The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-05-22
.REFUSE TO RESCu
/ DENIAL Of vAU0I
C0TA0L|c 8APII|||
Presbyterians Rule That q
Converts Must Be Re-
baptized
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POLITICAL ACTIVITY VI
OF FEDERAL COUNCM
Subject Is Debated and Voei
Will Be Taken Today
on Question Of
Withdrawal
Nv REV. ". 9. CAMpHEr,rAI

ATLANTA, GA, May 21.--Iu tn
Southern Presbyterian assembly thtl
morning an overture from the prGoz
bytery of upper Missouri was recetvel
asking the assembly to rescind Ia
former action. which denies the vali4e
ity of the ordinance of baptism ~
ministered by the Roman Cath0J51
Church. The assembly refused n
grant this request. SO that one c0EAs
+, ing from the Roman Catholic ChnxeM
must be baptized before being ~
ceived into the Presbyterian Churc8{
! The assembly also refused to grM1a1
the request of kanawha and Texas
Mexican presbyteries, asking that tn
assembly forbid its ministers and CTR
didates to use tobacco. i {
Seeking Political Influence.
/ The Southern Presbyterians debat1
today the alleged political acttvit1
/ of the Federal Council - Churche6s&
( Christ in America. Charges have be&1
made that this organization, comp0e4
of some thirty powerful chur hes r.
various denominations. Is ende4YS
ing to influence national policies m1[
some commissioners urged that 49,
Southern Church withdraw from
council The question will. be Noe1L
upon tomorrow. ExS2S
Richmond church, Kentucky, an1
that the assembly petition the G&
eminent to withdraw all licenses III
the sale of intoxicating liquor.
request was Also denied.
The question of the election Of n
and other secretaries of the cxeGNe1
committees other than the exccut1
secretary of each COMMITTEES craa&1
some discussion. For the past y&M4N
so these assistant or co-ordinnte Ug&
retaries have been elected by tho cQ1
mittees. but hereafter the secrGtAB1
will be elected by the assembly ffx
The committees will have this NK4
lege of making nomination. II they 49,
sire to do so. sa8|
Kansas City Next.
The matter of the selection az
place for the meeting OF the ne
assembly is always one OF great ~
terest Rev DIR. E. T. Wexford. p0
tor of the First church, NeWp
News. Va, brought to the aS1oMal4
an invitation from his church.
invitation. he said. was indoraed. m
Inter -denomfnational Minister1 AM
citation and by the chamber Of Cosx
MERGE Of his city, and also BY Gov
nor William Hodges Mann. Of
ginia. This invitation was seccaN
by Rev Thornton Whaling, foeuse4
a pastor in Norfolk. Judge - 4
Davis of Waco, Texas. put his CITY
nomination and it was seconded
Rev. T. s. Clyce, D. D. Judge WM&
lace invited the assembly TO To-
Kansas City. Rock Hill, 3. g..
nut into nomination by J. F. Reid. AMM
the nomination was seconded by -
W. L. Lingie, of Richmond, Va.
The vote was taken by standing 80
before it was announced 1t was mAM
unanimous for Kansas City.
The report of the home mtssa0&
COMMITTEES makes one realize scuNz
thing of the great varieties Ok pS4x
pies that have come into the 60utl
Work Ia conducted by this coIAMl ~
tee among the negroes, the mas
Mexicans. Germans, French, h1
garians, Italians. Cubans, Sykt4A
Chinese, Russians, Spanish. BohoE
and Jews, besides the vast work 1871
among Americans In destitute aee9l
Of the country The total c0utf3
tons for this wonk were $111M
Twelve years ago the contribuet0
were only s2s.915. s35&
The Night Meeting.
At the auditorium meeting tam
Mr. McInnes, of United Presbyte4
Church, presided. He said. In lue
ducine the first speaker. that
the late VIM Borden was ahoq4
leave this country to 50 to Cni
was asked why he. with all hi
ties, was going away on 70
country to bury his talents ana 0N
tunities. He replied. You h1ya
seen heathenism." The speake
tered the hope that tho an414
present might see heathenism toe
Rev. Arthur J. Brown. secretM
the foreign mission board o&as&
Northern Church. was the hrst ~
err. He announced that his
was THE Far East China,
Korea" He said that In the4e
SnA nAA am yST<&1IX
more than in any other sect14
the world OF equal size. Ho
the close connection b0tween ii
people and this countryS N}1t4
grown up in recent years. TAoHs
this country commercially. p0z1
and also in the matter Of heaf
called attention to the won0o&&
yolution that has taken ~
China and rejoiced that IN
Wilson was the first to recOGI
government of the Chimes
lie. sgS}
He emphasized the fact
that country the missionAT1@
together Referring TO an
where in a church court 81
denomination. missionary ~
interdominational educattou1
buttons, and was silenced BY
of opposition raised by HIN
DR.. Brown said: Il. too. an
interdominational education43
lions in mission lands
loudly applauded by the 9x
ence to whom he was spealkt
up largely Of the three A&pet
in session here.
Rev. James T. Vance.
Tenn. was the next spoax
the chairman Of the f0rp1
- - sasaH1i
terrain church, Hin ~
Africa. which he dsnex
worlds sIum. He aaid 6
things that other parA1 1M
might offer KreAt rUWax