Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-05-24


in 1901, to ses,32s in 1905. The appro.
priaicns have increased from $28, ,079 in
1901 to $4S, 800 in 1905. But the demands
now amount to more than $4,000 for
actual needs, and would go to $4,000 If
we could undertake anything like the
new work coming up. The response to
the call of the last assembly for 800, 600
has been far below expectations.
The committee recommended the ap-
pointment of committee to stimulate
tho churches in evangelistic work.
Publication and Sabbath school work
was next reported.
BOARD OF PUBLICATION
The report of the board of publication
contained the following:
The sales for the year aggregated S1O5,-
3O7, gain Of Si3,1O5 over last year. The
net profits increased s2,2e9. Over fifty
million pages of printed matter were
circulated.
The collections from the churches and
Sabbath schools reached total of S13,-
232-a slight increase. The committee
gave back in benevolent work the entire
amount received, and made liberal con-
tribution in addition from the earnings
of the business department..
One hundred and six mission schools
in which are enrolled about 5000 schol-
ars, are being supplied in whole or in
part with free literature. Over twenty
OF these schools were organized during
the year. Reports from eighty show
that 217 of their members united with
the church. If the $500 schools of the
! assembly can show the same average a
great years work has been done for our
church and for the extension of tho
kingdom of our Lord and Master.
We gave during the year for the per.
feet recitation of the catechisms 651
Bibles and 1921 Testaments, a gain of
772 over last year.
With great longing to reach our
:, share of the 100000 white children in
the South, yet out of the Sabbath school,
we appeal to the church to support this
work with a larger measure of sympathy
and more generous provision for its
support.
The report of the executive committee
on foreign missions was read.
Next Meeting at GreenviIIe.
Fort Worth, Texas, May 2O.-Green-
vile, S. c., was selected as the next
meeting place of the General Assembly
of the Southern Presbyterian church, the
convention to be held in the First Pres
byterian church of that city.
To-day's sessions of the assembly were
devoted chiefly to hearing committee re-
ports and the transaction of routine
business.
Moderator Plunkett TO. day appointed
committee, composed of one member
from each synod of the assembly, to con.
for on matters pertaining to closer rela-
tions with other Presbyterian churches
There was considerable discussion over
the question of church catechism, but
this was settled by disoharging the COM
mittee and referring the question TO the
committee on publication.
REPORT ON FEDERATION.
Yesterdays report of the federation
committee was informally discussed be-
fore to-day's meeting was called to order.
DIR. Chas. I'll. Ralston, commissioner from
Mount Clinton, Va, favors closer fedora
tion of the two branches, especially
along the border between the North and
South, whore the interests of both
churches are closely identified. He OK.
pressed the belief that this affiliation
should obtain, but the expressed opinion
of other leading delegates to the Assem-.
bly, is that the federation should be
brought about by local presbyteries.
The report of the board of directors of
the Theological Seminary of Kentucky
was received. The general fund of the
institution, it was announced, amounts
to $6l6,OOO, with scholarship fund of
$26,O0O and 81 900 cash on hand.
BUREAU OF INFORMATION,
This report suggests the establishment
OF bureau of information, which shall
publish monthly list of pastors without
charges and the vacant churches.
The committee appointed to look into
the matter of the proposed university,
which Is to be located at Atlanta, Ga,
will be heard Thursday morning.