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YOUNG PEOPLE'S SOCIETIES
BETTER GIVING.
M., Auk. 28. lloncst acquirine. Kph. 4:28.
T.. Auk. 29. Faithful K|>eiiiliiie. Isn. 55:1-3.
W., Auk. 30. CJi'iktouh giving. Luke 6:38.
T., Auk. 31. Hysti'miitic K<viiiK. 2 Cor. U:6-I2.
K.? Sopt. 1. I'roiwirtioiinte Itivinc 1 Cor. 10:1-3.
N., Kept. 2. GiviiiK ourm-lvoH. 2 Cor. 8:1-5.
S., Kept. 3. Topic ? Hotter Giving. Acta 20:31-35.
(CollSlMTllt toil IlKM't 1I1R.)
H'Aa/ in thr Tenth Lctjiun, and irhy nlmuld we join itt
Why nhould trr kr<i> account* with (hid,'
J/uw may our eocirty give more than it is (jirinu?
Honest Acquiring, Eph. 4 : 2 S : It
goes without saying that one has no
right to give away, as he has no right
to have anything, that ho has not
come into possession of honestly. This
means that a man must not acquire
hy stealing, gambling or crooked deal
ing. He can lawfully receive only
what comes to him as the result of
his own labor or as a gift from others.
No one has' the right to claim that
"the world owes him a living." and
proceed to get it in any way that he
can.
Faithful Spending* Itja.. 55:1-3:
How shall I spend my money, is a
question that every one should con
sider in the most careful way. So
many people spend their money on
the impulse of the moment, without
much thought. God gives us money
or its equivalent in order that we may
provide first for our own necessities
and the necessities of those who are
dependent upon us. Then comes the
duty to spend for God. That means
the spending of a part of what God
has given us for the benefit of others.
When we have done our duty in these
respects, we may spend something on
our pleasures, but our pleasures
should always be such as shall fit us
better for doing the work that God
has given us Jo do in the world.
Generous (Jiving, Luke 6:38: We
should not try to see how little we
can give to any good cause. It is said
that in selling grain in the East, it
is customary to fill the measure full,
then press the grain down and shake
it well, and then to pile on more as
long as a grain can be added to the
measure. If we were always as gen
erous in our giving to God, we would
soon find that God will honor and re
ward us. "For with the same meas
ure that ye mete (or measure) withal
it shall be measured to you again."
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Systematic Giving, 2 Cor. 9:G-12:
God gives to us systematically. Ho
plans to give us what we need and
he carries out His plan. So often His
people give without any plan. If some
appeal touches their hearts, they give
liberally out of what they may have
at the time, when they have not
stopped to think whether they can
afford that much or whether they
ought not to give more, and they fail
to consider whether they are giving
to this cause what it is entitled to
proportionately with the other objects
of their benevolence. The wise busi
ness man, the wise householder, plans
how his monoy is to be spent. So it
should be with our giving.
Proportionate (living, 1 Cor. 16:1-3:
The farmer who rents a piece of land
agrees to pay a certain proportion of
what he raises to the owner of the
land, and he given that proportion no
matter how much or how little he
may make on the land. He gives tlo
the owner of the land the fourth of
the crop, as God has prospered him.
We should decide upon some propor
tion that we are going to give to God
out of what He gives us. The Jews
gave tithes of their Income. They
gave at least two-tenths, and in ad
dition they made many free-will of
ferings. We ought not to give less of
our Income than they did. We ought
at least to begin with a tenth and
give that regularly and systematically
and honestly.
Giving Oursclv?*s, 2 Cor. 8:1-5:
"First gave their ownselves to the
Lord." This must be the policy in
every Christian experience. If we do
not give ourselves to the Lord, we
will not give Him anything else. We
may give to the Church or to our fel
low men, but that is not necessarily
giving to the Lord. When we give
ourselves to Him, there will be no
trouble about our giving anything
else. When we once realize that we
belong to Him, we will also realize
that all we have is His also.
Ik'tter Giving, Acts 20:31-35: One
of the greatest lessons that we can
learn and yet one of the hardest is
that "it Is more blessed to give than
to receive." By nature we are sel
fish and we try to get all that we can
for ourselves. Our Saviour teaches
that this is not what we ought to do.
The greatest blessing comes from giv
ing. When we give to God it reminds
us that we belong to Him, and any
thing that brings this thought into
our hearts is a blessing to us. When
we give to others, there comes into
our hearts that we are doing some
thing for God, and we are reminded
that we are co-workers with Him In
His great work In the world. When
we see that others are benefited by
what we do, we are afforded pleasure.
As we give of our means, our time,
our labor, for the spiritual welfare
of others, we are laying up treasures
in heaven. We may lay up treasures
on earth, but they may be taken from
us. The treasures laid up in heaven
can never be lost. The only way to
lay up these treasures is by giving.
It may be that we give our money,
our labor, our lives, but thoy will be
stored away In heaven. Let us sea
what we can give.
A BUOtiKflTED PROGRAM.
For fioplPmbfr 3rd.
The Lord's Prayer.
Hymn.
Prayer.
Daily Topics, assigned one to each
of seven members.
Hymn ? "Take My Life and Let it
Be."
Questions to be assigned to four
members:
What can we give to God?
How can we give our service?
How can wo give our lives?
What is the Tenth Legion and
should we join it?
Hymn ? "I Gave My Life for Thee."
Sentence prayers.
Closing prayer.
SENTENCE PRAYERS.
