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October 11, 1911]
Instructive booklet, giving very briefly
some of the history, progress1,, and
needs of our Korea Mission field should
be in every home in our church. You
cannot afford to be without it. Its careful
reading will touch your heart,
strengthen your faith, and we believe
benefit all the causes of the church.
Price in 100, 75, and 50 and 25 copy lots,
$4.00 per 100 copies. If a hundred copy
iui. ib oruerea express is prepaid. This
price is just about the actual cost of
printing and publishing this beautiful
little booklet. God willing order a liberal
supply today for your church,
Sunday school and Missionary society.)
Mr. Coit adds: We are glad to hear
that reinforcements will soon sail. We
will welcome them with open arms.
There have been many new baptisms,
and catechumens received in the Kwangju
field this year. It may be added that
although Mr. Coit has been on the field
less than three years, he has a field
with several hundred thousand of people
in it.
Thorn aro o ?"** u~e
--?D ??V a 1U15C uurnucr U1 groups
and churches to be looked after in this
great field, and a great multitude to be
evangelized. And the other fields in our
mission field in Korea are desperately in
need of reinforcements. The Korea Mission
is earnestly calling for six evangelists,
four single women for evangelistic
and educational work, three men for educational
work, three trained nurses and
three physicians, and two laymen, one
a business man and one a practical
bifilder and architect. Surely /there
are those among our nearly three hundred
thousand Southern Presbyterians
who will hear this call for service in
this ready harvest field.
And Jesus went about all the cities
and villages, teaching in their synagogues,
and preaching the gospel of the
Kingdom, and healing every sickness
and every disease among the people.
But when He saw the multitudes,
He was moved with compassion on
them, because they fainted and were
scattered abroad as sheep having no
shepherd.
Then saith he untn his diseirles The
harvest truly 1b plenteous, but the laborers
are few:
Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest
that he will send forth laborers
into his harvest. Matthew 9:35-38.
For whosoever shall call upon the
name of the Lord shall be Baved.
How then shall they call on him in
whom they have not believed? and how
shall they believe in him of whom they
have not heard? and how shall they
hear without a preacher?
And how shall they preach except they
be sent? Romans 10:13-15a.
"SPIRITUAL WEATHER SIGNS.
Rev. George Hudson, of our MidChina
Mission, who was recently forced
to leave China on account of ill health,
and who is recuperating in a hospital in
Brighton, England, writes forcefully to
a friend In this country regarding religlous
tendencies in Great Britain and
elsewhere.
His analysis of the situation is so
thoughtful that It may be worth passing
on:
"You could not possib'"' imagine a
worse chaos than things cclesiastical
In this country. In many places the
Church of England is, if possible, more
Roman Catholic than the Romanists
themselves. A Roman Catholic relative
of mine said to me not long ago in ref
erence to a certain church near her residence
that she could not see that there
was any difference between the services
there and at her own place of worship.
In Brighton, three-fourths of the churches
are what are called "high churches,"
which in plain English means that they
are more or less Romanistic. The
congregational body is honeycombed
with rationalism, the Baptist Is in a aim
THE PRESBYTEKIj
ilar condition, and the comparatively
small Presbyterian church has in a
large measure departed from the faith
of their spiritual ancestois. 1 believe
that the causes leading to this condition
of things are, the inadequate reformation
of the English church, which as you
know was a compromise between the
Puritans and the courtly Elizabethan
bishops (1 strongly suspect that she
was a Romanist at bear, but was astute
enough to know that a second edition
of Mary was an impossibility) the lack
of a definite confession of faith on the
part of the Congregationalists and Baptists,
and a growing indifference to vital
truths is the supposed interest of unity
on the part of the Presbyterians."
Then regarding the movement toward
church union cooperation:
"I will give place to no man in my
earnest desire to see the accomplishment
of our Saviour's prayers "that
they may be one, even as we are one."
I do not believe that the answer to that
prayer will in any wise be hastened
Kv nlavlni* a i.V t\r m
iJ J piuj 1115 nnu IUO UUU1. >v . J.. CililB,
the journalist, who has been so promi-nent
in the last few years said to me
when I was staying in. his house four
years ago, "the days of articulate Christianity
are past" meaning that we must
cast aside all definite confessions of
our faith. He was speaking more especially
of the general standpoint of
members of his own denomination, the
Northern Presbyterian, but I have
found out since that the same may
be true of some in our own bounds.
Now if the days of articulate Christianity
are past, it means that our faith
has become nebulous, and that we no
longer understand and appreciate the
importance of the old truths which have
proved such a power in the past, and
which, if not insisted on and taught,
!???? ^
urn iDDue iu an euiaiicumicu ana unfruitful
propaganda. The churches here
are complaining of empty pews. From
the kind of gospel I have heard preached
on several occasions, I am not surprised.
The gospel ceases to attract
just as soon as it ceases to be a gospel
absolutely necessary to salvation."
Presbyteries
(Continued from Page 19.)
the sermon. Rev. E. O. Gammon to
charge the pastor. Rev A. C. Hopkins,
jr., 10 ciiarge me peopie.
