The Presbyterian of the South : [combining the] Southwestern Presbyterian, Central Presbyterian, Southern Presbyterian. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1909-1931, July 28, 1909, Page 7, Image 9

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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