Evening Star Newspaper, May 28, 1926, Page 24

Py oy THOMPSON CHOSEN BY PRESBYTERIANS General Assembly Elects Former Ohio University President Moderator. Br the Associated Press. BALTIMORLE. Md. air of cxpectation pe Mo ov 170 bly of the Presbyterian Church in the L. 8. A, Bae wdas, s Yuv- 0dd delegates awaited the reading of the report of the committee of fifteen late in the atternoon. | Dr. Willam O. Thompson of Co- lumbus, Ohto, yesterday became m erator, ridimg into office on a heavy majority of votes by the modernist side of the church. Dr. Thompson {& known as a fun- damentalist, but his attitude toward the members of the church leaning toward a more liberal interpretation of. the Scriptures had set him distinctly apart from the fundamentalism ex; ed by his defeated opponent, Dr. Lapsley McAfee The vote of 535 to 382 was in sharp to_ last year. when Dr. R. Erdman was elected mos erator over the same defeated candi- | date by scarcely a score of votes. Both Adhere to Tenets. Drs. Thompson and McAfee both are fundamentalists, in that each has adhered strictly to the protestdnt ten- ets of the Presbyterian belief. The new moderator yesterday set fears of revolutionary tendencies at rest in brief remarks shortly after his election, and elaborated on these at * his formal induction today. The new head of the church took office after aimost a half century of service to the church and in edudation- al channeis. Beginning life as a farm hand, he worked his way through college as a school janitor and then entered the home mission field. More than 25 vears ago he was called *to the presidency of the Ohio State University, which under his di- rection grew from a small colleze to the sixth largest in the United State: He recently became president eme: tus of the institution Many Reports Made. " | The convention. convening at ! o'clock this morning. was packed with sommittee reports, mostly of a routine nature. and all of which were cleared | away for the réport of the committee of 15 to be r k. 1 Moderator Thompson showed him self a generous victor. when, as his first act at the morning session, he. appointed Dr. McAfee to the chairman- ship of the committee of Christian education. This among the most church. Dr. Roy E. Vale of Oak Park, Ill., who nominated Dr. Thompson. was | appointed chairman of the committee on national missions, while Edward D. Duffield, ruling elder and presi- dent of the Prudential Insurance Ci ’ who seconded the nomination, was appointed vice moderator. | ‘The appointment of 13 other rou- tine committees also was announced. The committee of 15 had its 1 ranks in the committee important | i WHITE - for you | causes of unrest” #nd the ; > T Chosen Moderator || REV. DR. W. 0. THOMPSON, Former president of Ohig State Uni- versity, elected moderator of the Presbyterian Church of the United St at the Baltimore General As- sembly. ception last year. Secret.meetings have been held. espectally during the past month 1n Philadelphia. The final draft of the report was made last night. . Among the committee members who have framed the report are both Dr. William O. Thompson &nd Dr. Laps- ley McAfee. Greater Harmony Need. The need for greater harmony within the church and a more strict definition of the rights of presbyteries under the General Assembly were stressed in the report of the commit- tee of fifteen. Reciting the history of dissensions within® the church and seeking the causes of the upheaval which has divided the organization into two ps of fundamentalists and mod- ernists, the committee appointed last vear confined its action to recom- mending subjects for. consideration. No definite action was suggested. The report centered principally around two subjects, the “spiritual condition of the church and “power of the General Assembly and the effect of its actions.” Counseling liberty of thought out- side the fundamentals of the church constitution, the report asserted: “Toleration as a principle within the Presbyterian Church refers to an attitude and a practice according to which the status of a minister- or other ordained officer is acknowledged and fellowship extended to him, even though he may hold some vie: that are individual on points not regarded as essential to the system of faith which the church professes. “The liberty which toleration allows is not to be judged finally by, indi- viduals. It is freedom with bounda- ries 2nd these boundaries are -fixed by constitutional authority.” Again referring to schisms in the past, the report discussed the need of SHOES men to “Doll Up” in tor Decoration Day! UL THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, FRI