The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1904-10-21
Moderator Elected.


success of the series OF meetings now il
Atlanta. The synod then adjourned FOL
the afternoon.
Tuesday Evenings Session.
The evening session was begun at 7:3(
10 clock with prayer and praise service,
conducted by Rev. A. M. Williams. Dur.
ing this service some very impressive
music was rendered by the choir and
some very interesting remarks were
made by Mr.. Clark on praise and prayer
At the conclusion or this service. the
Rev. Jno. A. McK-rny, the Sunday
school editor of Nashville. was called
to the chair and presided throughout
the evening. The regular program was
then taken up and The rest of the even
ing was devoted to the discussion al
"Problems of Evangelization, under APP
propriate topics. The first speaker was
Rev. V. r. Crawford, of Nashville. who
spoke to the topic, "Our American
Highlanders. He said he was an
American Highlander himself, having
been raised in the mountains of Ten
nessee and knew these people perfectly.
| He gave an interesting and entertaining
description of these mountain people,
telling of their characteristics and their
manners anu customs and dwelt at length
upon the pressing necessity for evan
gelIzation among them He said they
we're very illeterate but willing to re-
ceive mental and spiritual instru ction,
and that there was great work to De
done among them
The next speaker was Judge GauJ.
Of Nashville, who at the last moment
was substituted on the program to speak
to the topic, Our American Negroes. =
He gave in some detail the condition Of
the Negro race within the bounds of the
synod and their need for financial and
spiritual help from their more favored
white brethren.
DR.. w. T.. Rodgers, Of Knoxville. was
called on to tell something about, sour
Growing Towns and Cities" He was
substituted on the program without
having had time for special preparation,
but was fully equal to the occasion. He
described in an interesting way the rapid
growth some of the cities within the ter
ritory OF the synod are enjoying, and
spoke in glowing terms of his home
town, Knoxville, which he denominated
the 'Pttsburg of the South He said
that the American Highlander" had
found out that they could make more
mney inc the cities and that in conse
quence hundreds OF them we're leaving
rneir mountain homes and moving to
Knoxville. That they were all ignorant
and illiterate and greatly in need of men
tai and spiritual improvement. That
they we're willing to receive instruction.
however, and that the problem for the
=, nod to consider was how to give it to
them. He said the crying need was for
more Cumberland Presby terian preach
ers.
The last topic of the evening. "Our
Changing Rural Population" was dis
cussed by Rev. j. NJ. Webb. He said
they we're constantly moving around
from place to place, many going to the
cities and towns, and it was difficult
matter to administer to their spiritual
needs He thought about the only
thing that could be done was to keep up
with them and keep in spiritual touch
with them after their changes.
This concluded the program and the
synoy adjourned.
woman's Missionary Society.
Inc woman 3 MlSeiOudTy OOCIoGy "a
the Tennessee q. P Synod met Tuesday
at the Baptist church and the following |
program was rendered.:
Morning Session $3.50 clock.
Devotional Services, Miss Sadie Agnew. |
Greetings.
Response, Miss Cynthia Eshman.
Message, Miss Jennie Rus
sell.
Song.
Roll Call.
Reports Of Officers.
Reports OF Presbyterian Secretaries.
A ppoin tment OF Committees.
Recess
Afternoon Session, 2 o o'clock.
Dew otional Ssrvice, Miss Sadie Agnew.
The Forward Movement, Miss Matte E.
Mason.
How we may secure,
lst. Five Missionaries. Mrs. w. I.
Rodgers.
Ind. Five Thousand Members, Miss
Nellie N. Wood.
I'D, Five Thousand Suhscribers to the
Missionary Record, Miss Belle Erwin.
Ith, FIVE Thousand Dollars Thank Off
ering, hliss Adele Chavanaes.
General Discussion. |
4 diourpment.