New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-22
PICK KANSAS CITY
TO AID ITS MORALS
Presbyterians Hear Native
Sons Unusual Appeal for
1914 Assembly.
NORTHERN BODY MILITANT
Warm Controversies Over Board
of Home Missions and Use
of Kennedy Request
Mark It's Meetings.
GBy Telegraph to The tribune. ]

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BY Telegraph 10 The Tribune.
Atlanta. MAY 21.-Kansas City was Sc
lected to-day as the meeting place Of the
1914 General. Assembly OF the Southern
Presbyterian Church by the commission
ers attending the 1913 assembly here
In advocating the selection of Kansas
City ex-Judge W. r. Wallace declared
that city was one OF the most immoral in
the country and II needed an assembly 20
arouse the people 10 a further realization
OF what was happening in religious circles.
Judge Wallace is a resident OF Kansas
City.
The Board Of Home Missions Of the
Northern Presbyterian Church was vim
dicated in the sessions Of its assembly
to-day by an ovation rendered to its VEN
cradle secretary, the Rev. DR.. Charles L.
Thompson. who had spoken pending the
adoption of the assemby's standing com
mittee's report on the boards work dur
ing the last year. Secretary Thompson
took occasion 10 answer az length the
charges which had been preferred against
his administration. and If the long and
vociferous applause which followed Is to
be accepted as the assemblys sentiment
Or Thompson and his board achieved
their hearts desire.
FIGHT on Church Erection.
Another fight. which took up the greater
part OF this afternoon. followed the report
Of the executive committee recommending
that the assembly instruct the board Of
church erection headquarters Of which
are AT No. 100 Fifth avenue New York,
To make $4,000 Of the Kennedy bequest
OF S2.6oOU available for the use OF
churches throughout the country which
are in immediate need of help in the cree
ton of buildings. This report was strong
~ opposed by members OF the board. who
were led by the Rev. DR.. Arson p. After
bury, pastor OF the West Park Presby-
terrain Church.
Dr. Thompson. IN defending his admin
istratiOn. said he thanked the legislative
commission for generating the board Of
malfeasance In office and usurpation OF
authority, for the board had chafed under
the delay and the consequent result of
such unfounded charges. 81 thank God We
have been given a clean bill of health,
he exclaimed.
do not again subject us" Secretary
Thompson urged, ito the unfounded
rumors which were circulated for months
before the Assembly had a chance to act
upon them. We know We are doing new
things, but they are only the departures
which previous general assemblies have
instructed us 20 make. and we are COINS
20 serve you in doing the work given us
to do by those who have called us to this
ever enlarging service. We are not going
10 back down from the task which We
have welcomed. We have not usurped
any authority. and everything We have
done has been done by Presbyterian au-
thority."
Question Of Kennedy Request.
In presenting the opposition Of the
Board Of Church Erection against the eX-
pendlture OF the fund which had been
created out OF the Kennedy bequest DR..
Atterbury asserted that after consulting
its attorneys. the board had been con-
WINGED that TO use any OF this fund as
suggested by the report OF the executive
committee would jeopardize the entire be-
quest.
Those who were i'm favor Of placing the
$50 100 AZ the disposal Of churches in need
of church edlfces urged the practice Of
the Board Of Home and Foreign Missions,
which were in like manner benehciaries
I'm the will of David s Kennedy. and
which had placed large amounts OF their
benefactions thus received so as TO be
Immediately available.
New York attorneys whose opinions Or.
Atterbury quoted were f. Francis Hyde.
r. j. Essestyn r. II. Greene and Alton
Il. Parker.
The General Assembly passed resolu-
ton this forenoon instructing the minis
try TO make an appeal either during or
Immediately following each sermon This
obligatory action was fought by many
upon the ground that II is impossible TO
impute even evangelistic temperament
into the service OF the church In such a
way. The American Bible Society failed
in its effort 10 have itself and the inan-
cial claims which IL makes for the distri-
button of the Scriptures throughout the
world placed in the Assembly's benev-
client budget