■awer mn/ .KtVATiijk AND YE SHALL KllfrW THE -TRUTH, AND THE VOL. XLVIII. I0« HAY OUR LOCAL SOCIETIES REACH THE TEN POUTT STANDARB? • r - - - By Mrs. Hattie Adams Sims. (Paper read at the recent meeting of the Fairfield Presbyterial) “Missionaries are gospel marksmen who aim at the same thing—the salvation of boys and girls, men and women. They may fire from the various points of vantage,—educational, medical, industrial and social > but they all aim to win to Christianity the hearts of those who do not know the saving power of Christ. If our mis sionary effort fails in this, it fails in the very thing for which it exists. We are an organized body bf believers in Christ for the ser vice of God and humanity. Therefore, our first necessity jis to have as many active members as possible. We want all the women and as many men as we can interest in our work. Invite the ladies of the church person ally and let the society do the same—that is, keep their ityyitjft tion before the church. Persuade the women to unite and let thepi know that their services will be appreciaed. . i; , Sometimes allow the members to make suggestions sboutcar rying on the work. Everybody has influence and talent. See that you use every member. Appoint some of them to cub duct neighborhood prayer meet ings, read for the infirm, inval ids or any one who may need such services, take flowers to the sick, and always remember to do something for the older church. the Recording ie member give a report of the work done by the society for a year. This might impress some disinterest ed person. Everybody likes to contribute to worthy causes. Try to keep up interest among the members by bringing some thing new to them when they meet. Always let the absent members know that you miss them and desire their presence at all times. The more we have working together, the better re sults we will obtain. Talk about the good times we have while we are engaged in our Master’s work. Do. not give up until you have enrolled every lady of your church. The second standard—meeting' the assigned apportionment. Now, this may mean a barrel of clothing, a box of shoes or an amount of money. If some com mittees are appointed and they work it will not take much time to raise the required amount. Sometimes you will find two or three members who will be re sponsible for a bolt of doth, several pairs of shoes and doz ens of books. We may pledge a certain amount of money each year. We must sacrifice! Then we can raise our assessments by having concerts, pageants, suppers* barbecues, dime readings, so cials and silver teas. Be prompt and then work hard. If we do we will not be behind when it is time to report. A regular monthly executive committee meeting is essential. Endeavor to have one. Select the time that is best suited for the members so that they may definitely study some phase of the work. Select .the things that are best suited for your group. Carefully prepared and properly executed plans have much to do with any undertak ing. They are necessary to any orderly administration; The fifth standard is contri buting td the Boards of our Church. “Boards are constitu ted by the General Assembly as service agencies for our denpm* ination.” Therefore, contribute in order that His kingdom may be advanced. For various reasons many of us will never go as missionaries to the foreign field, but we can give the money that will pay the expenses of the persons who may be; permitted to go. We may never preach but we can make bur . money talk fori us. “Our gifts make it possible for preachers to declare the unsearchable riches of the gos pel to people who have never heard it. We support with our gifts those who arte trained for service.” Giving, should have a large place in. world service. Share in the ongoing of the. kingdom. Give; cheerfully,, lib erally, sacrificially, systematic ally arid proportionately. While our mission is ppirituril it must have material resources for its maintenance. For this support top ' (depend' ? largely upon the manners. > ! ; j The sixth standard is, at least one1 mission study class. Allow the ladies to ?