The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-06-02
PREsBYTERIAL

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Confined from page Id
that which we have spun and lay It
at the Masters feet Then may AZ
finally be said to each one present
And to her was granted maj sne
should be arrayed in fine linen. clean
and white. for the fine haen Is Sne
righteousness Of saints
| The mornings program fnen cor
sitsed OF reports Of rhe secretary, So
cieefes. foreign missfonary secretary,
tassemblv,s home missions. local home
missions. Christian educational ana
ministerial relief. young people %o1k
and the Ike. all showing a gratnyinS
condition ard excellent progress, a.
! ter which a recess vas taken Aot
/ luncheon at the manse.
Enrolment OF delegates also TOOK
place. showing about swenty-hve IN
attendance and prospect for seSersi
more in the afternoon .
The Presbyterial reconvened at =
O'Clock in the afternoon with the 1oi-
;1owing program scheduled for the
afternoon and evening:
IDevorional-Miss Mary Weir
Jones Etkirs, W. Va
e:B-Report of secrerary OF Liter
AZURE. MIST. j. Arnold Elkins.
! ::ae-Address-Adis Isabel Arnold,
s.oo--A Year in Tygart's Valley
lPresbytery," Mss Annie shadden. AT
lanta. Ga
s.3o-Round table woman's auxil-
iiary-Miss Emma Davis. ClarksourS-
4:05-Work among foreigners-Mrs.
. NJ. ". smith, CIarksbcrS-
| lSvnodica, missionary to foreign
women.
/ s:oo-Rccess.
: $50 to 7:eo-Informal reception
Mrs. and Miss Holden. s14 South Third
| - Wednesday Evening
/ S:0O-Song service.
James 3. Graham. D. D.. TninS-hlans-
Pu. China
/: Prayer-Hymn-Oherins.
The opening session was Tuesday
night when hearty word OF wel-
I come was spoken by the Rev. aef
+ bert Justin Allsup. pastor OF tne
] church. after which the Rev. fsoIne'
.McMillau. d. D.. OF Atlanta. Ga. sec.
Tetarv of the executive committee OF
home missions. delivered an eloauens
land scholarly address on The Intent
and Extent of Home Missionary En-
Z! terprises. a brief outline OF tne
address follows.
A knowledge of the world IS mes
!. essary to strong Christian me:
THE physical conquest of America
mas been accomplished. but the moral
tconouest has only begun.
I: The difficulties of home mis-
tsionary effort:
i. we must have knowledge OF
the task OF conquest before US
/ Ga) Our population increasing
! with rapid strides
o. Complications of the task
Car Problem OF the races.
| cb5 The problem OF the Ian
eee The problems of the city
! s. Complications of opposing
as The religions OF the East.
/, cb9 Mormonism. They send ou'
more missionaries that the Protestant
| Cc) commercialism- America
needs a revival of religion. Only the
gospel of Jesus Christ can save men
not civilization. or education OF
political institutions.
II. importance of the under
/ taking:
5 plains. from the hills. from the val
fieys comes the Macedonian call:
I come over 4nO 0S-
| .. Tt is our God given opportunity
to help the foreigner and the native
3 Not too many churches: not
/ active enough where needed Meier
theard the complaint: "over-salooned
communities.
III. Growth of the church IN
Evo1ved:
Il. Home missions are the life OF
the. church To help America is to
!; help the world
in Italy. Two italians in converse
ftfon: one OF whom Just returned from
1 America. who said: Americans al
beer drinkers and invited the
Methodist minister to have drink
Another Italian standing by said:
Not all drink beer. One had fallen
in with the saloon crowd in New
| York. The other had been touched
by the church.
How are we going to meet this
| great home missionary problem?