Omaha daily bee., 1908-05-18
Regular Sessions Are to Commence
Thursday Forenoon.
BOARD MEETINGS WEDNESDAY
Great Session Of the Assembly to Be
Held Sunday.
MASS MEETING FOR LABORERs
Feature of the Session VIII BE Joint
welcome of Two Kansas Cities
and states of Kansas and
Missouri.

KANSAS CITY, May l7.--Everything Is in
readiness for the one hundred and twen-
tieth general assembly of the Presbyterian
church in the United States Of America
which will convene in Convention hall in
this city next Thursday and remain in
session until Saturday, May 30
Rev. William Henry Roberts, d. D.,
LID. Of Philadelphia, the present mod
orator OF the church. will arrive here next
Tuesday At the first session. which viii
be opened by Rev. Mr.. Roberts and at
which he will deliver his farewell sermon
as moderator. new moderator will be
elected Several noted leaders OF the
church have been mentioned for this honor.
conspicuous among them being Rev. B. p.
Fullerton, d D., of St. Louis, and Rev.
Mark A. Matthews, d. D., of Seattle.
There will be $40 commissioners from all
parts OF the United States In attendance at
the meetings. OF this number one-haf viii
be ministers and the other half lsymen.
There also will be many visitors besides the
authorized commissioners. Missionaries OF
the church from all parts Of the world
will attend the convoeation and report on
the progress OF their efforts.
On Wednesday, May 20, important
auxiliary conferences will be held as fol-
lows: A foreign mission conference and
an evening popular meeting under the di-
rection of the Board of Foreign Missions;
conference under the direction Of the
Board Of Education upon Christian work
in the state universities; a conference in
the self-supporting synods and a confer
ence on education under the direction OF
the college board
Meeting for LabOrers.
On Sunday. May "a, the new moderator
will deliver a sermon at the Second Pres
| byterian church. On the same day there
will be a popular meeting in the interest
Of the woman's Board Of Home Missions.
The feature of that day, however, will be
| a mems mass meeting at Convention hall,
designed to bring the church and laboring
men together. Addresses will be made by
Rev Charles stelzel and John B. Pennon,
J treasurer of the American Federation OF
! Labor. Mr.. Stelzel was formerly labor
union man, who left his work as a ma
chinist TO become a minister, and who or
! ganized and now has charge OF the de-
! partment of church and labor OF the Pres
! byterian church in the United States
"a misunderstanding" Mr.. Stelzel says,
! "is the trouble between the church and
| the laboring classes. Socialism has become
| to thousands of workingmen a substitute
| for the church."
Mr.. Stelzel believes that 1000 people will
attend the labor mass meeting.
Besides the important routine work Of the
! conference, on Sunday, May "a, popular
meeting in behalf of evangelistic work will
! be held at which Rev. j Wilber Chap
man, d. D. will deliver the principal ad-
dress. on Thursday, May 2s, the hospi-
tality Of two states and two cities will be
extended to the Presbyterians at popular
meeting in Convention hall Governor Hoch
will speak for Kansas and Judge Selden
p Spencer of st, Louis will extend the well
| come OF Missouri and speeches OF welcome
! will be delivered by the mayors Of the
! two Kansas cities. Rev F. NJ. Neil will
speak for the Presbyterians Of Kansas, a
response in behalf OF the general assembly
will be made by the moderator. The meet
ings OF the Womens Board OF Home Mis-
sions and of foreign missions in connection
with the general assembly win be held on
! May 30.