Show UNITED PRESBYTERIANS Fortysecond General Assembly Convenes Con-venes in Chicago Chicago May 23TIme fortysecond I general assembly of the United Pres byterlan church of North America bt I gan here today in thc Sixth United I Presbyterian church The opening ser i C mon was preached by i Rev S U 1 Lyons D D president of Monmouth I college Monmouth Ill The greatest j j discussion in the assembly vill be over the revision of testimony on secret so I cletles Many members of oathbound OrganIzations arc now In the church and It Is causing trouble 1 j The report of time statistical clerk shoucd thai as compared with lat year there hal been some advance In all parts of the church The additions J I b l > profession of faith anti certlllcaies were larger removals fewer number uf adult jiapllsls greater and the contributions con-tributions nearly 100 OCO more than in any previous year But the net Increase In-crease Is sllll lamentably small only 11 per cent of time membership reported The net Increase of all the congregations congrega-tions in America wnu onlv 122C |