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Nvw York 1b said to bo tho graveyard at
ministers, bo Booms to havo found the
city a fountain of youth. Tho fact that
he draws a salary of $15,000 a year?
possibly tho largest paid to any minister
?and that he has had such a long and
successful pastorate should be a lesson
to the sensation-loving preacher that
the "old-time religion" can still "make
good" In a Fifth Avenue chjrcb, with
an arlstorcratic hotel on one side and
an office skyscraper on the other.
Dr. Burrell has proved that a downtown
church can succeed if it aims to
meet the changed conditions which confron
it. Wltr a staTJ of clergy as assistants,
he fills his beautiful edifice;
perhaps no other man In the metro
polltan pulpit preaches to so many
strangers in a year as he does. Nor
does he aim to tickle the ears of his
audience; he does please his bearerB,
but not by presenting a new Gospel or
an emasculated Gospel. Jesus Christ
and him crucified, testified to by a faithful
witness, the inspired Book, and a
Gospel which meets the needs of the
twentieth century?this is his message,
and It draws and satlfles.?Leslie's
Weekly.
CHANGE OF ADDRESS.
Ber. G. T. Bourne, from North Birmingham,
Ala., to Llano, Tex.
Rer. 8. R. Preston, D. D., from Bristol, <
Va., to 17 W. Cain Street, Atlanta, Ga.
Ber. Rudolph Miller from De Leon
to Longview, Texas.
8YX0DICAI, CMOX VERSUS SYXOD.
ICAL COXFEREXCE. i
A very vital question has been pre- <
sen ted to the women of the Southern I
Presbyterian Church In the past few j
months; a question that Is causing anx.
lety and apprehension to the most
thoughtful and experienced workers.
It Is a well known fact that the Pres_
byterian women are the only ones
throughout the South not fully organized
In their work for missions, and
this question vitally affects the efforts
being put forth for a more perfect organization.
It demands our most care- i
ful consideration. Many of the leading i
workers are becoming restless and dis_
atiefled at this lack of organization, and 1
are earnestly seeking to remedy this i
weakness In our work. The recent Jubl- 1
lee brought out this weakness In our
organization, as nothing else would i
probably have done, and proved a distress
and dlscoiiraeement to manv of
the worken. i
Whenever we meet In an Interdenominational
gathering, we can but feel
the lack of system and uniformity of
action In our work; for we come face
to face with the fact of our ignorance
as to what our Southern women have
done In the past fifty years, and the
extent of their work fn the present
In view of these facts, some of our
women have been making earnest
efforts to secure a more perfect organization.
and better methods of unifying
and systematizing all branches of
our mission work. The result of these
efforts has been the formation of Synod_
leal Unions, which must commend Itself
to every thoughtful person, as the
nofnwol nntnvAn'iK nf fho Prochvforlnl ?
Unions, and a necessary organization to
develop, extend and perpetuate the
work and Influence of the Presbyterial
Unions.
The question of doing away with this
necessary, proper and logical organization
Is being agitated, to the confusion
and discouragement of the workers,
and If It should succeed, It will put our
women's organized work back at least
ten years.
It Is being urged that Synodtcal "Conferences"
be formed, and It Is to
meet this mistaken Id**, and to answer
the many Inquiries and letters that are
constantly coming to me. from the
earnest and experienced women of our
% fl ? FKJGflBYTEKlA
whole Church that this article la presented.
careful and thoughtful readlug
la asked for.
1st. Let It be aald In the outset; that
In the Assembly's Minutes of 191",
pagea 46-47; 1911, pages 67. 122, 123,
the words "Union" and "Conference"
are used Interchangeably; In no place
is there reference to a Conference pure
and simple. Now, we bold that wbat U
ueuessary tor the development ot the
work Is a "Union," and not simply a
"Conference." Of this, there cannot be
the slightest doubt In the minds of the
experienced, trained, practical workersThere
are now five Synodical organizations,
four ot which are Unions, and
their success has been beyond our most;
sanguine expectations.
