The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-05-25
the most important body tina, has been

tHe most important BODY that has been
constituted by this assembly.
I, The report of the committee on home
missions was presented. The execu-
tive committee of home missions. which
lis located in Atlanta, Ga. and of which
| Rev. $. L, Morris, D. D., is the secretary.
presented report which was in many
respects the best ever made by the
committee. Its work is to send out
| missionaries in the destitute parts OF
this country. TO help weak churches
and to aid in erecting church build
iings in mission fields where the local
| synods and presbyteries are not able
to supply the needs.
During the year Just closed the con-
tributtons 20 this cause have been
greater than ever before, being
s1oe,043, or s15,402 more than for the
preceding year. The committee is
, making earnest efforts to secure the
amount asked by the assembly from
the churches. which is an average of
81 for each member in all the churches.
This would give nearly 100000 for
this work. The committee says that
this would be no more than is actually
needed to do the work that is open be-
fore them now:
The work OF the missionaries has
peeH EpeCldLy SuCSCSsiAi III diu'bS
new members to the churches under
their care during the year, and a large
number of new church buildings have
been erected. The success Of this work
is shown in the fact that the growth
of the Southern Presbyterian Church
Is not surpassed by any large demons
!nation in this country.
Donations amounting to si6,051 were
made to aid in erecting thtrty-five new
church edifices. There is urgent need
for 100000 to increase the small loan
fund for church erection which the
committee now has, in order that II
may be able TO meet the demands made
upon 1t by weak churches which wish
to borrow small amounts TO aid them
in putting up houses of worship.
Schools In Mission Territory.
One of the branches which this COM
nlittee has been paying special atten-
ton TO during recent years has been
the establishment of schools in mission
territory. 1t has established or aided
such schools at Plumtree, Lees, McFsae
and Robersonville. n. c.; at Nacoo-
ehee. Ca; Phelps, KY. and Forsyth.
Mo. It has also quite q system OF
schools in Oklahoma for both whites
and indians, three of which have de-
welcomed into large institutions OF hign
grade.
At Goodland, Okla. the Choctaw IN
dams gave seventy acres of ground Tor
the church and school. and they re-
Gently secured the permission OF the
limited States government TO give oio
acres more for the school.
AT Durant. Okla, college mas peen
established and is in very prosper
Gus condition, with large attendance
of students. 1t has become necessary
to erect larger buildings. The ola
buildings have been sold for s2o'ooo
Friends in the town have given the
college thirty acres of land for new
Site at cost of $4,000. The town
has given free water and sewerage a,
a cost to itself of $1,000.
The women Of the church, under the
leadership of Mrs. j. Calvin stewart
of your city. are aiding in raising the
money needed to complete these build
ings and have already given s7,l2o.
The committee feels that some mis-
sion work in this country ought to be
pressed very vigorously. believing that
"the evangelizatlon of America is the
KEY TO the evangelization of the
world
To accomplish the work that ought
to be done during the next year the
committee says that it will need $780,
900. to be used as follows:
For church erection. .........s 10000