Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-05-26

SPEAKERS ARE BITTER
Makes Charges That the Associated
Press is Controlled by Fine Hand
of Man on T'ibcr.'

Kansas City, Mo-, May 26.--The
consider alton Of overtures from dhe
Synod of Virginia occupied large
part of the sessions of the Genera
Assembly of the Southern Presbyte-
rian church yesterday.
Answering the overtures from that
synod, which asked the assembly t.
adopt certain portions of its action o.!
Romanism, and to arrange for a wider
distribution of this report, the assem-
bly, committee on bills and overture
made the following reply:
"That this assembly reaffirm the ac.
ton Of the General ASsdrbly Of 1912
on the subject of Romanism, emblac
d in the following recommendation:
That, in meeting the menace Of Ro-
manism this assembly would recon-
mend no other means than the dis.
semination of knowledge and the
faithful! preaching of the Gospel OF
Christ"
During the afternoon session IT,
following paper on Romanism wa
presented by Rev. ]. Addison Smitl
of Tennessee, and was referred to !;
special committee, action on the sam
to be taken later.
Whereas, as the genius Of Roman
ism is opposed to the genius Of Pre-
testanism, and,
Whereas (Romanism is giant force
making against civil and religious lib.
ielty, as history abundantly proves
and,
"Whcreas, the boil! encroachments
of Romanism in our day are q men
lce to the majestic interests Of ou
republic Ea
and, 80 " :.
"Whereas, Rome claims to contro!
the civic as well as the religious con-
science of her members, holding tn
civic subordinate to the advance
ment Of the church, and,
"Whcrcas. in view of the above
facts, a foreign potentate on Tibe.
throne controls the votes Of Roman
Catholics in our republic, thus defeat,
ing the prlral ends Of our father:
IN founding this great nation, there
fore,
"Be it resolved, That we request the
Federal Council Of Churches to weig!
these facts, and if, in their Judgment
feasible. establish bureau Of infor.
nation where all the constituen
churches can secure all needeS dat;
in blocking the advance of the Roman
Church in this land of the Pilgrim
Fathers"
"The General Assembly views wit
serious concern the growth and pre-
,licious activity Of that powerful poll
tico-religious organization known a
the Church of Rome, which is, and al
ways has been, a menace or bligh
20 civil and religious liberty of ever:
kind wherever it has obtained ;
foothold; the assaribly also views will
sa,ious concern the dangerous apath.
AL classes of Protestants in this coun
try touching this menace"
! It was made plain during the !aebat
hat the objection of the Presbyte
Irians to Catholicism is not agains
any spiritual doctrine connected wit
lit, but against what the speaker
termed the political activity of tn
Catholic Church.
/ Those who spoke on the subject be
fore the resolution was adopted ir
| cluded the Rev. J. S. Lyons, Louis
vile, KY, am, DR.. J. Addison Smitl
| of Murfreesboro, Tenn. Dr.. Smit
charged that an edict from the Pop
Twas in the possession of Major Archi
|, | ". Butt. who dieao on the Titanic,
commanding all Catholics to vote f
4 candidate other than Woodrow Wi
son in the presidential election.
DR.. Smith said he recently served c
committee which appealed to Il
Associated Press for wider pub!icatic
on general Christian news, and tn;
the efforts Of the committee We
i'unavailing. Mr.. Smith declare1 th