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THE PRESBYTERIA.
Evangelism and
The key-note of the campaign of Pres- r<
byteria) conferences now being held, a
n.8 rapidly as possible. In every Pie6byt.ery
of the Southern Presbyterian n
Church, In the interests of Evangelism 8)
and Stewardship, has been -well ex- f(
pressed In the following resolutions .
adopted by the conference in Meokleu- d
burg Presbytery: . jj
"Resolved 1. That we who are here c,
present in this conference should give jt
ourselves more earnestly to prayer for . a
a gracious revival of religion that shell D
deepen the consecration of the church
and awaken, convict and convert the p
Unpenitent in our bounds. w
"Z That we should urge upoa our a
c\urch officers that they use their best fl
endeavor by example and precept to p
lend the churoh to prayer In the homes
of the people, and in the nraver meeting
? A
services.
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"3. That we use out best efforts for ^
the restoration of the family altar In ^
all the homes of our church.
s
"4. That we urge upon every chuich
the Every Member Canvass and the As- *,
setcMy's Plan for the support of the ^
local church and the missionary- and ^
beneficent enterprises of the church." ?
tl
This campaign, of which the Presby- t.
terlal conferences form tin Important
part. Is familiarly kno-.wi tr the ".t.i'llon
and a Half Campaign," because of
the fact that the secondary object In
view Is the securing of one million dolInro
fwim hliB VI. "m *u n 41 ^
<?0 V1ITT lUVlUUOlffUip Ul Hi? aouincm
Presbyterian Church for Home and ^
Foreign 'Missions during the year between
March, 1913, and March, 1914, and T
the pledging of one half million dollars
for equipment of Foreign and Home 11
Mission stations, this latter amount to P
be pledged during March, 1913, and paid ^
aithin three years from tha; time. The ^
first and the chief object of the entire *"
campaign, however, la the quickening Tl
of the spiritual life of the whole church
lrpnthprohJn on/1 ^
? ?*uu w4*r ^vuoci|uciu quiuKt-ning
of evangelistic effort upon the v
part oi the same. ^
The campaign :s being conducted
under the diroctiou of the four Executive
Committees and the Laymen's Mis- a
sionary Movement of the Church, and T
conferences in twelve of the Presby- N
teriee have been held already, the rec
suits of which, have been most encouraging
regarding the increase of in- 11
terest in both evangelistic effort and
stewardship, as it evidenced by the num- ^
ber of pledges signed with reference to C
evangelism and stewardship, the latter *
interest being Involved in the pledges ^
f/v? nn..? 1 * ^
-wi mc? nrvwry .nvmruer * anvasB. ' l'tt?
p
reports of seven of tliese conferences
give a good average of all that have
been held, regarding evangelism and fstewardship,
and these reports are en- a
couraging. The figures secured at ^
these seven conferences show that the v
average attendance at the two night ft
sessions was 383 and the attendance at ?
the two day sessions was 123; the aver- K(
age number of churohes In each of the p
Presbyteries reDresenteil In th? confftr. e(
ances wai 25, and the average number A
of representatives from the churches ^
was 72; the average number of churches ^
In Ave of these conferences that pledged K
to follow out the evangelistic program w
was twelve, and the average num/ber al
from these conferences pledged to Inaugurate
the every memlber canvass ^
was 60. Two of the seven conferences 'f
did not report on these two points of ^
Inquiry. The average number of rep- A
resentatives of the churches present at ^
the seven conferences that pledged to
follow the evangelistic program was 34 ^
and the average number of these repre- ^
sentatlves pledging themselves to the
every member canvass was 60.
The holding of conferences was sue- y<
pended during the holidays, but will be si
N OP THE SOUTH
' Stewardship
?sumed with increased vigor in Janui
Some member of the Campaign Com- ]
littee, appointed by the General Asam
K1 v (a ncacnnt of mrtVi f Hn pnn.
;rences and a carefully arranged prorain
is followed. fso collection Is taken
urlng the conferences 6ave that for
icidental expenses connected with the
onferencee. and no appeal for money
i made: the appeal for one million and
half dollars from the church will be
in all of the Presbyteries during
ie month of March, 1913, and it 1b beieved
that this simultaneous appeal
'111 meet with ready response, more so
? the result of the missionary educaon
and inspiration furnished in the
'resbyterial conferences.
I
It is probable that 110 church in ^
America is today engaged in an enter- (
rise so vast in its object and import
s Is the Southern Presbyterian Church
r> this campaign for a quickening of the
plrltual life of the borne and the church
nd a larger vision of the responsibility
nvolved in stewardship, especially as
t relates to evangelistic effort in the
Tome Mission and Foreign Mission
ields or the church; and the results of
he campaign is anticipated with more
han usual Interest.
