Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-05-28
PRESByTER|ANS TO QUIT
INTERCHURCH MOVE
General Assembly at Philadelphia
Votes to Withdraw in
Year.

Philadelphia, May 2S.v-The Pres
bvterian Church i'll general assembly
here. late yesterday passed by more
than two-thirds majority resolution
to terminate its relationship with the
Interchurch World Movement. As a
concession to the few remaining friends
of the movement, however. the General
Assembly voted To maintain for one
wear an advisory relation with the move
ment and to contribute to it, when
properly reorganized, the sum of $780,
600 in equal quarterly installments for
the wear 1o20-i92l," but that in this
temporary advisory relationship the
PRESBYTERIAN Church in no manner rec
ognizes It's liability for any Indebtedness
not specifically authorized by the Inter
church Movement.
lit was ON account of the legal diff
ficultics of one kind and another that
the General Assembly decided TO cut off
from the lnterchurch World Movement, =
said John Willis Baer, Vice President
of the Union National Bank of Pasa-
dena, in reading the report of the En-
ecutive Commission. The whole issue
was re-committed to that body two days
ago after considerable debate on the
floor of the Assembly.
At the meeting yesterday the Rev.
G. III. Hogan, ID. d.. of Texas; Hon. III.
II. Seldenridge, of Colorado; Hon. George
w. Switzerland, of Missouri: the Rev.
George B. Stewart, of New York, in the
report of the Home Board, and Mrs.
Bennett, president of the Wome IS
Home Board, reported an increase in
receipts during the past year OF over
$500 200, the total receipts being S9l5,0OO.
DR.. John Mcdowell, speaking on be-
half of the Home Board, declared that
the board is IN thorough accord with
every agency that is making for the bet
terncnt of mankind.
The Mexican situation" he said,
cannot be solved by force. 1t must be
solved by the ideals and power given to
US bv Jesus Christ The work of the board
has been to help make and keep America
Christian"
The assembly put itself on record as
favorably disposed to labor and urged
Christians everywhere to remember that
labor is incumbent upon all; that Idle
ness. whether, among rich or poor, Is
sinful; that it is wrong to take advantage
of the necessities of the public, TO mis-
represent goods or 10 charge eXorbltant
prices for them; that such industries as
can be carried on only BY methods which
degrade human beings should not be
carried on at all; that if an Institution
or an organization Is socially harmful no
vested interest III 1t Is valid plea for its
continuance
The New Era Movement viii be con-
tinted until the next General Assembly
In taking this action the assembly voted
10 clt the annual New Era budget from
5000, 900 10 S40O 600.
NIce-PreSdent Marshall. in an address
10 the delegates last night III tie Academy
Of Music. said that Congress could not
settle a cIp of coffee The topic 81 the
Vice President was Christian Education,
and the occasion was q maSSneetlng under
The auspices OF the Presbyterian Board Of
Education.
The other speakers were DR. John II
Finley. Commissioner OF Education OF
New York State. and DIR. Edgar fahs
smith, Provost OF the University Of Penn
ylvania.
Mr.. Marshall pleaded for the education
sf PRESBYTERIAN boys and girls N hristian
Institutions from the tlnls they finish the
sghth grade.
You and | want a League OF Nations
70 stop the war he said, and he called on
God TO come down ard teach u that
aeace is better than all things else.
Who Is going to settle these questions
Congress Is not: Congress could not settle
cup Of coffee" he said, adding
ou are going to settle these questions.
Get away from the idea that the responsi-
oilitv for the whole country rests upon
:he President Of the United States or upon
Congress. II rests upon YOU and your
am.iles.