Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-09
CHURCHES IN FLOOD ZONE
ASK HOME MISSION AID
General Committee of United
Presbyterian Faith Resumes
Sessions Here.

With over half n hundred delegates
in attendance. the general committee of
Home Missions of the United Presby
terrain Church of North America today
resumed its sessions at the United
Presbyterian Church, New Hampshire
and Georgia avenues northwest.
At the meeting yesterday it was an
nounced there were 2l8 applica tions
Cor aid. coming from all sections of
the country. Special appeals have
been made by congregations in Ohio
and Indiana which suffered in the re-
cent food. The amount of aid asked
for that work is $126.609. In addition,
aid is asked for Italians and other
aliens. among the mountaineers of
kentucky and the Mormons of Utah.
The board also has charge of a church
among the colored people in Indian
arolis.
Home Mission Receipts.
In the past year the home mission
work receipts were s191.2O7.13. and the
expenditures s1s9,719.79. leaving a sur
plus of s1.487.35. \ debt of $4,000
was paid off by the board last year.
A number of the delegates will oc-
cupy local pulpits Sunday and plans
are being made to end the meeting
Monday night. The delegates will go
on sightseeing trips Tuesday and the
following day will go to Atlanta, Ga.
to attend the session Of the Pan-Pres-
byterian General Assembly
Delegates in Attendance.
The deleIates in attendance are: Al
bany presbytery. Rev. James \. Coz
don: Allegheny. Rev. J. w. Springer: Ar
gyle. Rev. w. 8. McEachron: Arkansas
Valley, Rev. J. A. Greer; Beaver Val
ley. Rev. j. s. Dice: Big Spring, Rev.
]. l.. Grove: Boston. Rev. I. c. .Atchi-
son: Brookville. Rev. w. +. Nj. Cope
land Butler. Rev. d. Glenn Moore: Gale
donia. Rev. r. r. Irwin: Cedar Rapids,
Rev s. NJ. McConnell: Charters. Rev. r.
f. Carson: Chicago. Rev. {. r. Steven
son: Cleveland. Rev. J. b. Ricketts,: Col
lege Springs, Rev William Murchie; Colo
RADIO Rev. j. {. Hahancy: Con-
maugh. Rev. r. r. Mcclure, u. D.;
Delaware. Rev. Alexander Mitchell:
Des MONIES. Rev. S. r. Sharpe; Detroit,
Rev. Homer IL. Henderson, rranA.ort
Key Ii. -. Gordon; Garnct,, Key. }. Il.
Work: Idaho, kev. j.. \. Harper; ILL.,
nols central, rev. j. Harvey Motor
mick: limos Southern, Rev. >. u.
iluey; Indiana. Key. y. ". Jameson
Indiana Northern, Rev. Z. NJ Filler,
Iowa Northwestern. Rev. {. {. Kyle;
Kansas City, Rev. l.. ". Williamson;
I>eokuk hey. w. .. Fisher; hIsKlmine-
tas, Rev r. 4. Jameson; Lake, Rev.
d. r. Miller; lie Claire. Rev. ii. f.
Whitmyer: Los Angeles. Rev. J. r.
Ross Mansfield. Rev. j. {. Hanley;
Mercer, Kew. l.. S. Clarke; Monmouth,
Rev. II. B. McElree: Monongahela. Rev.
H. H. Marlin: Muskingum. Rev. X. w.
Marin: New Jersey, Rev. S. +. Breen;
Ohio. first Rev. $. a. Livingston: Okla
homa, Rev. J. T.. Black: Omaha, Rev. J.
T.. Giffen; Oregon, Rev. 5. f. Dubois;
Pawnee Rev. :. II. Jameson; Phila-
delphia Rev. }. l.. Acheson: Puget
sound. Rev. a. W. wilson: Rock Island.
Rev. i. L. Vance: San Francisco, Rev.
George Mccormick; Sidney, Rev. w. r.
Mabon; Spokane, Rev. q. q. Wilson:
Steubenvillc Rev. J. Il. Adams; Texas,
Rev w K. Gray; Uncompahgre. Rev. X.
j. Picken; Vermont. Rev. W. }. Hawk;
Westmoreland Rev. w. w. Willis;
Wheeling Rev w. J. Crimes; Wisconsin.
Rev w J. Buchanan: \enia, Rev. John
A. Henderson: board of home missions.
Rev W. j. Reid; board of church eX-
tension Rev NJ. NJ Patterson.
Synodical superintendent of missions:
Rev. H. j. Rose of first west synod; Ohio,
Rev. w. J. Grimes: second west, Rev. +.
f. Kmmelshue; Illinois, Rev. w. NJ.
story: Kansas. Rev. j. II. Gibson: Ne
braska, Rev. J. ~. White; California.
Rev. J. w. English.