Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-09-03
PROGRESS IS MADE
BY PRESBYTER|ANS
Good Year Reported For
Eight Schools-Thanks-
giving Plan Continued

Statesville, Sept. 3.-(AP)-Reports
of progress in various lines of church
activity were heard today bv the
North Carolina synod of the Presbv
terrain church.
DR.. r. A. White, of Mooresville. re-
porting on the synod's eight schools
and colleges, said all had banner.
years and faced encouraging pros
poets.
He reported Mitchell had 1873 stu
dents, Peace 260, Elsie $50, Queens
Chicora 81, Flora Macdonald 315. and
Junior college no.
DR.. j. r. McGorger, of Burlington.
said the synod had 200 vacation Bible
schools with 1900 attending.
He announced the age limit of the
Davidson young peoples conference
would be 16 to "a to limit the num-
Der to $50, and proposed conference
for all workers for religious educa-
ton in the churches.
The Rev. j. o. Mann, of Montreal.
was reelected director of religious
education for one year. He reported
his activities showing 81 churches
visited, many local workers confer
ences held, and 16 leadership train
ing schools with 1900 attending.
The report on Barium Springs or
phans' home was presented by the
Rev. j. r. Hay Of Hickory. There
are 305 children there, he reported,
40 workers are now in the home, and
it's debt is now $9S,473, a reduction
of more than 100000 He reported
the churches gave $85,421, an increase
of 1850. The budget of the home is
now S112,965.
Joseph B. Johnston, superinten-
dent, addressed the synod A recep-
ton to meet workers was held after
supper at Barium.
The Thanksgiving plan of last year
was adopted again and the following
were appointed to promote the offer
ing in different presbyterise:
Albemarle. ]. Nat Harrison: Con-
cord, A. r. Howard; Fayetteville,
Claude Rankin; Franville, j. G. ALI
son; Kings Mountain, j. S. Mcknight:
Mecklenburg, David Owens; Orange,
w. H. Holderness; Wilmington, Hol-
mes Davis; Winston-Sa1em, c. M.
Norfleet
DR.. E. E. Gillespie, of Greensboro,
offered the stewardship report.
The benevolent budget for next year
is $500,O00, the same as last year. The
increase of gifts to benevolence is
ST. 95, a few cents per capita The
budget for next year is divided 38 IL
percent of the assembly's cause, and
Al IL for the synod's.
The presbyteries are assigned ap-
no inn
$4,000 Concord, $4,000: Fayetteville.
$45,OOO; Granville, $55,OO0 Kings
Mountain, $4,000; Mecklenburg, $780,
900; Orange, $4,000; Wilmington,
$4,000; Winston-Salem, $4,000
The Rev r. M. Williams urged the
synod to raise an adequate sum for
support of work in the state colleges.
The synod gives two percent to this
cause.
Today the synod heard reports on
home missions, moral and social well
fare, evangelism, woman's work, and
other routine matters. The synod will
adjourn tomorrow afternoon.
The synod heard an address on the
church college by the Rev. John Nc
Sween of Chester, S. c., in which he
pleaded for the church to sustain her
leadership by Christian education. He
said this would solve problems of in
dustry, racial and international rela-
tons, and business.
The Rev. P C. Adams of the Junior
college at Maxton, told the synod of
the progress the school has made in
the past eight years in the reduction
of it's debt.
The synod adopted a resolution Of
fered by the Rev. D. Clay Lilly of
ReynOlda asking for the study of
limited pastorates with terms for one
year to he renewed on recommends
tion of local church officers and con-
firmed annually by the synod. The
synod referred this action to the Gen
eral Assembly, urging the assembly's
ad Interim committee to conside the
automatic epiration of all pastorates
at annual meetings of synods.