The Beatrice Daily Express

The Presbyterian churches in Greater New York were, for the most part, filled yesterday with preachers from other places, all of the speakers being in attendance on the sessions of the general assembly. The Rev. Henry Van Dyke, D. D., the newly elected moderator of the assembly, preached the assembly sermon at the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian church. This is the largest Presbyterian church in the country and its capacity was taxed. The moderator's sermon was an appeal to Presbyterians to come from behind their denominational barriers and do battle for God. "There is good fighting," he said, "all along the line, on Fifth avenue as well as on the lower East side."

Three large gatherings were held during the day. At one of these the report of Sabbath observance, presented to the assembly, was discussed. The report had come out flatfooted against Sunday golf, Sunday excursions, Sunday traveling and nearly every other form of activity on Sunday not absolutely necessary. The committee criticised the entertainments given Prince Henry of Prussia on the several Sundays during his recent visit to this country.

Rev. Dr. D. W. Moffatt, president of the Washington-Jefferson college, said he did not come to find fault with motormen and conductors for working on Sunday, nor with their employers, but with public sentiment which allows and even demands this kind of Sunday labor.

"Sometimes I think," said the doctor, "that after all we shall have to look to the labor unions for the remedy. They could demand no Sunday work. They won on a shorter hour day."