Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-24
Speed Peace, Plea
to Presbyterians

Continued from Page One
tail on Wednesday. A letter was read
and noted from Fred II. Haggart. of tn,
interchurch world movement. directed &c
the Presbyterians. 1t inclosed n re
port from the world movement.
~ Episcopal Delegation Present
Organic union between the Presby
terians and other denominations was
! discussed by'' representatives of the
Protestant Episcopal Church who were
present at today's session Of the As.
semblv. The Episcopal delegation was
seated on the stage and introduced ia
the Assembly.
Henry w. Jessup. Of New York, n
member of the Episcopal delegation
moved that the report of the committed
| on organic union and church co opera
tion be referred to the committee on
bills and overtures and be made the
order Of the day on Wednesday at 1O
| o'clock. This was decided on.
The Rev. DR.. Floyd w. Tomkins,
rector Of the Trinity p. e. Church, ad &.
dressed the assembly this morning. He
made strong plea for organic union.
AS member of the ad interim COM
mittee, y said Doctor Tomkins, Sin ask
ing you to adopt the resolution in favor
OF organic union ! fully recognize its
faults.
But 1t seems n shame that we should
be spending millions of dollars doing
work that duplicates. 1t is a shame
that in foreign lands five or six denomi-
nations should be engaged in the same
work The heathens marvel at it.
lt is absurd that in this wear 1920
Christians should be separated by min
utiae Of government
81 sometimes feel ashamed whom 7
kneel before Cod and realize that I am
Protestant Episcopalean and that
others are Protestants. and that we
don't get together for organic union.
Even our hymns clash. Let us hone
that we can in the future economically.
intelligently and spiritually do the work
OF God together"
Argues for Closer Union
The Rev. DR.. George NJ. Richards,
dean of the Reformed Theological Semi L.
nary at Lancaster. also, argued for
Closer union between the churches.
Let us prevent the vices of sec
trrianism and yet retain the virtues of
dcnominationalism." he said. The
speaker proposed that the union between
churches be so arranged that each would
retain full autonomy. "The time has
come" said he, while the assemblagc
applauded when no one can resist
such union
The speaker said that though the
Interchurch World Movement was
great in scope and purpose. it would
not exist always and that there should
be an organization to inherit from it.
He proposed the organization of the
United Churches of Christ in America.
James p. Goodrich, governor of In
diana, made n brief speech to the as
sembly. in which he told them with
pride that of the last eight governors
Of Indiana five had been elders in the
Presbyterian Church. and if the Re-
publicans won the next election. as
seemed likely, this number would be
increased by one.
Twelve overturcs bearing on the In
trrchurch World Movement and the
New Era Movement were offered for
consideration by the assembly. They
were from the presbyteries of Brooklyn.
Nassau, Chillicothe. Cleveland, Dallas.
Grand Rapids, Huntington, Iowa,
Olympia. Pittsburgh, St. Louis, Seat
tie and Springfield.
They asked the assembly to investi-
gate the whole subject of the relations
of the expenditures of the Intcrchurch
Movement and the New Era Movement.
with view to reversing the action OF
the executive committee in underwriting
the expenditure of 81 100000 for the
Interchurch World Movement.
John ID. Rockefeller. Jr.. is expected
here this morning to take part in the
fight for the movement. which Is op-
posed, it is said. by large percentage of
the commissioners.