The Washington herald., 1911-08-19
DrpHhutpriatt

At the Church of the Covenant to-
morrow morning. the Rev. J. F. Fdtsch-
en-, D. D., of ithaca, N. Y, will preach.
There will be the usual 1880 o'clock
musical service at the tent, corner Park
road and Mount Pleasant street, led by
Mr.. John Bowie, tenor, assisted by
members of the United States Marine
Band, and Miss Anne c. Holden, ac-
companist. Rev. DIR. Fitschen will
preach at the o'clock service.
AS pastor of the First Presbyterian
Church of Ithaca for the last four
teen years, DR.. Fitschen has not alone
had the task of directing the building
of a new church edifice which was ded-
icated formally last May, and is re-
garded as a distinct achievement in
the church building art. His large
task, quite beyond the ministering to
the congregation of ithaca Presby
terians, has been the service rendered
to the great number of Presbyterian
young men who are studying in Cor
nell While Cornell has a strong Chris
tian Association with an excellent
property, and while the Sage Chapel.
with its list of noted preachers and
elaborate musical service meets the
religious needs of the student body ad-
mirably, vet a Presbyterian minister
like DIR. Fitschen, or a Congregational
pdSlOT ike IS CdIleQ upon
for counsel and a degree of special
service to the students of the denom-'
nations resident in Ithaca that add
considerably to the ordinary burden.
To all such opportunities for helpful
ness at Cornell, DR.. Fitschen has made
:eady response.
Presbyterian zeal for numbers over
comes weather. and by arrangement
H. hxy,
just been held several informal con-
ferences at as many resorts this sum-
mer concerning union between the
large Presbyterian bodies North and
South The initiative in these confer
ences was taken by the Northern men,
but in all cases they were met in a
cordial spirit by the Southern men. 1t
was found that the question of the
negro played little part and that the
prospect of one Presbyterian body, ma
tional in its constituency and having
membership of 100000, was most
attractive.
From one of the Southern conferees,
pastor of one of the largest congrega-
tions in a Mississippi Valley State, IT
Is learned that the Northerners were
told plainly that separation of the
North and South must continue until
heresy cases in the New York Pres
bytery, or even the appearance of such
cases. come to an end. Particularly
severe were the Southerners upon the |
teachings of Union Seminary, New |
York. and the questions and answers |
admittedly given by students of that |
institution in the Presbytery of New
York. Until such answers cease to be |
given. the Southerners are reported to |
have said. union of Presbyterians !
North and South is impossible.
The Rev. David Wills, jr. d. D., of |
New York, breaches again tomorrow in |
the pulpit of the New York Avenue Pres |
byterian Church in the absence of the
pastor. There will be no evening serv- |
Zee. Mr.. Cheney is presiding at the
organ. and Anton Kaspar assists as !
violnist. ,
At the recent conference of the Men
and Religion Forward Movement, held !
at Silver Bay, Lake George, Presby- !
terian ministers and laymen present put /
themselves on record in an open state |
ment addressed to the pastors of the de- |
nomination relative to the movement |
The communication, which was signed |
oy ffty-seven members of the church, |
-eads as follows:
Dear Brethren: The undersigned |
ministers and laymen of various