Evening star., 1925-10-28
PLAN MONUMENTAL
Church IN CAPITAL
Presbyterians Urged to Build
National EdifiCe Here at
Synod Session.

The building of great Presbyterian
edifice worthy to represent Presby-
terianism in the capital City of the
nation" as proposed lay Rev. DR.
charles l.. Erdman, moderator of the
Presbyterian General Assembly, in an
address before the Presbyterian Synod
OF Baltimore in the New York Avenue
presbyterian Church iast night, was
again brought to the attention of the
delegates today in u report by Rev DIR.
Charles Wood, pastor of the Church
OF the Covenant, who reported for,
The committee on general assembly on
the proposed building
DIR. Wood said that the proposition
had been generally commended by the
committee on general assembly, but
that nothing definite had been done.
lie quoted statement by the late
William Jennings Bryan. in which
The latter greatly favored the erec-
ZION of a Presbyterian edifice as pro
posed by the moderator.
The conference at its closing session
Today adopted a resolution to urge
Congress to enact 4 sunday rest law
Tor the District of Columbia. \ reso-
luton was also adopted thanking the
clergymen ana members of the New
\ ork Avenue Presbyterian Church for
tilt NltIN tbuEltSltN tNltnttu lIle
synod during its conference here.
Reports on Latin America
An address. Looking Ahead in
Latin America" in which general con
ditions in Latin American countries
were outlined, was delivered by Miss
Ann T. Reid. candidate secretary Of
the board of foreign missions. DevO.
tioual services were conducted by Rev.
DR. sam HiCEfubntto1O
Prior to the meeting i'll the church,
the synod was rendered a banquet in
tn" Lee House. by the New York
Avenue Presbyterian Church, at
which Secretary OF Agriculture Jar
dine was the guest of honor and
speaker.
Secretary Jardine emphasized the
need Of cooperation both among agri-
4ulturistS ana churches as a means
OF betterinc the welfare of the coun-
try. He particularly empha sized the
need of cooperation on the part Of
churches of different denominations in
small communities and rural districts
lnstead of competition, and declared
that they might well set an example
Of cooperation to the farmers of the
'nited States. The country needs
more cooperation instead of so much
competition in its religious life said
the Secretary.
Praises Hisginbottom
Mr.. Jardinc praised the work done
BY Rev. Sam Higginhottom in India
in teaching agriculture to the natives.
thus greatly helping their general
welfare and ut the same time greatly
aiding the cause of religion
There is more Of God to he seen
and learned in the country than in
the cities declared the Secretary of
Agriculture.
The Secretary was introduced by
Rev. DR.. Charles Richardson. toast
master. A brief address was delivered
also at the dinner by Rev. Or. Charles
J.. Candee of Wilmington, former
moderator of the synod.
The greater part of the session today
was devoted to devotional services and
committee reports. The services We're
opened by Rev. DR.. Higginbottom,
after which reports We're made as fol
lows:
Committee on foreign missions, com
mittee on ministerial relief and susie
n. ton and report on West Noting
ham Academy and Wilson College. Adj
dresses We're delivered by Rev. DIR.
Robert y. Boyle and Rev. Or. Hggin-
bottom.
The delegates We're received ut the
White House by President Coolidge
yesterday afternoon, following which
devotional services were held in the
New York Avenue Presbyterian
Church
\ program of work to be carried
on among young people by the synod
was outlined by Rev. DR.. Harold
NcA. Robinson of the Board of