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VOL. XLVIII.
CHARLOTTE, N. C., THURSDAY,
HOW IT FEELS GOING TO EUROPE
By Rev. A. B. McCoy, D. D.
• S. S. New Amsterdam,
* Mid-Ocean,
September 11, 1926.
Goodbye to friends, a kiss and
a tear for home folks, aboard
the train for New York and we
are off on our first lap to Eu
rope. Final details are attend
ed to in New York and I mean
some details! I at last struck a
point where all of Uncle Sam's
“chillun” are one. Every Amer
ican citizen that leaves these
shores must do the same thing.
A visit to the steamer the day
before sailing added the first
real kick. Due to sail Saturday
A. M. at 10 the schedule was
changed over night to sail at 9,
one hour earlier. Notices were
sent out. We missed ours. Re
sult: We crossed the gang plank
just one minute before it was
raised. Moral: Advantage of be
ing a Sunday school missionary
—they never get left by trains.
There were some pleasant
surprises. Dr. Holley and his
“lady friend” saw us off. In our
cabin was a lunch by mail from
friends, candy and flowers. Let
ters bidding us bon voyage came
from Mrs. Agnes B. Snively and
Miss Cora Duncan, of Pitts
burgh, Miss Maude A. Kinni
burgh, of Barber College, Miss
Dorothy Kinniburgh, and Miss
Bell of Kansas, Miss Smith of
California, Miss Doolittle, of
Iowa, and Miss Wolf of New
- York. Some of these messages
were sent special delivery.
Candy and flowers came from
Mr. and Mrs. Somerndike, of
New York. of this was so
and we are off. A salute to the
Statue oi Liberty and we are
gone. Travel is light going
East at this time of the year.
There are about 200 passengers.
We are the only representatives
3 sounds of the whistle
oi nam. most are uuicn. am
are extremely nice. We are
seated at the Purser’s table,
which is a coveted position—by
some. The lovely flowers from
the Somerndikes are put on the
table in the dining room to the
delight of all. Although this is
the 8th day out the flowers are
still fresh and exceedingly at
tractive. I was anxious to have
everybody at the table know
thatt hese flower swere ours.
Mrs. McCoy advised silence. I
held out for two days. The third
day I bleated out the facts about
these flowers. Meals tasted bet
ter after then.
Among the pleasant surprises
before we left New York was a
purse sent by telegram from
the Canadian Convention in ses
sion at Cotton Plant, Ark.
It is remarkable how close
pepole get together when they
are surrounded by water and
can see nothing but water, wa
ter, water.
This is Saturday and we are
planning to land at Rotterdam
sometime Tuesday A. M. Our
Conference opens Tuesday
night in Belgium. The sea has
been fine, except one or two
days. Mrs. McCoy bowed for
two days to His Highness, Nep
tune, but I completely ignored
his existence.
I have often wished for our
friend, Dr. Dillard. We eat six
times a day and we are always
ready.
We read, we eat, we sleep.
Then in order to change the mo
notony, we sleep, we eat and we
read, but with th "Missus” along
it is not lonesome.
My next letter will be on "How
It Feels To Be In Europe.” That
is if we ever get there. One never
knows what will happen with all
this water at your feet.
If the preacher is not gifted,
remember -that you can bring a
large torch to a small taper and
carry away a great blaze.
YADKIN WESTERN DIS
TRICT CONVENTION.
The Western District Sunday
School Convention of the Pres
bytery of Yadkin held its 36th
annual meeting at Church St.
church, Salisbury, Thursday,
August 19th to Sunday, 22nd.
Thursday, August 19th, at 2
o’clock P. M., the Superinten
dents met in conference with
Mr. W. A. Howard as President.
After a short devotional service
there were brief discussions on
the following subjects:
“The Superintendent as a Bi
ble Student and Teacher,” by
Mr. T. L. Hart; “The Week-Day
Educational Program of the
Sunday Schol,” by Mr. W. A.
