Evening star., 1927-05-29
CHURCHMEN Hold
YOUTH |RREL|G|OUS
United Presbyterians Get Re-
port Stressing Need of
Reconsecration.

Warming of a spiritual decline
among modern American youth ana
tic absolute necessity for reconsecra-
ton to the ideals of Christ were set
forth in the annual report of the COM
mittee on the state of religion In
America, submitted to the Sixty-ninth
General Assembly of the United Pres
byterian Church. meeting at the Wal
lace Memorial Church yesterday.
The report deplored the present
"baneful influences" to be found In
American universities in which athe-
istic clubs are being formed and In
which. advanced ideas of liberalism IN
religion are creating an atmosphere
inimical to the progress of the teach
ing of the Gospel"
Referred to Committee.
The question of the realignment OF
the principal boards of the United
Presbyterian Church-the boards of
Home Missions, Foreign Missions,
Church Erection and Extension and
the board of Freedmens' Relief-the de-
termination Of their relationships to
tn General Council of the Church and
their possible separation from the Cen
eral Council, which has been intermit-
tently before the General Assembly
was again referred to the committee
fC. further study.
A movement bearing the indorse-
ment of considerable body of the
delegates is now on foot to disassociate
the various member boards from the
General Council on the plea that mem
bers of the boards are financially in
terested' i'm the operations of the
Council, and some are at present re-
| ceiving appropriations from both
sources.
Visitors to Preach.
Delegates to the general assembly
| adjourned over the week end to visit
various scenes of interest in the Dis
| trict and nearby places. members of
the delegates yesterday afternoon
making an excursion to Mount Yer
| non.
Many of the ministers will speak in
| local pulpits today. Those who will
| deliver addresses are:
A. II. Baldinger, Foundry NJ. E.
Church: J. A. Alexander. New York
Avenue Presbyterian Church: NJ. @.
Mum, Washington Heights Presby-
terian Church; NJ. G.. Comm, st. Paul
| NJ. +. Church, South; J. j. Wharry,
Chevy Chase Baptist; w. r. Sawnill,
| Douglas Memorial; w. w. Willis,
Lincoln Road NJ. E.; w. E. McCollogh,
Calvary Baptist; c. G. Lunan, Brook
land NJ. E.; L. X. Peacock. Mount
Vernon Place NJ. E., South: Carl s.
Dunn. Emory NJ. E.; H. Ross Hume,
Pilgrim Presbyterian, South; NJ. G..
Kyle, Vermont Avenue Disciple; d.
L. Mcbride, Grace Reformed; w. r.
Harkey, New York Avenue Presby-
terian; w. p. McGary, Ecking.
ton Presbyterian; ]. K. Montgomery,
Peuworth NJ. E.; r. T. Campbell,
Takoma Park Presbyterian; II. b.
Speer, Metropolitan Presbyterian: j.
{. Pinkerton. Petworth Baptist: H. E.
Phillips, Sherwood Presbyterian; w.
b. Sunley. Grace Reformed; j. A
Thompson, Concordia Evangelist: j.
Ralph Neale, Fifteenth Street Disciple,
John 2. Nesbit. Georgetown Presby'
terian; w. Z. Minteer, Takoma Park
Baptist: G. B. Morrow, Gunton Temple
Presbyterian; A. w. Webster, Friends
Church: r. A. Hutchinson, Ninth
Street Christian: w. Charles Wallace
Waugh NJ. e. Church: J. F. LeCIere
EldebroOke NJ. F.; r. b. Johnson
Mount Pleasant NJ. f. South: j. p
Lytle, Church of the Brethren: Frank
Foster. Calvary NJ. f. South; John E
Simpson, West Washington Baptist
NJ. z. Allen, Kendree NJ. E. Church;
d. d. Dudds, Wesley NJ. E., and A. T
Moore. First Brethren.
Wayne 3. Wheeler. general counsel
of the Anti-Saloon League, will ad-
dress the delegates on the subject of
What Prohibition Needs at the Mon
day afternoon session.