Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-05-22
ENTER PROTEST AGAINST
JEFfRIES-j0 JOHNSON BOU ]
Resolution Is introduced in Body Call
ing Upon Governor OF California to
Stop the Proposed Prize Boxing
Contest at San Francisco July A.
May Appeal to President Taft.


ATLANTIC CITY. n. j., May 81
The first hint OF the movement TO Gust
Rev. DR.. William II. Roberts. OF Phil
adelphia, from one of his Offices. stat
ed clerk and treasurer of the Presby-
terrain General Assembly, came in the
report OF the bills and oyertures COM
mittee, which opened the afternoon
session OF the assembly Ii was sta
ed in this report that 1872 prebytertes
had voted for a readiustment, while
1876 had voted against any attempt TO
force Dr. Roberts TO resign either OF
his positions. Twenty-seyen presby-
teries had not voted. the report said.
depends on DR. Roberts. himself. as
to whether he resigns the Office OF
treasurer.
His opponents claim that the hold
| ing of the two offices gave DR.. Rob.
efts too much power in the assembly
and In church. affairs.
The various resolutions embodied
in the report of the committee ON
sabbath n observance were sheartiiy
oheefed. especially. those urging Siue
Saturday haif hsiidas for working
men.
Sabbath Well Observed.
Before passing. with unanimous
vote, a motion to accept the report
and ADOPT the resolution suggested
the rein. Rev Albert Moore, secretary
of the Lords Day Alliance. of Cana
da, made an address praising the
stringent recommendations OF the re-
port and declaring that the Sabbath
| is better observed in the United
States than in any other country.
even Canada.
Rev. George w Grannis. general
secretary of the Lords Day Alliance
! of the United States, explained that
there was just as great need Of an
earnest effort in the United .tates as
| in Canada. despite the compliments
of DR.. Moore, and asked for the CO.
operation of the members OF the as
sembly in the efforts to keep the
/ Sabbath holy.
A resolution calling on Governor
James VI. Gillette, OF California, to
prevent the holding OF the Jeffries-
Johnson fight on Independence Day,
was introduced late today. The reso-
luton was presented by Rev. F. L.
Forbes, of Seattle. wash. and was
recommended to the committee on
bills and overtures. the main business
body Of the assembly. The resolution
reads:
Oppose Prize Fight.
The whole world is looking to you
to redeem your state. the Pacific
coast and the whole United States
from the disgrace the approaching
fight between Jeffries and Johnson
will fssten upon you and the state
you represent. as well as the country
OF which YOU are part.
Virtue. decency and patriotism de-
mauds that you save your state and
our nations sacred birthday from the
filth. the vuIgarity and the brutality
OF an infamous prizefght on the
Fourth Of July.
The morality. respect and educo-
ton and nobility OF the youth OF the
land appeals to you TO stop this con-
test The Law Is IN your hands and
the public at large has a right 90 ex-
pect you to execute r."
Members Of the assembly. who op-
pose the proposed fight. viii attempt
to have the appeE' duplicated 60
President Taft. with a request FOR
federal interference IN holding the
feht on the Fourth 81 July. when the
matte. cones up on Nondsy
Rev. J. Willis Baer. OF California.
presented a report received from the
federation Of churches % san Fran
cisco. in which was an opinion from
Nathan Newly. q Californis lawyer.
to the effect that present California
laws would warrant police or state
officers stopping the fight.