Reformed Presbyterian Minutes of Synod 1937 - Rparchives.org

MINUTES O F THE 

SYNOD 

of the 

R e f o r m e d 

Presbyterian 

C h u r c h 

OF NORTH AMERICA

FOREIGN MISSIONARIES OF THE REFORMED PRESBY 

TERIAN CHURCH OF NORTH AMERICA 

Latakia, Syria- 

Rev. A. J. McFarland, D.D., Mrs. McFarland 

Rev. H. A. Hays, Mrs. Hays 

Chester T. Hutcheson, Mrs. Hutcheson 

Miss Elizabeth McElroy 

Larnaca, Island of Cyprus— 

W. Wilbur Weir, Mrs. Weir 

Miss Lola Weir 

Faris Edgar 

Thomas Edgar 

Nicosia, Island of Cyprus— 

Rev. Cloyd E. Caskey, Mrs. Caskey 

Miss Blanche McCrea 

Miss Irene Piper 

Miss Ruth M. Reade 

Lo Ting, South China, via Canton— 

Rev. E. C. Mitchell, Mrs. Mitchell 

Dr. M. Edna Wallace 

Miss Jean M. Barr, R.N. 

Tak Hing, West River, South China, via Canton 

Rev. Julius A. Kempf, D.D., Mrs. Kempf 

Rev. Samuel E. Boyle, Mrs. Boyle 

Miss Ella M. Stewart 

Dr. Ida M. Scott 

Wan Fau Tung-, South China, via Canton- 

Miss Mary Adams 

Tsitsihar, Manchoukuo, via Japan 

Miss Rose A. Huston 

Miss Lilian L. McCracken 

Philip Martin 

At Home- 

Rev. J. G. Vos, R.F.D. 2, Olathe, Kan. 

Miss Jennie M. Dean, 18665 Hildemere Ave., Detroit, Mich.

INDEX 

A 

Page 

Academy— 

Knox 108 

Larnaca 102 

Addresses—• 

Memorial 1 

Dr. G. W. Brown 38 

Devotional, W. J. Coleman 27 

Rev. William Lytle 9 

Dr. H. A. Kelsey 28 

Dr. William Mathews - 7 

Adjournment 53 

Aged People's Home 93 

Alternate. Moderator's 6, 50 

American Bible Society 38 

American Tract Society 7 

Appropriations to Churches 

Ill 

Schemes 82 

Attendance Record — — 2-4 

Auditor's Reports - 61, 71, 76 

B 

Belmont Tithing Plan 49 

Bequests 33, 53 

Boards— 

Membership 153-155 

Church Erection 9, 63 

Control 9, 33, 63 

Corporators 23, 8s* 

Foreign Missions 9, 23, 24, 97 

Home Missions - - - 10, 22, 105 

Jewish Mission 28, 143 

Publication 22, 33, 85 

Theological Seminary 11. 86 

Trustees, College 23, 89 

Trustees,' Synod 9. 33, 52 

Book of Discipline - 47 

Boyle, S. E., Fund - - 67 

Blanks for Certificates 

^3 

Budget 56 

C 

China Presbytery— 

Records 

zi 

Roster - *,, 

Statistical Table 

To it 

Christian Education •"> s* 

Clerk's Report —- 

Coleman, J. M., Death 

^p°rt 1 Collections Colorado Record Roster Statistical ::::::'~"iB6 

Presbytery— for Table Synod's - Expense 

1- 14£ 

1fi, 1D ..-. 2? D

Commission, Covenant Loyalty Program 47, 52 

Cyprus, Members 105 

Cyprus! Minutes '. 9, 131 

Syrian, Members -105 

Syrian, Minutes - 24, 143 

Committees, Members— 

Announcements 6 

Arrangements for Next Synod - - 6, 51 

Permanent 155 

Presbyterial Records 8 

Special - -50, 52 

Standing - 8 

Synod - 7 

Committees, Reports— 

Belmont Tithing Plan 49 

Bible Reading 34 

Christian Education 22, 83 

Confession of Sin -10, 23, 46 

Co-ordinating . 22, 23, 24, 81 

Devotional Exercises 6 

Digest of Actions of Synod 47 

Discipline 29 

Evangelistic .22, 80 

Finance 32 

Geneva College 31 

Historical Materials 46 

Matters Relating to War 26, 28 

Moving Pictures 48 

National Reform 26, 111 

Nominations 50 

Oath 41 

Paper of J. G. Vos 27 

Presbyterial Records 27 

Proposed New Terms 40 

Psalmody ...27, 127 

Revision of Book of Discipline 47 

Signs of the Times ...26, 123 

Social Justice 26, 120 

Temperance „ 28, 70 

Tercentenary Covenant Convention 37 

Thanks -_ 52 

Theological Seminary 31 

Time and Place 34 

Traveling Fund 34 

Co-ordinating Confession Congregations Constitution Convention, Cooperation Cyprus Mission Witness Statistics Unfinished Commission of Work Tercentenary with of Committee 

Sin Business Not Organized Court Other Represented Denominations Covenant 10 "'"'"""l02 '.' '*"."l05 

"""_ 23'46 37.50 9, .'. "\ 174 95 

* 1 

37 gi

D 

Devotional Exercises 6 

Directory—• 

Reformed Presbyterian Church 152 

City Churches 161-162 

Foreign Missionaries 

Front Cover 

Home Missionaries ..153 

Woman's Synodical 176-180 

Dockets 5 

B 

Elders' Conference 37, 152 

Election of Officers 4 

Endowment Funds 54 

Evangelism 22, 40 

F 

Financial Reports— 

Bible Reading 34 

Church Erection 60 

Covenanter Witness 60 

Foreign Missions 64 

Geneva College 61 

Home Missions 59 

Indian Mission 59 

Jewish Mission 7 3 

Literary Fund - 62 

Ministerial Relief 58 

National Reform 76 

Printing of Minutes 62 

Seminary 57 

Southern Mission 58 

Student's Aid 56 

Temperance 56 

Widow's and Orphan's 58 

Witness 60 

Woman's Association 74 

Foreign Missionaries 

Inside of Front Cover 

Form of Bequest 163 

Form for Christian Amendment ..152 

Fraternal Delegate, Church of Brethren 39 

Funds for Bible Readers 35 

Christian Education - 85 

Evangelism - - 81 

Manuel, W. J. McKnight. - 52 

Young People's Secretary 26 

G 

Geneva College— 

Board of Corporators 88 

Board of Trustees 89 

Committee 31 

Psalters - - 31

H 

Home Mission—• 

Board 153 

Report - - ----- -10, 22, 105 

Home Missionaries, Directory 15 3 

Hours of Meeting 5 

I 

Illinois Presbytery— 

Record - - 27 

Report 12 

Roster - 156 

Statistical Table - 164 

Indian Mission 109 

Superintendent ....153 

Iowa Presbytery— 

Record 27 

Report 13 

Roster 156 

Statistical 165 

J 

Jameson, Melvin R., Death 1, 146 

Jewish Mission 2 8 

Missionaries 153 

K 

Kansas Presbytery— 

Record 27 

Report 13 

Roster 157 

Statistical 166 

Kelsey, Dr. H. A 22, 28 

L 

Larnaca 103 

Latakia 104 

Legacies 40 

Letters of Remembrance _ 50 

Levant Mission 160 

Library— 

College _ 91 

Seminary 83, 88 

Lord's Day Alliance 50 

Lytle, Rev. William 6 10 

M 

Manchuria (Manchoukuo) 100, 173 

Martin, Philip— 

Licensure and Ordination _ 29 

Work in Jewish Mission _ 28 

Memoirs 1 145 

Memorial Service ' 1 

Ministerial Pension Fund 40, 149 

Ministers—• 

Absent 

Missionaries Moderator, Newly Fields, Ordained Sermon Present Statistics by Retiring _ 

4 

'"" *"l73, "_'_'_ 26 '.174 

251 

7

NJ 

National Reform 26, 111 

Financial Statement 7 6 

New York Presbytery— 

Record 27 

Report 14 

Roster 157 

Statistical Table 167 

Next Meeting 34, 53 

Nicosia 102 

O 

Offering, Synod 2 3 

Officers 'of Synod 152 

Woman's Association 155 

Women's Synodical , 17 6 

Ohio Presbytery— 

Record 27 

Report , 15 

Roster 15 8 


P 

Pacific Coast Presbytery— 

Record 27 

Report - 16 

Roster 

15S 


Papers—• 

Appeal, D. S. Dimitriades , 9, 29 

Memorial, J. G. Vos 9, 28 

Minutes of Cyprus Commission 9, 131 

Petition, Pacific Coast Presbytery 29 

Question on Authority in Church Finances 9, 30 

Parsonages - 33 

Pension Fund Aged Ministers - 40 

Philadelphia Presbytery— 

Record 27 

Report 

I1 

Roster 

1^ 


ibb 

Pittsburgh Presbytery— 

Record *l 

Report - « 

Roster }°» 


o'i Vi 

Place of Meeting 107 

Prayer, Day of 

1j>' 

Presbyterial Records --• i{ 

Presbyteries, Reports 

X1-" 

R 

Real Estate j* 

Resolutions— Representative E. L. McKnight of Tract Bible Society 

z-* as „„'

W. J. McKnight 2 4 

D. H. Elliott 2 7 

Rochester Presbytery— 

Record 27 

Report 21 

Roster 160 


Roll of Synod 2-4 

Russell, Dr. W. A., Death 23 

S 

Schools in Cyprus .102 

Schools in Selma 108 

Schools in South China 101 

Secretary Young People's Work 24-26 

Stated Clerk's Report 36 

Statistics of Presbyteries 16 4-173 

Statistic? of Women's Synodical 181-187 

Steele, Mrs. Joseph M., Death 23 

Stewart, James S., Death 1, 147 

Students in Seminary _ 32, 87 

Study in Standards, A „ 52 

Summary of Recommendations 24 

Summary of Statistics 175 

Surplus Funds _ _ 54 

Syrian Commission 24 

Syrian Mission 103 

Syrian Statistics 174 

T 

Terms of Communion _ 40 

Thanksgiving, Day of , 12? 

Theological Seminary— 

Board 154 

Committee 7 31 

Financial Statement ' 88 

Tithing Campaign ""_ 40 

Traveling Fund 34 

Traveling Fund Assessment .""."" 50 

Treasurers of Synod's Funds 152 

Trustees, Geneva College 

!'*89"'l54 

Trustees, Synod ' 33 

U 

Unfinished Business 10, 23 37-50 

W 

Widow's and Orphan's Fund 58 

Woman's Women's Young Report Officers Statistics Re-election 

Rep°rt Financial *?,lrf.ct°ry People's Synodical— 

Association— 

Statement Secretary— 

"-V*;;z;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;24-2 """ZZl76-180 

'".""""23" 181-187 917t.. 

93 74 6 j

ERRORS 

NOTED 

Page 3—Roll. M. S. McMillan, perfect attendance. 

Page 8—Committee to examine record of Colorado, H. M. 

McKay. 

Page 21—Last line, "Sessions." 

Page 77, Line 8—"United States." 

Page 77, Line 9—"Department." 

Page 119, Par. 4, Line 6—"We have NOT done it." 

Page 120, Report of Committee on Social Justice, Line & 

—"Questions."

REV. JULIUS A. KEMPF 

Moderator of Synod, 1937

MINUTES OF THE 

OF THE 

SYNOD 

REFORMED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 

OF NORTH 

AMERICA 

SESSION CVIII 

ALL SESSIONS OF THE SYNOD WERE HELD IN THE 

CHAPEL OF THE WESTMINSTER HOTEL, 

WINONA LAKE, INDIANA 

Wednesday, June 9, 1937 

7:30 P. M. 

The Synod of the Reformed Presbyterian Church met pursuant 

to adjournment in the chapel of the Westminster Hotel, 

Winona Lake, Indiana, Wednesday, June 9, 1937, at 7:30 p. m. 

The retiring Moderator, D. C. Mathews, called the court to 

order and preached the opening sermon from the text, I Chronicles 

29:5, "And who then is willing to consecrate his service 

this day unto the Lord?" 

He then constituted the court with prayer. 

At Lhe request of the Moderator the clerk presided at the 

Memorial Service which followed. This service was opened 

with the singing of Psalm 112:1-6. The following members 

who had fallen asleep were remembered at this time: J. M. 

Coleman, M. R. Jameson and James S. Stewart. Memoirs we-e 

read for these by J. C. Slater, Paul Coleman and E. A. Crooks. 

T. C. McKnight gave the memorial address. The service was 

closed with prayer by F. M. Foster. 

These memoirs were later adopted and ordered printed in 

the appendix of the Minutes. 

The following who have been ordained since the last meeting 

of Synod were presented by the clerks of their respective 

presbyteries: Kermit Edgar and S. Bruce Willson by R. W. 

Redpath for Pittsburgh Presbytery; Thomas Hutcheson by 

J H Henery for Kansas Presbytery, and Lawrence Bottoms by 

G. R. Steele for Illinois Presbytery. The Moderator fittingly 

welcomed these into the membership of the court. 

R W Redpath announced the organization of Eastvale 

congregation by Pittsburgh Presbytery and R. H. McKelvey 

the organization of Toronto congregation by Rochester 

Presbytery. 

— 1 —

MINUTES OF THE SYNOD OF THE 

The roll was then completed and called and is as follows: 

Ministers 

Elders Congregation Attendance 

Adams, R. C Cache Creek »' * * * * * 

Aikin, W. A No Charge * ***** 

Allen, F. E Hopkinton * * * * * * 

Allen, J. M Allegheny * ***** 

Blair, R. A.... Papnassus .... * ***** 

Bottoms, Lawrence Selma * ***** 

Bottoms, W. M Selma * ***** 

Calderwood, J. C jEast End * ***** 

Carithers, I. R Sharon * ***** 

Carson, Charles T Sterling * * * * 

Caskey, R. Wyley White Lake * *«»•** 

Caskey, W. Howard Clarinda * ***** 

Clark, Donald Union * ***** 

Clarke, Robert College * * * * * e 

Coleman, George S .College * ***** 

Coleman, John College * * j * s 

Coleman, Paul Kansas City * ***** 

Coleman, W. J No Charge * ***** 

Crooks, E. A No Charge * ***** 

Dill, E. S Orlando * ***** 

Dill, R. J Sterling * * * * 

Dougherty, M. Wylie .Sharon * * * * * * 

Edgar, J. D Fresno * ***** 

Edgar, J. O Lisbon — * ***** 

Edgar, Kermit Eastvale * ***** 

Edgar, Samuel Santa Ana * * * * 

Elliott, D. H... Centrall Pittsburgh .... * * 

Elsey, E.


MoFarland, A. J Quinter * * 

McFarland, Luther LaJunta * * 

McGibbon, David Coldenham * * 

McKay, H. N Toronto * * 

McKelvey, R. H Lochiel '* * 

McKelvey, S. R Winnipeg 

McKnight, E. L Allegheny * * 

McKnight, R. J. G Seminary .. * * 

McKnight, T. C Wilkinsburg * * 

McKnight, W. J Boston * * 

McMillan, M.S 

New Concord 

Mann, R. J 

Hebron 

Martin, D. B Beaver Falls * * 

Martin, R. H 

National Reform 

Mathews, D. C ...East End * * 

Mathews, J. C .Southfield * * 

Millican, C. F Boston * * 

Mitchell, James T Connellsville * * 

Mitchel, Waldo Stafford * * 

Oldenburgher, Tunis No Charge 

Patterson, H. G Morning Sun * * 

Patterson, J. R... Los Angeles * * 

Pearce, M. M College * * 

Peoples, J. C 

United Miami 

Peoples, J. K 

Princeton 

Pinkerton, R. W ...Portland * * 

Pollock, Clark Bear Run-Mahoning..* * 

Reade, F. F No Charge * * 

Redpath, R. W College Hill * * 

Robb, George C Olathe * * 

Robb, G. Mackay Cambridge * * 

Robb, J. K Hetherton * * 

Robb, RemoI... ..Clarinda * * 

Russell, D. B Orlando * * 

Russell, E. G New Castle * * 

Schott, Franklin Beulah * * 

Slater, J. C Geneva ....* * 

Slater, T. M 

Montclair 

Smith, A. W— Barnet * * 

Steele, G. R No Charge .* * 

Steele, J. E New Alexandria * * 

Sterrett, W. J College Hill * * ! 

Taggart, D. R Topeka * * : 

Thompson, B. M Santa Ana * * : 

Thompson, O. F Blanchard * * : 

Thompson, W. T. K jMercer * * ! 

Vos, J. G Manchoukuo * * : 

Ward, D. C.~~ ...Wilkinsburg * * ' 

Weir, W. W White, Wilcox, Willson, Paul D. S. J. S. Ray- Bruce B D O 

Larnaca 

Bloomington Youngstown Olathe Morning Miller's Run Sun • 

..* * * ;" 

'* 


Wilson, F. M 

Third Philadelphia ....* * * * * e e 

Wright, Hugh Winnipeg * * * * 

Wylie, A. A Oakdale * ****** 

Young, K. M Central Pittsburgh .. ***** 

The congregations not represented were: Almonte, Belle 

Center, Bellefontaine, Bovina, Cincinnati, Cornwallis, Eskridge, 

Hemet, Greeley, Gunimea, Inkzik, Larnaca, Latakia, Little 

Beaver, Newburgh, Nicosia, Olid Bethel, Rehoboth, Rose Point, 

Seattle, Second Philadelphia, Syracuse, Taai Peng, Tak Hing, 

Utica, Vernon, Washington—27. 

The ministers not present were: Khalil Awad, Hanna Besna, 

Ibrahim Besna, S. E. Boyle, M. K. Carson, C. E. Caskey, Chue 

Hon Shaang, Chung On Taai, J. F. Crozier, C. A. Dodds, D. B. 

Elsey, H. G. Foster, H. A. Hays, J. R. Latimer, G. R. McBurney, 

W. J. McBurney, H. G. McConaughy, R. S. McElhinney, 

A. J. McFarland, William iMcFarland, J. S. McGaw, R. J. 

Mclsaac, H. B. McMillan, W. M. McNeel, J. S. Martin, J. C. 

Mitchel, E. C. Mitchell, Y. D. Mugrditchian, Robert Park, E. K. 

Patton, J. L. Pinkerton, R. W. Piper, James Potter, A. I. Robb, 

W. G. Robb, J. M. Rutherford, W. J. Sanderson, N. F. Spear, 

T. C. Sproull, F. L. Stewart, A. M. Thompson, J. S. Thompson, 

J. B. Tweed and R. M. C. Ward—44. 

The election of officers resulted in the unanimous choice 

of J. A. Kempf as Moderator, and A. A. Wylie and D. B. Martin 

as The clerks. clerk read his report which was adopted and is as 

follows: 

REPORT OF THE CLERK 

The clerK would report that letters prepared iby R. H. Mart 

were signed by the moderator and clerk and forwarded to 

President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Governor Alfred M. Landon. 

These letters had reference to Sabbath observance. 

Acknowledgements were made. These were published in the 

Covenanter Witness. 

A resolution was also sent to President Roosevelt in reference 

to the opening of the Congress on the Sabbath. This 

was also acknowledged and is on file. 

Letters were sent to the Stafford and Chicago congregations 

in behalf of Synod, commending them for their purpose to 

become self supporting. 

A list of the recommendations of Synod (1936) were propared 

according to the instructions of Synod. A gift of five 

dollars made it possible to have fivehundred copies printed 

These were sent to the clerks of presbyteries for distribution 

to the congregations of their Presbyteries. The list was also 

published in the Covenanter Witness.

REFORMED PRESBYTERIAN 

CHURCH 

Six hundred copies of the Minutes of the Synod of 1936 

were printed and forwarded to James S. Tibiby for sale. 

A numiber of members have sent in corrections and suggestions 

for improvement. We thank all of these for their interest 

and help. 

We call your attention to the following corrections to be 

made in the records. 

First. In the Report of the Board of Foreign Missions, 

found on page nine, in line twenty-one, the reading should be: 

"The receipts from dividends and bequests amounted to about 

$14,400, or practically 52 per cent. This left aibout nine per 

cent of the expenditures, etc." 

Second. In the Report of the Committee on Moving Pictures, 

page twenty-four, paragraph nine, the last sentence 

should read: "Heavenly visions to which men are obedient, 

promote the kingdom of God, ibut sinful visions promote the 

kingdom of Satan." 

Third. In the Directory, page 12 3, the name of R. A. Blair, 

D.D., has been omitted from the list of members re-elected on 

the Board of Home Missions for a period of three years (1936- 

1939). 

Attention is called to the failure of the Committee on Nominations 

to report the names of the successors of those members 

of the Witness Committee whose term expired in 1936. 

There are a number of smaller typographical errors found 

in the main record which we do not mention here but which 

do not destroy the meaning. 

Three hundred copies of the docket were printed this year. 

These sell for the usual price. Envelopes are provided for all 

who desire them. 

We make the following recommendations: 

1. That the hours of meeting for this Synod be 8:45 a. m. 

to 12 m.; 1:30 to 4 p. m.; 7:30 to 9 p. m., D.S.T. 

2. That the Report of the Committee on Devotional Exercises 

'be adopted, allowing for such changes as the committee 

may find it necessary to make. 

3. That Presbyteries be granted the privilege of meeting 

during the intervals of Synod. 

4. That the sermon of the Retiring Moderator be requested 

for publication in the Covenanter Witness. 

5. That the customary offering for the expenses of Synod 

be taken at the close of the devotional period, Saturday 

morning. 

6 That representatives of the American Bible Society and 

the American Tract Society and other representatives who may 

be present be heard at such a time as is convenient to them.


7. That elder S. O. Willson be requested to call the Elders' 

Conference. 

8. That the following be referred to the Committee on 

Nominations for selections: 

(a) The Moderator's alternate to preach the sermon next 

year. 

(ib) Those to whom and by whom Letters of Remembrance 

are to be written. 

(c) A Committee on Arrangements for next year. 

(d) A committee to present Resolutions of Thanks for this 

Synod. 

9. That elders J. iM. Allen and J. E. Steele be requested to 

act as assistants to R. Wyley Caskey on the Committee on 

Announcements. 

Respectfully submitted, 

A. A. WYLIE, Clerk. 

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON DEVOTIONAL 

EXERCISES 

Your Committee on Devotional Exercises recommends that 

forty-five minutes each morning be devoted to a devotional 

service. A member of the committee will be in charge and 

one person is appointed to speak for twenty-five minutes on 

the topic assigned. The topics and speakers are as follows: 

Devotional Theme—' 'Encouragement'' 

Matthew 9:2; 14:27; John 16:33; Acts 23:11; 27:21-25, 36 

Thursday—"Encouragement Through Review," Acts 14:27. 

Speaker, Rev. William Lytle, D.D. 

Friday—"Encouragement Through Pioneering," Acts 15:7. 

Speaker, Rev. J. G. Vos. 

Saturday—"Encouragement Through Difficulties," I Corinthians 

16:9. Speaker, Rev. R. H. Martin, D.D. 

Monday—'Êncouragement Through Comfort," Matthew 2S: 

2 0. Speaker, Rev. J. G. McElhinney. 

(Tuesday—"Encouragement Through Prophecy," Revelation 

4:1. Speaker, Rev. W. J. Coleman, D.D. 


R. W. REDPATH, 

J. C. MITCHEL, 

PAUL D. MoCRACKEN, 

J. R. BELL, 

DAVID BENNETT. 

Rev. William Lytle, a missionary of the Scotch-Irish Missio 

in Antioch, Syria, was introduced to the Synod. He was 

cordially received and was made a consultative member of 

the court. 

