The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-17
more for the goal of a Christian

more for the goal of a Christian
nation.
DR.. Mcmillan spoke of evenge-
ism, church extencion and tn e
home as the three factors which
will bring about this goal. He urged
more soul winning. He Shaved that
some of the largest churches as for
instance, Dallas, Texas First Pres
byterian was once home mission
church. He laid great stress on
the Christian home as the power
that produced our moral and spiri-
tual leadership.
DR.. E.. E. Gillespie, Greensboro,
superintendent OF home missions
of the synod of North Carolina,
resented moving pictures of
scenes in churches in the noun
talns, in the Piedmont section and
on the coastal plain which, as he
described them in succession,
showed the work done, and ex-
hibited the need of the work OF
the church.
Reports on the auxiliary's work
in home missions were made by
Mrs. James Adderton, Lexington,
and Mrs. B. F.. Pollard, Marion.
DR.. Mcmillan was introduced by
Mrs. Adderton and DR.. Gillespie
by Mrs. Pollard.
Today the auxiliary will meet at
$3.50, and Mrs. W. P. M. Currie
Of Wallace, will lead a devotional
on Christian Love-"
Reports will be made on Relig
ious Education by Miss Mamie Nc
Elwee, ~Statesville, and Miss Del
phine Brown, Winston Salem. The
Rev. j. o. Mann, !~lxton, director
OF Religious Education in the sy-
nod, will speak on this work.
Miss Sue Hall will speak on
Stewardship. Mrs. W. P. NJ. Cur
RE, Wallace, will report on the
spiritual life in the auxiliary as
exhibited in the annual reports of
local auxiliaries. - r
The auxiliary will join in. a cir
Gle of prayer at the close of. the
meeting and will adjourn a b o u
noon.
The guests will be entertained
at lunch as they were yesterday
in the church by the local auxi-
l~iaries. f.,
DR.. W. T. Thompson, professor
of Religious Education of Union
seminar vat Richmond, Va, ad-
dressed the meeting yesterday
morning. 4
DR.. Thompson, is moderator of
the synod and was appointed to at
tend his meeting. He spoke on the
importance of home training, which
he said was never so needed as
now.
DR.. Thompson said tn first
three years of a child's life r the
most important, and that -charac.
tiers r set by six years. He
begged parents to use their per
sonal authority, prestige, knowl-
edge and influence in building!
strength and purpose into the lives
Of their children. He pointed out
the power of imitation and warned
of its strategic consequences.
The auxiliary also heard DR.. E.
B. Paisley, president of the as
sembly's training school for lay
workers in Richmond. A cam
paign is now on all over the church
to raise $3.50, 600 for this school,
which has already trained over
LOO young women as church
workers and a few laymen. There
are SO new students, and 81 appli-
cations had to be denied.
The school property is valued at
$500, 900. Two North Carolina wons-
en- gave $3.50, 600 of this, Mrs. Cam
eron Morrison and Mrs. John Ke-
nan Wise, and laymen in this state
gave $50, 900. The school started
in 1914 and needs repairs, and en-
dowment and has some debts.
Mrs. Alexander Maitland Rich
mond, spoke on prayer as a Dis
covery of Cod" She urged the de-
velopment of friendship with God
and Christians, fellowship, leader
ship and discipleship.
The auxiliary opened yesterday
morning with a devotional service
led by Miss Mary Bright of Eliza
beth City. She spoke on the "Ra-
diant Life"
The auxiliary voted appreciation
Of Miss Louise Clanton Charlotte,
who completes two terms as presi-
dent.
The nine presidents of the pres
byterial a~uxiliaries of the n e
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