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VOL. XL VII.
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TWENTY-FIFTH ANNIVERSARY ADDRESS
Mrerad at the Recent Meeting of the Presbytery «
Virginia at Great Creek Church, Braeey, W
hfC
By Mrs. M. B. Masks.
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JTjhe Presbytery and Presby
terial of Southern Virginia, and
Dear Friends:
The pleasure of addressing
you at Great Creek Presbyterian
church, Bracey, Va., on this oe
sion is a most peculiar one, a
dream realized, a longed-for
pleasure, Sweet memory reverts
twenty-five years hence last De
cember. Having been recom
mended by Dr. G. C. Campbell
and Mrs. Campbell and Prof.
F. M. Martin, and commissioned
by the Board of Missions for
Fruedmen and sent out by Dr.
W. E. Partee, the pastor, and the
session of the First Presbyterian
church, Richmond, Va,, and ap
pointed by Rev. W. H. Shepper
son, pastor in charge, your hum
ble servant came out here in the
mission field. My first commis
sion which I hold as a sacred rel
ic,^dates back to December 14th,
18M^ '- This heart of mine will
ever' cherish undying gratitude
tosa the great Presbyterian
Church, the Board and this hon
orable body for all that they
have meant to my life and
work. May God: richly bless and
seal, you for His own.
Forbear, please, and glance, if
you will, back to 1894, when
kind providence placed your
humble sefrvaiu trader the influ
ence of the Fresh} terian Church
where thre ugh Dr. J. E.' Raw
lins, his beloved companion, and
Dr. p, B. Ramsey, Sr., dentist,
I was led to accept Christ. While
the Lotd was saving others, He
saved the, too. Had Dr. Rawlins
done ho other good than to
cause my soul to be saved, hie
.here from
lie.
Iras well Worth the
Through them I entered Ingle
side Seminary, Burkeville, Va.,
in ’95, and under the instruction
of Dr. and Mrs. G. C. Campbell
and their Christian body of
teachers, was the recipient of
the first honor in a class of thir
teen in the spring of ’99 and be
gan Work here in December of
that year. During these twenty
five years and nearly a third, I
have striven in an humble way
to do the Master’s bidding. A
great part of the time with do
mestic duties and those of the
church and school, the work has
been three and four-fold. Many
times, seven days in the week
have found your humble servant
at this post, in service for either
the church or the school. And,
for the last seven years and for
two montns before Christmas
each year, your humble servant
has walked six miles each day to
school , and back. During these
twehty-five years, misfortunes
have come thick and fast until
my lot is as Naomi’s, but I re
joice that God and heaven are
still ray own. i feel that He has
added years to my life, in that
I see this day and have reached
the goal of twenty-five years in
His service on the mission field.
While w<s have no great things
to boast of, yet, we feel that our
humble efforts are not wholly
vain. School was taught in the
church building for 10 years.
The blueing-painted stand in
the 6 pulpit has given place
to a betten grade of furniture.
The dock is serving its time. Re
pairs have been made. The
building being spacious and cold,
a much needed school room was
built. The highest enrollment at
any time has been 63. Enroll
ment ior the present term, 52.
It is to be regretted that only 16
havegone off to high school.
Numbers have united in holy
matrimony, thus holding high
the moral standard. The school
is ahfiost -wholly made up of by
product. ; We have personal
knowledge of from fifteen to
twenty, who responded to their
country’s call and went over
seas. While Bible and Catechism
are daily taught, we regret that
only four have memorized and
rdcited perfectly .the Westmin
ster Shorter Catechism and re
ceived Bibles. Twer have been,
helped for the ministry. The
principal teacher for nine years
in the public school of Bracey,
Va., w*s .prepared for High
nh ,’-vl x'/Ji -i. ''j ■
School in Greet
own Y. P. S. C. K and other
meetings sixty-eight have taken
their stand for Chrtst. The
school’s converts are leading
workers in three neighberthg
churches. She has given a num
ber of officers to her own church
and Sabbath School. Yoiir hum
ble servant has reached out be
yond theimmediate community
and assisted a number of others
in getting a higher education.
What was seemingly a dream
is now a realization. When Rev.
W. H. Shepperson was consulted
as to the wisdom of getting a
bOll, he answered, yes. I would
be glad for the Presbytery of
Southern Virginia to be gov
erned by the ringing of mat
beU.
