The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-05-26
DR.. STEFFENS TELLS THEMTO GO
INTO THEIR OWN POCKETS
FOR ENDoWMENTs.
TOO LITTLE BIBLE STUDY
More Attention to the Scriptures in
Church Schools Is Urged by Promi-
nent Divine Who Thinks Certain
Course Should be Made Compulsory
Chicago Wants Next Convention.

Denver. May 25.-"Let Rockefeller
and Carnegie alone-go into your own
pockets for college endowments," was
the advice of DR.. j. c. Steffen of Du-
buque, Iowa, before the general as
sembly of the Presbyterian church this
afternoon During the day it became
apparent that Chicago instead Of At
lantic City was taking the lead as the
next meeting place; but the subject
was not officially before the assembly.
1t was officially decided that 100000
should be spent in the erection of
churches in the synod of Tennessee to
replace those taken from the church
by the decision of the supreme court
of that state which held the union OF
the Presbyterian church in the United
states of America and the Cumberland
Presbyterian church illegal. The most
disputed report of the committee on
administrative agencies together with
the regular and special reports of the
executive committee We're adopted
unanimously.
The address of DR.. Steffen took the
place of that which was to have been
u
Of colleges. He called attention to the
lack of Bible study in church schools
and urged that rule requil ing az
least 144 hours of Bible study in each
school year be made compulsory in the
case of regular students. He also said
that the board has been withdrawing
its aid from secondary schools as
much as possible in view of the great
ly increased efficiency of high schools.
No Objection.
The report of the committee on ad-
ministrative agencies encountered no
objection and was passed substantially
as submitted by Dr. ]. D. Moffatt of
Pittsburg. The reports of the execu-
tive commission were accepted after
debate. Objection was made to the
appropriation of only $4,000 to the
temperance board but 1t was pointed
out that this sum was $1,000 in ex-
cess of the amount usually appro-
priated.
DR.. w. A. McEWan offered the re-
port of the board of home missions
showing that the amount received
$1.073,971 was the largest in the his
loTy OI Tie CnuTCH. re asked $SUU,DUU
for the work of the coming year. DR..
Charles I. Thompson of New York,
secretary of the board, made a plea
for the immigrant, saying that within
so years the United States would
have population of 200,000,OO0 and
that a special effort must be made to
Christianize foreigners who come to
this country.
Congressman Bennett and James
Yereance. both of New York, debated
sharply over the efofrt to close sa-
looms in New York on Sunday Mr..
Bennett said the idea of the prosecu-
tion had been to force the saloon keep
ers to obey the law requiring them to
close their places except between the
hours Of l to IL p. m.
1--WE wished to have the law OBJ
said Mr.. Bennett. 1t was a
matter of expediency."
And I don't believe in expediency
where the observance of the Sabbath
is concerned" retorted Mr.. Yereance.
The report on Sunday observance,
which was submitted by Mr.. Yereance,
and which criticized the action of the
New York committee Of IA, defended
by Mr.. Bennett, was adopted.