The daily star-mirror., 1914-10-08
GAIN IN MEMBERSHIP
REPORTED TO SYNOD
EXCELLENT SHOWING DURING THE PAST YEAR
OF WASHINGTON SYNOD
SUNDAY SCHOOL MADE GAINS
Annual Session of the Synod Now in Progress Here
Will Close Probably Friday Morning
Attendance Quite Large

According to reports made in the
Presbyterian synod of Washington
now in session here. there are 2SS
churches in the synod and II new
churches organized during the past
year. A net gain in membership OF
Al per cent is shown in the past year
1000 having been received on confess
sion of faith and in the past year a
gain of % per cent is shown in the
Sunday school membership. The fig
ures indicate the strength of the Pres
byterian faith and is splendid testi-
monial of it's usefulness to mankind.
Handling Routine Work
The sessions of the synod at the
Presbyterian church today are large
" connected with rountine work and
the announcement is made that the
sessions will be concluded tomorrow
morning Those in attendance have
been entertained with some excellent
special reports on the work OF the
church and brilliant addresses have
been made by some of the leading
diyines and laymen in the Pacific
Northwest.
Work Of Synod To-day
The morning devotional was opened
by Rev. O. NJ Jones of North Yakima.
DR.. Fullerton and DR.. Breeze, repre-
senting the home board and executive
committee, addressed the synod.
Routine reports and general business
marked the afternoon sessions. Last
night the delegation heard DR.. Mark A.
Matthews of Seattle, at the university
auditorium in his address on Civic
Righteousness" The following is a
list of those in attendance at the synod.
Ministers
] H. Alexander, Acme. Wn.
NJ X. Arthur, Spalding, Idaho.
R. A. Atkins, Sunnyside, Wn.
E. A. Bolles, Garfield, Idaho.
F. E. Beatty, Spokane.
w. S. Bell, Spokane.
C. j. Boppell, Spokane.
D. S. Brown, Liberty, Wn.
e. H. Broyles, Seattle.
J. X. Buchanan Garfield, Wn
A. H. Burkholder, Mabton, Wn.
E. M. Calvin, Anacortes, Wn.
E. NJ Clingan, Walla Walla, Wn.
H. d. Chandler, Oroville, Wn.
F. #. Conner, Spokane.
R. E. Cooper, Aberdeen, Wn.
W. A. Couden, Spokane.
H. M. Course, Waterville, Wn.
l. L., Crooks, Daisy, Wn.
F. E. Doris, Centralia, Wn.
D. B. Duncan. Fairfield, Wn
w. w. Edmondson, Spokane.
J. B. Ferguson, Seattle.
N. M. Fiske, Ilo, Ida.
w. o. Forbes, Seattle.
J. C. George, Asotin, Wn.
D. o. Ghormley, Tacoma
A. H. Haines, Connel, Wn.
d. H. Hare. Moscow.
NJ B. Harrison, Seattle.
F. S. Eastman, States, Ida.
E. P. Giboney, Seattle.
j. M. Fergerson, Renton.
J.. "A Hedges, Grangeville, Ida.
J. w. Hood, Sunset, Wn.
w. H. Hoole, Black Diamond, Wn.
Jas. Howell, Coulee City, Wn.
R. ]. Hunter, Coeur d'Alene, Ida.
E. G. Johnson, Seattle.
H. w. Jones, Spokane.
O. M. Jones, North Yakima, Wn.
Owen Jones. Seattle.
w. G. Jones, Waitsburg, Wn.
w. H. Jones, Tenino, Wn.
w. L. Killian, Toppenish, Wn.
C. N. Klass, Seattle.
w. H. Roper, Bremerton, Wn
VIM. baltimore, Lewiston, Ida.
J. A. Laurie, Wenatchee, Wn.
T. H. Lewis, Seattle.
Peter Lindsey, Ferdinand, Ida.
w. L. Livingstone, Harrison, Ida.
J. A. Longbottom, Johnson, Wn.
w. s. Lowry, Moscow, Ida.
w. A. Mackey, Wellpinit Wn.
J. w. Mann Culdesac, Ida.
O. T., Mather, Tacoma.
M. A. Matthews, Seattle.