The wearers costume on this
occasion bespeaks the fact that
in February of 1901 she Was led
to the altar and united in holy
matrimony to Mr. Benjamin W.
Marks. Rev. W. H. Shepperson
officiated. Though not a Chris
tian then, God used your hum
ble servant in helping Mr. Marks
and his four children to come
tb Christ.
Having worked happily dur
ing the ministration of Rev. and
Mrs. W. H. Shepperson, I con
tinued durng same of Rev: and
Mrs. S. F. Young, ; Rev.
and Mrs. T. H. Lackland and Dr.
and Mrs. T. H. Amos until
September of 1924, most reluc
tantly bidding farewell to the
last named we very gladly hailed
Dir. and Mrs. Jam
As a church,
to do our bit There are
s, snaw, P&schall, Butcher,
Hendrick, Algood, Boyd, George,
Marks and others whom space
does not permit to mention.
Alas! Some have fallen into the
sleep of the blessed. “Oh! What
are they doing in heaven today?
What are thy doing there now?”
When Dr A. A. Heteor visited
us in 1923 he remarked that the
belfry looked like a lighthouse.
It is so singular that our church
should present temporally what
we endeavor to make her spir
itually, a Gospel Lighthouse.
God grant that she may shine)
more and more until the
perfect day, until she shall make
glad that bright city above,
where the T^amb Himself is the
Light thereof.
Besides the aforenamed, it has
been our pleasure to entertain
the following: Prof. F. M. Mar
tin, the Sabbath School Institute
and Convention, Dr. W. E. Carrf
Rev. Yancey, Drs. Wilson and
Russell, the evangelists, Revs.
Glasgow, Montouth, T. H. Lack
land, W. H. Shepperson, Rev.
Laine, Proi. I. M. Martin, Rev.
and Mrs. .4 Kendrick and num
bers from our sister denomina
tions. We have also made special
donations to our pastor, sent
some mission boxes and donated
to our unfortunate sister church
which was destroyed by fire. The
climax is that we now have the
pleasure of entertaining the
Presbytery of Southern Virgin
ia.
jjear menas, you nave many
times helped and encouraged us
by your presence. Our white
friends, too, have helped us both
directly and indirectly. May God
forever bless you.
Members of School and Sab
bath School, Jesus says, “Suffer
little children to come unto me
and forbid them not_” May
you be jewels for His kingdom.
Sisters of the Woman’s Mission
ary Society, may it be said of
each of us, “She hath done what
she could.”
Brethren and sisters in Christ,
well might we say, “Hitherto
the Lord hath helped us.” God
has sent us a greater light,
in that we now have with us the
Presbytery of Southern Virgin
ia. May we be awakened to a
greater sense of duty,
more loyal, do more for the up
lifting of fallen humanity and
the upbuilding Of Chrisrs king
dom and toil on until the Lord
of the harvest says, “Enough
dime.” Then may it be the happy
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Mr. Moderator, may this be
ie beginning of the many times
It Ibis noble; Christian body
ui&ft tfuion to fft&i 9#
lurcn.
Mrs.
of yOor
ler Wri
on, wh
ffl^vef^nt
be a bright, oh,5
your crown. Wfe c
red memories of those
- Ruth J. Cart, Mrs. ,
s, Mrs. Susan Green
others, who have labored
crossed over to Jordan^^
i3jj
ore
Mother Campbell, time,
tance and absence do hot'
lOast abate our gratitude. j
jewels, yea, many, adorn yc
crown. 1 '
1 the Presbytery and Pfesbyj
rial of Southern Virginia*: m
we venture out upon IDs wor
Who declares, “For as^the^r
cometh down and the snow fr
heaven and returaOtn not thi
er, but watereth the earth
maketh it to bring forth*
bud, that it may give seed to 1
sOwer and bread to the eater,;
shall my word be that goeth OUt
from my mouth; if shall not ter
turn unto me void, but it shah
accomplish that Which I please,
and it shall prosper in the thing
wherdunto 1/ hf if"
• i In His nai / and the power of
His might, J /ay we go forth to
ednquer, that this work of pur
Gtod may go onward and upward
until the whole creation shall
cease to groan and the create '
shall be delivered from the
age of corruption and eve
thing that has been defiled
e trail of the s&epeii ^att
yealKe Church uniyer
Bl, shall be ushered forth into
is presence at His blessed com
mand :
“Be 'lifted up, ye everlasting
doors,
Ye gates, fly open wide] i
Here comes the purchase of my
blood,
Make ready, receive my Bride.”
