The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-04-10
Mrs. r. r. L. McCaskill of
DeFuniak, is Elected
TO Presidency.
NEXT CONVENTION
IN TALLAHASSEE
Lecture by DIR. S. L. Morris
One of Features of Session
Last Night.


Florida Presbyterial. which has been
In convention IN this city for the past
two days. was featured BY the cleo
ton q ofacern Tor the ensuing year.
the awarding ~ q hammer 70 the Junior
Missionary Band 81 the Fret Preaby-
terrain church of Pensacola. q walch
Master John Rurrow Il president. for
the hest work during the past year
Tallahassee was chosen for the next
annual convention.
Following are the officers who we're
elected ~ yesterday afternoons nes-
sion President Mrs. X. r. T. Nc
caakti. Of peFAsninks vice president.
Mrs. W n. Ferris: secretary. Mrm. John
Richardson. of DeF0niaks treasurer.
Mrs. G. IA Bishop. - Madison. aacrss
tAry II Local Home Missions. Mrs An
ME Estes. of Mariannas secretary -
Assemhlv's Home Missions. Mr. whit
ted. uf Chipiey. secretary Of Forelgn
Missions. Mrs. Guyt McCord. Of ITALIA
hasse@. secretary az CAriatian E4ueu-
ton and Ministerial Relief. Miss r. ~
psnhaws mhn hae er snn resnIw.
tersai 30 efacientiy for ths past 1--WE
years. secretary of the Young pao-
Piles Work and Sunday sehool Extan-
sion. Miss Flors ellis. II DeF'uniak.
LECTURE BY Oh. MORRIS.
DIT s. l. Morris, general secretary
% the Presbyterian chu.s.h. addressed
large congregation last nlKht. and
spoke with much eioquence az work IA
the mission field Or. Morris t. one
men In the church, and his talk was
81 n faxaa "a
who were present to hear him
Doctor Morris. who has been secre-
tary Of Home Missions for fourteen
years. spoke most Interestingly Of his
work. In his Introductory remarks DIR.
Norris called 20 mind that twenty-ona
years ago be was called By the church
In Pensacola. where he spent a month
most delightfully."-. and he said that Il
afforded him great deal OF pleasure
to be again In Pensacola.
He chose as his text tire passage
from Joshua, Thou ART old and
stricken in years and there remaineth
much land 20 be possessed"
DR.. Morris spoke Of Joshua as the
type 81 Christ. and of ths land yet
TO be possessed" sayign that where
the Foreign Mission task ends the
Home Mission begins. sic impressed
upon his hearers the fact that taa
Home Mission work is unendine, for
a. long as the race shall last there
VIII be work in the Home Mission
field.
Speaking o. the mawnitude Of the
task ~ the mission worker. he dwell
especially upon the work among the
foreign population OF our country
the immigrants who come 20 these
shores seeking 3 haven and ! chance.
and spoke OF the necessity 81 the
church keeping up with this foreign
slemenfs which IL coming into the
country IN such large numbers.
Or. Morris said that every tweats-
I've years the population doubles a.
self and that unless the church keepa
pace IN its work. with the increAse
In population, Il must be more or less
Intellectual
He said that during the past decade
q church census had been kept. show
ms that he Increase tn population and
the Increase in the mission work %
the church % be In the same ratio
tNenty-one per cent
SpeaSing 81 the complexity Of the
question thta the worker IN the Home
Mission field faces. ne mentioned also
the splendid work thaf il accom-
piished. saving that u the South
alone. there are sixty missionaries
working among the foreigners. With
sixty seven foreign mission stations.
nr. Morris returned last night 10
Atlanta During his VISIT ~ was the
guest g nT. and Mrs. A. 3 Morett
DURING the evening services 81 the
f'reShyteriai the chorus work under
the direction q Mrs. Nita Osborn Benn
bad aided very much - the beauty az
the service
DELEGATES ENTERTAlNEp.
TIE Nonar's Auxiliary ~ TIE FIRST
Presbyterian church entertained TIE
delegates ana others yesterday after
npssn wah bay party. leaving
promptly a. noon. and returning 81
threa. Ia tlnae for the afternoon ses-
sion. trlp Was INSIDE &c points ~
Interest uhoui ne bay. and lunch was
tContinued on Last paKea