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VOL. I. I mThis \ Praising God Thanks All the Time The Matter With the The Virgin Birth of Jesus The Endowment Fund of Up to Date the Watch The Prominence of Missions ii Baptism Presbyteries The Westminster Federation o Rditorial 8^ The compounding of th< "giving" without even a In to obscure their mcaniifg make and to convert the d; into a mere form of usag to grasp the ideas of the when we bring them toget One who had been a iai eighteen years recently rej ceived his first word of thi are thoughtless that servie ister and people alike shoul who stands at the door to ? Whole-hcartedness is nc of the heart is given to C part to ourselves, the latte in measure, and will soon gelher. God says, "Son, gi lobe of your heart. Christ in this case. He wishes all giver's sake not less than f "Well, I have nothing t the answer we received tl of a very prosperous frien< he was getting along. "I of!" And he passed on, t self because he was not cot ter it would have been had to be grateful for. God h ATLANTA, OA., V eek H | Page. 2 2 Church 2 4 Ministerial Relief 5 Word 5 ri the Bible 7 14 22 f Young People 24 I Notes 2 two words "thanks" and irphen between them, tends and the impression they ly set apart for thanks give. It will be well for us : separate words carefully her. thful usher in a church for iorted that he had just reinks! It is because people e is so discouraging. Mind praise and thank the man jive a welcome. ..,ir..i \\/u ?i.. 4. CU1U1. VVIICIC UllI^ cl J Jet 1 L hrist and His work, and a r part will increase rapidly shut out the former altove me thine heart," not one will not share with anyone I. But he wishes it for the or himself. o complain of." Such was he other day on inquiring :1 as to his health and how have nothing to complain hinking the better of him nplaining. How much bethe said, "I have everything as been very good to me." rxJ 1 ? jyiisii JLnill r\ jvui nwc_d/L ar IKM TtiE (tfiTRAL PA ^ JhE Soumtt NOVEMBER 17, 1909. The answer indicated a tc duty of thanks giving and ; heart which would have ma unkindness if he could. In the recent bulletin issu Census Bureau, furnishing t religious statistics, many figv ceedingly encouraging to th< lence some of the critics \vh that religion is not keeping j human affairs. The bullctii last sixteen years, i890-I90< membership has far surpass< tion. During these years 1 33.8 per cent, while church 11 per cent. In 1890 32.7 per members of the church, whih the people were in the chun church buildings increased 3; of church property 85.1 per increased 93.5 per cent in 1 through immigration, while 1 per cent. Much has been said and 1 decline in the number of the scarcity of ministers. The i rcau indicates that the num portion to communicants, ha In 1890 there was a ministe cants, while in 1906 the ratio urcs would indicate that th< not so serious as many have is a Jargc number of minist tions who are without charj other large number who ar work except in a most limit surmise that a nroblem which of the supply of candidates is sustaining the force that we that is done we may the mor gently pray that the Lord o forth more laborers. It will most effective means that cai an adequate number of candi Notwithstanding their bel real but God, soul, mind, goo New York "Christian Scienti real as wrangles among the 1 am ~rn Presbyterian \ feoarllr/an 6 n presbyter/ah NO. 46. 4al forgetfulncss of the a condition of mind ami dc him charge God with. cd by the United States he public with the latest ires appear which are ext Church, and should sio would have us believe lace with the nroirress of i shows that during the 5, the growth of church ?d the growth of populathe population increased lembership increased 60.4 cent of the people were e in 1906, 39.1 per cent of :hes. During this period 5.3 per cent and the value cent. Roman Catholics nembership, very largely I'rotestants increased 44.5 written of late about the oiogicai students ana tne -eport of the Census Buibcr of ministers in pros substantially increased, r to every 185 communiwas 1 to 139. These fig2 scarcity of ministers is supposed. Indeed there ers in all the denominates and there is still ane not sustained in their ed and paltry way. We is more serious than that t1, ? K1 ?? ~ liic {Huuiwiu ui autv.juaiL 1 \ have in the field. When e consistently and intellif the harvest would send at the same time be the n be adopted for securing dates for the ministry. lei that there is nothing d, the wrangle among the sts" seems to be about as unscicntized Christians.