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THE PRESBYTER!,
AX OVERTURE FROM THE WOMEN'S
MISSIONARY ORGANIZATIONS.
During the past fourteen months the
enthusiasm of the women who constitute
the Missionary Societies of this country
has reached flood tide in the glorious
series of Jubilee Meetings just closed.
Perhaps to no workers have the lessons
of inspiration and awakening come
home with more force than to the Missionary
women of the Presbyterian
Church U. S. There was already a
stirring of hearts and a determination
to plan for broader work, just ready
to express itself in definite action.
There is a wide conviction that we are
capable of far larger, more definite
work than we are now doing, and that
the time has come for a decided step in
advance. Contact with other denominational
bodies has made emphatic some
of the weak points in our system, or
lack of system of organization. For
twenty-five years at least, many of us
have been praying, studying, laboring
to develop and use in the most effective
manner, the ability of our women. What
has already been accomplished shows
conclusively the high standard of efficiency
which we ought to attain.
We see also some of the reasons why
we are yet far from its attainment. The
two things we need pre-eminently today
are, union of the forces, and uniformity
of organization. A uniforniily organized
body working in different departments
under the central banner of
Missions, including all, neglecting none,
is the ideal combination for strength.
Conference with the leading women
throughout our Church has shown a
remarkable unanimity of belief that the
appointment of a competent woman as
General Secretary of Woman's Work
would do more than any other one thing
to secure both union and uniformity.
The "Reasons" why we need such a
Secretary have been submitted to most
of our women workers, and to the various
Commitees of the General Assembly.
Some reasons whv n General Secretary
of Woman's Wisslnnarv Work Is
?eded In the Presbyterian
Church. F. S.
1. That our women may be more
thoroughly organized and along uniform
lines:
Every Church should have its Societies
for old and young.
Every Presbytery should have its
Woman's Presbvterial Union co.operatin
?r with it in its Missionary work.
Every Synod should have Its Synodical
Union, guiding ard building un the
woman's missionary work of the State.
In these meetings the nlan of conduct
should be the same and the dates of
meeting consecutive, in order that the
best sneakers may be heard with minimum
expense.
To be effective this must be carried on
from a head office by some one who i?
devoting her entire time to the work,
and who has a grasp of the whole field
In Its entirety.
2 That all records of What the Missionary
societies are doing and frlvlng
may be kent separate from other Church
records This will enable Its Societies
to:
(a) Intelligently plan an adyance In
gifts each year hy asking an Increased
per cent, from each Society.
(hi To know where we. as a body, are
giving money and whether we are falling
to give a just proportion to any
one cause.
fc) To compare the work of our Societies
with that of other denominations,
and know whether we are keeping np
with the work of other churches.
fdl To make an nccnrate. not aDproxlmate.
report at. Interdenominational
meetings. At the recent Jubilee
Meetings throughout the country, the
women of the Presbyterian Church IT. S.
were the onlv ones unable to give ac
curate reports on wnat tney were noing
In missions.
3. That Bublects of general interest,
such a- the Woman's Department at
Moptreat Conference, may be readllv
and systematienilv nlaced before the
Missionary Organization? and co-operation
pecured.
A A Secretary of Woman's Work will
afTord a channel through which all the
Missionary organizations of the Church
AN OF THE SOUTH
can be readily and systematically
reached with the literature, study helps,
and general missionary information,
which interdenomin: ional bodies are
sending out and wiucl we are falling to
secure, through lack c' organization.
The request for the jrganization of
the Woman's Work in the Southern
Presbyterian Church, comes not from
the slightest feeling of dissatisfaction
with the ordering of the Missionary
work, as now carried on by the Committees.
but from a profound convicth n
that the efficiency of the Woman's Department
can be increased many fold
by more systematic conduct of its affairs.
Aft^r due conference, these reasons
were seen to be of such weight that the
following Overture was presented to the
Synod of Missouri:
The Women's Syncdieal Union of
Missouri
Recognizing with a deep sense of
gratitude the work God has permitted
our women to do in the cause of Missions
at home and abroad, and earnestly
desiring to increase their efficiency in
.this cause, wish to call attention to the
following facts:
(1) Women constitute fully threefifths
of the membership of the Church.
(2) A large proportion of the Mission
.money of our Church comes from
Women's Societies.
(3) The Woman's Missionary Society
is a very active agent in the education
of the church in Missions and in arousing
enthusiasm and planning work.
(4) Women, as mothers and teachers,
aie exerting the greatest influence on
the younger generation.
(5) The Presbyterian Church U. S. is
the only orthodox denomination in
America which has not its Woman's
work uniformly organized.
(6) While the affairs of our Church at
large are being conducted along lines of
.modern methods, the work of the women
has been allowed to drag, greatly hampered
by inefficient organization, or none
at all. Twenty-five years ago the first
Presbyterial Union was formed. In this
quarter of a century since, only five
Synods have taken the next step and
formed Synodical organizations, yet the
efficiency of the State organization is
shown in the fact that the women of
Virginia increased their offerings $8,000
in one year as the result of organization.
