The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-05-26
MAKE MOVE FOR
UNION OF CHURCH
Cooperation and Closer Rela.
tiOnship Endorsed.
Initial Action Taken by Passage of
Resolutions Recommending Hearty
Response To Plan.
INVITING REFORMED CHURCH

Kansas City. May 26.-Co-opera-
tlon and closer relations, leading uti-
mately TO union with other churches
OF Presbyterian faith, and duty of
church to the negro and religious
education. were important subjects
considered by general assembly of
Pres byterian church in United States
OF America.
The Rev. William ". Roberts, of
Philadelphia. in reading the report OF
the committee on church co-opera-
ton and union, submitted resolutions
which were adopted. recommending
the heartiest response to any move
mcnt inviting union with the reform
church in America, Presbyterian
church in the United States, United
Presbyterian and other churches of
the faith A message of fraternal
greeting was sent TO the general
synod of the reformed church in
session now at York, Pa. inviting
action with view TO further con-
sideration of the subject of closer re-
,ations between the two denomina-
tions. in harmony with the resolution
adopted in 1906 by the joint com
mittee.
The assembly adopted a resolution
approving the plan of the federal
council OF churches of Christ In
America. which is composed OF 81
Of the leading protestant and evan
gellcal churches in the country. with
the hope that the first meeting Of
the federal council will result in
plans of cooperation which will
manifest more clearly the unity OF
Jesus Christ Of the churches, and ad-
vance in a noteworthy manner the
interests OF the kingdom Of Christ
In the United States and throughout
the world.
Speaking on the report Of the com
mittoe on education, DR.. Leslie
French, OF the University OF Michi-
gan, said the church should make a
greater effort 10 reach the state uni
versity students.
Negro Question.
Four negroes were among the
speakers who supported the report
Of the committee on freedmen.
Or. +. p. Cowan, secretary OF the
board OF freedmen. said that the
church has been doing missionary
work among the negroes OF the
south for i3 years and during that
time llliterscy among them had been
reduced II per cent.
The report OF the board of mis-
slons set forth that the receipts from
living sources last year were the
larget IN IT'S history.
There has been some falling of
IN legacies." the report said, "but the
gifts from the churches and indvid-
ua,s are larger than ever before. and
the treasury OF the women's board
has exceeded any former year by
about $4,000. This, year of I'M
settled financial conditions. is a mat
ter of profound thanksgiving to the
head OF the church.
The Work.
"In several respects the work of
the year has been tentative. In two
directions the work assumed by re-
quest OF the general assembly has
developed upon the board important
new plans and reorganization. The
eyangelistic work carried on in nearly
all the missionary presbyteries has
not only shown good results, but has
given distinctive promise of still bet
ter Thugs when the organization Of
the work shall have been better
effected, and when experience shall
have guided TO the wisest plans and
the best methods.
"The indian work, which is varied
and extensive, meets with many limi-
tations and difficulties by reason of
various local conditions.