Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-05
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nltOn or the churChS s OnlIEatIOn 10
the unchurched people ut the COM
muulty, the recruiting Of IL new army
OF young men and women for heroic
Christian service in the community
aNd in the missionary iielG ut home
and abroad, the adequate care of the
nations soldiers who return wound
ed, a look forward to evangelical
federation, and a wider field OF for
eign missionary work. will. receive
the special attention of the commits
sioners.
The New Era movement was
launched at the general assembly of
the Presbyterian Church of the Unit
ed States in session at Columbus,
o., last May. 1t is not an extra
agency of the church. but rather is
the marshaling of all the resources
of the church under allied strategy
on every front of service, old and
new. 1t proposes to emphasize evan
gelism, education and missions, to
expand it's field of power through in
tensive publicity, to promote Chris
ton leadership for the church and
nation, and finally, to put the money
of the Presbyterian Church behind
all their great agencies in one uni
fled presentation.
To Raise S12,500,000
The first year it proposes to raise
$12,500,000. This, it is pointed out,
is not new money to be raised in
addition to the regular budgets of
the general assembly, but comprises
those budgets under one presenta-
ton. There are only two new items
in the budget, one, $1,000, 900, will
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young men who enlisted from Pres
byterian homes, and return from the
fronts wounded and untitled for nor
NAL service, and the other, $780,
900, to Protestant churches that
have suffered from the ravages of
war in France, Belgium and Italy.
Such national figures as the Rev.
j. Frank Smith, national moderator,
of Dallas, Texas, and the Rev. Roy ID.
Guild, executive secretary of the
commission of Church Federation
of Federal Council. will address the
lnasmuch as the Penn
sylvania Synod is the largest in the
country, many Presbyterians of ma
tional prominence are included in
the program. The Pennsylvania
Synod has 1900 clergymen in it's
ranks.
The conference will be arranged in
the form CT morning and afternoon,
and evening meetings daily. The
and afternoon sessions will
be taken up by the business of the
Synod, and the evening meetings
will include noted speakers. All
will be open to the public
Tuesday evening the election of the
new Moderator for the ensuing year
will take. place. AT present the Of
flee of Moderator is vacant, and the
Rev. James w. Gilland, of Shamokin,
will preside at the opening session
Tuesday evening, and deliver the
opening sermon. The last elected
Moderator automatically vacated the
office when he moved out of Penn
Sylvania to Ohio.
The program as announced by the
Rev. DR.. Nudge this morning fol-
lows:
Tuesday Evening, 7.30 O'clock
Devotional services; opening ser
mon by the Rev. James w. Gilland,
Shamokin; Sacrament of the Lords
supper; Synod constituted with
prayer; calling of the roll by the
stated clerk, the Rev. Robert Hun
ter; election of two temporary
clerks; election and induction of new
report of the committee
on arrangements, the Rev. l.. S.
Nudge.
Wednesday Morning, 0 O'clock
At 8 o'clock, half-hour devotion,
the Rev. Fl. Il. King, Paxton church,
$50, address of well
come on behalf of the entertaining
the Rev. G. E. Halves;
8 AS, miscellaneous business, includ-
ing stated clerks report, receiving
of Presbyterial records and an
nouncement of standing commit
tees; 10 o'clock, first order of the
day, report of permanent commit
tee of Synodical Home Missions, the
Rev. c. c. Hayes; IL o'clock, second
order of the day, report of eXecu-
tive commission, j. II. Jefferis, on
literary institutions and on other
Wednesday Afternoon, O'Clock
At o'clock, CAP Narrative of
Christian Life and Work; (b) Nee
rological Report, by the Rev. Ben
iamin il. Gemmill, Phi. D.; o'clock,
report of permanent committee on
Inter- Church Federation by the
Rev. w. l.. Nudge, chairman; $3.50
o'clock, report of permanent COM
mittee on Mems Work by the Rev.
NJ. S. Smith, chairman; o'clock,
address on Mems Work by the Rev.
w. +. Weir, secretary of general as
committee; 4.30, report of
permanent committee on Sabbath
ton; the Lords Day Alliance of
Pennsylvania by the Rev. IT. T.
secretary
Wednesday Evening, 1870 O'Clock
Popular meeting; speakers, the
Rev. j. a. Marquis, general secre-
tary of the Board Of Home Mis-
sions, and the Rev. G. G. McCune,
representing the Board of Foreign
Missions. Both these speakers are
from New York.
Thursday Morning, o O'clock
At o'clock, half hour devotion,
The Rev. Harvey Klaer, Harrisburg,
Church of the. Covenant; $3.50, re-
port of standing committee on Syn
odical Home Missions; 10 o'clock,
report and conference on THE
United Movement; report by the
Rev. w. c. Hogg, chairman of
Synod's committee; address by the
Rev. J. A. Marquis; conference on
Stewardship, the Rev. j. NJ. CASTOR.
Thursday Afternoon, = O'Clock
Al SlOChi iSpOIl VI lie per-
committee on Young Peo-
ple's Work, by the Rev. William A.
Patton; 2:15, reports of permanent
committee on Foreign Mission,
standing committee on Foreign
standing committee on
Home Missions, standing committee
on Freedom, standing committee on
Foreign Missions and standing COM
mittee on Education; 4:30 o'clock,
report of standing committee on
address by the Rev.
e. r. Worrell, associate secretary.
Thursday Evening, 1880 O'Clock
Speakers, the Rev. Roy B. Guild