Evening star., 1913-05-19
ASSEMBLY IS AROUSED
AT NEWSPAPER STORY
Charged That Election Of Mod
orator Was Result of Deep
Laid Political Scheme.

ATLANTA, Ga. May 19.-Reproduc-
tion in Atlanta today Of story in a
New York newspaper charging that
the election of John T. Stone of Chi
cago as moderator OF the Northern
Presbyterian general assembly was the
result Of deep laid political scheme
threw that assembly into a turmoil of
excitement
DIR. Stone himself took the floor. He
said he had not seen the publication,
and begged that the article be over
looked as an "error in judgment"
William 7. Ellis of Pennsylvania,
who seconded DIR. Stones nomination,
denounced the story as untrue.
Commissioners to the assemblies of the
big branches of Presbyterianism resumed
their work today with indications that
the present weeks labors would develop
taken in the matter of committee re-
ports and the settlement of many ques-
tions brought up in overtures from q
country wide constituency.
Mr.. Ellis said:
IF there is a particle of truth in the
story that DR.. Stones nomination was in
any wise prearranged. then, obviously.
neither DR.. King (who nominated DR..
Stone), nor myself is a gentleman or a
sincere Christian. since we explicitly
stated to the contrary. Therefore. the
subject is out of the realm of discussion
on my part"
After asking for the undivided attention
of the assembly. DR.. Stone made the fol-
lowing statement:
DR.. Stones Statement.
Gentlemen, we are here as representa-
tives of great church, to do the work
of this church. We have no right to al
low any personalities or any diversine
thoughts to control our time. ] believe
that the newspapers which have SO well
reported and are reporting the work OF
this assembly, are intending in every way
to do the work of God with us. If any
have erred in judgment let us overlook it.
or, better still, look not at it. I have
not seen the morning paper, and l beg OF
you not to take time in discussing any
personal matters. 1 wish to state that
all 1 have to say is: believe in my Lord,
/ believe in my brethren and | believe in
doing my duty.
DR. Stone today announced the appoint
ment of Frederick A. Booth of New York
as vice moderator Of the Presbyterian
Church in the United States of America.
Differences Over Union Seminary.
In the northern dSSSInDly the pIOCccu-
ings today were featured by the publica-
ton Of majority and minority reports by
the committee appointed to consider diff
ferences between the church and the
Union Theological Seminary of New York
city. Since all relations between the in
stitution and the church which founded
it were broken off because Of the alleged
heretical beliefs of members Of the semi
nary faculty, 1t has been expected by
many Presbyterian laymen that an ami
cable adjustment mutually beneficial
might be arranged. and to this view the
majority Of the committee agreed, asking
for another years time.
In two minority reports, however, the
task is regarded as hopeless. DR.. Frank
C. Monfort OF Cincinnati submitted q
minority report, In which he declared
that members of the faculty Of the Union
Theological Seminary had failed to an
swer important questions regarding their
belief, and that the answers they had
given indicated that they had no right
to be recognized as orthodox Presbyte-
rians.