Synod was then adjourned with prayer by the Moderator 

J. A. Kempf.

REFORMED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 7 

Thursday, June 10, 1937 

8:45 A.M. 

Synod met pursuant to adjournment and was called to order 

by the Moderator. W. J. Coleman constituted the court with 

prayer. 

The roll was called. 

Devotional exercises were held in accord with the program 

adopted. 

The minutes of the Wednesday evening session were read 

and approved. 

The firstorder of the day was the hearing of Dr. William 

Mathews of the American Tract Society, who addressed the 

Synod in behalf of his work. The following resolutions were 

adopted: 

Resolved: 

I. That the Synod of the Reformed Presbyterian Church 

re-affirm its former approval of the work of the American 

Tract Society in publishing Christian literature in English and 

in foreign languages, and in co-operating with its churches in 

furnishing necessary literature for foreign-speaking congregations 

at cost 'price. 

II That the ministers of the Reformed Presbyterian Church 

be urged to take advantage of the offer of the American Tract 

ISociety to furnish a limited num'ber of tracts to encourage 

giving, church attendance, prayer, Bible study, evangelistic 

effort and to comfort those in trouble, not forgetting to send 

postage with requests for such literature. 

Ill That the Synod calls the attention of its churches to 

the necessary religious service rendered by the American Tract 

Society and urges them to support the work carried on by the 

society as far as their financialresources will permit. 

Synod assured Dr. Mathews of their pleasure in hearing him 

and of their sincere interest in his work. 

The Moderator announced the following committees: 

SYNOD'S COMMITTEES 

Nominations— M. M. Pearce Finaee~ o ,. a F. H. Lathom 

G. W. 

J. Mackay R. 

J. 

Patterson 

Coleman Robb j Kermit jt c^later Finley Edgar 

i" David w rrfer iM'cGibbon 

Samuel"Edgar 

a n Wilson 

W.lttTrett 

George C. Robb 

T. s- A. °- He£er-on 

Wilson 

I. R. Carithers L. a., ureer 

„. .„1S„„ Theological Seminary— 

DlS"PVnt*:_ 

E. L^McKnight

Geneva College— 

Paul D. McCracken 

J. K. Robb 

S. Bruce Willson 

W. Howard Caskey 

;j. E. Steele 


Time and Place— 

R. C. Fullerton 

Lawrence Bottoms 

J. O. Edgar 

Frank M. Beard 

R. W. Pinkerton 

Traveling Fund— 

F. F. Reade 

Financial agents of 

Presbyteries 

COMMITTEES TO EXAMINE PRESBYTERIAL RECORDS 

China— 

R. C. Adams 

Walter McCarroll 

Franklin Schott 

Illinois— 

J. G. McElhinney 

Thomas Hutcheson 

C. F. Millican 

Kansas— 

D. B. Russell 

J. T. Mitchell 

Donald Clark 

Ohio— 

J. K. Gault 

R. H. McKelvey 

Charles Graham 

Philadelphia— 

E. A. Crooks Rochester— 

W. O. Ferguson 

Henry Faris 

Devotional Exercises- 

Paul Coleman 

R. W. Caskey 

Samuel Edgar 

K. M. Young 

S. O. Willson 

Secret Societies— 

F. D. Frazer 

W. J. McKnight 

J. K. Robb 

Wilbur Bottoms 

T. A. Henderson 

Colorado— 

R. W. Redpath 

A. W. Smith 

H. W. McKay 

Iowa— 

W. A. Aikin 

F. M. Foster 

E. S. Dill 

New York— 

A. J. McFarland 

Remo I. Robb 

B. M. Thompson 

Pacific Coast— 

Wialdo Mitchel 

J. B. Willson 

Clark Pollock 

Pittsburgh— 

W. C. McClurkin 

Robert McConachie 

D. R. Wilcox 

F. E. Allen 

Wilbur M. Bottoms 

STANDING COMMITTEES 

J. T. McKelvey 

Signs of the Times— 

R. A. Blair 

F. M. Foster 

D. C. Mathews 

D. C. Ward 

B. M. Thompson 

Unfinished Business- 

Clerks


CHURCH 

The following papers were presented: 

Paper Number One. Appeal of D. S. Demitriades against 

certain action of the Cyprus Commission. Referred to the 

Committee on Discipline. 

Paper Number Two. A question on authority in church 

financial matters. Referred to the Committee on Discipline. 

Paper Number Three. Minutes of the Cyprus Commission 

(1934-1936). Referred to the Committee on Discipline. 

Paper Numlber Four. Minutes of the Cyprus Commission 

(193'6-1937). Referred to the Committee on Discipline. 

Paper Number Five. A question concerning the scripturalness 

of Chapter 22. Section 6 of the Declaration and Testimony. 

Referred to a special committee to be named by the 

Committee on Nominations. 

The reports of (a) Synod's Board of Trustees, (b) Board of 

Control, (c) All Treasurers—Literary Fund, Printing and Sale 

of the Minutes, Woman's Association, Foreign Missions, Jewish 

Mission—were received and referred to the Committee on 

Finance. 

The Report of the Board of Church Erection was received 

and referred to the Committee on Finance. The fillingof 

vacancies on the hoard was referred to the Committee on 

Nominations. 

The Report of the Witness Committee was read and taken 

up item hy item for adoption. All the items were adopted. 

The fillingof vacancies on the committee was referred to the 

Committee on Nominations. The report was adopted as a 

whole. 

Recess was then taken until 1:30 'p. m. J. M. Allen led in 

Thursday, June 10, 1937 

prayer. 

1:30 P.M. 

Synod reconvened and was called to order by the Moderator.. 

G. Mackay Robb led in prayer. 

The roll was called and the minutes of the morning session 

were read and approved. 

The Committee on Nominations made a partial report which 

was adopted. 

The Report of the Board of Foreign Missions was received 

and taken up item by item for adoption. Items 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 

8 and 9 were adopted. Item 4 was laid on the table to be 

taken up in connection with the Report of the Co-ordinating 

Committee. Upon the adoption of Item 8, Rev. William Lytle 

was heard with much pleasure by Synod. The report was laid 

on the table until the hearing of the Report of the Co-ordinating 

Committee.

10 MINUTES OF THE SYNOD OF THE 

The preparing of a suitable expression of Synod's satisfaction 

and pleasure in having Rev. William Lytle with us at this time 

was referred to the Committee on Resolutions of Thanks. 

The officers of Synod were also instructed to include in the 

greetings to the Irish Synod a statement of our appreciation 

of Rev. William Lytle's visit. 

Mr. Lytle was recommended to the Committee on Traveling 

Fund for participation in that fund for all traveling expenses 

to and from Synod. 

The Report of the Board of Home Missions was read and 

taken up item by item for adoption, fftem 1 was referred to 

the Committee on Nominations. Items 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 were 

adopted. Pending discussion of Item 7, the hour for adjournment 

arrived. Synod was adjourned with prayer by J. M. 

Johnston. 

Friday, June 11, 1937 

8:45 A. M. 

Synod met according to adjournment and was called to order 

by the Moderator. E. A. Crooks constituted the court with 

prayer. 

The roll was called and devotional exercises were held. The 

minutes of the Thursday afternoon session were read and 

approved. 

A partial report by the Committee on Nominations was 

adopted. 

Item 13 of the Report on Unfinished Business was called 

for. The committee made a preliminary report which was 

adopted. The hearing of the completed report was made the 

order of the day for Saturday morning. 

The Preliminary Report is as follows: 

REPORT OF COMMITTEE TO PREPARE CONFESSION 

OF SIN 

Dear Fathers and Brethren: 

Your committee appointed to prepare draft of a Confession 

of Sin would respectfully report that in preparation for this 

work we solicited suggestions from ministers and members of 

the church as to what specifications the Confession should 

contain, and the form these should take. The response to this 

has been gratifying, and for the help given we express our 

thanks, embodying as far as possible all specifications desired 

The only advice received as to form was for simplicity and 

brevity. 

With the first we have endeavored to comply. However, 

as we were under instructions to "draw up a Confession of Sin 

that shall deal honestly with us before God, in view of our 

Covenant obligations already sworn" (Minutes, 1936, page 82)',


we found it impossible to -make brevity the only test of worth. 

We also regret inability to fulfill your expectations that this 

suggested Confession he published in the church paper prior 

to this meeting of Synod. 

In view of the seriousness of the matter in hand, particularly 

as our discussion seeks to deal faithfully with questions vital 

to our life both as Christians and Covenanters; and to give 

opportunity for unhurried and prayerful attention to the proposed 

Confession as read and heard for the first time, we 

request Synod to make its consideration a special order of the 

day at some time prior to the Sabbath. 


T. M. SLATER, 

OWEN F. THOMPSON, 

S. O. WILLSON. 

The Report of the Board of Superintendents of the Theological 

Seminary was read and referred to the Committee on 

Theological Seminary. 

Reports of Presbyteries were heard. All these reports were 

adopted. (Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, New York, Ohio, 

Pacific Coast, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Rochester.) The clerk 

of Pittsburgh was commended for the accuracy and carefulness 

with which his report was prepared. Rochester Presbytery 

was authorized hy Synod to change its name to St. Lawrenoe 

Presbytery. The reports follow: 

REPORT OF COLORADO PRESBYTERY 

Colorado Presbytery would respectfully report: That it has 

held one regular and two special meetings of Presbytery during 

the vear There are three congregations under our care. Two 

of these have settled pastors. In addition to the settled pastors 

we have two other ministers on our roll—J. S. McGaw, of Denver 

and H. B. McMillan, of Greeley. 

Rev M R Jameson was installed pastor of the Greeley 

congregation, July 6, 193 6, and passed to his heavenly reward, 

January 9, 1937. 

Inasmuch as God in His providence has seen fitto call from 

His service among us to that which is better with his Lord 

in Heaved ou brother and fellow Presbyter, the Rey. Melvifi 

R yfmeson we the members of the Colorado Presbytery wish 

to* express ouT conviction of his sterling faith and Christ-like 

Pawr°ceommend the Greeley congregation most highly for its 

loyYltyTSIend, to a pastor who served them the whole time 

from a bed of pain. 

A call from the Greeley congregation has been extended to 

the Rev O F Thompson. He has accepted the same. His 

• •fi!J;oh!1 'been received from the Kansas Presbytery and 

Sf name SSeaT our*roll. Arrangements have been made 

for his installation in the near future.


D. C. Mathews, at his own request, was given a certificate 

of transfer to Pittsburgh Presbytery. 

The summer conference of the young people at Geneva Glen 

was very successful. A very definite course in the distinctive 

principles of our church was presented at this conference, and 

was carried on to some extent by our pastors. Plans are well 

under way for a similar conference this summer at the same 

place. Luther McFarland was appointed our Young People's 

Secretary. He is also our financialagent. 


LUTHER McFARLAND, Clerk. 

REPORT OF ILLINOIS PRESBYTERY 

Illinois Presbytery would respectfully report: 

One regular meeting and two called meetings were held 

during the year. Our regular meeting was held in connection 

with the Young People's Conference and Womens' Presbyterial. 

The three groups meet at the same time this year at Sparta. 

We have six congregations under our care. Four have 

settled ipastors. Lawrence Bottoms was ordained and installed 

pastor of the Selma congregation by a special commission of 

the Illinois Presbytery, October 28, 1936. Licentiate J. Paul 

Wilson has been Stated Supply at Princeton for five months. 

M. K. Carson received a leave of absence from the Sparta 

congregation to labor six months at Seattle. A call made by 

this congregation on Mr. Carson to become their pastor has 

been accepted by him, and he was transferred to Pacific Coast 

Presbytery, June 10, 1937, to take up work in this place. 

E. A. Crooks has ministered most acceptably to the Sparta 

congregation from January 17, 1937, to the end of May. 

With one exception our congregations reported having followed 

out in some measure Synod's Suggested Plan of Work 

for 1936-1937. All the reports included carrying out the suggested 

preaching schedule on the testimony of the church. 

Various reports were made of the evangelistic efforts in organizing 

mission schools, evangelism, prayer groups, National 

Reform work, distribution of copies of the Covenant, stressing 

the use of Bible Readers, and making prominent the duty ami 

privilege of Christian stewardship. Emphasis has also been 

placed on the importance of present-day temperance instruction. 

The time of G. R. Steele and R. S. McElhinney is at the 

disposal of Synod. 

A. A. Wylie was made secretary of Young People's Work. 

G. R. Steele and an elder from the Bloomington congregation 

were appointed our representatives on the Co-ordinating 

Committee. 

Our financialagent is J. T. Finley. 

Our Statistical Report was forwarded to the Stated Clerk 

in due time. 

the Our Moderator Traveling of our Fund Presbytery, Respectfully is ipaid in and PAUL full. submitted, Paul R. D. D. WHITE, S. White McElhinney is Clerk. clerk. is '


REPORT OF IOWA 

PRESBYTERY 

We are grateful to God for His mercies during the past year. 

The lives of all our ministers and officers have been preserved. 

We have held one regular, one pro re nata, and one Synodical 

meeting and two meetings of the Ad Interim Commission 

since our last report to Synod. A Commission of the Presbytery 

has visited presbyterially the congregations of Lake 

Reno and Winnipeg and the Mission Station at Winnipeg. 

Five of our congregations have settled pastors and three are 

without under-shepherds. After a successful pastorate of 

almost Ave years Rev. G. M. Robb offered his resignation as 

pastor of Lake Reno congregation, which was reluctantly 

accepted by the Presbytery, April 25, 1937, and at his own 

request he was transferred to the New York Presbytery. 

Licentiate Bruce Willson of the Morning Sun congregation 

was transferred at his own request to the Pittsburgh Presbytery 

that he might accept the call of the Youngstown congregation 

and be ordained by the Pittsburgh Presbytery. 

On June 7, 1937, Mr. Lester Kilpatrick, a member of the 

Sharon congregation, having finishedhis second year of studies 

in the Theological Seminary of the Reformed Presbyterian 

Church at Pittsburgh, and having given the required specimens 

of improvement, was licensed to preach the Gospel of Jesus 

Christ. 

In accord with the recommendation of last Synod, our 

pastors all preached on the distinctive principles of our church 

and with a few exceptions our members have been faithful in 

living according to them—perhaps more faithful than living 

according to general Christian principles. 

Our Young People's Presbyterial held their fall meeting in 

the Sharon Church and the Ladies' Missionary Presbyterial 

held their annual meeting in the Morning Sun Church. P. J. 

McDonald is secretary of Young People's Work. 

C. K. Greer is our Traveling Fund agent. 

H. G. PATTERSON, Clerk. 

REPORT OF KANSAS PRESBYTERY 

God's goodness has led us through another year in ways 

that are wondrous to behold and we face the coming year 

with renewed courage and hope. 

Of the fifteencongregations under our care, ten have settled 

pastors, one is supplied, four are vacant. Andrew J. McFarland 

and C. E. Caskey, of our ministerial group, are on the 

mission field,another is a college professor, one is retired and 

two are engaged in other work. 

|Changes in the ministry have occurred as follows: 

J. R. Patterson released from Eskridge, April 26, 1937, and 

certified .to Pacific Coast Presbytery. 

M. R. Jameson released from Olathe, June 30, 193 6, and 

certified W. Waldo O. Ferguson to Mitchel Colorado released certified Presbytery. from to Ohio Stafford, Presbytery, June 11, June 1937. 11, 193 i.


O. F. Thompson released from Blanchard, June 11, 1937, 

and certified to Colorado Presbytery. 

Jesse C. Mitchel installed pastor of Hebron congregation, 

October 5, 193 6. 

Paul D. McCracken was installed :pastor of Superior and 

Beulah, March 10, 1937, and on the following day D. Ray 

Wilcox was installed pastor of Olathe. 

Thomas Hutcheson was ordained and installed pastor of 

Denison, June 4, 1937. 

Remo I. Robb and Howard Caskey are our representatives 

to the Co-ordinating Committee. 

Paul Coleman is the Moderator of the Interim Commission 

and also serves as chairman of supplies. 

D. Ray Wilcox was chosen to represent Presbytery on the 

Board of Corporators of Geneva College. 

Our Statistical Report was sent to Synod's Stated Clerk and 

A. J. McFarland is our Young People's Secretary. 

With respect to Synod's Plan of Work we can report special 

emiphasis put on Bible reading and study during the year. 

Pastors preached on the distinctive principles of the church 

and report a fine degree of church loyalty. 

A plan was tried by which each pastor was to report visits 

made and special work done to the chairman of the Evangelistic 

Committee, Paul Coleman. 

At Communion time self-rating blanks were sent out by the 

Evangelistic Committee to church members and to members 

of the various organizations within the church. The results 

were effective and gratifying and stimulation of spiritual life 

was reported. 


J. H. HENERY, Clerk. 

REPORT OF NEW YORK PRESBYTERY 

New York Presbytery would respectfully report: 

Our Presbyterial records now submitted for your review, 

and our annual statistical report already forwarded by Robert 

C. Ward, our regular clerk, to Synod's Stated Clerk show the 

number of congregational units and pastors under our care 

to be the same as we reported last year—twelve congregations 

and one mission station and eleven pastors. 

We regret that we cannot report more substantial gains 

against the paganism, popery, prelacy and practical atheism 

in our large geographical area. However, we believe that the 

gates of hell shall not prevail against the church, that our 

Covenanter principles shall prevail, and we are grateful for 

the opportunity of contending for them. 

For the Presbyterial regulation of our forces we held durin" 

the past fiscal year one regular meeting of Presbytery a=t 

Walton, N. Y., one called meeting here at vvfinona Lake, Ind 

and three meetings of our Interim Commission. 

George Geneva A change College, S. Coleman, in leadership was having released has accepted taken from the place a pastorate position at Cambridge, as of teacher Cambridge Mass in


V^^rtoc and Was certified to Pittsburgh Presbytery, July 

27, 1936. Cambridge promptly made out a call for G. Mackay 

Robb, who was received from Iowa Presbytery, June 10, 1937. 

G. Mackay Robb is already on the field and arrangements have 

been made for his installation. 

We request the service of one supply for half the year. 

Arrangements have been made for the service of Robert 

Park at Cornwallis for the summer months. 

Walter McCarroll is Moderator of our Interim Commission. 

F. H. Lathom is chairman of our Committee of Supplies. 

A. W. Smith is chairman of our Evangelistic Committee. 

W. J. McKnight and Elder T. A. Henderson were appointed 

to represent us on Synod's Co-ordinating Committee. 

W. J. McKnight is our representative on the Board of Corporators 

of Geneva College. 

The Presbyterial visitation of our congregations and pastors 

is proving to be profitable and stimulating. Barnet, Bovina, 

Montclair were visited last year. Arrangements have been 

made for three more visitations this year, one of which has 

already been attended to. 

The Plan of Operations adopted by Synod was urged upon 

our congregations and pastors, was reported on by seven of 

them, and generally considered helpful. 

Within our bounds is the "White Lake Covenanter Camp," 

newly incorporated in accordance with the law of New York, 

Alexander Geddes, Daniel Bosch and Walter C. McClurkin are 

trustees. The property consists of twelve acres of land, four 

cabins already erected, four more in process of construction, 

and former camp equipment. R. W. Caskey is our Presbyterial 

representative of Young People's Work. Our young 

people have plans well under way for a summer conference, 

August 14-2 9. 

R. W. Caskey is our financialagent. Our share of Synod's 

Traveling Fund is paid in full. 


WALTER C. McCLURKIN, Assistant Clerk. 

REPORT OF OHIO PRESBYTERY 

Ohio Presbytery would respectfully report: 

We have nine congregations under our care. There are four 

settled pastors and one stated supply. Our officers are: J. K. 

Robb, Moderator; iM. S. McMillan, clerk; J. C. Mathews, assistant 

clerk, and James A. Templeton, treasurer. W. J. Sanderson 

is Moderator of our Ad Interim Commission. We have 

held one regular and two called meetings during the year. 

There were two meetings of the Ad Interim Commission. 

James M. Coleman, who was serving with great merit as 

Stated Supply at Cincinnati, was, on November 5, 1936, called 

to receive the crown of righteousness, which the Lord the 

congregation righteous Commission The resignation judge was January will accepted of give H. 13, G. to by Foster all 1937. a those meeting as This who pastor action love of of the his Bellefontaine 

terminated Ad appearing. Interim a


sacrificial and faithful pastorate on the part of H. G. Foster. 

At his own request he was transferred to Pacific Coast Presbytery, 

May 5, 1937. 

The resignation of D. R. Wilcox as pastor of the Utica 

congregation was accepted by a meeting of the Ad Interim 

Commission on March 4, 1937. (Mr. Wilcox was notably faithful 

and effective in his work as pastor at Utica. Mr. Wilcox 

was, at his own request, transferred to Kansas Preslbytery to 

become pastor of Olathe congregation. 

A profitable young people's conference was held at New 

Concord, Ohio, last August, under the direction of our former 

Young People's secretary, D. R. Wilcox. 

The Woman's Missionary Society Presbyterial was held in 

conjunction with our last regular meeting of Presbytery. This 

Presbyterial was blessed by the presence and addresses of Miss 

Lilian McCracken. 

I J. C. Mathews is our Young People's secretary and plans 

are being made for a Young People's Presbyterial at Southfield, 

Mich., on August 12-15. 

E. M. Elsey is our Plan of Work Committee. 

IW. O. Ferguson has been transferred from Kansas Presbytery 

to Ohio Presbytery, and is serving as Stated Supply iu 

the Cincinnati congregation. 

E. M. Elsey has been serving as Stated Supply in the Bellefontaine 

congregation. 

A committee appointed by Presbytery sent a questionaire 

to all the departments of the congregations in an effort to 

meet the direction of last Synod and the Plan of Work of the 

Presbytery. The response to the questionaire was generally 

good, but, owing to the smallness of most of our congregations, 

it is not possible to carry out all of Synod's suggestions. At 

the last regular meeting of our Presbytery, the representatives 

of the several congregations were called upon to report the 

degree to which they had carried out the recommendations 

of last Synod. 

Our statistical report was sent to Synod's Stated Clerk in 

due time. J. C. Mathews is our representative on the Board 

of Corporators of Geneva College. J. K. Robb is our representative 

on Synod's Co-ordinating Committee. E. M. Elsey is 

our financialagent. M. S. McMillan is Committee on Supplies. 

The time of E. JVI. Elsey and R. W. Piper is at the disposal 

of Synod. 


M. S. McMILLAN, Clerk. 

REPORT OF PACIFIC COAST PRESBYTERY 

Pacific Coast Presbytery would respectfully report that we 

have held one Synod meeting, one regular and two special 

meetings. Our Presbytery has seven congregations under its 

care. 

are the As meetings more the majority closely of Presbytery grouped of the congregations together have for than some are those years in California in been the held north, and ai


Fresno. For the past two years, the Interim Commission has 

been made up of members of the Presbytery from congregations 

in the north. This arrangement has served to bring 

members of all parts of Presbytery into the exercise of oversight 

in the matters pertaining to the welfare of congregations 

under our care. 

One congregation has undergone a change in pastorate. On 

October 14, 1936, David Calderwood was released from the 

pastorate of the Los Angeles congregation, and granted a 

dismissal from the ministry of the Reformed Presbyterian 

church. He went out to unite with the Presbyterian body. 

On May 6, 1937, J. Ren. Patterson, having received a call from 

the Los Angeles congregation, was installed to be their pastor. 

The congregations of Southern California enjoyed the presence 

of Rev. and Mrs. Julius A. Kempf last summer and the 

missionary inspiration they brought. This spring the congregations 

on the Pacific Coast received added encouragement in 

missionary work by the presence of Rev. J. G. Vos and family 

in their midst. Rev. Vos gave a report of the work in Manchuria 

and ministered in the Word in all the congregations 

on the coast. 

