The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1914-10-23
SYNOD IN SESSION
HERE LAST WEEK
VERY ENCOURAGING REPORTS.
Wednesday and Thursday Crowded
With Earnest Work BY Mem
bers of this BOdy-COm-
mittees Appointed.


were read and approved.
The Rev. J. +. Matheson, pastor
of the Union church, spoke a few
graceful words of welcome.
The standing committees were then
appointed. The chairmen are as fol-
lows: Business and overtures, Rev. G..
A. Blackburn, ID. d.; judicial business,
the Rev. II. +. Telford; home mis-
sions, the Rev. +. p. Davis; narra-
tive, the Rev. B. X. Thornbury; theo-
logical seminary, the Rev. A. ID. p.
Gilmore; finance, w. II. Townsend: ::
minutes of assembly, the Rev. II. T.
Gillespie; leave of absence, the Rev.
j. Il. Swami.
The First church of Charleston ask
cd that synod appoint representa-
tive to attend the centennial of its
church building to be celebrated on
December 20. DR.. w. S. Currell, pres
idcnt of the University of South Caro-
lima, was appointed.
Several oVcrturcS were referred to
the committee on bills and ovcrturcs.
The narratives and statistical reports
were presented and referred TO com
mlttcc on narrative.
Report on Montreal.
The Rev. Il. G.. Anderson, manager
of Montreal, addressed the synod and
was heard with interest. The William
BrcallcY home erected at MONTREAL
by DR.. Lafayette Williamson received
special attention and committee oc
five the Rev. &. G. Mayes. the Rev.
Alexander Sprumt, II. d.. the Rev. II.
X. MurchiSon, G.. w. Taylor and IL.
f.. Ravencl, was appointed 20 consider
all matters relating to Montreal and
recommend the proper action 20 be
taken by synod.
The Rev. II. Il. MurchiSon made a
report of the conduct of the Christian
Workers home at Montreal. The COM
mlttee on education and ministerial
relief reported through its chairman,
the Rev. $. c. Byrd, -. -.
Memorials of deceased ministers
were reported and adopted by Il rising
vote. They were as follows: Memo
rial of the Rev. J. w. Query by the
Rev. w. S. Bean, ID. d., the Rev. B. p.
Reid by the Rev. +. p. Davis; the
Rev. }: G. Richards, d. d., by the Rev.
W. j. Mckay, ID. d., the Rev. William
Howell Taylor by the Rev. Alexander
Sprumt, ID. ID.
AT the close of the memorial SER
vice synod was led in prayer most
touchlngly by perhaps it's oldest men,
bcr present, the Rev. w. w. Ratch-
ford.
An order was taken for a recess at
1920 Il. m. tomorrow for the funeral
of Mrs. Morgan and the sympathy of
the synod rendered the bereaved fam
lily.
Recess was taken to 3 p. m.
Afternoon Session.
At the afternoon session DR.. Byrd
resumed reading the report on Chris
tian education interrupted for the
memorial service this morning. OF
special interest was the account Of
the loan fund for the aid of students.
Any deserving boy or girl needing
help to secure an education can bor-
row from this fund 500 for the pur-
pose.
OF the 100000 subscribed for tho
joint endowment fund little more than
one-third has been paid in. though
three-tourths is now due. The need
of more adequate support of colleges
was strongly urged by the presidents
of the institutions. The charges were
urged to put on their budgets 80 cents
per member for colleges, onc-third
for ChlcOra and two-thirdS for the
college at Clinton. Considerable in
tercSt was developed in the discussion
and it was evident that the heart of
the synod was fitted with the most
earnest and living zeal for its cduca-
tlonal institutions. The hour having
arrived for SPECIAL order the fur
thcr consideration of the matter was
postponed for the present.
The Rev. J. G.. Carman, secretary C..
sociation, addressed synod very brief
~ on "SyStcmatic Bible Study" and
The Future Leadership of the
Church."
a conference on evangelism was
then held with the Rev. Alexander
Sprunt, ID. D., presiding.
The Rev. j. Andrew Smith, synodi-
cal evangelist, spoke on Special or
Professional Evangelism" in an able
and inspiring address.
The Rev. f.. c. Bailey then followed
on "Pastorial Evangelism" He
brought out the necessity of parental
evangelism, first Of all; next congre-
gatonal evangelism, then the pro-
tracted meeting and housc-to- house
visitation and trained personal work
crS. Every pastor should, if possible,
hold his own meetings with coopera-
tion OF his session.
The Rev. G.. G.. Maycs spoke on the
Montreal conference. The great les
son of that conference was that evan
gelism is a spirit and not a method.
Needs Personal Work.
The Rev. =. II. BlaIock spoke on
the necessity of personal work by
church members; the lack Of it is due
to the fact that there are 30 ma.
perfunctory Christians. He strongly
believed in the value of the enquiry
meeting. The initial step in revival
should be the rekindling Of the fires
of zeal and conservation in the hearts
of the congregation.
The Rev. j. G. Carman spoke very
briefly on Sunday school evangelism
and on "secret service" work.
The Rev. A. III. Griffith spoke of
his plan for conducting a meeting
|. Cottage prayer meetings; 2, a CORPS