Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-05-20
133d Presbyterian
General Assembly
at Winona Lake, Ind.

conference of the Presbyterian Gen.
eral Assembly opened this omrning.
The Assembly arose en- masse and
cheered President Harding aid Vice
President Coolidge today when mes
sages from them were read. President
Harding snt:
al am very glad, indeed. to express
my interest in every such good work
Surely there is no intellectual and
moral body in the country to which
We may more confidently turn for
wise assistance and sage guidance
than to the Christian people who
make up the body of our churches.
Wnatever may stimulate them to
greater activity, and. feel, ID in
crcasing recognition of the concern
OF Christian citizenship with tn ad-
1ninistration of our public affairs,
mYct necessarily be of service TO the
nation"
! A constitution calling for the union
| OF the Presbyterian and Reformed
Ctul ches in the United States into an
organization known as THE Piesby-
t.rian Reformed Churches in Alaeri-
! ca. was submitted today in Connec-
| ton with the report of the Special
Committee on Church Cooperation
ami Union.
The proposed constitution provides
/ for the united churches to function
through an assembly which shall be
known as 1.-The United Assembly CT
the Presbyterian Reformed Churches
IN America" This assembly will pre-
sent il one body all the constituent
churches and will constitute a bond
| of union, peace and correspondence
amcng all the congregations ald Ju-
tlic1tories of the constituent churches.
| 1t will be a declarative, admtnistra-
ike and judicial agency of the ur.:ted
body but shall exercise only tho pow
CTS delegated to it," in the proposed
constitution.
The we churches holding the Pres
by;, rian system affected in this I'm
icn include the following: The Pres
byterian Church in the L. S. A.
(NcIthern), the Presbyterian Church
in the L. S. (Southern), the Reformed
Chul CHI in America, The Reformed
Cturci in the L. s., and the United
Presbyterian Church.
The special committee also reported
On nc Federal Council of Churches
of C.llist in America, the World Con
ference on Faith and Ordc', the
World Conference on Faith AMI Life
and the Conucil on Organic Union of
Evangelical Churches.
Continuation of the special commit
tee on reorganization and consolidation
of the boards and agencies of the
Presbyterian church in order that
further study might be made of con-
solidation plans and a comprehensive
program for reorganization to be pre-
pared. will be recommended in a re-
port to be given.
Pacific coast Presbyteries criticize
the Interchurch World Movement and
this criticism finds expression in an
overture presented today calling for
an investigation of all those Presby-
terrain board and agency secretaries
who underwrite the Interchurch World
Movement, to find out if they did so
illegally. If it is found that their
action was illegal. this overture asks
that these secretaries be not further
trusted with the administration of
Presbyterian funds, nor longer retain
ed in their official positions. because
of theireffect on the confidence of the
Presbyterian church.
Another overture affecting Presby
terrain board secretaries calls upon the
General Assembly to instruct such sec
retaries and other paid officials of the
Presbyterian church to turn into the
board any honorariums they may re-
ceive for preaching or other outside
work.
st. Louis, Mo-, May ia plan Of
union of all Presbyterian churches IL
set forth in proposal to be made =,
the General Assembly of the Presby-
terrain church in the United States
tSouthern). which opened here TODAY.
The proposal is the result Of "three
years OF conferences between commit
tees of other Presbyterian and Re-
formed churches"
The proposition is titled the "con-
stitution of the Presbyterian Reformed
Churches in America" Under il each
constituent church would retain IFS
autonomy in creed. government and
worship. but would act ito further
me redemptive work Of Christ"
through The United Assembly of the
Presbyterian Reformed Churches in
America