The Presbyterian of the South : [combining the] Southwestern Presbyterian, Central Presbyterian, Southern Presbyterian. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1909-1931, July 28, 1909, Page 7, Image 8

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July 28, 1909. Contrib "FOR HIS NAN 1 John t "For His name's sake!" Father, The only one which I can offer The only one Thou wilt receive 1 "For His name's sake!" Thou Shut out the dark and shed the And perfect peace, which we "in "For His name's sake" let me n< To earthly props, but bid me to, A will, not mine, but Thine, in ? "For His name's sake" cast ev The wayward heart would raise Oh, may Christ reign supreme, a "For His name's sake" we e'en i A path of pain the Master's foots Let us but follow on, it leads to "For His name's sake!" How s\ Our Lord is everything, and we i The day draws near, we'll serv< 'For His name's sake" a radian To meet their King and Saviour With hallelujahs born of paradit "For His name's sake" myriads To myriads, blood-washed, whitt His name, our glory here, our g "For His name's sake," when ti They'll sing the song they could The new, sweet song they've lea "For His name's sake" all glori A ransomed, crowned and trlum The Father's love-gift to the Soi DOES THE CHURCH D ITS FOUNE "To our utter amazemen ment, the total offering was raises the question?Does th< indicate a desire to narrow tl rests her future development, carrying out of the great ent definitely committed herself: This is ail extract from th< Committee of Publication at as given in the June Earnest t It does not seem to have o that the failure of the Churcl bution is not due to "a desire upon which rest her* future < may be due to a realization c that the committee, through agents and agencies, is not broadening the "foundation." The appeal is made to the THE PRESBYTBRL u ted lE'S SAKE." 5:12. , It is my plea, thee, !rom me. wilt blot out the sin, new light in. Him" do win. | > longer cling Thee bring everything. ery Dragon down " # and there enthrone? nd Christ alone! can bless the rod; teps trod: God. reet, how sweet the thought! are nought; i Him as we ougfrtt throng shall rise in the skies je. shall declare s and fair, lory there. me shall be no more, not sing before? irnt upon that shore. lously we'll stand, iphant band, i'b pierced hand. E. Cruickshank. tRTPP TO MAPPHU; NATION? t and great disappointless than last year. This e church by this response le foundation upon which and make impossible the erprises to which she has e report of the Executive id Sunday School- Work, Worker, page 283. ccurred to the committee 1 to make a larger contrito narrow the foundation development," but that it >n the part of the Church its numerous and costly doing very much towajrd Church often and loudly \N OF THE SOUTH. for money to carry on Sunda In response to this appeal tli $17,131 for this cause. Just what is meant by "ext< ly set forth. It would seem t least the attempt to organic there are none, either direct! would seem that, with all the money that the committee 1 should be made to do this kin is so much needed. If any S organized by the paid agents the past year, no reference is report as published, and appj made to present all the work Looking over the reports < last five years, we find that tw did report the organization In 1905 they reported 12 and So far as the committee's r< 1905-9, show, these are all t the direct efforts of the agei The committee reports ha^ weak schools by donations been the means of doing mu how much of this was paid fo made by the Church. During these five years th tions of books and papers to But this was not all given t included several thousand dol to ministers and others, wl found unsalable. Of this a tions $31,569.35 was a part c and periodical business. So contributions of the Church \ tion work during the five yez during these five years the C tee $84,162.77 The balance to the committee's reports, v expenses of field workers, Sui printing. A great many institutes art held, and great and increas Sunday schools and in Sunda That during this time there ment in many Sunday school How much of this improvemt agents and agencies of the co possible for any one to say. that the whole religious atmc especially of this country, is that Sunday schools must be cies than those of the commi the country, and they are exe Our Sunday schools are rej tutes with which our commi tion, and have received much the improvement can not he <; committee's agents. Such g; in improvements in two dire increased efficiency in the wo: then be found increased num Just how much better wo Reaching in the Sunday schc 7 y school extension work, le Church gave last year Mision work" is not clearhat it ought to include at i Sabbath schools where ly or indirectly. And it equipment, workers, and las, some direct effort d of mission work, which unday schools have been of the committee, during > made to the fact in the ircntlv special effort was done. of the committee for the rice during that time they of new Sunday schools. [ 16 are reported in 1907. rports for the five years, he schools organized by tits of the committee. ,ing helped a number of of literature. This has ch good. But let us see r out of the contributions e committee made donathe amount of $41,987.35. o Sunday schools, for it lars worth of books given lich the Committee had mount charged to dona?f the profits of the book that the amount of the vhich was used for donairs was $10,418, although Church gave the commit of $73,744.77, 'according yas used for salaries and iday school institutes and ; reported as having been ed interest awakened in y school work. : has been great improves, there can be no doubt. ;nt can be credited to the mmittee, it would be irait must be borne in mind >sphere of the world, and permeated with the idea improved. Other agenttee are at work all over :rting a helpful influence. >resented in many instill... i i?i ? nee nas nau no conneci help from them. So all redited to the work of the itherings ought to result ctions. There should be rk done, and there should bers in the schools, rk is being done in the >ols now than was done