Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-05-14

and James d. Hustled, Denver, Col,
will speak on pastoral evangelism and
the mid-week service. The Rev. c. B.
McAfee, of Brooklyn, and the Rev.
DR.. G. S. Palmer will speak m the
Sunday school and pastoral evangelism.
A very full program has been COM
pleted for the afternoon of Wednes-
day. The Rev. e. l.. Buchanan, Lafay-
cite, Ind, will speak on Evangelism
and the Country Church." and the Rev.
DIR. w. P. Fulton, If Philadelphia, on
"Tent and Open-air Work" This will
be a conference. The Australian re-
vivaI will be led by the Rev. DIR. Ford
c. Ottman, of Stamford, Conn. The
Pastor Multiplying Himself in Personal
Work" will be the subject of the Rev.
II. Timothy Stone. of Chicago. In the
evening DR.. Chapman will speak.
Charles M. Alexander will have charge
of the singing, assisted by a large
chorus choir.
Another important pre-assembly con-
ference Is that arranged by the Board
of Foreign Missions. This conference
will be held on Wednesday in st.
Paul's Methodist Episcopal Church.
Among the speakers are the Rev. CA.
r. Janvier, of Philadelphia; Dwight
II. Day and Louis H.. Severance, New
York; the Rev. DIR. w. S. Marquis, of
Rock Island, Ill. On the subject of
gay-cooperation, former Governor
James A. Beaver, of Bellfonte, Pa, the
Rev. G.. M. Hickman, Baltimore; Pro-
fessor A. S. Hunter, Pittsburg, and
George Innes, of Minneapolis, will
speak. In the evening the Rev. DR..
Arthur ]. Brown and Robert e. Speer,
of New York, will speak on the
progress nj prospect of missionary
activity.
Another feature is the pre-assembly
conference on Work in State Universe
ties"
This conference will be held on We'd
nesday afternoon and evening at the
Chalfonte Hotel. Representatives of
the many State universities will be
present to speak and vote in he con-
ference on the important questions to
be considered. Important policies and
plans are to be presented n marked
out for the coming year. The Rev. DR..
r. C. Hughes, the recently elected sec
rotary for university work, will be pres
ent and take an active part in the con
terence.
There are several important matters
to come before the assembly for dis
cussion and disposition. Some of these
Questions may cause considerable dis
cussion and difficulty. One is the over
ture of the Blairsville, Pa, P~resbytery
calling attention to the agitation of
several years standing of the increas-
ing power and influence of h stated
clerk, the Rev. DIR. William r.. Rob-
erts. His many a of service as
stated clerk has given him a wide
knowledge and great influence in the
conduct Of the business of the assem-
blies. DIR. Roberts is recognized by all,
even by those who oppose him, as a
man of great executive ability n q
tactful parliamentarian. Many feel that
| DIR. Roberts is holding too many Offices
and is on too many committees. The
| Blairsville overture will ask for a
separation of the Office of stated clerk
and treasurer, both of which are held by
DIR. Roberts.
Another matter to be considered is
that of decreasing the size of the as
sembly, which is now becoming too un.
wieldy. Nearly 900 representatives vii
be present. This will mean a change in
the laws of the church concerning the
proportion of ministers and elders from
each Presbytery.
Another very grave question that will
come to the assembly through a COM
plant of members of the P~resbytery OF
New York Is the so-called Black
heresy case. BY many 1t is thought
to be the important question of this
assembly. The cause of he above
complaint finds its basis in the ~licensurt
of several students of Union Theological
Seminary of New York. Among them
was Alexander Black. He applied fol
licensure in the New York P~resbytery
The examination was not sustained. A
committee was appointed to confer
with Mr.. Black and the other students
This committee reported ~favorably to
licensing the applicants. but It was
! done at the June meeting OF 1907. This