The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-04-12
PRESBYTERIAN.

Presbytery of washington next Mon.
day evening. The Presbytery con-
venes in the Washington Heights
Church at 7:3o o'clock. and Will con.
tinue In session on the morning ano
afternoon OF Tuesday.
In addition to routine business pro-
vided for in the docket. this being the
annual meeting for the election OF om-
GERS for the ensuing year, successor
to DIR. Marshall as moderator VIII DC
chosen. An innovation provided for
at the last general assembly VIII De
introduced to this Presbytery in the
form of a 'moderator's council. This
body win be appointed to serve with
the newly elected moderator as an
executive committee and board or ad-
visers combined. So far only the larger
cities have adopted this plan for add
ing to the efficiency Of the work OF
the Presbytery, such as New YORK
Philadelphia, Pittsburg, and Chicago.
Leaders in the work Of the church mere
feel that IL will be an advance STEP
Much interest centers in the election
OF commissioners to the General As
sembly, which meets In Atlanta In
) May. Three will go from this Pres-
bytery, in addition to Rev. DIR. Rad
cliffe, who is ex-officio commissioner
by virtue of membership on the as
sembly's executive commission, another
election of commissioners Is scheduled
for 2 o'clock Tuesday.
Rev. T. E. Davis d. D., clerk of the
presbytery, to whom all reports Tor the
fiscal year just ended are made, has
made an informal digest Of the statistics
for the year. which indicates that Pres
byterians are making steady progress in
the city and vicinity. Eight hundred
new members have been added TO
churches of the presbytery, net gain
over the total of the previous year OF
1o5 There has been a net gain or eo
in the Sunday school enrolment While
a total increase of $4,000 in expenditures
for all local congregational purposes is
reported, there is gain OF but si~
in the gifts to home and foreign mis-
sions. 1t is said. however, that while
there are no such gains in gifts to mis-
sions as are reported in some other
Protestant bodies-Episcopal and Pres
byterian South, for instance-yet the
amounts given for many years past IN
this presbytery for missions have been
corpar atively much larger than in other
bodies.
There are in the presbytery of Wash
ington thirty-six churches. twenty OF
which are located in Washington City.
But one pulpit is now vacant. that or
Sherwood The report shows that there
are sixty ministers of the Presbyterian
Church resident in the presbytery. or
these thirty are active pastors or
churches four are stated supplies, three
are foreign missionaries, three are pro-
fessors in universities, one is an army
chaplain. one a navy chaplain, one an
editor, and one a superintendent. Others
are either honorably retired or without
present charges. Rev. DIR. Bittinger, for
thirty-six years pastor of Westminster,
is the Oldest member of the presbytery,
having held continuous membership here
for fifty-one years. DIR. Kelley has been
pastor of Fourth Church for thirty-hve
years, while DR.. Grimke has been pastor
, of the Fifteenth Street Church for
thirty-one years. Rev. w. II. EDWARDS
has a record OF twenty-seven years at
Clifton, Va, while Rev. T. d. Richards.
l.. D.. has been pastor at Neelsvflle,
Md, for twenty-five years.
Atlanta is to be Presbyterian in every
rart during the last half OF May. For
the first time in their history the General
Assemblies of the Presbyterian Church
North, South and United will meet in the
same city at the same time. All Atlanta |
is getting ready for the unusual honor. |
Three churches have been designated as
meeting places of the respective assem- |
blies and the Baptist Tabernacle and the |
City Auditorium are 10 be used for mass
meetings These meetings will start
Nav Is and will cover missions, work !
among colored people, evangelism and
Christian education
COMMITTEES on union, appointed by the
Southern and United bodies, will make |
their reports at Atlanta, later to be sub |
mitted to Presbyteries. The purpose OF
the common meeting is not only fellow |
ship. but organic union Of Presbyterians |
IA obtains
effort to bring in also the Reformed |
Church, German branch, a committee
having been named.
Southern Presbyterians have made |
great progress within a few years in or |
ganic work. Four committees were Gre
ated They are home missions, foreign |
missions Christian education and minis |
terial relief and Sunday school extension |
and publication. Southern churches have
lust completed a six months campaign
for EVANGELISM and stewardship, stimu- |
lating efforts for new members the rails |
ing of 81 10000 for general missions, and
100000 for some special forms of work. |
In the last year progress has been made
in securing endowments for institutions
more or less closely connected with the
church Efforts have covered Presby- |
terians i'm Virginia, North Carolina, |
South Carolina, Mississippi. Texas, and
Missouri
Meetings OF these tnree dSSemDileS IN
the same city at the same time" OBJ
serves a foremost Presbyterian leader, |
will undoubtedly demonstrate the es-
sentiaI unity of Presbyterianism of
North America in loyalty to their great
history, to their government and doc
trines.'
1t was a delightful and Illuminating
address which Mrs. Louise Seymour
Houghton gave the evening branch of
the Church of the Covenant last Tues
day on the work of the McAll missions
in France. 1t was an equally charming
recital of facts about the general out
look for missions, which the ladies
listened to Wednesday morning, when
Mrs. Fred s. Bennett. president of the
woman's Board of Home Missions,
Philadelphia, gave the address.
A reception for the congregation of the
Church of the Covenant under direction
of the Society Of the Covenant and the
Mems Society, is scheduled for the COM
ing Thursday evening.
Rev. DR.. Charles Wood will preach in
the Church of the Covenant at the II
o'clock morning service. At $50 o'clock
I'm the afternoon there will be musical
service, led by the double sextet, and a
sermon by the pastor on THE Deliver |
ance of Future Privilege" The even |
ing chorus choir will assist in the |