The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-05-26
WOULD WELCOME
PRESBYTERIANS
Chicago in the Field for the
Next Session OF the Gen.
eraI Assembly.
REPORTS READ YESTERDAY
SHARP THRUST AT THE ADMIN
ISTRATION OF TAFT.

Denver. Nay 25.-"Let Rockefeller and
Carnegie al0ue-go into your own pockets
FOR college cndowments." was the advice
of Dr.. j. g.. Steffen Of Dubuque Ia. be-
fo.e the general assembly Of the Pres
byterian .hurch this morning
During he day IL became apparent That
Chicago instead Of Atlantic lily. was
taking the lead as tire next meeting place.
but tine subject was not officially before
tile assembly. To was officially Oeclut q
that $4,000 should be- spent I'm the cree
ton of churches iu the Synod OF Ten
uessee 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 OF America and the Cumberland
Presbyterian church illegal
The muCh-dlEuuted report or the COM
nittee on administrative agencies, to-
gether with the regular ard special re-
ports of the executive commission, were
adopted unanimously.
Lack of Bible Study.
The address Of Dr. steffen took the
place % that which was 70 have been
delivered by the secretary Of the board
OF colleges. RE callcd attention TO the
lack of Bible study In church schools
and urged that a rule requiring al least
IA hours Of Bible study in each school
year be made compulsory in the case or
regular students. He also said that the
board has been Withdrawing Ns aid from
secondary schools as much as possible in
view OF the greatly increased efficiency
Of high schools.
The report Of the committee on admin
fstrative agencies encountered no obNc-
tion and was passed substantially as SUBJ
mitted by Dr.. j. d. Moffat Of Pittsburg.
Perhaps the only active recommendation
is that each board I'm the church obtain
legal advice as 20 the enlargement Of its
powers I'm order that the consolidation of
hoard powers may be accomplished grad
ualIv.
The reports of the executive commits
sion were accepted after debate. Objec-
ton was made 10 the appropriation of
it was pointed out that this sum is $loU0
IN excess Of the amount usually 'appTO-
priated
The special report provides for the dis
charge Of the standing committee on fl
nance from the consideration of the budg-
81 Of the missionary and benevolent
boards and thar the policies outlined by
the various boards be submitted to the
commission for its consideration. later
10 De referred to the general assembly.
The report on church cooperation was
submitted by, Or. W. II. Roberts the
stated clerk and adopted.
DIT. ". l.. McEwan offered the report
or the board Of home missions. showing
that the amount received-Sl ,0I3.91l-was
the largest IN the history of the church.
lie asked 10000 for the work of the com
ing year. DIT. Charles J. Thompson of
New York. secretary of the board. made
a plea for the immigrant. saying that
within fifty years the United States would
have population of 200000O00 and that
a special effort must be made to Chris
tisnize foreigners who come 10 this cOun-
try.
Congressman Bennett of New York. who
is p commissioner TO the assembly. de-
MED that the majority OF immigrants are