Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-05-23
Expected Assembly viii Inaugu-
rate a Worldwide Campaign
To Be Begun Within Year.
OMAHA INDIAN WOMAN TALKS
y Medical College Graduate, She Tells
How Whites on Reservation
Need Intention.

Kansas city May 2S.-lt is expected
that the Presbyterian general as
semhly. now in session i'm this city will
make plans for an evaugeiistic cam
paiEn to be begun within year. to
touch every part of the world, to be
under the direction of Roy. DR.. j. VIII
bur Chapman and the expenses to be
born chiefly by laNmcn, John II Con-
verse president of the Baldwin Loco
motive works. Philadelphia, who in
the last seven years, has given more
than $3.50, 900 for evangelical work, is
said TO be tho leader in the movement
or the 9929 churches making re-
turns OF membership to the general as
semhly, i.1SS. or ~ percent of the
whole number showed memberships OF
so persons or less. II Is said that 30
percent of the Presbyterian churches
have - members or less.
A special missionary exhibit was OPP
ened today for the instruction Of Sun
day school children The exhibit in
cludes idols, festishes. clothing and
many other curious things which have
come from the lands Visted by Pres
byterian missionaries. There are also
many pictures and maps. and mission
aries explain the exhibits to visitors.
Rev. Or A. w Halsey of New York
delivered AN address today.
INDIAN WOMAN TALKS,
Or Susan la Fleshe Picotte an
Omaha Indian from Walthill, Neb,, the
first Indian woman graduated from
medical college, was one of the most
interesting speakers at yesterday $
meeting of the womans board of home
missions. Describing her work in
charge of the church on the omaha
reservation she said that she started
with q congregation of three Indians.
Now she has under her care 1850 In
dians. What is most needed now,
she said is some one to begin the
work of educating the illiteratc white
people. $50 Of whom share our reser-
walton with us
Reports OF committees were again
the irnportant business before the gen
eral assembly today The report ON
legal matters connected with the union
with the Cumberland Presbyterian
church showed that litigation growing
out of the union has arisen in II states
In two states, Illinois and Georgia
cases have been Appealed TO the SUI
preue courts and the suits there nave
been decided adversely TO those oppos-
ing the union a case is now pending
in the supreme court of Tennessee
with so many suits pending the com
nittee asked that the several synouicai
committees be requested TO assume tne
responsibility of handling the various
eases as the respective situations may
require. ~ -
orator be authorized to appoint II com
,nittee of II, five ministers and SIX
elders. Of which the moderator SNAIL be
chairman, to succeed the committee on
pastoral oversight appointed by ths
Decatur assembly Of the Cumperlahd
Presbyterian church.
This new committee fhall nave
charge Of all legal matters arising from
the Iniou OF the churches, provided
mar all expenses incurred by the COM
mittee be procured by contributions
from persons or organizations interest
ed. ,,,,.r,,,
CHURCH LITERATURE.
Discussing the Importance of edu-
catioual church literature Rev. h. +.
Fullerton, the moderator said;
"The press is the greatest power IN
the country today Its influence is
everywhere, II IS the university OF the
neonle. Presbyteriaus in their optlm-
ism are too apt 10 conclude that with
this great power directing public az
fairs all would be well, and have re-
Taxed their efforts in the matter Of
educational literature, the enurch
needs to lay more emphasis on re-
ligious education. The board of pub
lication is devoting its energies TO THIS
work. and Is showing US that the most
effective results come through the
children" ..
collected and disbursed to the several
funds to which the Women's board OF
home missions contributed during the
last year was shown by a report from