Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-12
ASSEMBLY
CLOSES SESSIONS
Two Days Of Hard Work Come to an
End-organizstion Of New Church
Calls Forth Heated Dis
cusslon

The spring assembly of the Los An
geles presbytery closed its session last
night after two days of hard work at
the Immanuel Presbyterian church
At the beginning of the morning ses-
sion Rev. II. B. Gage, chairman of the
committee of the home mission board,
read n report of the missions and
churches
Action was taken granting the resig-
nation of Rev. E. =. Thomas from the
pastorate of the Welsh Presbyterian
church at his request Rev. II. S.
Jordan and Elder Robert Young were
chosen to fill vacancies on the home
mission board.
heated contention arose for and
against the organization of a new
Presbyterian church as the result of
the dissension of the Highland Park
Presbyterian church and the voting out
of the pastorate of Rev. Franklin
Berry.
Carl G. Packard read a petition
signed by 102 followers of Rev. Mr..
Berry and spoke in advocacy of the
presbytery granting them the privilege
of organizing q new church in High
land Park agreeable to their desires.
DR.. Hugh K. Walker, pastor of the
Emmanuel church, and Rev. Frank De
Witt Talmage, pastor of the First
Presbyterian church, were among the
of the new church.
Rev. r. w. Cleland of Long Beach
opened the discussion against the or
ganization of a second Presbyterian
church in Highland Park. Others fol-
lowed taking his views of the situa-
tion.
objects to Another Church
The discussion closed at 1 o'clock, to
be renewed after the luncheon served
6Ny tho nP fha oh 4A
ministers and congregation.
At the afternoon session David Ham
mack, clerk of the Highland Park
Presbyterian church, dwelt at length
against the organization of another
Presbyterian church so close. to the
mother church.
After considerable cross-firing re-
garding the limit of the distance that
the proposed new church should be
from the mother church, it was finally
decided that the new church should
not be less than six blocks from the
original church building, compro-
mise having been made between five
and eight blocks.
In the course of the proceedings Miss
Mary Merwin missionary worker
among the Mexican people. presented a
report of the Mexican work in Los
Angeles and urged the aid of the pas
tors in the work. Also Mr.. Myers spoke
on the condition of the Jews in this
country.
Delegates were elected to the gen.
eral assembly to convene in Columbus,
o., on the third Thursday in May, and
were as follows:
Ministers-Revs. Drummond Nc
Gum, Burbank; DR.. Erwin s. Chap
man, Anti-Saloon league; Rev. D. NJ
Stuart, Tropico; Rev. r. Dodd, re-
tired pastor, Los Angeles; Rev. Will
D. Lands, Westlake Presbyterian
church.
Elders-Gail Borden, Alhambra; w.
w. Wright, Downey; w. M. Holland.
Emmanuel church; r. W.. Bailey, First
Presbyterian church; John D. Kaye,
South Park church.
At the closing session of the pres
bytery last night Rev. H. B. Gage
presided. Rev. Arthur Hicks, Sabbath
school missionary of California, was
the first speaker. He was followed by
Rev. w. B. Noble, synodical mission
ary of California. Rev. George w.
Spinning, member of the home mission
board of New Jersey, made an ad-
dress.