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MCCLELLAND PRES BYTERY IN SPRING SESSION . The Presbytery of McClelland met in its Spring session with Salem Presbyterian church, Anderson, S. C., April 2, 1030 at 7:30 P. M. Prof. R- W. Boulware, retir ing Moderator, delivered a very fine and instructive address from the subject, “Stewardship the Final. Link in God’s Re demptive Plan.” The following named persons were received as members of the Presbytery by letters of dis missal: Revs. B. H. McFadden, Presbytery of Rtogfersville; D. T. Murray, Presbytery of Fair field, and A. H. Reasoner, Pres bytery of Pittsburgh. Rev. 0. M McAdams, by his own re quest, was granted his letter of dismissal to unite with the Presbytery of Knox. Corresponding Members Revs. R. F. Kirkpatrick, D. D., Piedmont Presbytery; G. W. Long, D. D., and R. E. Fos ter, Presbytery of Fairfield; S. D. Thom, D. D., Presbytery of Hodge; N. Bell, Presbytery of Catawba; J. C. Gfbbs, M. E. Conference, of South Carolina, and C. H. Anderson, of Rocky River Baptist Association, were extended seats of correspond ing members of Presbytery. These brethren made timely re marks to the Presbytery. •Mr. S. S. Johnson, candidate for the gospel ministry, was taken under the care of the Presbytery and recommended to the Board of Christian Edu cation for aid to pursue his £Q«raa ofestofcly Smith University. Revs. J. G. Porter and J. H. Toatley were confirmed princi pal and alternate ministerial commissioners, respectively, to the next General Assembly. El der R. W. Boulware was con firmed principal lay commis sioner to the next General As sembly, and Elder D. C. Kenne dy was made is alternate. Rev. C. W. Francis was elect ed chairman of the Commitee on Program and Field Activities, and Rev. D. T. Murray was made chairman of the Commit tee on th( Board of Christian Education. Rev. Francis is also Treasurer of the Presbyterial benevolence and as such he serves the Central Receiving Agency for all monies to be sent to the various Boards and Agencies. All benevolence money collected by the Sunday schools and churches is to be forwarded to Rev. Francis. Rev. S. D. Thom, D. D., Syn odical Evangelist, preached a splendid sermon Thursday morning at the devotional pe riod. Text Acts 10:44. Men^s Popular Meeting—Prof. C. W. Jones, Presiding Thursday evening was indeed a high spot during the session of the Presbytery. A large and appreciative audience listened to inspirational addresses by the following: Prof. R. W. Boul ware, “The Layman’s Respon sibility;” Dr. S. D. Thom spoke on the Pentecost; Rev. J. G. Porter, President of Harbison College, stressed Christian Edu cation and touched on the work cf Harflbison College. Dr. G. W. Long spoke on our relation to thie Pljesbytepian Church. Friday evening was given over to the Woman’s Presbyte rial Society for a popular meet ing The ladies, as usual, made a fine impression and exposition of their work. Mrs. J. H. Toat ley, President, presided. Memorial services of the late Rev. C. M. Young, D. D., who passed from our ministerial ranks, November 3rd, 1929.1110 brethren were deeply moved as they realized the loss of per sonal worth and usefulness sus ftitio* *a*ne<* to the Passing of our friend, brother and comrade in the ministry. Dr. J. S. Williams presided and many of the breth ren spoke with reference to the life and work of Dr. Young. The''life and work of two Presidents of Harbison College, Drs. C. M. Young and J. L. Hol lowell, are now history. These men are gone, but their works live and shall live on in the hearth of men. Dean R. W, Boul ware serves as a great asset to the lifer and work of Harbison College today. Amidst the crisis in the illness and passing of it's Presidents he held the affairs of the College together till the Rev. John M. Gaston, D. D., LL. D, our chief and friend* could find a man for the old ship of state. The mantle has now fall en on the Rev. John G. Porter, A. B., S. T. B., A. M. The Board has certainly made a wise choice in the selection of the Rev. Mri Porter to the Presi dency of Harbison College. The Rev. Mr. Porter possesses the poise and tact, character and ability to guide safely the helm of Harbison. Mrs. Porter is on the job and is alble to render service to her husband, i The Rev. C. W. Francis, the members of .Salem church and their friends deserve nothing but words of commendation for the excellent manner in which they entertained the Presbyte ry. Appreciation of entertain ment was expressed by the Committee^ on Resolution of Thanks. Calvary Presbyterian church, Newberry, S. C., was Chosen as the next place of meeting. J. H. TOATLEY, S. C. LEBANON ‘ ,PBESBYTEIUANi CHURCH, RIDGEWAYT S. C. of aAefdighteftihgBer mon preached by the pastor, Rev. J. R. Dungee, in the morn ing service, Sunday, May 4. The