Alternate to any: Rev A. W. Wood.
Elders, Messrs. A. W. Morrison, J. R.
Montgomery, W. F. Johnston, F. T. Glasgow,
J P. McCluer.
Commissioners to the Assembly: Rev.
C. D. Waller and Rev. H. A. Young, and
alternates. Rev. A. T. Graham, D. D.,
and Rev. J. A Trostle.
Elders A R. Gilkeson, of Union
Church . Dr. J. B. Rawlings, of Staunton.
1st Church and alternates R. L.
Crawford, of Hebron Church end H. H.
Aldhizer of Broadway Churc'a.
Woman's Missionary Union: The Constitution
of the Woman's Missionary
Union as submitted to the Presbytery
was approved with slight change in
manner of sending contributions
"through the local church treasurer to
th? Assembly's treasurers."
The.request of the Union, in view of
the action of the Assembly of 1911, is
granted, and the Union is taken under
the care of th? Prsebytery.
Systematic Beneficence: An entire
afternoon was devoted to the report of
the Committee on Systematic Beneficence
made by the chairman, Rev. D. K.
Walthall, Ph. D., and after thorough
discussion ine nan as rormuiaiea Dy
the Assembly at Lewisburg was adopted
?urging "The Every Member CanvasB
Plan" to be adopted aB speedily as possible,
in all the Churches of this Presbytery.
The committee was enlarged to ten
members as follows?Rev. D. K. Walthall,
Rev. Wm. N. Scott, Rev. A. C.
Hopkins, Jr., Rev. F. H. Barron, Rev. C.
W. McDonald, Rev. C. R. Lacy.
Ruling Elders: S. F. Pilson, J. A. Fish,
burne, John J. Davis and Boyd Wees.
Presbyterlal Sermon: The Presbyterial
Sermon was preached by Rev. D. K.
Walthall, Ph. D., on "Christian Activity
Necessary to Spiritual Growth."
\ N OF 1H? SOU1B
For Next Time: Rev. A. M. Fraser,
D. D., (alternate .) i
Subject, "The Foreknowledge of God."
"Elect Infant" Clause: The overture
sent down to the Presbyteries by vott
44 to 0 was rejected and the Presbytery
Overtures the Assembly
"That the following be adopted as an
addition to Sec. 3, Ch. 10: "That this
statement is not to be understood as
teaching that any infants dying in in. '
fancy, or any other persons who are incapable
of being outwardly called to (
the ministry of the Word,, are lost," or
that Sec. 3 of Ch. 10 of our Confession
be stricken out
Several votes were taken.
On rejecting Assembly's overture?
vote was 44 to 0.
To cut out "Elect Infant" clause?
34 to 9.
To add in body of text Explanatory
clause?vote 42 to 1.
To reverse order as recommended by
Com. (which was reverse of that here
given) vote stood 23 to 21.
To make unanimous the sending down
of both with preference for first as giv- (
en above?vote 40 to 3.
Discipline: Amendment to Bk. Ch.
Order, Bar. 235 approved "as per Clerk's
Minnfpo with uf/vr/i ma ? * -x 3 "
?,tu nuiu I1U icuiueu.
Judicial Tribunal: Amendment to Bk. i
Ch. Order Par. 94 Ch. V. Sec. VII, as to
"Judicial Tribunal"?Approved.
Graded Courts: Amendment to Syn- '
od as a Court in regular Gradation?
was referred to a special committee to
report at the spring meeting. Rev. G.
A. Wilson, D. D, Rev. A. T. Graham,
D. D, Ruling Elders Frank T. Glasgow
and Addison Hogue.
liavis and Elkins College: Nominations
for trustee from whom three are ,
to be selected. Hon. H. G. Davis, Rev. ,
A. H. Hamilton, Rev. G. A Wilson,* D.
D., Rev. J. N. VanDevanter, Mr. C. S. '
Robb and Mr. Davis Elkins. 1
Synod's Home Missions: Rev. J. E.
Booker presented the cause of the Synod's
Home Missions, urging all churches
to come up to their apportionment and '
snowing what a great work has been i
accomplished and what progress has
been made.
Rev. J. A. Trostle was appointed to
correspond with churches that are in
arrears on this cause and urge them to
contribute.
Presbytery's Home Missions: Tthe,
Chairman, Rev. Holmes Rolston, made
the report on this subject and showed
the progress being made and very earn,
est addresses were made by Rev. T. T
Harnsberger and Rev. Dr G. A. Wilson
and Rev. Dr. A. M Fraser.
Woodside was allowed to employ Rev.
S B. Hannah for part of his time in connection
with Collierstown and Pickens
was allowed to employ Rev. Mr. Holtcamp,
Pastor of Helvetia German Reformed
Church until the Spring meeting.
Flnley Memorial Manse: Rev. A. T.
Graham, D. D., was continued as a com- ]
mlttee to asBist this church in raising
money for the manse, through the Presbytery.
