New-York tribune., 1909-05-26
COLLEGE ENDOW MENTS
Presbyterians Urged to ProUide
Funds from Their O7on Pockets.

Denver, May 25.-'Let Rockefeller and Carnegie
alone-go into your own pockets for college en-
dowments," was the advice of DR.. ]. G Steffen, OF
Dubuque Iowa. in address before the general
assembly of the Presbyterian Church this AFTER
1t was decided to-day that 100000 should be spent
in the erection of churches in the Synod oil IehneS-
see TO replace those taken from the Church by the
decision OF the Supreme Court Of that state Wmch
held the union of the Presbyterian Church in the
United States of America and the Cumberland
Presbyterian Church Illegal Dr. Steneh, IN MS
address called attention to the lack OF BpIe study
in the sectarian schools, and urged that a rune re-
ouiring at least one hundred and forty-four hours
OF Bible study in each school year be made COM
pulsory in the case of each regular student. ne
also said the board had been Withdrawing lts aiu
from secondary schools much as posslole III
view of the greatly increased efficiency OF hlsH
schools. .
The renort of the committee on administrative
agencies was passed substantially as submitted Dy
DR.. j. D. Moffatt of Pittsburg. The principal rec
ommendation is that each church ooard obtain
legal advice as to the enlargement OIL hS Po"el0
that the consolidation of the boaros may O0 9"
complished gradually.
The regular and special reports of the eXecuti'0
commission were accepted after debate ouJeo J
ton was made the appropriation Of only SA0'VOV
to the temperance board, but it was pointed out
that this sum is $1,000 in excess OF the amount
usually appropriated. The special report PROVIDES
for the discharge of the standing committee On
finance from the consideration OF the DudseI VI 'io
missionary and benevolent boards ana that INC
policies outlined by the various boards ne SUI
mitted TO the commission for It's cohsiueld'i0i''
later 70 be referred to the assembly
DR. W. I. McEwen offered the report of the board
of home missions, showing that the amount re-
ceived, $1O73 971, the largest In the history VI
the Church He asked for 100000 for the WORK u
the coming year. DR.. Charles ]. Thompson OF Ne"
York. secretary of the board, made a plea for the
immigrant, saying that within fifty years 'ne 'ne
United States would have population OF 2V'VVV'OV'
and that a special effort must be maze 10 Olii'
tianze the incoming foreigners
CONGRESSMAN Bennett of New York VINO u d
commissioner to the Assembly denied that the ma
ioritv of immigrants are idIers and criminals
DR. Thompson referred to the removal OF fSooer'
Watchorn former Commissioner Of Immigration
stationed at Ellis Island Politics" he said bit
terlv 'or what not" was the cause of the reiho'aI
of q great man.
Congressman Bennett and James 1ereahee' I
New york debated sharply over the effort to close
saloons in New york Sunday MI BenHeI saIu
the idea of the prosecution had been TO 1orce '"o
saloonkeepers to obey the saloon law requiring 'ie
to close their places except between the hourS ol
and II p. m. g., ~,
I'VE wished to have the law observed, salu MI
Rennet 1T was a matter of expediency-
and l don't believe in expediency where the
observance of the Sabbath IS concerned retorteu
Mr. YereanCe. =.
The report on Sabbath observance; which, va Ma5
s,bnitted nv Mr. Yereance,. and which cTluCCIsSi
tbe action OF the New York committee OF lou 'S0''
defended by Mr. Bennett, was adopted