Omaha daily bee., 1910-05-23
Governor Gillett is Called Upon 20
Take Action.
APPEALED TO TO STOP CONTEST
Whole Matter May Yet Come Before
President Taft.
ANOTHER MATTER OF INTEREST
Three Young Preachers OF New
York Must Appear and Answer
TO the Charge of
Hercsy.

ATLANTIC CITY, n. j.. May 22-If the
proposed prize fight between Jeffries and
johnson is held in san Francisco on
July A. it will be over the solemn pprotests
not only of the Presbyterian, but of the
churches of the who.e country, This is the
consensus Of the great gathering of Pres
byterians from every section of the coun-
try in attendance here at the general as
sembly of that powerful religious body.
Much indignation is expressed at the at.
utude OF Governor Griiett of California In
calling this fight boxing match" and
therefore not violation OF the law AGAINST
prize fighting.
III the newspapers are 10 bo baIIa,,od" "
declared one OF the commissioners. .jf this
meeting Is not a prize fight, then there is
no such thing as a prize fight TO call IL
boxing match Is a puerile and obvIous
suDtertuge. unworthy OF a law abiding
man Why' these men tell how they expeot
u KNOCK each other out; the newsnaper
accounts tell of their training and specu-
ate now long either of them will last and
now they Will batter and beat each other
Fortunes Stnked ON RenuIt.
"A fortune is at stake on this afrair .,a
we are treated to the deadly doings OF tbssa
Druisers. 1t is a disgrace to our civIlization
and should not be permitted.
A resolution calling on Governor cs,I,o,.
Oh California to prevent the fight was in
trooucea by Rev. f, L. Forbes OF Seattle
wash and was referred to the committee
On piHs and overtures. The resolution
reads:
SoNerhor James NJ Gillett Sacramento
S"i'' Inc Whole worlu is looking to you
~ reueem your state, the Pacific coast and
ths whole United states from the d,svrac.
the approaching fight between Ierfries and
Johnson Will fasten upon you and thA state
you represent as well' as the country of
which you are a part
virtue decency and patriotism demand
that you save your state and our nations
sacred birthday from the filth. the vu,-
sarity and the brutality Of an infamous
prize Tight on the Fourth of July.
Inc morality, respect and education and
hooliity Of the youth vi the land appeaI
10 you to stop this contest. The law is in
your hands and the public at large has a
right to expect you to execute It,"
To BE Taken to Taft,
members of the assembly who oppose the
proposed fight will attempt to have the
appeal duplicated to President Taft. win
request tol federal interference in hold
ing the tight on the Fourth of July when
the matter comes up on Monday.
Rev. J. Willis Baer of California nra-
sented report received from the Fedora
! ton club Of San Francisco, in which was
an opinion from Nathan Newby. n Cali
iornla lawyer, to the effect that present
California laws would warrant police or
state officers stopping the fight.
rms about expresses the general opinion
Inc prize Tight however, is not the only
thihg which interests the general assembly.
There Is likely to be lively time next
week over the heTesy charges brought hv
a minority of the New York Preshvtar,,
against three young preachers one of them
brother OF Rev. Hugh Black Of the Union
Theological seminary, who were licensed
to preach, although It is claimed they failad
to subscribe to some of the fundamentaI
principles of the Presbyterian faith THE
matter has been referred to the tudici,aI
committee and 1t is said an effort VIII he
able to keep it quiet. Opinion however is
| that this will be resented by the strictly
| orthodox element and there is likely 70
be lengthy fight over it, Another fight
is brewing against Rev. w. II. Roberts
stated clerk of the general assembly !,
1t claimed in some quarters that he is too
much of ''pooh-bah." and II he is not de-
feated for reelection his powers Will be
| curtailed.
The general assembly probably will ba
in session all next week.