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Show SEATTLE PASTOR IS CHDSErajWODERATDn Rev. Dr. Mark Allison Matthews Mat-thews Honored by the Presbyterian Pres-byterian Assembly. j LOUISVILIjE, May 16. The modern mod-ern torship, the highest honor in the gift of tho 124th general assembly of the Presbyterian church' in the United States of America, in session here, went on the first ballot todav to the Rev. Dr. Murk Allison Matthews, pastor of the l'irst Presbyterian church of Seattle. Seat-tle. Wash. Out of 8(r voles cast, Dr. Matthews received 418; 103 being 1 necessary to elect. Election of the moderator was overshadowed over-shadowed in interest by the sermon of the retiring moderator." the Rev. John V. Carson, of Brooklyn, who declared that the church is 'the living, vital force it has been through the ages. Uo warned his hearers that danger lies not in too littlo practical Christianity, but in neglect of its "spiritual function." Most of the nominal membership of the assembly, 900, is expected by tomorrow, tomor-row, while members of affiliated organizations or-ganizations and visitors have brought thp attendance alrendy to 2500. Tonight the commissioners celebrated I he Lord 's Supper, the retiring modern-1 lor presiding, the Rev. Dr. Joseph D. Burrell of Brooklyn, N. Y., administering administer-ing tho. bread, and the Bcw Edward A. wieher, of San Ansclmo, Calif., administering ad-ministering the cup. |