The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-05-21

Assembly Southern today made
strong plea for the higher vision
Education The Keynote
Kansas City, Mo, May 2l-Chris
tian education VIII be the KEYNOTE o
the lifty- third assembly of th
Southern Presbyterian church tha
conyened here today. The ad interim
committee on education appointed BY
the assembly of 1918, is expected tc
make recommendations which, il
adopted, will revolutionize the educa-
tional policy OF the church.
The report Of the ad interim com
mittee on the proposed union Of the
United Presbyterian Church and the
Southern Presbyterian church, will
also come before the assembly for ac-
ton
The first event on today's program
vas the opening sermon BY the Rev,
j. S. Lyons of Louisville, Ky, the re-
tiring moderator. Upon the election
OF d new moderator the Rev Mr..
Lyons will retire The assembly
will close its meeting May Is.
A pew presiding officer will be
eleeted as a moderator each year
ana to preside over that assembly
only. and no moderator can succeed
himself in office The two officers
Of the assembly who have succeeded
themselves from year to year for
number OF years past are Rev 7 i
Law. D. D., Of Spartanburg, s. c.. the
stated clerk. and the permanen
clerk, Rev. J D. Leslie. of Cisco. Tex
The prominent preachers who vii
1e heard during the sessions, include
he Rev. Egbert W Smith, D. D..
Nashville. Tenn. the Rev. 5. l.. Nor
Is. d D., Louisville Ky the Rev \
Phillips. D. -, and a.. L. Magill |
# Richmond, Va
No report to be submitted viii be |
card With greater interest or viii
,e Of greater Importance than the
eport OF the committee on education
ley Henry n Sweets, D D. Of Louis
ille. X. chairman and one repre-
antatiye from each OF the fourteen
mods Of the Assembly constituting
le committee. which held confer
nee during the summer OF 1913 This
sport deals with schools colleges, :
Universities and theological seminar
3 with reference to church connec- :
on siandardizing financial rob
ms, loan ana scholarship funds and
le need Of arousing the church on s
le subject OF Christian education. {
he recommendation Of this report !
-e stated TO be definite ana concise
Another interesting subpect to come
fore the assembl, will be that in
uded in an Overture form the synod
Virginia recommending the cree
1n of new synod. to be known as
q synod Of West Virginia and to in
Ide 8ll OF the State Of West Virginia.
.rt OF which territory is nov includ-
in The synod OF Virginia. The
ection OF another SYNOD, iamiliarl;
lown as the Mountain synod viii 0
doubt receive consideration also
The amount contributed by South
n Pfesbyterians during the yeai Il
It closed for foreign missions VAS "
si,l7g, and for home missions. $lss, Il
g. The amount contributed for a
me missions was an increase o. r.
: iG0 over the amount contributed o
this cause the sear previous, and is v
3 alrsesi amount the church has o
ven to nome missions during any VI
ar Of her history.
the attendance Of commissioners
the Assembly this year was in
eased On account Of the change :
the basis OF representation Upon
e. ncw basis 10! represeniation each
esbyterg Is entitled TO one clerical
i one lay commissioner and one :.
.riaal and one las commissioner ac-
ional for every s.Go0 communicants .
the NO in the Presbstery.
The Woman's Council the auSiliarf
the Assembly viii he IN session
with the Assembly
iile not iaw-mak:ng body the -
incll is a strong factor n the worl.
The churcl Mrs ~ r. Wns
rough OF Kansas civ is iis sec
ary.