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420
OUR CANDIDATE
Rev. Henry t
The number of candi
stantly changing-. Duri
men who had been on o
dropped, while at the m<
ing the year many other
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In May. 1909. the Pr<
eral Assembly 431 cand
the previous year. Ma
ported to us 456 candic
over the report to the
have been able to secui
cerning many of these.
State o
Of the 456 candidates
in college. 29 in schools
ent are at work, while
CIt t ?r? in Tli
*4* 4.4 4V. * **
the third year class, 57
first.
Of the 165 in college,
in the senior class, 53 i
more, and 39 in the fres
Whenc
We have learned the <
of our candidates. Of 1
farmers. 37 are sons of
of laborers. 11 of physic
eling salesmen, 7 of cai
lumbermen. 5 of banker
turers. 5 of lawyers, 4 <
4 of real estate men. 4 oi
men, while the remaini:
gaged in 14 different oc<
Age at Admit
Of 422 candidates, 48
at ten years of age or u
eleven and fifteen inclt
twenty, 14 between tv
between twenty-six ant
one and forty-five.
Age
Of 416 candidates rej
to the ministry and dec
work under the age of
and fifteen. 227 betwee
tween twenty-one and t
six and thirty, 7 betwe<
between thirty-six and
forty-five, 1 between?foi
two years of age.
Place
Of the 416 reporting,
college to dedicate their
ded while in college, ar
Of the 88 deciding w
own Presbyterian Colle
bvterian influence, 2 in 1
2 in Methodist. 2 in no
I in Reform, while 16 1
Denominations
Of 420 candidates, 36
THE PRESBYTERIAN
S FOR THE MINISTRY.
I. Sweets, Secretary.
dates for the ministry is conng
the past year some young
ur rolls for several years, .were
;etings of the Presbvteries dur
s have been received,
e Number.
?sbyteries reported to the Genlidates,
an increase of 56 over
rch 1. 1910, the chairmen relates,
a further increase of 25
Assembly in May, 1909. We
*e interesting information conf
Preparation.
i, 139 are in the seminar}.-, 165
and academies, 97 for the presvve
have failed to locate 26.
eological Seminaries. 36 are in
in * Vl C f*r*r\r\ A ~\v\A ?M 4-Via
*** Wiiv wWviiU) auu Ail Lilt
two are post graduates, 25 are
n the junior, 46 in the sophohman.
e They Come.
occupation of the fathers of 403
:hese 204 have fathers who are
ministers, 30 of merchants, 18
ians, 9 of professors, 7 of travrpenters,
6 of contractors, 6 of
s, 5 of mill men, 5 of manufac>f
druggists, 4 of railroad men,
t insurance men. 3 of newspaper
ng 19 are the sons of men en:upations.
tance to Communion.
1 were admitted to communion
inder, 240 between the years of
isive, 114 between sixteen and
rentv-one and twenty-five. 5
i thirty, and 1 between fortyat
Decision.
>orting, 15 felt the call of God
:ided to give their lives to the
ten years, 37 between eleven
n sixteen and twenty, 107 bewenty-five,
18 between twentyen
thirty-one and thirty-five, 2
forty, 1 between forty-one and
-ty-six and fifty, and I at fiftyof
Decision.
300 aeciaea oetore tney enterea
lives to the ministry, 88 decild
28 after leaving college,
hile in college, 58 were in our
ges, 6 in colleges under PresPresbvterian
Colleges, U. S. A.,
n-sectarian, 1 in Lutheran and
were in State institutions.
Whence They Come.
O ? 1 - ? < 1 T? ?
o were reared in me rresDyie
[ OF THE SOUTH.
rian Church, 19 in the Mcthodi
the Cumberland Presbyterian,
the Catholic, 3 in the Evangelh
formed. Dutch Reformed, Assc
Established Church of Scotia
eran and Adventist Lliurcli.
Character of (
Of 417 candidates, 191 cam*
150 from town and 76 from cit
candidates came from church
conducted weekly, 112 semi-i
a month, and 76 only month
Of 384 candidates, 56 came f
bership of less than 50, 122 \v
tween 50 and 100, 85 of betwe
tween 200 and 300, 31 of betwt
tween 400 and 500, 4 of betw<
tween 600 and 700, and 7 of ov
Assistance R
Of the 456 candidates, 275 a
Assembly's Committee. Of t!
are in theological seminaries
Assistance is also given to 1
colleges, preparing for the m
assistance is given the Candida
The maximum amount of a
year for each candidate who
ready there has been approj
275 candidates, $27,500, an ave
ing some special funds hand
amount ever appropriated in
has left our treasury empty,
very liberal response the am
scaled.
Louisville, Ky.
"PERPLEXED BUT N<
ay Kev. K. D.
Paul's words, quoted abo1
press the feelings of the adva
lization of the Mexican peop
other year of arduous labor 1
of strenuous effort to lengthen
en the "stakes" of the Lord's 1
and praying for men and inea
and to overtake the needs of
told that the committee's in
larger appropriation for this
Every man connected with
burden far beyond his streng
that it can not long continue,
fort means disintegration of 4
parts of the field arc woefully
complain of lack of attention,
ment lias been: "Be patient
will come soon." Shall the
prove without foundation? A1
both a boast and a complainl
will give a general outline of
claim to be busier than any
Prebvterial Treasurer wliidi
lect the dues of every church.
April 6, 1910.
st, ii in the Baptist, 4 in
4 in the Christian, 3 in
:al, and 1 each in the Reiciate
Reformed, Hebrew,
ind, Episcopalian, Luth
Churches.
i from country churches,
y churches. 203 of these
ics where services were
monthly, 17 three times
iyrom
church with a memith
a membership of been
100 and 200, 60 of be:en
300 and 400, 14 of be?en
500 and 600, 6 of beer
700.
endered.
re receiving aid from the
he 275 thus assisted, 118
> and 155 in colleges.
two students in medical
edical mission field. Xo
tes in schools and acade%
ppropriations is Sioo per
needs this amount. Aliriated
for the year for
rage of $100 each, includled.
This is the largest
any previous year, and
Unless there is now a
ounts promised must be
T IN DESPAIR."
Campbell.
ve, very adequately exnce
guard in the evangelc
in Texas. After anto
keep the work intact;
the "cords" and strengthlabitation
here; of hoping
ns to give us some relief
a growing work, we are
come will not justify a
cause.
the work is carrying a
th, and so far beyond it.
Yet a relaxation of eflic
work. As it is, many
neglected. The churches
Our word of encourageand
hopeful; surely help
hope held out to them
t the risk of sounding like
t, the writer of this wail
mis unties. Nor does he
of his brethren. First:
means that he must colnot
only the Fresbyterial