The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-09-27
Endowment For colleges

ENDOWMENT For colleges
S"cr";;.r! 4; y. Kyle. nr the United
Presbyterian Board OF Education, d.
livrrrd an Interesting address. during
the ,uIirs.. g: which he announced The
approach ~ i campaign TO secure 81
800 .n"n t"r til" endowment and cpulr-
men, ~ The biblical chairs: pr. J. Knox
Montgomery. president OF NJ uSkinCum
message FROM MuSkingum College AT
New u'rrcurd. Ohio reporting for thu
year an encouraging Increase In con
lrihuti"n$ 10 the ministry or the churtn.
and appealing for better financial sup
port on the part OF the synod and NOR"
end"wmrItS in order that the college
may have tn" rating among colleges
which its work and influence already
merits.
Rev. Or. T.. \. DUNN. the retiring
moderator. arrived in t inc 10 deliver III"
moderatOr'$ sermon during the ati"r-
noon. and his discourse on The Power
OF thu Gospel" was highly appropriate
10 the occasion uf his retiring from
the moderatorS chair.
At the close Of the afternoon session.
the delegates and their wives were TAX
On to the \. ". 4. y. where they were
entertained 1T supper as guests OF The
second United Presbyterian conErega-
ton. Luncheon today Will be served at
the \. W. /. \. and sHpp"r thus evening
will b. served in the banquet rooms or
III. Second church Gy ladies OF the con-
gr"gation
In concluding his report for the year
to the Synod. Synuidcal superintendent
w J. Lirilu"$. Il toriicr Ohio county
pastor. said III making his recomnlcu-
uatlonS fog tn" new year:
Il would recommend that special en-
phasiS be placed this year on EranEcl-
ism and that Prcshyteries be directed 10
take measures 10 assure the holding OF
special services in all their concrrGa-
tons. And that earnest efforts be put
forth to Increase our offerings To IN"
missionary activities or the churcE
and that plans at the Missionary and
Efficiency committee be heartily en-
,orS.d II IS also recommending that
the one candidate at 4 time plan Of
hearing candidates he urged upon all
vacant Congregations
The report OF the committee on Mar
ra:ivr anu State ~ Religion. also sub
njttcd hy Hnv. Grimes. Indicated Il sat
istactorily high state o. affairs within
the Synod.
Evening Session.
While the evening session q; tho
Synod was l. lengthy on. there Wcr" Il"
important matters disposed ~. Tho eve
ming wAS devoted chiefly |" tho address
Is OF thu speakers and IN" mcnlncrS
were urged IL u.s.. their greatest efforts
TO endeavor TO reach the goal set rs IN"
general assembly, in Increasing IN"
membership OF IN" various churches
seven per cent each year for the next
four years. MI the congregations VIII
b. asked to lend their assistance in this
work. "
The evening session was opened with
pciayer and praise s"rvic" conducted ny
President W. N. Hughes. p y. 10y.
Charles ,ii,nora OF CaIiz. ohio. was 10
hav, prcSidc,i Il; IN" conference on evan
c.liSm hui H.: was unable 10 attend
and his place was taken ny J. ". Pickett
Of New Concord. g. After tn" CONFER
encs Rev W. f. Rntzlcr OF New Concord
In. sH
Evangrlisti" achievements. Rev. :. T..
n Smith OF Mansfield. o.. talked on
our F:vansclistic Resources: Rev
Homer 4. Henderson OF Detroit Micn:;:
taIked en- Our Evancelistic Program.
I'm all tho talks the speakers urged
the greatest cooperation nf tn" conSr"-
CATIONS with the ministers 81 tntT TO-
Respective churches and they all con
cludad EXPRESSING desir" that "a'n
individual would utilize his greatest
efforts 10 spread the doctrine among
non-,ne mh"rS that they ma yoe brought
into the fold.
At the conclusion Of tn" regular pro-
gram an orru conference" was heid.
Todnys Program.
Tho exercises for today. will op"n
with H. vntionai exercises conducted ny
Rev C. RI. Robinson Mt $50 a: m. re,
norts Of tho committee on reform will
j.. read by Rev. J. I. Moore. Rev. J. +.
Mccall will read the report Of the com
mites on E.ducat ton. Publication and
Ministerial Relief. An address Will o"
delivered b. Rev. ]. .. Srnu!ier. the
Foreign Missions report will BE- r"no
hv Rev. r. \. Elliott. Rev. ". IS. An
dcrson will deliver short talk. Roy. j.
r. White will read III" report Tor ;Hr
Missionary and Efficiency comnitth@c' -
charre ~ Rev. n II. Curry. Rev. j. A.
speer. Rsv: J; w. W Wins PSY i, J. & :;
Snodrrass Rev. J. c. Reaney. Roy. Fl.
\. Kelsey and 81 representative Of the
This evrnfng Rev. Ira C. McGrearr.
pastor of III" Second L, F. church. yin
open the exercises with prayer. AZ
dresses will BE- delivered by Rev. \. IA.
Paldinger associated secretary Of the
Home Missions board and Rev. J. y.
Rankin.
Many Ministers Present.
Those present include:
Detroit Mich. rr"shytery-Rev.H II; b.
Henderson. First L. + church or De-
troll.
Mansfield OHIO. prcsbytcry-Rcv. F.
\. Drum. Savannah. o.: Rev. j: n.
Spnncer. Wooster. o.: Rev. l." T.. II.
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