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every member canvass, be sure you are
given accurate accountings of the Societies'
gifts, that we may know at the
end of the year Just what we have done.
7. To AH the Memberst
(a) Plan an Educational Campaign
for the winter. ThlB is the root of the
whole matter. Institute study classes,
for both old and young. The study books
on China this year are as fascinating as
i romance.
T.Pt the Seo.retarv nf literature ceo
that bright up-to-date literature on all
mission subjects from all of our departments,
is in circulation. Place the
Survey In every family and encourage
the careful reading of it by using the
questions published In each number.
Ask the co-operation of your pastor
In having a Missionary Prayer Meeting
once a month.
(b) Make the cause of world-wide
missions a constant subject of earnest
prajer. Use your Prayer Calendar. Remember
especially those who are directing
this great work of our church,
that divine wisdom and guidance be
given them.
Pray for our Woman's Auxiliary and
all of its officers and members. Ask
especially that this organization may
no; become merely a machine, but that
it may always be a channel through
which the Holy Spirit will pour out
power upon his faithful handmaidens
and through them Into the uttermost
parts of the earth.
Mrs. W. C. Winsborough,
Supt. Woman's Auxiliary.
Xo. 4001 West Prospect Place,
Kansas City, Mo.
CAMPAIGN CONFERENCE KNOXVILLE
PRESBYTERY, KNOXVTLLE,
TENN? SEPT. 18-19, 1912.
The first Campaign Conference of a
series of 86 to be held in every Presbytery
of the Southern Presbyterian
^nurch berore March, 1913, was held at
Knoxville, Tenn., for Knoxville Presbytery,
Wednesday afternoon and night
and Thursday morning, September 18th
and 19th. This was also the date of
Tall Presbytery and Inasmuch as a Conference
on the Mountain Mission work
of Knoxville Presbytery had already
heen arranged for, it was decided at the
same time to hold the Campaign Conference.
The conference was a success
from beginning to end. An enthusiastic
spirit, eager for an advance along all
lines, especially of evangelism and
stewardship, pervaded every session.
At the sessions when popular addresses
CHRISTMAS IS COMTVG.
Hers is a Christmas suggestion 'or
t- - ???- " -
" lauiuy tnat does not already possess
* high grade piano. If yonr old piano
' out of date or If your home has
never known the delights of owning a
wet toned Instrument, why not do
w?y with the giving of useless, per' hable
trinkets. Just this once and let
*v?ry member of the family unite in
Presenting one big Christmas present
to the entire family?a high grade piano
that will last a life time and be a Joy
id a blessing to young and old alike
^'o home Is right without music and
the piano Is the king of all musical
'nstruments.
Bon't wait until Christmas Is upon
you. Write today for your copy of the
beautiful new catalog of the Presbyter,an
of the South Piano Club that makes
P'ano buying so easy. Address Dudden
* Bates, Presbyterian of the South
''iano Club Department, Atlanta, Ga.
nr. a MEniCAi. on
DKNTAT. NI1BSB
Make $15 to $25 per
week. We can train you
to he one In your own
home In <5 months. There
-*/ ] la a great demand by all
P, ti*.; X-22 up-to-date Dentlata for
j2I nonfat Nnraea, as well as
I 7 *or Medical Nursea. Two
of our graduates alnce
tiada ^ February, 1912, hard
v a? ?ver $700 apleco. Write ua.
SCHOOI. OK MJRjina
Krcderirkahnrar, Va.
THE PRESBY T ? R 1
i were delivered the attendance was large
one hundred and fifty being present
i Wednesday afternoon and five hundred
Wednesday night. The conference was
held In the FiPth Avenue Presbyterian
church of Knoxville, Rev. Leroy G
Henderson, pastor. The Fifth Avenue
church and the First church entertained
all the representatives and had most delightful
lunches served In the church's
Sunday school room both days. At the
strictly conference session Thursday
mnmlnor fiftonn '
?..? vm ui mouij-UTO Ul
the churches were represented, although
only a week In advance, it was decided
to have this session hy forty-five representatives.
On Wednesday afternoon and night
the whole field of the Presbyterian
Church was presented. Rev. J. E. Robinson,
Benton, Tenn., Superintendent of
the Mountain Mission work of Knoxville
Presbytery presented his great work.