Cowan; “Are Our Sunday
Schools Giving Our Young Peo
ple Proper Training in Religious
Activities ?” Mr. John A. Smoot.
The conference was very inter
esting and each subject was dis
cussed fully by the Superinten
dents.
At 7:30 the Convention was
called to order by the President,
Mr. John A. Smoot. The opening
prayer was offered by Rev. J. L.
Hollowell, D. D. Church Street
choir furnished excellent music.
Mr. G. L. White, in a most cor
dial way, welcomed the Conven
tion to the city, to the church
and to their homes. Dr. A. D.
Lord responded to this address.
The annual address was de
livered by the President, Mr.
John A. Smoot. In his address
he emphasized the importance
of the young* people taking an
active part in the work of the
Convention.
Th©- feflowjjayv officers were
elected: President, Dr. A. D.
Lord; Vice-President, Mr. G. L.
White; Recording Secretary,
Mrs. Massey; Assistant Secre
tary, Mrs. Senora Peyton;
Treasurer, Mrs. S. M. Murray;
Financial Secretary, Rev. W. A.
Hawkins; Corresponding Secre
tary, John H. Smith. After the
report of the local committee the
offering was taken, which
amounted to $5.10. Benediction
by Rev. J. M. Morton.
Friday, 9:00 A. M.
Devotional service was con
ducted by Superintendent Wm.
A. Cowan. For 35 minutes a
very interesting discussion was
held which was a profit to all
present. The business of the
Convention was next taken up.
The reports from different
schools snowed an increase in
membership. Mt. Tabor Sun
day School led the schools of
the Convention in having the
highest average attendance dur
ing the year.
A paper, “Some Sunday School
Problems and How to Meet
Them,” was read by Mrs. Seno
ra Peyton. This paper was full
of good suggestions and was
further discussed by Dr. Hollo
well, Mr. Hart and Dr. Dockery.
Convention adjourned until 2
o’clock P. M.
The people of Salisbury gave
us dinner at the church. The
choicest dishes of the season
and every one ate and was full;
still there was plenty left on the
table. The delegates will not
forget this splendid dinner soon.
Aiternoon session, z o ciock
Convention opened with pray
er by Rev. L. M. Onque. A de
partmental conference was con
ducted by the following persons:
“Children’s Division,” Mrs. Lu
cy Dulin; “Young People’s Divis
ion,” by Rev. L. M. Onque, also
“The Adult Division.” These
conferences were well conducted
and much helpful information
was given. Dr. Hollowell dem
onstrated the Daily Vacation
Bible School. He showed how it
reached the boys and girls who
did not attend Sunday school. A
paper was read by Miss Addie
Henderson, “What Constitutes
An Ideal Bible Class,” and a pa
per, “The Child’s Part in the
Beginniner’s Program,” by Miss
Naomi Lynch.
Friday Night’s Session.
The Convention was opened
with music by the Church St.
choir and prayer by Dr. Dock
ery. A paper was read by Miss
Aurelia Young, “The Youth
Movement and the Christian
Church.” “The Importance of a
Well Organized School” was dis
cussed by Mr. R. A. Cowan.
A duett was sung by Mrs. L.
R. Cheshire and Mrs. Victoria
Butner, “Thy Will Be Done.”
Miss Lucile Holt very beauti
fully illustrated the Teacher
Training Gass. There was a
solo, “Hosanna,” by Mrs. J. A.
McCorkle.
An address, “Religious Lead
ership and the Present Day
Task,” was delivered by Rev. Z,
A. Dockery, D. D. He said that
leaders should be God-fearing
men. man's whole duty is to
love and fear God.
The next number was a solo,
Mr. John H. Smith, “An Angel
Rolled the Stone Away.”
What the Synodical Conven
tion and School of Methods has
meant to the Sunday schools of
the Synod was told by Mrs. S.
M. Murray.
Saturday
Saturday morning Bible study
was conducted by J. H. Smith,
after which the Catechism Con
test was conducted by Mrs. S.
