The San Francisco call., 1910-05-25
PASTORS DEPLORE
ATTACKS ON jews
Persecution in Russia Is Con-
demned by Presbyterian
General Assembly
Reference to Roosevelt as Tenn
pOrariIy Absent From White
House Causes Cheers

ATLANTIC CITY, n. J. May 24.-The
general assembly of the Presbyterian
church today adopted a resolution con-
demning the persecution of Jews in
Russia
The proposition for reducing the
size of the general assembly came up
for final action and was definitely de-
feated
The college board of the assembly
asked for movement to recommend a
fund Of sl5.OOO.oO0 for college work to
be divided among the 81 colleges of
the church
During the discussion Of the re-
quest Dr.. John Willis Baer. president
Of Occidental college of California, Gre
ated q stir by taking as his test for an
address a quotation from former Presi-
dent as follows:
ROOSEVELT'S NAME CHEERED
The one thing supremely worth
having is opportunity coupled with
capscit yto do a thing worthily and
we'll"
Doctor Baer was cheered when he
referred to Roosevelt as "an American
White House"
Rev. 3. ID. Wear of Houston. Tex.
declared the uplift OF the negro would
come only through Industrial equality.
We train negroes TO work in the
south" he said, and then when they
come north you drive them out and
refuse to allow them 10 work with
white men. They come back here dis
courage and disheartened and become
a problem for u.s."
The report Of the board OF missions
for freedmen expressed qualification
that the receipts OF the board for the
last year were the largest in its his
tory. The local receipts were s2O7.799.
IA increase Of S22,265 over the previous
year
APPROPRIATIONS PROPOSED
If the report of the executive com
mission Is adopted the assembly will
appropriate more than S2.500.0 900 for the
boards and permanent agencies. The
appropriations recommended are as fol-
lows:
Foreign missions. sL1s6.3s2: home
missions s7O3.l67; freedmen. s59.679:
Sunday school work, s154,5IS; minister
a. relief, Sl23.5s7. church erection.
$fe,bl2; education, S64.457: college
board, $e0.371; temperance. sIL76S.
The committee on temperance pre-
setned its report II stated solid prog
ress has been made during the last
year, though not so much territory was
gained for prohibition as in the preced-
ing year
popular meeting for the interests
Of missions for freedmen was held on
the steel pier tonight
DIFFERENCE OVER WOMEN
LEWISBURG. ". Va, May 24-At
first the general assembly of the
Southern Presbyterian church was in
clined TO give scant consideration To
the overture Of the Lafayette church OF
New Orleans for information as TO
whether or not the church still main
tained its position in opposition TO
women addressing gatherings in which
both men and women were assembled.
but after the committee on bills and
overtures was appointed the advocates
OF women made il known that they
Were in earnest
No women appeared TO De heard. Some
men. however, argued that, with the
Methodists, Baptists and other denom-
inatiOns permitting the women to speak k
in all assemblies, the Presbyterians
were regarded as being behind the
times
inclined 10 be belligerent and if the
committee on bills and overtures turns
them down they probably viii not
demur on the floor. believing that
sooner or later the assembly viii reIent
IN regard TO the rigid enforcement of
silence on women.
Louisville, KY was chosen as the
next place for the meeting Of the gen
eral assembly.