Evening journal., 1915-03-01
MINISTERIAL UNION
WILL NOT D|SBAND
All the Members Seem TO
be in Favor of Con-
tinuing Ii
PASTOR" RUSSELL
AGAIN CONDEMNED

meeting in the y. NJ. G. 4. this morning
decided to continue ihc organization and
notice was given that at the next meet
ing vote will be taken on the matter
of amending the constitution so that the
time of the meeting can be changed from
the first Monday morning in each
month TO the first Tuesday of each
month at 2.3O O'Clock.
The advisabilitv of continuing the or
ganzation was discussed at the NJ. E.l
Preachers Association last Monday. and
the secretary Of the association in
structed to confer with the secretary of
the Ministerial Union in regard Ia this
matter The question had been brought
mp at the VI. l.. Preachers meeting by
the Rev. G.. r. Anderson.
At today's meeting Mr.. Anderson said
while he knew there had been some wide
difference of opinion on the matter of
the proposed amendments 20 the mar
riagc laws and various ministers had
been uniustly attacked in the news
papers, which he declared ought to
stop. he did not think the organization
should disband, as il would be a confcs-
sion that tncy could not dwell together
m Christian harmony. lie moved that
It was the sense of the meeting that the
union he continued as now organized
Tho Rev. T. p. Holloway said that
Mr.. Anderson seemed to he agitated
intensely over what had appeared i'm
the newspapers about ministers. He
said the newspapers seemed 10 know
OF things which did not exist He
stated that the Baptist. Presbyterian
and hpiscOpalian ministers of the
city found it hard TO attend the meet
ings OF the union as on Mondays they
attended meetings of their own de-
nominations i'm Philadelphia He
moved that the meeting be changed
TO the first Tuesday afternoon Of
each month. DR.. Holloway thought
that one fault of the organization was
that il had ovcrdonc the thing I'm the
matter of adopting resolutions on all
kinds of subjects and that IL usually
resulted in the speaker OF the day
being exhausted before he was called
upon TO speak. He thought that be-
side the matters of social movement
they should also take up theological
questions. He thought too that II
would be better If matters were
brought direct TO the union without
first having been discussed at the NJ.
Z. Preachers Association and pub
lished at length in the newspapers.
He said he did not make these re-
marks in any spirit of jealousy
Rev. DR.. George Il. Reed thought
il would be a disaster for the union to
disband. He said it put the union at
! disadvantage TO have matters start
ed at the NJ. h. preachers meeting
and then brought up at the union. He
' thought that hereafter the order of
the day should be taken Immediately
after the opening.
= The Rev. G.. w. Dawson said il
would be impossible 10 keep the NJ. +.
b Preachers Association from discuss
ing live matters.
The Rev. Or. George A. Cooke
though the change Of meeting should
be made if it did not conflict with the
81 constitution. II was found that the
constitution specified Monday as the
= time for meeting. Il was finally de-
cidcd 10 give notice that a vote on
change of meeting time be taken al
the next meeting.
b A committee composed OF the Rovs.
5 r. l.. Jackson, W. c. Poole and J. W.
Irwin was appointed TO arrange for a
! visit of clorgymcn and laymen to
Philadelphia on Thursday to cndcavor
Ito have Billy Sunday come TO VIII
mington Some will leave on the
1890 a. m. boat and others on the
lila a. m. train over the p, b. & W..
ei all to meet at Broad street station.
r. A committee consisting of the Rcvs.
c George A. Cooke, J.. Z. Hunshcrgor
nj and r. l.. Jackson. appointed TO in
IS yostgato the business methods and
teachings of Charles T. Russell. bet
ter known as Pastor Russell. made
al a report In il they said
"Wc find that his books known as
D.. 'Millennal Dawn Series and Studies
d i'm the Scriptures have had =ary
II wide sale, and that his literature in
.r the form Of leaflets and monthly pa
pers has been scattered broadcast
over the land. This literature is is
, sued by the Watch Tower Bible and
d, Tract Society," and the international
l. Bible Students Association. II is
II reasonable to suppose that he has
IT secured many followers who believe
IS him to be a good man and who also
MI believe that his doctrines are correct
n. interpretations Of Scripture. We have
NttuIfu tNiuiHif ~ DitNt itidA WI.
T. Russell is not the holy man he repre-
.e sents himself TO be, and that his fol-
,tl lowers suppose him to be"
lcl Then followed bitter attack upon
the personal life, character and mo-
tives Of Pastor" Russell. In cOnclu-
VI sion the committee said:
le His doctrines are a medley Of in
e. consistencies. and arc not based on
n the fair interpretations of the scrip
wi lures He tries to create the im-
in preston that he has been given a
special revelation from God. whereby
he understands the details of Gods
plan Of the Ages A careful study
, of his books and sermons makes il
: plain that ne is greatly deluded If hc
!, believes this, and that others arc
. greatly deludcd who accept him as q
> prophet of God Wo disclaim any
> prejudice against Mr. Russell. but
feel we owe it to his dcluded follow.
= ers. ard TO the public generally q
make this brief declaration in regard
TO his character. and TO the nature
: of his teaching. A word TO the wiss
is sufficient
II was adopted.