Owing to a shortage of funds for the support of weak 

congregations the Home Mission Board gave its decision last 

lall that the matter of investigating the San Diego fieldshould 

be postponed for the present. 

Philip Martin, a student of theology under our care, has 

completed his third year in Westminster Seminary. His specimens 

of improvement have been presented and accepted. He 

has completed the requirements for the examination for licensure, 

with the exception that he has not complied with Synod's 

rule to spend one year of study in our Seminary before 

licensure. Presbytery urged Mr. Martin to comply with this 

requirement, and promised last 'fall to license him on completion 

of his Seminary course, on condition that he comply 

with this Synodical requirement this coming year. 

H. G. Foster has been certified to us from Ohio Presbytery 

and M. K. Carson from Illinois Presbytery and their names 

added to our roll. 

J. D. Edgar was appointed to represent us on the Co-ordinating 

Committee. 

F. D. Frazer is our financialagent. Our Statistical Report 

was forwarded in due time. Our Traveling Fund is paid in 

full. The time of H. G. McConaughy and W. A. Aikin is at 

the disposal of Synod. 


W. A. AIKIN, Clerk. 

REPORT OF PHILADELPHIA PRESBYTERY 

The Philadelphia Presbytery would respectfully report: 

We are grateful to God for the vital relation Christ holds 

meantime. 

to Commission We the church had one cares "which regular for is the His meeting body." business of Presbytery. Eph. that 1:23. may arise An Interim in the

MINUTES OF THE SYNOD OF 

THE 

We have four congregations under our care and each has a 

settled pastor. W. W. Weir is on our roll as licentiate. 

During the year we have encouraged evangelism and joint 

social gatherings of our Philadelphia congregations. 

Efforts have been made during the year to lift the spiritual 

level of our congregations, and to deepen the currents of 

spiritual life. Special prayer meetings in some of our churches 

and cottage prayer meetings in different homes have been held 

regularly every week for six months in some instances. 

Efforts have also been made to bring children into our 

Sabbath schools by visiting teams going two by two. There 

are, however, hard discouraging conditions in these large 

eastern cities, which make it exceedingly difficult to build up 

Covenanter congregations, or even to hold our own. 

We commend the efforts of the Orlando congregation towards 

becoming self-supporting. Each year, for several years, they 

have decreased the amounts asked for by one hundred dollars 

per year. 

D. B. Russell was appointed to represent the Presbytery on 

the Board of Corporators of Geneva College, to succeed F. L. 

Stewart whose term has expired. 

S. E. Greer was elected Moderator, and F. L. Stewart, clerk, 

for the year 1937-1938. 

F. M. Wilson was appointed Presbytery's representative on 

the Co-ordinating Committee. Our statistical report was forwarded 

to the Stated Clerk. E. S. Dill has been appointed 

our Presbyterial Traveling Fund agent. 


F. L. STEWART, Clerk. 

REPORT OF PITTSBURGH PRESBYTERY 

Pittsburgh Presbytery would respectfully report that it has 

held three Synod, two special, and two regular meetings since 

the last meeting of Synod. 

There are twenty congregations under our care; one more 

than reported last year due to the organization of the Eastvale 

Mission Station into a congregation, October 21, 1936. A 

special Commission of Presbytery, J. C. Slater, Moderator, 

carried forward this splendid action. The congregation was' 

organized with forty-one charter members. A fine record book 

was on hand from the first, and each member was present and 

signed the charter roll beneath the terms of Communion of 

the Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America. Twentythree 

of the charter members were certified from the Geneva 

congregation, one from the College Hill congregation. Four 

were received upon examination in our distinctive principles 

from other denominations, and thirteen were received by profession 

of their faith in Christ and acceptance of the principles 

of the Reformed Presbyterian Church. Presbytery 

deeply rejoices in this fruition of long years of faithful work 

by School ciation the teachers of Geneva furnished congregation College. by the and Young by many Men's student Christian Sabbath Asso


Fifteen of our congregations have had settled pastors; one 

not since'January. Three have had Stated Supplies; and the 

remaining two have, preaching regularly. Presbytery has 

maintained its usual close oversight of vacant pulpits through 

its Home Mission secretary. Moderators of sessions of vacant 

congregations have been faithful in meeting with said sessions 

for counsel and prayer. The pastoral relationship between 

Paul D. McCracken and the Rose Point congregation was 

terminated January 8, 19 37, in order that he might take up 

pastoral work in another field. Presbytery deeply appreciates 

the faithful ten-year pastorate thus brought to a close and 

notes that the congregation has made in this period a net 

gain of fifteen members and has greatly enhanced its house 

of worship. John C. Slater presented his resignation from 

the pastorate of the Geneva congregation at the May 11, 193 7, 

meeting of Presbytery. That Presbytery meeting marked the 

completion of twenty-seven years of said pastorate. That it 

has been faithful and marked with success is attested by 

records such as these: The Geneva congregation had a membership 

of eighty when it began, and it reached one hundred 

and forty-seven ere it gave off the twenty-three charter members 

of the newly organized Eastvale congregation; it began 

with a congregation having no churchi building and now a 

building adequate and nearly free from debt; it began with 

deacons and elders of able leadership—they are all ot sainted 

memory save two—but the pastorate closes with equally able 

deacons and elders. Presbytery reluctantly accepted the resignation, 

same to take effect July 1, 1937. Licentiate Samuel 

Bruce Willson was installed pastor of the Youngstown congregation 

upon his ordination, September 30, 1936, and Elmer 

G. Russell was installed pastor of the New Castle congregation. 

May 21, 1937. 

Thirty-six members are on our roll. James Speer Stewart 

was called to his eternal reward, April 26, 1937. His name 

has been an honored one on the roll of Pittsburgh Presbytery 

since his ordination by our Presbytery on May 31, 1888, as a 

missionary to Syria. When in the homeland he was, until 

health denied, a most faithful presbyter. Presbytery has 

spread fittingtestimony to his life and service upon its records. 

Paul D. McCracken was certified to Kansas Presbytery, January 

8, 1937. George S. Coleman, who has come into the 

bounds of Presbytery as a professor in Geneva College, was 

received from New York Presbytery, October 27, 1936; J. G. 

Vos was received from China Presbytery, March 24, 1937, and 

Elmer G. Russell from Rochester Presbytery, May 21, 1937. 

Licentiate Kermit Samuel Edgar was ordained to the Gospel 

ministry, sine titulo, in accord with Synod action, June 16, 

1936, in the Eastvale Chapel, Eastvale, Pa., and his name 

duly placed upon our roll. Licentiate Samuel Bruce Willson 

in the tion. our was the time members ordained Presbytery Youngstown of his are induction the rejoices settled Church, Gospel into pastors. Youngstown, these ministry, pastorate new One September recruits. is O.; of a said stated date Fifteen 3 congrega 

0, supply. being 1936, of


Eight are engaged in work in connection with Geneva College; 

one of which is IM. M. Pearce, its president. Three of the 

others thus engaged also teach part time in the Reformed 

Presbyterian Theological Seminary. R. J. G. McKnight is 

president of said Seminary, and W. J. Coleman divides his time 

between the Seminary and Witness Work. R. H. Martin, president 

of the National Reform Association, gives his full time 

to reform work. H. A. Hays is a missionary in our Syrian 

field, and J. G. Vos, now on furlough, is a missionary in 

Manchukuo. J. M. Johnston is superintendent of the Southern 

Mission work of the church. Four are retired through age 

from active service. The remaining are subject to call from 

Presbyteries for supply work. J. B. Tweed has accepted the 

invitation of the Glasgow, Scotland, congregation to supply 

its pulpit for fourteen months beginning with the last of June. 

One licentiate, Paul Wilson, is under our care. 

Many congregations within the Presbytery greatly profited 

from the untiring ministry of William Lytle, missionary in 

Antioch, Syria, and under the care of the Scotch and Irish 

Synods. Mrs. Lytle proved herself equally capable in sharing 

Christian experiences. Presbytery prays that there shall be 

many in Antioch who, when they go back to their field,shall 

be called Christians for the 'first time because through them 

Christ came into their hearts. 

The Women's Missionary Presbyterial held a fully attended 

meeting in the Central Pittsburgh Church, May 11, 1937. 

Most encouraging reports were given of their many activities 

for missions at home and abroad. Presbytery united with 

them in their evening session. A crowded church was challenged 

by the stirring addresses of W. W. Weir, of Larnaca, 

Cyprus, and William Lytle, of Antioch, Syria. Mrs. John Gault 

is the newly installed president of the women's organization. 

Not a little of missionary blessing has come to our congregations 

in the past year in having Miss Lilian McCracken of the 

Manchukuo field within our bounds and untiring in her speaking 

engagements in our congregations. 

Our Young People held a very successful summer conference 

at "Camp Buddy" Point iMarion, Pa.; and have plans well 

under way for another summer session in the same place from 

August 23d to the 30th, 1937. Howard Elliott, recently graduated 

from Geneva, is their president. 

Presbytery circulated among its congregations early in 

September the Resolutions and Plan of Work of the last Synod 

as brought together by the Clerk of Synod and printed in 

pamphlet form. A questionaire, by action of Presbytery at its 

May meeting, was sent to all its congregations. The answers 

to the same would indicate that Synod's actions do not weigh 

as heavily upon our congregations and the leaders therein as 

they should. We submit with this report for information 

Church maintenance purposes Synod through from within its as to clerks. report of our the the above Presbytery, through principles As to a detailed the its your of second clerks, the answer clerk Reformed part namely would to of Synod's that the make Presbyterian 

request as request answer to the of


that Presbytery and its sessions as far as are known to him 

are diligent in same. 

R. C. Fullerton and Elder J. *1. Allen were our representatives 

on the Co-ordinating Committee. 

Our officers for the ensuing year are: J. B. Gilmore, Moderator; 

R. W. Redpath, clerk, and Kermit Edgar, assistant 

clerk. J. C. Slater is 'Moderator of the Interim Commission; 

E. L. McKnight is Home Missions secretary; Kermit Edgar is 

superintendent of Young People's Work. 

Our statistical report was forwarded to the Stated Clerk 

in due time. Our Traveling Fund is paid in full. K. M. 

Young is our financialagent. 

The full time of Licentiate Paul Wilson and that of E. A. 

Crooks and J. C. Slater after July 1, 1937, is at the disposal 


In behalf of Pittsburgh Presbytery, 

R. W. REDPATH, Clerk. 

REPORT OF ROCHESTER PRESBYTERY 

Rochester Presbytery would respectfully report: 

We thank God that His hand has been upon us for good 

during the past year. 

We record with regret the death of W. J. R. McFarland, 

M.D., who was an elder in Syracuse, a trustee and treasurer 

of Presbytery. 

We have held one Tegular meeting and two called meetings 

at Winona Lake, Ind., and the Interim Commission has held 

three meetings during the year. 

The growth of the Toronto Mission Station has justified its 

being organized as a congregation, which was accomplished 

on Septemper 16, 193 6. Robert McConachie was installed as 

its pastor on April 6, 1937. 

A successful Young People's Conference was conducted in 

August at Oak Point on the St. Lawrence river for the benefit 

of the young people of our Presbytery. The prospects are 

favorable for another successful conference this year. 

Syracuse congregation has become vacant by the removal 

of E. G. Russell to New Castle, which occurred on May 16, 

1937 

Our statistical report was forwarded in due time and our 

Traveling Fund is paid in full. 

Our Presbytery is represented on the Co-ordinating Committee 

by Robert McConachie and on the board of corporators 

of Geneva College by R. H. McKelvey. . . . „ 

The Clerk of Presbytery, R. H. McKelvey, is chairman of 

supplies. One of our ministers is retired. The time of Tunis 

Oldenbergher is at the disposal of Synod. 

J O Edgar is the secretary of Young Peoples' Work. 

Robert .McConachie is our financialagent. 

•nAh£o?u£n gregations Rochester Presbyterial to"change and St. visitation arrangements Lawrence the was name was conducted have sent of the to been the Presbytery in made session, three to all of have from our of whom it con 

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returned a favorable vote, one putting in the provision 

"if there is no legal impediment." It was therefore decided 

to make the change provided there is no legal impediment.. 

Synod's Plan of Work was followed in several particulars 

by our congregations. 


R. H. McKELVEY, Clerk. 

The Clerk 'of Synod was instructed to prepare, as was done 

last year, a summary of the Resolutions of Synod's Boards and 

Committees, and to send the same to clerks of the several 

Presbyteries for distribution to the congregations. 

The Report of the Board 'of Home Missions was taken from 

the table and consideration of Item 7 was resumed. The item 

was adopted. Item 4 was reconsidered in order to give the 

representatives from the Selma congregation an opportunity 

to be heard on that matter. After hearing of these the item 

was adopted. The report was adopted as a whole. 

Recess was taken until 1:30 p.m. George C. Robb led in 

prayer. 

Friday, June 11, 1937 

1:30 P.M. 

Synod reconvened and was called to order by the Moderator. 

R. H. McKelvey led in prayer. 

The minutes of the morning session were read and approved. 

Dr. H. A. Kelsey, of the United Presbyterian Church and 

president of Sterling College, Sterling, Kan., being present. 

was introduced and extended the courtesies of the floor. He 

briefly addressed the Synod. 

The Report of the Permanent Committee on Christian Education 

was read and taken up item by item for adoption. All 

the items were adopted. The report as a whole was adopted. 

The filling of vacancies was referred to the Committee on 

Nominations. 

The Report of the Committee on Evangelism was read and 

taken up item by item for adoption. Item 4 was stricken out. 

All the other items were adopted. Item 5 was referred to 

the Committee on Nominations. The report as a whole was 

adopted. 

The Report of the Co-ordinating Committee was read and 

taken up item by item for adoption. Item 1 was adopted. 

Pending discussion of Item 2 the hour for adjournment 

arrived. 

Having no elder present at this meeting of Synod the ministers 

of the Colorado Presbytery requested the appointment of 

some elder to sit as a member in their meetings. J. K. Peoples 

was so appointed. 

Synod was adjourned with prayer by T. M. Slater.

REFORMED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 2 3 

Saturday, June 12, 1937 

8:45 A.M. 

Synod met according to adjournment and was called to 

order by the Moderator. James T. Mitchell constituted the 

court with prayer. 

The roll was called. Devotional exercises were held. The 

offering for Synod's expenses was taken at this time. This 

offering amounted to $56.53. A later report of the offering 

taken on Sabbath morning made the total of $94.78. 


At this time Synod heard with sorrow the announcement of 

the death of .Mrs. Joseph M. Steele, the wife of the treasurer 

of Foreign and Jewish Missions. Synod was led in prayer by 

F. M. Foster, with special petition for the bereaved family. 

The Moderator was requested to send a telegram in behalf 

of Synod to Mr. Steele and family, expressing our sorrow and 

sympathy in their bereavement. 

Attention was also called to the death of Dr. W. A. Russell, 

a member of the Board of Superintendents of the Theological 

Seminary and well known in the Lord's work among the 

Pittsburgh churches. Synod directed that a letter of sympathy 

be sent to Mrs. Russell. 

The Report of the Woman's Association was read and 

adopted. 

The order of the day was the hearing of the complete 

Report of the Committee to Draft a Confession of Sin. (Item 

13, of Unfinished Business.) The report was presented but 

laid on the table for future action. 

The Report of the Co-ordinating Committee was taken from 

the table, together with the Report of the Board of Foreign 

Missions. All references implying or calling for a double 

budget were eliminated from both reports. 

The Report of the Co-ordinating Committee was then recommitted 

for further revision, while the Report of the Board of 

Foreign Missions was laid on the table. 

The Report of the Board of Corporators of Geneva College, 

and the Report of the Board of Trustees, transmitted by them, 

were read and referred to the Committee on Geneva College. 

The Report of the Publication Board was read and taken 

up item by item for adoption. Item 1 was adopted. Pending 

discussion 'Of Item 2, the hour for adjournment arrived. 

E. L. McKnight presented the following resolution which 

was adoprfed: 

"Resolved, that the leader of the prayer meeting tomorrow 

be requested to arrange for a special prayer that young men 

may be led of the Holy Spirit to give their lives to the Gospel 

ministry;

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Also that a period of thanksgiving and prayer, called for in 

the Report of the Co-ordinating Committee be arranged for 

in connection with the same prayer meeting." 

M. M. Pearce adjourned the court with prayer. 

Monday, June 14, 1937 

8:45 A. M. 


by the Moderator. D. H. Elliott constituted the court with 

prayer. 


minutes of the Saturday afternoon meeting were read and 

approved. 


was adopted. 

A resolution presented by W. J. McKnight was adopted. 

"Inasmuch as there are several thousand copies of 'The 

Young People's Manual' in stock, which should by all means 

be in the hands of the young people of the church for presentday 

use, Synod hereby directs the treasurer to advertise the 

Manuals for sale at five cents a copy, and instructs the 

Moderator and clerk to sign the following letter, and send 

it to the proper officers of the various Young People's Encampments 

this summer. 

"The Synod has directed the treasurer to reduce the price 

of the Young People's Manual, approved at its meeting of 

1929, to five cents a copy, in the hope that all the young 

people of the church may be induced to own one of these 

Manuals as a personal possession, and may be supplied with 

a clear and readable statement of what the church holds to 

be fundamental in Christian life." 

The minutes of the Syrian Commission were read and 

ordered engrossed on the records of Synod. 

The Report of the Co-ordinating Committee was resubmitted 

and adopted as a whole. 

The Report of the Board of Foreign Missions was taken 

from the table and adopted as a whole. 

The Report of the Secretary of Young People's Work was 

read and taken up item by item for adoption. All the items 

were adopted and the report was adopted as a whole. Paul D. 

McCracken was continued Secretary of Young People's Work 

for a period of two years. 

REPORT OF SECRETARY OF YOUNG PEOPLE'S WORK 

In submitting this report, it is with a consciousness that 

the Young People's Work is great and important, but that 

our failures and shortcomings in promoting it have been many. 

We here note certain items for the information of Synod 

and the church.


The committee consisting of G. Mackay Robb and J. O. 

Edgar from the Synod, and Rosalie McMillan, Charles McBurney 

and Helen Birdsall from the Young People, have for the 

second year prepared topics for study in the Young People's 

Societies, and have done their work well. The topics chosen 

have covered a wide field of important subjects and have met 

with general favor. 

A Young People's page has been maintained throughout 

the year in the Covenanter Witness. We have called upon 

various ones throughout the church to provide comments and 

meeting plans for the Young People's topics, the response 

has been splendid and to them we owe our thanks. Special 

mention is here made of the work of R. C. Fullerton, who 

has provided week by week the questions for Thought. 

Stimulus. 

Your secretary, last summer, was privileged to visit four 

of our Young People's Camps, and take part in the programs: 

Oakpoint, on the St. Lawrence; Ohio, at New Concord; Camp 

Buddy; aud White Lake. 

In each case the attendance and interest was very encouraging 

and the program constructive. Reports from other conferences, 

also, were quite favorable. We feel that these local 

conferences are doing much for the young people of the church 

and should have our earnest co-operation and support. 

Dates are set and programs are well under way for the 

young people's conferences this coming summer, and plans 

are being made for the National Young People's Conference 

in 1938. 

Your secretary, during the year, has assisted in the services 

of twelve Communions, and in each case a definite effort was 

made to help the young people. Two or three other groups 

were contacted. 

The problem brought to our attention by the secretary s 

report of last year is still acute. Some of our young people 

are leaving the church, depleting the ranks. The Seminary 

needs students—the Mission Fields are beckoning for recruits, 

the claims of Christ and the call of the church, if heard, are 

still not satisfactorily answered. So far we have found no 

suitable solution to our problem. It is a challenge to us all 

for more earnest prayer and endeavor. 

An evening conference has been arranged for Friday evening 

of this Synod on the subject: "The Covenanter Church and 

Young People," with the following topics for discussion: "How 

to Win Young People to the Covenanter Church," "How to 

Hold Young People in the Covenanter Church," "How to 

Challenge Young People Through the Covenanter Church. ' 

It is our hopa and desire that such a conference will mark 

for us clearly the way that we can go. 

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We recommend: 

1. That the committee which has prepared the Young 

People's topics the last two years, be continued, to prepare 

topics for 19 38, with J. O. Edgar acting as chairman. 

2. That Synod appropriate $300 to carry on the Young 

Peoples' Work this year. 

3. That Synod endorse the proposal to hold the Fourth 

National Young People's Conference in 1938. 


paul d. Mccracken. 

The Report of the Permanent Committee on National 

Reform was read and laid on the table for the present. 

Recess was taken until 1:30 p.m. W. M. Bottoms led in 

prayer. 


1:30 P.M. 


J. G. Vos led in prayer. 


The consideration of the Report of the Committee on 

National Reform was resumed. This report was taken up 

item by item for adoption. All the items were adopted, and 

the report as a whole was adopted. 

The Report of the Committee on Social Justice was read 

and taken up item by item for adoption. All the items were 

adopted and the report as a whole was adopted. 

A series of 'recommendations and suggestions made in the 

discussion of our church's attitude toward war, were referred 

to a Special Committee to be appointed by the Committee on 

Nominations. This committee was instructed to meet with 

young people present at Synod and draw up a formal statement 

on this subject for presentation at this Synod. 

The Report of the Committee on the Signs of the Times was 

read and adopted. 

Synod took recess until 7:30 p.m. J. B. Willson led in 

prayer. 


7:30 P. M. 


W. J. Sterrett led in prayer. 

The minutes of the afternoon session were read and 

approved. 


was adopted. 

The presentation of the Foreign Missionaries present at


Synod was the first order of the evening. The Moderator 

called D. C. Mathews, the former Moderator, to preside during 

this service. Psalm 67 was sung. Walter McCarroll then 

introduced Mr. and M»rs. W. W. Weir, of Larnaca, Cyprus; 

Rev. and Mrs. J. G. Vos, of Tsitsihar, Manchukuo; Rev. and 

Mrs. J. A. Kempf, of Tak Hing, South China; Miss Lilian 

McCracken, of Tsitsihar, Manchukuo. Each of these was 

received and heard with great pleasure by Synod. 

The following Records of Presbyteries, having been examined 

by committees, were certified by the clerk as regular: 

Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, New York, Ohio, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh 

and Rochester. The minutes of Kansas had not been 

approved by Presbytery. The record of Pacific Coast Presbytery 

was not present. The record of China Presbytery was 

regular with one exception winch was referred to the Committee 

on Discipline. 

The Report of the Committee on Psalmody was read and 

adopted. The abbreviated form was to be printed in the 

Minutes, but the full report was recommended to the Witness 

Committee for publication in tract form. 

The following resolution presented by D. H. Elliott was 

adopted: 

"Resolved, that a committee be appointed to prepare a book 

of selections of the Psalms with music—the words inserted 

in the music; and that the committee be authorized to publish 

this book whenever sufficient orders have been secured to 

warrant it; and that the deficit,if any, be paid out of ths 

Literary Fund." 

The Committee on Nominations made a partial report 

which was adopted. The court was adjourned with prayer 

by W. T. K. Thompson. 

Tuesday, June 15, 1937 

8:45 A. M. 


by the Moderator. John Coleman constituted the court with 

prayer. 


minutes of the Monday evening session were read and 

approved. 

The address given by W. J. Coleman at the Devotional 

Period this morning was requested for publication in the 

Covenanter Witness, or in some other form. 

The Report of the Special Committee on the Paper of J. G. 

Vos was read and adopted and is as follows:


REPORT OF SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON PAPER 

OF J. G. VOS 

We recommend (1) That a committee be appointed by this 

Synod to answer Mr. Vos' paper point by point as he requests. 

