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:4 _ CANADIAN SYNOD *y Rev. 6. A. Mofrtwv, 8tatec I- r Clerk The Synod of Canadian ran West "End Fresbyteria ehutth at AMtaddphi* * >Septembetf“25th> 1980,at P. M., and was opened with r aermon by the retiringModera tor, Rev. H. C. Cousins, of Li ma, Okla. His text Was I Siam •17:42. He preached a stFonj and powerful sermon. Dr. G. E. Caesar, of Littk -Rock, Ark., was chosen Modera tor, an# Rev. S. j. Onque, Teto porary Clerk. Rev. L. W. Davis gave tar i. most ctotdiaKweictaae, makinf usfeel at borne in the City, ii the homes, atfthe tabiesand ii > fthe beds of the people. Rev. C N. . Shropshire, of Texarkana *Ark., responded in High style •Wssbring Brother fDavis w< -highly/ appirebiated all that hr s rsaid. " The Staid Clerk fin presenting the docket, mowed an amend} eBtattxehtting Faith* the tionof thededket FViday after noon at The^ wetton car ried and atinwtataijfrtethat fend , HTh«i0opi2®rt|ee 6h° ‘ments reported and all weire giv en nice and comfortable homes none were more than one-half mile from the church. An offering was taken for th benefit of the church. Praye was offered and we repaired t our new homes. Friday morning 9 o’clock w returned for praise services. A 9:30 the business of the Syn began. Rev. J D. Stanback wai appointed Vtee-^fodetatoi*. , The Stated Clerk reported offhe minutes from ffie'Oerferai Assembly approved without ex+ ceptions. The Committee on Evangelism reported through its chairman, Rev. S. J. Onque. This was the most encouraging and profita ble report on the subject we have had in a long time. Rev T. B. Hargrave, our evangelist, full of life and enthusiasm, fol lowed with a soul-stirring ad dress, showing the possi bilities of a great ingathering for the Master during the next twelve months. Rev. Hargrave is doing good work on oiir: field j The report on Christan Edu cation was brought to us by Rev. H: C. Cbusins. Among dome of the new7 features was the oratorical contest set forth by the General Assembly. This report was thoughtful and in spiring. At 11:30 o’clock the Lord’s “Supper was celebrated. Rev, CJ S. Mebane, D. D., administered the bread, while Rev. W. H} Carroll, D. D., served the WineJ After this wefed our physical bodies. At 2 o’clock we had the report on the Board of Pensions' by1 Rev. Dr. Carroll, followed by an address by Dr. W. P. Lockwood,1 of the Synod of Indiana. The doctor told us some rare things* about the Service. Pension Plan. This ia the third consecu tive year Rev. Dr. Lockwood! has been with us and we are mot tired of him. We say, Come! again, doctor. We also Ifed with tUrthe'ftev.' Dr; J. "E.Detweiler, of the Syn od of "Missouri, who addressed Synod on ForeignltftsSidng, foi lowing the report on" that ‘sub ject. Dr. DOtWeiler has spent much of his life on the foreign field. We enjoyed his address much and wdre ftflty when he took his se£t. *ihe report oh'Mftional ‘Mis sions was indeed 'excdBent. We were sorry we could np„t, have Dr. J. M. Gaston with us, but he assured us that our Synod was in the A class, havingfnade a gain in benevolence for the’ last three years. , Rev. Dr. W. E. Houston was re-elected as representative on the Ngtfosxl ? Staff, ^ and thi Stated CMrk elected for* Anoth er t&M'Sf se^ite. >1 The' Pres hyteriaT Record* were approved without exceptions. \ The report on Program anci FieldAutivtttes ^raade < a rftu showing. There seined to be progress itf many activities. At 5:30 ^etoek'the businesf of the Synod was not complete* and the time was extended *t< complete athe docket. At 6 :U P! M., rthe Canadian Synod' ad journed with -prayer ‘and the Apostolic Behedfction to men; at Grant, Okla.,' Thursday he • fore the 4th SUnday in Septem her, i381? at 7t30 closing one of "the briefest anc mostbustoteSs-Itke eessions a the history of theHByrtod.’ The Synodical- tendered a 'bfeautifuhprogram' Friday night, under thev"Papervision of Mm Ci S. T»febaaie. The cbflectioii was #25. >RUS8IA A THEMETOR TH^ ANNUAL MEETING 0F «IHj TORPANS IN CLEVELAND Professor Francis B. Tyson) the noted economist of the Unif versity^of Pittsburgh,* Wflbdis cuss the eflfeC&of*iftefchbniZatiOn otti%raW)#^th^pedal ref* hrehce to Etrssiah^pea^mts and American Negkees at fhe anrui el meeting' of'-the Association for the Study fof Negro Life and History, to*be,held in Cleveland froth: thg*lSth t6«ie this month. He has just re turnedfrom that coUtatry. i Professor T'yson hd31 cOmpar the effects of mechanization e labor in Bassia with the effe of it. ontherural-Nfci*oes in barfly hh selected. The whelp KJuntry is vMkBy hhwhd# the natter and the presebtat Hon of the 'results Of the cohdi* ttons in the two countries will be decidedly informing. Unemployment in the twd countries, as it has beep brought about by mechaniza tion agrt«hltore4ha>ktotfct*y willNbe1 the’ imfM#tlffit thought advanced. The forces at work !n lone codfttry and the *40rre apetifling factors * in the Other will be parallelled, and what ex-f perience- has-taught to be the wisest policy will be fetnpha Sized. IWie eftOWOttifet, £T?Pwetifer, "Will dot miiHely ifdiseuss things as they are, -but 'will 'give the background *of-economic history in the two countries to show bow the conditions now obtain ing" haVe resulted from factors long-at WdJk in determining the present -situation. In Other words^the'ipresent 'is to be il ruftiitr^ted by an explanation of thelbatetv w'the1 ftithre’will be understood by' a carefut examiJ nation of the present. :The fffteWffh1 dflttUal meeting trf thte ^tesOdStiOn is being sponsored ‘by-Such Cleveland organizations > as the Phillis Wheatley Association, the'Adult Education Association, . and Cleveland College. Distinguished persons MkO the HOnwable Har ry :£.Dft Vis,; AttOrnsy Alexan der Hr 'llanbin, Miss Jane'Hunt er, Miss‘Mddred Ghadsey, and the Honorable John D. Mar shall, %he mayor of Cleveland, have constituted themselves a1 committee to welcome the visit ors and make the conference a success. >, c ATLANTIC SYNODICAL The Atlantic Synodical Mis sionary Society will convene with the Synod of Atlantic at •St. Paul Presbyterian church, Cordele, Ga., October 23-24. All delegates expecting to attend 'will please, notify Dr. A. S. Clark, Cordele, Ga. MRS, M. M. JONES, President. ICSS LUCINDA WffiTE, Gor. Sec. - A Sdifttay school ehi^iiAAs campaign is befog lauri Within the (par Synods. Sp campaign begins Novembgi 1, 1930, and closes July 1, tRII In order to -stimulate the s>«|i and encour^ge them to ircrjm their enrollment, four pnHp are being offered in CataSL Synod and three in each e$S| other three Synods. A letter hag been sent euwd every minister and every sagapj intendent explaining the tiSpf paign and inviting the schopi to register. It will be neecsraf for a school to register atheedr quarters in Atlanta beraie it will be listed as a iljmj her of the Cbntest. Card* 4* being sfcnt to each aUperln|» dent for his signature, filling out of these cards apd •returning them to Atlanta jl|ei es that school in the contest. The "pHfces Are as' fOlldWf: First prize: f>The school that secures the largest increSae over 25 m the enrollment will be entitled to send three dele gates to thefS6hool fef MeChqw in August with all expeni<|$ paid, frifcludfog travel, refiptrb tion, board and an allowaiftfeitpj books , Second prize: ThegelKN£ti|$i indites the riOcbnd largest %• crease over 25 will be dnttiHft to sOhd two delegates to the school of Mama* mk phases paid, including tra*4, registration, board and an tm in its dfirbliment over 25 will‘he entitled to send One delegate to the School of Methods With all expenses paid, including travel, registration and board with an allowance for hooks. ’ Fourth prize: The school that ihhkes the fourth largest in crease In its enrollment over 26; Will be entitled to $10.00 cash on the expenses of a dele gate to the School of Methods. (This fourth prize is'given only to the schools in Catawba Syn od.) -• - The source of thfese prizes is as follows:Hie first two