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REPORT OF EVERY -MEMBER CANVASS SYNOD OF NORTH CAROLINA.
J. B. Spillman, Synodical Manager.
Albemarle $ 00,214
Concord 105,796
Fayetteville 132.577
Kings Mountain 4 4,689
Mecklenburg 145,393
Orange 163,543
Wilmington 100,998
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Are subscriptions to benevolent port
causes influenced at all by the fact
that the Church has a number of
members who are tithers, or who have
family altars in the home?
Our records of tithers and family
altars are yet very imperfect. The
fact that these records have not been
tabulated and published in the statis
tical tables has made many sessions
careless in the answers they have
given, but even though our records
are imperfect, the records we have
show unmistakably that the promor
tion of the tithe and family altar does
influence the subscriptions to the be
nevolent work of the Church.
The records show that the great
majority of the churches that are em
phasizing the tithe and family altars
are the churches that have made th?i
best reports. In this canvass we have
secured one subscription to three
church members; to be exact, 22,519
subscriptions to 65,672 members.
Some few churches have reported
amounts subscribed, but did not re
22,519 4:
3 tyQ $24.72 15,374
the number of subscribers,
though this discrepancy does not ma
terially affect the figures.
The churches that reported the
Every-Member Canvass show that
forty-three out of one hundred mem
bers made a subscription. Some
churches went above 75 per cent, and
a few over 90 per cent. In North
Carolina Synod alone there are 43,
153 members who have made no sub
scription to the benevolent causes.
Two hundred and twenty-eight
churches, with 15,374 members, have
made no report at all. One hundred
and eighty-eight of these churches
have less than one hundred members,
and this might seem to be an excuse,
if we did not have such splendid re
ports from a great number of other
small churches.
The average subscription amounts
to $24.72, this emphasizes the need
of a more thorough canvass and shows
that we would have abundant money
for all of our Church work if we
could double the number of subscrip
tions to the benevolent causes.
SUNDAY SCHOOL INSTITUTE AND
CHRISTIAN WORKERS' CON- *
FERENCE.
Jackson, Ky., August 15th to 23d.
By Rev. William T. McElroy.
The eighth annual Sunday School
Institute and Christian Workers' Con
ference will be held at Jackson,
Breathitt County, Ky., August 16th to
23d.
The sessions of the conference will
be held in the auditorium of the Lees
Collegiate Institute, and plans are be
ing made for an attendance of more
than Ave hundred of the Presbyterian
religious workers of the State. At a
similar conference held at the same
place last year the enrolled delegates
numbered about four hundred and
fifty.
Starting as a Presbyterlal activity,
this conference has bden so success
ful that the Synod of Kentucky has
endorsed it as a State-wide Institu
tlon. Truly evangelistic In spirit, in
tensely practical In method, highly
spiritual in purpose and appeal, the
"Jackson Conference" has given much
of faith and courage and enthusiasm
to the Presbyterians of Kentucky.
Among the speakers who have al
ready been secured for the conference
are Rev. Dr. J. C. Atcheson, new pres
ident of Kentucky College for Women,
Danville; Rev. Dr. Gilbert Glass, Gen
eral Superintendent of Young Peo
ple's Work for the General Assembly,
Richmond, Va.; Dr. J. W. Tyler, Su
perintendent of Mountain Work for
the General Assembly; Rev. S. B.
Lander, Winchester, Ky.; Rev. W. A.
Hopkins, Synodical Superintendent of
Young People's Work; Rev. and Mrs.
H. L, Cockerham, Quicksand, Ky.;
Rev. W. B. Guerrant, Highland School,
Guerrant, Ky.; Rev. A. H. Doak, Rev.
E. E. Gabbard, Rev. Dr. W. H. Hop
per, Rev. C. A. Ray, Rev. William T.
McElroy; and Messrs. Owen Mann and
Hugh L. Nevln, Louisville. These and
a number, of others whose names will
be announced later will deliver ad
dressee or lead conferences during the
conference.
Mr. Thomas B. Talbot, of Lexing
ton, Superintendent of Home Missions
for W est Lexington, Ebenezer and
Transylvania Presbyteries, who has
had long experience in conducting
conferences of this kind, will preside
over the conference. The music will
be conducted by Rev. C. A. Ray, of
Mt. Sterling, Ky.
One day of the conference will be
"Mountain Workers' Day," when
there will be addresses on our moun
tain work by those now actively en
gaged in the work. In addition to
the regular program, there will be a
round table conference on the sub
ject. Many of the mission workers
in our mountain churches, schools and
missions will be present, both from
our own Church and from the North
ern Presbyterian Church. The whole
day will be given to these workers to
discuss problems and to answer ques
tions about the work they are doing.
Another day of the conference will be
devoted to Sunday School Work, and
still another to Woman's Work an<l
Young People's Work.
