The Cairo bulletin., 1909-05-22
ONE OF SUBJECTS DISCUSSED
BY PRESBYTERIAN GEN /.
ERAL ASSEMBLY.
MORE Time IS ASKED
gy Committee to Report on Matter
Sunday Observance anc Re-
linious Observance Are
Also Discussed.


ments, abolition Of the divorce anu
the urgency of religious education
wore the subjects discussed by the
general assembly of the Presbyterian
church today.
Two other subjects which threaten
to cause much parliamentary con
Nict the report of the executive
commission and the report oi lle
committee on administrative aGt n
cies. were brought before the as
sembly.
DIR. Moffatt predicted that this ses-
sion would see the adoption o. plan
whereby the eight Administrative
boards of the church would, to a
large degree, be consolidated.
The committee Oh marriage AMI
divorce called attention to the IN
croasing number of divorces as shown
by the national census. 1t is a story
the report says. that surprises the
people and shames a Christian ma
ton" The committee asked further
time to consider the subject and re-
mort to the next assembly. Sunday
observance has ben gone into at
great length and the results of in
yestigations given. The report on
the subject, submitted today, fol
lows:
Sabbath Observance.
Among the reports presented t'
the assembly today was that of the
special committee on Sabbath observ
ance. The report saws that the bat
tie for the maintenance of the Ameri
can Christian sabbath the past yo&i
has been more aggressive than yer
The committee commends Canada
aim for 1909 as the worlds motto;
a. That no employer for gan
shall demand unnecessary work ol
the Lords Day of any employe'
so. That no employe for gan
shall willingly work At unnecessa'
work on any Lords Day.
49, That every person who work
on the Lords Day at any work or rea
necessity shall have full day OF res
that week; and that 20 person shaI
be called upon to work on two sue
cessive Lords DAYS
In conclusion the committee recon
mend the adoption OF the folloWln
resolutions:
"That the authority of the Chri
tian Sabbath is found in the law
God and confirmed by tne Lor
Jesus Christ
THAT the general assembly e
presses its strong conviction that II
sacred character or the Sabbath mu
be carefully and strenuouSly maj
tanned. and to this end enjoins a
ministers. officers ana members
the Presbyterian church in Il
United States of America to eXerci
spccial care and faithfulness, and d
courage holding funerals on that df
"That the general assembly
iterates its strong and emphatic d
approval of all secular uses of q
dav. all games ami sports, in civic
also i'm army ana navy, all unnec'
sarv travelling and all excursion
and urges upon all employers of
bor and captains OF industry
recognize the need of the labori
man for his weekly rest day, a
thereby insure his greater effic;an
and happiness and the greater pr
perity of both capital and labor.
"That the general assembly ur&
on all families not 10 buy anything
tho Sabbath, to plan for their S
wants on the Sabbath and to n
them fulfill their religious duties,
to pay Iahorers so that they may nj
Saturday afternoon 20 make !
vision for the Sabbath.
THAT this assembly heartily
dorses the plan of the Saturday !
holiday. and recognizes it as tend
TO the better observance of the :
bath
>"That the general assembly her
reiterates its emphatic condemnat
of the Sunday newspaper and TT
the members of the Presbytei
church of the United States
America tn refuse 20 subscribe TO
or read If or advertise in it.
"That the general assembly,
spectfully requests the faculties
colleges and seminaries. If the
be clear. to omit reoitations on
dav mornings. so as to leave the
bath free from The felt necessity
some Of the students to prepare
lessons on that day-
The committee in other reSolut
recommend further organization
to Sabbath obser1 ance; commend
CARNATIONS in their efforts to
serve in its purity the Christian
bath and recommend that at st
time each pastor of the Commu