Evening journal., 1922-07-01

GOING FORWARD
Conference Urges Mission
airy Director for Each
Church
STEWARDSHIP
ALSO FAVORED
Special to The Evening journal.

ference of delegates representing
more than half of the churches OF
that denomination, which has beer
in progress at Stony Brook since
Monday, closed last night with the
adoption of a platform presented by
a findings committee consisting OF
A. II. Whitford, Buffalo, New York
Rev. Joseph Dunn Burrell, d. d,
Brooklyn, New York; Rev. Joel S
Gilhllan, d. D., Wilmington, Della
ware; Kennedy Crumrine. Meadville,
| Pa; Rev. Arthur ]. Dean, Utica,
New York; Mrs. b. B. williams,
East McKeesport. Pa; and Mrs. w.
l.. Darby. Washington, ID. c.
The recommendation adopted in
clude the following:
THE evident nation wide ,ndica-
lions of a return TO business nor
malcy, together with. unprecedented
opportunities at home and abroad
for Kingdom expansion, should en-
courage the Presbyterian Church 10
move forward unhesitatingly and
take the steps necessary 20 insure
raising funds needed to enable every
board and agency of the church 10
carry out the program as outlined
by the budgets approved By the Cen
eral Assembly.
There should be a more general
recognition of the fact that the
Protestant evangelical church must
be largely depended upon TO solve
the problems that unsolved will con-
tinue the widespread feeling Of un-
rest and which solved will insure
peace and good will among men
throughout the world. The resources
of the Presbyterian Church should
be more generally consecrated to
world reconstruction and redemp-
ton. 800.
ITO this end this conference heart
ilv endorses the cause of the commit
tee on work in Europe and resolves
that we report to the fall meetings
Of our respective presbyteries con-
corning the present opportunity for
Professionalism in Europe and urge
the presbyteries to take appropriate
action making possible that this i'm
portant cause be presented to the
congregations and church societies
Recognizing the wisdom ana au-
thoritv OF the deliverances or the
General Assembly. the members OF
this conference pledge their loyal
support in perfecting the work of the
consolidation Of boards and agencies,
believing that the needs Of the world
and the best interests of the denom-
ination demand a practical demon
stration of the ability of our church
leaders and all members to work to-
gether in making the greatest pos
sible success in the working out Oh
the new plan of promolonal ana su-
pervisory organization.
THE conference registers its con-
viction that all promotional work re-
auiring local church cooperation |
can be successfully promoted when /
four essentials to success are fairly !
applied: l, enlistment Of workers; |
.. assignment of work; 3. acceptance |
of responsibility; 4, report of results
The church emphasizes the fact that
the strengthening Of each of the four !
links of the promotiona chain is
to produce desired results
while the N,w Era Movement is
rs officially representing /
the General Assembly, its influence
and results will be strengthened by
whenever possible the de
Iiverances of the General Assembly
which convey an authoritative mes
sage rather than giving the impress
sion that recommendations are sug-
gested bv the New Era Movement.
The New Era Movement will find 4
Itself in proportion as itlloses itself
in dealing with synods, presbyteries
and churches.
Every member of the conference
,hould in the near future communi-
,ate 10 the churches the convic-
ion a conviction that will be con-
agious. that the principles and me-
hods of our Presbyterian denom-
nation, whenever fairly applied to
church, will mean new, better
nobilized, generous, broad-minded
md like-minded members.
TT is the opinion of this confer
nee that the discussions of Stew
.rdship have been of profound in
crest and value and that the church
would be advantaged If such dis
ussions could be extended. We feel
hat a wise decision was made plac-
ny Stewardship in the forefront of
his years effort throughout the
hurch. Our leaders should en- {
.hatically keep prominent the duty I
nd privilege of every Christian to
Interpret his own personality and S
from the point OF view q
= c.ou,o ri chin toward Cod.
at Is our conviction that II this S
manner Of constituting human life {
ould become widespread it would S
ontribute largely toward the solu- 6
ION of the vexiDg social and eco I
omic problems of the modern t
,orld. We call attention to the fact a
hat Stewardship covers both the
cauisition and the use OF property. !
"As a practical method of deal C
IL with the Christian stewards use t
{ his possessions we recommend p
ne cultivation of the principles of
in a way that shall not e
q taken for a camoufiage collection s
asket. and we commend the defin S
Q signing of the Fellowship of il
agreement.
We question whether any leader d
nould press this matter who does a
OF practice what he breaches. h
'hou that teachest another to 1.-THE. q
ost thou tithe? f
I'VE favor the issuing of ever
.esh and stimulating leaflets on 81
lis subject and the establishment. d
our churches of Stewardship p
udy classes of various grades, p
lildren, young people aud adults; T
nd we favor the encoura cement of c.
.roIfv budgets as a primary and a