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Mareb 5, 1913J
ular work Intensified and carried on
through a series of successive dayB.
The Church makes out a financial
policy: why should it not also make out
an evangelistic policy? Why not have
a duplex budget, as the Church calls
for so many dollars to be raised, also
call for so many souls to be saved?
Any pastor who cannot lead his people
In a revival In intensified form is out
of place. In planning for special efforts
the Holy Spirit should suggest the
time through the conditions; the biggest
part of the preaching ought to be
directed to the training of the church;
and the pastor is the one who should
lead in It all.
Coming more directly to the matter
of the Assembly's Campaign on Stewardship,
Mr. C. T. 1-axon told lust how
the Every Member Canvass had been
jnade In the Snrlngfleld ohurch, Jacksonville.
Pla., and Mr. A. D. Mason, of
the church In which the Convention
was being held, conducted a conference
on the subject, stating that he had asked
permission of the Program Committee
for the prlvtleg-: of not making a
speech, but of allowing the members
Of tho Convention to speak. The conference
revealed the growing interest
In this feature of bhe Assembly's Plan
of Deneflcence.
Dr. A. A. McGeachy In presenting the
Assembly's Equipment Needs, also attacked
eye-gate as well as ear-gate,
making use of a chart, which It was
announced will also be gotten out In
pamphlet form, showing the Immediate
needs to be for an aggregate of $105.000.
In Dr. McGheachy's attack upon the
car-gate he poured Into the mind3 of
the listeners a veritable poem in prose.
And Dr. McGheachy himself must have
been conscious of the fact that he had
presented a very prosy subject not In a
prosy manner, for in ostensibly apologizing
for his presentation of the sufbJect
he reminded the audience tihat
there are no poems written with which
to close an address on equipment needs,
showing that Dr. WcGeachy undoubtedly
was obsessed with a subconsciousness
of having dwelt during the preparation
of his speech In an atmosphre
of poetry.
As the Convention was coming now
"to the point where the closing addresses
by that wonderful trio of
speakers, Doughty, Campbell White and
Innes were to be heard, and the closing
exercises to be held, a pause was made
for some matters of business, and Dr.
Dobyns, of Jackson, Miss., read some
resolutions of thanks, the feature of
which was the statement that the local
Committee on Entertainment had "made
this the most perfectly cared for Convention
yet held." These were adopted
by a rising vote, which Mr. Rowland
pronounced unanimous.
Mr. Rowland said that in the next
hour we are going to spend there are
going to be questions to face and decisions
to make which cannot be faced
and met in our own strength and wisdom,
and Mr. Geo. lnnes, of PhiladelwVtlo
In nraror
Mr. W. E. Doughty, of New York,
spoke on the topic, "A Man and His
Money."
Mr. Doughty was probably the best
speaker who appeared before the Convention
from the point of view of oratory
suited for such a big gathering.
nig enunciation o[ woras is as ciear as
a bell, and he has that cyclonic style of
oratory, something like the style or
the beloved Dr. Cuyler, which sweeps
everything In Its track. And he puts
that enthusiasm and earnestness Into
lils effort that cause the perspiration
to start from his face and wilt his collar.
There Is little wonder that since
he was heard at Chattanooga a year
THE PRE8BYTERI
ago he has had many Invitations to
speak In the South, and Mr. Rowland
no doubt expressed the sentiment of
the audience when he hoped that he
would have many more.
He said in beginning that this closing
session is to be a call to battle.
Two things are needed for this battle;
a relentless will to do, and unresting
notions in doing. To these two things
!T call. And for it are needed three
things which we ihave to give, Life,
Prayer and Honey.
Addressing himself more directly to
the latter of these, money, foe told how
n group of six men met in New York
City and had set forth six principles
which are to govern a man in his relation
to property. (1) God is the giver
and owner of all things, this being the
base line by which we are to measuro
all truth about giving; (2) man's relation
to property Is that of a steward, a
trustee; (3) as God Is the owner and
iron the trustee the relation between
the two Is expressed In regular, stated,
worshipful, sacrificial, systematic, proportionate
giving on the part of man;
(4) the proportion which expresses this
relation Is one-tenth of one's income
and beyond; (5) regular, personal,
careful, prayerful study of uses to be
made of this money; and (6) honesty
In acquisition of property, and consistent
use of the nine-tenths not so set
aside.
Mr. Doughty urged the adoption of
these principles on the ground that
they are principles of safety, of prosperity,
of spiritual efficiency.
J. Campbell White used the time given
him In these closing hours, not In making
an address himself, but In an effort
to get the delegates to commit themselves
to the formation of certain purposes
of life. And this was done by
hearing a number of one minute talks,
and In asking the delegates to check
off certain purposes which had been
set forth on a Purpose Card which had
teen distributed In the audience earlier
In the day These cards were taken no
as the delegates went out, and the little
crosses made on them doubtless Indicate
the results of the Convention In
the matter of purposes formed with
reference to deeper consecration of life
and greater efllclecy of service.
The Speech of Mr. Geo. Tunes of
rhiladelphi* *
was the closing speech of the Convention.
and It was on the topic, "How
Much Would You Be Worth If You Txjst
All Your Money?"
He told of his exoerlence In havlne
to face that question once, and he found
that he would not ho ronrth onuililnir
Tfe -was not therefore willing to part
with his money. Rut after he hart been
instrumental In winning a soul to
Christ he became worth something, anrt
after that it was rot so difficult for him
to give up his money.