In view of these facts, and believing
that our Church has failed to develop
the possibilities in this part of her
membership, we, the Woman's Synodical
Union of Missouri, ask that this Synod
approve of our intention to unite with
other Synodical Unions in an appeal
to the General Assembly to appoint a
woman General Secretary of Women's
Work in the Presbyterian Church U. S.
The duties of this Secretary may be
as follows:
11) To co-ordinate Woman's Missionary
work as now conducted in Synodical
and Presbyterlal Unions, Woman's
Societies. Young People's Societies
Junior Missionary Bands and Missions
in the Sunday School.
12) To stimulate Interest by personal
visitation, and by disseminating information,
and to increase gifts through
the regular channels of the Church,
bringing to us modern methods that
have been tested by use(3)
To organize the women into local
Societies, and into Presbyterlal and
Synodical Unions, under Sessional.
Presbyterlal and Synodical control, and
to keen records and statistics of all
women's work for the purpose of comparison
and publicity.
nii|ici Tioivii*
We desire this Secretary to work
under what ever efficient supervision
the General Assembly may direct,
through its Executive Committees.
We earnestly hope this Synod will set
Its seal of approval upon this attempt of
Its women to increase their efficiency In
the great cause of carrying the Gospel
to the world.
Signed: The Executive Committee of
the Woman's Synodical Union of Missouri.
Mrs. D. A. McMillan, Pres.
This overture was unanimously ap
proved by the Synod of Missiouri November
1, 1911, and by the Women's
Synodical Union of Virginia November
2nd. In order to prevent any possible
misapprehension what we are not asking
for, in the overture, is most important
We are NOT asking more AUTHORITY.
We are NOT asking the HANDLING
OF FUNDS.
[January 10, 1912
We are NOT asking the CREATION
OF ANY NEW AGENCY.
We are asking MORE EFFICIENCY
through BETTER ORGANIZATION AND
CLOSER UNION OF OUR FORCES.
First of all, the work of this General
Secretary would be to promote complete
organization of our women in
churches, Presbyteries and Synods.
Second, by conferring with the leading
women in our fourteen Synods and
bringing to them tested and approved
methods out of the experience of other
Missionary organizations, she could
soon adjust the variety of Synodlcal organizations
and submit a uniform constitution
which all could adopt. The
term "Union" is simply the word which
indicates organization, and a union can
meet for conference, institute or convention
as desired. As the General AsnAmK1tr'n
tir- ?- TIT 1
aciiiuij t? uvuiujiiiecB uii vm 11 ii s worn
use the terms Union and Conference interchangeably
in the minutes of 1910
and 1911, it would seem practical and
most desirable to agree upon a constitution
broad enough to Include all three
forms of activity. Finally, this General
Secretary should represent all of
the causes which come under the head
of Missionary work. Almost without
exception our Societies are organized
for both Home and Foreign Missions.
Missions in the Sunday School and t
Young Peoples Work are an essential
part of all Missionary effort. The Educational
Work comes largely under the
same head; that these various branches
of missionary labor can be handled successfully
by one Secretary is shown in
the Christian Church and also In the
Southern Baptist, both of which have a
General Secretary of Woman's Work.
Many other lines along which the Secretary
could be of the utmost assistance
will naturally suggest themselves. We
feel confident that the proposition, when
carefully studied and fully understood,
will meet with hearty endorsement. The
report of the Standing Committee on
Woman's Work?Minutes of 1911?says
"A Woman's Missionary Union is not an
organization apart from and outside of
the Church, but is a hand of the Church
Itself, at work for a specific purpose,
and as such is entitled to the fullest
supervision, sympathy and support of
the Church."
If this be true of individual Unions, it
must apply equally to an organization
composed of all the Unions, working
for the game purposes, animated by the
same spirit of love ana sacrifice. We
have received endorsement from many
mlnto + oro a nrom on wrnrVoro tttV* I oV
we hope later to submit for consideration,
In addition to the official words of
npproval which follow:
Dr. Egbert W. Smith. Sec. Ex. Committee
of Foreign Missions:
"A thoroughly competent woman as
General Secretary of Woman's Work,
would have a splendid field of service,
especially In the unifying and systematizing
of the work of our women, securing
not only harmonv among annnrentlv
competing causes, hut such uniformity
In modes of organization and methods
of service as the best experience of
me pwk, (tarnerea irom htuov or
womnn'o .work in all denomlnat'ons.
would suppest. Thns the wisdom of the
whole would be placed at the service of
each part. Such secretary could do an
irrmerativelv needed work, and the rleht
woman in that position would he worth,
to the church, ten times her salary."
Dr. S. T<. "Morri3, Sec. TC*. Committee
ui iiviiic mmoiuiiD.
"T most: heartily aonrove of your plan
for having a General Secretary to unlfv
the whole work of Home and Fore'en
Missions, In order that there may he
lfarmony and co-operation. Her field. T
understand will Include all phases of
mlaslon work."
Dr. Homer McMillan, Sec. Ex. Committee
of Home Missions:
"I am thoroughly In sympathy with
the request of the Missouri Svnodlcal
TTnlon for a General Secretary of
Woman's Work. It. Is not only a deserved
recognltlpn. hut it will serve to
unify and advance all the missionary
causes of the Church."
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