The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-05-21
DETROIT MAN
WAS ELECTED
DR.. BARkLEI MADE MODERATOR
OF PRESBYTERIAN GEN
ERAL ASSEMBLY.
CAME AS A SURPRISE
Dr. McEwan Seemed to Be Leading
Race-Retiring Moderator DR..
Fullerton, Delivers An
nual Address.

Denver, May 29.-Dr James NJ
Barkley of Detroit, was ele ted med
orator of the Presbyterian General
Assembly today receiving SOB votes
against 292 for d'r. Edgar p, Hill Ct
Chicago.
The cleo ion of Or. Barkley which
came as a surprise In view Of the
great show of strength made before
the election by DIR. William H. Me
Evan of Pittsburg, and DR.. Hill was
made unanimous. Three ballots were
taken. Dr. McEwan withdrew after
the second thus avoiding long
drawn out contest. Last night the
managers for the candidates met, and
Dir, Robert Mackenzie of New York,
announced the withdrawal of his
name in favor of DIR. Hill. DR. How
ard A. Johnston of Colorado Springs.
made q similar announcement.
1t was thought at that Zine that
Or. hin was the leader IN the race.
When the nominations were made to-
day each candidates name was greet
ed with cheers The nrst ballot re-
suhed in a deadlock which threat
eued to become pcrmansnt as each
candidate received less than 300
votes. On the second ballot DR..
McEwan's strength fell away and it
became evident that the east as we'll
as the far west was lending its sup
port to the two other candidates
DR., McEwan then withdrew as a
candidate. On the next McEwan's
strength went to Barkley ami he re-
ceiyed far above the necessary vot~s
to elect
DR.. p. Fullerton. of st, Louis in
Quoted his successor into office DR.
Barkley then thanked the assembly
ard promised his best efforts for the
church. At the morning session, DIR
Fullerton delivered his annual ad-
dress.
Retiring Moderator Address.
Rev. b. p. Fullerton, OF St Louis,
retiring moderator o. the Presby-
terian general assembly, delivered
his address at today's Session. He
said in part:
'I is important at time like ours
in the life of the church that we CON
slider with care some things things
about which there Is need of a larger
and clearer vision When accredited
ministers of the church deliberately
ni @
mental as the diety of Christ, is the
time not ripe for the church TO de-
clare itself? Arianism is not so hold
now nor SO blatant as in iae past.
1t would be less dangerous n IT were.
Its approach is subtle now, it con
ceals itself behind plausible theories
and to the initiated appears as well
established truth The nurt, how
ever, to the cause comes rather from
a lack of positive conviction in the
church upon this grea, doctrine,
lack of well defined notions CONCERN
ing it which do not hesitate to defend
themselves.
What the Church Needs.
First of all the church needs to-
day. as it has needed IN all days, a
correct vision of the nature of Christ
and His relations to it. If He is its
head, its Foundation. the source of its
life, then it is important thar the Wis
ion of him be accurate; for. if the
foundation he impaired by made
quate conceptions of its strength, on
wha can we build hope?
First. as to His nature. The church
needs to rediscover His Deity =
for so long as we question His
Deity we will necessarily be timd
and hesitate when He commands
and will doubt the accomplishment
of the tasks He imposes. but when
the church can say with Thomas, as
its doubts depart, MY lord and My
Cod nothing is impossible to it,
Again. Inadequate conceptions of
Christ's Deity becomes the source Of
multitude Of evils too dreadful with
which TO trife. Among these are in
adequate views of human dcuravi'y
lHe lliipUtbHty VI Illdh bbNdiu 5bOh,
the imperative need of an adequate
sacrifice for sin and the all suffi-
cheney of ahe atonement made by
Jesus Christ for the worlds sin.
In the second place, we need to
redisCover Jesus Christ as our Re
deemer. Not only does Christ sus-
tain to the church the relationship of
Re,iee ner. but it is well for us to
get vision of Him as its head
The church also needs a view of
is own character. functions and re-
sources. What is the c1urch but the
company of the redeemed the body
of which He is the head. the branch
of which He is the vine. The
church is therefore, a unit. There
are different functions but one body
Spiritual unity, do we say? Yes, re-