prizes are known as the “J. M. Som erndike Scholarship Prizes. ’ and are open to the schools in each of the four Synods. The third prize is “The School of Methods Scholarship Prize.” This prize is open to each of the four Synods. The fourth prize is -the “H. C. Miller Scholarship Prize,” and is open only to the schools in Catawba Syriod. Here is a chance that chal lenges the best that is in every pastor and every superinten dent. Here is an opportunity for every Sunday school Withiri our bounds. There are hundreds of boys arid girls thiat are still out of Sunday school arid With out ariy religious training arid some of these £hilfli?eh fife in the community of evfefy school. It should be kept iri blind that the Sunday" School enroll ment iridfidesthe Qradle Roll, Home Department, Teacher Trairiing class and every pupil m the classes. To begin your campaign yoirshould first see if •all children, including babies of the parents of "your church, are members of your school. Then see if all the children of your church coiwmunity are enrolled in any Sunday1 school. ^Phen pro ceed to build up your Home Pe partment. The contest is based on the percentage plan. The school enrolling1 the largest number on the percentage basis is the win* ning school. But all scholia must first secure £5 new pupils before the count begins. Buka governing the contest will be mailed to each superintendent wffte1 iaf *fae ST r'.O'n a;b.%ccoy, District No. %t Mrs. C. H Shute &M*r, held its Bistricl fleeting Sunday, September 28 St. Paul Preteyteriar **■.'* . U C. UShder, „ . Mute led the devotidhs 'We m stted .‘ted ' sahg'Vftt ^W<betets iat Binds,* jiffcer 'Vhifeh **wt 'tfdreifeirtrt prayer by dte 1h4» ident, Mrs. Hattie Q. Mayberry i After, a gpo<} J1*tehi praise Service the teeet&ig then bpenedforbusiHessThe’folIdw W secretaries *ere present ted made helpful ted eiidouiM aging reports: Mrs. H. L. McCfUr#, Shore-I tary of Stewardship.; Mrs. Mc-I Crorey’s report was itideed' th*! idjratiteal tea t^eWht. . Miss Annie Chresfield.-Jefcre tary of Voting People. ‘Miss feast ters. She exploited tte ay which We tee now asked the wteien to'cd^te&tote with the executive officers iti supporting this system. The President made a Won derful address. Mrs. Mayberry was full of wdhdd*ful thteghts and ideas and she dfcThot fail to express herself. InherSddre&S she urged the #hihte tcPdo^fffe for this cause. She told ofr her desires for missions ahd^OW she wanted us to Po-operate with her in thiswonderful pro gram. She told us ofthe? gl€£t missionaries of the 'Biblical pe riod, and urged us to be true and loyal to this cauSe. These of us who ire well afequaitttfed with Mrs. Mayberry khbw Just how appealing her message re ally tes. Mrs. Mayberry is indeed te interesting young Vroriifan, and although a new President, she is not failing to gain the rgdbd will and earnest prayers of'her local missdr^ary societies of Ca tawba. \ ' The chty ^ies represented weref as follV. McClmtoek, 2; Ben Salem, 7: MUrklahd, 5; St, Paul, 4. Murkland brought their apportionment for the second quarter which Wfes flO. Revs. Mayberry, Alexander arid Gamble WOre riecdrded sefets ris correspdtttiirig members/ El-j -der E. A. Chtshcflm Wasalfco ac corded a seat as a corresp6rid-j ing member. We were delighted to have® present many other interesting j members of other'fli^trifc’ts, WKo.| when'MtrBdufeOd to the IWuse. gkve fls ^eefirtfcs ftftftri their societies. Those were as fol lows: ^f)fean arid Mrs. T. E. Mc Kinney, Mrs. Rann tmd Mrs. Partee, fr6m Johnson C. Smith University. The ministers present gave ms encouraging rerttaSkfraiKt badO us to march on in theMk stef^s work. We Were also .jfWfen" en couraging frdtttairks ‘by ’Pfftf Chisholm. The leader then brought fife meeting to a close riiidtve'Were dismissed With the Christian Endeavor Benediction. MRS. J. ft. GAMBLE, Cor. See. Club?l began. Tnls was fcattsed by1 a fumble behind the jfc&al -line whftlf'was'cdVfef^i^y^'h® Par sons’ funb&k. lIn/the second quafter for the* *&wift BuB dogs/’ Captain "Wimsms tnaae a Beautiful runSrduhd end tor thirty yards afid^ohiHl Shift’s first toucnaovfti. He foiled to make the extra patot The second touchdown was made Williams alsoby a twelve /a^ plui^re jacrbss the center of IVIeiTys TTne. The final > phss from fuima(3cT9^rre^^o Fefgp son at right hnd> who ‘infeed thu% '’yardfhand -croSsed the goayine. jGv&y ‘Swfft man played'his part. Thursday, 4^©terAt\ie Al lege Thnd -jlfo *>• Clay, of rnshyi" Sc) m sch( oleaidinessM ««!»