The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-05-28
PRESBYTERIAHS PUT
BAN upon TOBACCO
Adopt Resolutions That Neither
Ministers Nor Laymen Should
Use the Weed.

DENVER, May 2I,-That clcrgymen
and laymcn should not use tobacco;
that it is not contrary TO the principles
Of the church for Presbyterian Judges
TO grant saloon licenses, and that
committee of ministers and Iaymen
shall inquire~iuto method to be pur
sued in semlparies III teaching ''mod-
ern theology were the principal mat
ters approved by the general assembly
of the Presbyterian church today.
The clause regarding tobacco came
in the consideration of the report of
the temperance committee. Discus
sion Of this report dragged through the
morning session into the afternoon.
The report commended President
Taft, Emperor William and President
Eliot of Harvard university for being
tcctutalers; and urged the ministers of
the church TO petition congress to stop
interstate shipments of liquor, 10 dis
continue the issuance of internal rcvc-
nuc receipts i'll prohibition territory,
and 10 prohibit the use Of the mails
for the distribution Of liquor adver-
tising or liquor,
Fight Over Tobacco.
The Rev Ellsworth l.. Rich of Wat
sonville. Cal. introduced a resolution
providing that ministers should not use !ic g
tobacco. A layman. in attacking the
resolution, dared Mr., Rich TO include
in this resolution laymcn as we'll as
ministers MI Rich amended his reso-
htion TO include laymcn and after more
debate the resolution was adopted amid
cheering.
The next trouble over the temperance
report arose when a commissioner urged
the adoption of a resolution that Judges
who are members Of the church should
refuse 10 grant licenses for saloons,
even though it he his legal duty TO do
so, Several speakers at once opposed
this with the argument that Judge
should not he criticised for his actions
under the law, but the first speaker
hotlv demanded that Judges resign
| rather than grant the license, "God
grant that our indgcs do not resign
! upon such an occaslon; sad ono com
missioner, "for it will only pave the
wav for worse ones
! The resolution was defeated.
| The matter Of "'modcrn theology and
courses Of study TO meet with modern
conditions" came up IN the report Of
the committee on theological semi
naries, The recommendation of the
committee said that while there was =
; demand for advanced teaching, il was
| their belief that the doctrines Of the
| Presbyterian church are sufficient TO
meet modern conditions.
Criticism fell upon instructors be
cause Of their alleged failure to apply
the PRESBYTERIAN doctrines 10 the best
advantage and the outcome of the dis.
cussion was the adoption of recon
mendation that committee Of -four
ministers and four laymon make in
ouiries as to advanced courses of study
and The advisability Of introducing
courses in social science.
The report Of the committee on
church erection was adopted, except
for a resolution recommending n mu
tual insurance organization for the pro
lection of church property. It was be
lievcd by the committee that such an
organization would bring about a saw
ing of money. This was referred tc
the executive COMMISSION,
Home Missions Problem.
The report of tho committee on sy
nodcal home missions brought on Il dis
cusson as the result Of n resolution pro
viding for an advisory council to aic
in the management Of home and sy
nodical missions. Upon the suggestion
of DR. p. p. Fullerton Of st. Louis, /
resolution was adopted placing the cost
Of such u council equally upon the homo
mission board. the board Of synodica
home missions and the self supporting
synods.
The assembly passed resolutions o1
condolcpce on the death of Samuel Fl
Young, commissioner from Twin
Falls. Ida, who died in the morning
of heart disease.
Tonight in the Central PrcsbytcriaI
church there was Il huge public gath
ering, mt which Gov. John r. Shafrotl
gave an address of welcome on bchal
Of The state and Mayor Spasr sa be
half Of the city.