The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-11-19
The Next Place of Meet
ing Red Springs
SUNDAY SCHOOL WORK
Address by DR.. A. E. Phillips on the
Status of Ibis Labor by the
Presbyterians in this State
the Event of the Final
Day.
BY r.. II. HENDERLETTE.

Durham, n. G., NOV. lS.--1 ne event
of the last day of the Synod that
towers above al there was the adj
dress by DR.. A. L. Phillips, the AS
sembly's secretary of Sabbath Schools
and Young Peoples Societies. DR..
Phillips is a speaker who, in his own
inimitable way, holds his audience
in rapt attention to the last Woro.
He spoke of the present status OF the
Presbyterian Sunday School work III
North Carolina, and in most eloquent
manner painted one of the supreme is
sues involved in the work among the
young people.
in the past five years tWenty-siX new
churches have been organized III the
State. In the same time the Sunday
schools have decreased by Il. Five
years ago the number of scholars was
10000 Today there are 24,000, an in
crease of 1000.
In the public schools of the State
636, 900 pupils are enrolled. In all
the Sabbath schools of all churches
there are $4,000. Hence 256,00O pub
lie school children do not attend Sab
bath school Where is this army of
a quarter of million children?
In the mountains. from whence
came Zeb Vance. President Roosevelt
nad not seen the teeming multitudes
of mountain children when he wrote
of race suicide.
In the factories. There is the great
ana growing problem CT the factory
population. One cannot ride for nalt
an hour on the railroad out of ear shot
of a factory whistle Who make the
multiplying millions or wealth rolling
up in the new South II comes ir
large measure from the muscle and
brain and blood of the factory chill
dren. May the South measure its re-
sponsibility to the factory people!
These children are found on the
coast plains. They are in The cities.
The Presbyteria n church has not
risen, as some others have to this
problem of the people of the slums
ard the suburbs.
The speaker pointed out a splendid
opportunity A bishop in the General
Conference Of Methodists at Los An
geles, said: IAN open door in China?
Why God has torn of the side of a
continent and bid us enter!" Such
is the mammoth opening IN the South.
The old South is gone, surely, ir-
reparably; as truly as its humble bee
cotton and its little corn hardly big
enough to stand alone. New issues,
great problems, have arisen and con-
front us. \ North Carolina judge
SPOKE the other day of n case of labor
-unionism that came before him-ab-
solutely the first in the history of the
State. We nave got TO adjust our
selves to the new conditions. SO the
church must adapt herself in her rela-
tions to the children and youth. The
hope of the future is aSSuredly the
children. The perpetuation of relig-
ion and the perfection Of religion are
involved in the case of the young. The
perpetuation and the perfection of
the highest type of manhood and Wo-
manhood-the kind for which we
stand-are involved in the case of the
young. What sort of effort shall we
put forth to cope with the present
conditions?
AS the business draws to a finish,
the Synod grows more garrulous and
hetilgs longer to debate as though
loath to get down and have no more
excuse for bringing in Durham.
While opening their homes and hospi-
tality SO graciously for the Synod to
take possession, the peopl3 have
stolen into the hearts of the Synod.
But the docket is nearly closed and
business about done, and the Synod
will have to adjourn, whether or no,
in few hours. JUS Il few minor mat
terS of routine stand between it and
the close of Il very pleasant and har-
monious meeting.
Synod is becoming popular and
there were quite a number of suitors
for her presence next fall; Red
Springs, Concord, Reidsville and New
ton, all moved her with pretty
speeches and fair promises galore. BY
an Overwhelming vote the decision
was cast for Red Springs as the next
place of meeting. DR.. Vardell invited
the Synod to be his guest at the South
ern Presbyterian College, and offered
as inducement the advantages of all
being under one roof where the
school girls could help entertain the
Synod, and the Synod entertain the
school girls. DR.. Mckelway announced
his we'll known prediction for Con-
cord, but thought they all might have
Concord under one roof-for a week,
anyway. He could not promise for
longer period. DR.. A. T, Graham con-
sidered it clearly unjust to the places
that had extended invitations to per-
NIT the bachelors to vote with all
those college girls III the case, and
moved to diSfranchise the unmarried
members in their vote. Red Springs
was with all ease. SO let it he no long
er said that women have no voice in
PRESBYTERIAN church courts.
A resolution commencing the Pres
byterian Standard and endorsing the
project of endowing the paper was
passed by the Synod. DR. McKelway.
who describes himself as being