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April 10, 1912 ]
tarian church, Norfolk, March 26th and
27th. The meeting was largely attended.
Reports showed the union to be
in a flourishing condition and growing
rapidly.
Addresses were made by Rev. O. V.
Armstrong, missionary to China; Rev.
Andrew Allen, of Canada, and by Rev.
and Mrs. Thomas Wesley, missionaries
to the Indians.
It was decided to loin with other
unions in asking the annual Assembly
to appoint a woman's missionary secretary.
Resolutions were adopted as follows
to the memory of Mrs. Mary H. Bull,
who was a leading member of the Union
and two of whose children are missionaries:
Whereas, in his inscrutable wisdom,
and unerring love our Heavenly Father
has removed from the Church Militant
to the Church Triumphant Mrs. Mary
H. Bull, a beloved member and former
Vice-President of the Woman's Missionary
Un'on of Norfolk Presbytery.
Resolved that we, her co-workers, deplore
our inestimable loss, while thanking
God for her consecrated life, her
heart-felt devotion to the cause of
Christ, and her untiring zeal for the
promotion of his kingdom in the world.
Resolved, That we pray that her
mantis may fall upon this Union and
ilicit we may iuuuw in ner looisieps,
as she followed her Lord and Master.
Resolved, That our petitions rise to
the throne of grace, asking that her
children, both at home and in the Foreign
Field may be plenteously imbued
with her Christ-like spirit, and may
have many souls as the seal of their
ministry.
Resolved, that a copy of these resolutions
he sent to her family recorded in
the Minutes of the Union and published
In tho Prpshvtorlnn of fho SoufVi
A MESSAGE
To the members of the Woman's Missionary
Union of Lexington Presbytery:
Doubtless, dear friends, most of you
have read something In the church
papers of the-General movement of the
women throughout the Southern Presbyterian
Church towards presenting to the
General Assembly May, 1912, an overture
asking this Assembly to appoint a
woman General Secretary of Woman's
Work throughout the whole church.
This secretary is to have entire charge
of and keep separate woman's work.
She Is to be under the secretaries at
Nashville and form a part of that commlttpp
hnvtnir an nffloa In ltio pnmmlt.
tee rooms. The salary of this woman
secretary Is to be paid by the women
of the cbnrch for two years, and In or.
der to do this each local society of Individual
churches Is asked to contribute
not less than one dollar for this
purpose. This overture originated with
and comes from the Missouri Synodlcal
TTnlon and carries with It the sanction
and approval of the Synod of Missouri,
and so we conclude that of the various
Presbyteries also.
The Virginia women are asked to
Join with Missouri and other States In
presenting this overture. With a good
deal of hesitancy and some reluctance
on the part of Preshvtery, and with
much urgent persistency on the part of
the Union, last spring a provision was
made by which the Union was placed
under the care and control of Presbytery.
The Union ashed for the care
and control of Preshvtery In order that
we mlrrht he guided by Us wisdom and
evnerlence In deciding knotty questions
that might arise.
This overture may he a wise movement
and It mav not he. I for one am
not competent to decide, but since we
are under the control of Presbytery and
?f Svnod. should we not first hy all
means ask and wait for a deliverance
npon thii overture before taking any
THE PRESBYTERU
part in It? Would it not be, to flay the
least, very disrespectful to ignore these
lower courts by appealing first to the
General Assembly.
I feel very sure that the body of conservative
women who compose the
Lexington Union will see this clearly
and act accordingly.
Yours in Christian fellowship,
Mrs. G. A. Wilson, President.
THE WOMAN GENERAL SECRETARY.
It seems that a leaflet telling about
a "Woman General Secretary" is being
sent throughout the church for the purpose
of education and I am confident
we are greatly In need of education
down this line. Sisters, let me urge you
to pray and think a long time before you
change the present order of things.
After giving this leaflet a careful examination,
this Is the impression it has
made upon me. Some of the women of
our church are greatly dissastisfied with
the way the men are conducting things
and they propose to right matters.
