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William J. Bryan and a slight majority of the governing body of the Presbyterian Church know how Jesus Christ was born. Dr. Harry Emerson Fosdick and many leading Presbyterian ministers do not know. The difference is typical of all differences between Christian " Conservatives " and Christian "Liberals...
Among the more prominent speakers who have been secured for the Conference are Dean W. L. Sperry of the Theological School; Dr. A. H. Gray of Glasgow, Scotland; Dr. H. S. Coffin '00 of the Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church, and Dr. H. E. Fosdick. In addition to the addresses by these men and others, there will be discussion groups which will cover not only questions of personal religion but also national and international problems...
...focus of interest last week was the annual Presbyterian General Assembly at Indianapolis. William Jennings Bryan, a layman from Florida, was nominated for Moderator. Opposed to him were two liberal ministers, and the president of a college where evolution is openly taught. On the first ballot Bryan led, and Dr. Silsley, the liberal minister of Oakland, Cal., transferred his votes to Dr. Walker, of Los Angeles, for the second ballot. On the second ballot, Mr. Bryan polled 421 votes, with only 439 necessary to election. Dr. Wishart, president of Wooster, Ohio, College, took all the liberal votes except...
...chairmanship of the Home Missions Committee, declaring that he would be able to carry on his fight against Darwinism better on the Education Committee, of which he is a member. The Moderator of the Assembly has the power of appointing the chairman of the 21 leading committees in the Presbyterian Church-and is a liberal. Aside from the Moderatorship struggle, the most important business to come before the Assembly was Will H. Hays' plan, as Chairman of the Committee on Ministerial Relief and Sustentation, to raise an endowment of $15,000,000 to enable retired ministers to look toward...
...will be fought out in the Committee on Bills and Overtures. Since liberals are in control of this committee, and since there are five overtures asking that the other ten (against Dr. Fosdick) be ignored, there is little chance that the popular preacher will be ousted from the First Presbyterian pulpit of New York. The New York Presbytery has already appointed a committee to investigate the charges against Dr. Fosdick's alleged heresy. This committee will not report until after the General Assembly has dissolved, and the General Assembly could not, with very good grace, ask the New York...