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February 17, 1909. Sabbath Scho WHA Should there go out an appeal to the membership of Ihe Southern Presbyterian Church for a fund to provide hrpflrt for 9. hfiO OftO white philHron in South who were suffering for lack of food, the response would be prompt, generous and In keeping with the ability of the Church. The Publication Committee is charged with the duty of pre senting a call which should be more emphatic in its appeal to the sympathy MAP SHOWING WHITE CHILD] OUTOF SABBATH SCHOO] IN STATES COVERED BY T1 SOUTHERN PRESBYTERIAN C I oklj ^oriuNft, + 7.0? X TEXAS ??TO??V?IBAT?C|1001 406.153. M MAP OF ' and generosity of the Church than would be a call for a charity fund. A COMPELLING APPEAL. We appeal for the means needed to Kive the Bread of Life to our share of the 2,500,000 white children in the South who are out of the Sabbath School and almost totally destitute of religious .puviiBges ana instruction. rnese aesutute children are found In our great cities, In the mountain regions, in our factory and mining towns, in the rural districts, and in the rapidly growing Southwest, and they meet with eager interest the messengers who bring them the Word of Life. OUR 8HARE IN THE WORK. Every evangelical Church in the South is giving its best thought and energy to thiH problem, and no department of religious activity yields such immediate and encouraging results. Oyr Church has not been idle, and the manifest blessing of God has attended our efforts 1 THE PRESBYTERIAN OF THE >ol Extension ai T WILL YOU DO ABOU' to enlarge the extent and increase the fruitfulness of our Sabbath school work. The enrollment in our schools has increased from 170,000 in 1902 to 224, 767 in 1908. Last year the Publication Committee aided two hundred and ninety-six schools in conducting their work. One hundred and fifty-three of these schools were organized during the year, or an average of nearly three per week. Over 13,000 children are renC ^ ip MO. ^ WO'iUKtU* MROOi. f . HURCH. 3 7-4.19a. Nk' ? I?? ^ A octonun# ARK. J 22V ovror ?i'Niuv vnoot i ?;a 7AA r / miss. al^ otrior c> iunqavkiiool onorhfi i la. j> 129.612. ,57' I wror umfcAV ??iooc f jl I 180,702. THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, SOUTH. enrolled in these schools, which are dependent in whole or in part upon the Publication Committee for their existence. The distribution of the ' schools aided last year is shown by the following table: Alabama 16 Arkansas 17 Florida 7 Georgia 14 Kentucky 27 Louisiana '.. 11 Mississippi 10 Missouri North Carolina 4(1 South Carolina 18 Tennessee 14 Texas 51 Virginia 58 Total *296 While we thank God and take courage for what has been done, we have but touched the fringe of the great field lying open before us. % % A ' : SOUTH. 17 id Publication r it? EVERY STATE INVOLVED. To emphasize the need for vigorous and effective work at our very door we present herewith a map, on which is shown the number of white young people out of the Sunday school in the territory covered by our Church. The map tells the story as effectively as figures can present startling moral and religious K,,*. a- J 1-4 4U tu,,??uUlia , ? - u.?lw _ / ^I , C\ -/w.VA. \ . _,- J y octo^ y"^ f f\ | . if y; uwoAVKnooi^^ ^ KY. \j(39.f3a/ VA. \J/ WOMtmuvKiiooi ocTor IUNIUV Mnooi^l/ 3 8 6.291./' 90.6Q9. JNN. / -N.C. ** Jinoot -T mI.MV^.Kn?>L fJ 5I^~- f _ s ai.26?. 1 \ ?K?T or IliNIUV MNOOL^ 1 " A* \ GEJ().\45,5oy \ ?** ?? ?"? ?> ?0,qoi.\ .169. / 200,302. }? \rLA\ ) mrf+ \ w*or HMIi\ V 57,966.\ consequences to me moral and material interests of our country if these young people are permitted to grow up without being touched by the power, of the Gospel. FRUITFULNE88 OF THE WORK. In every state in the South can be found hundreds of vigorous, self-support lng churches which' had their origin in a mission Sabbath school which was supported through its initial period by the Church at large. These churches are not only self-supporting, but they aru now generous ccntributors to all the benevolent causes of the Church. One instance will illustrate this point: Less than Ave years ago the committee aided in establishing and conducting a mission Sabbath school in a Western city. Out of that arhnnl hna ornwn a vlcnrmis church, which now occupies a' build'costing over $25,000. They carry their own work, contribute liberally to all the Assembly's causes and support a missionary in the foreign field. This pioneer work Is absolutely neces