I have found our Executive Committees
most efficient and courteous and
am sure that no mortal woman or man
could excel our present committees
when working under the same conriiMnnn
Sisters, we are treading on dangerous
ground. The men of the South and
especially tnose of our Southern Presbyterian
Church, have placed a crown
of honor and queenly dignity upon our
heads and we are on the verge of ruthlessly
snatching this crown from our
brows and trampling It under our unapprec'atlve
feet.
My Scotch-Irish grandmothers would
be shocked could they know that It Is
made to appear that they would endorse
this new plan.
It was needless to say that the Permanent
Committee of Systematic Beneficence
received the delegates with cordial
enthusiasm and assured them that
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wen eauoc wuuiu retcive careiui consideration.
I would expect every man
In our church to act In the same manner
and should we ask the General
Assembly to Rive us our "General Secretary,"
no doubt, they will most cor.
dially give us all we want. But the
question In my mind Is, what Is the advantaRe
of havlnp a "Woman General
Secretary?"
Lei R. Purcell.
Lockhart, Texas.
TWENTIETH ANNTUL STATE CONVENTION,
RICHMOND, APRIL,
1912.
At the comlnR State Convention of the
Sunday schools of VIrplnIa special attention
will be plven to the subject of
traln'np the teachers of the schools.
This is of course, one of the most Important
parts of Sunday school work, for
the usefulness and success of the
schools denend verv larpely upon the
ie?i:i'eib iiwienB ior niB wotk.
The convention meets at Harrlsonhnre,
Frldav. Anrll 19th. and lasts nntll
Snndav nleht, Anrll 21st. On Saturday
afternoon Rev. Jos. T. Watts, of Richmond.
Snndav School Secretary of the
Baptist State Mission Board will deliver
an address on "Teacher Training." On
Saturday afternoon there will be a
snecfal conference on this snbjnct conducted
by Rev. H. F. Ronntree of Waverly,
Va.. who is State Snnerlntendent of
Teacher Training In Vlrvlnla Snndav
School Association. He will he assisted
by Rev. H. D. C. Maclaeban. D. D.. pas
rnr nr wpvPTirn street cnriatinn chnrch.
of Richmond. Va? hv Dr. Hprmnn C.
Roup. President of Eastern Colleee at
Manassas; Rev. Geo. p. Greene. Field
Secretary of the Vlrelnla fMethodJs't)
Conference and several other well
known workers.
The International Committee reported
last December that; there were 1RG7
classes studying the special coarse In <
lN of the south
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Teacher Training, and that the number
of members was 18,374. This number
has been largely increased since that
time. The Virginia Association has superintendents
of this particular work in
46 counties and cities, some of whom are
doing excellent work. All are Invited
who attend the convention to take part
in the conference Saturday afternoon.
They work under Rev. Mr. Rountree, the
State Superintendent, who In turn has
the assistance of the International Sup.
erlntendent of this department, Dr.
Franklin McElfresh, of Chicago.
The American Bible Society has reports
from its Agent In China showing
that, In spite of the Interruption of Its
work caused by the revolution, Its colporteurs
have still been able to distribute
the Scriptures with unexpected
success.
In Western Szechuan the Rev. Mr.
Torrance at Chengtu reports for the
quarter ending November 30th, a total
distribution of nearly 11,000 copies.
In Chengtu, when the new Republic
was proclaimed Mr. Torrance sent
copies of the Bible and the Testament
to the President of the new government
and the leader of the Provincial
Assembly, which were appreciatively
received. The official proclamation Issued
by the new authorities laid special
stress on the obligation not to molest
churches or foreigners.
In the Canton district there is an
unprecedented demand for Scriptures;
also in Peking and the vicinity.
The Rev. Mr. Hirst at Hanyang distributed
400 portions to the soliders,
who were glad to get them.
HOME MI8SI0X RECEIPTS.
