Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-05-21

way as to be just and equitable to
all. Money and influence are of de-
cided advantage in defending against
criminal prosecutions. There is, more
over, great variance among the
judges in their severity or leniency,
and the particular humor in which
judge happens to be often determines
the penalty.
king George, of England, has es-
tablished the rule for himself and his
family never to travel on Sunday
unless it is absolutely necessary.
Would that in our country the high
| officials of our own government some
of them protesting Christians, would
ADOPT the same rule and set an eX-
ample to the American people. Alas,
| it is not so at present.
The committee on Sabbath obserV-
ance drew this contrast in its report
The results of twentythree years
work of the Sabbath day observance
committee were laid before the as
sembly. The committee found cause
for rejoicing in the passage of Sunday
rest laws by forty-seyen states, put
| issued a circumstantial rebuke TO the
MANAGEMENT of the Panama-Paclnc
Exposition for planning to open us
gates on Sunday
A number of Sunday observance or
|
| fusing to take part in the ten days
Lords day conference to be held at
the Panama-Pacific Exposition, II
was declared in the report, on ac-
count of their repugnance to the eX-
position plan to keep open sunday,
Efforts to have the Bible read daily
In the public schools of the United
States will be pressed strongly py
the alliance of reformed churches IN
America holding the Presbyterian
system. according to resolutions OF
fered for acceptance.
"Relieious training in our puonc
schools. so planned as to avoid the
violation in any way of our cherlsheo
principle of the separation OF churcn
and state. should be systematic ana
constant" declared the preamble.
"fThis council calls upon the church
authorities to investigate the supJeet
fully with a view to deVlslns soiile
method of averting the sad results OF
present inefticiency IN moral anu
Iigious training"
| KANSAS CITY, Mo, May FL
c,bristian education will be the key
note of the fifty-third Assembly Oh llle
Southern Presbyterian Church tnal
convened here today. The ad interim
committee on education appointed by
tbe assembly of 1913 is expected 70
make recommendations which, II
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, VIII
also come before the assembly Iof
action.
The first event on today's program
!, was the opening sermon by the Rev
liz. S. Lyons, of Louisville, KY, the
retiring moderator. Upon the cleo
ton of a new moderator the KEY
Mr.. Lyons will retire. The assembly
will close its meeting May %. :,
The prominent preachers who WI
be heard during the sessions include
the Rev. Egbert w. Smith, D. D.
and the Rev. John l. Armstrong, D
D., Nashville, Tenn; the Rev. S. L
Norris, D. D., Louisville, KY. tht
Rev. A. L. Phillips, D. D., and r. E
Magill, of Richmond, Va.
No report to be submitted will b.
heard with greater interest or viii
be of greater Importance than the
report of the committee on education
Rev. Henry H. Sweets, D. D., Of