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KKI'OItT OK F.YKUY-MKMIlKIt CANVASS SYNOU o| NOKTII CAItOI.IN.X
J. H. Spillman, Synodical Mannni'r.
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Are subscriptions to benevolent
causes influenced at all by the fact
that the Church has a number of
hi. -in Iters who are tithers, or who have
family altars in the home?
Oar records of tithers and family
altars are yet very imperfect. Tlie
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 promo
lion 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 I lie churches that are em
phasizing the tithe and family altars
are the churches that have made t h
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
tt.2!i;? 22.5 1 43?; $24.72 15.374
port the number of subscribers,
though this discrepancy does not ma
terially afl'ect the figures.
The churches that reported the
Kvery- .Member Canvass show that
forty-three out of one hundred mem
bers made a subscription. Some
churches went above 7 f> per cent, and
a few over !? 0 per cent. In North
Carolina Synod alone there are 4 3,
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 $24.72, this emphasizes the need
of a more thorough canvass and shows
that we would have abundant money
for all of our Church work if we
could double the number of subscrip
tions to the benevolent causes.
SI \IK\Y SCHOOL 1 XSTITl'TK AM)
( HlilSTIA.N WOltKKItS' ('ON'.
FKItKNCK.
.Inckson, Ky., August 15tli in ii:$d.
By Itev. William T. McRlroy.
The eighth annual Sunday School
Institute and Christian Workers' Con
ference will he held at Jackson,
Breathitt County, K.v., August 15th to
23d.
The sessions of the conference will
he held in the auditorium of the Lees
Collegiate Institute, and plans are be
ing made for an attendance of more
than live 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 Presbyterial activity,
this conference has been so success
ful that the Synod of Kentucky has
endorsed it as a State-wide institu
tion. 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. I>r. J. C. Ateheson, new pres
ident of Kentucky College for Women,
Danville; Hev. Dr. Gilbert Class, (!rn
eral Superintendent of Young Peo
ple's Work for the Ceneral Assembly.
Richmond, Va.; Dr. J. W. Tyler, Su
perintendent of Mountain Work for
the Ceneral Assembly; Rev. S. It.
Lander, Winchester, Ky.; Rev. W. A.
Hopkins, Synod ical Superintendent of
Young People's Work; Rev. and Mrs.
II. L- Cockerham, Quicksand, Ky.;
Rev. \V. it. Cuerrant, Highland School,
Cuerrant, Ky.; Rev. A. H. Doak, Rev.
E. E. Cabbard, Rev. 1 ?r . W. H. Hop
per, R?-v. ('. A. Ray, Rev. William T.
McElroy; and Messrs. Owen Mann and
Hugh I j. Nevin, Louisville. These and
a numltpr *?f others wIiusr names will
be announced later will deliver ad
dressee or lead conferences during the
con ference.
Mr. Thomas 15. Talbot, of Lcxing
ton, Su|ierintcudcnt of llnnie. Missions
for West I<exingtou, Kbenezer and
Transylvania Presbyteries, who lias
hud long experience in conducting
eonferences of this kind, will preside
over t lie conference. The music will
In- conducted hy Hev. ('. A. Kay, of
Ml. Sterling. Kv.
One day of the conference will he
"Mountain Workers' liav," when
there will he addresses on our moun
tain work hy those now actively en
gaged in the work. In addition to
the regular program, there will he a
round tahle conference on the sub
ject. Many of the mission workers
in our mountain churches, schools and
missions will he present, hot It from
our own Church and from tin* North
ern Presbyterian Church. The whole
day will hi* given to these workers to
discuss problems and to answer ques
tions alio lit I lie work they are doing.
Another day of the conference will he
devoted to Sunday School Work, and
still another to Woman's Work and
Young People's Work.
At the request of the woman's or
ganizations of the State, the last
three days of the conference will he
given over to the work of the Wom
an's Auxiliary. All phases of Wom
an *> Work will lie discussed in public
addresses and in round tahle confer
ences. and women front all sections
of the State will lie in attendance.
Mrs. H. L. Cockerham will be in
charge of the program these three
days.
Two days, August 1 fitli and 17th,
will be devoted to a general confer
ence on Sunday School Work. Hev.
W. A. Hopkins will he in charge of
this conference.
The program will lie so arranged
that the afternoons will he 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 Highlani
School at (Juerrant, Wiitherspoou Col
lege at Buckhorn, Canyon Falls Acad
emy at Canyon Falls, "The Christian
Kndeavor School," Beechwood Semi
nary at Heidelberg, or the Stuart Hob
inson School at Blackey, while the
conference will be held in the l.ees
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 $1.50 per day. As space in tfie
dormitory is limited, the names of
delegates should be sent at once to
Hev. 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, I). I). Publishers,
Fleming H. Revell Co., New York.
Price $1.25. Dr. Vance has given the
Church a number of excellent books,
but none that will do more real good
than ihis one. It is a series of very
short communion sermons. They are
just heart-to-heart talks in which the
Saviour and His love and atoning
sa<*ri lire are held up before the reader
in such a way that he almost feels
that he can see Him and hear Him
speak. I>r. 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 suhjeet is suggestive and will be
especially helpful to pastors who con
duct communion services.
I'aul the Missionary. ll.v Professor
1,. Berkhof, It. II. 1'iihlisliers, Berd
maus-Sevensma Co., Grand Itapids,
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 |o the (! en tiles will
find this a helpful and inspiring vol
ume.
The < 'oinniiiiiity Daily Vacation
Bible School. By K. C. Knapp. Pub
lishers. Fleming 11. Itevell 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 n any people do not know
just how to plan and run them. Any
one who will secure this hook 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 Bock Thai Is Higher. By Itev.
Tennis K. (louwens. Publishers.
Fleming H. Kevell 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 tbev
draw the reader's soul nearer to Hod
This is done in such a simple, prac
tical way that it tits in beautifully
with our daily life and experience
It makes nearness to God and depen
dence upon Him appear as belonging
to each day and to everything we d<>
I'roni Genesis to Itevelat ion. Kv
Mildred Berry. Publishers, Macmil
lan Company, New York. Price
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 Itev. Joseph P. Hicks. Pub
lishers, George H. Doran Company,
New York, N. Y. Price $1. It is the
duty of every Christian to win others
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 lind this
book of great assistance in organiz
ing and in teaching a class in per
sonal evangelism. If every church
had such a class which was given
the course of lessons here furnished,
there would he a great revival of re
ligion in the land and many souls
would be saved.