The year which closed March 31 has
again witnessed a substantial advance
in our Ho>me Mission work. The receipts
amounted to $126,087.79, which is an increase
over last year of $14,988: hut the
receipts for the causes now consolidated
as Home Missions did not quite
reach the aggregate given for these separate
causes during the previous year,
which was not altogether unexpected.
The most gratifying feature of all Is
the large Increase In contributions from
the churches?in fact the largest in our
history. Evidently the Every Member
Canvass is hearing fruit In some quarters.
It is also highly encouraging that
we had this substantial increase, notwithstanding
the fact that we have received
practically no legacies, although
this year was preceded by a period of
years In which we had a, remarkably
large per cent, of our Income from
legacies.
Surely we are justified in the conrlllfllnn
fbnf unHor fbo
our receipts represent a decided Increase
of Interest In the work on the
part of the whole church. Are we on
the eve of a preat forward movement
In Home Missions?
S. L. Morris, Secretary.
STOINO PnKSnYTKniKS.
Th? ehurches should send up to the
spring meetings of Preabyterlee the following:
1. Sessional Feeords. t. Statistical
Fsporta. S. flahhath school renorta. 4.
Narrative. K. Presbyterian assessment
or Commissioners' Fund) generally 10
n ^427) u&
f&L I
inwnpp
ww aaim
/y Pure
f Powder made
Cream ofTartar
ME PHOSPHATE
cents per member. 6. Report on SyRtematlc
Beneficence. 7. Reports from all
Societies.
The General Assembly will meet In the
First church, Bristol. Tenn., May 16,
at 11 A. M.
Synod of Alabama.
Presbytery. Place. Time.
Central Alabama (Col.), Selma, Apr. 4,
7:30 P. M
Rast Alabama, Andalusia, Apr. 16, 7:30
Mobile. Central ch., Mobile. Apr. 9. 7:30.
North Alabama. Courtland, Apr. 16, 7:80
P. M.
Tuscaloosa, Eutaw, Apr. 16, 7:30 P. M.
Synod of Arkansas.
Arkansas, Cotton Plant, Apr. 16, 7:30
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Pine Blulf, Helena, Apr. 16. 7:80 P. M.
Washburn, Morrlllton. Apr. 27. 7:30.
Synod of Florida.
Florida, Tallahassee, Apr. 12. 7:30 P. M.
St. Johns, St. Petersburg:, Apr. 9. 7:30
Suawanee, Palatka, Apr. 16, 7:30 P. M.
Synod of Orornln.
Athens, Elberton, Apr. 16. 8 P. M.
Atlanta, Covington, April 16, 7:30 P. M.
Augusta. Crawfordvllle. Apr. 10. 7:30
Cherokee, Calhoun, Apr. 16, 7:30 P. M.
Macon. Dublin, Apr. 16, 7:30 P M.
Savannah. Statesboro. Apr. 16, 7:30 P.M.
Synod of Kentucky.
Ebenezer, Kllzavllle. Apr. 18. 7:30 p. M.
Louisville. Frankfort. Apr. 30. 7:30 P. M.
Muhlenburg. Greenville, Apr. 9. 7:30
Paducah, Marlon, Apr. 16. 7:30 P. M.
Transylvania. Harrodsbursr. Mar. 26, 7:30
West Lexington, Jackson. Apr. 9, 7:30
Synod of Louisiana.
New Orleans, Bogalusa. Apr. 16, 7:30 p.m.
Red River, Monroe, Apr. 16, 8 p. M.
Synod of Mississippi.
Central Mississippi. West. Apr. 2. 7:30
East Mississippi. Starkvllle. Apr. 16. 7-80
Mississippi, Magnolia. Apr. 16. 7:30 P.M.
North Mississippi, Grenada. Apr. 16, 7:30
Synod of Missouri.
Lafayette, Calhoun. Apr. 9. 7:30 P. M.
