Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-05-19
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UNDE ROME HEAD
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council of the churches of Christ in
America and to call upon Presbyterian
evangelistic committees TO seek fed
Grafton with evangelistic committees
OF other ecclesiastical bodies in their
territory TO the end that the churches
may develop more thorough and
systematic direction and control of
evangelistic work" Within the next
six months this resolution or It's
counter part will be adopted, it is
promised by each of the twenty six
denominations in the federal council.
thus firmly establishing the efficiency
idea in evangelism. Early in June "a
meeting of delegates from all the
churches will be held III New York to
make definite plans for the establish
ment of the INSTRUMENTATION COM
mittee.
Members of a lay board will be
chosen by the church committee. 1t
is the present plan to seek something
in the nature of an endowment from
wealthy men interested in the move
II. mt. These men Will be in full
c. trge of the financial end of the
dntry wide and permanent revival.
: he theological branch of the work
: i'll be under the direction of the
church committee.
The Rev. DIR. John a. Marquis,
president of Coe College. Cedar
Rapids, Ia, was elected moderator
yesterday in an election marked by
considerable disorder. Doctor Marquis
was elected on the second ballot, re-
ceiving GIG votes against 237 for the
Rev. DR.. William l.. McEwan, pastor
OF the Third Presbyterian Church, of
Pittsburgh. Doctor Marquisc is a
moderate conservative, and Doctor
McEwan a conservative.
Members of the New York Presby-
terry and Union Seminary men are
eNultant over the defeat of Doctor
McEwan, the candidate of their ultra
conservative opponents. The New
York Presbytery intends to ask for
The appointment of a committee to
Investigate its licensing of candidates
for the ministry, it is said, and its
members feel assured that Doctor
Marquis will appoint a strictly impair
tial committee
Shouts of sit down" and No, it is
not So" greeted the Rev. DIR. John G.
Ewart, of Colorado Springs, when he
injected theological controversy into
his address, in seconding Doctor Nc
Evans nomination. Many are of the
opinion that his injudicious remarks
led 10 Doctor McEwan's defeat.
Harrisburg Represented
Among the leaders of the Presby-
terian church at the general assem-
bly, is the Rev. DR.. George Black
Stewart, for fifteen years pastor OF
the Market Square Church, Harris
burg. The Rev. DR.. Stewart for six
teen years has been the president OF
Auburn Theological seminary and is
here to present a report to the con-
ference on Theological seminaries.
The Rev. Frank p. Mckenzie, pas
tor of Calvary church, returned
home this afternoon after attending
the conference of Evangelism to
which he was sent by the Presby-
teria of Carlisle. Three of the six
commissioners from the Presbytery
the Rev. William b. Cooke, Prof
Lemuel f. McGinnes and Elder John
n. Finley were chosen members OF
committees this afternoon. The Rev
William S. Barnes, d. D.. who. dur
ing DR.. Chambers illness, supplied
the pulpit of Pine street church in
1910, is a commissioner from West
Pittston, Pa.
Among the throng of visitors on
the steel pier are the Rev. Thomas
q. McCarrell, of Middletown. and
Robert Fulton Stirling of Dauphin.