Evening star., 1909-05-21
Voting Districts Suggest Pres
byterian Committeeman.
GENERAL ASSEMBLY MEETS
Organizes for Actual Business of
Executive Body.
DIR. aARKIEY THE MODERATOR
Result Of Election q surprise-Three
Ballots Taken-Apportion-
ment Of Funds.

DEN MAY Zl.-lne GeneTdI AS
sembiy of the Presbyterian Church met
at o'clock this morning and before ad-
journment at noon the organisation FOR
the actual business Of the church execu-
tive body was well under way.
DR.. William Henry Roberts OF Phila-
delphia was reelected stated clerk, q po-
sition he has held for twenty-six years,
and Judge Charles 8. Holt of Chicago
was appointed vice moderator.
The various voting districts submitted
their nominees for the standing commit
tees, which will be organized before the
day is over.
The four hundredth anniversary OF the
birth Of John Calvin will be celebrated
this afternoon. Elaborate preparations
have been made to make the event note
worthy.
Preparation Of Reports.
Aside from the regular assembly ses-
sions the business activities Of the day
will be taken up in the preparation of
committee reports for presentation to the
assembly. Much interest attaches to the
report of the committee on Sabbath OBJ
servance because Of the activity Of the
church in various cities In seeking the
Sunday closing Of saloons ard places OF
amusement
At the second days session Of the
Woman's Beard Of Home Missions the
annual report of Mrs. Ella A. Boole
secretary of the board, will be submit.
ted. Addresses will be made by mis-
sionaries to the Indians and in foreign
settlements. and the seanding committee
will be selected.
DIR. Bark1ey Chosen Moderator.
DR.. James M. Barkley of Detroit was
elected moderator Of the general as.
votes against 29e votes for DIR. Edgar p
Hill Of Chicago.
The election Of Dr. Barkley. which
show Of strength made before the elec-
tion by DR.. William l.. McEwan of Pitts
burg and DR.. Hill. was made unanimous
Three ballots were taken. DR.. McEwan
withdrew after the second, thus avoiding
a long drawn out contest.
The campaign was heated to the last
moment. Wednesday night the managers
for the candidates met. and DR.. Robert
Mackenzie of New York announced the
withdrawal of his name in favor of Dr.
Hill. DR. Howard Johnston Of Colorado
Springs made a similar announcement
1t was thought at that time that DR.. Hill
was leader in the race.
Apportionn1ent Of Funds.
The executive commission which was
appointed to act on the financial reports
of the several boards and agencies of the
Presbyterian Church. and to prepare a
tentative budget and tentative appor-
tionment of funds. made its report at to-
days session. The result of the commits
sion's work is given under the heads, Co
operation with Presbyteries and Synods, .
Aid to the Board" and THE Budget
Plan
The report concludes as follows:
Acting for the entire church the as
sembly may properly authorize the mis-
siOnary and benevolent boards and agen-
cies to incur obligations to the extent in-
dicated in the recommendations herewith
submitted as to the unified budget.
THAT the general assembly appropri-
ate to the uses OF the following boards
and permanent agencies. the amounts of
money set opposite to their names. re-
spectively, as these amounts may be Sc
cured from churches and their several or
ganizations:
"The board Of home missions. $500. 600;
the board Of foreign missions, ST. 162, 600;
the board Of education, $57, ,S39; the board
Of publication and Sabbath school work,
$4,000; the board of church erection,
SIC. $50: the board of ministerial relief,
S116. 11S: the board for freedmen, $147, 40:
the college board. $4,000; the permanent
committee on temperance, $4,000. Total,
~, 56S, ,O5j.
THAT the general assembly urge upon
all the churches that they recognize their
responsibility to support all of the forms
OF benevolent and missionary work rep
resented by the boards and the perma-
nent committee on temperance, as differ
ent forms Of one great work to which
the church Is committed, and that they
endeavor to secure from their members
not only the above-named amounts that
are necessary to meet current obliga-
tions. but as much more as Is necessary
to carry ON this work more vigorously
and extensively"