*«• " v «q£ some _ eommuwy torinnL 01$: ‘ennessee, .odSenwaM Was liorr y ' the i$s,*rd esifay e^e* tMrspftbi the Vd& tip voca ^dadehiii Educatior us-hrmis mrnm* ty of labor. give us'w _ cerning the ^Evefuinee ta^the igfci.. , bwnrfi iPftWfnw Or. cashes* m _ much concerned over be done ^o relieve'the sitaatu as sometimes we are quitehaw pressed for drinking watei ssi 'itaToi ^<jf¥&ch of thr<figni Mr. Clay lefHfei to return and I birfi fund. this water hoe even; are h«pmg about.—Hie The Woman's sionary Society ft was an inspiration to i the delegates arriving on tii *ad the interest manifested ii the meeting. Friday morning a. 10 o’clock mir President, Mrs, C. E. Mebane, of Hot Springs* Ark,, led the worship service, “Fellowship with Christ fc His Stewardship of the Goaptf’ was the theme of the meeting, Seconds of Stewardship, Edu cation Literature and Young Peoples Work fere discussed by Mesdames Stinson, Simpscfl, Alverson, Shropshire, Clardy, Stanback and Miss Boyd. 8 Mrs. C. N. Shropshire, piah iap, had charge of the worship service for the second session, which was beautifully carried out. “Fellowship with our Mis sionaries Through the Year Book of Prayer" was preseftted in a most interesting ,manner by Mrs. L. Stinson. All present canid but feel a deeper realiza tkm of individual service that may be rendered along this line. “Promotion Plans for the Year” and “Plans for Stewardship” were discussed by Mrs. Shrip shire and Mrs. Stanback. Mrs. L. W. Davis! in a very pleasing manner, told of her success with the young people, materials and methods used# Whereby each society may prof it , Round Table discussion Tcxf SUbjects ^prOved Jnteis mrpr^vv._i»;.au««gttbis Meeting and gave helpful sug gestions and a very splendid ad Iress. . Thcr popular program Friday night was well attended. The President presided. Voices blended in singing “The Negro National Anthem.” After Scrip ture reading, “Stewardship” was discussed by Mrs. J. Clar dy, of Hot Springs, Ark. Prayer by Rev. L. W. Davis. “The Bi ennial Hymn—Who Wrote the Biennial Hymn?” was given by Mrs. J. D. Stanback, Valliant, Okla. Welcome address, Mrs. L. W. Davis. Response Mrs. J. R. Simpson. Several beautiful selections were rendered by the young people of Arkadelphia Acade my, accompanied, by Miss Din kins, the efficient instructor, who also favored the audience with an instrumental solo. Rev, T. B. Hhrgtave, Synod ieal Evangelist, took the place of the Board’s representative and a powerful address was giv en. Rev. Hargrave, with all .sin cerity and eloquence, paid the highest tribute to the women and their efforts in carrying out the program of our great Church. Rev. J. D. Stanback and Rev. 1 C. N. Shropshire called for the i offering. Twenty-five dollars | were raised. The benediction | was pronounced by Rev. G. E. j Caesar, D. D., Moderator of the > Synod. Thus ended one of the most ! pleasant and profitable meetings | of the Canadain Synodical, ! where thoughts that inspire ! were received and a determina? i tion felt for greater service in ! bringing about the Fatherhood I of God and the Brotherhood of 1 man. j The following officers were ■I elected: President, Mrs. C. S. * Mehane; First Vice-President, Mrs. .H. M. Stinson; Second l! Vice-President, Mrs. J. R. Sintpson; Secretary Young Sle, Mrs. J., Clardy; Secre for Children, Mrs. L. W. i; Secretary for Litera tute, Mrs. C. N. Shropshire*, i'! SSetetaiy and Treasurer, Mrs. Jr D. Stanback.
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