Salt Lake Telegram | 1921-05-25 | Page 22 | Outlay on Training Preachers to be Investigated

I s I I I I I OUTLAY Y ON TRAINING PREACHERS TO BE INVESTIGATED TED I Presbyterian Gen Assembly Votes to Inquire Into Asserted High Cost WINONA LAKE Ind May 1 2 25 In In In Investigation of ot the asserted high cost of training Presbyterian ministers inthe in inthe the the churchs church's theological seminaries sem will by a committee of five j members members authorized today by the tho one onehundred I hundred thirty-third thirty general Jeneral assembly of the Presbyterian church hurch 1 I 1 Dr George Vincent of or Newark N. N J. J said that in one of the seminaries duri during dur- dur i ing the last year there were only three i students to each teacher and that the per capita cost of ot education was 2810 William Jennings Bryan commissioner commis commis- sl ner from th the presbytery of Florida attended the morning session and took tool parr tn part in the debate favoring the investigation investigation investigation gation and su suggested ested that the seminaries seminaries' seminaries seminaries' seminaries seminaries' semi semi- be bo utilized for preparatory training while the demands for higher education are slack POLYGAMOUS MARRIAGES Confirmation of the action by bv the 1918 assembly proposing prosecution of an effort to obtain a constitutional amendment prohibiting polygamous marriages was voted by the assembly today Recommendations of the I standing committee on home missions that the home mission council be discontinued were were voted down by a a. vote of ot to I I r rIn In addition to approving the act the thip th assembly urged passage of the measure designed to make the act more effective Ministers were instructed that when asked to perform marriage ceremonies they should ascertain the facts and I should refuse to join in marriage perSons persons per per- I I sons not entitled to o a a Christian mar mar- marI I The Thc assembly instructed the board to to- urge urge- upon state state legislatures I I the wisdom of a law making a marriage marriage marriage mar mar- license invalid until after five days from the date of its issuance The assembly's r resolutions after deploring deploring deploring de the menace of moving picture shows to young people because of films that suggest crime immorality etc etc declared FOR CLEAR FILMS We condemn the use of these these films and those that make light of the marriage marriage mar mar- relation We urge our people to cooperate with the widespread movement movement movement move move- ment for bett better r motion pictures Since some of those engaged in the business are not amenable to the appeal for clean movies we urge a nationwide campaign for legal censorship by the federal government Statements of the work being conducted conducted con con- conducted ducted by the Presbyterian board of education centers throughout the country country country coun coun- try wera given by Dr Edgar E. E Hill general secretary The assembly v voted ted its commendation of this work Continuance of the publicity department department department depart depart- ment and the New Era Magazine de devoted devoted de- de voted to the interest of the PresbyterIan Presbyter- Presbyter I de-I Ian New Era movement was also voted