(2) That, in the meantime, this Synod confidently reaffirms 

that total abstinence is Scriptural and the position of this 

Church. 


F. D. FRAZER, 

w. j. Mcknight, 

j. b. willson 

Walter McCarroll, 

george s. coleman. 

The Report of the Permanent Committee on Temperance 

was read and taken up item by item for adoption. All the 

items were adopted. The report as a whole was adopted. 

A series of recommendations presented by George S. Coleman 

were referred to a Special Committee to be named by the 

Committee on Nominations. This committee was asked to 

make a study of these and to bring in a report next year. 

The recommendations were ordered printed in the appendix 

of the minutes for information. 

Synod then took Tuesday, recess until June 1:30 15, p.m. 1937 Henry Faris led 

in prayer. 

1:30 P. M. 


J. B. Gilmore led in prayer. 


At the request of Synod, Dr. H. A. Kelsey addressed the 

Synod briefly on the difficulties involved on the part of the 

Christian, in taking the oath of allegiance. 

The Report of the Board of Jewish Mission was read. Philip 

Martin, a student of the Westminster Theological Seminary 

and under the care of the Pacific Coast Presbytery, had rendered 

valuable assistance during the year in this work. He 

was invited to speak in respect to the work in this mission. 

The report was adopted. 

The Report of the Special Committee on Matters Relating 

to War was read and taken up item by item for adopbioi. 

Items 1, 2 and 3 were adopted. Item 4 was stricken out. The 

result of the vote, as indicated in Item 3, was negative. The 

report was adopted as a whole and is as follows: 

REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON MATTERS 

RELATING TO WAR 

Your Special Committee on Matters Relating to War has had


three items referred to it: 1. The proposal of Charles T. 

Carson that the young people of the church be given representation 

on the Committee on Social Justice. 2. The proposal 

of W. J. Coleman that Covenanters be protected from 

unrestricted war conscription by a declaration by this Synod 

that no member be permitted to enlist until Synod has taken 

action relative to the justification of the war. 3. The proposal 

of W. W. Weir that the Synod submit in overture a repeal 

of the declarations of our standards that there may be a 

Christian war. 

We recommend: 

1. That a young man be nominated by the Committee on 

Nominations to be a consultative member of the Committee 

on Social Justice and that he act as a clearing house for suggestions 

from the various young people's conventions and 

other Covenanter organizations. 

,2. That we deem the proposal that Synod vote in the 

justification of a war before members are permitted to enlist 

to be impracticable, beoause of the circumstances that may 

surround the beginning of the war and the difficulty of getting 

the Synod together with the necessary speed and of having 

an opportunity for a full and free consideration of the issue. 

3. That the Synod without debate express by rising vote 

its attitude on the submission of an overture, repealing the 

present position of the church that war is under certain 

circumstances justifiable. 


john coleman, 

walter McCarroll, 

e. a. crooks. 

A petition from Pacific Coast Presbytery was granted. 

The petition is as follows: 

"In view of the conditional appointment to the Mission Field 

of Philip Martin, a student of theology under our care, Pacific 

Coast Presbytery requests the privilege of licensing and ordaining 

him after a summer's supplemental study under the direction 

of our ministers, as a substitute for the required year 

in the Seminary." 

In .behalf of Pacific Coast Presbytery, 

W. A. AIKIN, Clenk. 

The Report of the Committee on Discipline was read and 

adopted and is as follows: 

REPORT OF COMMMITTEE ON DISCIPLINE 

There have been referred to us four papers. The firstis 

an appeal from D. S. Dimltriades against the action of the 

Commission in Cyprus refusing to restore him to the privilege 

6f preaching. We have carefully examined all the papers 

submitted to us in connection with this case and find no cause 

to commission, dismissed. question and the we, regularity therefore, recommend wisdom of that the action the appeal ot the be


The second paper is from a .member of the Commission in 

Cyprus inquiring whether or not the session of the congregation 

has authority to "command" the deacons to make certain 

expenditures which the session has approved. We recommend 

the following reply: 

"This question evidently grows out of a misunderstanding 

of the inter-relations of a congregation, the session and the 

board of deacons. The ultimate authority for the expenditure 

of money rests with the congregation itself, which has contributed 

the money and to which it belongs. A part of the 

office of the deacons is to handle such money, as directed by 

the congregation. By common custom no special authority is 

required for the usual routine expenditures in the work of 

the congregation. In the situation cited in Which a session 

desires a certain expenditure and the deacons oppose it, it is 

evident that if no common agreement can be reached, thfl 

matter should be submitted for decision to the congregation 

itself." 

• The third paper is an inquiry from Kansas Presbytery as to 

the general standing of a minister certified from one Presbytery 

to another when the Presbytery to which he has been 

certified declines to receive the certificate. We recommend 

the following reply: 

"When a minister asks for certification to another Presbytery, 

this is equivalent to resignation of his membership in 

the Presbytery to which he belongs. When the Presbytery 

grants this .request, its action removes him from membership 

in that Presbytery, and he is no longer entitled to sit as a 

member of court or to exercise the privileges of a member. 

He is, 'however, subject to the authority of this Presbytery 

until his certificate has been received by the Presbytery to 

which he has been certified. In such a situation he still 

retains membership in Synod, and is entitled to perform anv 

of the offices of the ministry." 

. The fourth item referred to us is from the minutes of the 

South China Presbytery. In the minutes it is recorded that 

a member asked "Whether Presbytery permits members of 

other denominations to partake with our members of the 

Lord's Supper." This question was referred to a special com.-.: 

mittee for report. Their reply was, "If there are members 

of other denominations residing in the neighborhood of 

Reformed Presbyterian chapels who wish to commune with u.?, 

and it is definitely known that they are walking worthy of 

their profession of faith in Christ, it is permissable to invite 

them to come with our members to the Lord's table." 

Your committee would recommend that the attention of the 

South China Presbytery be called to the sentence in our 

Testimony, chapter twenty-two, in which the statement is 

condemned as an error, "That any person may be admitted 

member ship." to Under persons communion Also, of this who the statement "That who should church opposes occasional not shall it be appears any be received invited of communion the that to terms to constant before join may of in church anyone be fellowship." 

the extended celebr.i. fellow-' not a •


tion of the Lord's Supper, it is necessary to make certain 

such a one is not opposed to any of the doctrines of the 

Covenanter Church as expressed in our terms of Ecclesiastical 

Communion. 


M. M. PEARCE, 

W. J. COLEMAN, 

J. R. PATTERSON, 

DAVID MoGIBBON, 

GEORGE C. ROBB. 

The Report of the Committee on Geneva College was read. 

R. A. Blair, M. M. Pearce and John Coleman were heard in 

behalf of the work of the college. The report was adopted 

and is as follows: 

REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON GENEVA COLLEGE 

Your Committee on Geneva College would respectfully 

report: 

Two papers have been put into our hands and carefully 

reviewed; the Report of the Board of Trustees of Geneva 

College, and the Report of the Board of Corporators of Geneva 

College. 

We recommend: 

1. That Synod commend the Board of Trustees for their 

action with reference to Athletics, Business Administration 

and the Music Department at Geneva, and for the continued 

high standard of Christian Education which is maintained, 

and for the emphasis given to Christ's claims on human life. 

2. That Robert A. M. Steele, whose term expires this year 

(1937), be chosen his own successor on the Board of Corporators. 

3. That President M. M. Pearce and R. A. Blair be heard 

on behalf of the college. 


PAUL D. McORACKEN, 

S. BRUCE WILLSON, 

J. K. ROBB, 

W. H. CASKEY, 

J. E. STEELE. 

Synod here directed that the two hundred and fifty psalters 

recently purchased by the college be paid for out of the 

Literary Fund. 

The Report of the Committee on Theological Seminary was 

read and taken up item by item for adoption. All the items 

were adopted. F. M. Foster and R. J. G. McKnight were 

heard on behalf of the Seminary. The report was adopted 

as a whole and is as follows: 

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON THEOLOGICAL 

SEMINARY 

Your Committee on Theological Seminary would report that

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we have reviewed the Report of the Board of Superintendents 

of the Seminary and make the following recommendations: 

1. That Synod challenge the young men of the church to 

consider seriously the claims of the Gospel Ministry upon their 

lives. Also, that parents, Sabbath School teachers and pastors, 

by good example, (wise counsel and favorable attitude toward 

it, seek to commend the Gospel Ministry to the young people 

growing up in the congregations of the Church. 

2. That the entire Church be called upon to be much and 

earnest in prayer that the Holy Spirit move upon the hearts 

of young men, whom he has chosen, to come forward and 

dedicate themselves to the ministry and prepare for the same. 

3. That Synod approves the purpose of the Board to carry 

on the work of the Seminary next year as heretofore and that 

the Board be urged to consider further the possibility and 

advisability of making some change in the location of the 

Seminary and possibly in the manner of its operation that 

would result in reducing the financialexpenditure, provided 

this can be done without decreasing the efficiency of the 

Seminary. 

4. That Synod approve of the action of the Board in 

arranging for the other professors to take over the work oi 

Prof. Tweed during his absence. 

5. That D. H. Elliott, J. B. Willson, T. C. McKnight, D. C. 

Ward, be elected their own successors as members of the 

Seminary Board and that W. A. Young be elected to fillthe 

unexpired term of Dr. W. A. Russell. 


e. l. Mcknight, 

f. h. lathom, 

kermit edgar, 

j. t. finley, 

s. oliver willson. 

The Report of the Committee on Finance was read and 

adopted. This report is as follows: 

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE 

Your Committee on Finance would respectfully report: 

The following papers have been placed in our hands: 

1. Report of the treasurer of Synod's Board of Trustees. 

2. The financialreport of the Board of Foreign Missions. 

and the Mission of the Covenant (Jewish Mission"). 

3. The Report of the Reformed Presbyterian Woman's 

Association. 

4. The Report of the Board of Church Erection. 

5. The Report of the Board of Control. 

In the Report of the Board of Foreign Missions we note a 

discrepancy between the figuresgiven by the treasurer, Josepii 

M. Steele and those of James S. Tibby. It seems to your 

budget. committee deep In the regret Report that that this of more is the due adequate Board to monies of provision Control, contributed it Is is not a outside matter made the for of


the care and support of the Aged Ministers of the Church and 

for Widows and Orphans. We urge that those making bequests 

keep these worthy objects in mind. 

We offer the following recommendations: 

1. That the Clerk of Synod be instructed to cast the unanimous 

ballot of Synod for T. H. Boyd, J. S. Tibby and James II. 

MOBurney as their own successors on Synod's Board of Trustees 

for three years. 

2. That the George McCarroll bequest of seven thousand 

and two hundred dollars ($7,200) be divided as follows: Sixty 

per cent,to Foreign Missions and forty per cent to Home 

Missions. 

3. That the Nancy Ferris bequest of seven hundred and 

sixty-seven dollars and twenty-two cents ($767.22) be divided 

as follows: One hundred dollars ($100) each to the Aged 

Ministers and to the Orphan's Funds. That the balance be 

divided equally, two hundred and eighty-three dollars and 

sixty-one cents ($283.61) each to the current account of the 

Theological Seminary and Geneva College. 

4. That the deficit of twenty-three dollars and fifty-seven 

cents ($23.57) for the printing of the Minutes of the 1936 

Synod and the expense of the tithing campaign of twenty-three 

dollars and thirty cents ($23.30) be paid out of the Literary 

Fund. 

5. The reports of the treasurers of Synod's Board of Trustees, 

the Board of Foreign Missions and the Jewish Mission 

and' the Reformed Presbyterian Woman's Association have 

been audited and we assume that they are correct. 

We commend highly the manner in which these reports 

are presented and the exceedingly low cost of administration 

of the funds of the church. 

6. That the Board of Church Erection be recommended to 

continue to encourage and aid in securing parsonages and that 

we urge congregations, that have received help from this Board 

to pay off their indebtedness as rapidly as possible, that funds 

may be available for carrying on the work of the Board. 


ROBERT CLARKE. 

J. C. SLATER, 

SAMUEL EDGAR, 

C. K. GREER, 

T. A. HENDERSON. 

The Clerk of Synod cast the unanimous ballot of Synod for 

J S Tibby T H. Boyd and J. H. McBurney as their owrsuccessors 

on Synod's Board of Trustees for a term of three 

years (1937-1940). . 

j p Baird and David Cummings were elected their own 

successors on the Board of Control for a term of four years 

(""The" Report of the Board of Publication was taken from


the table and the remaining items were adopted. The report 

was then adopted as a whole. 

The Report of the Committee on Time and Place of Meeting 

was submitted. This report was adopted and is as follows: 

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON TIME AND PLACE 

Your Committee on Time and Place would respectfully 

report: 

We recommend that the next Synod convene on Friday, 

July 29, 1938, at 7:30 p.m. (Winona Lake Time) and that 

the place of meeting be Winona Lake, Ind. 


R. C. FULLERTON, 

JOHN O. EDGAR, 

LAWRENCE BOTTOMS, 

R. W. PINKERTON. 

The Report of the Committee on Traveling Fund was submitted 

and adopted and is as follows: 

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON TRAVELING FUND 

Receipts 

Balance from last year's fund $ 220.06 

Quotas from congregations 1,663.25 

Total Receipts $1,883.31 

Expenditures 

Expenses of delegates $1,944.21 

Expenses of Dr. William Lytle.— 24.00 

Bank service charge 2.U0 

Coin envelopes .15 

Total Expenditures $1,970.36 

Deficit 

' 87^5 


F. F. READE. 

The Report on Bible Readers was read and adopted and 

is as follows: 

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON BIBLE READERS 

Your Committee on Bible Reading respectfully reports: 

The past year has proved to be the most encouraging since 

the present chairman took over his duties five years ago 

Nearly three thousand Daily Bible Readers for 1937 and above 

five hundred of the other series were sent out to be put into 

the hands of the members and friends in two-thirds of the 

congregations of the church. Responses came to your chairman 

from many sources showing much appreciation of Synod's 

provision of a regular guide to the habit of the Daily Portion. 

Over seventy certificates of merit were sent to those who


had used the Readers without missing more than twelve readings 

during 1936. These certificates went to all parts of the 

church, to the Southern Mission, the Indian Mission, and to 

three congregations of the church in Ireland. Twelve Bibles 

and diplomas were awarded to a group who followed Synod's 

Bible Readers meritoriously for six years. One Bible went 

to Selma, two to Ireland, and the others to various congregations 

of the east and west. 

Your committee commends the work of A. J. McFarland, 

who is earnest in engaging his people in the habit of the 

Daily Portion through the Daily Bible Reader. During his 

pastorate at Quinter the list of certificates sent for satisfactory 

reading leaped from one to eleven. Mrs. W. W. Broadben'., 

of Mercer, and the Rev. Paul White, of Bloomington, should 

also be commended for their efforts in getting a favorable 

proportion of their people to use the Readers given them. 

The work of your committee must be that of making these 

Bible reading guides easily available to the largest number of 

people, depending upon others to enlist the members in their 

use. In order to keep the Reader easily available we have 

kept the price within the easy reach of all. At $1.75 per 

hundred the margin above the cost of printing is barely sufficient 

to cover the mailing costs. Still we feel that it is better 

to get the Readers out to the people, thus creating a consantly 

widening acquaintance to these Bible reading guides, 

asking Synod to make up the small deficits, than to raise the 

price to a point sufficient to cover all expenses comfortably and 

have the distribution diminish. 

With Synod's Boards reporting balances we are sorry to 

have to report a deficit of $7.5 0. 

iWe recommend: 

1. That the deficit of $7.50 be paid from the Literary Fund. 

2. That the committee be permitted to draw up to $15 

from the Literary Fund for premiums. 

3 That pastors, sessions and Sabbath School superintendents 

urge upon their people the habit of the Daily Portion 

with the aid of Synod's Daily Bible Readers. 

4. That even as we seek the Spirit so shall we listen to Him 

daily through His Tuesday, Word. June 15, 1937 

Respectfully 7 P. M. submitted, 

REMO Synod I. reconvened ROBB, and was called to order by the Moderator. 

J. . O. Edgar Edg; led in prayer. H. G. PATTERSON. 

Recess The was minutes taken of until the afternoon 7 p. m. session J. K. Robb were led read in and prayer. 

approved.


The Report of the Stated Clerk was read and adopted and 

is as follows: 

REPORT OF THE STATED CLERK 

There are enrolled eleven Presbyteries, 97 congregations, 

21 Mission Stations, 121 ministers, 408 elders, 427 deacons, 

5 licentiates, 3 theological students, 7616 'members, Sabbath 

school enrollment 8,058, 1,520 in the Young People's Societies, 

2,241 tithers, 40 parsonages and 34 foreign missionaries. 

Congregations 

There are 89 congregations in the home field,eight in the 

foreign field; 7 3 have pastors; 28 report a net gain in membership; 

4 6 a net loss; 2 3 no change; 3 4 no accessions. 

Toronto was organized as a congregation, September 16, 1936; 

Eastvale congregation on October 21, ±j36. 

Ministers 

There are 121 ministers, 6 8 are pastors in the home field; 

seven stated supplies; seven in the foreign field;one in reform 

work; 11 in educational work; one in Sabbath School work; 

one in home mission work; 13 in other lines of work; seven 

retired. M. R. Jameson was installed pastor of Greeley, Colo., 

congregation, July 6, 1936; Jesse C. Mitchel at Hebron, Kan., 

October 5, 1936; Paul D. McCracken at Superior, Neb., March 

10, 1937; D. Ray Wilcox at Olathe, Kan., March 11, 1937; 

J. Ren Patterson at Los Angeles, May 6, 1937; Elmer G. Russell 

at New Castle, Pa., May 21, 1937. Lawrence Bottoms 

was ordained and installed pastor of Selma, Ala., congregation, 

October 28, 1936; Samuel B. Willson ordained and installed 

at Youngstown congregation, September 30, 1936; Robert 

McConachie installed at Toronto, Can., April 6, 1937; Kermit 

S. Edgar ordained sine titulo by Pittsburgh Presbytery, June 

16, 1936. G. Mackay Robb was released from the pastoral 

charge of Lake Reno congregation, April 25, 1937; J. Ren 

Patterson from Eskridge, Kan., congregation, April 26, 1937; 

"George S. Coleman from Cambridge, Mass., congregation Jul-! 

27, 1936 (to take effect September 1, 1936); H. G. Foster 

from Bellefontaine, O., congregation, January 13, 1937; D. Ray 

Wilcox from Utica, O., congregation, March 4, 1937; j. o. 

Slater from Geneva congregation, May 11, 1937 (to take effect 

July 1, 19'37); E. A. Crooks from the New Castle congregation, 

May 10, 1936; M. R. Jameson from Olathe congregation, June 

22, 19.36; E. G. Russell from Syracuse congregation, May 16, 

1937; Paul D. McCracken from Rose Point congregation! 

January 6, 1937. David Calderwood was given a Letter of 

Standing, October 12, 1936, to accept a pastorate in the 

Presbyterian Church. 

Three ministers entered into rest—James M. Coleman at 

Cincinnati, O., November 5, 1936; Melvin R. Jameson at 

Greeley, Colo., January 9, 1937; James S. Stewart at New 

Castle, The total Pa., April membership 26, 1937. Communicants 

is 7,616, a loss of 101; the foreign


field reports 1,096; Manchuria reports 59, Cyprus 144, Syria 

273 and China 620. The home field membership is 6,520, 

a loss of 133. Colorado Presbytery had a loss of 3; Illinois 

of 6; Iowa of 10; Kansas of 22; New York of 23; Ohio of 

23; Pacific Coast of 34; Pittsburgh of 13; Rochester of 3; 

Philadelphia of 4. 

Seventy-four members were certified to Covenanter congregations; 

86 to other denominations; 37 were received from 

Covenanter congregations and 65 from other denominations; 

12 6 passed away. 

Contributions 

The three general treasurers report contributions of $55,- 

495.32 to meet the budget asked for of $72,000.00, or $8.34 

per member. Last year it was $6.35 per member. Contributions 

to Foreign Missions, $15,400.00 or $2.31 per 'member 

against $1.80 of last year. Congregational treasurers report 

collections of $224,067 or $33.68 a member against $30.40 

of last year, for the following objects, viz.: 

Pastors' Salaries - - $95,7 62.00 

American Bible Society 1,028.00 

National Reform 1,756.00 

Red Cross 50.00 

Budget of the Church 56,349.00 

Miscellaneous 69,032.00 

Certified copies of the 1935 Minutes were received and filed. 


JAMES S. TIBBY, Stated Clerk. 

The Report of the Elders' Conference was received and 

adopted and is printed in the appendix. 


was adopted. 

The Report on Unfinished Business was taken from the 

table. Reports were given on all the remaining items, which . 

were adopted. The report is given in full with the finalaction 

on each item. 

REPORT ON UNFINISHED BUSINESS 

Item 1. Tercentenary Convention in Scotland (1938), F. E. 

Allen. 

The report was read and adopted and is as follows: 

To the Members of Synod: 

Your committee appointed to confer with the Committee of 

the Synod of Scotland concerning the observance of the Tercentenary 

of the National Covenant of Scotland to be observed 

by the Synods of Scotland, Ireland and America, would respectfully 

report: 

A year ago the Synod of Scotland, through her clerk, asked 

that a Committee of our Synod be appointed to co-operate with 

the Synods of Scotland and Ireland to arrange for the observance 

of the Tercentenary of the National Covenant of Scotland

3(8 MINUTES OF THE SYNOD OF THE 

and if possible to hold a convention of the three churches in 

1938. 

Your committee has endeavored to carry out this request. 

We have co-operated with the chairman of the committee in 

Scotland and have corresponded with a great many in America 

concerning the program, those who hope to attend, the time 

when the convention is to be held, the place of meeting and 

transportation to Scotland. An outline of the program has 

been prepared by Rev. A. C. Gregg and sent out to the various 

congregations. 

The greater part of the .convention is to be held in and 

about Glasgow, and the remainder in and about Edinburgh. 

The dates of the convention are to be from June 2 6 to July 1, 

1938. 

Inquiries have come to us concerning the cost of reaching 

Scotland and the more direct and suitable steamship lines from 

America to Glasgow. Representatives of different steamship 

lines have given us information through interviews and by 

correspondence, and Miss Isabelle Stewart has given us further 

information. Summaries of this information have been published 

in the Covenanter Witness and need not be repeated in 

this report. 

Your committee has found that in place of our work being 

completed it is only well begun and therefore Synod should 

either continue the present committee or appoint another in 

its place so that the arrangements in preparation for the convention 

may be carried on to completion. Some money has 

already been sent in to deposit on steamer cabins, others have 

asked us to arrange with the steamship company for their trip. 

Some have indicated that they wish to sail from Montreal and 

some from New York. In order to organize amd assist members 

of our group and keep in contact with the committee in 

Scotland we will have much work yet to do. 

We recommend that those from America who expect to go 

to the 'convention arrange to go as a group, as far as possible, 

and that those who are present at this meeting who expect to 

go, or who are interested in 'going, meet with your committee 

at a convenient time during the meeting of Synod when plans 

and ways of going can be more fully discussed. 

We also recommend to our people that, so far as they feel 

able, they contribute to the expenses of this convention in 

order to aid our Synod in Scotland with the burden of this 

work. 

