Evening journal., 1914-10-29
SYNOD HEARS OF
Church PROGRESS
Rev. Joel S. Gilfillan Tells
OF Mission Work Among
the Poles and Italians
RESULT OF EVERY
MEMBER CANVASS


the afternoon session of the Synod OF
Baltimore being held at the Westmin-
ster Presbyterian Church, was devoted
TO conferences upon the united miss
sionary and benevolent work of the
Presbyterian Church and upon the Pres
bytcriau united movement. The session
is being attended by ll6 delegates, con
sistne OF twenty-five ministers and
fifteen elders from the Baltimore Pres
bytery, thirty-two ministers and TWEEN
ty-siX elders from the New Castle Pres
bytery and fourteen ministers and seven
elders from Washington City Presby
terry. The Rev William Hiram Foulkes
delivered an address on "Jhe Unfinished
Task IN the Christianizing of This Coun-
try" This address was to have been
delivered by Rev. Robert Mackenzie, d. |
D., Ii d.. but he was unable 10 at /
tend.
"Thc spread OF the Gospel is fast
Christianzing ihe country" said the
speaker Every church should get be- J
hind the single church. and the whole !
church should get behind the separate
church, Mr. Foulkes spoke of the Sun
day school missions and the power OF
+ good they do. His address was applaud
ed vigorously.
/ The Rev. Arthur J. Brown. d. d.,
of New York. took up the subject OF
Our Unfinished Task in the Evange-
/ lzing OF the Non-Christian World.
/ DR.. Brown, who is a renowned mis-
sionary. gave a word picture Of the
! hardships Of the early carrying Of
the Word Of God into the wilderness
and to foreign countries. "A great
deal of work may now be called near
ly finished. but there remains a great
deal yet to do towards the missionary
work that requires constant applica-
ton" he said
The Rev William Sylvester Holt,
d. d.. OF Philadelphia, assistant sec
retary of the Board of Ministerial Re-
lief, conducted conference on the
Presbyterian United Movement" and
how Il helps in uniting the forces
OF the church, thereby making them
far more effective He urged the
awakening OF intelligent interests by
systematic education and affording a
sound financial basis and in quicken
ing spiritual life.
Those who participated in discus
sion were: The Rev. John p. Camp
bell. ID. d., pastor of Faith Church
Baltimore; the Rcy. william Hiram
Foulkes: the Rev. Francis 5. Downs
tastor of Calvary Church. Baltimore
the Rev. Charles G. Cady, of Spar
rows Point Md, and the Rev. Josiah
l.. Crawford. Of Central Presbyterian
Church. this city
During the afternoon session a uni
: fed program of the Presbyterian
, United Movement was followed, con
. tanning appropriate hymns and re
% sponsive Bible readings
Every Member Canvass.
The Rev John p. Campbell, chair
man of the every member canvass
y submitted a report.
Ia Baltimore Presbytery reports
Y. churches. one less than. last year
l. I3 733 church members, a gain OF q
h. members: contributions directly to th
i boards S446.O74.45. an increase OF SO.
$. 349. additional contributions 4
ID causes Of The boards Sl3,S13.5o. les
J. bv S26SO than last year. The tota
e. amount given to the boards an
/ causes was s5S.4S1, thus showing
.h gain OF S29l3
20 The amount given to miscelaneou
10 causes was Sl1.952, which is less tina
ct last Joar by S34l.
To the general assembly expense
s1.776 contributed. an increase G
S114O2. Total benevolence in 1871
IS amounted to $50 522.9S. as compare
y. with S72209 Tor last year, showing
" gain OF S2.6S6.02.
v. CONGREGATIONAL expenses Tor lsl
l. amounted to S2lS.4S7; for 1914, Slst
re S61. a decrease Of Sl6.l26.
s Total gifts in 1913. S2S3.OO9.9S; 10
3. 1914. S269.57O; loss Of S13,439.9S.
= The Presbytory of New Castle II
av norris that a letter was sent TO each
The churches of the Presbytery. callin
attention to the Every Member Can
vass and urging the Duplex system
bol The Preshyterial Missionary also PR
lo. scented the cause with gratifying r
in suits. There are Sc churches, III
81. members. a gain of 1853.
av The contribution were as follows
nail To the boards directly, s1S.397,
om gain of S579; additional contribute
'et, to the causes of the board. SIlls,
at gain of 1888 Total to the boards an
causes S25.516. a gain of S9l2; col
tributions To miscellaneous cause
81 .529. less by S206 than last year
,ed General Assembly expenses were i
Inc creased by S54 Total benevolences f
the year amounted TO S27,97S.22, 1
.ON increase OF NioV-' tutIt MdH biNth II
90 congregational expenses S1O5,16O.
90 increase of SS,O29. The total cont
80 buttons for benevolence and cure
90 expenses amounted to S133, 1882,
~ increase Of SS.7S9.
80 Situation in Presbyteries.
The Presbytery of Washington Ci
:. has 81 churches. gain of one sin
and last year: 1O.303 members. a gain
cnt 2l9. There has been a large propC
the tion of increase, ranging from 10 Z
cent. to 40 per cent.
In the amounts reported by [
- joint executive committee for Is
ICI this Preshytery is credited W
lIL S5e,042 as contributed directly to
boards. whereas the Assembly
oss ports but S4S,O13, less by SS.029.
WI thus appears that less was contrib
ed to causes for the year 1913 tn
10 the boards. which is obviously
YOU error. For the present year thu
Ed. was an increase of S4.S4O to
onia .ut benevolent causes. Total amou
'"p' $52,S53.
the A summary OF these items sho
that for the year ending March
sue 1914 the Synod of Baltimore, incl
s'" ing 164 churches and 81 ,7SS membs
-hich contributed to the benevolent eau
but of the church Sl62,59S.1O, an averi
d OIL Of s5.11 per member. and to cong
ever gational expenses $4SO13O being
bad average of $3.50
ling The whole amount received from