Sympathy: Letters of sympathy were
ordered to be sent to Ruling Elder Jno. ,
T. Byrd and to Rev. G. L. Brown.
Memorial of Dr. Yaughan: A committee?Rev.
A. H. Hamilton, Rev. H. W.
McLaughlin, Rev. G. A. "Wilson, D. D., (
and Ruling Elder T. M. Smiley, was ap- <
pointed to prepare a memorial on the
Rev. C. R- Vnnchon n ri n
. .. , mj, ui nuauu&e,
Va., who for many years was pastor of
the New Providence Church.
Adjourned Meeting's: Adjourned meet- \
ings hereafter will attend only to what ,
has been before the Presbytery at its last
meeting and not completed?and then
only when special notice is given to f
every minister and vacant church in its 1
bounds, by the stated clerk.
Thanks: After a delightful meeting
the Presbytery adopted an unusually ex- c
pressive vote of Thanks.
Next Meeting: The next meeting will
be held at TinKling Spring Church c
near FisherBVille, Va., on April 23, 3 P.
M. 1912.
Wm. C. White stated Clerk. s
Churchville, Va.
THE PRESBYTERY OF ROANOKE. 1
Met in regular stated meeting in the 1
Shelton Memorial church, Danville, Va.,
September 26th, 8 P. M. <
By request the opening sermon was '
preached by Rev. George H. Leeper,
from 1 Cor. 8: 4, last clause. e
The body was called to order and ?
iui man}' cuuHLiiuiea witn prayer by c
Rev. C. W. Maxwell.
Rev. Geo. H. Leeper was elected mod- 1
erator, and Ruling Elders W. L. Ray '
and T. D. Thompson temporary clerkB.
(981) 21
There were in attendance duing the
sessions of the i resbytery sixteen ministers
aim twenty ruling elders.
net. <i? 11. .?io??ie was, ut nis own request,
granieu a leuer or uismission lo
tue x-reabyteiv nr w?ib
iltc pastoral reunion between Kev.
R. G. McLees and tne Spring Gaideu
Liiuich was dissolved. '1ms action was
taken in view of the expressed purpose
of Mr. McLees, in response to the wrsn
of the Chatham church, to give to it
the whole of his time.
Tne lionie Mission Committee presented
very fully the condition and
needs of our Home Mission work.
The Iter. Mr. Todd addressed the
Presbytery on the progress of the work
in the Patrick field, showing that increasing
numbers are hearing the gospel
through his ministrations. There
are yet several fields in our bounds
destitute of any regular preaching. The
Presbytery renewed its efforts to secure
a Presbyterian evangelist, and it 1b believed
that the means and the man will
shortly be supplied.
The overtures sent down by the last
Assembly occupied much of the time of
the body.
The proposed amendment to the Confession,
chapter 10, section 3, was rejected,
a majority voting to let the
language remain as it now stands.
The amendment to the Rules of Discipline,
Par. 235, and found on page
29 of the Minutes, touching the placing
of certain persons on the roll of noncommunicating
members, was approved.
The amendment to the Form of Government,
Par. 94, providing for a Judicial
Tribunal, and found on pages 47-49
of the Minutes, was also approved.
The amendments to the Form of Government
having in view the making of
the Synod a court in regular gradation
was referred to the ad interim commit
tee 10 report at toe spring meeting.
The committee consists of Rev. W. R.
Laird, D. D., and Ruling Elder A. D.
Witten; alternates, Rev. W. T. Doggett
and Ruling Elder J. L. Hagan.
After a heartfelt vote of thanks for
the kind entertainment received, Presbytery
adjourned to meet in the Rustburg
church April 2, 1912, 8 P. M.
Keysville, Va. Hugh Henry, 8. C.
ARKANSAS PRESBYTERY.
Met at Blytheville, Arkansas, September
26, 1911, 7:30 P. M.
Opening sermon by John Van Lear,
Moderator, from Mat. 9:12.
Present, eight ministers and four
:hurches represented.
Organization: Rev. Chas. Morris of
lonesboro, moderator; Rev. G. H. Kirksr,
temporary clerk; Rev. M. S. Smith,
^grossing clerk.
Dismissed: Rev. Wm. Denham to
Presbytery of Ardmore, U. S. A.
Batesvllle Ohorch presented a call for
he pastoral services of Rev. A. F. Cun.
lingham, of Central Texas Presbytery.
Especially interesting reports pr/elented
by Committees on Home and
foreign Missions.
Presbytery was favored with an adlress
by Dr. L. S. Morgan, of the China
Mission.
Time of Fall Meeting changed from
?f>r?tpmhf?r tn Oflnhar
Cotton Plant chosen as place of
spring meeting.
Rev. G. H. Kirker and Dr. J. E. T.Aham
appointed to preach at next stated
neetlng.
Action on all overtures sent down by
he Assembly deferred until spring
neetlng.
While the attendance was unusually
small, this was an Interesting meeting
ind the hosnltalitv of the eood neonle
>f Blytheville was unbounded.
Presbytery adjourned to meet In the
?resbyterian church Monday night at
ft30 o'clock October 13th.
R. H. Latham, S. C.