TO THE CONSTITUENTS OF
CATAWBA PRESBYTERY.
By Rev. F. C. Shirley.
This is to announce to the
churches of Catawba Synod that
on April the 1st the nature of
my work vas changed. I have
been relieved of the pioneer work
in connection with the Mission
Sunday' Schools and in the fu
ture will devote my entire time
to the phases of work as out
lined below:
ueveiopmeni or s. a. m
ficiency.
This includes the classifica
tion of schools, the grading of
schools, organization of Teacher
Training Classes, Home Depart
ments, Cradle Rolls, and other
features of Method that go to
make an up-to-dato Sunday
school. In the near future ques
tionnaires will be sent out gath
ering information on the pres
ent status of each school; The
fajctsof these questionnaires will
be filed and will enable me to
have first hand information as
tol the standing of all the
schools in the Synod.
2. Leadership Training .In
stitutes. U
During the fall and Winter
season my major project will be
the conducting of Leadership
Training Institutes. Beginning
ini October a certain length of
time win be given to each Pres
bytery in the Synod for Insti
tute work. During this time it
will be our •aim to reach as many
meetings. The schedule for these
Institutes will be made out dur
ing the summer. Due notice will
be given as to the time all ttdd
to each Presbytery. I'
3. Preshyterial and If strict
S. S. Conventions. ^ t
My relationship 10 the Pres
byterial and restrict Sunday
School Conventions will be an
advisory relationship. I Will be
glad to meet with the Program
Committees of these Conven
tions to offer any Suggestion 1
can in building up yourpro
~ helP “ planning
ra and maans whereby our
*~ict Conventions may be
„ i m%esting and beneficial
delegates that attend
iiot eriT .. :
Synodical Convention and
*Uof Methods., -
My duties in connection with;
le Synodical Convention and
[School of Methods will be the
a&they have been in the
pjast. Ji
The School of Methods has
the experimeoit
e and has become an es
. ireality, and yet each
we should try- to improve
4fc7 that f through it we may
>rva better the patrons who at
from year, to year. [ With
e cooperation .of the pastors
leaders $nf the field we desire
make i thisf our banner year,;
t only from the standpoint of
ntaob. ibut; also from the
Ity.^fr theidass room and
IHHtkbflUJ .1 7 . 1/1
The meeting will be held at
te beautiful Johnson C. Smith
Awersity again this year, and
e registration book will be
M>en^ e^MIty 1st. When it op
ej Sis-we are looking for a large
i Limber of early registrations,
klitedy we have had inquiries
1 : om many leadeprs asking,
< What about the School of
a^ethods this year? How soon
Swe register our delegates?”
I. patrons at Wilson, Aber
deen, Sanford, Durham, Salis
1 hryj Statesville, Concord, High
' 4 Martinsville, Roanoke,
many other places are plan
id attend in larger numbers
ever before. >
<$. H Daily Vacation Bible
b9)V{ fiW-K .i 1 . s
This project will be a special
feature of my work during the
iihmeiM vacation. We have set
oi it goal for fifty of these
aqhools within the bounds of the
Synod for the vacation
sent out letters to several pas
tors and superintendents solicit
ing their interest in the Daily
Vacation Bible School Move
ment. I am pleased to state that
a number have answered the
communication signifying their
intention of holding Daily Vaca
tion Bible Schools in their re
spective communities this com
ing summer. It would greatly
help me in planning my' work
if all churches that plan to hold
Daily Vacation Bible Schools
will let me know as early as pos
sible. I would like to hav4 a com
plete lisfrpf the churches by May
lst.:
We would like to state that
the Daily Vacation Bible School
is very necessary to help give
thje children in our communities
the adequate number of hours
of religious instruction. It is an
agency Shat supplements the
work done in the Sunday school
and should receive a larger
consideration than it has re
ceived ill the past.
6. Sunday School Vacation
'Bands... •’•Ad ■ ' >
In our Secondary Boarding
Schools we are endeavoring to
organize the students into Sun
day School Vacation Bands?:
Membership in the bands is vol
untary. These volunteers pledge
themselves to do some special
form of Sunday SchooJ work
during the summer vacation and
report what they have done
through the proper channels.
