The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-05-26
PRFSBYTER|ANS
WILL BUILD
CHURCH
TO REPLACE THOSE coNFlscAT-
ED IN TENNESSEE.
Congressman Bennett Of New York
Defends the Action of His State
In Controlling Saloons

Denver, May 25.-Let Rockefeller
and Carnegie alone; so into your own
pockets for college endowments," was
the advice of Or. ]. C. Stefien OF Du-
buque, Ia. before the general assem-
bly this afternoon. During the day
1t became apparent that Chicago in
instead of Atlantic City was taking the
lead as the next meeting place, but the
subject was not officially before the
assembly. II 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 and the
Cumberland Presbyterian church IL
legal.
The much disputed report OF the
committee on administrative means,
together with the special report OF
the executive committee, were adopt
ed The address of DR.. Steffen took
the place that which was to have
been delivered by the secretary of
the board Of colleges. He called at
tention to the lack for Bible study In
church schools and urged that rule
requiring at least ia hours OF Bible
study in each school year be made
compulsory In the case eight students.
He also said that the board has been
Withdrawing Its aid from secondary
schools as much as possible In order
to greatest increase its efficiency.
The report of the committee on ad-
ministrative agencies encountered no
objection and was passed as submit
ted by DR. ]. D. Moffat Of Pittsburg.
Perhaps the only active recommends
ton Is that each board in the church
obtain legal advice as to the enlarge
ment of Its powers In order that the
consolidation Of board powers may be
accomplished gradually.
The reports Of the executive COM
mission were accepted after debate.
| Objection was made to the appropria-
| tion of only $4,000 to the temperance
board but Il was pointed out that this
sum is $1,000 in excess of the amount
usually appropriated. The special re-
port provides for the discharge of the
standing committee on finance from
condition in the budget of the mis-
as outlined by the various boards,
The report on church cooperation
was submitted by DR.. w. Fl. Roberts,
the stated clerical, and adopted.
DR. w. L. McOwan offered the re-
port of the board of home missions.
showing that the amount received
| $1,073 .971-was the largest in the his
tory of the church, He asked 100000
for the work of the coming year. DR..
Charles / Thompson Of New oYrk, sec
retary for the board, made a plea for
, the immigrant, saying that within
| fifty years the United States would
have a population OF 200,000,000 and
that special effort must be made to
ChrIstianize foreigners who come to
| this country.
| Congressman Bennett of New York,
who is a commissioner to the assem-
bly,, denied that the majority Of i'm
migrants are idlers and criminal
! During this debate DR.. Thompson
made a yelled thrust at the admins
tration for It's removal OF Robert
| Watchorn, former commissioner Of
immigration at Ellis Island Poll
tics" he said, bitterly, "or what not
was the cause of the removal Of a
great man The report of the commit
tee on home missions. which was ap-
proved, urged more missionaries In the
immigrant field and better care of
the southwest
Congressman Bennett and James
Yereance, both OF New York, debated
sharply over the effort to close sa-
looms in New York on Sunday. Mr.
Bennett said the idea OF the prosecu-
! tlon had been TO force the saloonkeep-
ers to obey the law requiring them
to close their places except between
tho hours of to II p. In. I'VE wished
to have the law observed" said Mr..
Bennett. 1T was matter Of eXpe-
| diency."
"And I don't believe in eXpediency
where the observance of the Snbbata
Is concerned" retorted Mr.. Yereance
The report on Sunday observance.
which was submitted by Mr.. Yereance
and which criticised the action of the
New York committee. defended by
Mr. Bennett. was adopted
DR.. L. NJ Bailey of Washington, D.
| c., obtained the passage of resolu-
ton that each committeeman to pc
titlon his congressman to work for
Sunday observance in the national
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