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Secretary of the American Bible Society, was heard in behalf 

of their work. The following resolutions were adopted: 

Whereas, the missionary character of the work of the American 

Bible Society in encouraging a wider circulation of the 

Holy Scriptures meets with hearty approval on the part of 

the Reformed Presbyterian Church, historically a Bible-loving 

people, be it resolved: 

First, That Synod notes the activities of the American Bible 

Society over the past year with satisfaction, rejoicing in the 

promotion of the translation of the Scriptures into new tongues 

and dialects, in the publication of the Scriptures inexpensively 

for missionary use, and in the distribution of nearly eight 

million copies of Bibles, Testaments, Gospels, and Portions 

in 181 languages and characters in more than forty countries 

Second, That Synod congratulates the society on the occupancy 

of its attractive new headquarters in New York City, 

notes with interest the changes in administrative responsibilities, 

and especially expresses its warm-hearted approval of the 

progress being made abroad with other Bible Societies so that 

through such co-operation economies will be achieved and 

reduplication of effort avoided. 

Third, That Synod recommends that our churches', as generally 

as possible, observe the second Sabbath of December as 

Universal Bible Sabbath, that pastors avail themselves of 

material issued free by the society for use in making the Bible 

vital and meaningful in the lives of the people, and that, 

following the custom of several years, an offering be taken 

on that Sabbath for the society. 

Fourth, That the Moderator of Synod be authorized to attend 

the annual meeting of the Advisory Council of the American 

Bible Society to be held in New York City next December, 

and in case of his inability to go, to appoint an alternate, 

it being understood in either case that expenses incidental to 

travel and entertainment will be borne by the society. 

Item 3. Topics for Week of Prayer. M. K. Carson. 

Attended to. 

Item 4. Fraternal Delegate to Conference of Church of 

the Brethern. F. M. Wilson reported having attended the 

conference and a most favorable reception. He urged a closer 

acquaintance on the part of the Covenanter Church with the 

Church of the Brethren. 

Item 5. Forms for Certificates for Members. D. R. Taggart. 

The report was read and adopted and is as follows: 

Dear Fathers and Brethren: 

Your oommittee appointed to recommend forms for certificates 

of membership and letters of standing recommend that 

the matter of certificates of membership be dropped and the 

certificate of transfer and letters of standing be changed to 

a charged We certificate advise against of 5,000 dismission the Literary blanks Respectfully according Fund. books submitted, D. R. bo of R. W. the TAGGART, 

25 REDPATH. 

form be attached. 

printed and


One copy of the book of certificates mentioned above was 

ordered sent to each session of the church. 

Item 6. Campaign for Legacies. Paul Coleman. Progress 

reported. 

Item 7. Pension Fund for Aged Ministers. T. C. McKnight. 

The report was submitted and laid on the table for consideration 

next year. The report was ordered to be printed in the 

appendix of the Minutes. 

Item 8. Committee on Arrangements to Provide for Conference 

on Evangelism. Paul D. McCracken. Attended to. 

Item 9. Tithing Campaign. See Report of Board of Home 

Missions. 

Item 10. Proposed New Terms of Communion. Paul Coleman. 

The report was read and was adopted and is as follows: 

The instructions included in our appointment by last Synod 

were: "That throughout the year they shall receive and interchange 

suggestions and make earnest effort to reach an agreement 

as to statement, and that they meet the day preceding 

the convening of Synod and finally formulate two alternate 

statements of terms of comimunion together with one statement 

of a list of queries to be put to those proposing to unite 

with the church? 

We knew that our task was important and difficult and 

there has been much prayer for the guidance of God. We 

did not succeed in meeting early enough to complete our work 

before Synod began, but by laboring early and late during the 

last days are now able to report. 

We wish to say that in spite of differences of judgment as 

to what would be best, the spirit of the committee in all their 

sessions has been very fine. We have agreed to present the 

two accompanying statements of terms of communion and oatset 

of queries. 


PAUL COLEMAN, 

R. W. REDPATH. 

T. C. MtoKNIGHT, 

D. H. ELLIOTT, 

w. j. Mcknight, 

J. B. WILLSON, 

E. A. CROOKS, 

E. G. RUSSELL, 

D. C. MATHEWS. 

Form Number One was chosen for consideration and adoption 

item by item. With some amendments all the items weie 

adopted and also the concluding paragraph. The Covenant 

of Church membership was also taken up and after amendment 

was adopted. The forms as amended were referred to 

a Special Committee consisting of M. M. Pearce, W J Mcof 

Knight proper the church form and D. and for H. to action. Elliott, submit who them were in overture to put the'papers to sessions into


The expense incurred by the committee was ordered paid 

out of the Literary Fund. 

Item 11. Interpretation of Oath of Allegiance. R. H. 

Martin. The report was read and adopted and is as follows: 

The resolution of Synod under which this committee was 

appointed, is as follows: "That this committee take under 

consideration the question of some process to get an interpretation 

by the Supreme Court of the United States as to what 

is involved by taking an oath to the Constitution, particularly, 

as to whether such an oath places supreme allegiance to the 

Constitution as being above one's allegiance to God." 

Your oommittee has kept strictly to this matter, and has 

given no consideration to the matter of securing modifications 

of the oath. Throughout the year much time, thought and 

effort have been given to the consideration of the interpretation 

of an oath. The committee has held two meetings, has 

carried on a rather extensive correspondence. The chairman 

of the committee made a trip to Washington, D. C, and Bloomington, 

Ind., in the interests of the matter committed to us. 

While we are far from reaching a solution of this issue, we 

have made real progress. Our work has been confined largely 

to a survey of the situation. 

All the members of the committee are convinced that the 

work assigned to us is of great importance, deserving of our 

very best thought and effort, and should be pushed to a 

conclusion even though it requires years of continuous effort 

to do this. 

In reference to the interpretation of the oath of allegiance 

required of public officials, and in fact of most citizens, in the 

performance of their duties to the state, there is a difference 

of opinion. 

(a) Reformed Presbyterians have interpreted this oath Tf 

allegiance as requiring an absolute, unqualified allegiance, 

to the Constitution and government; that those who take it 

are required to renounce their supreme allegiance to God in 

matters pertaining to the state and to give that supreme 

allegiance to the state, and to forswear themselves that .they 

will obey the state in every particular, even in those matters 

in which they believe the state's demands to be contrary to 

the will of God. ; 

(b) There are many other citizens, devout believers, who 

take this oath of allegiance and who believe in taking it that 

they still retain their supreme allegiance to God and do not 

forswear themselves to obey the state in all those matters 

in which they believe the state's requirements to be contrary 

to the will of God. . 

But these are private interpretations, unofficial and unauthoritative. 

No individual citizen, or group of citizens, 

its The and ecclesiastical interpretation It form clear is only that of the this or of can state oath otherwise, this point. officially as which oath. prescribed Recognizing requires can and give authoritatively by an the oath state, official, fact and that is interpret authontive 

determines 

not the definite Con- it.


stitution and laws of the country may be interpreted differently 

by the people, the Constitution itself provides for the setting 

up of a body to interpret our Constitution and laws officially, 

the Supreme Court of the United States. For the official 

interpretation of an oath, therefore, we should look to our 

courts. 

Has the official interpretation of the oath of allegiance, in 

respect to the matter of one's supreme allegiance to God, ever 

been brought before our courts, and in particular before the 

Supreme Court of the United States, on a clean-cut issue? 

This, we regard as important. .Cases have been before our 

courts in which the principle involved was an issue, but we 

doubt whether it was ever before the Supreme Court of the 

United States on a clean-cut issue and properly supported. 

To us this seems strange and passing strange that Reformed 

Presbyterians apparently have never thought of making an 

issue of this matter before our courts. 

Possible Interpretation of the Oath 

We believe it important to set forth the possible interpretations 

of the oath of allegiance in respect to the point at issue. 

First, that the allegiance it requires to the Constitution and 

the country is absolute and unqualified; that in taking the 

oath, the person who takes it, forswears himself to subordinate 

his allegiance to the Almighty to the allegiance to the state 

in all matters pertaining to the state; that in cases in which 

he believes what the state requires of him is contrary to the 

will of God, he will obey the state and disobey God. 

Second, that the allegiance which the oath requires to the 

Constitution and the country is subordinate to the individual's 

higher, supreme allegiance to God: that the one who takes 

this oath does not forswear his supreme allegiance to God and 

bind himself by oath to do whatever the state may require 

of him, even though he believes it to be contrary to the will 

of God. 

This latter interpretation is capable of two possible further 

interpretations: (a) Under one interpretation of the liberty 

retained, the state contracts with the person taking the oath 

to absolve him from obligation to obey any law the state may 

enact or any policy it adopts, which he believes to be contrary 

to the will of God. For example, a citizen who would declare 

it to be his belief that polygamy is according to the will of 

God would thereby be absolved from any obligation to obev 

the state's law against polygamy. Under this interpretation 

of the oath, the citizen would be released from obedience to 

any law of the state which he thinks contrary to the will of 

God. Under this interpretation, any citizen would be free to 

disobey any law of the state by declaring that, in his belief 

it was contrary to the will of God, and the state would be 

powerless to compel his obedience. On this basis the foundations 

impossible obedience of government to for its the laws. state would to retain be undermined, respect for its and'it authoritv would "my and tmi hP


(to) Under another interpretation of the liberty retained, 

the state does not contract with the one taking the oath to 

release him from obligation to obey any law which he believes 

to be contrary to the will of God, but it does not require 

obedience on the ground that his oath is absolute. The oath 

applies absolutely only to what is explicitly, or clearly promised, 

its application beyond that must be worked out between 

the state with its power and the citizen with his conscience, 

when the issue arises. Neither the state nor the citizen is 

committed beforehand as to what they will do in cases of 

doubt. The state may claim that its demand is reasonable 

aind use penalties to enforce it; the oath-taker may claim that 

the state's demand is unreasonable and may choose to endure 

the penalties. The state's safety is that it has power on its 

side; the oath-taker's comfort is that he never promises to 

surrender his conscience. It is then for the state to determine 

whether it will attempt compulsion or not. This would be the 

understanding between the individual taking the oath and 

the state. 

This last-named interpretation of the oath is what we call 

"The middle of the road interpretation," the interpretation 

which balances the rights of the state, on the one hand, over 

against the rights of the individual, on the other hand. 

We believe this interpretation to be in harmony with thj 

American doctrine of religious liberty and that a study of this 

doctrine in the light of the history of our country will support 

this interpretation. Throughout our history, we as a people 

have recognized the individual's right of conscience, that his 

obligations to God are supreme over his obligations to any of 

his fellow-men or to any group of fellow-men, including the 

national group or the state. 

In dealing with this matter, the United States has limited 

the exercise of its powers over the individual citizen in matters 

of conscience in two ways. First, in constitutions of government. 

We have drawn a circle around the field of worship 

and by constitutional law, we have said that the state will not 

interfere within that circle. We recognize the right of the 

individual to worship God according to the dictates of his 

conscience. .But, even within this circle there are limitations. 

For the state has said that if anything should be introduced 

into worship that would break down public morals or disturb 

the public peace, the state will interfere. 

Second, we have recognized the rights of conscience in legislative 

enactments. The right of conscience extends beyond the 

sphere of worship. It goes out into the realm of conduct. In 

this country we have a body of people known as Quakers, wh.) 

believe it to be contrary to the will of God for them to engage 

in war These people, by their character and evident sincerity 

have their exempts in The this so conscientious above country them impressed illustrates from to meet scruples our engaging nation the in issue methods in this that battle. of matter, Congress religious by which and liberty has we by recognized 

legislation 

undertake so as to


avoid as far as possible conflicts between the conscience of the 

individual and the requirements of the state. 

The Need for a Clear Declaration 

That there is need for a clear, unambiguous declaration on 

the part of our courts, regarding the interpretation of the oath 

in relation to the citizen's supreme relation to God, is evident. 

The declaration even of the Supreme Court of the United States 

in cases in which this principle was involved seem to be conflicting. 

iOn the one hand, in the famous Trinity Church case, 

passed upon by the Supreme Court in 1892, the court declared 

in the opinion delivered by Justice Brewer, all justices concurring, 

"This is a Christian nation," and supported this 

declaration by citing the relation of Christianity to the whole 

life of our people from the earliest beginnings of our history, 

by quoting official declarations of the nation, etc. This was 

an official and authoritative interpretation of the attitude 

of our nation and government toward God and Christianity. 

This declaration has its bearing on the issue here involved. 

An oath of allegiance interpreted in the light of this declaration 

should certainly permit a citizen to retain his supreni" 

allegiance to God. 

Here we wish to emphasize this fact, which is probably not 

known by most of our people. The Constitution of the United 

States is not merely the short document we think of as the 

Constitution. All the decisions of the Supreme Court, as 

interpretations of that document, are likewise a part of the 

Constitution. 

On the other hand, in the recent Mackintosh Case which 

came before our Supreme Court, it would seem that the majority 

decision of the court, interpreted the oath as requiring an 

absolute and unqualified allegiance. Justice Sutherland, who 

wrote the majority opinion, in refusing Mackintosh citizenship, 

said, "We are a nation . . . whose government must go forward 

upon the assumption, and safely can proceed on no other, 

that unqualified allegiance to the nation and submission and 

obedience to the laws of the land, as well those made for war 

as those made for peace, are not inconsistent with the will of 

God." In other words, your supreme allegiance must be given 

to the state. 

However, in the same connection, Justice Sutherland said, 

"When Mackintosh speaks of putting his allegiance to the will 

of God above his allegiance to the government, it is evident, 

in the light of his entire statement, that he means to make 

his own interpretation of the will of God the decisive test 

which shall include the government and stay its hand. We 

are a Christian people according to one another the equal right 

of religious freedom, and acknowledging with reverence the 

duty of obedience to the will of God.'" 

On the other hand, Chief Justice Hughes and the three 

justices case, retains this view, took his who supreme the united said, ground "The allegiance with that battle him in to in for taking the religious Almighty. minority of the liberty opinion oath, In supporting 

has one been still this


fought and won with respect to religious beliefs and practices 

which are not in conflict with good order, upon the very ground 

of the supremacy of conscience within its proper field." 

Directly contradicting the declaration of Justice Sutherland 

that a government must go forward on the basis "that unqualified 

allegiance to the nation and submission and obedience to 

the laws of the land" are required of its citizens, Chief Justice 

Hughes said, "There is abundant room for enforcing the 

requisite authority of law as it is enacted and requires obedience, 

and for maintaining the conception of the supremacy 

of law as essential to orderly government, without demanding 

that either citizens or applicants for citizenship shall assume 

by oath an obligation to regard allegiance to God as subordinate 

to allegiance to civil power. The attempt to exact such 

a promise and then to bind one's conscience by taking of oaths 

ox the submission of tests, has been the course of many deplorable 

conflicts." 

From all that has been said above, your committee concludes 

that this matter of the interpretation of the oath is still 

unsettled, that it is possible to get this issue before our courts 

again and that we ought to get this matter committed to us 

before the courts on a clean-cut issue. In doing so, we must 

decide the specific issue, or issues, on which it is to be brought. 

These are the possibilities: a. In connection with the taking 

of the oath on the part of someone elected as a public official. 

b. The taking of an oath as required of teachers in some 

twenty, or more, states, c. In connection with the taking jf 

an oath of naturalization, d. In connection with securing a 

passport. It is the belief of your committee, or at least of 

most of its members, that the issue should be brought in connection 

with teachers' oaths, or the oaths of public officials. 

Probably it would be better to start several cases in different 

states. In preparation for these cases, a large amount of 

investigating should be done. Legal counsel will be necessary 

in deciding numerous matters, and, of course, in representing 

us before the courts. 

The Federal Judicial Laws were revised in 1934, providing 

for declaratory judgments by our courts in cases of actual 

controversy Our state laws, in a number of states, provide 

for the same before our state courts. This will be of real 

help to us in getting our cases before the courts. 

This imatter should be pressed for the sake of our own 

church and its members. But there is a greater reason for 

pressing it We 'have an opportunity in these times to render 

a great service to the cause of religious liberty and to the 

progress of the Kingdom of God. In these recent days, the 

rights of conscience are being flouted, and throughout large 

portions of the world, the state is demanding the supreme 

allegiance doctrine the state We and supreme know other place of of well countries, the allegiance its of what state people God, denies is and subordinates of happening every the we the whole are realm rights not the in life of Germany, free church of life. of conscience, its from people, The to Russia its the totalitarian 

own influence demanas puts Italy, ends. the


of this doctrine in our country. To secure from the highest 

authority in our nation, an official pronouncement that in the 

United States we recognize the supremacy of the Almighty 

God over all, that the supreme allegiance of the citizens of 

this country is to Him, and that the allegiance which the state 

requires of its citizens is subordinate to their higher allegiance 

to God, would be a real contribution to the cause of religious 

liberty. Who knows but that we are come to the Kingdom to 

render this service. Possibly, we may accomplish more by 

this method in advancing that great cause to which we have 

been committed through the years than we have been able to 

accomplish in all the years past. Therefore, your committee 

believes we should go forward. 

Recommendations: 

1. That your committee be continued and urged to carry 

forward this work. 

2. That, if possible and the committee deems wise, we 

undertake to get a case, or cases, before our courts involving 

this issue. 

3. That the committee be authorized to secure competent 

legal counsel in carrying forward this work. 

4. That the committee be asked to continue its investigations 

along all lines that have their bearing on' the issues 

involved. 

5. That the prayers of the entire church be asked for 

Divine guidance and help in this matter. 


R. H. MARTIN, 

C. T. CARSON, 

G. S. COLEMAN, 


H. LESTER SMITH, 

C. M. LEE. 

Item 12. Historical Materials. J. B. Willson. The report 

was read and adopted and is as follows: 

The chairman must report that he has not contacted the 

college with regard to historical materials. It would be my 

thought that there should be a collection in addition to the 

college library collection and distinct from it. I planned a 

book-plate originally, and still hope to make arrangements 

for one, which will distinguish our collection from the regular 

college library. Mr. Tweed reported a few years ago that he 

was endeavoring to have a portion of the stacks set apart 

for our collection, but that some expense would be involved. 


J. B. WILLSON. 

Item 13- To Prepare Confession by Sin. T. M. Slater. A 

supplemental report was submitted the committee which was 

adopted and is as follows: 

hands sion As of it of Sin, was every when provided member, adopted at and last "be kept Synod placed before that in convenient the Draft Church form of until Confes 

in the we


perform our duty to God more perfectly" (Minutes, 1936, p. 

82); your committee recommend the following as a method 

of carrying out this arrangement: 

1. That the Draft of Confession as submitted be referred 

to a Commission of Synod consisting of nine members whose 

work concerns its revising and publishing as a booklet to be 

distributed as soon as possible among the members of the 

Church; that pastors be advised to preach throughout the year 

on the subject of "Covenant Loyalty"; and that a series of 

articles be prepared and published in the Covenanter Witness. 

2. That during the month preceding each of our Communion 

services this next year, pastors and sessions arrange 

for weekly studies in the Confession of Sin, with prayerrui 

self-examination, and .faithful application to our present needs; 

and that the committee having in charge the selection of topics 

for mid-week and young peoples' topics for next year have 

this in mind in the selections made. 

3. As we are approaching the Tercentenary Anniversary 

of one of our Church Covenants, it is agreed that the time 

between now and next Synod be recognized in all our Churches 

and Mission Fields as "Covenant Loyalty Year"; that in addition 

to the foregoing studies, Presbyteries be urged to hold 

at least one conference on this subject; that each congregation, 

and wherever neighboring congregations can unite, hold 

"Covenant Loyalty Conferences"; that this subject be given 

prominence in all Presbyterial Young Peoples' conferences 

this year, in the Synod and Synodical next year, as well as 

the Young Peoples' Synodical meeting; and that everyone unite 

in study and prayer concerning the place of Covenants and 

Covenant-keeping in our life as Christians, and as a Church. 

4 To secure as much unity as possible in our spiritual 

experiences during the coming year, the last Sabbath of AprU 

be suggested as universal Communion Sabbath in our congregations 

and mission fields;and at the usual Sabbath afternoon 

meeting next Synod the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper be 

observed, the daily devotional exercises leading up to that 

as preparatory. 


T. M. SLATER, 


S. OLIVER WILLSON. 

Item 14. Revision of Book of Discipline. W. J. Coleman. 

No work accomplished during the past year. 

Item 15. Digest of Deliverances of Synod. J. B. Willson. 

The report was received and adopted and is as follows: 

The chairman makes confession again that he has done little 

this year but answer such questions as have been presented. 

and has some of these still on file. 


J. B. WILLSON.


Item 16. iMoving Pictures. D. B. Martin. The chairman 

submitted a report which was adopted and is as follows: 

When we remember that in America, 115,000,000 people 

attend the movies every week and 135,000,000 people abroad 

see American films every week, we get some idea of the place 

this institution bas in influencing life around the world. 

A few years ago the Committee of Child Welfare of the 

League of Nations analyzed 250 American films and found in 

them the following: 97 murders, 51 cases of adultery, 19 

seductions, 22 abductions, 45 suicides. 

Of the characters in these 250 filmsthere were: 17 6 thieves, 

2 5 prostitutes, 3 5 drunkards. 

The Chicago Censorship Board some time ago eliminated 

from 788 pictures: 1,811 scenes of assault with guns with 

intent to kill, 175 scenes of assault with knives, 231 scenes of 

hanging, 757 scenes of attacks on women for immoral purposes, 

92 9 scenes of nudity and semi-nudity, 21 scenes of 

jail-breaking. 

During that period when the movies were supposed to be 

at their best behavior, the New York Censor Board eliminated 

4,825 scenes tending to incite to crime and 3,765 scenes as 

indecent or obscene or immoral. Under the new code the 

Baltimore Sun states that in 1931, 250 murder scenes were 

found in 400 pictures. At present we have no laws to govern 

the movie industry in their handling of pictures in other 

countries with this result: 

The New Statesman, London, speaking of loathsome movie 

films from America, states: "People willing to traffic in a 

certain line of goods can always do a lively business with 

the unhappy human race, but they should be content with the 

gold for payment and should not clamour for respect. The 

backward governments of China and Turkey forbid their children 

to see American movies." The Literary Digest states 

that 150 films shown all over the United States were barred 

in toto from Canada and Australia. 

From Scotland comes this word: We have been so disgusted 

and ashamed of the types of American movies we have found 

scattered through Europe, we could have screamed with righteous 

indignation. . . . Here in Edinburgh when the dance was 

turned into a bedroom scene, we walked out, the tragedy 

being in the hundreds of Scottish young people in the theatre, 

exclaiming, "So that's how they are in the United States." 

Roger W. Babson says: "Such studies as I .have made lead 

directly to the movies as the basic cause of the crime wave 

of today." 

For some time now under pressure of the Committee of 

Decency the Roman Catholic Church and similar organizations 

Of the Protestant Church, the movies have become somewhat 

less objectionable in their showings in America. 

campaign the We repeal cannot commend to of clean forget the all 18th up such that the Amendment organizations during movies. the and drive for again their which to stand resulted repeal in the in


Sabbath laws of Pennsylvania and other states, the movies 

gave comfort and support to the enemy. 

Because we know of the influence for good being impaired 

where officers of the churoh have been frequent attendants 

at moving picture shows, and because we know of the injury 

being done to the minds of young children because of this 

and because we are warned by the moving people themselves 

that they will return to objectionable pictures if the box office 

seems to demand it. 

We, therefore, recommend: 

1. That, as .ministers and elders, we keep ourselves posted 

on the moves of the movies and advise our people accordingly. 

2. That we discourage attendance at the usual movie entertainments. 


D. BRUCE MARTIN, 

M. S. MCMILLAN, 

E. G. RUSSELL. 

Item 17. Promotion of Belmont Tithing Plan. R .W. Redpath. 

The chairman submitted a report which was adopted. 

