Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1913-05-21 | Page 1 | Union Seminary Question Goes over for Year

i UNION SEMINARY QUESTION GOES ER FOR YEAR Northern Presbyterian Assembly Assembly Assem Assem- I bly Refers Refers' Matter to Special Special Special cial Committee TA Ga Galar May lar 20 After O.-AHer After al almost almost almost al- al ATLANTA A most two days of or spirited discussion discus discus- Short sion the Northern Presbyterian assembly assembly assem assem- bly lily this afternoon voted to refer reCer the I entire ne negotiations with th Union Theological Ical Seminary of ot New York to toa toa to toa a special committee of or seven members s I Ito to bo appointed by the mod moderator which will ill make a n. final report to tho the 1014 1914 general assembly This solution was contained captained In a motion by Dr Mark MarIe A. A Matthews of Seattle Wash ash In a lengthy speech Pr President Francis Brown of or the tho seminary Indicated that It was as a. a m matter tt r of indifference e to the seminary r tho assembly re renewed r rd- rd the tho old relations with It or not Another matter of ot prime importance acted upon b by tho the Northern assembly was tho the adoption of ot recommendations contained In the report of ot the tho judicial l committee on tho homo home missionary board hoard matter mattor Investigation In of ot the board was mado made b by a sub subcommittee of ot the executive committee upon representations that the board has spent too much for supervisory supervisor purposes In proportion proportion proportion pro pro- portion to tho the amount spent for tor homo hoino mission work The report as adopted stated that while efficient work has I been done the number of I evangelists and field secretaries should be ber reduced and competent home homo missionaries missionaries mission mission- I aries arles put in tho field to work vork without supervision except by Presbyterian t and home missionary com corn mit tees With Ith several slight changes In I phraseology tho the brief statement of ot 1 belief belleC compiled h by iy a a. special elal committee was adopted this afternoon b by tho the I Sou Southern thorn Presbyterian assembly b by a u vote voto of at to 64 6 D By a a. unanimous vote veto tho the United as assembly as- as ad pt d a resolution petitioning petition petition- ing President Wilson to debar from schools supported b by the government all denominational badges or uniforms