Evening journal., 1920-05-18
PRESBYTERIANS
MEET THIS WEEK
1000 Delegates Expected to
Attend General Assembly,
Which Opens in Phila.
VCE-PRESIDENT
TO BE SPEAKER

The eyes Of Presbylerians all over
the country are turned towards phila-
dclphia this week when the one hun
drod and lhirty-sccond General As
semhly Of the Presbyterian Churc1
IN the United states convenes on !
Thursday. The presbNierians viii not
include delegates from the southern
Presbyterian Church. which is a sep
arate organization known as the
Presbyterian Church in The United
But from North. East and West,
Alaska and the Island Possessions 1000
commissioners. reproscnllrse $500
Presbyterian churches will be pres
csnf The sessions viii meet in the
Academy OF Music, except on sun
day. The Bellevue-Sratford has been
selccled as headquarters A business
offlce will be opened In the Wiiher-
spoon Building May 2S VIII mark
the close OF the assembly
The Second Presbyterian Church,
TNenty-nrsi and Walnut sireeis, in
yiiel the assembly 10 meet in Phila-
delphia this year The first general
assembly Was organized here in tlo9
and has since met sixiy-hye dimes In
Philadelphia.
The first matter Of import DO come
up 10 the general assembly VIII be
the selection Of a moderator. Ihat
oilice is now held by J. Willie Baer,
A banker Of Pasadena. California. lie
Was the first layman To be elected 10
this Office and leaders IN the church
regard this as likely that a minister
VIII succeed him. Robert Johnson,
Of ST. Louis. Is, however, regarded as
the most promising laymau candidate.
He is a member Of the lqymenH
Council Of the Presbyterian New Era
Movement.
The pastor candidates reported as
being IN the lead for he Important
position are Dr. Henry w. Swearlngen,
Of ST. Paul. Minnesota: Dr. Samuel 3.
Palmer. Of Columbus. Ohio, Dr.. John
B. Laird. OF Frankford. Pennsylvania,
and Dr. John II. Patterson, OF Orange.
New elrsey.
Among he important questions
which viii come up for discusslon
will be organic union. federal lmion,
the New Era Movement, and the re-
laiion Of women 20 The church and
the relation OF The church TO IN
1Oreanlo Unlonr looks towards
uniting all The Protestant churches
10 America.
The relation OF The church TO in
NIEiIN Will N| NAN'n AI N' On 49,
submitted by Dr. John Mcdowell, sec
retary OF the Board OF Home Missions
and director OF the Department or
Social Service OF The New Era Move
ment. Ten years ago The preshyicr-
fans recorded their Views on indus
trial relations and social cervice.
Doctor Mcdowell has cndeaNorod 90
hling these views up 90 d1t and 10
change them SO that preseni-day con-
ditions could be dealt with. lie has
personally conferred with leaders
among employers and employees.
AmOng the ihings ne has bern urglng
is the establishment OF schools by the
iudustries 10 instruct forcmcn.
The New Era and lnierchurch
World Al9Hemenis and the S23o000N
budret foIf i920-2i will be thoroughly
discussed The question OF whether
or not the Presbyterian Church will
continue its membership IN the Inter
church World Movement Will proba-
bly, be decided. -Four Presbyterans
have severely criticized the move
ment and The entrance OF ne church
into it These are Philadelphia sea-
tile., Chillicothe. o.. and So. Louis.
The general criticism has been d.
rfcted towards The appropriation OF
100000 towards the movement. y
bitter hght is expected
The New Era Movement win also
come In for criticism, and Seattle ana
pittsburgh presbyterics are expected
10 ask the General Assembly 20 com
pare the result OF the movement with
fhe expenditures during the year. DIT
William Hiram foulkes. general sec
refarv Of the Presbyterian New Era
Nfovement. will read his report foI
wear and answer the criticism. Seattle
will ask ihat the new era committee
reduce It's field force by working
through local agencies.
Dr. S. Han Young viii read the re-
port OF the committee which wac
appointed last year 20 sound out tht
presbvterian constituency on The
question Of the ofncial relation Of wo
men to lhc church. The matter o
nIllne pulpits and holding positions
81 church oiilce viii be gone into.
The 1000 commissioners viii consis
Of an approximately equal number o.
ministers and laymcn. They VIII b
welcomed on the second day Of th
Assembly by Governor onroul an
Navor Moore Other disiinguishe
Speakers who viii address other meet
ines Of iho body are Thomas B. Mar
shall vice president Of the Unite
states. John H. Finley. adminisirat0
OF eduoation OF New York, and Mich
olas Murray Butler, president Of %
luInhia University.
Particular Interest Is ATTACHED (
the general assembly tbs year. as
marks the nfiieth anniversary Of On
reunion OF the old and new schoo
of Prcsbyierianism. the ilfiieih arm
versary OF the Organizaiion OF On
ANomen's Board OF Foreign Mission
afid fhe iO0ih anniversary OF the or
.<ani1atl0n Of an educational sOciel
By The Presbyterian Church. no
known as che General Board Of Edl
cation.
Among The popular meeiings W
be that on the night Of May %. VhiC
viii be cOnducled by Or. IT, L. Bow
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