The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-08-11
RADICAL CHANGES
ARE FORESHAD0WED
Entire Educational System of
Presbyterian Church Will
Be Ovcrhauled.
COMMITTEE MAKES REPORT
Recommendations Will Be Sub
mitted TO General Assembly
Next Year.
ny MAMIE; RAYS.
Especial to Tho Times.Disnotcb,

lHpeCIdi 10 no l ines DiSpntcnl
II has been said by It2v. Walter l..
Jingle ID. d, q member o. the faculty
OF Union Theological Seminary, Rich-
mond, that some Of the greatest move
ments OF the Southern Presbyterian
Church have been the direct result OF
important conferences held at Mon
treat. IL Is prOba Die that this state
mont Of Dr.. Linglc Win not apply more
appropriately TO the result OF amy con-
ference held at Montreal during any
year OF the summer assembly OF Pres
byterians here than II wil apply to
the conference of the al interim COM
mittee on education h.ld here this sea
son and the consequent action OF this
committee.
AS already known. this committee
was appointed by the moderator Of tho
General Assembly held in Atlanta. in
May OF tins year, and consisted OF Row.
Henry IL Sweets. - -, Of Louisville,
secretary OF the executive committee
OF Christian education ana ministerial
relief. chairman, aud one member from
each OF the fourteen synods OF tho
assembly, and the expressed object OF
the appointment OF the committee was
that this committee should consider
all matters relating TO the discovery
definition, coordination and allied
questions Of the schools and colleges
connected with our Che southern Pres
byterian) church Tho appointment
Of the committee included also a re-
quest that conference OF Christian
educators be held AT Montreal during
the present summer. and that after the
holding OF this conference the ad in
terim committ"e report its findings.
with or without recommends lions, 70
the General Assembly OF 1914
Carefully Discussed.
The conference of Christian educators
vas held at the appointed time and
matters coming under the purview OF
the ad interim Committe. were care
fully and thoroughly discussed Since
then the ad Interim committee has held
important meetings ana has considered
the recommendations OF the conference
OF educators The committee approved
in the main the recommendations OF
this conference and found IL necessary
to make only some slight changes In
the same After making these
changes, the committee adopted the
recommendations and viii present them
10 the General Assembly TO be held
in Kansas City, in 1919, for its con-
sideration and with the recommends
ton that they be adopted b. the as
sembly and be put Into effect as speed
ny as possible. The report OF the al
interim comiaittee, including all Of the
recommendations. which has just come
from the hands OF The committee, is
follows
!. Church Connection.-Your commit
schools, colleges and universities
whose charters or constitutions require
that At least Two thirds Of their trus-
tees shall be elected nominated or
ratified by some court or courts OF the
Presbyterian Church in the United
States. whose presidents or PRINCIPALS
arc members OF the said church all
the members OF whose faculties arc
members OF some evangelical church
majority being members OF some
PRESBYTERIAN Church and which re-
quIrc course ia thc Bible shall be.
classified as Southern Presbyterian in
sttut!ons Those schools. colleges /
and universities whose charters reOutr,
that ut least two-jhlrds Of their trus-
tees shall be elected. nominated or rati- I
fled jointly by a court or courts OF the
Presbyterian Church in the United
States. together with a court or courts
OF other reformed churches holding
the Presbyterian system OF doctrine
at least one half of such trustees be- /
Ing elected, nominated or ratified by a
court or courts OF The Presbyterian
Church in the United States whose !
presidents or principals are members
OF some one Of the bodies mentioned
above; all the members OF whose facul- .
ties are members OF some evangelical I.
church. majority being Prcsbyterian T.
and which require a course in the
Bible, shall be classed as Joint Presby- F..
terrain Institutions .. Those schools !
colleges and universities whose char
ters or constitutions require that a /
majority OF their trustees shall be |
In the United States, whose presidents
or principals are members OF said
church: all the members OF whose ia
culties are members OF some cvangeu- /
cal church, majority being Presbytc-
rian; and which require a course in |
the Bible. may be classed as affiliated |
Presbyterian institutions. il they de-
sire. 4. Those theological Summaries
which are approved by and report to
the General Assembly of the Preshy-
terrain Church In the United States I
shall be classed as Presbyterian theo- |
logical seminarics. > All OF the insti- /
tutions listed above are cordially rec /
commended TO our people for patronage |
and support and the General Assembly !
is requested TO place the institutions /
In classes l. and upon the budget
OF our churches as one OF the assem-
bly, causes for regular financial sup
port. 6. 1t is further recommended .
that all the funds secured under rec
concentration shall be sent to the /
treasurer of the General Assemblies
committee OF Christian education and |
ministerial relief, who shall retain not |
more than per cent OF the funds from
each synod for administrative purposes 1