The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-05-22
Presbyterian General Assem-,
bly, Calls Upon Governor
Gillett of California to Pre-
vent Dissertation of July 4.
CLAIM THAT STATE LAWS
WARRANT INTERFERENCE
May Appeal to President Taft
by Resolution with a Request
That the Federal Authorities
Take Necessary Action.
WILL BE DECIDED MONDAY

TLANTIC CITY. n. J.. May 21.-A
n strong protest against the JEFF
fries-JOhnson fight, scheduled to
be held in San Francisco, July A, fea-
tured the closing hours OF tOday's ses-
sion of the Presbyterian general as
sembIy here. A resolution calling on
Governor James n. GElett of California
to prevent the fight was introduced by
the Rev. f. l.. Forbes of Seattle and
WIS referred to the committee on bills
and Overtures.
The resolution reads:
Governor James N. Gil1ett, Sacra-
mento, Cal: The whole world is look
ing to you to redeem your state. the
Pacific coast. and the whole United
States, from the disgrace the approach
ing fight between Jeffries and John
son will fasten upon you. and the state.
which you represent, as well as the
country Of which you are a part.
Virtue, decency and patriotism de-
mand that you save your state and our
nations sacred birthday from the filth
the vulgarity and brutality of an in
famous prize fight on the Fourth OF
July.
land appeals to you to stop this con-
test The law is in your hands and
the public at large has right to ex-
pect you TO execute it.
Members OF the assembly who OPP
pose the proposed fight will attempt,
TO have the appeal duplicated TO Pres
1deI.r IaIl, Win request 1Or. IeoeFaI
Interference in holding the fight on
the Fourth of July. when the matter
comes up Monday.
Law Warrants Interference.
Rev. J. Willis Bear Of California pre-
scented a report received from the Fed
GRAFTON club of San Francisco. in which
was an opinion from Nathan Newly,
a California lawyer, to the effect that
the present California laws would war
rant police or state officers stopping
the fight.
The first hint of the movement to
GUST the Rev. DR.. William H. Roberts
of Philadelphia from one of his Of.
fees. stated. clerk and treasurer of the
assembly, came in the report Of the
bills and overtures committee.
It was stated in this report that 132
PreSbyteries had voted for a readjust-
ment, while 1856 had voted against any
attempt to. force Dr., Roberts to resign
either of his positions.
Twenty-Seven presbyteries had not
voted, the report said.
Though no deductions were made
from this vote, it is taken 10 mean
that it depends on DR.. Roberts himself
of treasurer. His opponents claim that
the holding of two offices gives Dr.
Roberts too much power in the assem-
bly, and in church affairs
the report of the committee on Sabbath
observance were heartily cheered, es-
pecialy those urging the Saturday
half-hoEday for workingmen.
| Before passing, with an unanimous
vote, motion to accept the report and
adopt the resolutions suggested, the
Rev. Albert Moore, secretary Of the
Lords Day alliance of Canada, made
an address praising. the stringent rec
concentrations of the report and de-
claring that the Sabbath is better OBJ
served IN the United States than in any
other country, even Canada.