Show FEAR EXTINCTION I OF ORGANIZATION Minority il t J Assembly of Southern h Church Suspicious oT oC Union Proposition le Greenville S. S C C. May 2 22 The Th The en- en oral assembly of oC the Southern Presbyterian Presby Presby- terian church had under consideration hal to today n two questions the first being re reports re- re ports of committees on elo closer er relations rela Lions tons and the tho commencement of or the trial of oC Dr DI William Caldwel Caldwell of or Fort Worth orth Tex Tex on the char charge o of or heresy Majority anti and minority reports report on the question of closer relation between the Presbyterian and the HIP tlC reformed churches In the United States were elc made by the committee The majority majority ma mn- report was signed by hy eight members members mem mom bers bars and amI the minority by five The majority favored the tIre adoption of the then n agreement prepared i by the Charlotte conference last March Mardi One of the main reasons set out b by the minority for Cor not fa favoring the tho report is IR that the course recommended h by the articles of agreement would tend towar towards 8 and nd probably result In the extinction of the tho Southern Presbyterian church as asa asa a distinct organization It I recommended recommend recommend- ed that matters of or the federation and closer relationship be controlled an and managed by the regular standing committees com corn without giving the thc general ns as' as assembly such breadth of power The he question was as made a n special order for Cor tomorrow and anti a big big- discussion Is ant antel anticipated an an- t tel I c I pa ted The a assembly embly rc resolved ol ed Itself Into a atrial atrial trial court Moderator A G. G Hall Hal presiding presiding pre pre- siding and called caled the heresy heres case of n Ile William Caldwell Caldwel from the dock dock- et ut The judiciary committee submitted a report of the case and made several recommendations the first being that the caso case be known as the complaint of or ortho the tho session of the First Presbyterian church of Fort Worth Tex against the synod of Texas and the tho Presbytery Presbytery Presby Presby- ter tery of oC Fort Worth orth The rho record of the case was read It I was decided to allow alow each side two hours for argument Dr C. C P. P Bridewell Bride BrIde- well of or Atlanta opened for fOl the complainant complainant com corn anti and was followed h by Rev nev J. J J J. J McCal McCall of or Texas for tot the re Ie Ic- Court then adjourned until tomorrow morning when the concluding con con- eluding speeches b by Col Cot W. W II I. I Lavell of Houston Tex for the complainant and Dr Joseph Johnson of Texas for forthe forthe forthe the respondent will wi be delvere delivered |