The reports are tabulated at the
end of the vacation season and
a general statement made as to
me accompusnmeni; oi an me
Bands for. the summer. These
students have been very enthu
siastic about this work and last
summer made a splendid show
ing.1 This' year we are anticipate
ing a volunteer army of jjOO stu
dents in these Bands in Catawba
Synod.
The six phases of work as in
dicate above will Claim the ma
jor part Pf my time under the
new arrangement, and I am tak
ing lip the pew task with the
same interest that I have always
gone about the duties that have
been asigned to me. I take this
opportunity to ask the co-opera
tioh pf the ministers and Sunday
school workers m Catawba Syn
od to end that the new re
lationship may prove to be help
$111*4$ all who are concerned. I
ata your Servant and desire tube
used in promoting the cause
that is’ so' essential and that
no. Ingtii ‘{tmetivii 1 men
our communities,, y " ""
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GENERAL
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cartneyt.
ingtoh, D. C.
elusive.
iiW .0 .W ;vsj
M m . Ma^
t in Wash
17-19, in
Speer resigned!rom the mem
bership of the Council,
the Boerd of Fore
on the Gehei^;Q0W+x.,m
* ipthejnterest*, ^economy,
the Council voted to hold, oply
four meetings each year, two of
which will, ha at,,the time of the,
General Assembly, and therefore
will pot require any additional
traveling expense^. The other
two meetings are to be held on
the second Wednesday of
cember and the thiri’
in March; ft ib belie jwii
limitation of the number of
meetings will. tak$scare of the
business of the Church without
any loss o^effideney., ,f
The General Council votf^ta
continue; its study hi the Consti
tution of the Church and, the
Standing, Abies relating to the
Judicial Commission, with the
end in view of increasing effici
ency of the Judicial Commission.
The budget of the office.of the
General Assembly, as approved
by the General Council,; indicat
ed a saying: of $5,000. oyer the
current f year for the work; now
under the direction of the Stated
Clerfc. riojfe ivfio h ' «U
Dr. Mudge reported; that apfr
ficient funds had not yet been
secured for the proposed bust of
Jonathan Edwards in the Hall of
Fame, and a com*»ittee«rconsist
ipg of Mr J. Williston Smith,
chairman; Messrs. George 6.
Barber, Ralph W. Harbison and
Albert A. Reed, was appointed to
assist in the furtherance of the
project.
After hearing the report of
the Presbyterian National Cap
ital Commissioivand representa
tives of the Presbytery of Wash
ington City, permission was giv
en to the commission to embody
in writing the essence of: the
facts and purposes presented to
the Council, for insertion in the
General Assembly’s Blue Book.
The following resolution was
adopted: , - .
“Resolved: That the General
Council, haying heard the re
port of progress by the Presby
terian National Capital Commis
sion, expresses its pleasure that
definite plans are being formu
lated for the extension of the in
terests of our Church ift the na
tion’s capital. The Council de^
sires to encourage the continu
ance of the Commission’s study,
but defers positive action until
the complete plans of the: Com
mission ana the Presbytery of
Washington City are presented.”
The National Capital Commis
sion is at present centering its
interest jn the development of
the churches already in Wash
ington and the occupying of
fields not now occupied with
Presbyterian churches.
In the interests of economy,
the Council adopted the follow
ing, among other resolutions:
“That treasurers be elected by
the Boards of National Missions
and Foreign Missions, ‘withoUl
delay. ^ a .mn
“That committee meetings be
studied with the aim of reducing
their number and of confining
their use to the most important
matters.
“That definite classifications
of receipts and expenditures be
prepared oy the four Boards.”
The General Council paid its
respects to President Coolidge
at! thd White House, and was
given a most cordial reception.
Dr. Mudge introduced the mem
bers to the President. The Mod
erator, Dr. Macartney, made a
happy little speech, in tne course
of which he brought a smile to
the "President’s face tiy saying,
"We are a! Calvinists/’ 5 ^
[t being learned thkt the Vicd
Moderatorr William Jen
nings Bryan,' was observing his
sirty-fifth birthday anniversary
on Ma^ch 19,' the General Coun
cil voted an expression of its f©i
licitations and “hearfyapprecia
■r> i .ninrriij
tion of the 8«*Vice which lie
rendering to the Church ai
the causd of JesuS Christ;
by his character and by hisittlh^
iBtry as a chueclmja*$Jes»i* '!•&
11 Dr. William S, Marquis pre
sented his resignation from the
Staff of the General Council a#*h*
ter forty-one years Of official
promotional workoi tbePpssljf ^
terian Church, to become effect
ive June 80, 1925. >*!A. special'- *
committee consisting' ef Dr.eo
William Cbalmers €overi*lfia»i
Lucy H. Dawson, and Rev. James
G. fiailey, was appointed to con
sider Dr/i Marquis’ resignation
and to make appropriate recom»»
mesidations: at the neirt meeting
'of the General CounciU-Tlie
Prpshvt.prian. u 4 sv,. w, - ■itta
! OC.
