Evening Star Newspaper, May 20, 1924, Page 5

OLD FAITH AFFIRMED BY PRESBYTERIANS Modernism Issue Avoided, But Church Upholds Virgin Birth and Miracles. HOLDS BIBLE INFALLIBLE Ten Articles Declared to Express Heart of Creed. Ts the Aseociated Press. SAN ANTONIO, Tex., May 20.—The T'resbyterian Church in the United tates apparently has passed safely over its first encounter with the sys- fem of biblical interpretation known #2 “modernism,” its sixty-fourth gen- cral assembly in session here having declined to be drawn into a contro- \orsy through an official act. A simple, straightforward reaffirma- tion of the fundamental faith of the church as set out In its confession of ‘aith is the present entry on the rec- crds of the assembly. In at least one more problem must the issue be faced, however, and that is om the question of withdrawing support from the mission school of Nanking, China, some teachers in which have been harged with modernistic leanings. "This issue will arise when the re- vort of the foreign missions commit- tee is presented. Power of Courts. Amendments to the rules of dis- cipline were adopted to give the church courts more discretion as to the manner of inflicting censures and 1o remove ambiguities. Another rule of discipline was made when the assembly added the uggestion that when judgment is pronounced on the offending party the Judgment in the form of a sentence shall be made public. Heretofore, this matter has been loft to the dis- «cretion of the assembly, but the ad- dition of this rule will make the pro- nouncement of sentence in public a regular church procedure. The Sug- #estlon to strike out certain para- £raphs concerning the church's at- titude as *accuser’ toward the “ac- cused” was defeated because of the belief that some provision in oertain language should be made in the book of church order for those who ve seriously offen have y offended against the Restoration of Ministers. Concerning restoration of ministers, the assembly voted that great caution ihould be exercised, as often mistakes are made in restoring power to those Who have proven their inability or undosirability. Wwas the sense of the assembly That the doctrines of the church are 80 well established that it is need- less and even dangerous to again specifically recount them. A report of the committee on bills and over- ; tures proposed that the assembly “de- clare to the world its position in re- gard to the ten fundamental tenets.” The committee proposed this on an overture from the Dresbytery of Ouachita, Ark., asking for a declara- tion on certain fundamental Christian presbyterfi The declarations the committee proposed were the following, agreed by all the commissioners to state “the heart of Presbyterian doctrine”: State Heart of Faith. “First—We declare our faith in the scriptures of the Old and New Testaments as the inspired and iner- rant word of God, the only infallible rule of faith and practice, “Second—We declare our faith in the Deity of Christ as the eternal, only begotten and well beloved Son of God. “Third—We declare our faith in the incarnation of the Son of God, that Jesus Christ was conceived by the power of the Holy Ghost in the womb of the Vergin Mary, born of her, yet without sin. “Fourth—We declare our faith in the vicarious sacrifice of Jesus Christ on the Cross of Calvary in paying the penalty of our sins, in satisfying the demands of the broken , law of God and in securing eternal redemption for us. Faith in Resurrection. “Fifth—We declare our faith in the bodily resurrection of our Lord from the dead, which has brought life, immortality and glory to light “Sixth—We declare our faith in the ascension of our Lord from Mount Olivet to the right hand of the throne Carpet Cleaning and Storage Rlor 8. llu':asna. Br. 26. Furnituare Carpets ten | of God, where all authority in heaven and on earth is given unto Him. “Seventh—We declare our faith in the interoession of Christ asour great high priest at the throne of grace, where he makes daily intercession for us. Look for Second Coming. “Eighth—We look infaith ‘for that blessed hope and the glorious appear- ing of the great God and our Savior, Jesus Christ” (Titus, ii.13.) “Ninth—We declare our faith in simple and sincere trust in the Lord Jesus Christ as being the only condi- tion of salvation. “Tenth—We declare our faith inall these who believe and trust on the Lord Jesus Christ in sincerity and in truth as being merabers of the house- hold of faith belonging to the family of God and children of the kingdom of heaven.” UPHOLDS CREATION STORY. Church Report Also Supports Virgin Birth. By the Associated Press. 'AUSTIN, May 20.—Full indorsement of the spirit of the memorial to the Cumberland _ Presbyterian _Church’s general_assembly from the Weather- ford, Tex, Prebytery, demanding that the church define in strong terms its stand against modernism, is con- tained in the report of the committee on_educaticn, which was ready for submission to the assembly here this morning. . "The report cited that the Weather- ford memorial demanded a firm stand supporting what is known as funda- mentalism, or the doctrine of the creation of man, as set forth in the Book of Genesis, and also the virgin birth of Christ. The boundary lines of the Texas synod_of the Cumberland Presbyte- rian Church, which heretofore includ- territory than any other synod in the church, w d by al as y to California, Ocean China. The change was recommend- ed and approved in a report from the committee on the Pacific synod. The judiciary committee plans to make the changes. With the report plans became pub- lic for the organization of a presby- tery in Canton, China, to include nine congregations. The Rev. W. D. Fooks, the stated clerk, will soon go to Canton as a commissioner