Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-13
FEW MINISTER'S
UNEMPLOYED,
SYNOD IS TOLD
PresbyterianS Find Few Men
Available For New
Service


stated and permanent clerks, and the
appointment of a social service CO.
operation committee. The Rev. DR..
Robert Hunter. OF Philadelphia WAS
retained as stated clerk, as was. DR..
Benjamin NJ. Gimmill. of the same
city. - permanent clerk.
The repor- Of the special commit
tee on Increase Of Candidates 10: the
Gospel Ministry by the Rev. DR.. John
Il. Tuttle of Swarthmore, Philadel-
phia. proved To he most interest nS
aUd was followed by a strong address
by DIR. Tuttlo OIL the subject, Re
q; uiting OF the Ministry. The re-
port stated that it had been circu-
lated that there were 1000 lille min
listers in the United States. men of
ability and VIEor. who desired en-
p,ovmen as ministers. ApAtGrt IC-
IsoIt said that l,GO0 of thCsl c'lu-
Catc6 ministers were OH. o! en-
piuyment. The Pa Piesbyterlan Com
mittee on Vacancies and Supplies
nr Tuttle's report said, MADE a very
careful investi<dticn which covered
the whole United States with the
result that only ll0 men were found
to be unempoyed and of thC.a Iut
,cventy-four We're Immediately avail
aIlc.
The Three Creations
In giving his address, DR.. 'CCt.le
began with the story of The Three
Crat:ons." The speaker said tha;
the first creation was the creation of
tie material world rs recorded in
Genesis The second creation was
that of the spiritual world with thc
coming of Jesus Christ and the third
creation is the creation of a Chris
tan democracy through the GreIt
World War This. said the speaker,
is to be the final form in human So
ciety of Gods creative action.
We stand in the presence of this
last act of creation asking what
comes neNt?' " continued the speak
eE In every great battle it is said
there is a moment when the results
of the battle hangs in the balance.
1t may 80 to friend or foe. This is
called The Ridge of Destiny This
is what has come next: a ridge of
destiny for us and for the world. In
this we face negative dangers, the
danger of relaxing the spirit of self
saerlhce, the danger of the new ma
terial prosperity which is to come.
the danger of the undertaking. the
part We are to play in finishing the
child creation.
The ChurCh's Place
IF we believe anything at all about
the Church as it is described in the
Bible, and as it appears IN history,
we must believe that, of all human
organizations and institutions. The
Church holds the most important
place in the making of the New
World, and that the most important
thing ir connection win he Church
to-day in this respect, is its leadership
srg
must have the place in the New
Era which the prophet had in the
building of Israel"
DR.. Tuttle then emphasized two
things which seem imperative for
the churches of the synod to do in
order to secure an adequate leader
ship in its ministry. First of these
is the creation of an atmosphere.
The speaker continued The peace
conference which is soon to meet
solemnizes us as We think of the
problems that confront and the re-
sponsibility resting upon it. Lloyd
George said the other day that the
result of this peace conference would
mark the world for all generations
TO come. But solemnizing as this
Is to us there is something more
solemn. and that is that this peace
of the conscience, heart, mind and
spirit of the nations it represents.
What we really look upon around
that peace table is not a little group
OF men, but the nations themselves
seated there. Not these men, but
the nations they represent will act
there, and for their actions will for
ever stand at the bar of Gods and
mans judgment.
Need of Ministers
In other words, the peace con-
ference will be the product of the
atmosphere of the nations it repre-
sents. This is what we mean when
we ask for the creation of a new
spiritual atmosphere in the synod;
that when our boys and young men
come to the mOmentous moment of
the choice of life work, their con-
science. mind and heart with which
they act, may be the expression of
the highest livels of life in the home
and church. Ii they choose on the
basis OF unworthy motives it will,
after all. be the choices which their
homes and churches have deter
mined"
The speaker then made a plea
for more energetic methods of re-
cruiting the ministry. urging espe-
cially that a given Sunday be set
apart throughout the state for the
recruiting of the ministry, when ev-
cry minister shall preach a sermon
on the claims and opportunities of
the ministry and when il shall be
presented in all the Sunday schools
and meetings of the young people.
The social service cooperation
committee appointed this morning
includes three ministers and two
elders Its work will be along the
lines of social purity and civic
righteousness. The committee in
cludes: DR.. w. b. Jennings, of the
Philadelphia Presbytery; DR.. Lewis
:. Nudge, Carlisle Presbytery; DR..
c. r. Zahnizer Pittsburgh Presby-
terry; Elder +. A. Cellar, Philadel-
phia North Presbytery, and Elder
William II. Ridgway. Chester Pres
bytery.
The miscellaneous business and
reports of standing committees this
afternoon brought the sessions of
the synod to a close.
Tell of Mission Work
Dr. G. $ McCune, of Korea, repre-
senting the Board of Foreign Mis-
sions at the Synod. spoke last night
OF the growing unity in the foreign
field of labor. He touched upon the
influence which Germany has spread
among the people of the far East,
and said that since the war broke
oct a noticeable change has come.
Christianity in the far East was bet
tered through the war. as the great
nations. including America, have