The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-28
PRESBYTERIAN ASSEMBLY
OPPOSES USE OF TOBACCO
Urges Clergymcn, Candidates for Min
istry nnd Church. Officials
10 Abstain.
woMEN's AUXILIARY WINS FIGHT
No ChnnSc To Bc Mnde I'm IinndtinE OF
Funds-Adjournment Expected to Dc
Taken by Noon To-day.
Especial to The Timcs-pispatch.l

Kansas City, May 27.-Tho General
Assembly OF THE Southern Presbyterian
Church went on record late to-day as
opposed 10 the use OF tobacco among
clcrEymcn. candidates for the ministry
:,nd' church officials.
Rev. j. :. Lyons Louisville, Ky, re-
tirinS moderator, recommended on be-
half .: the committee on bills and
ovcrturcs. that the assembly reply in
the negative to AN overture that 1t
should discourage tobacco.
This l. y convention" IL said. I'VE
did not meet here to uuihhlc over small.
matters Of personal habit. but to settle
some Of ihc great qeustions troubling
our church"
Th, assembly overrulcd DR. Lyon
and adopted the overture By vote Of
30 10 -.
When the committee on systematic
bene,iccncc presented it's report, several
commissioners. led 10y the Rev. Egbcrt
". smith, of Atlanta, Ga, executives
secretary OF the foreign missions com
mittcc. pleaded that no change be made
IN the handling of the funds Of tho
Gomcn's auXniary.
Finally. the recommendation that n
cEange he made was stricken from the
report, an0 an appreciat tion OF the SER
vice rendered by the womcn's auxiliary
was inserted. The report as 4 whole
was adopted. 1t is expected that busi-
h"ss VIII he concluded in time to adj
ionru at neon tomorrow.
IioGRt.SSiNE SPIRIT
SHOWN IN MARKED DEGREE
The progressive spirit TO !, marked
degree WAS evidenced in the proc ocd-
ings OF til" general assembly - .da~
The report OF the committee On hill.
aad oN,rturcs having been completed
DR. }. $. Lyons. chairman, asted for
the discharge - the committee Wh.n
this request had been granted. Dr.
Lyons. rising To question OF personal
privilege, said:
II hold no brief for Mr.. Carnegie
never met him, and | do not expcct TO
meet him III this world. I hone to
meet him in Il better one. I deem it
appropriate and in harmony with the
sense OF Justice of this ASSEMBLY that
an expression BE- made of it's unwilling
ness to appear to pass judgment upon
Nj. carnegie, or upon any other per-
soli without adequate evidence"
The cNhortation or Dr T.. \. Whar-
ton. of Texas. to give the women of
the church anything they wanted in
shc mana cement OF their money. In
their societies was needed by !, large
majority of the commissioners i'm tho
adoption of the substitute To that part
OF the report OF tho STANDING
ficcnce. the substitute recommend
ing that no change lie made In the
operation of, work of tho auxiliary,
hut that ii continue to work the COM
ing year up on the plan OF last year.
WOMEN WIN rIt;IIT TO
REMAIN UNDISTURBf;D
The discussion OF tho report and tho
substitute was animated and the
adoption Of the substitute Carried tho
point In favor OF the desire of the
women for their plan of work to re-
main undisturbcd. Tho point was
made .on the floor that imsiniation had
been made that Il hint OF disloyalty to
the direction of the assembly had been
detected in the spirit OF the woman's
auxiliary. ana this was emphaticaIfy
denied by commissioners.
Answering an overture asking
whether rotation OF elders and dca :
cons would be preferable to tho life
tenure. the assembly sent tho Qucs-
tion down TO tho prcsbytcries for ad-
vice and consent, their answer To be
sent TO the next assembly. Answer
ing the request OF DIR. j. Addison Smith
Continued on Second Paye.)