■volunteer, then in-; vite Mid impress' upon, them th e importance of . study. Permit some members who are inter ested-to tell something about the life of a great missionary in your regular meeting. Try to get one of your best members for the teacher. Often the pas tor will give ;>you assistance. You may use the lecture course. Have some chapters read and explained, The question meth od may be used; or you'may as sign certain parts to the mem bers for them to write on after strengthen the members and deepen our spiritual fellowship.” If all the members are not subscribers to the missionary journals, we may allow the soci ety to get several copies and dis tribute them among the mem bers. We are interested more when we find out more and this can only be done by reading, i The eighth ’standard is aver age attendance at regular meet ings. Endeavor to make each meeting interesting.. Our regu lar attendance may lead another unto love arid good works. We may* have short . but lively talks sometimes; Have socials. Let' everyone . feel that she is wel come. Vary your program. }> A part of our. time in each meeting for the; use of: the Year Book of Prayer will benefit us. We. are enlightened: when, we are; working together .to ;uplift our brothers or help lighten their burdens. ;.j ; Enlist th?: young people, for < service. Show^thern the way. Let them ^pow that we are. de pending upon them .to fill our places in the future. Youth miist be taught so that they can safely lead. Encourage them’ in whatever t,hey can do .fqr the Master. Have faith - and, work. ’Encourage: the youth to at tend- Conferences, Schools of Methods and,, all worth-while gatherings. v ^ ‘ In closing* allow me • to leave these thoughts with you; “No good thing; is ‘ a; failure. Trust in God. Have faith iri God and atteihpt great things for Him. Be patient, aim high ; persevere. Keep steadily on. Press forward. OOoperate with all good move ments. Pray. The helpless hand uplifted in prayer meets the touch of divine strength.” Jesus prayed' for His disciples. Paul prayed for those who accepted ChHst as thfeir Saviour. All who are truly concerned about the welfare of the society will pray few it. “We do our work if we scat> ter seeds of * kindness; God will seikd His showers arid sunshine arid make them grow.” Any‘coward can fight when he is certain to win. But give me the individual who’ can fight in the face of danger ot failure. -^George Eliot. McClelland presRyt ;jrft. i< ’ ■ * • -■ i -p '/ ■ The Presbytery of M convened with Inno , church, Irmo, S. C>, April' ,7:30 P. M. By request of the tirinsr Moderator, Rev. J. G. F atroductory delivered by Rev. C. Francis, text Ps. 34:3. At . the final call of the all ministers of the Presb had put in their ap save Rev. E. A. McCorki The Rev. J. E. Jacks chosen Moderator with position and Rev. J. H. was made clerk pro tem. The following named were accorded seats as co sponding members: . Revs. G. Long, D. D., G. T. Dillard, D* E. W. Allen, of the Presb of Fairfield; Revs. J. M. p. D., and T. A. Robinson of Presbytery of Atlantic and N. Bell of the Presbytery of tawba. gift, The Presbytery was held suspense as the Rev. C.f Francis’ arose and in cl words presented to the tery a handsome gavel, giver the Session of Salem chi Anderson, S. C., and made, Elder J. C* Butler. In rc tion of this thoughtful the part of said Sess*™ ing vote of thanks Mr. Butler, through Francis. The Presbytery w<u> with the presence of Miss Lillian Notestein, Assist the Department of Educ and Publicity of the Boan|:| National Missions. Miss tein was introduced to by tery and brought from the Board. A letter of fraternal greetii from the Rev. W. L. Met Nc the esbytery, was received . and read. Dr. Metz in his letter con gratulated the Presbytery on, its forty-first Spring meeting. The Stated Clerk was instruct ed to make appropriate reply on behalf of Presbytery. On Thursday, at high nooh, the Rev. 0. M. McAdams deliv ered a most excellent and in structive sermon from Prov. 22: 6. and several passages of par allel Scripture The Presbytery requested the sermon to be printed in the Afrieo-American Presbyterian. , On Thursday evening at 8:00 o'clock • the Presbytery listened with pride and interest, in a popular meeting, to addresses on the following subjects: First, “Are the Young Peo ple Properly Guarded?” The Rev. J, E. Jackson handled the Subject in its analytical and philosophical aspects and Prof. A. A. Adair discussed the sub ject from its practical side. Second, “Is the National Pro hibition Law a Success, or! Should It Be Modified?” pr.G. T. Dillard, in ringing and force ful language, depicted the dan gers of tampering with the liquor traffic, ahd Prof. C. B, Johnson stressed the evil results should the law be modified. The Rev. Mr. McFadden gracefully presided.; f,'.: > Free conversation oh the re^. ligious life of the churches was had. From the reports splen did results were in evidence. Dr. C. M. Young, Chairman of the Committee on Program and Field Activities, hiade the Pres bytery rejoice beyond a com mon joy, as he rendered his re port stating that a large num ber of churches had raised their quotas and a goodly number of churches had given in excess. The Rev. O. M. McAdams and Elder'J. E. Hall were elected principal ministerial and lay commissioners, respectively, to the next General Assembly. The Rev. G. W. Long, P. D., Synodieal Executive, addressed the Presbytery, bringing