Item 2 was referred to the Board of Home Missions. The 

report is as follows: 

Your committee to promote tithing among the congregations 

of the church would respectfully report: 

That an educational three months trial of tithing was urged 

upon all congregations. Your committee asked that a special 

Tithe Promoting Committee be named in each congregation 

and that same be under the direction of the session. It further 

asked that the first three months of 1937 be used for the trial 

period in as far as this was possible. These months were 

chosen because they were also the last three months of the 

church year. The call to this campaign together with plans 

for it were urged through generous space given by the Covenanter 

Witness and through a return postal card addressed 

to every session. The chairman of your committee also carried 

on a considerable correspondence in addition to the above 

with various pastors, sessions, and special tithe committees 

named within the congregations. 

Only nineteen sessions gave any attention to their "reportreturn-part-of-the-card" 

which was mailed them. But we hal 

nearly as many letters from special committees in other congregations 

who were diligently carrying on a tithe promotion 

campaign. Evidently these committees either did not report 

back to the sessions; or the session never saw the card which 

their Moderators received. Frankly, pastors either filedit 

away so deeply they never found it; or let it drift into the 

waste-basket. 

Most of the reports at hand come from congregations who 

did wood results the clair same not carried Bovina do Mercer twenty-five much Center, on reports with a thorough as Parnassus, the tithers. twenty-five campaign campaign Oakdale, all members have the and year Bloomington, records with before. income gratifying 

of almost Mont 

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equal attainment with Mercer. A good many of the reporting 

sessions speak of the enrollment of their younger members; 

some few telling of teachers and others, just employed, who 

have been caught up into a new church interest through 

tithing. 

Some twelve or more sessions turned the campaign down 

flatly; in no instance even reporting their members with 

income. Some three or four disclosed that they carried on 

only an educational campaign, but making no special enrollments. 

A good many congregations are thus left that either 

turned the challenge down or thoughtit not worth while to 

report. 

None the less there is ample testimony from many quarters 

that many have tasted for the first,or retasted, the Biblical 

promise of the Lord: "Prove me now herewith," and have 

come upon heaven's temporal and spiritual riches. Again this 

too may be added to the credit of the effort, namely, that a 

good many when the "Love-Gift" appeal was made sensed a 

conscience ill at ease because all the tithes had not been 

brought into the treasury of the Lord, and "squared up their 

tithe accounts with the Lord" as two generous givers to the 

fund in the chairman's congregation put it. 

The tithe promisestill stands. Jesus Himself tasted of its 

riches. It is yours also to taste and be blessed. 

The Home Mission Board has kindly borne all the expense 

attendant to our work. Your committee feels that the tithe 

is basic in all stewardship. We feel as strongly that its promotion 

among the congregations should be continued. 

We recommend: 

1. That sessions promote a Tither's League in their congregations. 

2. That a committee centrally located be named to continue 

the promotion of tithing in such ways as they shall deem 

advisable. 

3. That said committee be authorized to draw upon the 

Home Mission Funds not to exceed fiftydollars for such work. 


R. W. REDPATH, 

PAUL D. WHITE, 

R. BOYD WALLACE. 

Hem 18. Lord's Day Alliance. Walter McCarroll. No 

report. 

Item 10. Co-operation with Other Denominations. P. J. 

McDonald. No report. 

Item 20. To Call, or Write Letters of Remembrance. 

Attended to in so far as could be ascertained. 

The Committee on Nominations made the finalreport which 

was adopted and is as follows: 

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON NOMINATIONS 

ing We 1. of Moderator's would next Synod: respectfully alternate (1) R. report A. to Blair; preach the (2) following the R. sermon C. items: Fullerton at the open


2. Committee on arrangements for next Synod: F. E. Allen, 

R. H. McKelvey, C. K. Greer. 

3. Committee to Present Resolutions of Thanks: W. A. 

Aikin, S. Bruce Willson, Ernest Dill. 

4. Special Committee to consider the paper submitted by 

J. G. Vos: F. D. Frazer, W. J. McKnight, Walter McCarroll, 

George S. Coleman, J. Burt Willson. 

5. Board of Church Erection: Paul Coleman to succeed 

himself; D. R. Wilcox to finishout the term of M. R. Jameson. 

6. Witness Committee: To succeed those whose terms 

expired in 1936—S. E. Boyle, James S. Tibby, to succeed 

themselves; D. C. Mathews to succeed Robert Park; D. C. 

Ward to succeed J. H. McBurney. To succeed those whose 

terms expire in 1937—J. C. Slater, J. B. Willson, T. C. Mc 

Knight, Wallace Young, to succeed themselves; R. C. Fullerton 

to succeed Paul D. McCracken; George S. Coleman added to 

the committee. 

7. Publication Board: Owen F. Thompson, C. T. Carson, 

to succeed themselves; Philip Adams to succeed E. K. Patton; 

Paul D. McCracken to fillthe unexpired term of M. R. Jameson. 

8. Committee on Evangelism: To take the places of ministers 

removing from Presbyteries which they represented—Illinois, 

Paul D. White; Iowa, Hugh Wright; Pittsburgh, E. G. 

Russell; Rochester, John O. Edgar; G. Mackay Robb, to be 

retained as chairman of the committee. 

9. Home Mission Board: J. C. Slater, D. H. Elliott, J. B. 

Willson, R. A. M. Steele, to succeed themselves. 

10. Jewish Mission Board: S. E. Greer, Sarah Archer, F. L. 

Stewart, Mrs. Ralph Duncan, to succeed themselves. 

11. Committee on Christian Education: Walter McClurkin 

to take the place of E. G. Russell, ipaul Coleman added to 

the committee. 

12. Committee on Matters Pertaining to the Question of 

War: John Coleman, Walter McCarroll, E. A. Crooks. 

13. To convey Synod's remembrance and sympathy by personal 

calls if possible (and if not, then by letter). 

By Whom— To Whom— 

J. C. Slater J. F. Crozier 

T. C. McKnight T. C. Sproull 

Samuel Edgar 

A. I. Robb 

G. Mackay Robb J. S. Thompson 

John O. Edgar 

William McFarland 

D. R. Wilcox J. R- Latimer 

M. W. Dougherty Miss Mary Wilson 

J. M. Johnston Miss Mary Fowler 

Paul Coleman 

Mrs. M. R. Jameson 

J. G. McElhinney Mrs. J. M. Coleman 

E. G. Russell Mrs. J. S. Stewart 

E. 14. 15. K.' D. Patton, Committee R. H. Taggart Elliott W. J. to Sterrett, Prepare study and Walter Psalm answer Miss Selections: McCarroll, Mrs. Mary the W. paper McFarland 

A. J. D. Russell D. H. presented Edgar. Elliott,

5 2 MINUTES OF THE SYNOD OF THE 

by J. G. Vos: J. B. Willson, W. J. McKnight, Walter McCarroll. 

16. Temperance Committee: J. C. Mitchel to succeed S. E. 

Greer. 

17. Committee on the Scriptural Implications of the Christian 

Amendment: W. J. Coleman, R. J. G. McKnight, D. H. 

Elliott. 

18. Commission to arrange for carrying out of the Covenant 

Loyalty Program: R. W. Redpath, Paul D. McCracken, 

F. E. Allen, Walter McClurkin, M. M. Pearce, E. A. Crooks, 

R. M. Young, Theodore Reed, Sproull Trumbull. 


G. MACKAY ROBB, 

S. E. GREER, 

J. D. EDGAR, 

W. J. STERRETT, 

I. R. CARITHERS. 

W. J. McKnight reported that the first edition of his new 

manual, "A Study in Standards" had been sold, and also the 

desirability of publishing a new edition. One hundred dollars 

was appropriated from the Literary Fund to assist Mr. 

MoKnight in the printing of a second edition. 

The Traveling Fund Assessment for next year was set at 

thirty cents per member. 

The Committee on Resolutions of Thanks made its report. 

The report was adopted and is as follows: 

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON THANKS 

Concerning the early Christian Church, we read that following 

the decision of the Council at Jerusalem the churches were 

established in the faith, and increased in number daily. 

We would acknowledge our gratitude to God for the privilege 

of assembling together as a Synodical Body in the name 

of Christ, the Head of the Church, and we trust that as a 

result of this meeting blessing will flow out to the congregations 

of the Church and abroad. 

In closing our meeting we would recommend: 

1. That the Clerk of Synod be asked to express our gratitude 

to Mr. Fred C. Griggs for bis voluntary work and courteous 

services in connection with the Treasurer's Reports in 

the office of Joseph M. Steele. 

2. That Synod express its appreciation for the searchin" 

Gospel messages Rev. William Lytle brought to the congregations 

in America, and for the inspiration of his personal 

testimony concerning the seeking and realizing of the presence 

and power of the Holy Spirit in their evangelistic work on 

the mission field. 

3. That Synod express its appreciation to the management 

of the Winona Lake institutions for the place of meetiii" of 

the Pre-Synodic Bible Conference, and that ten dollars"* be 

voted Winona their work from Lake and the institutions money for our lifted enjoyment as for an the expression of expenses the place. of of our Synod interest to tho in


4. That twenty-ftve dollars be voted from the above funds 

for the use of the Westminster Hotel chapel and accompanying 

facilities. 

5. That we give nine dollars to the bell boys of Westminster 

Hotel as an expression of thanks for their services. 

6. That we record our appreciation of the manner in which 

the Moderator directed the deliberations of the court and by 

rising vote express our gratitude to all the officers of the 

court, and to Paul D. McCracken and his Committee on Synodical 

Arrangements, for their efficient service. 


W. A. AIKIN, 

S. BRUCE WILLSON, 

E. S. DILL. 

The Minutes of this evening session were read and adopted. 

Synod was then adjourned with prayer by W. J. McKnight. 

Psalm 133 was sung. And the benediction was pronounced 

by W. J. Coleman. 

The Moderator then declared the Synod adjourned to meet 

at Winona Lake, Indiana, Friday, July 29, 1938, 7:30 p.m. 

(Winona Lake time). 

Report of the JULIUS Trustees A. KEMPF, of the Moderator, Synod 

The trustees of the Synod A. A. beg WYLIE, leave to Clerk, submit the Treasurer's 

Report for the year D. BRUCE ending MARTIN, March 31, Assistant 1937, Clerk. and to 

report concerning the financial interests of the Church 

entrusted to their management. 

We are grateful to the Most High for the blessings received 

during the past years. 

Bequests Received 

George T. McCarroll, Denver, Colo., balance in full..$ 7,200.00 

Miss Eliza Russell, Delhi, N. Y., for Synod's Board.. 97.20 

Richard Torrens, Topeka, Kan., Home Missions... 566.00 

Miss Matilda Stewart, Philadelphia, Pa., Foreign 

Missions -. --.--. l'lll^, 

Miss Eda Milligan, Olathe, Kan., Foreign Missions.. 333.3u 

Miss Eda Milligan, Olathe, Kan., Home Missions .... 333.33 

Miss Eda Milligan, Olathe, Kan., Ministerial Relief.. 66Mi 

Mrs Nancy Faris, Winchester, Kan., for Synod ?"„ 

Miss Lida Dunlap, Utica, O., Indian Mission 115.53 

Totals $10,979.28 

On March 29, 1937, the Rehoboth, la., church building 

was sold to Mr. J. K. Dunn for three hundred dollars, the 

parsonage remains unsold but rented.


Your board is still compelled to take over properties for 

unpaid taxes and interest. During the year some eight were 

acquired by deed and foreclosure, making fifty-six on hand 

with a book value of $504,345.21. These with two or three 

exceptions are bringing in increased rentals and in the hands 

of real estate men for disposal. 

A dividend of three per cent was declared out of the earnings 

of the past year. 

The Accounts Show 

Total Earnings of $ 36,760.60 

Mortgages 607,488.15 

Stocks 171,496.81 

Annuities 54,689.82 

Endowments 1,040,542.30 

Oftice expenses 4,270.38 

On account of the increased work in the office, the services 

of Mr. Chester Fox of the Allegheny congregation were secured 

October 17, 1936. 

The accounts of the board were audited by Mr. Harry R. 

Ferguson and a committee of the board examined the bonds, 

mortgages, stocks, etc., and found correct. 

James S. Tibby and D. C. Ward as alternate was appointed 

to represent the board on the floor of Synod. 

For Synodical Action 

The terms of Messrs. T. H. Boyd, James H. McBurney and 

James S. Tibby as members of the board expire June 15, 1937. 

Their successors should be elected by ballot. 

Instructions should be given as to the distribution of the 

Nancy Faris Bequest of $767.22 and the George McCarroll 

Bequest of $7,200.00. 

JAMES S. TIBBY, Secretary. 

Surplus Funds 

General Real Estate $278,000.00 

Buildings 64L200.00 

Furniture and Fixtures 50,225.00 

Stocks and Bonds 159,396.81 

Annuity Stocks and Bonds 12,100.00 

Annuities in Cash 54,689.82 

Invested Funds (outsiders) 14,780.42 

Bequests in Abeyance 8,574.5!) 

Endowment Funds 

Geneva College, Mortgages, Stocks $657,879.76 

Theological Seminary 72 305 42 

China Mission 2L737 50 

Foreign Mission 98918 72 

Syrian Mission 121520*54 

Home Mission 

70 ^3g gy 

Southern Mission 9!947*95 

Indian Mission 

Jewish Mission N 

4*138*54 

2!333!o2


Witness Work 2,883.3 1 

Aged People's Home 9,200.00 

Widows and Orphans 15,800.02 

Church Erection 3,400.00 

David Gregg Mortgage Fund 157,015.73 

John Parkhill Fund 3,600.00 

Mrs. John L. Parkhill Fund 905.00 

David Gregg Mortgage Fund 

April 1, 1936, Balance $122,300.00 

Payments on Principals 7,150.00 

April 1, 1937, Balance $115,150.00 

David Gregg Mortgage Interest 

RECEIPTS 

Collections $ 6,026.00 

DISBURSEMENTS 

Service Charge $ 301.30 

Foreign Missions Received 2,099.05 

Home Missions Received 1,717.40 

Church Erection Received 381.65 

Theological Seminary Received.-. 3 81.6 5 

Southern Mission Received 381.65 

Widows and Orphans Received .... 381.65 

Central-Pitts. Cong. General Received Mortgage Fund 381.65 6,026.00 

April 1, 1936, Balance ($535,719.99 

Mortgages Taken 14,625.88 

$550,345.87 

Mortgages Paid, Foreclosed 72,007.72 

April 1, 1937, Balance $478,338.15 

Interest Account 

RECEIPTS 

Interest on Loans to Depts. of the Church $ 1,708.68 

Interest from Mortgages 26,263.87 

From Surplus Funds to Pay 3% Dividend 896.92 

$ 28,869.47 

DISBURSEMENTS 

Share Office Expenses $1,921.67 

Dividends to Sundry Annuitants.... 3,652.14 

Dividends on Endowments 23,295.66 28,869.47 

Cash Account 

April 1, 1936, Balance.. 

.$ 1.81 

RECEIPTS 

. 166,917.38 

Collections 

$166,919.19


DISBURSEMENTS 

Paid Out 150,330.15 

April 1, 1937, Balance $ 16,589.01 

Office Expenses 

Rent of Office $ 538.80 

Phone 52.93 

Supplies, Etc . 231.99 

Salaries 3,296.66 

Auditor 150.00 4,270.38 

Above Paid by—Southern Mission $213.52, 

Geneva College $640.56, Interest Account 

$1,921.67, Memorial Building $427.04, 

Home Missions $1,067.59 4,270.38 

Contingent Account 

April 1, 1936, Balance $ 12,955.31 

RECEIPTS 

Eliza J. Russell Bequest 700.06 

$ 13,655.37 

DISBURSEMENTS 

To Meet 3% Dividend on Endowments 896.92 


Budget Account 

April 1, 1936, Balance $ 240.96 

RECEIPTS 

Collections 42,661.10 

$ 42,902.0". 

DISBURSEMENTS 

Distributed to Depts. of the Church |42,748.86 

April 1, 1937, Balance $ 153.20 

Temperance Fund , 

April 1, 1936, Balance $ 34.46 

DISBURSEMENTS 

Supplies 14.46 

April 1, 1937, Balance $ 20 00 

Students' Aid Fund 

April 1, 1936, Balance Overdrawn $ 791 e7 

RECEIPTS 

Payment of Note on Account $ 5.00 

Share of Budget Funds 1,376.00 

Collections 10.00 

Dividend 506!31 1,897.31 

$ 1,105.64


DISBURSEMENTS 

.Argos Zodhiates $ 75.40 

Lester Kilpatrick 125.00 

Thomas Hutcheson 125.00 

Upkeep of Seminary Building 800.00 

Interest on Overdraft 44.07 1,169.47 

April 1, 1937, Balance Overdrawn $ 63.83 

Theological Seminary 

April 1, 1936, Balance Overdrawn $ 3,612.70 

RECEIPTS 

Collections Direct $ 10.00 

Share Budget Funds 2,685.00 

Barnet Cong. Dividend - 9.75 

David Gregg Dividend 381.65 

Regular Dividend 2,142.16 5,228.56 

$ 1,615.86 

DISBURSEMENTS 

R. J. G. McKnight, Salary 13 Mos. $3,250.00 

W. J. Coleman, Salary 13 Mos 704.08 

John Coleman, Salary 13 Mos 704.16 

April 1, 1937, Balance Overdrawn $ 4,775.57 

J. Boyd Tweed, Salary 13 Mos 704.16 

Memorial 

Robert 

Building 

Park, Salary 13 Mos 704.16 

April 

Interest 

1, 1936, 

on 

Balance 

Overdraft 

Overdrawn 

324.87 

$ 

6,391.43 

1,293.39 

RECEIPTS 

Out-of-Town Phone Calls $ 4.03 

From Students' Aid Fund, Order 

Synod 800.00 804.0:; 

$ 489.36 

DISBURSEMENTS 

Gas $141,75, Electricity $114.34, Phone 

$72 13 Coal $163.48, Water $27.45, Supplies 

$35.29, Repairs $44.85, Insurance 

$32 00; Cook $181x00, Share Office Expenses 

$427.04, Interest on Overdraft 

$95.60 1,J ' 


Library Fund—Theological Seminary 

Magazines DISBURSEMENTS 48'Q0 

Books April Purchased 

1, 1937, Balance Overdrawn. 5 6.85


Ministerial Relief 

April 1, 1936, Balance Overdrawn $ 369.76 

RECEIPTS 

Collections $ 48.76 

Share Budget Funds 721.24 

Dividend 779.56 

Eda Milligan Bequest 66.67 $ 1,616.23 1,246.47 

DISBURSEMENTS 

Railroad Fare $ .70 

Life Insurance Premiums 1,062.15 

T. C. Sproul 200.00 

William McFarland 100.00 

J. F. Crozier 250.00 

J. R. Latimer.. 250.00 

Interest on Overdraft 50.50 1,913.35 

April 1, 1937, Balance Overdrawn ..$ 666.88 

Widows and Orphans Fund 


RECEIPTS 


Share of Budget Funds 1,115.59 

Dividends 855.65 2,010.65 

$ 144.85 

DISBURSEMENTS 

Railroad Fare $ .70 

Interest on overdraft 125.58 

Mrs. M. M. Dodds $100, Mary 

French $150, Mrs. P. P. Boyd 

$350, Anna Patton $100, Margaret 

M. Willson $100, Mary D. 

Khouri $150, Mrs. James Mc- 

Cune $100, Orlena Robb $200. 

Jean B. Wylie $200, Mrs. W. C. 

Allen $200, Margaret Dill $150, 

Juliet Cannon $125 $1,925.00 2,051.2s 


Southern Mission 

April 1, 1936, Balance Overdrawn $ 7 344 .-,., 

RECEIPTS 

Rent Little Knox $ 90.00 



Dividends 1,093.76 

$ 4,580.37 Sale Sewing Machines 40.00 2 763 86


DISBURSEMENTS 

Insurance $ 95.81 

Attorney 20.20 

Share Office Expenses 213.52 

Interest on Overdraft 459.19 

Salaries 1,481.62 2,270.34 



April 1, 1936, Balance Overdrawn $ 4.83 

RECEIPTS 

Miss Lida Dunlap Bequest $ 115.53 


Share Budget Funds 100.57 

Rent Farm 325.00 

Dividend 124.16 1,638.90 

$ 1,643.73 

DISBURSEMENTS 

S. S. Helps $ 7.00 

Supplies 27.09 

Salary 1,516.66 1,550.75 

April 1, 1937, Balance $ 92.98 

Home Mission Fund 


RECEIPTS 


Selma Cong, for Pastor's Salary.... 13.46 


Dividends on Account 1,927.82 

Elizabeth Stewart Annuity 250.00 

Nancy Fails Bequest, Order Synod 500.00 

Anna W. Brown Bequest, Order 

Synod 1,250.00 

R. T. Torrens Bequest 562.96 

Eda Milligan Bequest 333.33 

McKeesport Cong. Fund, Order 

Syn0d 7,250.00 22,197.57 

$ 13,010.07 

DISBURSEMENTS 

Printing $20.55, Share Overdraft $523.23, 

Share Office Expenses $1,067.59, Illinois 

Presbytery $633.04 Iowa $1,437.38, Kansas 

$558.28, New York $935.74, Ohio $1,- 

446 68 Pacific $1,750.96, Philadelphia 

$499.98, Pittsburgh $3,830.72, Rochester 

$1,8 91.5 8 14^595^7o 

April 1, 1937, Balance Overdrawn -•$ 1,585.66


Witness Work 

April 1, 1936, Balance Overdrawn .....$ 399.83 

RECEIPTS 


Share Budget 2,159.98 

Sale Literature 23.04 

Dividend 86.50 2,946.39 

$ 2,546.56 

DISBURSEMENTS 

Postage and Envelopes $ 173.85 

Printing .. 218.00 

Interest' on Overdraft 18.95 

J. G. Vos Literature 15.50 

Typist 110.00 

W. J. Coleman, Salary 812.50 

W. J. Coleman, Office Expenses.... 71.92 1,420.72 

April 1, 19,37, Balance .$ 1,125.84 

Church Erection Board 

April 1, 1936, Balance $ 1,330.75 

RECEIPTS 

Sale Lumber, York, N.Y., Church..$ 50.00 

Bovina, N.Y., Cong., Paid Mortgage 100.00 

Santa Ana Cong. Paid Mortgage.... 300.00 

Greeley Cong. Paid Mortgage 93.40 

McKeesport Fund Order Synod 1,120.00 

Regular Dividend 102.00 

David Gregg Dividend 381.65 2,147.05 

$ 3,477.80 

DISBURSEMENTS 

Legacy Com. for Printing $ 38.25 

Toronto Congregation 300.00 338.25 

April 1, 1937, Balance _ $ 3,139.55 

Covenanter Witness 

April 1, 1936, Balance $ 200.52 

RECEIPTS 

Subscriptions $3,073.86 

Advertising 156.79 

Miscellaneous _ 271.29 

Collections, Congregation 22.76 

Share Budget Funds 2,949.11 6 473.81 

$ 6,674.33 

DISBURSEMENTS 

Printer 

Letter Mailing Salaries Office Help Postage Expense —- 

$4,745.00 

1,000.00 119.75 371.32 76.54


Equipment 100.25 

Telephone and Telegraph 4.2 6 

Cuts 57.57 

Books Resold 102.55 

Miscellaneous 97.09 6,674.33 

Joint Financial Report, Current Account, Geneva College 

April 1, 1980, to April 1, 1937 

April 1, 1936, Balance ..$ 13,820.42 

RECEIPTS 

Ref. Pres. Church Collections $11,550.00 

Dividends All Sources 18,252.84 

Invested Funds, Returned in Full 16,000.00 

Gifts 150.00 

School Liberal Arts 149,653.63 

Extension School 13,302.00 

Summer School 10,057.50 

Book Store 7,085.53 

Athletic Association 11,777.65 

North Hall for Men 1,853.00 

McKee Hall for Women 3,594.23 

Dining Room 15,920.16 

Alumni Music Hall 1,405.93 260,602.47 

$274,422.89 

DISBURSEMENTS 

Salary and Exp., Financial Agt...$ 2,923.14 

Interest on Overdraft 55.35 

Share Office Expenses 640.56 

School Liberal Arts 189,195.45 

Extension School 12,270.60 

Summer School 8,798.39 

Book Store 7,604.25 

Athletic Association 13,445.50 

North Hall for Men 1,542.00 

McKee Hall for Women 2,466.56 

Dining Room 14,620.25 

Alumni Music Hall 2,465.03 256,027.08 


JAMES S. TIBBY, Treasurer. 

