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nary about forty years ago, and in the
connected academic department Mr.
Scholl prepared for college. *
CHURCH AT LARGE.
This action of the Northern Assembly
has a local significance of much importance.
The report of the committee on
Theological Seminaries contained the
following: "The Assembly urges all our
Presbyteries to satisfy themselves before
licensing students, to ascertain
whether they have been well instructed
and indoctrinated in the principles, doctrines
and polity of the Presbyterian
Church, and that they are in hearty accord
with these principles and doctrines,
and are loyal to Evangelical Cnristianity."
. ho Southern Presbyterian Church,
with contributions for foreign missions
last year of considerably over a dollar
for each member, apparently stands second
only to the Aloravians In the scale
of its missionary giving, and yet it is by
no means content, but proposes to increase
by nearly fifty per cent the scale
of its work next year. This year, the
contributions were $412,000, a gain of
$88,000 over the former year. The Assembly,
which met at Savannah, has
asked the Southern Presbyterian
churches for $600,000 next year. Twentynine
new missionaries were sent out durine
the vear to foreien fields. The South
era Presbyterians maintain work in the
Congo Free State, in Brazil, Cuba, Mexico,
Japan, China and Korea.?Philadelphia
Presbyterian.
The General Assembly of Ireland:
The General Assembly of the Presbyterian
Church In Ireland met on June 7 in
Belfast. # The retiring Moderator, Rev.
John Mcllveen, D. D., presiding, and
preaching an eloquent sermon from the
text, "After these things I saw and behold,
a door opened, in heaven." Rev.
4: 1. His valedictory address followed,
and his retrospect of the year was most
encouraging, the Church being, he thought,
in a very hopeful condition.
The gifts to missions have increased
over 3,000 pounds; and the total ministerial
income to the extent of over 1,700
pounds. The total congregational income
for all purposes is 13,000 pounds
in advance of last year. On the question
of Church Union, the Moderator referred
with satisfaction to the union lately
consummated between two of the
Scottish Presbyterian churches, and
looked forward hopefully to the time
when all the Presbyterian cnurches of
the kinsrdom would be united in one Fed
eral Assembly. .The new Moderator appointed
is Rev. J. C. Clarke, D. D., Dean
of Residence of Queen's College, Galway,
a man prominent in Home Mission affairs
and an outstanding figure in the west of
Ireland.
Steps Toward Presbyterian Reunion In
Scotland: The Presbyterians of the Established
and United Free Churches of
Scotland mean seriously to consider the
possibility of a union. At their Assemblies,
held side by side in Edinburgh, after
the commemoration in common of
[E PRESBYTERIAN OF THE SOU1
Calvin, In wnich they marched up the
aisle of St. Giles Cathedral together, tne
delegates apparently liked the spirit of
co-operation so well that tney resolved
on an attempt at a mutual understanding
which should consolidate and economize
forces and enable the united church
to do a thorough work for Christ in Scotland.
The motion originated in the Established
Church Assembly and tne vote
for an unrestricted conference on union
was adopted in each Assembly unani
mousiy. a large commission or more
than a hundred will have the work In
charge. The conference will be long
and will have many difficulties to face. If
it succeeds in working out a plan which
commends itself to both Assemblies of
next year, there will be much thanksgiving.
If not, the plain speaking and
definition of points of difference will do
much toward the growth of that feeling
of brotherhood which shows itself so
wonderfully in the assemblies of this
this year.?Congregationalism
PAPER ADOPTED BY LEADERS OF
THE SOUTHERN STUDENT CONpprpkip.p
At a meeting of the leaders of the Conference
of Southern Students held at
Montreal, N. C., June 11-20, 1909, a committee
was appointed to prepare the following
paper, which was adopted by the
leaders, and ordered sent to all the
church papers.
Appreciating the difficulties of the Pastors
and churches in college communities
in their work among the students,
and desiring to render them every assistance
within cur power, we, as leaders
of the Young Men's Christian Associations,
issue tnis appeal to parents and
to churches from which the students
come.
We cordially urge you 'to write to the
pastor of your church at the college
cncerning the students who go from your
congregation, giving^any information that,
will assist the college, church and association
in dealing with them. We trust
you .will also have a talk with each
young man as he leaves his home and
the church influence, clearly warning
him of the danger of neglecting the worship
of Gcd in the public sanctuary, Bible
study and prayer; and reminding him
of the boundless field of opportunity for
Christian service into which he la just
entering.
May we suggest that inasmuch as the
college is to be his home for four years
you insist that each student takes his
fchurch letter lo the college church during
the years of his study? F"rom careful
investigation we can affirm that this
has proven of great value. His recognized
obligation to the church there
throws more restraint about the man in
the most critical period of his life, more
clearly identifies him with the life and
activities of the Church and keeps him,
in the midst of a mixed, and sometimes
indifferent, community, more loyal to his
own church. The whole Church will
gain by this, for the college cnurch will
have the benefit of his interest and help
while a student; the student will be
strengthened in character and confirmed
In his habits; and the home church or
the church at his future residence wil!
rH. July 7,1909.
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have the co-operation of a well-trained
and devoted map.
As association workers we are deeply
interested in the prosperity of the Church
and feel that our very existence is Justified
only by the fact that we are helping
the churcues, in a united way, to do wnat
could scarcely be undertaaen by each 1
church alone. Our great aim in the work
at the colleges is to help in leading the
men to Christ, to develop their Christian
character, and to deepen their devotion
to the Church of God.
W. D. Weatherford, International Student
Sec Y. M. C. A.
Henry H. Sweets, Sec. Ministerial Ed- ^
ization and Relief Southern Presbyterian
Church.
O. E. Brown, Prof, of Church History,
Vanderbilt University.
R. W. Hogue, Rector Episcopal Church,
Chapel Hill, N. C.
J. E. Johnson, Student Sec. of the Carolina
Young Men's Christian Associations.
THE BROTHERHOOD OF NORTH AVE
NUE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, ATLANTA,
GA.
And Its Tent Meetings.
"Yea a man may say. Thou hast faith,
and I have works: shew me thy faith
without tny works, and I will shew thee
my faith by my works." Jas. 3-18.
This should be the slogan of all Brotherhoods.
From time to time we have heard considerable
criticism from certain quarters
of tho Brotherhood movement in our
church. We have been told mat we are
unscriptural, sinful, and utterly useless,
and many other hard things have been
said by those who have not yet become
use to the newness of the thing.
To some this new organization of the
men in the Cnurch is in direct opposition
to the church itself, and is destined
to rise in its young might, some of these
days, and throttle the very mother herself,
who has nurtured it through tne
years.
Only those who have not yet seen and
felt the true Brotherhood movement and
spirit, are confronted with this spectre
of ill omen.
The Brotherhood is organized for the
purpose of bringing the men into closer
social and spiritual organization, to give
those who hold no office and have no
particular work, something definite to
do for the purpose of taking up the slack
and creating a compact, smooth rolling
conveyance, for the better hauling of the
precious cargo of souls on the heavenly
journeyThere
may be Brotherhoods that are
not organized after this plan, as has been
suggested, but if so they had better turn
about face and remodel, and get into the
thick of the fight which is now being
waged diligently by so many for the supremacy
of the Master's cause.
In our church we have a Brotherhood
that has been organized and doing business
for about five years, and it is safe
to say that during that time some of the
best efforts of our church life have been
promoted .by that organization. *
We do not claim to have been all we
should have been, or to have done all we
should have done, but only to have made
a hard fight to do in our small way a