M. Murray and Mrs. J. L. Hollo
well. The successful contestant
was Mr. Raymond Neely from
Mt, Vernon church.
Sunday
A Model Sunday school was
conducted at 9:45 Sunday morn
ing.
The annual sermon was
preached at 11 o’clock by Rev.
L. M. Onque, pastor of Mocks
ville and Mt. Vernon churches.
He used as his text the 20th
chapter of Matt, and the 28th
verse $Ohe Soil* of Man
came not to be ministered unto
but to minister and to give his
life a ransom for many.” His
subject was “Service.” Give to
the world the best that you have
and the best will come back to
you. Christ’s life was a life of
service. That the service might
be helpful he died on the cross
that all might be saved. Through
the death of a Saviour the
whole world was set free. The
cross has been a drawing power
and will still be until all men are
drawn to Christ. The only life
worth living is the life spent in
service; the service that lifts
men and draws men from sin
and brings them back to God. It
may not bring earthly honor or
fame but will bring returns
greater than these. We must
rescue men from themselves,
from their passions. The big
job is to redeem men’s souls
from the power of sin. The
souls of men are so costly that
it brought the Son of God from
heaven who laid aside His glory
and came down to earth to give
His life a ransom for man’s soul.
The big job of the church is not
to build great churches, but to
save men’s souls. If the plan of
Christ fails it will be because
the men and women of the
church fail to save men’s souls.
In saving souls we are build
ing for eternity. Those who are
busy in redeeming men’s souls
will have built a building that
will last as long as eternity
lasts. Such a service cannot be
rendered unless we make a sac
rifice. Jesus made a sacrifice
when He laid down His own life
to save the world of men. Since
God could not save the world
without* a sacrifice neither can
we save the souls of men with
out making a sacrifice. The
world demands more sacrifice
than the church, but offers noth
ing worth while. The church is
asking only for our time and ser
vice and offers an everlasting re
ward.
Let us take Christ as our ex
ample. Christ was a friend of
sinners. We must show kind
ness and love for them if we
would serve them. Jesus did not
seek the high and lofty, but He
sought the humble, lowly, the
poor, the ones polluted with sin.
So must we seek the ones who
to be saved from sin and
,fe.
its was a most excellent ser
weU delivered and was en
by all present,
" y afternoon at three
the program began with
by the choir. Then there
a paper, “The Place of Re
ion in the Christian's Pro
of Life,” by Miss Hattie
11. This paper was fpfl of
points and helpful infbrma
There was another paper,
__ to Organize a Group of
Boys for Extension Work,” by
Parks. This paper told
to organize this special
and outlined some of its
ities. There were several
good papers of which we
not time to speak,
le Convention closed by
ng, “God Be With You Till
Meet Again.” The Conven
will meet at Mt. Tabor
;h, August, 1927.
JOHN H. SMITH,
^responding Secretary.
ATLANTIC SYNOD
—
This Synod meets on the 27th
of October in Zion church on
Calhoun Street, near Meeting,
Charleston, S. C„ at 7:30 P. M.
f Standing Committees
Foreign Missions—
Rev. I. D. Davis, D. D. The
Presbyterial chairmen of this
Department are his associates.
National Missions—
Rev. G. .T. Dillard, D. D., Co
lumbia, s. C.; Rev. S. T. Redd,
Savannah, Ga.; Rev. E. J.
Gnpgg, D. D., Jacksonville, Fla.;
Rev. S. H. Scott, John’s Island,
S. fC.; Rev. J. E. Jackson, D. D.,
tmbia, S. C.; Rev. J. R. Pear
D. D., Charleston, S. C.
Christian Education—
flev. J. W. Holley, D. D., LL,
D.,-Albany, Ga.; Rev. W. T. Fra
sier, D, D., Charleston, S. C.;
Rev. 0. M. McAdams, Columbia,
S. C.; Rev. Franklin Gregg,
Newnan, Ga.; Rev. A. U. Frier
son, D. D., Lancaster, S. C. ; Mr.
