Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-21
CHURCH IN POLITICS,
MINISTERS DECLARE
Endeav0r to Influence National
Affairs Is Charge at
Atlanta.
PRAISE IS GIVEN BRYAN I
FOR TEMPERANCE STAND
United Assembly Would Bar From
Government Schools All Denomi.
national Badges.

ATLANTA. Ca. MAY 2l-Interest
among delegates to the Pan Presby-
terrain pentecost centered today about
the session of the Southern Assembly.
where the debate bearing upon the al
legged political activities Of the federal
council of churches OF Christ in Amer
lea. was resumed.
Charges that this organization COM
posed of some thirty powerful churches
Of various denominations. is endeayor-
ing to influence national politics We're
made by DIR. Lowery Of Memphis and
Rev. X. NJ. Hall OF Galveston pr
Lowery urged that the Southern
Presbyterian Church Withdraw from
the federal council. Replying to these
charges DIR. Thornton Whaling. presi-
dent OF Columbia Seminary. Columbia.
S. c.. and chairman OF the committee on
foreign correspondence. argued that
while there are many things relating To
the federal council which the southern
assembly does not approve. Withdrawal
would be unwlse.
In the United Assembly choice of q
meeting place for next years convention
was uppermost today. Three cities, Mon
mouth, H.; Newcastle. Pa. and Xenia.
Ohio were strong contenders. Newcastle
was chosen.
A number of important matters occu-
pied the attention of the Northern Assem-
bly,. the morning session being devoted
chiefly to disposing of an accumulation of
routing business.
Bryan Is Praised.
Secretary of State Bryan was warmly
praised last night by the Rev. J. Knox
McClurkin. Pittsburgh. Pa. for his at
titude toward temperance.
Thank Cod he exclaimed, I'VE have
a Secretary of State who in his social
life invites the highest ambassadors of
the world to get on the water wagon with
him."
BY a unanimous vote the United As
sembly adopted resolution intended to
debar from schools supported by the gov
forms.
That the action OF the Northern As
sembly in referring TO a special commit
tee the matter of negotiations with the
Union Theological Seminary OF New York.
with instructions to report back to the
assembly i'm 1914. cleared the atmosphere
Of threatened 6: orm OF considera bic pro-
portions Is agreed by the commissioners
in which the motion Of DIR. Mark \:
Matthews to take the action mentioned
was approved.
Home Missionary Board.
Another matter of prime importance
acted upon by the Northern Assembly
was adoption of recommendations by the
judicial commission on the home mission
airy board matter, that the number OF
synodical evangelists and field secretaries
be reduced and competent home mis-
sionaries put in the field to work without
supervision, except by presbyferial ana
synodica home missionary committees.
Action by the Southern Assembly In
indorsing the 'sbrief statement OF BELIEF
as submitted by the special committee
appointed at the General Assembly OF
last year, is regarded as one OF the tri-
umphs of the present gathering Some
minor changes We're made, but the re-
port remains intact in essentials.
Announcement was made that Moder-
ator j. s. Lyons of the Southern As
sembly had appointed the Rev. DIR. 7. NJ.
Halves of Louisville TO represent the
church. at the Pan-Presbyterian Alliance
meeting at Aberdeen. Scotland, in June.
Suthrons Select Kansas City.
Kansas City today was selected as
the meeting place of the 1914 General
Assembly of the Southern Presbyterian
Church by the commissioners attend
ing the 1913 assembly here.