That the un of lacuna* la improv
ing soli fertility Is on the Increase
In North Carolina Is Indicated by the
increased use ot lime in the State. A
representative of on a limestone com
pany has estimated the amount of
lime used In North Carolina during
the past year ending Junelst as
amounting to 90,000 tons. Of this
amount, much over half was ground
limestone.
One county agent states that an
accurate record of questions asked
him on Monday. June showed that
farmers wanted (information on 139
different subjects.
Boll weevils are beginning to ap
pear In the cotton, reports farm agents
Now is the time to get ready for
them. Watch and dust.
crai?ed standard of excel
lence
A ? Organization
(a) Regular
Officers ? Having the following
officers: President, Vice-President, Re
cording Secretary. Corresponding Sec
retary, Treasurer, Chorister. Pianist
and Grand Leader. (Leader required
in the case of Juniors) : 5 per cent.
2. Committees? Haying the follow
ing committees: Membership, program
Social. Instruction, and Missionary:
5 per cent.
I Groups ? Having the entire mem
bership. divided into groups, with a
captain in charge of each: 6 per cent,
(b) Supplementary
The promotion of B. Y. P.. U in
other Baptist churches.
1. Done by act of Union rather
than b yindlridual members working
Independently. ?
2. Consists: (a) in the organiza
tion of Senior. Intermediate or Junior
Unions, or helping to do so; and at
least one subsequent visit to render
necessary aid: (b) in helping weak or
new Unions which others have fQrmed
by uot less than two seperate visits.
3. A credit of 1 per cent will be
?iven for each such B. Y. P. U. orga
nized or assisted: Provided, it Is in
existence and report of it is made to
the General Secretary at the time of
the annual B. Y. P. U. State Conven
tion. five such organizations with a
total credit of 5 per cent being the
maximum.
B. ? Meetings
(a) Regular
1. Weekly ?
ll) Oue meeting per week, based on
four different topics treated each
month in the B. Y". P. U Quarterly: 5
per cent.
(2) An average attendance of three
fourths of membership: 5 per cent.
(3) Twice per quarter, each active
member taking part In the open meet
ing. apart from the general singing:
10 per cent. If once per month, on
the basis of font- groups, or ~oftener
If there is a smaller number of groups:
1 per cent additional.
2. Business ? Once per quarter, a
business meeting, at which each offi
cer and each committee ?will make
written reports to the Union; and at
least once a year a report be made
to the church in conference: 5 per
cent.
3. Socials ? One social per quarter:
5 per cent.
III) Snp|,ltmniliiry
1. State Convention ? Having two
delegates at the Annual State B. Y.
P. U. Convention : 1 per cent.
2. Religious Services ? Devotional
meetings other than those in the regu
lar B. Y. P. U. weekly sessions.
1. Held in the name of the B. Y. P.
U. and under its direction.
2. Consists: (1) In church prayer
meetings or other public Worship serv
ices; (b) Cottage prayer meetings
among the poor; (c) Services in jails :
or prisoners- camps; (d) Public wor-j
ship in homes for the infirm, un- J
fortunate, or -tadlgent; (e) Meetings
of B. Y. P. U. members In bands ot
personal workers tor definite soul- 1
winning.
3. A credit of one per cent will be j
[ given for every si* such services con- |
! ducted during the year, with a maxi
mum of 10 iter cent In case any one
Is held weekly, or In case fifty-two
ot all Buch services are conducted
during the year.
C. ? Education
(a) Keyular
1. Bible Readers' Course ? At least
three fourths the active members keep
lng up the Daily Bible Readings: 10
per cent; U all do so, 1 per cent ad
ditional.
2. For (1) Seniors: Study Course ?
During the year one Southwlde Study
Course, on at least one-fourth the
active members h^ve stood satisfac
tory test: 10 per cent. It three such
Study Courses are taken during the
year, any one ot which may be a
special course recommended by the
Executive Committee of the State: 1
per cent additional.
