Show MERGER OF CHURCHES Joint Committee of Presbyterian Or Organizations Now Arranging the Details St Louis Dec joint commit committee toe tee representing the tho general assemblies of the Northern PresbyterIan and Gum Cum Cumberland berland Presbyterian churches met in inthe Inthe the Southern hotel this morning to ar arrange arrange range the details for the organic union of the two churches which the tho general assemblies have already determined upon The Tho details Involve tim tho dIsposition disposition tion of the several colleges boards publishing houses and other now maintained by the two bodies as well as the mergIng of the Presbyterians in districts where both denominations are represented The Presbyterian general committee of which Rev William H Roberts of Philadelphia is chairman has only fourteen of the members present the remaining seven being de detained tamed by illness and engagements The full Cumberland general commit committee tee of members is present Tho chairman is Rev W H Black of Marshall Mo io After devotional e exer exercises er in joint session the PresbyterIan committee went into executive session to confer over the federation of a 0 num number her ber of Presbyterian bodies as part of the arrangement for entering Into tile tUe organic union Meanwhile the subcommittees of the churches were In session continuing the arrangement of details preliminary to the union Not until after all the mul multitudinous multitudinous details have been adJusted ted will the general joint committee be called |