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...Fundamentalists. In 1643 was written the Westminster Confession, the constitution of Presbyterian faith. It substituted the authority of the Bible for the authority of the Roman Pope, and it held that the Bible is " the only infallible rule of faith and practice." But who shall decide what the Bible means? One group today insists on a literal interpretation. They are Fundamentalists. They claim that not one jot or one tittle of the Word of God can be wrong. And they seek to oust Liberal preachers who interpret the scriptures in the light of modern thought...
...General Assembly governs the Presbyterian Church. It is now in annual session at Indianapolis. It is the scene of a significant conflict of opinion over modernism in general and Dr. Harry Emerson Fosdick in particular...
Twice every week the entire group will meet in the church house of the Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church for lectures and discussions. The speakers, who are all men of experience in the social field, will include Dr. H. S. Coffin, Mr. W. T. Diak, Mr. R. H. Edwards, Mr. J. A. Fitch, Dr. A. H. Gray, Dr. K. D. Miller, and Professor H. F. Ward...
Indianapolis. William Jennings Bryan has been officially appointed a delegate to the Presbyterian General Assembly. He may withdraw from the race for Moderator, because in the 133 conventions which the Church has held, only one layman has ever held this position. If Mr. Bryan withdraws, the conservatives will probably nominate Dr. Clarence Macartney, " father " of the now famous Philadelphia overture, in which the General Assembly was petitioned to remove Dr. Fosdick as special preacher at the First Church. The Assembly meets on May 17. It cannot try Dr. Fosdick for heresy, because he is a Baptist, and not subject...
...Joseph Vance, forceful pastor of Detroit, is proposed for Moderator of the Presbyterian Church by those who support evolution. Dr. W. J. Bryan's candidacy has been noted...