from the assembly to organize the new pres- bytery. In the same report the judiciary committee declared the old Pacific synod, composed of presb: in California, defunct’ and non-existent and paved the way for combining Los Angeles, Calif., and Fresno bodies into one organization, to be known as the California presbytery. The report of the committee on ministerial relief, last night, pointed out that the $4,000 in- debtedness of the board of relief had been paid for the pa: r. The board report, ved by the committe ings for ministerial relie year had been the largest in the his- tory of the church. More must be given the beneficiaries, the bo include and submitted Phone 6536 ESTABLISHED 1861 F and Eleventh Streets THE EVENING STXR, WASHINGTON, D. WILL PRESENT PRIZE TO ORATORY WINNER (Continued from First Page.) tinental Hall, scene of many a memo- rable gathering, including the famous international conference on the limita- tion of armament. The oratorical contest, with the Con- stitution of the United States as the subject, is regarded as a worthy and major endeavor to take place in the hall dedicated to the fundamental prin- ciples of Americanism. Throughout the length and breadth of the land the contest has instilled anew into more than a million young breasts the love and veneration for the great document and its principles upon which this country rests as does a house upon a rock. Seven Contestants Chosen. Now that the seven grand prize winners throughout the country have been selected, Miss Newburn being chosen as representative of the Dis- trict of Columbia, the home city of the government, interest in the con- test centers in the national contest. Each of the six other contestants is looking forward to the trip to Washington and the final contest, which bids fair to become historic as the first in a line of similar con- tests, all to create interest in and reverence and respect for the funda- mental Magna Charta of the land— the Constitution. As the time draws near for the six other contestants, selected as the leading school orators of the nation, to make the trip to Washington to give their orations in Memorial Con- tinental Hall, plans are being made in their “home towns” for wishing them Godspeed. List of Winners. Those who will come here early in June to compete June 6 with Miss Newburn are: John M. Dallam, 3d, Philadelphia; George C. Chumos, To- peka, Kan.; Eleanor Huber, Louis- ville, Ky.; Vail Barnes, New Brigh- ton, N. ¥.; Jack Turner, Birmingham, Ala., and Don Tyler, Los Angeles, Calif. i All seven national winners are re- rarded as typical American high Sohiool students: "1t will bs noted that doubled in the next year. The num- ber on the beneficiary rolls included forty-two adults and twenty-three children. The total receipts for the year were $4,400.97 and expenditures i SIS _ HOTEL INN 604-610 9th St. N.W. $7 rooms, $6 weekly: §i with toilot, shower a: room, 50 per cent more BROOKLAND New 6-room and bath home. All modern improvements— concrete cellar. Must be sold. Terms to suit. Price, $7,750 JOHN WIGNALL 1336 Newton N.l_:'.. W. B, MWoses & Sons Lme"‘ Measure. 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The latter, is a brunette, and wears her “bobbed,” while Miss Newburn {s & blonde, and has not bobbed her Each of the seven competitors was chosen after extensive eliminations in the high schools of cities, towns and villages through out _the United States. The District of Columbia, ow- ing to its position as seat of the fed- eral government, was constituted zone 3 in the national contest. Six other national zones were set upon, each zone taking in several states. Each zone was divided into dis- tricts. As schools selected their best orators, these were judged, and finally the finals were held, centering in six of the largest cifles of the country, exclusive of the National Capital. © six zone winners out- side the District of Columbia, there- fore, represent the final choice out of considerably more than a million pu- pils who wrote and presented their orations. The tremendous influence for good, however, of this intensive study of the Constitution has extended to hun- dreds of thousands more, as the high school pupils who did not themselves actively take part in the contest heard the orations as delivered by their mates. Much Interest Here. In the District of Columbia the in- terest aroused in the Constitution and public speaKing among the pupils of the high schools has been nothing short of amazing and has brought forth tributes from the principals of the high schools which participated, the teachers actively in charge of the work and the pupils themselves. Central High School already has announced that next year It wili have a new course in publlc speaking as a direct result of the local contest. The Star has announced that it will spon- sor a similar contest in the high schools next year. To each of the local winners, cight of whom ocom- peted for the grand prize, this paper presented a prize of $100. The high schools as a group stand solidly behind Miss Newburn, this city’s representative in the national contest, and are putting all the en- thusiasm of high school students into ‘rooting” for her to win in the na- tional event. RENT BOARD FACES NEW BLOW IN CUT OF APPROPRIATION ., (Continued from First Page.) | Rent Commission of tne District of Columbia to fix the rents of premises known as 1868 Columbia road north- west, in the city of Washington, D. C. All Board Members Named. “It {s by the courts this 19th day of May, A. D. 1924, adjudged, ordered and decreed that pending the final determination of this cause the de- fendants, Richaid S. Whaley, Clara Sears Taylor, Willlam F. Gude, Oliver H. Metzerott and Thomas E. 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