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very i'll, and is suffering from !,
weakness that goes with sze s. ps
what feebly, yet in voice tbs, oaa,,
be heard throughout the Acader,r
bade the Welshmen welcome T,.
came to many eyes as the comm;,,,.
crs listened to the words Of ,no ~.
cradle old man. former modor..,
and one Of the most beloved OF all Az.
ministers of the church. u" ,ns
we welcome them to fellowsbin /.
said Doctor Roberts. referring ~
welsh members. They are moi az
first men of Welsh blood who have aa ms
vnnced far in the Presbyterian Cburci
Give them time give them hearty wei
come. "e''
"As my strength is not great, r.rn,,
me In few words to welcome Won ;r.s
the church. IL this be the last assernb,o
at which i shall speak let this mS,
sage be my last word to Presbytoriiaaees. iiaes.
May we all be one" 'ane'
Doctor Roberts half raised b;,,..,,
his chair to lend emphasis to HE ,m. IN
His voice broke little as he sont mtrds, o..
message home, and there was . o,,.u. ",
catch in the breath of the auditorrsa ra'ss ~
he sank back again into his chat as
The hymn praise God from WI.
All Blessings Flow was sung br uvm ,Ll
entire assembly, and the Welsh dc,Onne .ne
ton sang hymn in their native toprn.
81 Members Present
At the request of the moderator u.
Welsh in the assembly stood up n y. :.
seen and counted. There were siy,o oo
seven members present.
The moderator, addressing ~.
assembly, said he hoped the Welss
would retain their own characteristic,
and their own congregational activitie,
He said they were essentially evangelis.
tic. and he would see to II that mem.
Der chosen by the Welsh church havs
a place on the evangelistic committee.
John ID. Rockefeller, Jr., will come To
Philadelphia today or Monday to pour
oil on the troubled waters of opposition
to the Interchurch World Movement in
the assembly.
! He will appear before the executive
commission of the assembly to personalIv
appeal for aid for the movement. which
Is said to be about $4,000, 900 on ths
wrong" side Of the ledger.
At least two commissioners attending
the assembly have announced their In.
tention of making warfare on the par.
ticipation in the movement BY Pres.
byterian churches. Both are prominent
clergymen and men Of power In the as
sembly.
The Rev. DIR. Mark Matthews, oS
Seattle, pastor Of the biggest Presby-
teran church in this country. and for
mer moderator, is one of them. Doctor
Matthews, known as the "tall cedar OF
the Sierras," because Of his great
height. will talk on Enemies Of the
Church of God" in the Northminster
Presbyterian Church, West Philadel
phia, tomorrow morning at II O'Clock.
Subject Comes Up Tuesady
DR.. Maitland Alexander, Of Pitts.
burgh, will speak at the same time on
The Apostle Church and the Inter.
church" in the Tenth Presbyterian
The subject is not scheduled to come
up before the General Assembly until
Tuesday, but Doctor Matthews and
Doctor Alexander decided to open tbeir
opposition campaign tomorrow.
Both clergymen also are leaders In
the Anti New Fra movement. The New
Era movement is a movement within the
Presbyterian Church corresponding on
general lines with the Interchurch
World Movement.
Three representatives Of the Inter
church World movement conferred with
the executive commission until 10 Al
o'clock last night. At the conclusion
, they are said to have sent an ''S
s." to Mr.. Rockefeller, urging him Ia
come here in aid Of the movement.
The representatives. who are still Ia
the city, are James Speers, Fleming
) Revell and DR.. Charles r. Watson, all
of New York.