The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-16
DEEPEN
SPIRITUAL LIFE
Presbyterians Interested in NIL.
lion and . Half Cam
paign."
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+ Goldsbsro. N. c.. October l5.-lt Is
probable that no one feature of the
work Of the denomination is command
ing SO completely the interest and the
effort Of the Southern Presbyterian
Church at this time as is true of the
million and a half campaign" which
has been inaugurated. and which Is
being carried iOEward in the interest
OF larger evangeilstic EFFORT ana IN.
creased contributors TO the cause OF
home missions. foreign missions ano
the general equipment tund VI tae
church.
The creation Of the million and a
hall campaign, was the work OF the
general assembly during the meeting
OF that BODY in tine spring VI Tue
present year. ne nIst mee..ns OF the
campaign committee WAS hello at Mon
treat during lac su.nIner. 0urine wh'ca
time the general Work or the campaign
as outIine0. Another meeting VI tne
committee had Just been hei0 IN At
ianta. at which time reports when
were encourAklnE were presented py
all Of the supcoInmittees. and these re.
ports snow tnat the presDyteries OF
the church are responding with cor
dial interest 10 the request or the
b.. nela wIInin the bounds o. eaeh
preSbytery in the interest III evan
seIIsm and the Very-memoe= canvass.
1t is probable in the ho.dtng OF these
conferences that schedule OF success
sive dates r PresDyteries IN con
riguous territory villa be followed. IN
order that the time OF the speaker
who will aid in the conferences may
be used to the best advantage ~ Is
the hope Of the campaign committee
that these conferences will be held
in at least eighty Of the eighty -six
presbyteries OF the church. and II Is
known that In some OF the presoyteIies
preparations are being made Tor the
No money will be asked for during the
conferences. which Will be educational
and inspirational. and the hope OF the
committee Is that the men and the
return to their homes with a new and
larger vision of the needs OF the
church, at home and abroad. ana
greater realization Of the respons!DN-
ity Of the church to meet those needs
Some member Of the campaign COM
mittee will attend all OF the confer
ences held. and effort will be made
to secure the attendance OF iaIse
number Of the men and women OK the
churches upon the sessions OF the con-
terences, Each conference will in
clude two evenings and one day. ano
special effort will be made 10 eni!st
the entire membership OF the cnufcn u
the work of personal evangelism ana
the general assembly.
The purpose Of the campaign com
mittee from its first meeting mas pee.
to aid presbyterial committees ahu
pastors to make effect'vs tne a ora@,
be made to deepen the spiritual NE
Of the church and awaken new m
terest in evangelism. ihe subcoH:ililt-
tee on evangelistic effort Is IN CORE
spondence with presbyteriai comht-
tees and pastors in all parts Of the
church. and recently the chairman OF
this committee attended a conference
on evangelism which was helo Ih
Philadelphia. in winch replesehta'i,SS .
OF ali the Presbyterian bodies In the
United States were gathered ana con-
ferred as to evangelistic ef1orts ano
as 10 the best means of arousing tns
great Presbyterian constItuenC! %
personal evangelism. A series OF ieai
lets on evangelism will be issued, ana
every church Will be urged to hoio
special eyangelistic services before the
close OF the present church year
The work OF the campaign commit
tee will not interfere In any way
whatever with the work OF the pastors
and sessions of the churches ana pres
byterial committees. for upon the ias'
named three agencies the largest re,
sponsibiiity OF evangelistic effort and
ACCOMPLISHMENT rests. The desire OF
the campaign committee IS 70 prove
helpful to these agencies IN TINS 2rea'
work of the church.
The series of presbyterian. CONFER
ences will begin next week. two CON
ferences being held at the same tinne.
one in Louisville, KY. and the othGr
in Gastonia. n. c. Rev. Henry n.
sweets. D. D.. Of Louisville, VIII con,
duct the conference in that city anu
J. p. McCallie. chairman OF the cam
paign committee. will conduct the CON
ference in Gastonia. Similar confer
ences will be held on presoytsries
throughout the church in rapid sue
cession, the entire schedule and pro-
gram for all OF these to be made out
bv the campaign committee during a
meeting to b, held in Atlanta October
eS-21. This preliminary campaign OF
conferences will eliminate iii the 2reat
Simultaneous campaign to De held
throughout the church in March. 1919,
the object OF which is the raising OF
81 a0O 600 for tne benevolent causes
OF the assembly during tn. year LIZ
IA. and securing the pledge OF *3oo.-
600 as a special equipment fund, pay