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n.ony came from a number of churches
showing how the every member canvass
ftvquentlv results Jn a widespread increase
in evangelistic effort and Invariably
results in a large increasa In
cffernga both foi benevolences and
local expenses. The every member canvass
was discussed in detail, laying
especial emphasis on importance of
every individual member of the church,,
men and women, making a regular
weekly offering to the benevolences of
the church.
Two hundred and fifty churches adopting
the every member canvass have
given over seven dollars per capita to
benevolences, while the strongest
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canvass are giving at less than half
that rate. These same two hundred and
fifty churches showed last year a marked
increase in the number or conversions
to Christ and while they claimed
no direct connection between the two
it was a striking fact at least that the
two lines of advance in giving and In
soul-winning should be coincident.
Plans to make effective the Assembly's
recommendation for a general evangelistic
effort were discussed at length and
the tone of the discussion indicated that
there is a profound sense of the need of
a great revival of soul-winning effort
throughout the Church. The part of the
pastor, the session and the lay workers
were all passed In review and strong
emphasis laid upon the necessrtiv for
developing the great "body of inactive
members into a force of efficient personal
workers. The plan of the (Mississippi
Synod of using elders to conduct services
while the regular pastors go out
to vacant churches and mission fields to
hold evangelistic meetings was commended
as worthy of emulation.
Representatives from twenty Presbyteries
reported upon plans of evangelistic
work now in operation dn their
bounds. The Campaign Committee proposes
that all its work along this line
shall be in conjunction with1 and
through the regular Preabyterial and
Assembly agencies.
Dr. R. O. Fllnn, of Atlanta, sounded
the closing note of the conference in an
appeal not for more organization, hut
for greater efficiency in our forces as at
present organized. "We need more men
who are profoundly concerned for the
salvation of aouls." The Assembly asks
that at least 250 volunteers lemd their
assistance dn the great undertaking and
a number of men in the conference
placed themselves at the call of the
Campaign Committee.
ORGANIZATION OF THE DEPARTMENT
OF WOMAN'S WORK OF
SOUTHERN PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH.
As directed by the General Assembly,
the Secretaries of the four Executive
Committees met at Montreat, N. C.. on
August 10th, 1912, to organize a department
of Women's Work.
After conference with the official representatives
of the Synodical organizations
of Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky,
South Carolina, North Carolina, Mississippi,
Missouri, Texas and Virginia and
workers from the other Synods, the
Supervisory Committee took the following
action:
(a) The official designation of the
department of Woman's Work shall 'be
The Woman's Auxiliary of the Presbyterian
Church jn the U. S.
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?uc uue ui trie salaried omcial
of the Auxiliary Shall he Superintendent
and her salary ehe.ll he $1,200 per year.
(c) There shall tne an advisory committee
orf women known as the Woman's
Council. to be constituted as follows:
JOIN THE
X H ? PRESBYTEBIl
One representative from each Synod who
shall 'be the President of the Synodical
organization where such organizations
exist. Where there is no Synodical organization
the Presidents of the Presbyterfal
organizaione shall select the
representative for the Synod.
(d. Temporary headquarters of the
Woman's Auxiliary shall be located at
Kansas City, Mo., and Mrs. W. C. Wtonsborough
of Missouri is hereby elected
superintendent for the oburch year.
(Note.?"Mrs. Winnsborough, by reason
of her knowledge of the work to be
done, was the unanimous choice of the
Synodical representatives, and at a great
personal sacrifice has consented to
undertake the duties of superintendent
during the initial stages of the work.)
(e) Mrs. A W Hnnrlonn rxf
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Va., is Tiereby elected Treasurer of the
Woman's Auxiliary, and is authorised to
collect all outstanding subscriptions and
all necessary funds for the current expenses
of the "work. No funds for the
Benevolent Causes of the Church shall
be sent to the Treasurer of the Woman's
Auxiliary. All such funds should he
sent through the treasurer of the local
church direct to the Treasurer of the
Executive Agency, for whom the offering
is intended.
