Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-10-12
PRESBYTERIAN SYNOD
TO MEET IN BOISE
Delegates From Fifty Presby-
terrain Churches to Hold Con-
ference in Second Presbyter-
ian Church South Boise.

The 30 Presbyterian churches of
southern Idaho comprising the Synod
of Idaho, will hold their annual meet
ing this week from Tuesday through
Thursday. In the Second Presbyterian
Church of this city.
1t is a happy coincidence that the
retiring Moderator of Synod, Rev. n.
Murphy of the Pierce Park Colllster
church. who will close his official term
by preaching the opening sermon Tues
day evening. was for twelve years the
pastor of the entertaining church. The
present pastor of the Second church Is
the stated clerk of the Synod, Rev. &.
William Barnum.
HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE
The meeting has historical sig
nifiCanCe as it marks the completion
of 10 years of organized work as Sy-
nod. Up to 10 years ago the churches
of Idaho We're connected with the Sy-
nod of Utah. In commemoration of
this anniversary a special address en-
titled Laying the Foundations of
Preshyterianism in Idaho" will be de-
liHered by Rev. Joseph II. Barton. D. D.
at the close of the "Wednesday after
noon session. DIR. Barton has been
Synodical superintendent of home
missions ever since the Synod was or
ganized, and previously was field work
er in the same territory.
PROMINENT LEADERS SECURED
An unusually large number of prom
inent leaders in the national work Of
the denomination have been secured
for this session, and will address the
evening popular meetings, to which
the public is invited. The Wednesday
evening meeting will include addresses
by Rev. Weston T. Johnson, Western
District Secretary of the board of For
eign Missions, on Foreign Missions
and World Reconstruction" Mrs. j. w.
Aldrich, field secretary of the Woman's
Board of Home Missions, on Mission
airy Education for Young people," and
Rev. Louis e. Holden, ID. D., Associate
Secretary of the General Board OF Ed
ucation, on 'Life's Objective" In this
meeting the Womens Synodical Mis-
sionary Society will cooperate.
WOMEN WILL CONFER
| While the Synod OF Idaho is in SEES
sion next week at the Second Presby-
terrain church of this city, the repre-
sentatives of the womcn's missionary
organizations of the churches will hold
| their first annual convention. Last
year when the Synod met at Twin
Falls, there was organized the Womens
Synodical Missionary Society West
minister Guild, and Christian Endeavor
| Society of the Presbyterian churches.
BY arrangement of the local COM
mittee the meeting will be held in the
| first story of the Odd Fellows hall,
which is at Broadway and Warren
street, in South Boise, four blocks
south of the Second Presbyterian
church. There will be two sessions,
| Wednesday morning and afternoon
and in the evening the ladies will unite
with the Synod in a general meeting of
the church.
| This Society Is related to the wo-
mems Board of Home Missions, which
has its headquarters in New York City
and to the Women's North Pacific
Board of Foreign Missions, located in
| Portland. These boards will be rep
resented by Mrs. ]. w. Aldrich, field
secretary of the former. and Mrs. j. w
Goss, president of the latter organiza-
| ton.
Thursday evening the speakers viii
be Rev Andrew j. Montgomery, d. D.,
assistant secretary of the board OF
dress on Some Problems of Christian
AmericaniZation," and Rev. Walter M
Irwin, ID. D., North Pacific secretary
of the New Era movement, whose SUBJ
ject will be Theory or Practice" All
of the evening meetings will begin al
7:30
These and other speakers will also
take part in the daytime business SEES
sions. all of which are open to the
public Mr.. johnson will speak in
connection with. the report OF the COM
mittee on foreign missions Wednesday
morning. and Or. Montgomery In con-