jelaboration of the authority of the i General Assembly as follows: “One of the most important ques- tions to be considered is the relative powers of the General Assembly and of the presbytery as regards matters over which the presbytery has origi- nal® jurisdiction. The rights of the presbyteries and the limits of their independency is a question that has beeh involved in‘at least twor of the historic divisions of the Presbyterian Church. * * * The resBonsibilities of the presbyteries in licensing and ordaining candidates for the ministry run down and root themselves in the broader principle of the relation be- tween presbytery and assembly and by the full discharge by each body of its _constitutional functions.” This phase of the reports was (\nught to refer to a question which will come before the assembly ot this sessfon when it will be deter- mined whether the New York Presbylery Is to bé disciplined for licensing ministers against whom it had been complained that they did not subscribe to the “essential and necessary articles of faith.” . The committee reported that this subject required such deep study that it requested another year -of continuation to prepare a detailed report. Seeking ‘the causes. which have led to the present unrest in the church, the conclusion was reached that “we believe that Chris- tigq character and faith have not deleriorated.” Is Qualified. This was qualified later with the| following statement: “At the same time we believe that the church, while grateful for inheritance, realizes how far short we come of the ideal of the New Testament.” . “We feel in our church,” the re- port continued, “'those general move« ments and tendencies which make for unrest not only in the church, but in all the thought and life of the Nation and the world. The war brought with it a general unsettling| of men's minds, but previous to this the pressure of modern inquiry had pervaded every department of thought: political, cconomic, social and religious; and everything ola and established was being led into question. . +We and the church te which we belong are a part of human life and it is inevitable that we should feel the effects of these deep movements its | of our day. * * * There is a vast opportunity as well as vast danger.” The report concluded with the ex- pressed, desire: “That this assembly records its unshaken loyalty to the whole body of evangelical truth, and more especially that it declares its purpose to uphold "the constitution of our church and to maintain the integrity of its historic and corporate witness to our Lord Jesus Christ as He is represented to us in the Scriptures, and to the system of doc trine set forth in the Westminster confession of faith.” The committee of 15 follows: Min- isters-doctors, Henry C. Swearingen, St. Paul, chairman; Alfred H. Barr, Chicago; Hugh T. Kerr, Pittsburgh; Mark A. Matthews, Seattle; Lapsley A. McAfee, Berkeley: Harry C. Rog- ers, Kansas City; Willlam O. Thomp- son, Columbus; Edgar W. Work, New York. Ruling elders: Messrs. John M. T. Finney, Baltimore, vice chairman: John H. DeWitt, Nashville; Edward D. Duffield. wark: -Cheesman A. Herrick, Philadelphia; Nelson H. Loomis, Omaha: Nathan G. Moore, Oak Park, Illinois; Robert E. Speer, New York. GRAVE DECORATION FUND REACHES SUM OF $694 .| With 80,000 Places to Be Remem- bered, Veterans Urge Public to Increase Contributions. Funds sent in to The Evening Star for the decoration of the graves of war dead today reached $694.62, the money being designated for the G. A. R. Additions today -were $44.70 from employes of the House Office Building and $20 the Earle Theater. The committee in charge from the allied veteran organizations again urged today that the public con- tribute to this cause, as more than 80,000 graves are to be decorated Memorial day. Boxes to receive the funds have been placed throughout the city and money may be sent to The Star. Flowers also will be received. Mrs. Coolidge is sending blooms from the White House to aid the movement. from patrons of | DAY, PRESBYTERIANS FACE DEBATE ON PSALTER Dr. 8. Parkes Cadman Cheered on Mentioning Inclusion of Hyflms in Praise Book. By the Associated Prees. : ISHM:()N‘ Pa., May 28.—Consider- ation of numerous reports occupied the 68th annual general assembly of the ., Unitea’ Presbyterian Church today. Principal among them was the re- | port of a special committes recom. mending inclusion of some hymns in the Psalter, the church praise book. Some debate on the subject \ was expected. An indication of the sentiment was given yvesterday when applause greet. ed Rev. Dr. S. 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