Evening journal., 1920-05-22
PRESBYTERIANS
ARE WELCOMED
Pennsylvania Governor and
Philadelphia Mayor Glad
TO Have Churchmen
POINT OUT NEED
OF MORE MINISTER'S

PHILADELPHIA. May 22-MaNOr J..
Hampton Moore has indorsed uoV-
crnor Sproul for the Republican n0mi-
nation for President IN welcoming,
on behalf of the city the one hun-
drCd and thiriy-sccond General As
scmbly OF the Presbyterian Church
10 the United states OF Americd.
The governor In his address OF
welcome on behalf OF the State re-
ferrcd 20 the address 0f Dr. John
Wills Baer, the retiring moderator.
Il am glad there arc some psople
who do moi think this country is
being dcpOpuaied The Golden Rule
must be enforced. salvation Tor all
AT least rs per cent. OF the peo-
pic IN America are right al heart
and only have TO be shown their
duty 10 perform H.
Leaders Of lhc lnterchurch World
Movement yesterday were active in
plans TO foresiall action by the As
sembly which might result In The
preshyirian Church Withdrawing its
support from The campaign.
James s, Spcers, Jr., chairman OF
he executive committee Of The Inter
church forces, accompanied by John
D Rockefeller. Jr. Will confer with
Moderator Palmer and the executive
commission. Mr.. Speers and Mr..
Rockefeller. 70 Is understood Will pre-
sent an urgent plea that the presby-
terians remain In the movement.
There Is a strong sentiment develop
ing however. FOR a severance or the
ties With the inleFchurch world
movement. though Il is possible the
Presbyterlans viii not renounce their
pledge 10 subscribe Si.Oo000o.
Rev. John B. Laird. Philadelphia;
was elected chairman OF the commit
tee on bills and oyeriures other
committee chairmanships announced
yesterday follow.
John q Chaney, Indiana. judicial I:
Rev. n. ~ Beatty Chicago, policy
Rev III g. Swearingen, ST. Paul. home
missions: Rev. q. Waldo Cherry, ho-
chester, home missions Rev. A. H.
parr. Baltimore. publication and Sum
day school work Rev j. Ambrose
nunkol indianapolis. church erection {.
Rev John 3. Randall, Jr., Iowa City,
theological semlnarles. Rev. y. NJ.
Mylie. Newark. relief and suslenta-
ton: Rev W. r. Craig Butler. Pa.
freedman Rev. Jesse l.. Cotton, Lou
istlllc, narrative: Rev. Robert John
ston. New York. correspondence Rev.
David H. gemplet0n. Houston, Texas,
leave Of absence. Rev. George NJ.
Rourke. Los Angeles. temperance and
moral welfare Rev. Walter l.. Whal-
Ion. GAINESVILLE. Ohio, mems work
James n Gray. Pittsburgh, fnance,
and w H. Whitford, Buffalo, mile
ape.
sion. including the every-member
plan committee and OF the perma-
nent committee on evangelism and the
committed on Christian llfo work
were presented 10 the General As
sembly.
one Of The recommendation OF
the executive commission was thai
the proposed campaign against
polygamy be postponed in view o
The absorbing work OF the New Err
and the lntcrchurch World Move
menls. In 1918 the General Assem-
bly, appointed a committee TO taxi
action against polygamy.
The eyery-membor plan commit
tee recommended that churches
which have not adopted The plan d,
10 at once. organizing so that thl
entire program, educational. ilnan
ciai and spiritual may reach anl
enlist every member 10 asked tina
Sunday, February %. 1921, be OBJ
served as Stewardship Enrollmcn
Day. after a period OF cumulative
preparation 20 tuuNltut' WIN hH'
National Thrift Week next January.
A resolution suggesting that pas
tors present to their congregation
the increasing need OF more minis
ters was offered by the committee OF
Christian life and work The atten
ton OF parents was called TO IN
duly and privilege OF dedicatin
their sons 10 the ministry"
American missionaries In kore'
despite the hardships and danger
incident 10 reconstruction, f0llowin
the quelling by The Japanese OF IN
recent uprising, are planning
"Christianize every district IN th
country according 10 the annual ri
port OF the Presbyterian Board Z
Foreign Missions to the presbyteria
General Assembly. made public her
Referring 10 the revolt, the repol
says. "lhe result proved anew "a.
Japan will not voluntarily graz
Korean independence; that u
Koreans cannot secure Il by fore
and that other governments, hayir
long ago recognized Japanese al
cxation OF the peninsula, viii M
ment 10 the japanese, for II reil
forced their critics, dlshearlenl
their friends alIenated the sympati
OF Allied nations and brought upg
the ruthless militarists. the opprObl
Gus names Of the Huns Of q
Orient
Presbyterian foreign missionari
increased in 1919 from 1884
4 ,f2S and the native workers FRO
6606 TO $3.50. In order 10 me
the high cost OF living, which
some fields like Japan has increas
over 800 per cent. the living allO'
ances for the Presbyterian misslo
aries have been Increased from {
fnrmnr Standard OF Nl2ll Nnar