Our Father In heaven, we thank
thee for all the blessings Thou hast
given us, and pray that Thou wilt
keep on giving us all we need.
Father, we want to give Thee every
thing that we ought to give Thee, and
we pray that Thou wilt show us how.
Father, teach us how much of our
money and of our time we ought to
give to Thee.
0 Saviour. Thou art always giving
us Thy love; help us to love Thee
with our whole hearts.
Dear Saviour, as Thou didst give
Thy life for us that we might have
salvation, help us to give our lives to
Thy service, that we may give salva
tion to others.
0 Saviour, we would give to Thee
all that we are and all that we have,
our lives, our money, our service, and
we pray that Thou wilt take them and
use them for Thy honor and glory.
VIRGINIA 8YNODTCAL YOUNG PEO.
PLE'S conference.
Ry Mrs. E. M. Polaney.
The Second Annual ' Conference of
Young People in Virginia was he?il
at Massanetta Springs, July 25-21.
This gathering showed a decided in
crease in numbers over the one held
at Charlottesville last year. In fact,
it far exceeded our expectation. There
were present' 396 registered delegates,
representing the Pvesbyterles of the
Synod as follows:
East Hanover 62
Lexington 172
Montgomery 67
Norfolk 5
Potomac 2S
Roanoke 18
West Hanover 4
Winchester 41
In addition, members of the
faculty, counsellors and speakers,
numbered twenty-two. The hotel was
taxed to its utmost capacity. There
were fifteen or twenty tents pitched
in the oak grove back of the audi
torium and many drove out from Har
risonburg each day to attend the Con
ference sessions.
The program was well rounded, be
ing planned for development of the
four-fold life. Morning hours were
devoted to classes and afternoons
were reserved for rest and recreation,
with abundant opportunity offered for
sports of various kinds, and group
games under the splendid direction o'
Mr. C. R. Warthen, who is supervisor
of phys'ol training in the Lynch
burg public schools. The evening
services were rich with inspirational
addresses *lven by Dr. Wm. E. Hud
son. Rev. D. J. Gumming, Mrs. Hazen
Smith. T>r. M. E. Melvln. Dr. H. W.
DuRose and Dr. Henry Louis Smith.
Throughout the week the call wns
sounded for consecrated energies, for
a realization of the stewardship of
life and possessions. Following a
splendid address on the closing night
many of the young people enrolled
their names as Life Work Recruits.
Some of these are Intending to begin
definite training for Christian service
this fall; others have many years
ahead in completing high school and
college work before being ready for
specialization.
At nine o'clock each morning a most
helpful devotional period was led by
Dr. Henry Wade DuBose of Dan
ville, Va. * Following this came the
text-book classes. Those studying
Home Missions used the new book by
Dr. Homer McMillan, "Unfinished
Tasks," under the enthusiastic lead
ership of Miss Eleanora A. Bery of
Atlanta, Ga. The class studying For
eign Missions was ably led by Rev.
D. J. Cumming of Mokpo, Korea. The
inspiration of his life and work was
felt by all att the Conference and the
knowledge that in three weeks he is
to return to his work in Korea made
doubly impressive the messages
brought. The class in Christian En
deavor methods studied systematic
ally the book entitled "Expert En
deavor." This was taught by Mr.
Frank P. Wilson, whp is a Dixie field
secretary. Examinations were given
on the last day and many of the dele
gates earned the distinction of "Chris
tian Endeavor Experts," and will bf.
recognized as such by the United So
ciety of Christian Endeavor and '
their home societies. Classes on Sun
day school methods were conducted
by Hev. Walter Getty of Charleston,
W. Va., and by Rev. Wesley Baker of
Richmond, Va.
Bible classes were taught by the
six clan counsellors. Miss Virginia Al
len, Miss Frances Glasgow, Miss Jean
Dupuy, Mrs. E. M. Delaney, Rev. Nor
man Johnson and Rev. Edgar Gam
mon. Biographical studies of some
of the leading men and women of the
Bible were used, one character being
studied each day. Every effort was
made to lead the young people to cul
tivate regular habits of daily Bible
study and prayer. Simultaneously
with these groups a class for adult
leaders was conducted by Mis* Anna
Branch Binford of Richmond, Va.
The last period of the morning va3
devoted to an open parliament, pre
sided over by the president of the Stu
dent Council. At these meetings sub
jects of vital interest, relative to the
Church life and work, were discussed
by the young people themselves. At
this time only those between the ages
of sixteen and twenty-four were al
lowed to speak, with the exception of
Miss Anna Branch Binford, who was
indispensable.
The entire membership of the Con
ference was divided into six groups
or clans, each having a chief selected
by the clan. Throughout the week a
friendly rivalrv existed between the
clans, shown in their songs, cheers,
athletic snortfe. and particularly on
"Stunt Night." Score cards were
checked up daily and a pennant
awarded to the Orahan*. clan on the
last evening1 for having the highest
.average in the week's record. Mu^h
credit ?s di'e to the members of the
committee in charge of the Confor
mance. es^oHallv to Rev. Wesley Baker
for his patient and unHring mana?"?
ment of details as well as the plan
ning o' the program in the lare*?.
On Sunday morning, at nine-thirtv.
a pageant . which was presontod
brought home very forcibly a message
of Sabbath observance. Manv who
wero present are loking forward t<o
ronoating this in their home churches,
r'onips mav he secured free bv writ
iii" to the Presbyterian Committee of
Publication In Richmond orde**'-'
"The Messagf." (It was published in
the Presbyterian of the South of Au
gust lftth. Copies of this miner will
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