hir opinion
Is expected to have great weight In the
deliberations Of the assembly when the
controversy ia brought Up for adjustment
There is every prospect OF a lively debate
in the assembly o."
other important matters TO come before
the assembly during the week will be the
reports of the committees on marriage and
divorce and on administrative agencies
The former committee is expected to recon-
mend more radical reform in the matter
OF marriage and divorce and the holding
OF ministers to more strict accountability
under the standards OF the church.
1t is understood that the committee IN
administrative agencies will urge important
AumlntStratiVa phanupe
OF an executive committee, with the rooder-
ator as the official head. which shall be the
representative body OF the church durins
the interim between the sessions OF tho
general assembly. '''7
Nlslting ministers attending the general
assembly occupied the pulpits OF nrac-
uoaliy all the local Protestant cburoho.
today.
sunday School Greetinn.
The worlds Sunday school day was oh
served this afternoon by meeting at the
Broad Street Congregational church. A.
this meeting the following cableerap,
received by Rev. DIR. Roberts, the moder.
ator, conveying the greetings OF tho
worids Sunday school convention in s>s-
sion at Rome, was read:
lion hoME, May is-rhe worlds nfth Sunday
scn9oi ,Sonyention, In session IN Roms
senus christian greetings TO the general
Epaesians III. 1913 Neau
IN reply to this cahlegram Rev DR.
Roberts sent the following message:
COLUMBUS, o., May ls.-Tbe pro.h,,
Setlan tlan general assembly heartily reeinr3-
ia5es your congratulations. Read Romans
The verse referred to by Dr. Roberts
reads: -
To all that be in Rome beloved Of Goa
fror, 70 De saints, grace 70 you and peace
Christ ''e Loro Jesus
UNITED PREsRVTHuEAua