The following resolutions were adopted
hy the Supervisory Committee:
1. The women's organizations of the
Church aTe requested to make a study
of the activities and needs of all the
Benevolent Agencies of the Assembly,
and to make offerings for the support of
each cause, the funds to be divided on
the basis suggested 'by the Assembly,
viz.: Foreign (Missions 60 per cent., Assembly's
Home Missions 21 per cent.,
Christian Education and Ministerial Relief
14 per cent. Sabbath School Extension
and Publication 6 per cent.
2. The members of the women's organizations
of the Church are urged to
co-operate 1n the effort to enlist every
member of every church in the support
of the benevolent work of the Assembly
through the "Every Member Canvass."
as recommended by the General Assembly,
and their co-operation is asked
in the effort to arouse a deeper Interest
in evangelistic work throughout the
Church.
3. We recommend that the organized
work in the Synod be designated as
"Synodlcal," and In the Presbyteries.
"Presbyterial."
E. W. Smith,
S. L. Morris,
H. H. Sweets,
R. E. Magill,
Assembly's Supervisory Committee.
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...... .uum luuraiiFllJim ItHHiHEJfCE.
The Women's Missionary Conference
was held at Montreat August 12-14, with
a total enrollment of 322 delegates,
representing twenty-four States and
countries.
1 wish I could bring to you the spirit
of prayer that constantly pervaded the
whole meeting, from the prayeT meet'ne
held at Mrs. C. E. Graham's on Thursday
before, where there were sixty women
present and almost every one took
part n the vocal prayer through every
day of the conference, when little groups
gathered here and there. In hotel rooms.
In corners of the dhurch, at any and all
times, to <pray. When a-ny apeclal business
or subject was approached, whenever
the conference seemed undecided
what was best to be done, 1t was carried
to the Tjord In prayer. A number of the
Bible lessons were on o raver.
Miss Fate Roberts, of Atlanta, Chairman
of tbe Programme Committee, preeMed
at all meetlnes of tbe eonferenee
Pre?byteri?n Of i
Of TWSorrtb * "
k N OF THE SOUTH
and Miss Lanora Blake, of Kentucky,
and Mrs. William McKay, of Georgia,
acted as temporary secretaries, being
relieved by Mrs. E. C. Murray, of North
Carolina, and Miss Adele Oorling, of
Virginia, on the last day.
Mrs. W. C. Winnsborough gave a clear
outline of work?as the Advisory Committee
had suggested?advocating for
the sake of unity and brevity to call
our gatherings Synodicale and Presbyterials
and to have a uniform set of officers
emphasizing the fact that such
Synodicale and Presbyterials had no authority
over local work, but were only
to help to more systematic work and
records of the same.
Especially did they suggest tbat all
should see that Synod and Presbytery
appoint the committees on Woman's
Work, as directed by the General Assembly,
so that they may be able to
keep in close touch with the work and
to direct the same. Methods of church
work were then discussed, of which
every one could take home something
and use It.
As the Assembly had recommended
the "Women's Societies include the work
of the Committee of Christian Education
and Ministerial Relief, and also
that the Committee of Sabbath School
Work and Publication. Miss Mabel Cecil
urged us not to neglect the "Recruiting
Station " (College) the "Training
Schools" (Seminaries) or the "Pension
Department" (Sustentation) of our
army for Christ. We give 43 cents per
day to our aged ministers. Let us help
the endowment fund.
Mrs. Murray brought before us Mission
Study Classes and Prayer Circles,
putting the greater emphasis on prayer,
as without that Mission Study becomes
purely literary. Mrs. E. L. Russell
showed the importance of literature of
all kinds, especially the publications of
our ciiurcn reiimg or our own worn.
Home Mission Day was under the
guidance of Miss Barbara Lambdin.
Mrs. V. C*. Staple? and Mrs. Chris. Q.
Dullnig brought the need of Texas and
Texan-Mexican Institute to our attention.
Mrs. Staples promising that all
money given now would be turned back
to the church by increased gifts in four
years. The Texan-Mexican Institute, at
Kingsville. Texas, is meeting the need
of the Mexicans as far as its limited
equipment will allow. A printing press
is badly needed.
