Reformed Presbyterian Minutes of Synod 1928 - Rparchives.org

132 MINUTES OF THE SYNOD OF THE
FINANCIAL STATEMENT CHRISTIAN NATION
April 1, 1927—April 1, 1928
Receipts:
Subscriptions $3,813.43
Advertising: Church 5,000.00
General 646.44
Total Receipts , $ 9,459.87
Disbursements:
Rent $ 660.00
Telephone & Telegraph 152.40
Postage 250.00
Salaries & Office Help 1,500.00
Paper for printing C. N. 777.36
Printing C. N. 4,992.98
Electros 59.46
Advertising Commission 82.77
Traveling Expenses 323.88
Office Sundries 264.85
Interest ^ 272.00
Total Disbursements $ 9,335.70
Balance $ 124.17
The Foreign Board was strongly urged to consider
discontinuing the publication of "Olive Trees," that the
church may be united in the support of the new paper.
The report of the Committee to canvass the vote on
the Overture was submitted by W. J. Coleman, adopted as
a whole and is as follows:
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON OVERTURE
The committee to canvass the returns on the overture submitted
by the Synod two years ago, and postponed for one
year by last Synod, would respectfully report: that the clerk of
Synod has placed in our hands the returns submitted to last
Synod, and those that have come in since that time.
In addition to these returns, three papers were referred last
year to this committee; one from the session of the Rehoboth,
Pennsylvania congregation, requesting delay in deciding on the
adoption of the overture in order to give time for further discussion;
one from Ohio Presbytery, suggesting headings for the
revised chapters and also for the different sections; and one
from the Pacific Coast Presbytery giving the vote of that
Presbytery on the overture.
This year a paper was referred to the Committee coming
from a member of Colorado Presbytery criticizing the political
position of the Church.
In canvassing the returns from the sessions of the Church
we note that according to the report of the Stated Clerk, there
are ninety-four congregations in the Church. The number of