The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-21
APPLAUDS WORKOf
SALVATION ARMY
Retiring Presbyterian Moder=
: ator Rebukes the Organized
Church for Neglect
Rev. DIR. j. M. Barley Will Pre-
side Over Sessions of the
Synod at Denver

DENVER, May 20.-Rev DR.. ]. M.
Barkley of Detroit, Mich, was elected
moderator of the general assembly of
the Presbyterian church late this aft
ernoon, receiving SOB votes as against
292 votes for DR.. Edgar p Hill of
Chicago.
The election of DR.. Barkley, which
came as a surprise, in view of the
great show of strength made before
the election by DR.. w. L. McEwan of
Pittsburg and DIR. Hill. was made
unanimous and a burst of cheering fol-
lowed his appearance on the rostrum of
the church.
DIR. w. l.. McEWAN WITHDRAWS
Three ballots We're taken to decide
the moderatorship and had it not been
for the withdrawal of DR.. McEwan
after the second ballot there is no
doubt that a long drawn out contest
would have ensued.
The assembly began its sessions at
II o'clock in the morning when, after
the opening, musical and prayer serv-
ices, DR.. Fullerton made his annual
address as retiring moderator. There
were more than 1000 persons in the
auditorium of the Central Presby-
terrain church His address in part
follows:
REBUKES THE CHURCH
All honor to those good men and women who
were not willing to wait upon the church in its
organized capacity TO do the work to which 1t
was called but who went out to the poor and
sick with hospitals and asylums to administer
to them In their pressing needs. But why
shall the church longer hesitate while others do
the work to which IL has been called in the
wi
| honor the Young Mems Christian association
as 1 do the Young Woman's Christian associ-
alton and the Salvation Army, but their exist
ence is. in my judgment, awful rebuke to
the organized church of Jesus Christ.
II the church of London had reached the young
men of that metropolis God would not have i'm
pressed. in my judgment young man to
start, that great movement known the world
round the Young Mems Christian association
The church of England not reaching the
submerged tenth and General Booth heard the
call of God and went out with drums and tam
bouri4es. singing lads and lassies, and praying
men and women, to the corners OF the streets
with the gospel Of hope, with unskilled work
men, to be sure. in many cases. but he went
and the Salvation Army is today doing a
mighty work which the church, in its organized
capacity, too long neglected. This the church
ought TO have. done and when il gets the right
view of its functions it Will do.
ELECTING STANDING COMMITTEES
Following the election of moderator
the selection of standing committees
was taken up. There are 81 of these,
and they are being chosen for the first
time under the new election district
system. in which each district caucus
nominates its candidates for commit
tee membership. Heretofore the Sc
lections have been made by the mod
orator.
One of the features of the assembly
is the presence of Rev. John Standing
Buffalo, a Sioux Indian of the South
Dakota synod.
Tomorrow the assembly with cele-
brate the four hundredth anniversary
of the birth of John Calvin.
woMAN'S BOARD OF MISSIONS
The Woman's board of home missions
of the Presbyterian church began a
four days session this afternoon with
a conservation service which was led
by Mrs c.. f. Coyle of Philadelphia.
Among the speakers were Miss Julia
Fraser Field. a missionary worker on
the Pacific coast, and Miss Edith
Hughes, a field worker in the south
west.
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