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July 28, 1909.
Contril
"FOR HIS NA
1 John
"For His name's sake!" Fathe
The only one which I can offei
The only one Thou wilt receive
"For His name's sake!" Thou
Shut out the dark and shed the
And perfect peace, which we "ii
"For His name's sake" let me i
To earthly props, but bid me tc
A will, not mine, but Thine, in
"For His name's sake" cast e
The wayward heart would raise
Oh, may Christ reign supreme,
"For His name's sake" we e'en
A path of pain the Master's foot
Let us but follow on, it leads t
"For His name's sake!" How e
Our Lord is everything, and we
The day draws near, we'll sen
'For His name's sake" a radiai
To meet their King and Savlou
With hallelujahs born of parad
"For His name's sake" myriads
To myriads, blood-washed, whil
His name, our glory here, our i
* "For His name's sake," when t
They'll sing the song they couh
The new, sweet song they've le
"For His name's sake" all glo
A ransomed, crowned and triui
The Father's love-gift to the S<
DOES THE CHURCH I
ITS FOUN]
"To our utter amazeme
tli n tntol v~v A"/i t-1 (i /-v lipA n
IIIL luiai uuti 111^ wad
raises the question?Does tl
indicate a desire to narrow t
rests her future development
carrying out of the great en
definitely committed herself
This is an extract from tl
Committee of Publication a
as given in the June Earnes
g It does not seem to have
that the failure of the Churc
bution is not due to "a desir<
upon which rest her' future
may be due to a realization
that the committee, through
agents and agencies, is not
broadening the "foundation.
The appeal is made to th<
THE PRESBYTER
mted
ME'S SAKE."
2:12.
r, it is my plea,
r thee,
from me.
wilt blot out the sin,
i new light in,
1 Him" do win.
10 longer cling
I Thee bring
everything.
very Dragon down * .
s and there enthrone?
and Christ alone!
can bless the rod;
;steps trod:
0 God.
iweet, how sweet the thought
are nought;
re Him as we ought.
nt throng shall rise
r In the skies
lBe.
1 shall declare
:e and fair,
glory there.
ime shall be no more,
1 not sing before?
arnt upon that shore.
riously we'll stand,
nphant band.
>n's pierced hand.
E. Cruickshank.
DESIRE TO NARROW
DATION?
nt and great disappoint
less than last year. Thi<
le church by this respons<
he foundation upon whicl
t, and make impossible th<
terprises to which she ha;
v?
le report of the Executiv<
nd Sunday School- Work
t Worker, page 283.
occurred to the committe<
h to make a larger contri
* to narrow the foundatior
development," but that il
on the part of the Church
1 its numerous and costl)
doing very much towajc
; Church often and loudl}
IAN OF THE SOUTH.
for money to carry on
In response to this aj
$17,131 for this caus<
Just what is meant 1
ly set forth. It would
least the attempt to <
there are none, either
would seem that, with
money that the comr
should be made to do
is so much needed. I
organized by the paid
the past year, no refe
reoort as nuhlished. a
-i I 1
made to present all th
Looking over the n
last five years, we find
did report the organi
In 1905 they reported
So far as the commit
1905-9, show, these a
the direct efforts of t
The committee rcpc
weak schools by dor
? been the means of do
how much of this was
made by the Church.
During these five v
tions of books and paj
But this was not all
included several thous;
to ministers and oth
found unsalable. Of
tions $31,569.35 was a
and periodical busine;
contributions of the C
tion work during the
during these five year
tee $84,162.77 The t
to the committee's re]
expenses of field worki
printing.
A great many institi
^ held, and great and
Sunday schools and in
That during this tin
- ment in many Sunday
> How much of this imj
i agents and agencies ol
i possible for any one tc
i that the whole religiot
s especially of this cour
that Sunday schools r
i cies than those of the
, the country, and they
Our Sunday schools
; tutes with which our
tion, and have receive
\ the improvement can r
t committee's agents ?
O
i in improvements in t>
r increased-efficiency in
1 then be found increas*
Just how much bel
r Reaching in the Sundi
7
i Sunday school extension work.
>peal the Church gave last year
>y "extension work" is not clearI
seem that it ought to include at
organize Sabbath schools where
directlv or indirectly. And it
all the equipment, workers, and
nittee has, some direct effort
this kind of mission work, which
f any Sunday schools have been
agents of the committee, during
rence is made to the fact in the
nd apparently special effort was
e work done.
eports of the committee for the
that twice during that time they
zation of new Sunday schools.
12 and 16 are reported in 1907.
tee's reports for the five years,
re all the schools organized by
he agents of the committee.
>rts having helped a number of
lations of literature. This has
ing much good. But let us see
paid for out of the contributions
ears the committee made dona>ers
to the amount of $41,987.35.
given to Sunday schools, for it
and dollars worth of books given
crs, which the Committee had
this amount charged to dona.
part of the profits of the book
5S. So that the amount of the
hurch which was used for donafive
years was $10,418, although
s the Church gave the commit alance
of $73,744.77, 'according
ports, was used for salaries and
ers, Sunday school institutes and
utes are reported as having been
increased interest awakened in
i Sunday school work,
le there has been great improveschools,
there can be no doubt,
movement can be credited to the
F the committee, it would be im?
say. It must be borne in mind
js atmosphere of the world, and
itry, is permeated with the idea
nust be improved. Other agencommittee
are at work all over
are exerting a helpful influence,
arc represented in many insticommittee
has had no cpnnec
d much help from them. So all
lot be qredited to the work of the
Such gatherings ought to result
,vo directions. There should be
the work done, and there should
ed numbers in the schools.
;ter work is being done in the
ay schools now than was done