Auditor's Report 

I the undersigned, appointed by the trustees of the Synod 

of the Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America to 

audit the accounts of James S. Tibby, treasurer, would respectfully 

report that I have examined the accounts, cash in bank, 

and find same correct as per above report. 

HARRY R. FERGUSON, Public Auditor. 

STUDENTS LOAN FUND, GENEVA COLLEGE 

ASSETS 

Casn $ 360.49 

First National Bank 129.37


Notes Receivable 7,771.72 

Interest Accrued on Notes Receivable.. 118.01 

Office Equipment 29.51 

Office Supplies 13.96 $ 8,473.06 

LIABILITIES—CAPITAL 

Supplies $ 6.40 

Capital 8,416.66 8,473.06 

PRINTING AND SALE OF 1936 MINUTES OF SYNOD 

Six hundred copies of the Minutes of 1936 meeting of the 

Reformed Presbyterian Synod at Winona Lake, Ind., were 

printed by J. K. Latta, of Morning Sun, la., and were received 

for distribution, October 9, 19 36. 

536 copies were sold at fiftycents a copy $268.00 

12 copies free 

548 

Cost of Printing $2 02.50 

Editing 50.00 

Postage and Expressage 39.07 291.57 

Deficit $ 23.57 

JAMES S. TIBBY, Treasurer. 


Above report audited and found correct. 

HARRY R. FERGUSON, Auditor. 

FINANCIAL REPORT, LITERARY FUND 

April 1, 1936, Balance $ 1,340.80 

RECEIPTS 

Synodical Collections $ 101.47 

Sale Dockets 35.05 

Delegates' Checks for Trav. Fund.. 1,297.95 

Sale 1936 Minutes 268.00 

Sale Literature _.. 532.42 2,234 89 

$ 3,575.69 

DISBURSEMENTS 

R. R. Fares, Special Delegates $ 27.50 

Trav. Fund for 1937 Synod Bal 562.43 

Traveling Expenses, Delegates 1.297.95 

Synodical Supplies and Expenses.. 80.55 

Evangelistic Committee 50.00 

Paul McCracken, Y. P. Societies.... 25.00 

D. H. Elliott Forward Movement.. s.50 

United Promotion 3.48 

Storage of Trunks 8.00 

Books, Confessions, Faith, Etc is!50 

Bible Reading Premiums 12.00 

Postage on Literature 34.60


Cost of 1936 Minutes 291.57 

Printing Dockets 37.50 2,457.58 


JAMES S. TIBBY, Treasurer! 


Above report audited by me and found correct. 

HARRY R. FERGUSON, Auditor. 

BOARD OF CHURCH ERECTION 

We wish to place on record our appreciation of the service 

of Melvin R. Jameson as a member of our board. Both for 

his fellowship and his careful counsel, his share in our meetings 

and plans was important and he was faithful in attendance. 

His death last January was a real loss to us. 

We have made but one grant for church building this year. 

A change in local conditions made it possible for our Toronto 

congregation to carry through their long-considered plan to 

excavate and finish a modern basement under their church. 

They managed so wisely and worked so faithfully themselves 

that a grant of two hundred and fifty dollars from our funds 

enabled them to complete the work. 

Last Synod commended to us the encouragement and aid of 

congregations in securing parsonages. We are happy to report 

that on our suggestion Denison congregation decided to secure 

a parsonage, and our grant of three hundred dollars was sufficient 

with what they had raised to pay for it in full. Their 

new pastor and his wife will take possession of it on their 

return from Synod. 

We have had under consideration the proposal of two different 

congregations to move or enlarge their places of worship. 

The possibilities are being studied at this time. Since we are 

trying to do our work without making demands on the Synodical 

budget at this time, we are largely dependent on repayment 

of loans allowed in past years. 

During the last winter our Seattle church was injured by 

fire, but insurance quickly repaired the roof and made thy 

inside look even better than before. We would remind congregational 

leaders of the necessity of maintaining adequate 

fire insurance. 

The term of Paul Coleman has expired as a member of this 

board and Synod should also choose one to fillout the term 

of M. R. Jameson. 


PAUL COLEMAN, Chairman. 

REPORT OF THE BOARD OF CONTROL 

"Blessed is he that considereth the poor; the Lord will 

deliver him in the time of trouble." The promises of God are 

fulfilled only to those who meet the conditions. There is no 

man living here who is immune from trouble. We want God's 

of help need. when it comes, and so we consider others in their time


The board held its regular annual meeting at the home of 

one of its members, Samuel Carson, in Morning Sun, and a 

special meeting at the home of the secretary, H. G. Patterson. 

Seventeen applications for aid were considered. Four from 

aged ministers and thirteen from widows and orphans. Eight 

hundred dollars were apportioned among the ministers and 

$1,925.00 among the widows and orphans. 

In order that there may be no deficit in these funds and 

that the board may be more liberal with those in need, we are 

asking for larger amounts from the budget this year than last. 

It is hoped that the pension plan presented by the committee 

appointed to report at this Synod, or some feasible plan 

whereby our aged servants may be more adequately provided 

for will very soon be put into operation. 

The time for which J. P. Baird and David Cummings were 

chosen as members of the board has expired and their successors 

should be chosen at this meeting. 


BOARD OF FOREIGN MISSIONS H. G. OF PATTERSON, THE SYNOD Secretary. OF THE 


OF NORTH AMERICA 

Report of Joseph M. Steele, Treasurer 

Statement of Funds in Foreign Missions Account for Year 

Ending April 15, 1937 

Latakia, Syria, Hospital Fund $ 1,366.22 

Latakia Dwelling Building Fund 1,989.98 

Tarsus Building Fund 

No balance 

J. French Carithers Memorial Fund 4,419.42 

Syria Mission, Special Fund 2,642.93 

Cyprus Mission, Special Fund 

500.DU 

China Mission, Special Fund _ 2 204.41 

Manchuria Mission, Special Fund 

No balance 

Girls' School, Nicosia, Cyprus—Salary Account No balance 

Miss E. M. Stewart's Appeal Fund for China 536.58 

Inkzik Church Fund 

j\j0 balance 

Miss Blanche McCrea Travel Fund 

No balance 

"Rev. Samuel Boyle China Fund" 

$ 24.268.47 

654.10 

Foreign Missions General Fund 9,954.83 

LATAKIA, SYRIA, HOSPITAL FUND 

Balance, April 15, 1936 $1,306 22 

RECEIPTS: 

Dividend—Rev. David and Mrs. M. E. 

McKee, cot 60.00 $ _ 1,366.22 

No disbursements

REFORMED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 6_5 

LATAlvIA DWELLING, BUILDING FUND 

Balance, April 15, 1936 $2,589.98 

DISBURSEMENTS: 

Sent to fieldto make repairs to bldgs. 600.00 $ 1,989.98 

TARSUS BUILDING FUND 

Balance, April 15, 1936 $6,757.66 

Transferred to General Fund account, 

action of Synod, June 4, 1936 6,757.66 No balance 

J. FRENCH CARITHERS MEMORIAL FUND 

Balance, April 15, 1936 $4,194.42 

RECEIPTS: 

Int. from 5M. Pittsburgh and West 

Virginia Railroad bonds 225.00 $ 4,419.42 

No disbursements 

MEMO OF BONDS: 

5M. Pittsburgh and West Virginia 

Railroad Co. 

SPECIAL FUND ACCOUNTS 

Syria Mission: 

RECEIPTS: 

Education $ 20.00 

Discretion of missionaries 50.00 

Vartoohie Polatian 150.00 

"Little Geneva" 185.00 

Inkzik Church 76.35 $ 481.35 

•Balance, April 15, 1936 2,499.12 

$2,980.47 


Sent to field 337.54 $ 2,642.93 

Cyprus Mission: 

RECEIPTS: 

Education $ 45.54 

Scholarships 148.00 

For Mr. Argos and Mrs. 

Delpina 50.00 $ 243.54 

Balance, April 15, 1936 856.51 

$1,100.05 


Sent to field 600.05 $ 500.00


China Mission: 

RECEIPTS: 

Discretion of missionaries $ 37.00 

Dr. Ida Scott's work 15.00 

Lo Ting hospital.. 5.50 

Famine relief 1.00 

Lepers 10.00 

Chue Ue Keung 36.00 

Dividend—Mrs. James Mc- 

Cune, educate girl 24.00 $ 128.50 

Balance, April, 15, 1936.... 2,494.77 

$2,623.27 


2,204.41 

Sent to field * 418.86 ? 

* Includes $200 sent to China Famine Relief. U.S.A.. Inc. 

Manchuria Mission: 

RECEIPTS: 

Discretion of missionaries $ 18.50 

Sent to field 18.50 

Girls' School, Nicosia, Cyprus (Salary Account) 

RECEIPTS: 

Through Mrs. Carmichael 

from Synodical, etc $352.87 

R. N. Redpath Est 4.27 $ 357.14 

Balance, April 15, 1936.... 262.37 

No balance 

$ 619.51 


Salaries—3 mos. each, 

Misses McCrea and Piper 352.88 

$ 266.63 

Transferred to G e n e ra 1 

Fund account, order of 

No balance 

board, Jan. 19, 1937.... 266.63 

Miss E. M. Stewart's Appeal Fund for China: 

RECEIPTS: 

Received $ 285.00 

Balance, April 15, 1936.. 1,102.00 

$1,387.00 


Salary—Dr. Ida 

Scott (9 mos.)$516.39 

Travel—Dr. Ida 

536.58 

Scott (to field) 334.03 850.42 $


Inkzik Church Fund: 

Balance, April 15, 1936..$ 60.32 

Transferred to General 

Fund acct., action of 

board, July 1, 1936.... 60.32 

CHURCH 

"Miss Blanche McCrea Travel Fund": 

RECEIPTS: 

From Miss McCrea $ 180.75 


Incidental travel 

expense of Miss 

McCrea, return 

to field $ 35.00 

Trans, to General 

No balance 

Fund acct. 145.75 180.75 

Rev. Samuel Boyle China Fund: 

•RECEIPTS: 

Congregations $ 629.53 

Sabbath schools and societies 

542.79 

Individuals 390.39 $1,562.71 

Balance, April 15, 1936.. 356.39 

$1,919.10 


Salary (12 mos.) $1,215.00 

Child allowence 50.00 $1,265.00 $ 

654.10 

Amounts Due Missionaries: 

Rev. H. A. Hays $ 1.35 

6.36 

Rev. Samuel E. Boyle.... 5.01 $ 

Advances Made for .Missionaries: 

Miss Mary R. Adams $ 37.50 

Secretary's Expense: 

Office and General Exp...? 334.11 

Transferred to Home Base 

No balance 

Exp 334.11 

Treasurer's Expense: 

Bond - * 50.00 

Audit 75.00 

Postage and Stationery.. 18.8„ 

$ 143.83 

Transferred to Home Base 

Exp 143.83 

67 

No balance 

No balance


FOREIGN MISSIONS GENERAL FUND ACCOUNT 

RECEIPTS 

Congregations $13,753.21 

Sabbath schools and societies 

- 7,510.53 

Individuals 1,578.08 $22,814.82 

Travel and salary returned 767.35 

Transferred from Tarsus 

Bldg. Fund 6,757.66 

Transferred from Inkzik 

Church Fund 60.32 

Transferred from Blanche 

McCrea Trav. Fund 145.75 

Transferred from Girls' 

Seh., Nicosia (Sal. Fd.) 266.63 

Income from securities.... 236.00 

BEQUESTS: 

Est. Richard Torrens, 

Topeka, Kan $ 566.00 

Miss Matilda Stewart, 

Phil, legacy 1,500.00 

Miss Eda Milligan, 

Olathe, Kan 333.33 

Miss Lida F. Dunlop, 

Utica, 0 346.61 

Eliz. Stewart, annuity.. 250.00 2,995.94 

DIVIDENDS: 

Regular $ 3,026.31 

Miss E. M. Sterrett 223.32 

David Gregg Est 2,099.05 

Miss Eda McKee 60.00 

Mrs. M. E. and Eda 

McKee 480.00 

Rev. David and Mrs. M. 

DISBURSEMENTS 

Latakia, 

E. McKee 

Syria: 

240.00 

Salaries 

Barnet and 

(missionaries, 

Ryegate, 

Vt., 

field 

cong 

and furl.) $ 4,845.60 

9.75 6,138.43 $ 40,209.90 

Salaries (missionaries, 

retired) 571.04 

Tuition—language 

school 225.00 

Mission expense 3,500.00 

Drafts cashed 21.40 $ 9,163.04 

Cj ins: 


field and furl.) $ 2,951.60


Mission expense 7 00.00 

Travel 1,136.69 4,788.29 

Mersina: 

'Mission expense 370.00 

South China: 


field and furl.) $ 6,956.20 


retired) 450.00 

Travel 235.00 7,641.20 

Manchuria: 


field and furl.) $ 2,863.00 

Mission expense 564.00 

Travel 

Forward 

652.50 4,079.50 

$26,042.03 $ 40,209.90 

Home Base Expense and Overhead: 

Advance for travel to 

board meetings $ 60.00 

Gift, 23d St. Y.M.C.A... 10.00 

Foreign Missions Conference 

of N. A 75.00 

Minutes of Synod and 

literature 15.25 

Secretary's expense —. 334.11 

Treasurer's expense .-.. 143.83 

$ 63 8 19 

Less receipt _ 5o!o0 $ 588.19 $ 26,630.22 

i—' 

$ 13,579.68 

Less deficit, Apr. 15,'3 6 3,624.85 

Balance April 15, 1937 $ 9,954.83 

BOOKLET PUBLICATION ACCOUNT 


"Eight Decades in Syria" $ 100.00 

Sent to Rev. J. G. Vos, Manchuria.. 35.00 

Printing bills and cuts 60.00 

$ 195.00 

Less receipts 55.00 

Overdraft » 140.00 

MEMORANDUM OF BONDS 

3 M. International Hydro Electric System 6's 

3 M Missouri-Illinois R. R. Co. 5's (Partial Default) 

2800 Potomac Realty-Atlantic Debenture Corp. 2-6's

2 

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COMPARATIVE REPORT 

1936 

Receipts Payments 

Foreign Missions General Fund Account $36,634.11 $27,828.12 

Syria Special Fund 261.25 459.20 

Cyprus Special Fund 310.00 14 26 

China Special Fund 232.00 232!oo 

Manchuria Special Fund , 57.15 57.15 

Latakia Hospital Fund None None 

Mersina Hospital Fund None 11,134.10 

Latakia Dwelling iBuilding Fund None 750.00 

Tarsus Building Fund _ None None 

J. F. Carithers Memorial Fund 327.13 None 

Miss E. M. Stewart's Appeal Fund 1,102.00 None 

Inkzik Church Fund *335!32 275.00 

Miss Blanche McCrea Traveling Fund None None 

Rev. Samuel Boyle China Fund 1,174.59 1,515 00 

SUMMARY 

Totals for General Fund $36,634.11 $27,828.12 

Totals for Special and Miscellaneous Funds 3,799.44 14,436.71 

1937 

Receipts Payments 

$40,209.90 $26,630.22 

481.35 

243.54 

128.50 

18.50 

60.00 

None 

None 

None 

225.00 

285.00 

None 

180.75 

,562.71 

337.54 

600.05 

418.86 

18.50 

None 

None 

600.00 

,757.66 

None 

850.42 

60.32 

180.75 

,265.00 

.$ 3,799.44 $14,436.71 $ 3,185.35 $11,089.10 

$40,209.90 $26,630.22 

3,185.35 11,089.10 

..$40,433.55 $42,264.83 $43,395.25 $37,719.32


STATEMENT OF BALANCES AND DISTRIBUTION 

OF CASH IN BANKS 

Foreign Mission, General Fund $ 9,954.83 

Samuel Boyle China Fund 654.10 

Special and miscellaneous funds 13,659.54 

Jewish Mission (cash) *368!99 

Jewish Mission (reserve) 850.00 

Amounts due missionaries 6.36 

$ 25,493.82 

Less: 

Overdraft, booklet publication acct. $ 140.00 

Advances made for missionaries.... 37.50 177.50 

Distributed as Follows: 

$ 25,316.32 

*Broiwn Bros.-Harriman & Co $22,471.39 

Pennsylvania Company, etc '1,303.65 

Central-Penn National Bank... 1,541.28 $ 25,316.32 

* Includes deposit April 23, 1937, $20,031.02. 


JOS. M. STEELE, Treasurer. 

AUDITOR'S REPORT 

Mr. Joseph M. Steele, Treasurer, the Board oi Foreign 

Missions of the Synod of the Reformed Presbyterian 

Church of North America, Philadelphia. 

Dear Sir: 

We have examined your accounts as treasurer of the Board 

of Foreign Missions of the Synod of the Reformed Presbyterian 

Church of North America for the year ended April 15, 1937. 

All receipts as shown by your books were deposited in bank 

and all expenditures, with the exception of disbursements for 

missionaries' salaries, traveling expenses, field expenses and 

certain minor items were supported by proper vouchers. However, 

in all cases canceled checks were examined by us. Written 

authorizations for these disbursements were not on file 

at your office. 

No income was received from the following securities: 

30 s"hares Missouri State Life Insurance Co. 

$1,000 Republic of Chile 6s, 1963 

,$3,000 Missouri-Illinois R. R. Co. 5s, 1959 

Cash in banks was verified by correspondence with the 

depositories and the investments shown in the accompanying 

statement at cost were verified by examination. 

Annexed we submit statements of cash and investments in 

the various funds at April 15, 1937. 

Very truly yours, 

LYBRAND, ROSS BROS. & MONTGOMERY.


DETAILS OF THE CASH FUNDS OF THE BOARD OF 

FOREIGN MISSIONS OF THE SYNOD OF THE 

REFORMED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF 

NORTH AMERICA, APRIL 15, 1937 

Board of Foreign Missions: 

Syria Hospital Fund $ 1,366.22 

Latakia Dwelling Building Fund 1,989.98 

J. French Carithers Memorial Fund 4,419.42 

Syrian Mission, Special Fund 2,642.93 

Cyprus Mission, Special Fund 500.00 

China Mission, Special Fund 2,204.41 

Rev. Samuel Boyle China Fund 654.10 

Miss E. M. Stewart's Appeal Fund for China 536.58 

Foreign Missions, General Fund _ $ 24,268.47 9,954.83 

Jewish Mission Board Fund: 

Cash $ 368.99 

Cash reserved for new heating system 

850.00 1,218.99 

Less: 

Advances made for missionaries, 

inet of amounts held for them, 

$ 25,487.46 

as annexed $ 31.14 

Booklet publication account, 

overdraft 140.00 171.14 

$ 25,316.32 

Held as follows: 

Ai Brown Brothers, Harriman & 

Co 

$22,471.39* (a) 

At the Pennsylvania Company for 

insurance on lives and granting 

annuities 1,303.65 

At Central-Penn National Bank 1,541.28 $ 25,316.32 

* Includes $20,031.02 deposited April 23, 1937. 

(a) Includes disbursements of $11.6 8, made subsequent to 

April IB, 1937. 

THE BOARD OF FOREIGN MISSIONS OF THE SYNOD OF 

THE REFORMED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF 

NORTH AMERICA ADVANCES MADE 

FOR MISSIONARIES 

Net of Amounts Held for Their Account 

Advance made for missionary: 

Miss Mary R. Adams * 37 5q


Amounts held for missionaries: 

Rev. Herbert A. Hays 

J$1.35 

Rev. Samuel E. Boyle 5.01 6.36 

$ 31.14 

DETAILS OF THE INVESTMENT FUNDS OF THE BOARD 

OF FOREIGN HUSSIONS OF THE SYNOD OF THE 

REFORMED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF 

NORTH AMERICA, APRIL 15, 1937 

Book Values Quoted Values 

Board of Foreign Missions: 

J. French Carithers Memorial 

Fund, $5,000 Pittsburgh & 

W. Va. Ry. Co. 4%s, 1960-$ 4,681.25 89% $ 4,462.50 

Foreign Missions Gen. Fund: 

$3,000 International Hydro- 

'Elec. System 6s, 1944 3,120.00 81 2,430.00 

$3,000 Mo.-Ill. R. R. Co. 5s, 

1959 2,550.00 58 V4 1,747.50 

$2,800 Potomac Realty Atlantic 

Debenture Corp. 2-$13,151.25 Jewish 6s. Mission 1953 Board: 

2,800.00 49 

$10,012.00 

1,372.00 

30 shares Missouri State Life 

Ins. Co., par $10, gift $ 300.00* No value 

$1,000 Republic of Chile 6s, 

i963 915.00 22 $ 220.00 

$ 1,215.00 $ 220.00 

$14,366.25 $10,232.00 

* Stated at par value. 

MISSION OF THE COVENANT (JEWISH MISSION) REPORT 

OF JOSEPH M. STEELE, TREASURER 

Statement of Funds, April 15, 1936, to April 15, 1937 

RECEIPTS 

Congregations $1,086.60 

Sabbath sch'ls and societies 1,050.00 

Tnriivid U3.1'S 

5.UU 

Receipts to mission'direct- 24.00 $2,165.60 

Dividends: 

Regular 

7U-UU 

$2,235.60 

Balance, April 15, 1936.... 482.3* $ 2,717.96


DISBURSEMENTS 

Salaries $1,200.00 

Mission Expense: 

Cleaning $ 82.48 

Telephone 37.43 

Gas and electricity 21.47 

Postage 1.00 

Literature and periodicals 

17.59 

Fire protection 3.7 5 

Water rent 9.00 

Repairs —- 126.25 

New heating system (reserved) 

850.00 1,148.97 2,348.97 

1 

Balance April 15, 1937 $ 368.99 


JOS. M. STEELE, Treasurer. 