2d. The Union embraces all that a
Conference embraces, and vastly more.
M TVa ?? * * '
m. ?uo nun, ms conducted Dy a
Synodical Union, la along the tame
lines aa the work carried on by the
women of all other denominationa for
over twenty-five years, and with wonderful
8ucce88. If a mere "Conference"
would have brought about these splendid
results. Is It not quite probable that
these clever, experienced. Christian
women would have discovered It long
ago, and have adopted the plan of a
mere Conference? But they have unl- ~
versally adopted the plans and methods a
of a Synodical Union. I
4th Synodical Unions are the leglti- d
mate outcome of Presbyterlal Unions, I
and wherever tried, have met with o
abundant success. It gives the only v
means, by which there may be created
a spirit of Christian fellowship and (
emulation among the workers of the t
Synod; the securing of Information; the u
gathering of statistics; the keeping of v
records more accurately, and thus ^
piuviiig & Bumuiug 10 me worK or the I
whole Synod. There were in the Virginia
Synod five Presbyterlal Unions ?
when the Synodlcal Union was organ- e
Ized; in three years there were twelve, t
They are today well organized, show- I
ing a wonderful growth and develop- c
ment along all lines, and an increase in
their gifts this year over last amounting
to nearly eight thousand dollars.
6th. Now let me state briefly some of
the reasons why a Conference only will
not develop nor strengthen the women's s
wurn; v
1st- It la without organization?con- a
sequently without power. a
2d. It la without definite plan. "V
3d. It gathers no atactics; keeps no a
records. C
4th. It has no organized agencies for c
the development and extension of the B
work. B
6th. It meets with closed doors, there- 0
'ore the Church and community in
which it is held gains no Inspiration, a'
lor information, from Its meetings. ^
6th. Delegates are not given the op- f(
jortunlty of bearing the leading work- 11
;rs and speakers?specialists in the a
lifferent branches of the work. t(
7th. Delegates will not come together Tt
rear after year, at their own expense 01
lsually, unless you give them somehlng
worth hearing: something to take n
lome mai win neip mem in meir wont- w
low could they be expected to come A
.(/gethcr for a conference, when there ai
vas nothing about which they could at
.onfer, and how could they be expected e^
o pray with earnestness and Intelll- ui
fence when no definite work bad been d<
ilanned and no agencies set on foot fcr w
;prrying oift the work? I will quote cl
rom a letter: "If we are not allowed J.
0 plan and carry out an aggressive D
nlsslon policy, why confer? and about pi
vhat? It Is like being placed In a
leautlful garden of flowers, to listen to fc
1 lecture on the culture of flowers, to c<
ireatne tne perfume, but to hare your ?i
iandf tied. What ! the uae of a D
actor? on methods, when your hands 0
ire tiedT* n<
1th. The expease ef a Conference Is ai
ft or i a ? booth
i kvi:
BAKING
Absolute
I Used and praise
competent and
try cooks th<
The only Baking
from Royal Gi
Tartar? made
.8 great as a Union. The Synodlcal
Jnion of Virginia asks for the Preslent
and four delegates from each
'resbyterial Union to attend the annual
aeeting. It 1b not a Convention, as it
tras represented by some.
9th. At the end of ten years, if mere
inferences are adopted, our work will
>e in a worse condition than it Is now?
lo records, no unified nor systematized
rork, no leaders trained to carry on a
vork that should be constantly extending.
The woman's work for missions in the
Southern Presbyterian Church now
itands at the bottom of the list, among
ill denominations, for organized work.
Jnder such a system as a mere Confer.
tnce, our work would soon be hopeless.
Mrs. J. Calvin StewartRichmond,
Va., November, 1911.
HOVE MISSION CONFERENCE.
No member of the Synod of MlsstsIppl
who was at Tupelo, Miss., Noember
21, 1911, will ever forget the
11-day Conference on the Home MisIon
service In the Magnolia State.
