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May 22, 1912]
Eight Hundred Missionaries and a Million
Dollurs for Immediate Seeds.
Then H? answered and spake unto me,
saying, This is the word of the Lord
unto Zerubbabel, saying. Not by might,
nor by power, but by Spirit, saith the
I.ord of hosts. Zechariah 4:6-7.
And Jesus answered him. The first
o. all the commandments is, Hear, O
Israel; The Lord our God is one Lord:
And thou shalt love the Lord thy God
with all thy heart, and with all thy
soul, and with all thy mind, and with
all thy strength. This is the first commandment.
And the second is like, namely this,
Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.
There is none other commandment
greater than these. Mark 12:29-31.
Mr. J. Campbell White said at the
Chattanooga Convention that all plans
oi assessment ana apportionment were
equally unBcrlptural, and the only thing
to do is to do our duty, and do It now.
The United Presbyterian Church, of
which he is a member, he said, had
thrown away all assessment and apportionment
plans long ago. They are now
in a campaign in that Church for at
least twenty-five thousand souls this
year, and a million dollars for their
foreign mission work. God willing, thiB
million dollars was to be raised in the
month of March. This denomination is
not as large as the Southern Presbyterian,
and yet they are going forward In
faith for great things for God. God help
us to do likewise now, and promise the
eight hundred workers and the million
dollars for their support.
After much prayer two missionaries
of the Christian denomination have been
visiting the churches of that denomination
in an effort to secure a million dollars
for their foreign mission work.
This is to be given in large amounts,
payable soon. God has blessed their
efforts with success.
Clod has blessed our Southern Church
at home and abroad. Our people are
prospering in material thingB.
Our homes and churches and Sunday
Schools and day schools are filled with
bright young people preparing for a life
of Christian usefulness. God has opened
the doors of the heathen world as never
before, and every one of our Mission
Fields is marvellous in the opportunity
that awaits the handful of workers
that we have sent to these fields.
God grant that our beloved Church, as
Ql'ALITY, QUALITY, QUALITY^
Quality first, last and always. Such
is the slogan of Mr. Anderson, President
of the Georgia-Alabama Business
College, Macon, Ga. Mr. Anderson
says that thA hllftiriAea urnrl A la /?o11!**er
- nwliu ?
loud and long for
young men and
young women who
can do things right.
It sets a higher
price upon thoroughness
and efflclency,
and has no
patience with lndlfI
ferent work. Young
M,. irCn and y0?ng
women who have
business aspirations should write Mr.
Anderson for a free copy of his booklet
entitled 'Black Heels On White Necks."
It will give you something worth thinking
about. AIbo ask for catalogue and
full particulars of Mr. Anderson's plan
by whldli his students are earning
money and getting practical experience
whlle In college.
The Georgia-Alabama University is a
school of Bnglish and foreign languages
In which the young people may be prepared
for the colleges nf tho Smith onH
students of the Business College get
their tuition without extra cost. A
magnificent $76,000 gymnasium, Including
baths, etc., Is accessible at
small additional cost.
tVrlllin to Aihertliitra, Meu?'<?n
Thf I'realtyterlnn of the South.
THE PRESBYTERI
he 1b abundantly able to do, will enter
each, of these fields with an adequate
force of workers, fully equipped for the
occupation, and do it now.
The responsibility Is upon every one
and may every one respond. The call
is for ministers, teachers, physicians,
nurses, Christian men and women, professional
and laymen, in many walks of
.ife, to offer for service in foreign lands.
Even for Christian families to live
among the people and do what they can
to spread the Gospel
'Power enough, workers enough,
money enough." What is la^ktng?
But first gave their own selves to the
Lord I' Cor.nthlans S:5.
God willing in view of these facts will
you not:
I. Pray. Pray that our whole Church
do her whole duty now.
Then saith He unto his dlciples, The
harvest truly is plenteous, but the labourers
are few.
Pray ye therefore the Lord of the har.
vest that he will send forth labourers
mw uio uarveai. fliaitnew a: 3t>-37.
