Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-20
PRINT PLANT IN RICHMOND
OPPOSED BY COMMITTEE
Refusal to Recommend Establish
ment One OF Features of Days
Session OF General Assembly.
MEET NEXT AT DURANT, OKLA.
Question Of Merging Northern and
Southern Branches of Dcnonlina-
ton misunderstanding Prayer
Offered for President

BlRMlNG HAM. May la-Submis-
sion OF the question OF the amalgama-
zion OF the Southern and Northern
branches of the Presbyterian Church to
committee for settlement. the seiec-
ton OF Durant. Okla. as the next place
OF meeting and the refusal OF the com
mittee on publication 10 recommend the
establishment OF printing plant for
the church at Richmond featured to-
days session OF the General Assembly
OF the Southern Presbyterian Church
here.
Members of the committee handling
the question of merging the Northern
and Southern Churches expressed the
opinion that the committee will return
an adverse report, and that there is
little chance OF the amalgamation OF
the two branches at this time
DR.. c. W. Grafton, retiring moderator.
offered stirring prayer for President
Wilson lie referred to the President.
who Is Presbyterian. as our brother
in the White House" and he prayed
that God will be with the President
in ths crisis which faces the nation"
The annual report of the committee
of Sabbath school work showed that
during the year thirty-seven Sabbath
school field workers were supported by
the committee, and these workers or
Eanized siIty-one Sabbath schools in
addition TO revivinE fourteen old ones.
A budget of $4,000 Is recommended
by this committee for it's work during
the coming year.
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BY GREAT MAJORITY
Durant was selected by an over
rant, Okla, was selected by an over
whclrninG majority here to-day as the
meeting place OF the General Assembly
Of tho Southern Presbyterian Church in
the United States.
New Orleans was the only other city
competing The principal business be-
fore the morning session to-day was
the selection OF place for the next
assembly.
The delegates and commissioners to
the assembly uere the guests this
afternoon of the Tennessee Coal and
Iron Company on a sight-seeing tour
Of the industrial district of Birming-
ham. \ special train was provided FOR
the trip
There was no afternoon or night
session today. Many OF the visiting
preachers Will deliver sermons in local
churches Tomorrow.
The selection Of The next meeting
place followed g heated aght on the
floor a. the assembly Flrs, vote
shoaed the sentiment OF The assembly
rh== ne clerk read isD 10 -. in favor
q Du-@u:, and ihs New Orleans leader,
moved 70 make the selection unani-
ruoIs New Orleans delegates and
supporters I'D the aghi- Those who
taYereG p--zut did -. they said be-
cAlss q ne erect the meeting would
have gpo- P-e.oy;=riEr!s.n IN TIA, sec
,son . ne Jri,=t States
TWO REPORTS SUBMITTED on
CHURCH PRINTING PLANT
AactAf- lively discussion followed
p-tsentz,-oa Q. TIE report Q. The com
mttlse on church printing plant.
majority ard minority report being
Submitted Dr. Beach. who submitted
ne majority rspor., stated :h.-. hat
been 10 meeting o: The committee AZ.
pointed ~ The last assembly because
the treasure ~ the fund had declined
TO pa expenses Of the committeeman