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ltKPORT OF STANDING COMMIT
TEE ON HOME MISSIONS.
The compass of the Home Mlss'on
program, together with the states
manlike fashion In which It Is exe
cuted, must command the admiration
of all the people. A high degree of
administrative efficiency is observed
in the discharge of the multiplied re
sponsibilities of this office.
The Presbyterian Church in the
i'nited States is to be felicitated upon
the fact that the cause goes forward
under a management that is careful,
yet progressive; watchful of the in
terest of the Church, and sympathetic
in Its ministry to the multitudes.
The areas covered by the opera
tions of this organization render a
survey thereof well nigh a staggermg
task. A fruitful study of this work
might be outlined either by its geo
graphy or by the races concerned.
Should the former be followed, the
trails would lead from Maryland to
New Mexico; should the latter, the
student would have to speak a score
of languages.
In order that this Assembly may
art intelligently upon the recommen
dations attached to this report, your
committee will undertake in brief
compass to suggest 'the achievements
of the year just closed in the field
under review. Apology is offered at
the outset because this report must
of necessity fall to present adequate
ly all the results obtained on the one
hand, or the outlook and needs on
the other.
We are encouraged to hope that
there are yet greater accomplishments
ahead, because of the awakening in
terest manifested among the leading
men and women of the Church. This
interest is evidenced by the zeal with
which the women are enlisting .In
study classes, and thereby Informing
themselves as to the details of this
paramount cause.
Another evidence is the hearty wel
come accorded the Pre-Assembly Con
ference into the schedule of Church
gatherings. This conference has now
passed the experimental stage and
promises to become a large factor in
developing an intelligent interest
among the office-bearers of the
Church. Yet another evidence is
found in the largely increased offer
ings which we shall mention later.
Permit us to advise you of a few
of the salient facts that press for
attention in a review of the annual
report of your Executive Committee:
The Department of Evangelism:
This department undertakes to ren
der a Church-wide service by promot
ing an evangelistic spirit and by en
listing pastors and people in a con
certed action in soul-winning. Evan
gelism being one of the objectives of
the Progressive Program, the Execu
tive Committee has had the co-opera
tion of the Assembly's Stewardship
Committee in carrying out its plans^
In addition to its undertakings to de
velop this spirit for the extension of
the kingdom, the Executive Commit
tee has continued its general evangel
ists in the field. As a result of their
labors, there have been 4,559 acces
sions to the Church. Other salaried
evangelists have been used in the
weaker Presbyteries and Synods, as
calls for their services have been
made. In addition, yet other evan
gelists for special classes have been
employed; for instance, two for Mexi
cans, one for Indians, one for negroes,
and one for prisoners.
Mountain Missions:
We would have you pause for a mo
ment to consider the work among the
mountains. The Appalachian and
Ozark Mountaineers are spiritual ben
eficiaries of your Executive Commit
tee. In the former ranges there are
more than 5,000,000 people; 88 per
cent, of which population is white.
One hundred and fourteen paid mis
sionaries labor among them under the
direction of Rev. J. W. Tyler, D. D.
The same supervision cares for seven
teen schools, with over 1,600 pupils.
The past year established a record in
the number of accessions to the
Church on confession of faith in our
mountain enterprises. Very much of
this fruitage is due to the influence
of the schools, which, aside from their
educational function, are a spiritual
power. The greatest need to-day is
not for colleges that will educate the
people away from their homes and
leave the mountain sections poorer,
but for such schools as will fit the
young people for life amid their na
tive hills.
A distress call is sounded from
these strategic points, however. In
two places school buildings have been
lost by fire. In other instances lack
of funds has forbidden the completion
of buildings under construction. Let
us hope that by some plan this situa
tion may be relieved in order that
our beloved Church may overtake its
task.
The Department of Negro Work:
Your committee rejoices to note the
progress of the work among the col
ored people. The new dormitory for
girls at Tuscaloosa has been erected
and is not only commodious, but com
plete in its appointments and alto
gether inviting. The Conferences for
Negro Women held annually at Tus
caloosa, under the direction of the
Woman's Auxiliary, Mrs. W. C. Wins
borough, superintendent, are exerting
an influence far beyond the bounds
of the Presbyterian Church. Rev. R.
A. Brown has been transferred from
the Department of Evangelism to be
come superintendent of this depart
ment, devoting his whole time to it.
There is a moral significance in the
late northward trend of negro popu
lation. In the South 60 per cent, of
the negroes are church-going people;
In the northern cities 14 per cent.
When we note that during the past
ten years the population of this race
has increased in Northern cities in
varying percentages from 60 to 1,300,
we must conclude that this call de
mands haste if these migrants are to
be equipped with an intelligent un
derstanding of their relation to God
and to their fellows. The operations
of our Executive Committee consist
largely in developing the Snedecor
Memorial Synod, which comprises four
Presbyteries aggregating 38 ministers,
47 churches and 1,700 communicants.
Other colored churches outside the
bounds of this Synod bring the num
ber of communicants to something
more than 2,000.
Stillman Institute, for the educa
tion of a trained ministry, continues
to make its valuable contribution to
the spiritual welfare of the race. Thl3
Institution has been enlarged by the
addition of a Department for Young
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THE CHURCH AT WORK
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