II. Go. And Jesus came and spake
unto them, saying, All power is given
unto me in Heaven and in earth.
Go ye therefore and teach all nations,
baptizing them in the name of the
Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy
Ghost.
Teaching them to observe all things
whatsoever I have commanded you and,
lo, I am with you alway, even unto the
end of the world. Amen. Matthew 28:
18-20.
III. Send.
For there is no difference between
the Jew and the Greek; for the same
Lord over all is rich unto all that call
upon him.
For whosoever shall call upon the
name of the Lord shall be saved.
How then shall they call on him in
whom they have not believed?
and how shall they believe in hint ot
whom they have not heard? and how
shall they hear without a preacher?
And how shall they preach, except
they be sent? as it is written. How beautiful
are the feet of them that preach
the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings
of good things'. Romans lb; 12-15.
Take heed brethren, lest there be in
any of you an evil heart of unbelief, in
departing from the living God.
But exhort one another dally, while
It is called Today; lest any of you be
hardened through the deceitfulness of
sin.
For if we are made partakers of Christ
if we hold the beginning of our confidence
steadfast unto the end:
While it is said. Today if ye will hear
His voice, harden not your hearts as
in the provocation. Hebrews 3: 12-15.
INVESTING A TALENT.
In one of his "Adventures in Contentment"
articles, Mr. Grayson tells of the
man who felt that he had but one gift?
. e use of a paint brush?and he reived
that he would express his gratitude
to God by the employment of that
ability in his service. And so he
journeyed from place to place writing
scripture text on the stones by the wayside.
His favorite text was "God is
love." He would never grow tired writing
that. How mcny arc every day
judged and condemned because they
never use the gift of song or of speech
with which they are dowered for the
glory of their Redeemer. Our generaion
npfuin tft u?pn ??1?1r >>?
parables of the talents and the pounds.
?Ex.
I will be a man among men; and no
longer a dreamer among shadows.
Henceforth be mine a life of action and
reality! I will work in my own sphere,
nor wish it other than it is. This alone
is health and happiness.?IHenry W.
Longfellow.
AN OF THE SOUTH
CHUBCH INSTITUTE.
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By Emily J. Bryant.
'the introduction, by the Men and Religion
Movement, of business methodB
iiuo religious and missionary work has
autanced the work with such rapidity
that.the men are likely to outrun the
women who were first in the work.
There seems to be no reason why the
women should not adopt the same methods
for reaching the women of the
church, and draw in those outside. The
men's example is both good and safe.
Among the several departments of
work in the Men's Movement we find
the "institutes" held have been both
popular and helpful. The institute is
an open form where all may meet and
discuss subjects of daily importance;
where one may find his troubles and
perplexities and find help and information?and
who is there who haB no
question to ask? The laboring men
have been asked to state their comnlaints
np-olnot ^oni^oi ?~^ x1?
M ?- ? wOM*MUI, WJ i aiiU lilt? HULLchurch
goer to explain why he remains
absent. Questions concerning home
and family have been discussed under
the leadership of men competent to advise.
The aim is to bring the people
and the churoh into closer touch; to destroy
the barriers which have been so
sharply defined and have so long existed;
finally, to win the masses for tue
church.
Why should not the women of our
churches hold similar institutes for the
women of the church and for any outsider
who may become interested, when
such subjects might be -discussed as
How to promote religious education in
the ohurch; How to advance religious
life in the home and make the home the
center of greatest interest to all of the
family; How to elevate the standards of
home life; The Bible in the public
schools, and the child's need and claim
of moral and religious (not denominational),
training and the recognition of
the Bible as the standard of life for all
men. We believe that every child has a
right to be taught early in life his relation
and his responsibility to his
Maker. The proper place and dignity of
the mother in the home; How to live
well on a small income and numerous
other things.
'Such an open forum without class
distinctions, without fees is the opportunity
of the church in large cities
and in the smallest country town, and
they would develop greater strength
and interest in the church. It would bo
a place where Inexperience might find
help; where by the contact of our minds
with various other minds new ideas
would be evolved; where the rich and
the poor, the learned and unlearned,
the young and the elder might meet together
for their mutual profit, for the
betterment of the church and the home
and the community. Such use of the
church would be salutary and increase
its value to the people.