Rev. Wm. E. Hudson, Winchester, Ky.,
Assembly's Superintendent of Mountain
Missions also showed what a splendid
work was being done in the mountains
of Kentucky. Rev. J. Lynn Bachman,
Sweetwater, Tenn., gave "The
Call of the Churches," in Buch a way aB
to arouse many who had hitherto been
indifferent to the Mountain Mission
work in Knoxville Presbytery to offer
voluntarily their gifts to the extent of
$88 that night. Rev. Jas. A. Bryan, Birmingham,
Ala., on Wednesday afternoon
told about his work among the im
migrants and laboring classes In Birmingham,
and Wednesday night made a
deep Impression by his stirring address
on "Personal Evangelism."
J. P. McCallle, (Chattanooga, Tenn.,
Chairman and Secretary of the Assembly's
Campaign Committee presented the
campaign, Its birth by the Spirit, Its
three-fold object of Evangelism,
Stewardship, and Education, and of its
organization In a Campaign Committee
representing every Executive Committee
of the Assembly and the Laymen's
Missionary Movement, two from each
committee, and a Central Committee of
five as follows: Rev. Richard Orme
Plinn, Atlanta, Ga.; Chairman Evangelistic
Committee, Mr. Chas. A. Rowland.
Athens, Ga.; Chairman Conference
Committee, Rev. Henry H. Sweets,
Louisville, Ky.; Chairman Literature
Committee, Mr. R. E. Magill, Richmond,
Va.; Chairman. Publicity Committee,
and J. P. McCallie, Chairman Campaign
Committee. Any information with reference
to any department of the campaign
can be had by writing the proper Chairman
of the Central Committee or Chairman
of the Campaign Committee at
Chattanooga, Tenn.
On Thursday morning at a session
from 9 to 11:30 the working part of the
Campaign Conference was held. After
earnest prayer, the spirit of which pervaded
the whole Conference, the Presbyterlal
Campaign Committee adonted
a moRf significant program of work for
presentation to the Conference. This
committee consists of E. H. Scharringhans,
Knoxville, Chairman: Rev. L?eroy
G. Henderson, Knoxville, Chairman
Evangelism Sub-Committee: Rev. John
R. Herndon, Cleveland, Chairman Statistics
Sub-Committee; Rev. T. S. McCallie,
Chattanooga, Chairman Deputation
Sub-Committee, and R. H. Hazen.
Knoxville. Presbytery having unanimously
voted to go into the campaign
and havine appointed the Campaign
Committee on Wednesday afternoon, this
before the final session Thursday mom
Ins? and adopted an evangelistic program
and a financial goal baaed on the
statistics of the Presbyterv that was
greatly In advance of anything that had
been done efore.
After a most Illuminating presentation
of the facts with reference fcc
Knoxville Presbytery by Rev. Jno. R,
A JN OF T H ? 86ut A
, Herndon, Cleveland, showing its ext
tent, number ohurches, number counI
ties occupied and unoccupied, mission
i churches and schools, number active
i pastors, membership, and Anally number
added on profession of faith and
> have tfhese figures compared with the
1 whole Assembly, the Conference had the
factB in hand to enter at once into an
i evangelistic campaign. Rev. I^eroy G.
i Henderson then conducted an evangelistic
conference presenting the evangelis'
tic program of the Campaign Committee
as follows: Exhibit B.
Evangelistic Program
proposed by the Executive Committee
of the Million and a Half Campaign:
1. A prayerful, persistent campaign
for souls in every congregation.
2. A neighborhood survey by every
congregation for the purpose of discovering
the number of unsaved persons In
their community.
3. The organization of prayer circles
and personal workers' league.
4. The night service made thoroughly
evangelistic, with appeals by the pastor,
and definite efforts to secure immediate
decision.
5. Prayerful and faithful instruction,
constant effort made by pastors, officers,
and teachers to secure an accept
auvc vl v/iirissi py every memiDer in tne
Sabbath school as they reach the age of
discretion.
6. A definite season set apart each
year for protracted preaching, prayer
and work for soul winning.
An Evangelistic Pledge card was passed
around and an urgent appeal made
that every representative of every
church sign it. It read as follows:
Exhibit C.
Duplicate Evangelistic Pledge Card.
As a representative of
church Presbytery, I
agree to do all in my power to secure
the adoption by my church of the evangelistic
program of the Assembly's
Campaign Committee and the holding of
an evangelistic service during the next
year.
Tear off and hand in.
This pledge was in duplicate and the
upper part to be torn ofT and read to
the session and church on return was as
follows: Exhibit: D.
