Evening star., 1922-10-14
BALTIMORE SYNOD
TO CONVENE HERE
Presbyterian Church Officials
Will Hear Reports of Record
Enrolment.

The Synod of Baltimore o; the
Presbyterian Church In the United
states or America will meet with the
FIRST Presbyterian Church here octo-
Der 70 This synod comprises Pres
oyterian churches in Delaware, Mary.
land and the District Of Columbia,
with few in Virginia 1t. reports
Ss'ssl communicant members, with
2f,4sS Sunday school members.
The synod will discuss plans for
the year in the light of the reports
concerning the deneminational situa-
tlon which We're made a the general
assembly at Des Moines. Iowa, last
May. 1t appeared from these reports
that The Presbyterian Church had
broken Its record for enrolled COM.
municant members, passing the mil
lon-and d-three-quarter mark, and its
record Tor Sunday school cnroIimett
the highest in its history. it is stated.
Ne church has made 4 threc-huE-
nred-thousand-do increase in to-
val contributions. The total contri-
buttons through the year by Presby-
terians for all purposes wcr. si7.34f.-
o00. OF this amount Loo. 900 was
reported raised for the denomina-
ttonal benevolence budget of Sl20G0.-
900. or 81 per cent. Through u new
sta statistical-report plan il was discoy-
oL GU OF tntS amount
mad actually been paid in through de-
nominational official treasurers. Plans
viii be discussed for bringing the acA
tual receipts by denominational treas
urers up to the full amount of the
budget, which for the current year is
S14,5o0,00o.
The Synod of Baltimore will report
an increase of 1874 members and
more than 5000 Sunday school schol-
ars. The total amount raised for als
church purposes during the year was
81, ,106229, an increase of $4,000 over
last year. OF this amount s2o1 623
was paid through official channels TO
the a l. world wide budget
OF $12,o0o.ooo. This WAS II per cent
of the amount allocated to the pres
byteries in this territory
In order that during the current
year the entire quota may be more
nearly realized, an intensive steward
ship campaign is projected by the
leaders. which VIII seek to raise the
general level of giving in the synod
the denominational budget was $3.50.
In order TO realize the current bulge;
of s14.600,000 il will require a per
capita Of at least Ss.
The churches in this synod are di-
vided into three Observation-Disclosures
more, the largest. Washington city
and New Castle. The record Of Wash
ington city presbytery in paying in
to the denominational budget is by
far the. best. II having contributed -
per cent of its quota
A national convention of laymen
viii be held IN Kansas City the first
week in December. at which some
men Of national prominence and the
strongest denominational leaders will
be heard on international. national
and local tasks of Presbyterian
churches. The foreign mission task
Of the church, the national mission
project and the educational and re-
lief policies and goals of the denomi-
nation will be discussed in group con-
ferences with those who are inter
ested in developing Presbyterian re-
sources along this line. Rev. DIR.
William Hiram Foull1eS secretary of
the Presbyterian New Era Movement
Is visiting In the far east and will re-.
port on various phases of the de-
nominational enterprise at this con-
venton.