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Show BRlfAN WARMLY ! SUPPORTS PfiGl Tells Presbyterians He Wants Church to Aid j in Movement. ST. LOUIS, May 17. Declaring that tho league of nations is tho "greatest step j toward peace ever taken in 1000 years." I William J. Bryan, addressing the lolst I general assemt-ly of tho Prosbyterir.n ; church in the United States cf America, today said he was hopeful "that we are going to see peace unbroken from no on." Mr. Bryan is a commissioner to the assembly from Nebraska "This league is b-ilL upon a revolutionary revolution-ary idea," Mr. Bryan said, "namely, that war is not necessary, that war is not desirable, de-sirable, that war can be prevented, and the. purpose of the ier gue of nations is to furnish a substitute for war. I am hope- ! ful of the results, and as we enter upon this new period I want my church to entr with a machinery that will make it possible for it to do the largest work that it s capable of doing." A demonstration was started when the name of President Wilson was mentioned and a cablegram was sent felicitating the president upon his work. Resolutions presented included provisions provi-sions for proper observance of the Sabbath and strong condemnation of Sunday baseball, base-ball, motion pictures and other (Sunday 8jxrtH and amusement. Terms upon which the Presbyterian-church Presbyterian-church will participate in the interchurch , world movement as approved by the : ecutive council include- elimination of the ! Y. M. C. A. from the movement and a I refusal to enter into a united campaign j with other protestant churches for raising i a centralized fund. The resolutions declared "the nature of the Y. M. C. A. organizations is not similar simi-lar enough to ihat of the church so that the two can co-operate to the best ad vantage." |