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Show Presbyterians Vote Down a Proposal to Withdraw; Will Reconsider PHILADELPHIA, May 2G. After, an all-day debate, the general assembly assem-bly of the Presbyterian church In the United States today voted down tho proposal of the executive commission to wlthdraAv support of the Inter-church Inter-church movement and voted to recommit re-commit the "whole matter to the commission com-mission for a revised roport to bo made as soon as possible. All proposed pro-posed amendments and substitute resolutions were sent back to the executive ex-ecutive commission. Mombcrs of the commission, headed by Dr. J. W. Baer of Pacadcrxi, Ccm., retired to reconsider Its recommendations. recommenda-tions. This action was taken as a partial victory by supporters of tho lnter-church lnter-church movement. Tho motion was proposed by Rev. W. O. Forbes of Seattle, who declared ho took the action ac-tion in tho Interests of harmony. It is llkoly the executive commission will have its new report ready tomorrow. tomor-row. None of tho commissioners -who took part in the debate favored the retention of the campaign In its present pres-ent form. Those who spoke in favor of it admitted that many mistakes had been made, and the movement would havo to bo greatly mudiricd, particularly as to Its oxponses. |