greet ings and touching on the vital interests of' the Presbytery in connection with his official du ties. > Friday evening was given over to the Woman's popular meeting.' An excellent program ■ ; •, w4afdlowedby^ excellent > pageant, under on of Mre.J.G. Bor ' ” -i '* I is due > Rev. and ’orter and > their for ’ the j most in which they; _— . Presbytery.. Rev. andi Porter are doingexcellei*t vork in the church andirtfceyi live the entire^upport of the Congregation. The delegates vere given a unique; reception n the dining hiklt of, Harbigoh College. i vlj Resolutions df thanksi were eead. The Doxolo^'afis^h^m grayer Was offered* the Apos jolic Benediction whs' -pro! lounced and the Presb^t^y; ad journed to meet with Mt: / Pis-’ s, S. the first September, 192fi. *1 Harbison College. me wexwT W&B .imprekskd writh the splendid - spirit of operation on the part of tbd fae-! iilty and student body of Hit'-! bson College; to make one fi&H| perfectly at ease. There is a: spirit of congeniality 'whidh ;pef-j trades the whole campus. Evefy» student seems anxious to' admin-; bter to the comfort of a strang-' er. The Writer habitats undef' the shadow of - the historic firS kine College (white) aWd'comes: in personal contact ‘with hefcljfc^-j iilty and students almost daily., He notes the spirit in which tliejr treat strangers. The spirit jsl fine. The faculty "ahd stud^iit&( of Harbison College" are npt; minus those, splendid traits^ ofj character exhibited in the facr iilty and students of Erslqn< College. ;‘2; **w-t President and Mrs; You) mendation for suck a deStro atmosphere. Dr. Young is* from Due West, and it would not be like him to do otherwise; Prof. R. W. Boulware is stress-! ing the scientific: side bf the! curriculum of Harbison CoHegb.1 The writer was conducted into; the laboratory under the super-; vision of Prof. Boulware. It is; a needed asset tb the .college fa-! cilities. It mekhs greatet effi ciency on the pafct of thev teach er and taught: The benefits .-de rived from the course' of study Prof; Boulwgre-pursued1 in; Co lumbia University, ?N.' Y., are in evidence :in 'his wbfk. lV J. H. TOATLEY, ' Stated. Clerk. ; ■ ; 1 > f• >. ••’i U f * ARE YOUR CHILDREN IN THE RIGHT AGEf GROUP. iVjJ (Prom North Garbling AgriColj!-! ture 'and industry) / -! v1 ’ }so^ I The State "Department Ojf Pufc^ lie Education .h£jsj, recency'; pu^-j lished in its School .pacta the age-grade distribution/of white school children; in this State/ It reports 3.4 per:,.-cent bfb/w$ white children ei&olled i&vsbhabl during the last year as acceler ated, or “bright” pupils^ Ii40i9 per bent of the total iwhiieigrod^: were in the normal age group. In" the .retarded i groupHthepefc-: centage was 46.7. This latter: group is toe l&rge. m3 In explanation ;o£; the ^deter mination of* these groups:/ we' read the following -ini School Facts: . ■■ l • 3$£ ", ‘"The location of, a child with in the system according; to hi* chronological age; is very vital If a child enters school at thp age of six years he'ought: to,,ac« cording to our graded system of schodls, complete a grade each year until he. finishes; the high school at the age off 17. years. The entering age for some pu| pile may be 7 years instead ei 6. Therefore, , such, a chill should complete high' school at the age of 18 years. ' ,, “Assuming that this. gradu ation system is 'a fair schedule by which a child may progress through the public schools, afid that all other conditidriS are fa vorable, a child should be in the following grades at either Of the ages opposite ehch grade. “First grade 7 y^rs tfenth* grtttie -1546 Eleventh grade-16-17 "If a child is in any of grades at these specific as is said to be, normal age f grade.. If h|s age is less that! to ; whic|i his grade ties bim undsr this schedu is said to be accelerated, if his, age ls more than tl jvhich his grade entitles h is, said to be retarded. Th can distribute all school dren into these groups, d< mg upon the grades they according to their chro: f«es.” : THE REFORMER GM bless that man. He iklly hard to get along wr tie chii’t' get along witho He ‘ fs: frequently a bore, ioes* or instigates most nterostiiig things in life. He makes us do many things we ton^t like, but for our good, not trie/'* God bless him—no ‘One else 3e*es. < k ' \ . :• ! 'This unselfish man niakes many enemies, while fighting the battles of the public, or some* hapless group—enemies who can’t -understand that he is sacrificing his own interest for a principle. Hie usually-crip ples hfoi own business by this, and by giving too much of his: time to public service. God bless him-~be’s ridiculed,; sneered-at, denounced and avoided. : Such a man Ofttimes sacrific that priceless possession, the ime-t»M>emg fO^ the sake of benefitting his fellow men—who, usually, ac cept the ‘ resultant advantages, and curse their benefactor. God bless the reformer—crank, busy body, and fool. It is so hard tor get* along without him.