text was Psalm 122:1-2, “I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the Lord. Our feet shall stand with in thy gates, 0 Jerusalem.” To a splendid congregation well mingled with visitors, the ser mon portrayed the ideal church as a brotherhood wherein all God's children are united in a bond of Christian love, where sympathy, understanding and continual peace abound, and where strife, contentions and jealousies are not permitted to enter. In the afternoon the pastor and congregation pf Lebanon worshipped with the pastor and congregation of Macedonia Bap tist church, on which occasion the sermon was preached by Rev. Dungee. This visit served to strengthen the bond of friendship existing between the two churches and was much enjoyed. At night the pastor preached again from Mark 12:34, “Thou art not far from the kingdom.” The sermon was a warning against procrastination in lay ing hold on the Kingdom of God and His righteousness, and against stopping short of a full acceptance of and surrender to Jesus Christ. All services were well attend ed and liberal contributions were made to. the support of the church. Among the visitors present during the day were Messrs. E. L. Rhoden, Moses Belton, R. K. Fortune, LeGrande Somersette and Mr. Stokes, of Johnson C. Smith University; Mrs. Maria Jackson and Miss Priscilla Tay lor, of Columbia; Mr. and Mrs. P. J. Mickle, Smallwood; Misses Estelle Belton, Daisy Dawkins, Rachel Mobley and Mrs. Mamie Henderson, of Ridgeway, and Mrs. Mary Stroud, of Rock Hill. Better to cultivate the great interests of a world than to know all the scandal of a coun ty. - ■ Funeral Florence the late R bneer Sunday -- ary in Southern Virguiiar bytcry, were held from brook Street Free church, Danille, Va., afternoon, April 13, the h. Kendrick, pastor of th# byterian church, South Va.,' officiating, assisted Rev. Price, pastor of the Street Baptist church. Prof. I. W. Taylor. 1 The service was "brief, * sim ple and impressive. Favorite hymns of the deceased were sung such as “My Faith Looks Up to Thee,” “Lead, Kindly Light,” “Abide With Me,” and the 90th Psalm was read* followed with prayer. The sermon by Rev. Kendrick, close friend of Rev. Yancey for many - years, was based on the text, “For we know if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved, we have a build ing of God, an house not made with hands, eternal in the heav ens.” The service concluded with the recessional, “The Christian’s Home.” Intermettt was in Green Hill Cemetery,; The church was filled to its «t most capacity, many persons be* ing from out of- town. The pal] bearers were: ISmk' srs. P. H. Doswell, W. D. Ivy* W. L. Wade, W. E./Beavers, Sr.,; E. G. Adams and Cabell FSa ley. Meahbers of the W. A. cey Memorial Bible Class sd as flower bearers, the ceased having been the “M er” of the class. great profusion, attesting in a mute way the esteem in which the deceased was held. Those sending flowers from out of town were as follows: Char lote Medical Society, Charlotte, N. C.: Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Clark, Roanoke, Va.; Mrs. Em ma Johnson and Mrs. Robert H. Carter, Petersburg, Va.; the State Department of Education, Charleston, W. Va.; “Les Cher cheuses” Clyb, The “Col leagues," the South Hills Com munity Club and Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Powell, all of Charleston, W. Va.; organizations in Dan ville; the W. A. Yancey Memo rial Bible tlJlass, the Woman’s Missionary Society, Hampton Alumni Chapter Blue Bjrds’ So cial Club, and scores of individ uals and families in the city. Those from out of town in at tendance were: Dr. and Mrs. D. C. Yancey and. daughter, Wil son, N. C.; Dr. L. A. Yancey, Charlotte. N. C.; Dr. W. P. Yan cey, Roanoke, Va, and Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Saunders, Charles ton, W. Va.; Dr. C. E. Yancey, Mr. Edwin C. Yancey and Mrs. E. M. Wood, of New York City; Mrs. Maud Young Ray and children of Winston-Salem, N. C.; Mrs. Joylette Lowe Cole man, of White Sulphur Springs, W. Va.. Mrs. Emma Craig, of Greensboro, Mr. and Mrs. F. L. McCoy, Mr. and Mrs. Whitted and Mr. Tom Reynolds, of Dur ham, N. C.; Rev. and Mrs. A. Kendrick, Mrs. Mary Smith White and Miss Arabella Walk er, of South Boston, Va., and others. Telegrams of condolence were received from many friends out of town. Mrs. Yancey was born in Pet ersburg, Va., in 1857, and ed ucated in the Protestant Epis copal School of that city. In t$75, she came as a teacher to Danville, together with a group of four other young women from Petersburg. These five persons were the first colored teachers in Danville and vicinity, and many persons who had so re cently gained their freedom received their instruction at the hands of these teachers. In (Continued on page 4) THE RECORD OF LYNCHINGS IN 1929 Forty-Three States Free of the Evil New York, April 27th.