The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-05-21
DR.. ]. NJ. BARKLEY
CHOSEN MODERATOR
Election Of Michigan Man as
Head of Presbyterians
Comes as Surprise.
McEWAN OF PENNSYLVANIA
FAILS TO SHOW STRENGTH
-Four Hundredth Anniversary
of Cal'in's Birth TO Be
Celebrated Today.


NJ. Barkley of Detroit, Mich. was elect
ed moderator of the general assembly
of the Presbyterian church late this
afternoon. receiving 503 votes, as
against 292 votes for DR., Edgar z,
Hill of Chicago.
The election of DR.. BarkleY. which
came as a surprise, III view of the great
show of strength made before the cleo
! ton by DR.. William l.. AIrEwan of
Pittsburg, and DR.. Hill, was made unan.
! imous, and n burst Of cheering followed
his appearance on the roStrum of the
church.
Three ballots were taken 10 decide
the moderatorship, and had it not been
for the Withdrawal of DIR, McEwan af-
fer the second ballot, there is no doubt
that long-arawn-out contest would
have cpsued.
Was Heated Campaign.
The campaign was heated TO the last
moment. wnen the withdrawal of DR..
McEwan clarified the atmosphere and
seemed to make it certain that DR..
Barkley would be successful, Last
night the managers for the various can
didates held "A caucus and DR.. Robert
Mackenzie OF New York announced
that he would withdraw his name and
that he would favor the candidacy Of
DR. Hill. His announcement was fol
lowed by a similar announcement from
Dr.. JohnstoDe Of Colorado Springs.
These two announcements seemed to
give DR.. Hill the necessary votes 10
elect. with DR.. McEwan as his strong
est opponent
called 10 order and the nominating
speeches were made. the applause which
followed each name made The matter
all the more problematical. DR., Samuel
ID. Mccormick. chancellor of the Uni
versity of pittshurg, IN advocating the
election of DR.. McEwan. brought forth
round after round Of applause.
But the nominating speech OF tne
Rev Joseph A. Vance of Chicago, pre-
senting the name OF DR. Hill; was SO
replctc with humorous thrusts based on
the presumption Of Pennsylvania IN
asking a moderator every other year as
10 swing the tide of cheering over to
Dr. Hill.
Three Ballots Required.
The Rev. John Mcdowell OF Ne
vark. y. j.. presented the name OF Dr,
Bark1cy, and the nominations were
closed. The first ballot resulted IN a
deadlock. which threatened TO become
permanent. as each candidate received
less than 200 votes. On the second
ballot DIR. McEwan s strength tell away
and il became evident that the cast
as well as the far west was tending
its support TO the other two candidates.
All this time Dr. McEwan took The floor
and SAID that III the interests of har-
mony and that the business Of the as
sembly might proceed, he would with
draw.
On thc next ballot. DR. Nc Evan 5
strength went 10 DR.. Barllley and he
received far and above the necessary
number of votes to elect.
The election over, DR.. j. r. Fullerton
of St. Louis indicted his successor into
office. DIR. Barklcy made a short speech
thanking the assembly and promising
his best efforts in doing his duty to the
church.
Vast Audience Present.
This, assembly began lis sessions at II
O clock in the morning when after the
opening. musical aud prayer services,
Dr, Fullerton made his annual address
AS retiring moderator, There were more
than two thousand persons in the Audi
torium of the Central Presbyterian
church.
Dr.. Fullertou concluded speaking at
- 20 o'clock. and a recess was taken
until > clock, when the balloung be-
DR., Mackenzie seconded the nomlna-
fion of DIR. Hill. il having been an
nonnced prior TO this that his reason
for withdrawing from the race was per
sonal as he is now on bis way to the
coasf where he Will in the future work.
Following the election Of MODERATOR
fhc selection Of standing countries
was taken up. There arc twenty ono OF
these. and thew are being chosen for the
| fret time under the new election dlS'
fr;ct system in which each district eau
cus nominates it's candidates for com
mittoc membership Heretofore the Sc
lec+ions have been made by the modcr
| ator n vi
The Roy. Charles Stclzc of New York
who - al the head Of the department OF
! church and labor, will occupy the pulp''
! in the synagogue oil hanpl r rrienl'hL !
| tomorrow evening at inc >hNiIatioh 81
the latter, and will tax on LABOR SUD
| iects. Ill.
One Of the features of the assembIy >
| is the presence Of the Fey. ''ohn S'and
| inc, Buffalo, q Sioux Indian OF Inc
/ South Dakota synod,
/ Tomorrow the assembly Will celebrate
the four hundredth anniversary oil the
birth OF John Calvin.
While official announcement "lll no'
be made until tomorrow, IT was !earpe,
on EXCELLENT authority tonight that Mod
orator James NJ Rarkley has selected
Charles II. Holt of Chicago president Of
tho National Presbyterian Brotherhood
as vice moderator,
Cut in Freight Rates.