—The WahrHoo. j.. i COULTER ACADEMY NOTES 1 By Miss M. L. Gales During the past few weeks i wei have been blessed with the < presence of a number of visit- ' or£ and meetings. : The meeting of Fairfield Presbytery was held here March 24-28.We were very glad , to; have this body convene ip buy midst and it was a source of real inspiration to all of us. , The, Knights of Pythias and Courts of Galanthe held their anniversary in our Chapel. Dr. Long preached the annual ser mpnji These organizations made a special donation on the church buildjing fund. Ruth Ellis, dramatic artist, of New York City, appeared herein recital March 15th. Miss Ellis ds indeed an artist of abil ity »and‘holds her audience un der a spell during her entire progprahi. The numbers deserv ing,special mention are her ren dition .of Rudyard Kipling^s “Boots,” arid “Zinzerella, the Chiefs Daughter.” j The Gold Watch Contest Ral ly :came to a. successful close Sunday ; night, ‘ March 28th. More than$200.00 was raised in this eftbrt.; • Miss A. J. Pruitt raised'‘the highest amount, $46.92,r and received the watch, and': Mrs. * M. C. Cotton raised $38.60 and: received the second prize of $2.50. The next rally on the church building fund wifi be a- Queen’s Rally to culminate Sunday, May 2nd. Friday night last the Lyce um program was very interest ing.. : The main feature :waa; a debate, “Shoidd the United States Enter the League of Nationsj?’’ ^ Both sides made some strong points, ibut the neg ative made the most, thereby winning the debate. Dr. and Mrs. Lopg, accompa nied by Misses Pruit, Shaw, Gil lespie and Gates,, motored to Charlotte to witness the Easter Monday game between Johnson C. Smith stone Mr. Conrad Representative of Knights of King Easter holidays in with friends. .. , Mrs. C. M. Stafford, of Char lotte, spent the week-end on the campus as the guest of. Dr. and Mrs. Long. SOUTHAMPTON, LONG IS LAND, N Y. Shinneeock Church Notes We have ended another church year; It was a great and glori ous year financially and spirit ully. Shinneeock church met promptly its obligations as to the pastor’s salary and to the four Boards. It raised and sent to the Boards $28.10 above its required quota mid met all oth er financial requirements con nected with the churchy Just the other Sunday three young ladies and five young men unit ed with the church. The Lord Jesus Christ has greatly blessed our efforts since we entered upon this field. We have witnessed over lOfr per cent added to the membership since November 1, 1928. On the 26th of Jatti Mr. Charles T. Smith Bellevue Hospital in City. He leaves four John, James, Heft— , —_ Thomas. He was buried hi Shinneeock cemetery. Rfv; $1. W. Carpenter pyeached the fun "riL j - ** fly-— ■ eral, assisted hy«.Rev» burn. . , j Miss Bertha Smith, tne daughter of Mr. James and Mrs. Nancy Smith, departed this life on the 22nd of March in Buffalo Hospital, N. Y. She was away from home attending Thomas Indian School. Her sister Mad eline accompanied the body home to the Shinneeock Reser vation, Southampton. A funer al was' given her at the Shin necock church, of which she whs a member, Rev. E. W.. Carpenter officiating, assisted by Revs. Thomas C. Ogburn and William E. Wright. I • At the close of the funeral, Mrs. Thomas G. Ogburn, Miss Smith’s first teacher, and Mr. A.. G. Thompson, her second teacher, made timely and beau tiful talks as to Miss Smith be ing a good and studious girl while under their tutorship. Miss Smith was converted under the writer’s first sermon when he entered the field and she was a good girl until death. Her body was laid to rest in the family plot in Shinnecock cem etery. The floral designs were many and beautiful. ■ The. Easter exercises on last Sabbath were good. There was a sermon at 11 A. M. from Mat thew 28:6, “He is risen,” sub? ject, “The Empty Tomb.” The program in the morning by the young people was just grand. E. W. CARPENTER. P. 0. Box 45. THE ACADEMY HILL CHURCH, HILLSBORO. The members and friends listened to a wonderful sermon Sunday morning preached by Rev. Jno. L. White. His text was Matt. 26:8-12. His subject was “We Have the IVx>r Always With Us.” He ..made some very interesting points, after whfeh prayen^as offered by Deacon Wusott anid a. solo was rendered %,Elctgr B. £. Ellison, “Must I GO an Empty Handed,” Su^fe school; was. held at the usi|fll,^^r, after which ctior ner se^ed. . , Th§ afternoon service at £1:00 br. Avaht . oit, Durham, , Be prdaehed a wonderful sermon on ... . ... ^e-fh^^ng^ Ate “Love.*** -M'.lil tUt (Continued to.page, S>

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