The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-24
RICHMOND GAINS
TRAINING SCHOOL
Will Be Established Under Au-
spices of Southern Presby-
terian Church.
REPORT MADE AT KANSAS CITY
No Action on Church Union
Likely-Need of Young
Ministers Stressed.

Kansas city. May 2a--A new Pres
byteriaa training school for Christian
workers will b. established NJ Rich
,nond next fall. according 10 q report
made to-day to tho Southern Prcsby-
tcIian General Assembly by the ad IN
tcrnn committee on education. 1t VIII
10 adapted especially for the training
OF lay workers. IL is said. Richmond
residents have given building ana
guaranteed support 60 the institution
for three years.
Following tho appointment of
standing coUmitteo on education, a
resolution was offered authorizing the
transfer Of tho Asse,ubly's Home and
school at Fredericksburg, Va. to the
synod of Virginia, In accordance with
the syEod'S request.
Rev. Charles T.. MacFarland, general
secrctar: OF the Federated Churches
OF Christ IN America. to-day in an ad-
dress asserted that despite their
growth. the army and navy have no
more chaplains now than forty years
ago. He asked the assembly 10 take
steps to provide ono chaplain. ordained
10y some Christian church, for overy
1000 men. There are but twenty-five
chaplainS III the navy, he said, while
there should be forty-two.
ACTION on CHURCH UNION
NOT I.ll<IjI.I AT THIS TIME;
Although n union Of tho seventeen
Presbyterian organizations long has
been sought by the various church
bodies, action looking TO such a feder-
ution probably VIII not be taken by
The General Assembly OF the I'resby
tcrlan Church in tho United States
tSouthcrn). in session here. commits
sioners said to-day.
a number OF communications against
.l,,, Il a
TO Il committee on ovcr6ures for unity.
The committee is expected to report
early neNt Week. Most Of the leading
commissioners believe n middle ground
vii! be taken-oue that will not an
taSonize risiiiy orthodox members.
An overture from the n csbs tcrian
Church OF the United states OF Aaier-
lea was read before tho assembly To-
day. This contained a plea to unite all
Presbyterian bouics in Il federation
union under the direction OF Pres
byterian congress. to DO patterned af-
ter the national Cong ess.
Another owe. ture from the Prcsby-
terry OF Knoxville, Tenn, proposed a
union OF all the church bodies divided
| into four districts. Northeast. South
east. Northwest and Southwest. An
nuai meetings of the governing or
saniZatioas In each district were pro-
posed with meeting OF general
council of all the Districts every four
years.
The Woman's Council OF the Church
to-day considered n suggestion that
donations be made directly to the
church. and not TO the wotnen's auXil-
larry. as has been the custom. No
definite decision was reached
GENERAL EDUCATIONAL.
CONFEHENtE is HELD
general educational conference
was heli tonight. The Rev. NJ h.
Gelvin. Port Gibson. Miss. urged
greater cooperation between the
a more liberal financial policy. The
Rev. r. l.. Ninson. II. -. president of
Austin Presbyterian yheoloe ical Sem
mary. at Austin. Te%as. made q plea
for the education of more young men
and young women in Presbyterian col
leres.
More than 1000 young ministers
are needed by the church, It was a.
serted to-day In the report on Chris
tian education and ministerial relief
Tho dearth OF pulpit men Ia q question
thai is worrying most OF the churches,
IL was said. and the expansion OF the
Presbyterian Church In the South han
gwen that organization n serious
problem In tho matter OF supplying
ministers.
The report was read by Pew. H. IL
Sweets. OF Louisville. who said that In
y
gained $50 ministers, but also had
gained 55 new churches.
~ the beginning OF 1914" he snid.
there were 735 churches without pas,
fors. and there are now 275 places
where there are opportunities or or
Sanize new churches. In all l,01O
new preachers are needed"
PRESDTERfAN CHURCU
FAITHFUL. TO IT'S TENI,Ts
That the Presbyterian Church re-
olalns faithful to Its old tenets was
asserted by Dir. Thomas II. Law, OF
Spartansburg. S. G.. stated clerk and
trcnnrer of tho assembly.
What l have seen in these assem-
oiies" DIR. Law said. has emphasized
in my mind. more than anything else.
how squarely tho Presbyterian Church
stands on the Westminster articles
OF faith. have seen new ideas come.
but back of the church, thu church re.
mains the same. They may emphasize
different things TT different times tust
as now the chur3h ia emphasizing edu-
cation and social service. but thu ran.
son for this rcmaing the samc Al So
cial service In tho world viii not re-
Etnerate man unle:a we regcnerate
his Sptrit. too"