. FAIRFIELD
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PRESB YTER3T.
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•>. This court of the Chu
vehed in stated spring
■wlgf TffiJty ^
church, Mayesville,
25th of March last,
spiring and he
sermon was dc
tirii« moderator,.
Manoney, of Rock
chosen td succeed him as, \
ator, and Rev. Dr. A. TJ.
son and Rev. M. J. Jackson woSSmT
made temporary Clerks. • <
The roll was made out had1/
it showed that 20 ministers .'and/',
2\ elders Were present/
The addresses of cordial wei
eometoithe town and commun
ity were extended by Rev^SJEO
Grier,. pastor of the Presbyte
rian church, U. §kr of Mayesville,
Presbytery of Harmony ;Rev.AL
F. Riggins, Ife E*church, South*./
and> Rev. H. E. ErtaBuel/AIf Mni
E. church, N; East Gonferepoei v
Mayesville. All of the addressed i
were delivered in Well chosen
words, evidencing i a welcome
that could not he misunderstood^
psit was without strihgS!t«tiii
Strictures* ew&sftftf'pr'
* To these addresses the Hornm
R. H. Richardson, of Wedgefield, m
happily and fittingly replied, on i d
behalf of the Presbytery. ..We
can always depend on Elder
Richardson to represent us well to
on such an occasion. , f, $mii
The above mentioned brethre^,;ii
including Rev. J. E. Jackson,
Evangelist, of McClelland Pres
bytery, were accorded' the /pritHT
ileges of corresponding mem
bers,/ ‘O Kj ,fv >H; . /&}{
The committee of arrange* yj
ments recommended evangelistic/
services for Thursday night H
which was carried out. Rev. U.,/)
E. Jackson preached the sermon u*
with telling effects. He was as- !;
sisted in the service by Drs/T*/
H. Ayers, C. J. Baker andl.D./
Davis. ->:if no ftH
nev. a. jd. u. u., oi
Knox Presbytery, was made a ;
corresponding member.
Rev. P. W. Toney was granted^*
a letter of dismissal to unite i-;
with the Presbytery of Yadkifc,'
and Rev. D. Talmage Murray
was received by a similar letter IT
from Yadkin to unite with this
Presbyter?!. ■ * ;■ lA'J HTiSOM. 'iO
Mr. F. D. Nance, of the The
ological School of Johnson Gt
Smith University, was licensed
to preach the gospel, and Mr. U.
L. Brewer, a student of the same , :
University, was taken under the i
pare of Presbytery to prbpate ic
for the ministry.
Rev. H. L. McCrorey, D.
LL. D., President of Johnson C.^
Smith University, and of Cataw*M:i
ba Presbytery, was made a caT-V
responding member, and ad* '
dressed Presbytery, impart
ing much wholesome- and J
appreciated information relative. *
to the University and its work* "
Both Drs. A. B. McCoy and Gnif
J. Baker also addressed. Presby- *
tery very acceptably, furnishing, ,
valuable information aboutthem
respective fields of operation. ^
Revs. A. A. Jones and? I. • P.-r
Pogue were elected. as principal* *
and alternate clerical coimnle^kj
sioners to the next General ) ?
sembly, and Elders Wm. «»
gomery and D. T. Jones, 4feigprl%!
cipal and alterate lay commit
sioners, respectively. , d «r jl
Free conversation on the state
of religion within the bpuh4fH& : ,
.Presbytery revealed -fact i r.
that strenuous and untiring ef- ,
fort was put forth during the
year to maintain and extend the
borders of the Master’s kingdom x
by opr beloved church, aad-.-u
(Cohtinued bn <P«gd 4> - )i*
•'.« ■< ’ si lo aoi *hi-a n>l H i-.n iirw