Evangelistic Pledge Card.
This certifies that a representative of
church of
Presbytery has agreed to do all in his
power to secure the adoption by his
church of the evangelistic program of
the Assembly's Campaign Committee and
the holding of an evangelistic service
during the next year.
Chairman Presbyterial Campaign
Committee.
To be read to Session and church on
return.
See Evangelistic Program on other
aide.
The Evangelistic Program was printed
on back part taken' home that aiso
might be read to tbe church.
Exactly 100 per cent, of the representatives
of the churcheB presented these
cards.
Furthermore, not satisfied with this
only, a motion was passed by Presbytery
and the Conference In Union that
the Presbyterial Campaign Committee
be authorized to seek for a competent
evangelist to give his whole time for
one year in work in Knoxvlllo Presbytery
and that the pastors and etders who
i filled all the pulpits on November 24th
i during the great National Home Mission
[ week, at which time there Is to be a
general Interchange of pulpits and addre?ses
on our Home Mission work
, should endeavor tc ra'se funds for the
support of this evangelist. The Prssby
(1121) 19
terial Campaign Committee was also requested
to ask the churches for the
service of their pastors for a week or
more at a time to conduct special protracted
services at d'fferent places in
the Freftytery
After this the financial statistics of
Presbytery were presented by Mr. E. H.
Scharringhans, with the goal In per
capita form recommended by the PreBhvtorlftl
pQmnotor? rT?u
... .v.t WMUJ|/H>5U VVUHUIUCC. liieUC
statistics follow and are presented that
other Presbyteries and Caanpagn Committees
may see just the form that has
been found best and which it in believed
all Presbyteries will do well to adopt.
It is easy to find out by looking at the
last column just wnich churches uave
already had an 81 very Member Ctnvass.
Those averaging over $1.00 per capita
for Foreign Missions in every case have
had the Every Member Canvass in more
or less complete form, and all those
averaging $1.00 per capita have not had
this canvass. However, two others have
already started their canvass. Exhibit
B.
It will be seen that this calls for a
$10 per capita goal for benevolent
causes, of which $8 per capita is to be
raised by the Every Member Canvass,
tc ~ * Ui-u I- m- ' 4 * * - - -
*u ui which is ior an me Assembly's
causes, these $6 only to be pro rated according
to the Assembly's percentage of
60 per cent to Foreign Missions, 21 per
cent, to Home Missions, 14 per cent, to
Christian Education and Ministerial Relief,
4 per cent to Sabbath Schools and
Publication and 1 per cent to Bible
Cause. This, of course, would not bring
the gifts to Foreign Missions up to the
$4 standard, but to $3.60, but it is hoped
that enough churches will give so much
more than just the $4 per member to
bring the whole Presbytery to that
standard.
Mr. Scharringhans asked these questions:
What flTfi WA Hrvlnnr* Y*7K 1
- - ? ?? o uviug TT U1UU W UB nil"
swered by the figures themselves. What
should we do? Which was answered by
the goal recommended and unanimously
adopted. What will we do? Which
was- answered when just 100 per cent,
again of the churches represented Bigned
an Every Member Oanvass Pledge
Card as follows:
ii untlnard on pace >11
HARD TO SEE.
Even When tfia Facts Abont Coffee are
Plain.
It is curious how people will refuse to
believe what one can clearly see.
Tell the average man or woman that
the slow but cumulative poisonous effect
of caffeine?the alkaloid in tea and coffee?tends
to weaken the heart, upset
the nervous system and cause indlges
won, ana iney may laugh at you if they
don't know the facta.
'Prove it by science or by practical
demonstration in the recovery of coffee
drinkers from the above conditions, and
a large per cent of the human family
will shrug their shoulders, take some
drugs and?keep on drinking oofTee or
tea.
"Coffee nevor agreed with me nor with
several members of our household,"
writes a lady, 'tit enervates, depresses
and creates a feeling of languor and
heaviness. It was only by leaving ofT
coffee and using Postum that we discovered
fhe cause and way out of these
ills.
"The only reason, I am sure, why
u
j winu is u>n usea a-iiogetner to the
exclusion of ordinary cofTee is. many
persons do not know and do not seem
willing to learn the facts and how to
prepare this nutritive beverage. There's
only one way?according to directions
?.boil it fully 15 minutes. Then It is
deliicous." Name given by Postum Co.,
Rattle Creek, Mich. Read the little
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Interest.
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"There's a reason."