F. K. Butler, Columbia, S. C.
Sunday School Work—
Rev. J. E. Jackson, D. D., Co
lumbia, S. C.
Young People’s Work—
Rev. J. H. Toatley, Due West,
S. C.
Relief and Sustentation—
Rev. S. Q. Mitchell, Bruns
wick, tia.
Presbyterial chairmen of this
Department are his associates.
We have received notice from
the following brethren stating
that they will be present at the
meeting of this sitting of Atlan
tic Synod to represent the fol
lowing causes: Dr. George P.
Horst, the Department of Men’s
Work and Christian Education;
Dr. William Provine, the Board
of Sustentation; and Dr. J. M.
Gaston, whatever field he choos
es, as he simply states that he
is planning to be with us.
Please come prepared to pay
your full Synodical assessment
of five cents a member. This is
a very small amount. The
Treasurer, Dr. E. J. Gregg, at
Jacksonville, Fla., will notify
you.
You will relieve Rev. G. E.
Henderson, who is to entertain
the Synod, if you will notify
him of your intention to attend
the meeting of the Synod, and
how many from your church.
As a general rule the first per
son to appear on the scene is
some one who does not notify
the local pastor of intention to
attend these meetings, on the
ground: ^‘You know I always
come.” Brother Henderson will
prepare for those who notify
him. Don’t forget this lest you
come and find yourself enter
taining yourself.
W. L. METZ, t
Stated Clerk Atlantic Synod.
THE HAPPIEST HOMES.
The happiest, sweetest, ten
derest homes are not those
where there has been no sorrow,
but those which have been over
shadowed with grief and where
Christ’s comfort was accepted.-—
!J. R. Miller.
DEATH OF A FAITHFUL EL
DER.
On Friday morning, August
10th, 1926, our heavenly .Father
called from labor to reward Mr.
Henry Burroughs, of Dalzell, S.
C., one of the oldest members .of
Ebenezer Presbyterian church,
who for many years served as
an elder, chorister of the church
choir and Superintendent of the
Siuriay school.
rjHs cry always was, “I don't
want to, be sick long/' and it
seems is it his prayers were
answered, for God did not al-j
low this faithful servant to suf-d
fer long.
Seemingly in his usual health
(though for some time he had
been complaining), at 5 o’clock
Friday morning he arose from
his bed, looked out of the win
dow, immediately sat down, and
in a few moments his spirit had
passed to that land from which
none has ever returned^ His
sudden death was indeed a
shdek to the entire community,
and his ' passing has deprived
the community of a man of rare
character, \ J
His iue was indeed an unself
ish one; he worked incessantly
for God and humanity. His dis
position was one of encourage
ment and solace to any in dis
tress, or comfort. In adversity
of whatever kind he looked for
the bright side of things.
ror one oi ms years, naving
passed the 73rd milestone, he
was exceptionally wide awake
along all lines pertaining to the
advancement of the church and
Sunday school, and was indeed
a model for his followers.
One especially commendable
quality oi Elder Burroughs was
his regard for punctuality and
faithfulness. For more than
thirty years he was never
known to fee absent or late from
his post of duty" uhlessTiin
dered by sickness.
The funeral services were held
in Ebenezer church, Dalzell, S.
C., of which he was a consistent
member for more than fifty
years. Long before the funeral
hour the church was crowded to
its uttermost capacity with sor
rowing friends.
Suitable to a life so well spent I
and ended Rev. M. Jv Jackson
took his text from II Timothy,
4th chapter, 7th and 8th verses,
“I have fought a good fight, I
have finished my course, I have
kept the faith;
“Henceforth there is laid up
for me a crown of righteousness,
which the Lord the righteous
judge shall give me at that day;
and not to me only, but unto all
them also that love his appear
ing.”
Misses Bernice Stokes and Al
meta Haynesworth sang sweet
ly, “Safely I Rest,” after which
very impressive remarks on the
life of the deceased as an Elder,
Superintendent, Chorister and
Citizen were made by different
friends.
