The Globe-republican., 1907-02-21
WANT SMOOT FIRED.
THE PRESBYTERIAN CoNVEN-
TON BEGINS AT OMAHA.
MANY DELEGATES ARE PRESENT
EvaneeIization of Heather World Is
Slogan Japanese Exclusion Is
Ridicued BY Members of Inter
Synodical.

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synodical convention to consider
the responsibility Of the men OF the
| Pres byterian church toward foreign
missions met tonight at the audi
forum. with the greater portion OF
the 1000 accredited delegates in at
tendance.
The principal address was by DR..
A. W. Hasey, home department of
the board of foreign missions, on
Foreign Missions, Il Great World
Force"
DR.. Halsey expressed his opinion
on the japanese immigration ques-
ton. He quoted statement to the
effect that the Hearst papers are
advocating the equality of all men.
This he declared was untrue. He
denounced the work of these paper S
and of the mayor of San Francisco
and striving to shut out the imml'
grafton Of the japanese, declaring
that discrimination against men be-
cause of their color is dscrimina-
ton against the very constitution OF
the United States
Afterwards, referring TO the
outstanding Of China, he spoke Of
certain native and his work and
added.
Think Of excluding such men
from America and allowing the
mayor of San Francisco to remain, y
His remarks We're greeted with
applause
The following resolution, intro
duccd by Rev. G. W. Conner, Of Osce-
ola. Neb.. were adopted without
reference to committee by Il large
majority, although negative vote
was heard:
To the President of the United
States Senate Washington D. c.:
The Presbyterian lnter-Synodical
Foreign Missionary convention,
Omaha, February ~, 1907, repre-.
sentng Is synods, with one hundred
elected delegates from each synod,
and 100 delegates from the church
at large, unanimously adopted the
following resolution with the re-
quest that it lie read in the senate
of the United States before vote
on the case of Reed Smoot is taken:
Fully understanding the present
teachings and practices Of the Nor
mon organization, which, in no
wise differs from the past teachings
and practices, we must earnestly re-
quest the senate of the United
States to exclude Reed Smoot, an
apostle of the Mormon organization
from the senate of the United
States. We make this appeal in the
interest of morality, the American
home and American citizenship.
Furthermore, we expect all senator's
to stand for high standard of NOR
ais and against the polygamist
regime of the Mormon hierarchy
which Smoot is in the senate to
represent, and to stand for his eX-
cluson by their votes when his case
is disposed of. .
DR.. Conner stated that the resoiu-
ton would be read in the senate be.
fore the vote was taken on the
Smcot case.
The meeting was called to order
this evening by Rev. Ira Landrith
D. d., of Nashville. Tenn. ex-moi-
orator of the Cumberland Presby-
terian church The convention is
unique in the history of the Presby.
terrain or any other church. It is
for the specific purpose of deter.
mining the exact responsibility of
the church and its men in the cause
of foreign missions Definite action
will be taken at the convention to
unite the men Of the Presbyterian
church in the United States in a
movement to promote foreign mis-
sions