Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-05-23
CALLS CARNEGIE
ATHEIST BEFORE
PRESBYTER|ANS
Rev. DR.. T. S. clyce Says COL
Ieges Who TruckIe to Him
Ought to Be Ashamed.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, May 23.-
Branding Andrew Carnegie as ar
atheist, the Rev. DIR. T. S. Clyce
president of Austin College, Sherman
Texas, started an educational con-
ference last night by calling shame
on those colleges which he said had
truckled to the iron MASTER
Correspondence 9th the man con-
vinces me he is an absolute atheist, "
he said, land yet he controls the
educational system in the United
States. All ecclesiastical connections
must be severed to get so much as a
pipe organ from him. He has sepa-
rated religion from the school,
Those State institutions which say
they are sorry they cannot teach re-
ligion in their class rooms are not
free thinkers; rather they are slaves
of the almighty dollar"
AS DIR. Clyce closed his address sew
eral commissioners jumped to their
feet to indorse what he said. Ono
of them was j. NJ. Davis, a teacher
in the University of Kentucky at
Lexington. He said he was thankful
his was one State in which the teach
ing of religion was not barred in
State schools.
The assembly decided to hold next
years meeting at Newport News,
Virginia.
CHICAGO, May 23.-Co-operation
with the Sabbath organizations of
other Protestant denominations and
with those of the Roman Catholic
church, was urged today in the report
of the Sabbath observance committee
of the Presbyterian General Assembly
in session here. These sorganiza tons
in all Christian churches and the
labor unions are working together
hand-in hand, it was stated, in the
report of the committee, as printed in
the assembly blue book, and the re-
suits of the cooperation may be seen
in long list of victories all over the
world for cessation of Sunday work
The report of the committee ap-
pointed to investigate the legal, &C.
elesiastical and dectrinal status of
Union Theological Seminary, also was
on the docket for the day. A full re-
port, however, is not to be rendered
at this time, it is understood, the COM
mittee having found it impossible to
go fully into the questions involved,
and beng expected to asd an extern
sion of time until the next assembly.
Other committee reports on the pro-
gram were those on the American
Bible Society, the American Tract
Society, the Presbyterian Historical
Society and those of the standing
committees on bills and overtures.
The assembly planned not to sit
during the afternoon, but to- adjourn
according to the PRESBYTERIAN custom
of preparation for the Sabbath. The
popular meeting for religious instrue-
ton and worship which will be held
on the evening of every BUSINESS day
of the assembly will be addressed
tonight. it was announced by Rev.
j. Wilbur Chapman, the evangelist.
DIR. Maitland Alexander, moderator
of the assembly, reiterated last night
his allegiance to baseball as the best
of outdoor pastimes.
Baseball is the greatest and clean
est of the worlds sports" he de-
clared. TT leads them all as build
err of character There is nothing
enjoy more than watching a game"
Sunday baseball, however, Dr., Alex
ander condemned severely. He told
interviews that he was greatly IN.
terested in the Pittsburgh team and
considered Fred Clarke real leader
of men.
CINCINNATI, o., May 23.-The
opening of the general convention OF
the Church of the New Jerusalem,
which has been preceded since Tues
day by councils of ministers, took
place here this morning. The religious
service was conducted by the Rev.
William L. dorchester, of Cambridge,
n. H. The annual address was made
by the Rev. Julian K. Smythe,. of
New York, who took for his subject
1.-THE Three Means of Fulfilling Our
Mission"
The afternoon was devoted to
pleasure. Following a luncheon the
delegates took steamboat ride up
the Ohio River.
Consideration of committee reports
took up the time of the members at
the synod of the Reformed Presby-
terrain Church. An address was
made by DR.. R. H. Biederhoff, of the
Federal Council of Churches.