The entire Sabbath school
turned out in a body. The fe
male members of the Junior De
partment, dressed in white and
acting as flower girls, made quite
a sad, yet a beautiful picture.
The Odd Fellows, Household
of Ruth and the Burial Aid So
cieties turned out in full and
gave due honor to their worthy
friend.
A loving wife, three daugh
ters, three sons, and a host of
friends are left to mourn their
loss.
The remains were laid to rest
in Eoenezer cemetery.
“There’s a beautiful home over
there,
Where tne angels in rapture
' abide;
’Tis a home everlasting and fair,
Where our dear ones shall ever
reside.
“He has gone to this home over
there,
He has gone from his teaching
to rest;
He has gone to instruction
above,
He has gone to the realm of the
blest.”
A FRIEND.
FAIRFIELD PRESSYTERIAL
IThe Women's Society of Fair
field Presbytery held its fall ses
sion in the Parochial School
building at Camden, S. C., Sep
tember 9,1926, with Mrs. G. W.
Long presiding.
The meeting was opened with
an inspiring praise service, led
by Mrs. Sims, of Columbia.
Roll call was next in order
and was responded to by dele
gates present.
Mrs. Long spoke very encour
agingly of the work that had
had been accomplished, and ex
pressed thanks for the hearty
support given by the District
Superintendents. She asked
that each church strive to have
a missionary society, not only
for grown ups but young people
as well. The quota for each so
ciety was read and explained
that delegates could get a bet
ter understanding and carry it
back to the society.
Praise service Friday morn
ing was led by Mrs. Benson, of
Lancaster, and 'Mrs. Wither
spoon of Cheraw.
The Presbyterial was pleased
to enroll as an associate member
Mrs. C. M. Young, of. McClelland
Presbyterial, who gave a very
inspiring address.
The minutes of the spring
session were read, received and
adoDted.
Miss Helen Usher, of Sumter,
earnestly urged that each one
try to organize a Study Class,
so that the people may learn
more about missions.
Mrs. D. T. Murray, Y. P. Sec
retary, reported several societies
organized and asked for prayers
that greater work might be ac
complished.
The infomation given by the
president of the high regard the
Boards have for the effi
ciency of Mrs. M, Jones
received with hearty applause.
Mrs. Jones told of visiting each
Presbytery in the Synod and of
the growth of the societies.
Coulter Academy is the school
for which we are doing special
work this year. This new feat
ure was received with much en
thusiasm.
The body chose as its repre
sentative to the biennial meet
ing in Los Angeles, Cal., Mrs.
G. W. Long, who has rendered
sucn _a.iuii.ul, unselfish service
as President of the Presbyteri
al.
The following 1 program was
rendered Friday night:
Music, “From Greenland’s Icy
Mountains.” -
Scripture Lesson, read by
Mrs. Mattie Johnson.
Prayer, Miss Bessie Sutton.
Music.
Welcome Address, Mrs. Angie
Thompson.
Response, Miss Helen Usher.
Solo, Miss Theresa Stephen
son.
Greetings from McClelland
Presbytery, Mrs. C. M. Young.
Paper, “The Idea of Christian
Missions,” Mrs. Bertie Wither
spoon.
Solo, Miss Jennie McLester.
Reading, Mrs. I. D. Davis.
Paper, “The Call of Opportu
nity,” Mrs. Belle Vincent.
Music.
The offering was $20.
The members and friends of
Camden Second deserve much
praise for the royal entertain
ment given.
M. LOUISE FOSTER,
Recording Secretary.
MONTHLY ACTIVITIES AT
JOHN HALL CHAPEL, CAR
THAGE.
We have been silent at John
Hall for some time, but never
theless we have been working
very hard.
Sunday morning services were
largely attended. Six persons
were added to the church.
The Brotherhood is still alive
and working faithfully under the
leadership of the efficent Pres
ident, Mr. H. A. Goins. fThe
meetings for the past month
were held at the manse and Mr.
Herbert Hayes’ home. The
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