—-In its eighth annual Honor Roll of States free from lynching, the Commission on Race Relations Churches show that forty-three Of the Federal Council of States had a clean record in 1929. While this number shows do increase over 1928, when 43 States were similarly recorded as free of the lynching evil, it shows a decided increase in comparison with the second year of keeping the Honor Roll, 1923, when only 39 States were free. The Honor Roll shows a total of ten lynchings during 1929. New Mexico, which dropped from the Roll in 1928, has been restored, and Florida, Kentucky and Tennessee have been re moved because of lynchings in 1929. The number of lynchings for 1929 shows a reduction of one since 1928, when there were eleven victims. Of the ten per sons lynched in 1929, four were in Florida, one each in Kentucky and Tennessee, one in Mississip pi and three in Texas. Three of the victims were white and sev en Negro. According to the 1929 records of Dr. Monroe N. Work of Tuskegee Institute, there were twenty-seven instances in Which officers of the law pre sented lynchings, three in Northern States and twenty four in Southern States. In twenty-four of the cases the prisoners were removed or the guards augmented or other pre “ ns tak^n. In three other force was used lynciicrs. ' “So long as the evil of lynch ing is still within our borders,” said Dr. George E. Haynes, the Federal Council’s Secretary for Race Relations, “there is need ifor ever-increalsing vigilance on the part of the religious forces of this land in order that respect for law and order may be preserved and protection of life guaranteed to every citi zen.” The States free of lynching over a period of years, as re ported by the Federal Council’s Commission on Race Relations, are as follows: States that have never had a lynching: Massachusetts, Con necticut. New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont. (5) States that have no record of lynching since 1886: Maine and New Jersey. (2) States that have no record of lynching for the past twenty five years: Michigan, Nevada, Indiana and Iowa. (4). States that have no record of ja lynching for the past fifteen years: Idaho, Maryland, Penn sylvania and South Dakota. (4). States that have no record of lynching for the past ten years: Arizona, New Ylork, North Da kota, Montana, Oregon and Wyoming. (6). States that have no record of a lynehing during the past five years: California, Colorado, Kansas, Minnesota, Nebraska, Washington. West Virginia, North Carolina, Illinois. (10). States that have no record of a lynching during the past two V^ajrs: .Alabama, Ohio, Utah, Georgia, South Carolina and Virginia. (6). ; States that have no record of lynching in 1929: Arkansas, $Tew Mexico, Louisiana and Mis souri. (4). I Total States free of lynching in 1929, 43. . Total States still having lynchings in 1929, 5. Total number of lynchings in 1929, 10. Decrease (over 1928) in num ber of lynchings in 1929, 1. Better to cultivate the joy of earning honestly than the thrill of spending lavishly. ATLANTIC PRESBYTERY By Rev. S. H. Scott — The Atlantic Presbytery con vened In the Olivet Presbyterian church, Charleston, S. C., April 9 at 8 o’clock P. M. The retiring Moderator, Rev. Thos. ‘ H. Ay ers, D. D., preached the open ing sermon from St. John 19: 30. “It is finished.’’ The sermon was inspiring. , immediately after the Sermon the Presbytery was constituted with prayer. A quorum; being present the Presbytery proceed ed to business. Rev. H. McFad den, of Allendale, S. C., was du ly elected Moderator, Rev. Geo. E. Henderson, Temporary Clerk and the Stated Clerk re mained the same. v ; The docket read by the Stat ed Clerk was received an^ adopt ed. The local committee’s Report, with minor changes, whs lap proved. After the announce ments a, motion was im order for adjournment. The cogection was $13. Prayer and tpnedic Thursday morning the Pres bytery resumed its business. The churches were reported through their respective: repre sentatives. The reports were not as good as they ought to have been, yet better than we expected, considering the'finan cial condition over the field. We are pleased to say that a few of the churches raised their be nevolence quota and sometime near the marie, while oth&s are way dowr.in the measb truly hope that these,ch will continue waiSf “ ‘ ly The Pr-esbytety puts itself on record in raising its voice igainst the churches that brought in such poor reports on benevolence. I said the Presby tery because the majority seemed-to have favored the mo tion. According to the decision of the Presbytery, the churches that fail to meet its approval at the next Spring meeting will have a hard time to escape Presbyteria! censure. We are in hopes that