The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-05-22
PRESBYTERIAN VIEW
On VITAL ISSUES
Reports Coming Up for Discus
sion Dealing With Sunday
observance and Divorce.
URGENCY OF RELIGIOUS
EDUCATION ADVOCATED
Selection Of Vice Moderator De.
Iayed Until Saturday: Chi
cage Man Leads.

DENVER, May PA quietus on
Sunday amuscmcnts and activities, The
abolition of divorce aud the urgency
OF religious education, were the sub
Jccts that started the business Of the
general assembly of the Presbyterian
church OF with Il rush today,
Two other subjects which threat on
10 cause much preliminary conflict be
fore the end of thc scssion-inc report
of the executive committee and The
report Of tho committee on &GminiS-
tfativc agencies cs-also were brought he
fore the assembly by Dr. J. Ma.fatt,
folmcr moderator and president Of The
Washington and Jefferson college of
Pittsburg, and by the former moderator,
DR.. 3, p. Fullerton of 81 Louis.
Consolidation Predicted
Dr. Mofrat predicted that this ses.
sion would sec the adoption Of a plan
whereby the eight administrative
boards of the church would in large
degree be consolidated, The commit
ice on administrative agencies, of
which he is chairman, has recommend
ed, in effect that each board seek legal
advice rs 10 its possible powers. that
by the exercise of the full authority
of each organization the administra-
tive powers of all may he centralized
II has been a subject of comment
in tho church thai the administ rative
powers have been too much scattered
and il has been the work of The COM
mittnc on administrative agencies, ap-
pointed by the assembly Of 1905, TO
formulate a plan for consolidation, The
subject was made a special order for
Monday afternoon.
The subject OF marriage and
divorce. covered by the report of the
committee of that title. together with
the other reports submitted today, have
been published in book form and dis
tributed among the commissioners, in
order that each may be conversant with
the contents of the report before the
matters are taken up for discussion
The subject of SUNDAY observance
has been gone into st great length.
First Report Executive.
The first report submitted was that
of the executive commission. This re
port is championcd by DIR. Fullerton.
who is moderator Of the last assembly
and ey-ofiicio chairman Of the commit
tee. 1t was at the suggestion of Dr.
Fullerton that this report, as we'll as
the others, were printed for the infor
nation of the commissioners before be
ing taken up
The report on religious education was
discussed in an informal way at The
pre- assembly conference of university
and college workers. but was not Of
ticially submitted until today.
The selection of a vice moderator.
which was expected TO be made this
was not announced. While
there has been no confirmation Of the
report that Judge Charles $. Holt Of
Chicago will receive The appointment,
the report is believed 10 he correct
The appointment was expected at the
close of the session this evening. as
was the announcement of the standing
committees, but neither, owing TO the
latcnoss Of the hour, was made.
Moderator Barklcy said he would
name the vice moderator tomorrow at
the opening Of the morning session. II
is believed that The committee mem
berships VIII have been completed by
that time.
calvin Day. Observed.
This afternoon s session was turned
over to a celebration of the quadricen-
tcuniaI Of the birth of John Calvin
The speakers were the Rev. Henry
Dosker of the Kentucky Theological
seminary, the Rev. William McKihbin,
president Of thc Theological seminary,
Cincinnati, o.; the Rev. s, d. Scbaif
of Western Theological seminary, Pitts
burg. and the Rev, ". j, Darby, cor
responding secretary OF the Education
al society, Evansville. Ind.
Among the many reunions today was
- oathrripp nf fhc - Blue and the
Gray
During the afternoon the woman'S
board Of foreign missions listened to
addresses from a number Of mission.
ares.