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The Presbyt Vol. 96. No. 20. the South RICHMOND, t May 17, 1922. OMITY questions have been up between the Northern and Southern Assemblies for a number of years. As the two churches cover to a large extent the same territory, very naturally there is a likelihood of there being trouble, unless there is a distinct understand ing on the subject. Some years ago the two MORMONS arc very wise in their genera tions. A young Mormon had just been called by the church to go out as a missionary, says the Christian Statesman, and his father said, "It will be the making of George. The missionary always converts himself." The Mormon church is accustomed to send its young do. They are given very litle instruction and no opportunity is afforded them for exercising and developing their gifts and strengthening their faith. Suppose this were done in the case of each young man and young woman in the Church, what a wonderful difference it would make in these young people and in the Church. FIRST PRKSB1 TERIAX CHURCH, CH ARIjESTON, W. VA., WHERE THE AS SEMBLY MEETS. Assemblies drew up and adopted a comity agreement. This made provision for govern ing each Church in its aggressive work, so that it would not infringe upon the established rights "I the other. Provision was also -made for the >Htleinent of any disagreement that might arise in this connection. In recent years three cases friction arose in which the Southern Church claimed that the Northern Church had violated 'In* Comity Agreement. One case was in New "i leans, one in Springdale, Ark., and the other in K1 Paso, Tex. These cases were brought ?" the attention of the Northern Assembly. It sai<l that the contentions of the Southern Church were well founded and directed the -\<?rthem Synods and Presbyteries which were ? <"ncerned to correct their errors. After sev fy'al years nothing had been done. Last year matter came before the Southern Assembly "tfaiii, and, at $s request, the Northern Assem bly appointed a committee to 'confer again with !l like eommittee from the Southern Assembly. I hi'se committees have met and gone very thor '"ighly into the matter. The Northern Com mittee agreed that the complaints of the South < Church were well founded, and that the ^'"'tliern Presbyteries and Synods involved 'la,l violated tlie Comity Agreement. They Sill'l that their Assembly had taken action in 'I"' matter, but the Presbyteries and Synods< '""I refused to obey the orders of the Assembly. ^<>w they are saying that the cases are fo old ""<t nothing can be done. It has been six years s'iice the matter was first brought to the atten f,?n of the Northern Assembly, and they have ^own old simply because that Assembly has practically done nothing to correct. the evil '"'"plained of, and no\V, as the highest court that Church, ays it can do nothing to make ''ie lower courts carry out its instructions. men out as missionaries. As they go they must preach and defend the doctrines of their church. They may have had little interest in them l>e fore. but the more they are called upon to de fend them, the stronger grows their belief in them. It is said that the missionaries almost invariable return from their two years of mis sion work thoroughly continued in their faith. Cannot the ? Christian Church learn a lesson here? Too often it occurs that the young are taken info the Church and then practically left to themselves. They are not given anything to REV. A. B. CURRY, D. P., Moderator. |, lilt lift-lit" -\ I f Tt should be the constant aim of the members of the session, whom God has called to be over seers over His flock, to study each of the vounjj members and do just whatever can be done to strengthen ami develop them. Great will be the reward of such effort. FRANCE, we are told, has determined to start a campaign to educate the American people to drink again, in the hope that she will again find in this country the best market for her wines and other liquors. We give France fair warning that that will be a costly under taking. Today the best American people are strong friends of the French. But when the people of this country find that France or any other outside country is trying to undermine the laws of this country, that country will find that :t will prove a severe test of our friendship, and the friendship of a great nation is worth more than the dollars that might be secured from the sale of its wine. CLAMORING for the repeal of the prohibi tion laws is quite common. One of the most common grounds for this demand is the claim that the laws do not accomplish the pro hibition of the liquor traffic. It would be an interesting study to see how many of those who demand tlie repeal of these laws have themselves loyally observed them. We commend this study to our readers. We daresay that not one in a hundred who make this demand is a keeper of the laws. What would be thought if the thieves of the country should unite in a demand for the repeal of all laws against, robbery, because the laws do not prevent robbery ?