The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-23
CHURCH PLEA IS TO STAND Debated Again by the
 Presbyterians. AID FOR MISSIONARIES 0vertures Made to the General
 Assembly. Great Univerrlty as 4 Memorisi To JoEn Calvin is suEsested--ser-
 vices h Churches of sa-
 vannah Today.

Savannah. Ga. May 2s.--A protest against the action of the general as- mebly of the Southern Presbyterian church lin session here. was filed to- day by Rev. 4. M. Fraser. Staunton. Va. which voices the position taken yesterday by its opponents. Mir. Fra ser objecting to the policy of the church's calling on the civil govern ment for intervention in behalf of the two American missionaries facing criminal charges In the Congo.
 .'t am opposed to that" said Mir. Fraser. because from my point of view 1t seems contrary to the historic position of our church. contrary to the spirit of our standards and contrary to the scriptures which teach us that 'Christ's kingdom is not of this world and that the weapons of our warfare are not carnaf.
 Despite the protest which was in It's nature formal, the appeal to Pre- sident Taft to aid Missionaries Morrt- son and Shepard, who are to be. tried May 25. at Leopoldviile. Congo Free State. stands.
 status of PcIygnmy.
 Poiygamy in foreign Nfields Is the burden of two oyertures presented to the assembly by the Charleston and Chesapeake Presbyteries. The latter recites that there is much dissatisfac. tion among the members of the church Ton account of the uncertainty as to the status of polygamists In heathen lands applying for communion with the church. It alleges that undue au- thority Is now being exercised by some Presbyterian missionaries in dealing with polygamists. A commit tee Of investigation Is asked for.
 The Charleston overture bases its request for the appointment of such committee on the statement that cer- tain missionaries have received poly. gamists in the church and still retain them in good standing.
 The Chesapeake overture asserts the principle of non-polygamy should be made clear and beyond the shadow of
 AZ noa, toaav nr rsmas orr o, Glasgow, Scotland. delivered an ad- dress upon "Calvin's Attitude Toward the Exegesis of Scripture.
 Dr. Orr, pictured Calvin as man greatly mfsunderstood stating that few men in the worlds history have ever been placed in more wrong light than Calvin, He statsd that the to make him many eaenaies and to in- vite the herciest opposition. He said Calvin looked at human life and sal. yation in the light of etarnal purpose. He said the doctrine of predestination Is simply the actual prccess of sal. vation.
 The visiting commissioners wene ta- ken down the Savannah river this af- ternoona and out over the bar on a river steamer.
 Tonight Rev. John Little. Louisville. Ky, delivered stereopticon lecture.
 Tomorrow, the first Sunday of the assembly, the pulpits of the churches nP o Tan uUf1l ha f1l1A6 hV VfRttinR
 The Baptist. Christian. Luthern and Methodist churches extended Invita- tions today tqe the assembly to hold both morning and evening services, ana some of the best known ministers in the Presbyterian church Will De heard.
 Much interest Is manifested in the overture by the Abingdon Presbytery, to take steps to establish a great Pres- byterian University as memorial to John Calvin.
 Northern PresbyteriRRs.
 Denver, Col. May 22.--"Less stately trading" and more democracy; less Ioungtng in the luxury of the church waiting for the sinner to approach and more evangelism among the lowly, were the keynotes at today's and tonight's sessions of the General Assembly of inc Presbyterian Church
 The leading advocacy of this doctrine was taken by John Converse, President of the Baldwin Locomotive Works, of Philadelphia, In presenting his report as Chairman of the Committee on Evangelistic work.
 A noteworthy feature was the gath ering of the Blue and Grey" veterans, who were addressed by pr. Barkley, the Moderator-elect. former confed- crate soldier.
 It is regarded as probable that the next Assembly will convene at Atlantic City.
 Tomorrow there win be devotional services and sermon by the new Mod orator in the Central Presbyterian Church, and a huge parade of Sunday School children In the afternoon-
 Cumberland Presbyterians.
 Bentonville, Ark, May 22.---As a re- suit of pledges made today, a fund in excess of $10,000 will be at the dis posa1 of the legal board of the Cumber- land Presbyterian Church with which to fight court battles in connection with the contention of the Presbyterian Church of the United States. that the property of the Cumberland Church should go with those members, the majority of whom amalgamated with the latter organization several years ago.
 Of the amount more than half came in individual subscriptions. The con tributions ranging from one of $500 from F. E. Allen. of Richardson Tex, to the $5 mite. The amount raised to- day is exclusive of that already in hand held for specified litigation.
 Contrary to expectations the discus sion of the property question today be- fore the General Assembly was brief beginning and ending with one ad- dress by Rev J. L.. Hudgins, of Union City, Tenn. who appealed for the re- quired funds Before the noon recess two-thirds of the amount was secured and tonight as much more was pledged bringing the total in excess of the amount asked for
 While the greater part of the re- sponses were for small amounts. $50 or less. the large number responding made up the total. One aged man past S2 years and poor as a church mousse" it was announced, was assisted to his feet that he might pledge s25. The other extreme was reached when a little girl not yet in her teens pledged her S5 Several Indians contributed, one with a check for S100. An incident in the midst of the recording of pledges which brought the Assembly to its feet and transformed a staid assemblage into a cheering crowd. was the reading Of dispatch from Judge Caldwell. general counsel of the legal board. which an-