The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-05-17
CRIMINALS MADE
|nlARGE MEASURE
BY PENAL system
Chicago Judge Scores Present
Methods in Addressing
Presbyterians
HIGH HONOR PAID
TO DR.. STRICKLER
Made Member Of All Com
mittees Of Southern Assem-
bly---United Church Re
fuses to Praise Bryan
nv REy. ". 8 CAsfPBEId..

ATLANTA, GA, May 16.-Just at
ter the opening OF the Southern Pres
byterian general assembly the morn
Ing the clerk read a communication
from. the Episcopal council OF Geor-
gta sending greetings in which the
wish was expressed that there might
b closer relations between the two
churches in Christian work and fell
lowship.
Az a testimonial of esteem TO Rev.
q. b. Strickier. d. D., Of Richmond.
whom the moderator described az the
most prominent minister In the South
ern Presbyterian Church, he was made
by the moderator, member of all
tho committees Of the assembly. This
Is T.. very unusual honor.
On Prison Reform.
Judge Mckenzie Cleland, of Chi
cago. addressed the assembly in the
interest Of religious work among pris-
oners- He said the prisons OF this
country hold behind their bars at this
time about 10000 men. women and
children. and that about 100000 are
committed to the penal institutions OF
the United States each year. He said
that in performing his duty as Judge
in Chicago he had tried to employ
the same principle used by Christians
in dealing. with sinners. that OF proba-
ton, and be had found that 1t worked
well. He charged the penal system
with the great number OF criminals,
and said that the prisons, which arc
controlled by politicians for what can
he made out of them, do not improve
the condition OF the criminal In any
way
A committee to bear the fraternnl
greetings Of this assembly, to this
ether two assemblies was appointed
consisting OF Rev G. b. Ssrickler.
Rev. Thornton Whaling. Rev. r. r.
Campbell, and ruling elders. w. r.
Robertson and s NJ. Inman, Rev.
w. w. Moore and Rev. Jas. i. Vance.
who are present az visitors and not
members OF the assembly. were ask
ed-to act with this committee. The
fraternal greetings Of the Northern
to the Southern assembly were
brought by Rev. r Vernon Moore.
He said he felt very much at home
among Southern Presbyterians as he
himself Is Southern man. He Ia n
son Of Rev. r. v. Moore, for many
years pastor Of the First Presbyterian
church in Richmond. of which DR..
T. r. McFadden Is now pastor. He
said he would be living In the South
now except that the climate did not
suit his health, and he thought IT
better to work in another climate
than to die. In this climate. He wish
ed that 1t might never be necessary
against to exchange fraternai greet
ings between these two churches, but
that they might be one. However.
this Is more than can be hoped for
at present. he said. He yearned for
4 closer fellowship and cooperation
tho assembly that hts church was
ready to do anything In its power to
bring about this condition Of affairs.
From Virginia Preebyterscs.
At the morning session more than
ninety overtures from the presby-
teries were presented asking for the
assembiy's consideration OF many
subjects These were all referred to
committees for examination and re-
port. Rev. A. M. Frazier. Of 6taun-
ton. Va. made q motion ia refer all
papers touching upon union with
other churches to the next general as
sembly without confederation at this
time. but the motion was lost. one
Of the overtures which came from
Winchester presbytery win doubtlcsa
awaken considerable interest when
the committee makes its report. a.
II proposes 10 move the executive
COMMITTEES OF foreign missions from
Nashville. Tenn. to Charlotte, N. C..
Another overture Of special interest
to Virginia II one from the Synod. OF
Virginia asking the assembly to turn
over 10 that synod the Assembly.a
home and Gchool and the college at
yfedericksburg. This institution was
given some years ago to the assembly
by the synod, and - there seems to
~ i &ealfng that the assembly doea
mot care TO keep II up. the synod askz
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