The dates fixed for conferences yet to
e held are as follows:
On January f>, Albemarle at Ralelgb,
r. C.. On January 7, Pine Bluff at Foryce,
Ark.; Athens at Athens, Qa.; Pee ,
)ee at Florence, S. C.; Durant at Duant,
Okla.; Brazos at Houston, Tex.;
3ast Hanover at RlcWrriond. Va_; Albenarle
at Wa^ilngton, N. C. On Janury
9. Wilmington at "Wilmington, N. C.;
hiachita at Prescott, Artr.: Atlanta at
Atlanta, Ga.; Harmony at Blshopville.
!. C.; East Texas at ;
ioanoke at Danville, Va.; N. Alabama at
luntsvllle. Ala On January 10, Manrum
at Oklahoma City, Okla. On Janiary
13, Panhandle at Amarillo. Tex.,
>n January 14, Favettevllle at F- yettellle,
N". C.: Washburn at Ft. Smith,
irk.: Macon at Amerlcus, Oa.; Bethel
t Chester, S. C.; Louisiana at Baton
louge, La.; West Hanover at Farmllle,
Va.: Cherokee at Rome, Ga. On
annate 1R, Fayettevllle at Sanford, N. ^
Arkansas at Newport. Ark.; Savanah
at Savannah, Ga.; Enoree at Ollnr>n,
S. C.; El Paso at Barstow, Tex.;
I. Alabama at Montgomery. Ala.: New
frleans at New Orleans," La.; West '
fanover at Charlottesville, Va. On '
anuary 19, Fayetteville at "Laurlnburg.
r. C. On January 21, 'Mississippi at ,
Irookhaven, Miss.; Paducah at
; Augusta at Augusta, Ga.; S. ,
iarollna at Greenwood, S. C.; W. Texas
t San Antonio, Tex.; Paris at Tyler, ,
ex.; Winchester at Martlnsburg, W.
a. On January 23, Central Mississippi .
t Canton. MIkr Miihlnnhitrer nt
; Piedmont at Ander>n,
S. C.; Central Texas at ? <
aris at Parts, Tex.; Auguata at Mill- 1
Igeville, Ga.; East Alabama at Opelika, 1
la.; Tvgarts Valley at Elkins, W. Va. J
n January 28, Meridian at Hattlesburg.
lss.; St Louis at St Louis, Mo.;
noree at SpaTtanburg, S. C.; Brownood
a? Brown-wood, Tex.; Tuscaloosa
t Tuscaloosa, Ala. On January 30,
lerldlan at Meridian, Miss.; Upper
mssouri at ; Charlesm
at Columbia, 8. C.; Ft Worth at Ft.
rTorth, Tex.; Tuscaloosa at Selnia.
la. On February 4, E. Mississippi at
'upelo. Miss.; Charleston at Chttrles>n.
S. C.; Dallas at Dallas, Tex.; Mode
at Mobile, Ala. On February 6,
. Mlseippl at Holly Springs. Miss.
Get spiritual strength by exercising
>ur spiritual powers, as you get phyoa]
strength.
[January 1, 1918
HAS THE ClIl'RCH LOST ITS COSSTRAINING
POWERr
The above question was asked by Dr.
A. Little, in an article that appeared
n "The Presbyterian" on November
i 3th last. The question is so vitally Important
that an answer to it from any
in n V. I rr V. -* ? * ? 1 *- *
?, uigii u< ivjw, wno is in earnest, baa
some value. The churoh, as a wholo,
oses or gains as its Individual members
ose or gain. If, for instance, a very
.nfluential member of the church uses
:is influence for good the church is that
riuch better off; if the Influence is exerted
so as to injure the church, the
jhurch is so much -worse off. The most
nfluential member* of .-rhv^h, as a
group, are her ministers; aud if the
Miurcn is losing Its constraining; power,
the fault lies chiefly at their door. I
gather from the article under consider
ition, that its author fears the church
is losing, and I share the iear with him.
On his treatment of the subject Dr.
Little says: "The fault is not in the
pulpit. There never were more eloquent
ministers of the message. It is
not In the church building. Never waa
there more taste and comfort consulted.
It is not In the music. Never were the
c-holrs more heavenly voiced." In my
opinion enough causes are grouped
right here to account for any loss of
constraining power the church may be
BUfferlne- ? * - -
Q. <uv. JL'Llg3 1 a U1 I IB not 111 106
pulpit." I think It is very largely in
the -nnlnlt. Two Instances In sunport of
this assertion follow. T nm thoroughly
familiar with the facts in both cases. Tn
Lhe first Instance the pastor was Mr. ?,
an attractive man, in ami out of the
pulpit An educated man, an intellectual
man. a hard student, and a hard
worker for his church. He was Intimate
at my house, as I was at his.
His wife, a sweet young woman, was
almost universally popular with the
congregation. The work was prospering.
But the pastor left that church,
at a very trying time in its history, on
extremely short notice. His reasons for
going were, of course. *n
himself, hut the church suffered. It Is
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