The Convention has been considering
the subject of Stewardship and the
antithesis of stewardship is the worst
of all sins spoken of in the Bible,
namely the sin of covetor.sness And
while it Is the greatest of all Bins It Is
the only one that has a respectable
standing In the Church. We would dismiss,
a man from our official boards for
the sin ot drunkenness, but we would
not for the sin of covetousness. Mell
Trotter with the body of their dead
baby lying in the home, promised his
wife that ho would gire up drink, and
before the night of that same day he
pawned me dead nahy's shoes In order
to get money with whloh to buy drink.
An awful sin. But when we dicker
with the TyOrd, and bo bargain away the
eouIb of the lost because of covetousness
we are committing a greater sin
than the sin of Mell Trotter.
The tithe Is the method of distribution,
but not the point of departure
AN OP THE SOUTH
The point of departure la Indicated In
the principle enunciated by Christ himself
when he said In effect that whosoever
renounceth not all that he hatih
cannot be Christ's disciple.
What is the matter with this old
Church is that she is sick with this
awful sin of covetousness. Let us rid
her of it. It can he done hv on
ting a passion for souls, by our being
led back to Calvary. There is no power
like the constraining love of Christ.
And it can be done by our seeking a
closer fellowship with our Lord.
On my way home from a trip around
the world I went through Scotland.
My mother and father were from Scotland.
Up in the north of Scotland we
went to visit some relatives, in father's
cousin's home. The day was cold and
damp. It was six miles out in the
country. The wife said she would not
go out, but would stay with the boy. It
was such a cold day I was chilled to
the bone. We came to a little tworoom
stone house where my relatives
lived. Inside the house it was cold.
There was only a little fire in the fireplace,
about the size of a potato. The
floor was made of flag stones. I said
I will not stay here long. The men
after awhile came from the plow in the
field. They sat down to their meal,
and with their horn spoons began to
eat. without giving me an invitation to
eat. I said to myself this is relation
ship, but not rruch fellowship. After
nwhlle my father's cousin 6ald to me
"Geordle, come this way." He led me
into the other room. There was a
warm stove in a room. There the table
was set; snow white linen on the table;
and good things to eat. They asked If
1 cOuld not bring; out my wife, and I
raid. "Yes." And T went Into town,
and brought her out. and we spent a
long time there In the enjoyment of a
sweet fellowship. And I said, here is a
rllffornr.'wi.
u...v>?uv?, uic unc was oniy relationship.
and the other la fellowship.
Men. there Is a time when we take
Christ only Into the hnt of our lives.
l?ut the time will come when we will
take him fnr lien.
And as Mr. Innes closed this tender
appeal there was a feeling that manv
In the audience whloh was going out
now from the Convention had come Into
a closer, a tender fellowship with our
Lord which shall manifest Iteslf In
greater things In the 'Master's service.
The quartet by request sang "Riches
Untold," and the Convention was
closed with prayer led by Dr. Dohvns.
There were many specially delightful
features connected with the Conven
tion exercises; but It Is doubtful If there
was any one feature that gave such universal
pleasure as the singing by the
Union Seminary Quartette, co-rposed of
Messrs. R. V. Lancaster, first tenor;
W. T. Mann, second tenor; Paul S.
Crane, first base, and C. B. Craig, second
bass. The singing was not only
itself marvelously beautiful, but the
colonttona nroro
??v?w uiiuuiuuv a|>|MU|;iiaic,
and they served as real messages.
The director of the congregational
singing was Mr H. F. "Morton, son of
Rev. W. D. Morton, D. D., of Rocky
Mount, N. C., and he proved himself
a master Indeed as a leader.
NUGGETS OF GOLD FROM TITE
MEMPHIS MINE.
One of the characteristic features
of this Convention was the number of
proverbs that were spoken, short, pithy
sayings containing wonderful truth.
And the Jmpresslvencss of them was
great because of the apparent spontanlety
with which in so many instances
they sprung out of the speaker's heart,
and were expressed by his lips.
Here are Just a few the writer had
occasion to observe during the proceedings
of the Convention.
If you don't want the city churches
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to die of the disease of the hardening
of the arteries you must sustain the
country churches.?Rev. J. E. Booker.
The business of the winning of souls
cannot be delegated.?Dr. Wm. R. Dobyns.
The Saviour himself could not have
been admitted into the open door of
the so-called best society of Jerusalem
in his day.?VV. F. Stephenson.
For forty years the South has been
the poor man's paradise of opportunity
to provide for himself.?E. <f.
Branson.
Do we dare to leave the dogs to lick
the sores of our civilization??EI C.
Branson.
One of the most unwise things a man
can do is to break out In disgust at
science.?Dr. Stewart M. Roberts.
Sleepy waked up through the divine
agency of a football.?Rev. J. W. Skin
ner.
II said, a boy who could hold bis ow,
nose and take his medicine?there Is
something in him.?Rev. J. W. Skinner.
I -would rather sea the light of day
in a log cabin where the family altar
is and go out to preach the gospel
than to be bom In a palace and go
down in the dissipation, of city life.?
Dr. Clyce.
r ina n common task and go to work,
and the work of federation is done.?
Joseph E. McAfee.
No man can talk patriotism without
talking religion, and no man can talk
religion without talking patriotism.?
Wm. T. Ellis.
Every layman should Rtand for everything
that is good, but he should move
for some one good thing.?Wm. T. Ellis.
If the Church is not equal to her
task, let her step aside; It is up to us
to show that Protestantism has not
lost her administrative capacity.?We
T. Ellis.
One reason why we do not have more
young men to enter tho ministry Is,
that you do not give them a big enough
Job.
I know very few ministers who have
.a right to preach from Matt 6: 33.
God puts the Imprimatur of approval
only upon a finished Job.