East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-10-15
Presbyterian Convention Con-
tinues Sessions Morning,
Afternoon and Evening.
MISSIONARY WORK is
THOROUGHLY DISCUSSED
Many Eminent Ministers Discuss the
Problems of Church-Temperance
Question Is Taken Up-Miss Julia
Hatch Addresses Meeting-Street
Meetings Are Held In Cause OF
Prohibition - Worlds MISSIONARY
Conference Is Reported to Assem-
blage.
(Rev ]. M. Cornelison. }

(heV y. M. SOIhciioohi
The Saturday morning session OF
the synod was opened with devotion
al services, led by Rev. Frank X.
Tugg. The synod was called to Or
der by the moderator. A report on
"Christian Life" was presented by
DR. E. M. Sharp of Portland. and
was followed by a discussion as how
to reach and convert the youths OF
the churches and in the homes.
Rev. A. NJ. Williams and Rev.
Henry Narcotic presented suppli-
mentary reports on the work among
the youths of the church and in the
schools, all OF which was heartily
adopted.
Among the other reports Of work
on church activities was that on the
work done by the cause Of temper
ance in all the states. This report
was presented by the chairman of the
committee, VIM. Parsons. D. D., with
smiling enthusiasm. He seemed to
have a happy memory Of his street
addresses.
The report was heartily adopted
and other ringing addresses made
along that line Of activities. =.
The program Of the synod was
changed SO that the synodical COM
munion service will be held at the Tu-
tuilla Indian church between the
hours of 8 p. m. and a p. m. and
through the courtesy of the Com
mercial club Of Pendleton, the men,
bers of the synod who wish to attend
will be taken out to this service. They
ask that all meet at the street below
the Commercial club rooms.
Miss Julia Hatch. representing the
woman's North Pacific board OF mis-
sions was heard on the floor OF the
synod as the last speaker this morn
ing. telling Of that boards work and
organizations in the different church
es. Her report shows that the best
men in the church are the women In
many hard places.
Yesterdays Sessions.
Yesterday afternoons session of the
synod was taken up with two reports
and a discussion Of the same. Tht
first was a comprehensive paper on
"Foreign Missions" presented by
Rev. H. T. Babcock OF Salem, which
showed that the mission activities OF
the church was co-extensive with the
nations of the world. with great re-
suits coming from such work. Fol
lowing this report there was held ar
open discussion led by Rev. Earnes
F. Hall of San Francisco, who repre-
sented the board Of foreign missions
whose headquarters are in New York
The report on home missions wa!
presented by the chairman of the
committee. DR.. w. S. Seemann
d. D., of La Grande, which
showed good and active worl
being done in most Of the churches
In connection with this DR.. J. v. Mil
ligan, d. D., presented a report show
ing the activities of the six Sabbath
school missionaries Of the state, es
y pecially in the outlying and sparsel!
settled districts of the state. Ther
followed discussion of same led b!
DR.. VIM. B. Noble, D. D., l.. L. D., o
San Francisco, who spoke as a repre-
sentative of the board of home mis-
sions, whose headquarters are als'
in New York. He vividly put befor'
the synod all that has been done TO
America by home mission work IL
the past one hundred years and too
vision Of the great work yet to b.
done with this Pacific coast as tn
strategic place of such activities
This closed the afternoon session.
Evening Program.
AccordfnU IN the prO0ram the pOp