Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1918-05-17
General Assembly
Opened Thursday
Union Of Northern and SUItl1x1.
Churches Comes lp.-Ncsl.. ,k
Oklahoma I'rrsh, tcrian COLLEGE 9,
be- Presented to the Body.

Th" General Assembly of III.
Presbyterian Church in the L =.
formally opened at II o'clock 1hrrg
day morning with a strong scrIEcl
by the retiring Moderator. Dr. Joht.
NJ Wells. Of Wilmington. " c., toi-
lowed by Communion. AS the N.'ss
went to press - O'Clock Thursday
afternoon preparations were uusser-
way for the elevation of IA new MNS,-
orator for the Assembly.
Among the important subjects &c
be placed before the Assembly VIE
be Il report opposing organic uniOx
with the Northern Presbyteriar d.
Church and recommending. in L.
stead. Federal union of all Prp1S.
byterian churches. This report is IA
be presented by special COMMITTEES.
appointed at the last General Ea.-
sembly. and which during the lnzt
year has held several conferences
with similar committees from cht
Northern Assembly.
The federation plan to be procCss -
ed to the Southern Assembly wosi0l
permit the Northern and SOut9ar
Church to retain its own OrgaWSzp
tion. hut both branches would h.,
governed by Federal AssembI.
comprised of both organizations.
Another important matter 20 On
considered by the Assembly iS thaS
of the needs of the Oklahoma Prss-
byterian College for Girls. Of tflis
city. which will be presented to ltt
Assembly by IA special comnisrss'
and acted upon during the sessions
AT the meeting Friday night tii''
Committee on Sunday School Wort.
will report, and this phase of the o,c-
| tivitics of the church will be tt.on
Oughly discussed and fitting Urr:-
gram carried out.
There will be no Sunday mornlrY
services. on account Of the Nortus
baccalaurratc sermon at the NOrnra
auditorium on that day and hour
Sunday afternoon. at 3 oclos:t.
the Durant Presbyterian Chutrt
now fire." of any debt. will be forn1,
~ dedicated III the presence of tfss
Assembly. tn" d"dicatory sermon be-
ing delivered by Rev. Dunbar lt Gu
den, u H.. of Atlanta. Ga
At tn" night services Sunday. tts,
newly elected Moderator will dcIiser
"A sermon. and the church choir. Ilrl
der the direction of Miss Julia StoGI
will render the cantati based OI. tLae
i2nd Psalm.
Mondays sessions will ln. d,.y "a
ed in part to tn" thurch's activltp=
in foreign mis- ions. which are ycr,
extensive.
On Tuesday. at both II H. an0 az
,S:li. tn" needs of the OklahoHs.
PRESBYTERIAN tollrg" for Girls, va
he presented To tn" Assembly. " lIet
full consideration of these needs vi.
be given and action taken by III,
Assembly toward meeting tf"sa
needs In many ways this fcatur
of the sessions Is very imIjOrr;>13
and local interest especially c.nttsr
there.
Tn" News j. asked to say iiat ttu
public is cordially invited to the ~
morning N ll:lj. and evening ~
SIS. The main floor will b. -
served for tn" commissioners Glr
ampl" room will he found iH !ut
spacious balcony Of the church.
Tn" Assembly post offic" ana 1E
reception Committ"" ar" located a.
tn" church, and assignments to Il,
homes ar" being mad" from there
Every train "Wednesday and W.t
ncsday night and Thursday mUrTIIia
brought commissioners in lars'
Numbers from all parts of the SOutG
and th"S" ar" being entertained 10,
h" period of the Assembly III tls
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