The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-17

brief speech of acceptance, O. e. Cas-
sell of East Radford, Va, and A. IL.
McArn of Cheraw, s. c., were elected
assistant clerks. Adjournment was
then taken until 3 O'Clock.
More Missionaries Needed.
The report, which the executive COM
mittee of the alliance of the reformed
churches throughout the world holding
the Presbyterian system will make 10
the general assembly of the southern
Presbyterian Church met here TO-DAY,
has been made public. The report says
that each year 1t becomes more appar-
ent that the Christian Church at nome
cannot furnish sufficient missionaries
for the evangelization of heather peo-
pies, nor can sufficient physicians pc
sent from the home lands to supply the
needs on foreign mission fields. Three
hundred thousand physicians are need
ed alone to China, says the report. Inc
United Presbyterian Church has recent.
Iy been appealed to to send over 4oo
missionaries for their field in Egypt
and India. Equally great need Is ieit
in all mission fields. The report says
the only possible way of meeting the
need is the establishment of well
equipped schools, Summaries, colleges
and hospitals for the raising up OF a
native ministry, native teachers, ana
native physicians. And to do this Ell
ficiently, demands on the part OF all our
churches, wise and hearty co-operatioh
declares the report.
AS to home missions the report says
that all the churches are awakening TO
a deeper sense Of responsibility for the
United States. The report gives details
of what the churches are doing In con-
tinental Europe, saying that the Bo-
hemian work needs systematic aid. Tne
advent of religious liberty In Russia
means the opening up of millions Tor
the evangelical gospel The report gives
a resolution adopted whic.l deprecates
'the efforts In many places in our coun-
try, by the Roman Catholic Church" to
produce sympathy for the Catholics OF
France by charging persecution OF the
church against the French government.
I'VE believe that this charge Is based
upon false assumptions and that these
efforts are revealing and developing n
spirit contrary to free Institutions and
the true liberty of our IL I'd.
As To Marriage and Divorce.
The report of the committee of the
Southern Presbyterian Church named 70
represent that body at the inter-churcn
conference on marriage and divorce,
which will be submitted to the General
Assembly now in session here, was
made public today.
The report, after reviewing the work
of the National Congress on marriage
and divorce, and the inter-church con-
ference on that subject. says that the
laws plays but minor part In the Grad
ication of the evil and that the real
remedy "is moral tonic to be admin
istered internally to the whole people.
which working from within outward,
will first purify the heart and then the
life of the people. After endorsing tho
| plan for active and aggressive work on
! moral lines adopted by the lnter-church
conference, the committee recommends
great care and vigilance in the observ-
| ance of our law on divorce by all OF our
ministers and people" 1t Is recon-
mended that the committee be contfn-
ued.
| One of the most important questions
which will come before the General AS
| sembly of the Southern Presbyterian
Church which met here today, will be
| that of closer relations with other
bodies holding the Presbyterian system
| OF the eighty three Presbyterfes. the
action of eighty on the proposed arti-
cles of agreement for closer relations
has been reported. Fifty approve the
articles. twenty eight disapprove them
while two have declined to act. The
articles provide for general council to
which all matters of united interest will
| be referred.