Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-05-21
PRESBYTERIANS
OF SOUTH OPEN
53RD. ASSEMBLY
COMMITTEE on EDUC ALTON EN-.
PEcTED TO MAKE a REPORT
THAT WILL REN,fLUTIDNIZE
EDUCATIONAL PoLI&.
SESSIONS ENDS MAY e
COMMITTEE REPORT ON PRO
POSED UNION OF UNITED PRES
BlTERIAN AND SOUTHERN PRES
ENTERTAIN WILL he HEARD.
(Bg Associated Prcss.l

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Kansas City. Mo-. May Gl.-Chri>tian
education will be the keynote Of the
fifty-third assembly of the Southern
Presbyterian church that convened here
today. The ad interim committee ON
education appointed by the assembly in
1918. expected 10 make recommendations
which. if adopted will rcvolutionize the
educational policy If the church.
The report Of the al inserim commit
Tee on the proposed uaion If the United
Presbyterian church. and the Southern
Presbyterian Church. will also come Ic
fore the assembly for action.
The first event on tolay's program was
the opening sermon by tnc Rev. j. :.
Lyons ~ Louisville. Ky the retiring
moderator. Upon the cleci on Of a new
moderator the Rev. Mr.. yons will re-
tire. The assembly will close it, meet
ing May -.
\ new presiding officer sill hc elected
~ a moderator each year and a. preside
over that assembly o:,ly. sud no modcr
ator can succeed himself ia office. The
W. offices Of the assembly who have
suu rcdcd themselves from year Ia wear
for a nurabcr ~ years past are the Rev.
I. III. Law. ID. d.. Of SpartanSburg. :.
g.. The stated clerk. and the permanent
clerk. Rev. j. ID. Leslie ~ Cisco. Texas.
The prominent preachers who will be-
heard during the sessions include the
Rev. Egbcrt w. Smith. ~ d.. and the
Rev. John /. Armstrong. ID. d.. Nahs
Vile. Tenn. the Rev. :. l.. Norris. ID. -.
Louisville. Ky, the Rev. A. l.. Phillips.
-. d.. and IL. T.. Ma.ill of Richmond.
VA.
M report To- he submit icd will he
heard with greater interest or will bc
Of greater Importance thin the report
~ the Committee ON Education. Rev
Henry II. Sweet. ID. ID. II Louisville
Ky. chairman and one representative
from each If the fourteen .synrl> of the
Assembly constituting thh Committee.
which held a conference during the sum
mcr "f 1919. This report deals with
schools. colleges. univcrSii e. and thee
locf al scminarirS with Fcfercncc ta
church conncctiun. standardizing finan
'hAA fIWFf' iiNf iRHh ~ - hUiNi NNlIf
funds and the need of arouSing the
church on the subject of Christian Elu.
cation. The recommendations Of this re-
port are stated 10 be- definite and con
else.
Another interesting subject To- rome be-
fore the assembly will h. that included
in an overture from the SYNOD If Nir
ginia recommending the erection Of a
new Synod ~ West Virginia and a. H.
cludc all of the State Of West Virginia.
part If which territory il now included
in the synod Of Virginia. The erection
Of another synod. familia rly known ~
the Mountain synod" will no doubt
receive consideration alSo.
The amount contributed bv Southern
Prc>bytcrians during the year just clos
cd for foreign missions wa S56l lao. aud
for home missions. SlGS.G7n. The amount
contributed for home mil ,i0ns was an
increase Of SLIGO over tn amount con.
trihutcl - this cause the ear previous
and j. the largest amoant &c church has
given 10 home missions during any year
of her history.
The attendance of con missioners o.
the Assembly this year was increased
on account Of the change in the basi-
Of representation. Upon the new basis