WItn the discouragement to which so
many yield when their plans are not
immediately accepted, we have no sym
pathy. It the institute did not at once
draw large numbers the effort should
not be abandoned as a failure. Make
it attractive by making it meet necessities.
Discuss the very obstacles to its
progress and they will vanish.
The few should be cared for and uplifted
as well as full houses.
FOREIGN MISSION COMMITTEE
NOTES.
The Executive Committee of Foreign
Missions met in regular session on
April 9th In the Committee rooms.
The following missionaries were appointed:
For Africa: Mr. S. H. Wilds, Columbia,
S. C'.; Mrs. A. C. McKinnon, Batesville,
Ark.; Miss Louine McKay, Greensboro,
N. C.
For Korea: Rev. and Mrs. P. B. Hill,
(577) 21
Roanoke, Va.; Mr. Wm. A. Linton,
Thoaiasville, Ga.; MIsb Anna Lou Greer,
Galveston, Texas.
Mi88 Sarah F. Clarke, of Midway,
Ky., and Miss Rhoda C. Kllgore, of Newberry,
S. C., were appointed to be sent
out when the way is clear, their fields
to be assigned later.
Rev. D. Clay Lilly, D. D., offered his
resigntaion as a member of the Committee,
for the reason that he was unable
to attend the meetings on account
of distance. The resignation was regretfully
accepted, and the vacancy was
not filled.
The sub-committee on Cuba reported
the crippled condition of the work in
that mission resulting from the retirement
of three missionary families during
the past year on account of failure
In UK Afl 1 .
1U ucwiu. i ue .uioBiun beat a very
earnest and pathetic appeal that the
Committee would help them at least to
the extent of filling the places of these
three families, and requested that Mr.
E. D. Torres, a young man from Cuba
now at Union Theological Seminary, be
sent to assist them during the summer.
The Secretary was instructed to correspond
with Mr. Torres and arrange
for his going to Cuba for the summer,
and also to write the Mission a letter
expressing the sympathy of the Committee
with them in their present condition
and our purpose to help them as
soon as possible.
The Secretary called the attention of
the Committee to the very serious conditions
now prevailing in Korea in the
relations of the civil authorities and the
native church, and was instructed to
keep in close touch with all the Mission
Boards having work in Korea, with the
view of co-operating with them in any
effort that might be made for the relief
of the situation. Attention was also called
to the special call for prayer for the
church in Korea recently published in
the church nonoru
The chief business of the meeting was
the adoption of the Annual Report to
the General Assembly, which will toe
furnished to the church papers for publication
as soon as it can be gotten
roady for the printer. The report gives
a general survey of the work in all our
fields,.showing that the blessing of God
has been upon the work everywhere,
and setting forth the remarkable manifestation
of the power and grace of
God, especially in China, Korea and
Africa.
The Treasurer's Report showed total
receipts of $505,213, a gain of $52,548
over the previous year. The amount of
the debt still remaining is about $103,000.
The exact figures will be given by
the Treasurer in his statement. This
year, as last year, there was a large
amount contributed for "special objects"
not included in the work provided
for in our regular appropriations.
This, of course, explains in part why,
with such a handsome increase in total
receipts, there was not a larger reduction
of the debt.
The number of additions to the various
churches in our Mission fields
during the year was 3,510, an averaare
of about 39 to each ordained worker.
The number is about 300 less than was
reported last year, which was due to
the fact that the African Mission was
not able to send one of the missionaries
to visit the out stations and receive
those who were ready for baptism, on
account or tne small number of workers
in that field. It was felt that the report
of the year's work was one which
calls for profound gratitude to God for
his blessing upon the work and which
should encourage us to the exercise of
a larger faith and a more earnest consecration
during the coming year.
S. H. Chester, Secretary.
Let me fail in trying to do something,
rather than sit still and do nothing.