The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-25
PRESBYTERIAN
 ASSEMBLY ENDS Report of Committee on Tem-
 peranCe
ANTI-SALO LO0N LEAGUE LOSES
General Assembly Votes to Enlarge Permanent committee-kansas City Meeting Place for
 Next Year.

Columbus, O.. May 24.-The 18th gener- al assembly of the Presbyterian church, United States of America, passed into his- tory today. The report of the permanent committee on temperance was accepted without debate or dissenting vote.
 Rev. Dr. E. R. Worrell. one of the field secretaries of the committee, spoke on the work which the committee had done and declared there was no desire or purpose to antagonize the Anti-Saloon league that both organizations had their own spheres of usefulness, and that they would endeavor to cooperate. Last year, the permanent temperance committee re- ceived and expended over $1e.0OO in it's work and the assembly today recom- mended that it be given s25, GOO during the coming year.
 On the general subject of temperance work, the assembly adopted this resolu- ton:
 "rhe assembly expresses it's hearty ap- proval of all temperance organizations of whatever name, and their labors in op- position to the giant evil of intemperance. Special commedation should be given to the National Temperance society for it's long and unbroken career of usefulness, and for it's close connection with Presby- terianism from the beginning"
 The assembly voted to enlarge the per manent committee on temperance, and elected six members, as follows:
 Revs. J. II. Snowden. E. Trumbell Lea and Thomas Waters, and Messrs. A. A. Hersberger, W. w. Shields and Harvey Thompson.
 Revs. c. s. McCleland and T. B. An derson and Messrs. w. c. Lilly and Gra- ham Wells were reelected members of the committee.
 The assembly decided to meet next year in Kansas City, Mo.
 The Anti-Saloon league, in it's fight against the report of permanent tempea- ance committees of the Presbyterian church, because that body favored the Church Temperance federation. lost today when the Presbyterian general assembly without a dissenting voice passed the re- port of that committed. The league, how ever, did secure a commendation, aud the Rev. D. R. Worren of PennsylNap who presented the report, declared that the church had need of the league and had room for lt, and should divide money in it's work, but that the church should be an entirely separate organization. The Anti-Saloon league opposed the per- manent temperance committee and the Church Temeprance redefation which is to follow, because they claimed that these organizations were unnecessary. They desired that the church send to them official representatives and make the Anti-Saloon league the voice of the church, thus having power and influence in a moral way, while they would con- tine thei refforts in a legislative manner The Presbyterian assembly, however, sets it foot upon an ecclesitcal representation in non-ecclesltical bodies, and will con- tinue along Its line of temperance and form.
 In his deliverance of the report, pr. Worrel said that the church gave more money to the Anti-Saloon league than It did to It's own temperance movement.
 "When 1t comes in ahead of us and scoops up all of your temperance money, what are we to do? I say that we shall at least divide the money,' he said.