Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1913-05-21
Question of Religious 6arb
Comes Up IN General AS
sembIy and Resolution to
President Adopted
UNION THEOLOGICAL
SEMINARY S0UABBLE
Northern Church Has Spirited
Controversy Over Distribu-
ton Of Funds for Home Mis-
Sionary Work by EyangeIists

lef "oHNtNe Journal aftclAt tuAeer winal
Atlanta. ga, MAY su.-uy uuan-
mous vote the assembly Of the United
rrtsbyteriin church adopted a rcso.
huon today intended 10 dchar from
schools supported nS the government.
ull dcuamnntionai badges or unl-
forms The resolution. which "a 10 be
presented to the president of the
United states. was introduced p,
Professor D. 4 Wlisou occupying the
chair OF Biblical history Of the PITTS
hurgh Theological seminary PITTS
iursh. Pa The resolution says
Resolved That the general assem-
lly Of the United Presbyterian church
petition the president OF the United
states 70 direct that no hadFe or uni
form distinctive of amy denomination
be permitted IN any school supported
hy tho FUNDS of the general govern
mtnt.
These important actions Is the as.
stmhlea marked the elusc Of day
which perhaps WIS frnught with mat
iers of more significance to the Pres
bytcriun church us a whole. than has
any other since the coneocation of tho
pan- Presbyterian pentecost
That the aetion Of the northern as'
semblN In referring TO a special com
nuttee the matter of negotiations with
the Union Theological seminary OF
New York. with instructions 20 report
htck to the assembly in 1914 cleared
The atmosphere Of a threatened storm
Of considerable proportions Is agreed
tN the commissioners mother inat-
tet of prime Importance acted upnn
hs the northern assembly was The
adoption Of recommendations con
tanned IN the report Of the judicial
commission on the home missionary
beard matter Investigation of tbs
hoard was made by a sub-eommittee
of the executive committee, upon rep-
resolutions that the beard has spent
too much for supervisory purposes 10
proportion to the amount spent for
homo mission work The report, aH
adopted. stated thai while efficient
work has heen done tho number Of
synodieai @angeiists and field seere-
tarles had been reduced aud compe-
tent home missionaries put In tha
field to work without supervision tNf
cept hy Presbyterian and synodical
home missionary committees.
Action he the southern assembly la
endorsing by an overwhelming vote
the brief statement Of belief as sub-
ntled by the special committee. ap-
naintpa IA tho general assembly of
last vcar IL regarded as aie OF ihe
tflumphs of the present gathering
Some minor ehonats are made but th'
report romans intact IN essentials
Tho ststemcns viii he circulated Hs q
tract among members of The 'hureh.
charges that the Federal Council
of Churches of christ iu America
composed of some thirty churches and
denomlnatlonal organizations, y "l-
tempting ta Influence nntional poll
tiea were made before the southern
assembly to-day hN Dr. T NJ Lowry
Of Memphis and the tlev T. Hall ot
Galveston Discussion of the matter
was postponed until tomorrow morn
ing
Home missions formed the sublect
If discussion az tonight's session of
th. PM Presbyterian pentccest
Secretary Of State l'ryan was wafh-
Il praIsed by the Rex. } Knox Me-
Clurkin of Pittsburgh, raa for his
attitude toward temperance
THANK Cod lac excmimed- we
have q secretary Of state who u ms
social life invites the highest ambns-
sadors of the world 70 get on the
water wagon WITH him.