The Washington times., 1925-05-23

church was voted today by the
general assembly here to pro
3ects of Washington, ID. c.,
churches for establishment In the
national capital of Q monumental
church, worthy of the beauties
of the capital' and ''Of the ideals
Of the Presbyterian church Of the
nation"
COLUMBUS, Ohio, May 23.-
American churches were arraigned
today by viii Hays, movie car,
for paying their ministers scarce
" more than the wage of the
garbage collector, half the wage
Of a carpenter and one-third the
wage of a mason"
Hays arraignment consisted OF
part of his report, submitted to
the Presbyterian General Assem-
bly,, in session here, in his ca
pacity as chairman of the lay
mems committee on ministerial
pensions.
ACA1&NUM NOE1u RCAACuys
World wide interdenominational
unity in solving problems OF nations
through religion was the keynote OF
voluniinous reports presented today.
The. world court, the situation in
the Christian world in Europe and
Asia, home problems such as lynch
ing, and Church unity were discussed
In the reports submitted.
Pledged 20 Campaign.
The Commission on international
Justice pledged that body toward
'an educational campaign for the
Outlawing OF war and constructive
MEASURES for the peaceful settle.
msnt of all international difficult
ties" and advocated the pArticipa-
tion OF the United States in the
World Court.
The lynching evil was put before
the assembly by the report OF the
Commission on the Church and
Race Relations,
This report stated that, through
the propaganda conducted Blythe
body and the development of inter
racial committees OF leading white
and negro citizens, the number OF
lynchings in America has been re-
duced to the lowest figure ever
known in the present generation.
Dark Picture Painted.
A dark picture was painted by
the reports OF various committees
Of conditions in various parts of
Europe and in the Near East.
Hunger, poverty and religious per-
secutiOn are creating most serious
situation in those sections, it was
reported, with the work of the
Presbyterian relief committees some
alleviating the conditions.
In the Near East, according to
the report of the Near East Relief
Committee, the work of that body
haA been fotaole for saving life
feeding. clothing and sheltering hun
dreds of thousands of unfortunate
refugees who were driven out of
Turkey, and out Of their ancestral
homes, including the remnants Of
the oldest Christion nations"
The relief work has been carried
out in Greece. Russia, Armenia,
Syria, Palestine; 3S,3e0 children are
now in Near East reliet instltu
tiOns, or under their direct super
vision, while $4,000 others have been
placed with relatives or been adopted,
the committee stated.
Chaos In Asia.
The Alliance of Reformed Churches
presented an appalling picture Of
conditions in Europe and Asia.
The situation was termed
"epochsl," and the revolutionary
changes were attributed to the
shattering impact Of the war, the
rise of claimant nationalism and
race, movements cutting across pan
Islamic policy, the Bolshevik cer
ment. the ealiphate agitation, the
hunger for knowledge OF new scien-
tific thought and invention. and the
rebellion against traditionalism and
external authority
In China the situation is particu-
larly acute, the report said. Here
tens of thousands hove been slain or
manned in useless warfare. Millions
are suffering from hunger. while
trade and commerce are at a stand
still.