Mrs. J. E. Little, of Louisville, Ky..
plead that we stop discussing the negro
and study him. We will help ourselves.
It is worth while.
Mrs. P. H. Hensley, of Tampa, Fla.,
told us of the need of 20,000 Cubans in
one city needing fhe gospel.
The need of settlement work In our
mill villages was presented toy Mrs. J.
K. Colt, of Naooochee, Ga., and she said
it was necessary to go and live with
them, as that 1s the only way to reach
them.
Our mountain work was brought to
us In a very original way by Miss Lenora
Blake, of the Soul Winners portion
of our work.
The discussion of problems of city
work, town work and country work was
led by Mrs. Archibald Davis, of Georgia:
Mrs. R. C. Anderson, of Montreat, and
Mrs. J. !I. Miller, of Montreat. respectively.
Many phases of successful work
was presented, viz., every 'woman presupposed
to be a member of a miBslonary
society because of her church membership.
Constant Invitations given to
everybody until they came. Every meeting
carried to every shut-In and Indifferent
woman by regular appointed
visitors. Business women reached by
a club which served suppers and had a
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missionary and social programme afterwards.
The conference approved the plan of
the Laymen's every member canvass,
and urged each society to fall In line as
helpers to that great end, especially in
small or pastorlese churches.
Under the direction of Miss Margaret
McNeil ley, a number of our Foreign
missionaries told of their work. Mrs.
M. P. McCormdck and Mrs. W. H. Hudson,
of mdd-China, and Mrs. A. .A McFayden.
of North China Mission, told
of wide open doors where materialism
and infidelity will come in if we do not.
Opportunity spells responsibility.
Chapels are needed to reach the better
class, instead of rented rooms. Wanted:
Christian homes. Christian schools
make them.
Mies 'Margaret Douglass, of Brazil,
and Mrs. W. W. Butler, a pioneer missionary
of Brazil, presented Latin
America, the former 'being the last missionary
sent out in six years, not one
minister on the field who has been sent
out in eighteen years.
'Mrs. Morrow, of Grayblll Memorial
School, Mexico, asked especially for
prayer, because If we pray we will give
the dormitory which is absolutely necessary
for the boys. The Industrial department
will do most of the work on it.
Miss Margaret Rankin, of Charlotte,
N. C., told that the women could carry
out the Assembly plan and help the
Committee of Sabbath School Work and
Publication by using our own publics- I
tions and ordering books through the
Committee. Also that the work of establishing
Sunday schools in remote
districts was the work of many of their
workers and all literature was furnished
free.
Mrs. L. W. Curtis, of Fayetteville
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views and plans for young people's
work, which was very helpful. We
must train young people to'take our
places. enList them 'before they leave
college. They get good training there.
Present the needs and they are anxious
for work.
In the new organization for woman's
work, it will he well for each woman to
remember the definition of organization
given by Dr. Theron H. Rice, of Richmond,
viz.: "Organization Is a living
being made up of living organlsims,
each organ necessary to the well being
and the whole necessary to the life of
any thing."
"Mrs. WlnnSborough was appointed by
the Secretaries of the four Executive
Committees to be Superintendent of
Woman's Work, and with the Presidents
of the Synodicals form the Woman's
Council, which Is the head of all women's
work under the care of the General
Assembly In the Presbyterian
Church U. 6., and which is officially
called "The Woman's Auxiliary."
LABOR SUNDAY WILL BE WIDELY
OBSERVED.
The Federal Council Commission on
the Church and Sodal Service (215
Fourth Avenue, New York, reports that
fllroo/lr 90 AAA two ra <Kaxro
up the observance of T>a!bor Sunday,
September 1, or in some oases, a later
Sunday, and that the subject of SevenDay
Labor -will be presented with an appeal
for One-Day-Tn-Seven for Industrial
Workers. The commission supplies
a leaflet of suggestions and a
printed program for the day, on application.
'Philosophy admits that it is of no use
to complain of what can not be helped;
faith is assured that what seems a hard
road will reach the best end.
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