the elders and min isters will not fail to warn the people to flee from the wrath that will surely come at the next meeting of Presbytery. When the hour arrived for the election of the delegates to the General Assembly, the Rev. T. H. Ayers, D. D., of Chester, S. C.. was unanimously elected by the Presbytery as the prin cipal ministerial delegate; Rev. J. M. Miller, D. D., of Black ville, was elected as alternate. Mr. Edward Simmons, elder of Zion church, was eletted the rrincipal lay delegate, and Mr. Bailey, of Wallingford Presby terian church, was made the al ternate for Brother Simmons. These two men being popular and useful in their churches,! ?ave each other much trouble to win. Twenty-five votes were cast—13 in favor of Mr. Edward Simmons and 12 for Mr. Bail ey. The General 'Assembly will meet in Cincinnati, Ohio, May 29, 1930. Thursday afteimoon the Presbytery heard the last of the churches’ reports and spent the rest of the afternoon on James island where the Presbytery was invited to attend the field day exercises of the school chil dren. The outing was indeed beneficial. All who witnessed the exercises were well pleased and inspired by the perform ance of the boys and girls. This shows that Rev. and Mrs. M. A. Sanders and their co-work ers have spared no time nor en ergy in the training of these young people. While members of the Pres bytery were looking on the young folks going through the physical exercises, ice cream and cake were served. Miss ‘Edna Montgomery seemed to have been the principal charac ter in this service. The repast was acceptable and enjoyable. Dr. Wm. L. Met*, of Edisto island, and Mrs. Porter, the wife of Rev. J. G. Porter, the new President of Harbison College, spoke very encouragingly of the work of Rev. and'Mrs. San ders. Thursday night the Ladies* Popular Meeting took place. The program was carried out in jrand style. The literary feat ure was high class. The finan cial condition was reported hrough Mrs. S. H. Richardson, the Society’s Treasurer. It was gratifying to know that the So ciety went over the top. The quo ta was $194 and the Society >aid an 1 has receipts from the boards for $209. Hurrah! Hur 'ah! for the ladies of Atlantic Presbyterial. They realized from the collection $32. Prayer was offered and the benediction was pronounced. Friday was the last day of he Presbytery. All the commit tees reported their findings. Miss Rebecca Patterson rendered her report simply few informa tion. Judging from her repbrt snd what we know personally, no nas clone ana is doing much or the elevation of the young >eople in this section, and the idvanceirent of the Master’s kingdom. Mr. Henry E. Williams, form irly of John’s Island, now of Fohnson C. Smith University, Charlotte, N. C., was examined ’or license, having finished ;he second year in the Theology cal Department. The examin ng Committee’s, report was sat sfactory to the Presbytery. The embers of the w committee credftflbnPexaml Presbytery, friends and rela tives of Mr. Williams wish for him God’o speed. Friday night was the time for he Men’s Popular Meeting. Dr. Metz was the master of cere* monies. Prof. J. W. Harper and he writer were the spokesmen. The subject was: “Give Reas ons Why Christians are Losing nterest in the Christian Reli rion.” Many interesting points were brought out by both speak ers. This program closed the business side of the Presbyte ry. Sunday morning, Rev. H. Mc Fadden, the Moderator, spoke • o a pleasing audience. His dis course was a pleasing discus cussion and will linger long in the minds of the hearers. Sunday night the writer re turned and brought up the rear. He spokr from the text, St. Matthew 16:24, “If any man will come after me, let him de ny himself and tako up his ’ross and follow me.” The sub ject was, “The Cost of Disciple diip.” It was brought out that the disciples were standard Christians and died a sacrificial ieath because of that fact, and life eternal resulted. We wish to take this oppor unity to express the gratitude Tf the Presbytery to Dr. and Mrs. Pearson and mother and friends of the sister churches. We had a splendid meeting of Presbytery and feel that our host had much to do with our success. May God continue to bless these friends and their ef forts for good. The Presbytery will goi to Wadmalaw Island next Fall. D. I.. Moody was noted for his practical common sense and his application of Chris tian principles to everyday liv ing. He once met a well-known evangelist, just before an im Tjortapt election. "What do you think of *the political outlook ?” Moody asked. “I don’t know anything about the political outlook,” was the reply. "My eitizejnship is in heaven.” "Better get it down to earth for the next sixty days,” was the wise answer.
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