Show r r t PRESBYTERIANS Will ILL DISCUSS FOSDICK CASE r P Philadelphia Area DeP Declares De- De 1 Glares dares Word Proclaimed f f. in Open Denial of Essen Essen- I lial teal Doctrines of Church I Is INDIANAPOLIS May 12 What What s s known In Presbyterian circles ashe as ashe he Fosdick case will como before the 10 Presbyterian gen general ral assembly next week in the form of an overture overture over- over ture ure from the Philadelphia Presbytery Pres- Pres according to an announcement announcement announce- announce ment nent made here toda today While the overture does not menIon mention men men- tIon Ion tion the name of Dr Harry Emerson Emeron Emer- Emer I son lion on Fosdick at any place yet ret it quotes from a sermon delivered by him in tn the First Presbyterian church hurch at New York on May 21 1922 The Tho sermon discussed the virgin birth of Christ q j. j The overture recites that in the tho I pulpit of the First Presbyterian church hurch of New York Cit City there has las been a public proclamation of he the word which appears to be bo in pen open denial of the essential doctrines doctrines doc- doc trines of the Presbyterian church Dr Harry Harry- Emerson Fosdick was special preacher in the First Presbyterian Presbyterian Pres- Pres church of New York Heis He Ho Hos Hes is s a a. Baptist and the Presbyterian church hurch government has no jurisdiction jurisdiction juris- juris diction over him It is not proper in n Presbyterian procedure for tor one Presbytery to address a atlon Uon to another Presbytery Overtures Overtures Over- Over tures ures supporting the Philadelphia overture have been adopted by the of Corning Ia la Louisville Louis- Louis Ille ville West Jersey and Monmouth l N. N J. J Opposition to the Philadelphia overture has been officially expressed expressed ex- ex pressed b by the Presbyteries of Bufalo Buffalo Buffalo falo alo Kansas City and Westchester V N Y asking the general assembly to o take no action |