The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-21
Adoption of Report Comes
After An All Day
Discussion
DAY FRAUGHT WITh
IMPORTANT ACTIONS
General Assembly to Send Petition to
President Debarring Denomina-
tiOnal Badges From Schools
of the Government

Atlanta, May 2d.-With several slight
changes In phraseoloey the brief state-
ment of BELIEF compiled by a special
committee was adopted this afternoon by
the southern Presbyterian assembly. The
adoption of the committee report came
after an all-day discussion by a vote of
119 to 81
BY unanimous vote the general as
semoiy of the United Presbyterian church
late today adopted a resolution intend-
ed to debar from schools supported hy
the government all denomnational
badges or uniforms This resolution,
which is to be presented to the Presi-
dent of the United States, Was intro
duced by Prof. J. A. Wilson, occupying
the chair of Biblical history of the
Pittsburg Theological seminary, Pitts
burg. Pa. The resolution says;
Resolved, that the general assembly
of the United Presbyterian church peti-'
ton the President of the United States
to direct that no badge or uniform dis
tinctive of any denomination be per-
funds of the general government"
These important actions By the north
ern. southern and united assemblies
marked the close of a day which has.
perhaps, been fraught with matters OF
more significant Importance to the Pres
byterian church as whole than has any
other since the convocation of the pam
Presbyterian pentecost.
Important Actions
That the action of the northern assem-
bly, in referring to a special committee
the matter of negotiations with the Union
Theological seminary of New York, with
instructions to report back to the as
semby in 1914. cleared the atmosphere
of threatened storm of considerable
proportions is agreed by the commission
ers. As proof of this was the eager
manner in which the motion of DR. Mark
A. Mstihews to fsis the action mentioned
was approved. The ''doxology'' was sung
with fervor at the close of two days of
acrimonious argument.
Another matter of prime Importance
acted upon by the northern assembly was
the adoption of the recommendations con-
tained In the report of the judicial COM
nllSSlOll On llt HUME hlSsioiidi9 p'dlh
matter Investigation of the board was
made by subcommittee Of the eXeeu-
tive commission on representations that
the board has spent too much for super
visory purposes In proportion to the
amount spent for home mission work.
The report as adopted stated that Willie
efficient work has been done, the num-
ber of synodical evangelists and field see
retares shall be reduced and competent
home missionaries put in the field to work
without supervision. except by Presby-
terian and synodical home missionary
committees. Other importatk recommen-
datlons were imboded in the report as
approved.
A Big Triumph
Action by the southern assembly in In
dorsing by overwhelming vote the
brief statement of belief" as submitted
by the special committee appointed at
the general assembly of last year late
this afternoon Is regarded as one of the
triumphs of the present gathering. Some
minor changes were made, but the
port remains intact in essentials. The
statement will be circulated as tract
among members of the church.
Announcement was made tonight that
Moderator j. S. Lyon of the southern
assembly has appointed the Rev. T. NJ.
Hawes, D. D., of the Highland Pres
byterian church, Louisville, Ky.,-to repre-
sent the church at the Pan-Presbyterian
alliance at Aberdeen, Scotland, in June.