The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1918-06-14
General Assembly.

Thinking perhaps that few items
from the meeting of the General AS
sembly of the Cumberland Presby-
terrain Church which met at Dallas,
Texas, on the 18th ult. for weeks
meeting might be of some interest
to some of your readers, herewith
submit a few items.
The Assembly was called to order
by the retiring moderator, Rev. T.
A. Seagle, of Chattanooga, and the
opening sermon was preached by
Rev. ]. L. Hudgins, of Nashville,
Ten n.,and Rev. T. H. Walton, OF
California, was elected as moderator.
The report of the Committee on
Education was enthusiastically re-
ceived and unanimously endorsed, as
it suggested that theological school
be put on an endowed basis, with
not less than 100000 endowment,
part of which has already been
raised Also to have in connection
with it a literary school, common
surate with the demands of the
church. A committee was appointed
to solicit funds for this purpose and
to receive propositions for the loca-
ton of the school. One lady had
recently willed $4,000 for this pur-
pose and others had agreed to con-
tribute most literally to this end.
1t will be but few years until we
will have a school of which the en-
tire church will be proud.
Elder T. c. Callicott, of Rives, is
member of this committee and
Elder ]. w. Burney, of the Union
City congregation, was placed on
the board of education of the church.
Several places have already init
mated that they would like to have
this school and made some efforts in
this direction.
The report of the comittee on pub
LEGATION showed that we have plant
now that is making money, and the
outlook for wonderful strides and
continued success is most favorable.
Great improvements have been made
in the last year or two, to the graft
fication and commentator of the
manager of this part of the church
work.
The outlook for our denomination
is indeed bright and most hopeful
and if we as a denomination will
continue to let the spirit of our dear
Heavenly Father abide in our hearts
and be uppermost in our minds our
church will continue to grow both
numerically and spiritually.
The reports on Missions and
Church Erection as shown by the
committees are in a prosperous and
healthy condition. Every enterprise
of the church has made advancement
since the division in 1906, more new
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bership, more spirituality, more
grace, more godly living, more addi-
tions, more young ministers and
easier in every way to get money for
church work All this has ten
dency to make the outlook for our
church greatly encouraging. Our
stay in Dallas was indeed a pleasant
one. 1t is a metropolitan city, noted
for it's handsome churches, fine resi-
dences and hospitable people. A
number of Tennesseans live in this
beautiful city, some of whom we met
while there.
Besides being a city of churches,
the war spirit is prevalent in this
part of Texas. There are several
aviation fields near Dallas and Fort
Worth, which re only 80 miles
apart. DR.. Earthma, Tennessean,
is the leading physician at Love
Field, and as our pastor at Dallas
w dS HIS pdSJOE WulIc dJ
boro, Tenn, we were enabled to see
the inside workings of an aviation
field or camp, to go thru all the diff
feront departments and see just how
the we'll, wounded and sick are TAX
en- care of.
Also visited the Y. M. C. A. and
talked with many Of the young men
there. They were all in good spirits,
good health and seemed to be enjoy
ing themselves. Only about forty
out of fifteen hundred were in the
hospital, and only three or four of
that number were sick. All were
for the time to come when
they could go across and be in the
forefront doing more active service
for their country.
After weeks sojourn in this city
Of churches, handsome homes and