Evening journal., 1913-10-30
CHURCH FEELS
NEED OF MORE
CLERGYMEN
PreSbyterianS DepIOre the
Scarcity Of SeminarianS
for Their Church
WILMINGTON GETS
NEXT SYNOD MEETING

BALTIMORE. Md. Oct 30--Prob-
lens dealing with the great scarcity
OF ministers for the churches and ex-
perienced workers for the mission
fields, were given wide and search
ing investigation yeEterday by mem-
bers of the Synod of Baltimore, in
session at Northminster Presbyterian
Church. 1t was stated with great
emphasis by DR.. j. W. Cochran. Of
the Presbyterian Board OF Education,
who was conducting a conference on
ths subject that while with but few
exceptions all the Protestant churches
in this country are constantly crying
cut for more ministers and more mis-
lsionaries, the Roman Catholic Church
/ is always well supplied and claims It
has an abundance of workers in the
field and as many to draw from In
case of necessity.
"One Of the crying needs of the pres
ent age" said DR.. Cochran. is the
call of young men to the ministry and
the mission fields.
I'VE have allowed golden oppor-
tunities TO slip through our hands f;
in other words, we have simply locked
, the stable after the horse has been
tstOien. and now We arc UP against
a proposition that must be met fairly
land squarely in. an effort to increase
the number Of students in our theO-
logical scIninaries.'
It was pointed out BY a number OF
the ministers that the proposition
could be successfully solved by a care
lful nurturing of the children OF the
church from youth. Teaching them
in the Sunday school, in the class and
prayer meetings, and when old enough
have them to enter the religious col
ileges of the church. was cited as the
way to keep in touch with them and
all the time give them the required
lreligious training.
After West Nottingham
The question OF taking hold Of an,
Presbyterianizing the West nottingham
Academy was brought up at the morn
ing session of the Synod This matter
has been up before the Presbytery o
Baltimore a number Of ti.-es. bnt IA,
definite decision reached Tie synodica
body was forced 20 take Ip the question
when resolution was offered by tn
Rev. W. r. Beale Of Salisbury. Nd. ask
Ling that the Synod assume control am
management OF the academy and instil
new life and vigor the resolution wa
adopted and committee appointed b.
the moderator to investigate tho prop
ertv and conditions and report at ia
next annual session Of the Synod. TN
West Nottingham Academy. which ha
always leaned toward the Prcsbyteria
Church. is located near Colora. NH. ~
I'm one OF tho prctticst sections Of d
state. IL has large buildings and N
grounds around il The Synod wgs L
, vorable TO taking the property over.
, The Rev. Dr. Charles l.. Candec
, Wilmington. Del. in The New Cast
Presbvtery. extended an invitation i
! the Synod to meet in Weslminst
, Church. OF that city. next year The i
| vitation WAS unanimously acceptc
, This chuTclE Of which DR.. Candee is pp
) tor. is ono OF the handsomest odiiic
in the cast. and the ministers are cap
for the opportunity Of seeing Il. d
: Robert Mckenzie Of New York snDr
{ tary Of the college board OF tho chnrc
made his report 10 the SYNOD du~i,
+ the morning and gave some figures th
{ opened the eyes Of the menlbers. /
said:
a Last year NO less than 40 per cor
q Of the new ministers which came 10 o.
denomination were from other church,
h while OF the Presbyterian ministers M
e foreign missionaries. % and qs per cen
? respectively. were graduates OF l.
Presbyterian colleges"
Funds for Retired Clergy.
/. Reports on temperance. Sabbath o
. seivance aud the board of ministerial T.
/ lief and sustentation were heard durh
the afternoon The latter is making
II strenuous effort TO raise a SlOOO00
fund for the purpose of caring for the
retired ministers. their ministers ai
orphans and other worthy cases of Il
church., This cause was clampioned J
n the Rev. DR.. W. H. Foulkes Last nicl
l. at the closing session. there was a pop
d lar meeting. the Rev. Paul r. Hicko
n presiding This was followed by a ge
e eral rally in the interest of mission
a, There were addresses by the Rev. W.
!. Johnston. OF Africa. representing q
" Womsns Board. and the Rev. A. \
{. Halsev. Of the Foreign Missiona
Board.
70 simultaneously with the sessions
y. the synod OF Northminster Church. I
m Woinen's Foreign Missionary Society
la the Synod of Baltimore held its sessio
ic in First Presbyterian Church The
d was an interesting program render
r and 4 number Of addresses, after viii
e. the following officers were elected I
< the ensuing year;
9 Mrs. J. II. Travis, OF Washingtc
: president: Mrs. Edward Stinson. OF Bi
= timore: Miss 4. B. Taylor. of Wilmin
u ton; Mrs. Wallace Radcliffe, of Was
incton. Mrs Robert Nylie, of BAL
"a more. and Mrs. j. b. Turner. of Phil
m dolphin. viee-p;s sidents. and Mrs. Da,
m 4. Mcknight, of Washington, secreta
y, and treasurer
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