The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-12-08
STEWARDSHIP OF
|BENEVOLENCES
Prospects Good for Achieve
ment of Success of Pro-
gresSive Program.


| Judging from the reports submitted
from the various synods of the gem
eral assembly of the Southern Pres
byterian church to the meeting OF the
assembly's committee on systematic
benehcence and stewardship, which
Is being held in Chattanooga, there
is distinct promise that the detectives
OF the Presbyterian progressive pro-
| gram which this committee has
inaugurated will be attained.
| The committee was called to order
Wednesday by Rev. d. Clay Lilly.
d. D., OF Lexington, KY, chairman OF
the permanent committee. Following
| devotional service, Rev. George Sum-
mey, D. D., OF New Orleans, was
elected chairman of this meeting OF
| the committee. and Rev. ]. b. Flick
len, OF Covington, Ca, was elected
secretary.
| Synodlcal managers of the Presby-
| terrain progressive program for twelve
| of the seventeen synods of the as
sembly were present, and an equal
number of visitors, including two rep
resentatives of the church press-Rev.
David M. Sweets, D. D.. of Louisville.
KY, editor Of the Christian Observer.
and Rev. w. c. Campbell. D. d., edi-
tor of the Presbyterian of the South,
published at Richmond. Va.
The Wednesday morning session
was occupied with reports of the syn
odtcal managers and discussion OF the
| same.
Membership Active. -
In every instance the reports sub
| mitted showed the membership OF the
church actively Interested in the sue
cess OF the progressive program, In
the attainment of the spiritual and
financial detectives which it repre-
sents. the outstanding detectives be-
ing the deepening of the spiritual life
OF the church. resulting in the addition
Of at least 10000 new members to the
fath sca and ' the plea pisdens Of sa5ooSeo to
the benevolence Of the church In
Der canvass, these benevolent causes
being home missions, foreign missions,
! Christian education, ministerial relief,
| publication Sabbath schools. Young
Peoples societies American Bible So
ciety and the assembly's training
at Richmond, Va.
The reports submitted to the COM
mittee showed that in most OF the
synods a representative has been EN-
time to advancing the work of the
progressive program, and in many OF
the presbyteries managera have been
appointed to work in those presby-
| teries to secure larger interest Of the
church membership in all for which
secretaries Of some of the executive
committees OF the general assembly
were present at the afternoon session
| of the committee.
Personnel Of Managers.
The synodical managers present are
the following named Rev. D. F. Nc
Connell, D. D., Of the synod Of Ala
bama; Rev. L. r. Walker. D. D, OF the
synod Of Appalachian Rev. c. P. Bride
Rev. p. D, Brownlee, D. D, Of the
synod OF Florida; Rev. J. b. Flcklen,
D. D., OF the synod of Georgia; Rev.
w. II. Hopper OF the synod Of Ken
lucky; Rev. George summey, d, D., OF
Graves, OF the synod of Mississippi:
Rev. r. s. Boyd, D. D.. of the synod
Of Missouri; Rev r. w. Simpson. OF
the synod Of North Carolina; Rev:
Of Texss; Rev. W. E. Hudson, Of the
synod Of Virginia; Rev. T. P. Allen, OF
the synod Of West Virginia. Managers
from the synods Of Oklahoma, South
Carolina and Tennessee are not present.
The following constituted the outline
Of the program of the afternoon SEES
sion:
How is the program progressing over
in your. corner? Is your organization
complete2 Have you had any group
conferences? What success with them =?
What Ia the status OF your litera-
ture distribution? What evidence
that the pew people are getting It?
Last month was special period for
home mission study classes; did you
have lot Of them going in your synod
Evangelism: Are there many per-
| sonal workers q classes organized IN
your synod? How did you get them
| started? '@
What is the outlook for reaching the
goals this church year?
Your synod's proportion of $4,000
added to church membership; $4,000
new Sunday school members; go 900
new church members from the Sunday
schools; 10 900 new members IN the
Young Peoples societies; $4,bOO0O0
pledges to benevolences.
The Iaymen's missionary movement
and the progressive program; regional
| conventions In February March; Capt.
r L, Slaymaker, field secretary OF l.:
| NJ. NJ. has something interesting to tell
you.
Remarks by the chairman Of the as;
sembly's systematic benefcence and
stewardship committee. Dr. D. Clay
|