Reformed Presbyterian Minutes of Synod 1928 - Rparchives.org

REFORMED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 57 .
which we have had some very resentful replies. One threatened
to report us to the Postal Authorities, and another to give a
beating to the man who would dare send another paper to his
place of business. The Hebrew Press now and again warns the
Hebrew people not to read the Hebrew Christian magazine. How
true is the saying, "When the Holy Spirit convicts of sin, people
are either converted, or else they don't like it and get angry."
The Missionaries have regularly visited the various homes
in the community. They made about one thousand visits this
year.
There have been distributed this year Bibles, copies of
the Old Testament, New Testament, 200 Gospels in Hebrew,
Yiddish, Lithuanian, German, Russian and English; also a large
number of Yiddish and English tracts.
Our Girls' Patriotic Club, the Loyal Temperance Legion,
and the Junior Lincoln Boys' Club (a new organization) have
met regularly during the past year.
Our two missionaries Miss Annie Forsyth and Miss Elizabeth
Forsyth have rendered a most faithful and sacrificing
service. The Board appreciates their splendid fidelityand loyalty
to this Jewish Mission work.
The Board asks the Synod this year for an appropriation
of $3000. S. E. Greer was appointed delegate to represent the
Jewish Mission Board before the Co-ordinating Committee.
The Secretary was appointed to represent the Board on the
floor of Synod.
The terms of S. E. Greer, Mrs. Jos. M. Steele, Ellsworth
Jackson, The Miss report Sarah of the Archer, Committee and F. L. on Stewart National expire Reform with this was
meeting read by of M. Synod S. McMillan, and their and successors considered should item be appointed.
by item. R.
H. Martin, President of the Respectfully Association, submitted, addressed the
Court in its behalf. The FRANK report L. STEWART, was adopted Secretary. as a whole,
and is as follows:
REPORT OF NATIONAL REFORM COMMITTEE.
The only paper referred to your Committee was the report
of the Covenanter members of the Board of Directors of the
National Reform Association.
Since the report of the past year's work is that "the
usual lines of work have been pursued in the usual ways, and
with the usual results," and since the Association's usual lines
of work, usual ways and usual results have before been approved
and commended by Synod, we enter into no extended
consideration of that part of the report.
That of immediate interest is the proposed new and enlarged
program. The several items in the new program are:
First, A radical change in the form and make up of the
Christian Statesman. We approve the change for the reasons