7ben Rev. W. C. Smith was called
way to Richmond. Va., the Synodlcal
ommlttee was left with a great vaancy
to fill. It called to Its help Rev.
L L. W&Ikup. pastor of the church,
:rookha7en, Miss. It was asking much
f a busy pastor to assume leadership
)r the great evangelistic movement In
dditlon to meeting his home duties,
fell done, Is the plaudit of the Synod,
>r be has not only kept the movement
i motion, but he has advanced It
long several lines. It was a wise plan
? call a meeting In advance of Syr.od.
autlclnatPd and prepared for the work
f the 8ynod.
On Tuesday morning at 9:30 a prayer
lectlng was held at the church. This
as the fcey-note to the dav'g exercises,
t 9 A. M. some serenty-flve ministers
nd laymen assembled. They repressed
every part of the State and
rery Presbytery. The elders were an
nusually splendid lot of men, !awvers?
jctors, educators, farmers, business
len. Prof. J. R. Dobyns was made
lalrman: Rev- T. M. T^emly and Rev.
O. McHuIre, recording secretaries;
r. C. T. Thompson, reporter for the
inafHi T>*a *"? ?
(1) Vision of the field. Its nosts and
irces. .The ttdlnps from the field, d's>nrapements
and enconrsrements. The
leakers were: J. J. McTnnts, 8- P.
ubols, D. L. Barr, H. H. Jenkins, H. It
vereaah, W. W. Patten. There were
? visionary plans, hot the men who
re tola* real work faeei the problem.
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POWDER I
fy Pure m
id by the most
1 careful pas- Y<
3 world over
; Powder made
ape Cream of
from grapes fej
saw tht crcat^ftf n*Ml and lr?n?
their faith In the power of the Gospel
to save and sanctify.
(2) The needs of the field. M. B.
Melvln, J. W. Orr, Wm. McBride. Wm.
Cox, C. H. Alexander discussed It.
Really, the greatest need is men?men
who will devote themselves to Home
Mission service as others do for the
foreign field.
(3) How men and money are to he
had. On this great subject J. B. Hutton,
Wm. H. Invlce and W. A. Hall spoke
forcibly. As much the larger part of
ministers come from country churches,
the little congregations should have
help and prayer.
(4) The Sunday school, Its possibilities
as the nucleus of a church and
training for workers; also the value of
Synodlcal and Presbyterial Institutes.
Speakers: W. B. Gray, Wm. Megglnson,
C. T. Thomson.
(5. The place of personal work and
the way to secure the workers. Speakers:
J. E. Hobson, C. W. Grafton, J. C.
Brown(6)
Information and prayer as the
source of encouragement and power.
The speakers were: J. P. Eddins, W. H.
Hill, B. C. Bell.
(7) Watchword for 1912.?Shall It be
"Retreat," "Stand Still," or "Go Forward."
Messrs. R. L- Campbell, C. Z.
Berryhlll, J. J. Hill were of one mind In
expressing the belief that the Synod
must "Go Forward!" To which all said
"Amen."
The conference recommended to the
Synod that the present plan of work be
At -
wuiiuueu. Aireuay omer synoas Dave
been led to consider tbe Mississippi plan
of using elderB as supplies for pulpits
when pastors are absent on home mission
work. About thirty-five ministers
will give one Sabbath in every three
months and seventy-five laymen have
volunteered to conduct services for such
ministers. It was also agreed that in as
many of the churches as possible there
should be formed circles of men and
women who shall use the tithe as the
basis of giving and also to do personal
work In leading men to salvation and
service.
The spirit of hopefulness was plainly
felt as the Holy Spirit guided all minds.
There Is a great work to be done, but
by God's grace It can be done.
Let us go forward In Sunday school
organization and helping the weak
church osC.
T. Thomson.
All I hay# seen teaches me to trust
God for all I bay# not soon.?Emerson.