Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1910-06-09

JOnn Wits Benr, president OF OcCl-
dental college of California, offered
resolution which pointed out the
demoralizing effect and the disgrace
of prize fighting and called upon the
governor of California and the prose
cutting attorney of the country to for
bid it, 1t was passed after serious
and careful consideration. In speak
ing on the matter Mr.. Behr made the
rather pointed remark in view of the
fact that the feeling in the east seem
ed strong against the performance
that of course he didn't want the fight
to be held in California nor did he
want to see the fasteners locking
into the state TO see il.
The matter Of the heresy affair was
simply a matter OF determining the
proper powers of presbytery and
synod respectively in the licensing
and ordination of ministers. 1t was a
complicated matter OF church govern
ment and as far as the trial for heresy
was concerned that was not brought
before the assembly, as in fact there
was no trial. The matter was refer
red to the judicial committee of the
assembly who reported that there was
no cause for any action.
A strong stand was taken on the
temperance question with the result
that a resolution was passed calling
on the church to have nothing to do
with the liquor traffic, socially, poll
tically, or financially" Considerable
discussion was aroused over the
meaning of the terms used as how far
they should apply. They were shown
to include only reasonable restric
tions and the resolution passed with
hardly dissenting voice
DR.. Theodore Marsh, of Grand
Rapids, trustee of Alma college.
presented the monority report on the
question OF new system OF repre-
sentation. Both the monority and
majority reports were put in the
hands Of the executive committee un-
til next year. In the discussion OF
this question Mr. Bennett, OF New
York, and Mr. Clancey, of Indiana
both representatives in the national
house, took an active interest and
used to advantage their knowledge OF
governmental affairs. In speaking Of
the remarkable dispatch with which
the assembly conducted business in
comparison with the national house,
Mr.. Bennett thought that the reason
could be found in the fact that in the
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good of the common church. while in
the national houses each man was
working for the good of his particular
section.
Reports from the various boards OF
the church were all encouraging.
over forty foreign missionaries were
in attendance, which of course lent
its inspiration to the whole gathering
On the return trip stop was made
in New York, where on Sunday Pro-
fessor Ewing attended part OF the
| commencement exercises OF Columbia
university. Memorial day was spent
in New York city also, and it was no
ticed there that the day was observed
religiousiy, every store being closed
tight and the streets and houses be-
ing decorated with bunting The re-
turn trip was made by the same route
which was used in going, Professor
and Mrs Ewing arriving home last
week
Mr.. Ewing was the delegate from
the Saginaw Presbytery, there being
at least one pastor and one elder sent
from each presbytery Rev. Cas-. NJ.
Fraser, of Alpena, father of Hazel
Fraser, who graduated from Alma
college last year, was the ministerial
delegate from this presbytery.
SO well was the assembly pleased
with Atlantic City that they chose If
as the meeting place for 1911