(2) Juniors: Sword Drill ? Eight
Sword Drills in as many weekly meet
ings during the year: 10 per cent. If
there are two or more each month,
1 per cent additional.
3. Giving ? Three fourths the aetive
members giving systematically to mis
sions and church expenses according
to the church plan: 6 per cent; If all
do so, 1 per cent additional; it tweuty
per cent of all active members are
tithers, 1 per cent additloanl; forty
per cent, 2 per cent additional; sixty"
per cent, 3 per cent additional; eighty
per cent, 4 per cent additional; one
hundred per cent, 5 per cent addi
tioanl.
(b) Supplementary
Biblical Recorder ? At least half the
active members reading the Biblical
Recorder regularly: 5 per cent.
Kotos
1. On the above basis ot grading,
the total, value ot the minimum re
quirements In the Standard of Ex
cellence is 70 per cent. All Unions,
therefore, which become A-l will be
awarded the Pennant for the quarter
upon quarterly report to the Secre
tary.
2. Thos^. cnions wnich reach or
exceed 75 per cent rating on this
tandard will be entered on the Hon
or Roll of the State, but 70 of that 75
per cent must be tor regular Standard
attainments.
3. The highest honor, or Banner,
will be given to each of the Senior,
Junior, and School Unions which'make
the highest per cent above the 75 .per
cent required tor distinction; the an
nual report of the School Unions made
out on a two-term basis.
4- In order to win the various cred
its, the requirements which are at
tached to them must be met in full.
5. In contesting for the Banner, a
tie In whole number per cents between
two Unions shall be broken by de
termining the highetit average made
by each in excess of the requirements
tor which the whotf number credits
are given, and pr?(ernce also siren
to the Union having the larger en
rollment.
6. The B. V. P. U. Committee of
the State Board ot Missions takes over
the expenses of the B. Y. P. U. State
Convention ; the Unions can. there
fore. contribute to Convention finds by
makings offerings to the State B. Y. P.
U. work. But there are no "dues;" all
offerings to this object are strictly
voluntary. Remittances Bhould be
made monthly to Treasurer Walters
Durham. Raleigh, N. C.
7. Let an the Unions first attain
the Standard of Excellence, thus be
coming A-l. and then make the Extra
Standard Features their further goal
of effort. Once per quarter, at least,
let the presidents check up, determine
the rating ot their Unions, and an
nounce them, as an incentive to the
young people to go up yet higher.
GAL TWO B Y P U ,T!I6uE
8. The Quarterly Report Blanks
sent to Unions are based on this
standard. The B. Y. P. U.~ Convention
year closes with the meeting of the
Convention. Yearly reports, giving a
complete summary of the work done
will be made upon a blank for that
purpose, and will be mailed or sent
l*y messenger to the Convention.
All Unions, in order to be eligible
for State honors, must send their re
ports to the B. Y. P. U. State Conven
tion.
Topic for the week: The Gospel be
yond Jerusalem.
Monday July 7. The first Hartyr.
Read Acts 7:37-60. Key Verse 48. The
Most High dwelleth not In temples
mads with bands.
Tuesday July 8. The first violent
Persecution. Read Acts 8. 3-40. Key
Verse 4. There they were scattered
abroad went everywhere sproading
the word.
Wednesday July 9, Paula Conversion.
Read Act# 8. Key Verse 4. Saul, Saul
why perescutest thou me?
Thursday July 10. Conversion of
Cornelius. Read Acts 10:1-33. Key
Verse 14. Not so Lord I have never
eaten anything that Is common or un
clean.
Friday July 11. The Gentles receive
the Holy Ghost. Rer.d Acts 10:33-48.
Key Verse 38. Who went about doing
good and healing.
? Saturday July 12. Peter on trial.
Read Acts 11:1-18. Key Verse 17.
What was I that I could with stand
God.
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