The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-05-26
CONGRESS PROPOSED
This Would Be Similar To Ma
t'onal Legislative Body; Not
Likely To Carry-Education
of Boys and Girls In Church
Colleges and Schools Ur-
gently Plead For
BY the Associated Press

Kansas City, Mo, MAY 23-A1-
though a union of the seventeen
presbyterian organizations long has
been soughts by the various church
bodies, action looking to such a fed
GRAFTON probably will not be taken by
the general assembly of the Presby-
terrain church now in session here.
A number of communications
against amalagamation were read and
referred to a Ommltt on oyertures
for unity. The committee is expected
to repOrt early next week. Most OF
the leading commissioners believe a
middle ground will be taken-one
that will not antagoniZe rigidly ortho-
doX members.
An overture from .He PRESBYTERIAN
Church of the United states of Amer
lea was read before the assembly to-
day. This contained a plea to unite
all Presbyterian bodies in q federated
union under the direction of a Pres
byterian Congress to be patterned af-
ter the National Congress. Another
overture from the P~resbyiery Of
Knoxville, Tennessee, proposed a un-
ion of all the church bodies. divided
into four districts, northeast, south
east, OrthWeS and southwest. An
nual meetings Of the governing organ
lZatiOnS in each district were propos-
ed with a meeting of a%Ngeneral coun-
Gil of all the districts every four
years.
The woman's council Of the church
today considered a suggestion that
donations be made directly to the
church and not to The woman's auXil-
larry as has been the custom. No
decision was reached.
A general educational confererc &c
was held tonight. The Rev. Nj. T..
Melvin, Port Gibson, Miss, urged
greater cooperation between the
church and it's schools and colleges
and a more liberal financial policy.
The Rev. R. E. Ninson, ID, presi-
dent Of Austin Presbyterian Theo-
logical Seminary, at Austin, Texas
made a plea for the education OF
more young men and u women ir
Presbyterian colleges.
More Ministers Needed.
More than 1000 young minister.
are needed by the church, il was as
serted today in the report on Chris
tian education and ministerial relief
The dearth of pulpit men is a ques-
1 ton that is worrying most of tn
T churches. it was said, M the expan
{ sion of the Presbyterian church il
1 the South has given that oreaniZatioI
Y a serious problem in the matter o
5 supplying ministers.
l The report was read by Rev. II. II
Sweets, of Louisville, who said tina
Al NiiS ioS vi y,"h Nh1 10
gained $50 ministers, but also ha'
: gained 355 new churches.
"At a meeting of 1914" he said
Q there were 1855 churches withou
pastors and there are now 215 place
where there are opportunities to OF
Z ganiZe new churches. In all 1,0l'
new preachers are needed"
II That the Presbyterian church re
mains faithful to it's old enets wa
asserted by DR.. Thomas II. Law. Q
S~partanburg, s.. c., stated clerk an
Z treasurer of the assembly.
y Solid For Faith.
What | have seen in these as
semblies," DR.. Law said. has empha
sized in my mind, more than anythin
: else, how squarely the Presbyteria
- church stands On the Westministe
articles of faith. / have seen ne
: ideas come but Jack Of them III
- church remains the same. We ma
emphasize different things at differ
= ent times just as now the church
emphasizing education and social sci
vice, out the reason for this remain
the same. All social service in til
world will not ~regenerate a man VI
less we regenerate his spirit, too"