Missouri, Auxvasse. Apr. 9, 7:30 p. M.
Palmyra. Perrv Apr. 9. 7:30 P M.
Potosl, Oak Rldsre, Apr. 23. 7:30 P. M.
St. Louis, Central ch., St. Louis. Apr. 16,
Upper Missouri, Plattsburgr. Apr. 13, 7:30
Synod of North Carolina.
Albemarle, Henderson. Apr. 16. 8 P. M.
Ashevllle. Brvson Cltv. Apr. 16, 8 P M.
Coneord, Salisbury. Apr. 23. 7:30 P. M.
Kind's Mountain. Lowell, Apr. 16. 8 P.M.
Mecklenburg:. Plnevllle. Apr. 16, R P. M.
Orannre. Burllnsrton. Apr 16. R P M.
Wilmington, Warsaw, Apr. 10. 11 A. M.
Synod of Oklahomn.
Durant,* Colgate, Apr. 24. R P. M.
Mangum, Cordell, Apr. 16. 8 P. M.
Synod of Sonth Cnrollnn.
Bethel. lAncaster. Anr. 1?. R P. M.
Charleston, Charleston. Apr. 16. 8 P. M.
Knoree. Greenville, Apr. 16, R P. M.
Harmony, T/ynchburg. Apr. t. R P. M.
Pee T>ee, Tlmmonsvllle, Apr 9, 11 A. M.
Piedmont. Haste*' Anr. 9. R P M.
So. Carolina. Whitmire, Apr. 23, 8 P. M.
Synod of TfnnrMer.
Columbia, Mt. Pleasant. Apr. 9. 7:30
Knoxvllle,* Athena, Apr. 16. 7:30 P. M.
Memphis. Arlington. Apr. 23. 7:30 p. M.
Nashville. W. Nashville eh., Apr. 30. 7-30
Western District. Jackson, Apr. 16. 7:30
Synod of Texnn.
Brazos, Houston, Apr. 23. 7:30 P. M.
Brownwood, San Angelo. Apr. 26. 8 P. M.
Cisco, Haskell. Apr. 19. 11 A. M.
Central Texas, Mart. Apr. 17, 8 P. M.
Dallas, Dallas. Apr. 9. 8 P. M.
Kastern Texas. Orange. Apr. 16 8 P. M.
Fort Worth. N. Ft worth a or m
Paris, Tvler. Apr. 11 7:30 P. M.
Texas-Mexican. San Antonio, Apr. 10. 7:80
Western Texas. Sernln. Apr. 11. 8 P. M.
Panhandle. Childress, Apr. 17, 11 A. M.
Synod of Virginia.
Abingdon, Norton, Apr. SO, 8 P. M.
East Hanover. Fredericksburg, Apr. 22,
8 P. M.
Greenbrier, Beckley, W. Va, Apr. 22,
8 P. M.
Kanawha, Charlestown, W. Va., Apr. 12,
8 P M
Lexington, Flshervllle, Apr. 30, 3 P, M.
Montgomery, Lynchburg, Apr. 16, 7:30
Norfolk. Portsmouth, Apr. 16, 8 P. M.
Potomac, Washington, L>. C., Apr. 16,
8 P. M.
Roanoke, Rustburg, Apr. 2, 8 P. M.
West Hanover, Louisa ch? Apr. 23, 8 P. M.
Winchester, Cedar Cliff, Apr. 23, 7:30.?
*L>urant?Sunday School Convention
8 P. M? April 28.
Knoxvllle?Laymen's Missionary Con?
ventton will be held on Tuesday, April
16, at the same place.
WANTED?BY YOUR AFRICAN M1IS
Bion, two Consecrated Christian Laymen
for the Steamer-Industrial Department.
They should have a good
mechanical knowledge and training.
If you are interested, write J. G.
PRIGHARD, Hodge, Mississippi, or in
care of the Executive Committee of
Foreign Missions, Nashville, Tenn.