At the request of the woman's or
ganizations of the State, the last
three days of the conference will be
given over to the work of the Wom
an's Auxiliary. All phases of Wom
an's Work will be discussed in public
addresses and In round table confer
ences, and women from all sections
of the State will be in attendance.
Mrs. H. L. Cockerham will be in
charge of the program these three
days.
Two days, August 16th and 17th,
will be devoted to a general confer
ence on Sunday School Work. Rev.
W. A. Hopkins will be in charge of
this conference.
The program will be so arranged
that the afternoons will be devoted
to recreation. Trips to High Knob,
one of the highest points in the coun
ty; the famous Pan Handle; Quick
sand, where there is a lumber camp
of over twelve hundred, having one
of the largest planing mills in the
South; or Karagon, where there is a
wood alcohol plant, will be features
that will be greatly enjoyed.
Those who have the time may also
plan to see the famous Highland
School at Guerrant, Wfltherspoon Col
lege at Buckhorn, Canyon Falls Acad
emy at Canyon Palls, "The Christian
Endeavor School," Beechwoo'd Semi
nary at Heidelberg, or the Stuart Rob
inson School at Blackey, while the
conference will be held in the Lees
Collegiate Institute at Jackson.
Each Sunday school in the State
is asked to send a representative to
the conference this year. The expense
is not large and the benefits will be
great. Arrangements have been made
by which many of the delegates will
be entertained at the dormitory of
Lees Collegiate Institute at the rate
of |1.60 per day. As space in tfle
dormitory is limited, the names of
delegates should be sent at once to
Rev. J. C. Hanley, Jackson, Kp.
For further information write to
Mr. Hanley, Jackson, Ky., or to Mr.
Thomas B. Talbot, Lock Box 24, Lex
ington, Ky.
In the Breaking of Bread. By Rev.
James I. Vance, D. D. Publishers,
Fleming H. Revell Co., New York.
Price $1.26. Dr. Vance has given the
Church a number of excellent books,
but none that will do more real good
than this one. It is a series of very
short communion sermons. They aro
just heart-to-heart talks in which the
Saviour and His love and atohlng
sacrifice are held up before the reader
in such a way that he almost feels
that he can see Him and hear Him
speak. Dr. Vance's style is simple,
yet virile. His presentation of the
truth is plain and simple and sound.
It will draw the earnest reader near,
er to the Saviour. His treatment of
his subject is suggestive and will be
especially helpful to pastors who con
duct communion services.
l'aul the MisHionary. By Professor
L. Berkhof, B. D. Publishers, Berd
mans-Sevensma Co., Grand Rapids,
Mich. This is a brief discussion of
life and character of Paul in connec
tion with his great missionary work.
It deals with the subject in a scholar
ly and yet in a popular way. Any
one who wishes to study the life of
the great apostle to the Gentiles will
find this a helpful and inspiring vol
ume.
The Community l>uily Vacation
Bible School. By E. C. Knapp. Pub
lishers, Fleming H. Revell Company.
Price $1. Much is heard these days
about Vacation Bible Schools. Many
have been started and have done ex
cellent work. Many more would be
opened, but many people do not know
just how to plan and run them. Any
one who will secure this book and
study it carefully will find all the
more serious questions answered, and
he will be able with very little trou
ble to plan and conduct such a school
that will mean a great stimulus to
Bible study, which will be a help to
any church or community.
The Rock That Is Higher. By Rev.
Tennis E. Gouwens. Publishers,
Fleming H. Revell Company, New
York. Price $1.25. This book con
sists of a number of short sermons,
or addresses. They are distinctly de
votional in their character, as they
draw the reader's soul nearer to God..
This is done in such a simple, prac
tical way that it fits in beautifully
with our dally life and experience*..
It makes nearness to God and depen
dence upon Him appear as belonging
to each day and to everything we do.
From Genesis to Revelation. By
Mildred Berry. Publishers, Macmil
lan Company, New York. Price $2.
This author takes up the most im
portant points in the Bible and treats
them in a plain, simple way that will
make her discussions readable to one
who knows little of the Bible story
and teaching. Back of this simplicity
is evidence of scholarship and insight
into the teaching of Scripture that
makes the book attractive to Bible
students. It is a good book to put
Into the hands of the young.
Ten Lessons in Personal Evangel
ism. By Rev. Joseph P. Hicks. Pub
lishers, George H. Doran Company,
New York, N. Y. Price ?1. It is the
duty of every Christian to win other*
to Christ. This is personal evangel
ism. There are many who say they
do not know how to go about winning;
others to the Saviour. One who will
study this little volume will not need
to say that. Pastors will find this
book of great assistance in organiz
ing and in teaching a class in per
sonal evangelism. It every church
Aad such a class which was given
the course of lessons here furnished,
there would be a great revival of re
ligion in the land and many souls
would be saved.