Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-05-18
MANY QUESTIONS
FOR PRESBYTER|ANS
To Settle at 133d General Assem-
bly, of Denomination, Begin
ming at Winona Lake 18th
(By Associated Press)


prcsbyteries and synods on Z;
different subjects will be present
ed before the l33rd General As,
sembly of the Presbyterian
church which meets here tomor
row and continues until May Z9
This is the largest number oi
overtures ever received. The last
high number was 600.
The overtures embrace resolu-
tons asking ior changes i'll form
of Presbyterian government, linn
itation of the Office of Stated
Clerk of the General Assembly,
consolidation Of various boards,
a revision and reallocation OF the
Presbyterian annual budget.
There are also ovcrtureS rcla-
tive to the question of the Or
ganic Union of Evangelical
Churches. Ono overture OF this
kind asks that there be no such
union. while another advocates
even though the presbyterlcs
have decided against organic III
ion that still negotiations be CON
tinued and plans devised looking
forward to such a union.
At present the question OF or
ganic union is before the prcsby-
tcries. having been sent down by
General Assembly to the preSby-
teries for their action last year.
On April %. Tie records in the
Stated Clerk, office at Philadel-
phia. showed hat more prcsby
tcries were opposing the union OF
evangelical churches than were
favoring it, the vote at that time
standing 78 in favor and l04 oP-
posed. To carry Presbyterian law
requires that there be a two
third majority.
\ special committee OF General
Assmebly on 'hurch cooperation
and union will consider this vote
at General Assembly and will
make report Of special interest.
Besides the question Of organic
union this committee will also
bring in recommendations on a
Federal plan Of union OF Reform
and Presbyterian churches hold
ing the Presbyterian system.
Considerable Roadway is eXpectc'
to be made in plans for federal
union of the churches holding thi,
Presbyterian system which in
cludc the Dutch Reformed churri
German Reformed church, the
Southern Presbyterian church.
and the Presbyterian church IN
the L. {. ~. and the United Pres
bvtcrian church.
Another important question =,
be considered will be relative q
the eligibility OF women to the
cldcrship and dcaconship OF Pre-
bvtcrian churches. This also was
sent down by the last Assembly
to the 502 prcsbytcrics and i,
now being voted on.
In addition 20 the many over
lures to be received one import
ant matter VIII come up in CON
ncction with the election OF a
successor to the Stated Clerk
office TO fill the vacancy left by
the dcG::. of the late DIR. Villa II
Henry Roberts. Two overtur 5
refer to th;o Office, one asking for
its reorganization and limitation
Of the Stated Clerks term of fiTc
years and another referring to
the election Of d successor TO DIR.
Roberts.
The names 50 far proposed for
the office of Stated Clerk include
the following Rev. ]. Ross Ste
vcnson, ID. D., Ii. d., president
Of Princeton Theological Sem
mary, Prliceton, y. E; Kew. as.
+. Clark, ID. d.. Ii. d.. field sec
rctary Of the Presbyterian Gen
eral Board of Education and edi-
tor of the Presbyterian Advance.
Nashville, Tenn; Rev. James
Hubert, D. d., acting Stated
Clerk of General Assembly, Phil
adelphia, Pa; Rev. VIM. P. Full
ton, D. d., superintendent OF the
Church Extension Committee Of
Philadelphia Presbyt9ry, Phila
delphia, Pa; Rev. Nm. Carter,
pastor of Throop Avenue Presby-
terian church; Brooklyn, N. ";
Rev. John F. Patterson, d. ID, O
Orange, N. J., and Rev. Benjamin
Nick. Gcmmil!. Stated Clerk OF
the Synod of Pennsylvania, Iyc-
land, Pa.
Child Coes fo Rome