Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-05-24
TEMPERANCE FIGHT
SIIRS CHURCHMEN,
Dr. Henry Z. Dosker Turns Troublesome
Liquor Report Back to Overture
Committee


chief topic of discussion today among the
1000 commissioners of the Presbyterian
general assembly and the outcome of the
fight is still Il matter of speculation.
y sensation was created as the COM
missiOners were gathering for the session
today by the authoritative announcement
that DIR. Henry Z. DOsker, chairman of
the standing committee on temperance
Will return the overture on temperance,
referred to his committee Saturday by
the committee on bills and overtures.
Endorse Anti-Saloon League.
The overture in question condemns the
organization Of the church federation of
temperance and recommends that the
church give hearty support to the anti
saloon league. DR. Dosker announced
that 1t is the business of the overture
committee 10 handle this temperance
overture and he turned the overture back
TO this committee. The action of DR..
Dosker is being criticised by many OF
the commissioners and the feeling on the
temperance question seems to be becom-
ing rather bitter among some of the COM
missioners. The whole question is sched-
uIed to come up Friday.
Committees Give Reports.
The Assembly when called to order
today began considering the reports of
special and standing committees and
boards. The most important report was
that of the committee on administrative
agencies to which was referred at the
last assembly the overtures of Ia syn
DDS and presbyterles asking that consid-
Grafton be given to the ACCESSIBILITY of
consolidating the church boards.
On this topic the committee simply re-
ports progress, asks to be continued. and
advises against commencing by cOnsUii-
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thinking if action is taken it should be
taken III regard 10 all boards at once.
That Il mistake was made III giving
the negro unrestricted citizenship was the
mtimation made i'll an address today by
friend of the negro DR.. Wilson of
PittSburg, in connection with the preSen-
tation of the board of missions for freed
men. The sentiment was received with
applause from the aSSembly-nOt enthu-
siaStic, but pronounced and coming in Il
scattered way from all parts of the
house.
Split on Church Union.
BIRMI NGHAM. Ala. May 20.-The
special committee named to consider the
cOnStitutiOnality of the articles of agree
mCnt and the OvertureS bearing on clos
er relations OF churches using the I'reSby-
terrain system will make Il majority re
port this Afternoon. This committee was
teen elders. 1t has been divided, the
vote standing 10 to 10 on every issue.
Following is the majority report:
l. We have canyasSed the vote OF the
prcsbyteries and find that of the - which
have made returns 30 have voted in IaUOr
OF the adoption of the articles - hay e
voted In favor of rejection and two took 10
action.
can adopt the articles of agreement with
out violation of the constitution OF the
church
3 We carefully considered al! the over
teries and find none of them requires an
answer from this general assembly other
than thar contained in this report.
t. We recommend that the articles of
agreement be adopted.
>: As the Presbyterian church in the
representatives in the council. we recon
mend that the representatives be divided
into three classes OF TOUR members each to
consist of two ministers and two ruling
elders.
g. We recommend that moderator ab
point committee of i've, who shall nomt.
nate and report to this general assembly
the names of twelve persons qualified to
serve as representatives. from this church,
dividing the same into classes us provided
for in this report.
The minority report will take a posi-
ton directly opposite to that Of the ma
jority. holding that the adoption Of the
articles of agreement would be unconsti-
tutional.
Off to Denver Assembly.
pITTSBURG, Pa, May 2O.-Tlree
Pullman cars loaded with commissioners
to the United Presbyterian general as
sembly which meets at Denver, Colo,
this week, left here TO-DAY. The special
feature of the assembly will be the cleo
ton Of Il successor to DIR. Alex Gilchrist.
corresponding secretary of the board Of
home missions who died last January.
Among the names suggested for the
place are Rev George Il. Hawes. Brad
dock, Pa. formerly of Oregon; Or. john
4. Henderson of Allegheny, Pa; Rev.
Il. \. Hutchinson, Altoona, Pa; Rev.
Il. l.. Lanning, Washington, and Rev.
J. D. Rankin. d. D., of Denver The
choice of moderatOrs, it is said will like
ly be between Rev. DIR. II. II. Ball OF
San Francisco and Rev. DR.. Anderson Of
New York
Growth of Baptist Missions.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., May 20.-In
his annual address before the American
Baptist Home Mission society, Dr. II. l..
Morchouse. who has held the office of
corresponding secretary for twenty-eight
years. reviewed the progress Of the or
ganization for the seventy-tive years OF
its existence, showing that in that time
the home missionary force had increased
from 30 to 1886 and that the receipts
had grown from $4,000 to 100000 Il
year. He placed the total receipts Of the
society for seventy-ive years at $4,000
600. of which over 100000 had been
contributed in the last twenty-five years.
Death of Old Pastor
ROCHESTER,. \. Y. May 20.-Rev.
DIR. James Patterson Sankey, aged IS,
died today. DR.. Sankey was the oldest
pastor in point of service in Rochester.
4 Il
Presbyterian church for r0rty-one years.
lie retired from active ministry June
80. 1893.
ROCK ISLAND IS FINED,