FORTIETH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE TREASURER OF 

THE REFORMED PRESBYTERIAN WOMAN'S 

ASSOCIATION 

For the Year Ending March 81, 1987 

RECEIPTS 

Admission fee $ 1,500.00 

Bequests— 

Mrs. Mary B. Kennedy Estate 30.00 

Robert James Aiton Estate _ 36.96 

Boarding income 188.52 

Congregational collections 1,459.70 

Dividends 38.50 

Donations— 

Reception and donation day 706.50 

Individuals and societies... 561.08 

Interest on investments _ 1,405.58 

Membership dues 490.50 

Members' fund 725.00 

Davis mortgage payment 132.42 

Pension for the blind 540.00 

Ashland Avenue property 862.45 

New Concord property :.... 15.00 

Penn Avenue property 394.70 

Franklin Avenue property 382.39 

Sundry cash income 

Total EXPENDITURES 

Food Miscellaneous Drugs Equipment 

Burial suppplies receipts and expense medicines— accounts for the receivable year .^f~~.....7.. : $ 9,692 _ 29 

23.07 

$ 2,188.22 157.!s8 199.92 137.70 45 10


Garden and grounds 5.70 

General expense •. 644.27 

Insurance 251.32 

Interest payable 593.64 

Light and heat 955.37 

Matron's expense fund 427.57 

Memorial room expense 215.00 

Nursing 420.18 

Office expense 284.14 

Pension for the blind 180.00 

Ashland Avenue property 167.91 

New Concord property 96.05 

Penn Avenue property 221.09 

Franklin Avenue property 166.14 

Patterson Total expenditures farm inheritance for the tax year $10,393.60 665.00 

Home SUMMARY repairs 268.71 

Salaries Total receipts for the year $ 9,692.29 2,219.08 

Telephone Add balance April 1, 1936 1,315.35 55.19 

Miscellaneous $11,007.64 accounts payable 28.64 

Expenditures for the year 10,393.60 

Balance March 31, 1937 $ 614.04 

ASSETS 

The Union Trust Co. of Pittsburgh, checking acct...$ 614.04- 

Peoples-Pittsburgh Trust Co., savings account 38.97 

Equipment 

UllH 

Furniture 

4,678.3b 

Mortgages Receivable: 

William W. and Eliza Davis $ 720.60 

George Frankovich 11,500.00 

Charles and Rose Pallos 5,000.00 $17,220.60 

Real Estate: 

Uniondale cemetery lots $ 980.ou 

Ashland Avenue property 8,568.37 

New Concord property 2,398.00 

Penn Avenue property 10,235.77 

Franklin Avenue property 5,917.29 

Patterson farm property 665.00 

Home property - 44,182.73 72,947.16 

Stocks and Bonds: . «^ftCi 

Keystone Driller and National Fireproofing 240.51 

Total assets - - $97,817.46

7 6 MINUTES OF THE SYNOD OF THE 

LIABILITIES 

Annuity bonds ~*. $ 1,500.00 

Members' fund 2,716.68 

Memorial room furnishings 270.08 

Perpetual endowment fund 7,300.00 

Managers' contingent fund 11.54 

Reserve interest fund 

Total liabilities 

1,538.67 

$13,3 36.97 

SUMMARY 

Total assets $97,817.46 

Total liabilities 13,336.97 

Excess of assets $84,480.4 9 

To the Board of Directors, 

Reformed Presbyterian Woman's Association of N. A.: 

This is to certify that I have audited the books of your 

association for the year ending March 31, 1937, and have 

found the accounts to be in balance and correct to the best 

of my knowledge and belief. I have examined the contents 

of your safe deposit box in the Union Trust Company of Pittsburgh, 

East Liberty Branch, and found there all mortgages 

and securities reflected in your records. 

W. E. RICHARDS,, JR., Auditor. 

Pittsburgh, Pa., April 15, 1937. 

FINANCIAL STATEMENT, THE NATIONAL REFORM 

ASSOCIATION 

Fiscal Year October 31, 1935, to October 81, 1936 

Bank balance, October 31, 1935 $ 4.3fj 

RECEIPTS 

General $6,162.66 

"The Day" 155.89 

"Six Studies on the Day" 453.93 6,772.4s 

$ 6,776.86 

DISBURSEMENTS 

Salaries and expenses $4,503.55 

Rent 125.00 

Printing 1,193.28 

Sundries 538.94 

Interest 300.00 6,660.77 

Bapk balance, October 31, 1936 $ 116.09 

REPORT OF THE TEMPERANCE COMMITTEE 

To the Members of the Synod of the Reformed Presbyterian 

Church of North America: 

There has been no turn in the tide of alcoholic liquors loosed 

upon our country by the present administration of the government. 

Repeal was hastened greatly by the administration's 

whip lash. Now the re-established liquor traffic is encouraged


by generous government support and almost complete freedom 

in expanding its business and regaining its former sinister 

political influence. "Practically every law which safeguarded 

our people from the ravages of the liquor traffic has been 

ferreted out and cast into the discard." Elections held even 

now in territory which normally would be dry, give evidence 

of tampering and manipulation. The climax of all this is the 

unprecedented entrance of the Unites States government into 

the rum business through the Departmet of Interior's work 

relief project in the Virgin Islands. 

The way was prepared for the repeal of our national prohibition 

law by propaganda, highly financed, brazenly dishonest, 

expertly promoted. This propaganda continues under 

higher pressure than ever. Working in organizations and 

institutes, whose real character is skillfully camouflaged by 

high sounding names, with millions of dollars for advertising 

and promotion expenses, and the most brilliant minds to direct 

their strategy, every possible effort is being made to regain 

for the traffic what was lost during the days of prohibition. 

A special effort is being made to fasten the drink habit on 

the youth and women of our country. Liquor papers are full 

of advice as to how liquor representatives may worm their way 

into the good graces of the public. Efforts continue to embarrass 

and muzzle our public school system by bribes offered 

in the form of a paltry few million dollars of school tax. 

Efforts have even been made to contact the National Safety 

Council and persuade its directors to soft pedal the incriminating 

evidence against alcohol in the heavy toll of life in traffic 

accidents. Also liquor representatives are urged to contact 

court officials and suppress that statement which appears so 

frequently in the trials of traffic offenders, "I just had a 

couple of beers." 

The action of our Congress in March, 1933, legalizing 3.2 

per cent beer while the 18th Amendment was still the law of 

the land, has been a tremendous advantage to the beer trade. 

Following the lead of the federal government the trade has 

succeeded in separating beer from classification with other 

liquors in new legislation in many states. The traffic in beer 

has always comprised about 9 0 per cent of the liquor traffic 

of our country. Now beer is being pushed to the limit by 

the brewers as a "temperance" drink. Yet, all the while 

undeniable, scientific evidence is piling up which shows that 

even one or two beers incapacitate the mind and body for all 

activities requiring a prompt, accurate response. 

The liquor bill of the United States last year was over three 

billion dollars. This was clear loss. Our president seems to 

be profoundly concerned that one-third of our nation are 

"ill-housed, ill-clad, ill-fed." The three billion dollars wasted 

on booze last year, for which he and his administration are 

largely in prohibition family advantage bringing budget responsible, they levels. consumption of could every But would be one given, four up of have only those times the added to liquor families. more about $30 forces distilled 60 per In per have month spite cent liquor succeedeu of of to every pre- 

was the


produced last year than was consumed. The worst is yet to 

come. But repeal is staggering on to a self-imposed doom. 

Much of what has been said about the methods of promoting 

the traffic in alcohol could be applied to the promoting of the 

use of tobacco. Except that there is less opposition to the 

use of tobacco. Many churches are not only silent on the 

subject but refuse to give opportunity to those who are willing 

to discuss it. To our three billion liquor bill in 1936 we must 

add another three and one-half billion for tobacco. The 

tobacco companies have succeeded in selling to our nation the 

idea of the smoking woman. They seem to be concentrating 

at the present on an attempt to show that tobacco is not 

harmful to athletes. 

Dr. A. L. Warner, an eighty-year-old physician in Chicago, 

who for fifty-threeyears has studied the problems of alcohol, 

nicotine and other drugs declares, "More than 95 per cent of 

the young men of the United States have used tobacco, yet 

girls and women smoking degenerate the race more rapidly 

than men smoking. We are breeding a race of tobacco degenerates 

with a natural craving for dope and a tendency toward 

vice and crime. Tobacco is the most widespread and enslaving 

of all dopes, worse than liquor. The tobacco habit is more 

difficult to cure than liquor or other dope addictions. I see 

no hope for spiritual, moral or physical uplift of our people 

and future generations with increasing use of tobacco." 

The work of your committee has followed in general that 

of former years. Some supplemental material and suggestions 

have been provided the congregations for quarterly temperance 

lessons, also a booklet was sent out intended to help local 

congregations plan for a more extended alcohol education 

course than is provided by quarterly temperance lessons. As 

propaganda has proved so successful for the foes of temperance, 

it may be equally useful in presenting the truth. The 

need for this teaching is great. Day schools in many cases 

have not yet realized how pressing this need is. The church 

should utilize for this all facilities at her command, pulpit. 

religious schools, young peoples meetings, public programs! 

bulletin boards, etc. Repetition drives truth home. Every 

young person will be faced with this liquor and tobacco problem 

in numerous personal temptations during the next decade 

We cannot wait until the temptation comes to establish safeguards. 

The responsibility for this temperance education 

must be assumed to a larger degree by local congregational 

leaders. 

Your committee cannot keep on hand extensive supplies of 

temperance literature. So much good temperance literature 

is being published now that abundant supplies are within the 

reach of everyone. We do endeavor to keep informed con 

cerning good literature that is published and educational 

method supply Covenanter courses will be of which of helpful temperance poster Witness. are when publicity. offered slogans This requested. so is as We for to an have bulletin recommend economical We a list have boards of material continued over and through one effective which hun- 

the

REFORMED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 79_ 

dred alcohol and tobacco slogans suitable for such use, each 

one a temperance sermon in ten words or thereabouts. We 

feel that another pledge-signing campaign should be undertaken 

throughout the church in 193a and bespeak the cooperation 

of congregational leaders. We have expended in our work 

this past year $16.46; detailed financial statement is attached 

herewith. We feel that it would be helpful for our committee 

to affiliate with the National Temperance and Prohibition 

Council but cannot do so unless our income is increased. We 

have presented to the Co-ordinating Committee a request with 

this end in view, and that committee has authorized a financial 

recommendation which follows: 

The term of Dr. S. E. Greer as a member of this committee 

has expired and his successor should be elected at this meeting 


We present the following recommendations: 

1. That this Synod commend the splendid effort being made 

by the National W. C. T. U. in raising one million dollars for 

temperance education and for the efficient way in which it is 

being expended. 

2. That the American Business Men's Research Foundation 

of Chicago be recommended as worthy of the support of those 

who desire to make contributions to an active, non-political 

temperance organization. 

3 That letters be sent by the officers of Synod to: (1) the 

president of the United States and the attorney general protesting 

vigorously the continued indifference of the government 

in protecting dry territory against importations of liquor, ps 

promised before repeal and as provided in the 21st Amendment 

to the Constitution of the United States; (2) the secretary of 

the interior protesting against the entrance of the United 

States government, through the Department of the Interior, 

into the rum business in the Virgin Islands and the use ot 

names and methods of merchandising this liquor which seek 

to capitalize the prestige of the federal government for this 

purpose; (3) W. S. Alexander, administrator of the Federal 

Alcohol Administration, commending him for his criticisms of 

the advertising and merchandising methods of the liquor 

interests and urging him to use something stronger than 

criticism to bring these practices within the limits of decency. 

honesty and the demands of public welfare. 

4 That congregations use their bulletin boards througn 

the'week for the display of temperance slogans 

5 In view of the intensive promotion of the liquor traffic 

bv wealthy and powerful interests and in view of the general 

indifference of our government to this great peril in the life 

of our nation, Synod records anew its uncompromising testimony 

against the use, manufacture and sale of intoxicating 

ând 

liquors 

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6. Inasmuch as the great tobacco companies continue their 

insidious efforts to enslave more and more of our people in 

the use of tobacco, and inasmuch as the use of tobacco is 

injurious to health, an offense to good manners, calls for 

needless waste of money, is demoralizing in its influence upon 

its users and is inconsistent with moral and spiritual purity, 

Synod urges the members of the church to abstain from it in 

every form, refuse to handle it or sell it in conducting their 

business and use all lawful and wise means to eradicate this 

evil from society. 

7. That congregational leaders study ways and means of 

presenting more effectively the truth about alcohol and tobacco 

and that an effort be made to present through the Sabbath 

schools, in addition to the quarterly lessons, a definite course 

of study on these subjects covering at least four Sabbaths. 

8. Inasmuch as the work of this committee is done almost 

altogether through the Sabbath schools of the church and as 

the committee is now handicapped in its plans for the work 

of the coming year by lack of funds, Synod recommends that 

such Sabbath Schools of the church as are willing to do so 

make a contribution to the work of the Temperance Committee 

on World's Temperance Sabbath, October 31, 1937. 


J. C. MATHEWS, 

S. E. GREER, 

ANNA C. McCULLOUGH, 

R. J. HUEY, 

PAUL COLEMAN, 

JOHN O. EDGAR. 

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON EVANGELISM 

Your Committee on Evangelism would respectfully report: 

Considerable evangelistic work has been done in the church 

during the year, which has not been under the direction of 

the committee, and therefore cannot be reported with statistical 

accuracy. Some congregations have held evangelistic 

meetings, others have sent out Gospel teams, while others 

have conducted Mission Sabbath Schools. 

The primary purpose of evangelism is that men may know 

the redeeming love of Jesus Christ, ind may find salvation 

from sin through His atoning work. The membership of the 

Church of Christ is made up of those who have accepted 

Christ's redeeming love, and have found salvation through 

Him. The question of evangelism thus is vital in determining 

whether or not our membership is to grow or decline. We can 

no longer depend upon the immigration of Covenanters in this 

country, for the enlargement of our congregational rolls. If 

we can reach the families within reasonable distance of our 

Covenanter congregations, the Covenanter Church can again 

become a growing church. 

at made As During this instructed arrangements Synod. the year by the for committee an Synod evening of 1936, has conference carried your committee in on stock evangelism some has


two dozen different evangelistic tracts. Sample packets of 

the same were mailed out to 2 6 different ministers and nine 

different members who were not ministers. Orders for tracts 

have been sent in by ministers, elders, Sabbath School classes, 

and young people's societies. Several who received sample 

packets have ordered their tracts direct from the publishers. 

Letters were sent out to the ministers of the church, and 

chalk talk material was furnished to seven different ministers 

who requested it. 

Of the $50 appropriated for the committee's use, $25 was 

used for the purchase of a stencil duplicating machine, leaving 

only $25 for the purchase of the stock of tracts. This has 

not permitted a large enough stock, to guarantee the immediate 

delivery of all orders. 

We recommend: 

1. That our ministers and members continue the use of 

evangelistic tracts, whether they are purchased from the committee, 

or direct from the publishers. 

2. That $50 be appropriated from the Literary Fund, to be 

used in enlarging the stock of tracts, and also to be used in 

supplying the postage and other necessary Items. 

3. That wherever possible, congregations plan to send out 

Gospel teams. 

4. That Synod appoint the successors of M. K. Carson, 

G. M. Robb, E. G. Russell and Paul D. McCracken, who have 

removed from the Presbyteries which they represent on the 

committee. 

(Signed) 

G. M. ROBB, 

A. J. McFARLAND, 

m. s. mcmillan, 

paul d. Mccracken, 

J. D. EDGAR, 

J. G. MCELHINNEY, 

ALVIN W. SMITH, 

E. Q. RUSSELL. 

REPORT OF THE CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE 

The Co-ordinating Committee met in the chapel of the 

Westminster Hotel, Winona Lake, Ind., June 9, at 11 a. m. 

Rev J K Robb was elected chairman and the meeting was 

opened with prayer by him. R. McConachie was elected secretary 

and F. F. Reade assistant secretary. The Presbyteries 

were Siorado":!!:!:!!:!:!::::: 

Ohio New •K-qliqaq Iowa Pacific Philadelphia 

Pittsburgh 

Rochester represented mnouZ= York Coast as follows: M. W. J- Dougherty, R. M. I. Allen, Robb, j-g. W. R. -R- I. W. ---J- F. Jj C. R. McConachie " M. H. McKnight ^m^y 

Fullerton •P'Ji^gaT K- Carithers t Caskey Wilson Robb * ^


The various departments of the church's work were represented 

as follows and the various representatives were heard 

for information: 

Foreign Missions F. M. Wilson 


J. S. Tibby 

Home Missions 

J. S. Tibby 

Jewish Mission 

J. S. Tibby 

Witness Committee 

W. J. Coleman 

Theological Seminary 

R. C. Fullerton 

Board of Control 

H. G. Patterson 

Woman's Association 

Mrs. R. A. Steele 

Covenanter Witness 

D. R. Taggart 

Board of Trustees 

J. S. Tibby 

Geneva College 

J. S. Tibbv 

The various departments of the church's work made the 

following requests totalling $69,500: 

Foreign Missions $16,000 

Southern Mission 2,000 

Home Missions 12,000 

Indian Mission 1,400 

Witness Committee 3,000 

Students' Aid 1,500 

Geneva College 15,000 

Theological Seminary 3,800 

Widows and Orphans 4,000 

Ministerial Relief 1,800 

Woman's Association 4,000 

Jewish Mission 2,000 

Covenanter Witness 4,000 

After due consideration of the above requests, the following 

recommendations were made: 

1. That the budget for the coming year be set at $62,000. 

2. That the following amounts be granted to the different 

departments: 

Woman's Association $ 3.800 

Witness Committee 2,400 

Foreign Missions 

16!oOO 


L300 

Home Missions 

lo!oOO 

Indian Mission 1 200 

Geneva College !!!!!!!! 12500 

Jewish Mission 

!!..!... L600 

Theological Seminary 3!500 

3. Schools. ance That Ministerial Widows Students' Covenanter Committee Synod and Aid approve Witness Relief Orphans to receive the recommendation collections !.!!!!!!!!!!!.!!! from of the the 1800 1200 Temper 

3J00 

000 Sabbath


4. Believing that every member of the church from the 

youngest to the oldest, ought to have an interest and an 

investment in every part of the church's work, and that that 

interest should be maintained throughout the year, and inasmuch 

as every part of the church's work needs an income 

monthly, we recommend that each congregation put into operation 

the plan proposed in the Covenanter Witness of June 2, 

1937, under the title, "A Call from the Ranks." 

5. We recommend that Synod shall take at least one-half 

hour for praise and thanksgiving for answered prayer in turning 

a number of deficits to balances in various departments. 

6. That we urge all boards, committees and treasurers to 

keep the work of their departments before the church through 

the columns of the Covenanter Witness. 

7. That of the $3,500 appropriated to the Seminary, $150 

be designated for the library. 


R. McCONAOHIE, Secretary. 

REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON CHRISTIAN EDUCATION 

Your Committee on Christian Education has little to report 

from the standpoint of work accomplished. This is due largely 

to the fact that no plan of work was presented by the retiring 

committee last year. The new committee has spent most of 

its time trying to arrange a practical plan of work for the 

coming year. 

Before presenting this plan of work, we call to your attentic i 

some of the great needs in this field of Christian education. 

According to a report made two years ago by J. Campbell 

White, chairman of the Committee for Reaching Unchurched 

Children, a committee of the United Presbyterian Church, 

rarely do you find a community today where all the children 

are being reached by the Sabbath School. In many places, 

church leaders, though they thought they were reaching all, 

have found on close study that from 2 5 to 4 0 per cent of the 

children are being neglected. Only a thorough survey in each 

community will reveal the actual situation. This matter of 

Christian education is too important to leave to guesswork. 

The Department of the Interior of the United States has 

issued an official publication on "Week Day Religious Instruction" 

(Pamphlet No. 36, price 5 cents), which shows the 

meager amount of work being done along this line compared 

to what needs to be done and which can be done. Fully half 

the adult Protestants of America are unchurched. Nor do 

these adults go to the trouble of sending their children to 

the church school. They must be reached in some other way. 

What is the result of this neglect? Looking out upon the 

conditions in the life of our nation today we see revolt against 

authority, a rising tide of crime; the spread of atheistic communism, 

un-Christian the jittery Crime's Lutheran nerves. lengthened masses agitators. 

Church, They arm of "are working reaches "These," not a substantial phantom people into says Rev. swayed shapes ever occasion Mr. shallow conjured into Schaeffer for action pocket. alarm. up by of


and its annual cost runs into the billions. There are 12,000 

homicides a year in our country. In 1933 alone, 350,000 

persons were committed to penal institutions; the majority >f 

these were young men and most of them had no religious 

training. Perhaps such people come by crime honestly." 

"But a new generation is on the way; shall we lightly turn 

it over as prey to communists and nihilists? As indicated by 

statistical tables published by the International Journal of 

Religious Education (September, 1932) about 49 per cent of 

the total public school population is unreached by any religious 

instruction. This means that more than 15,000,000 children 

and young people of the 34,000,000 enrolled are spiritually 

neglected. This potent force, says Dr. Schaeffer, "can determine 

adversely the destiny of our country unless the churches 

set themselves to forestall such a major calamity." 

Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler, in his annual report to the 

trustees of Columbia University (1934), said: "So far as tax 

supported schools are concerned, an odd situation has arisen. 

The separation of church and state is fundamental in our 

American political order, but so far as religious instruction 

is concerned, this principle has been so far departed from as 

to put the whole force and influence of the tax-supported school 

on the side of one element of the population—namely, that 

which is pagan and believes in no religion whatever. . . . The 

school in the time allotted to it would refrain from religious 

instruction of any type, but would also cease from a policy 

which now makes it impossible for the family or the church 

to put religious instruction upon its true basis." Then Dr. 

Butler declared that the allotment of a definite time for 

religious teaching away from the school buildings would lead 

parents and children "to look upon religious instruction as 

vitally important and as constituting an essential part of the 

process of education." 

Most of the leading Protestant denominations in the north 

of our country have, within the last two years, taken official 

action, declaring it to be the clear duty of the churches i.o 

give Christian teaching to all children and youth. Shall our 

church lag behind in this most important matter? We, as a 

church, have long stood for high educational attainments. We 

have long required our ministers to be educated far beyond 

the average person. We have a church college which prides 

itself in high educational requirements. Shall we pass over 

lightly this greatest of all fields of education? 

One of our elders, a member of the Board of Publication, 

has made a survey during the past year, covering nine years' 

of Sabbath school records in our church. Among other things 

he made this most important discovery. He found that in 

twenty-six congregations where the Sabbath School was smaller 

than the congregation the membership declined 17 per cent. 

tions gregation In larger was thirty-nine a where decline part for of the nine of congregations the Sabbath nine years, time per School there and cent. where smaller has But been the part in a Sabbath thirty-two larger gain of the in than membership 

School time congrega 

the there con 

was


of eight per cent. The figures need no explanation. They 

tell their own story. It is time for us as a church to wake 

up to our opportunities and our responsibilities in this field 

of Christian education which is white to the harvest, but the 

laborers are few. 

With these and many other facts in mind, your committee 

presents the following recommendations: 

We recommend: 

1. That wherever possible pastors make a survey of their 

local communities to ascertain the extent to which children 

are receiving religious instruction, report this information to 

the Committee on Christian Education. 

2. (a) That pastors use every means at their disposal to 

train leaders for Christian instruction, (b) That the college 

and seminary boards take into consideration the founding of 

a department for the training of lay leadership in Christian 

education. 

3. The following plans for reaching children who are without 

adequate Christian instruction: (a) Extended Sabbatn 

Schools; (b) Week Day religious instruction; (c) Daily Vacation 

Bible Schools; (d) Clubs or small community groups. 

4. We request that Synod set aside the sum of $50 to be 

used by the committee for the promotion of this work; this 

amount to be taken from the Literary Fund. 


FRANK H. LATHOM. 

E. G. RUSSELL, 

D. RAY WILCOX, 

R. W. CASKEY. 

REPORT OF THE PUBLICATION BOARD 

Your Publication Board desires to express and record our 

gratitude to God for the valiant leader he gave us during the 

early years of our existence as a board, our late president, 

Melvin Roby Jameson, who departed this life on January 9, 

1937 Lover of God and men, and loved of God and by all 

of us he filledhis place in organizing and promoting this part 

of God's work under its present arrangement. He had a deep 

interest in the work of the paper, and in each one concerned 

in its printing and circulation. 

Saddened by this very personal loss, and with a sense it 

greater dependence on Divine leadership, the year s work has 

been completed with such success as our human frailty would 

allow The number of subscribers to the Covenanter Witness, 

and the financialstatement herewith submitted compare favorably 

and correspond closely with those of last year. Congregational 

agents have been faithful and deserve great 

commendation for the way in which they have endeavored '0 

keep our list of readers growing and our financial needs 

SUOu~recontributors, E the O comments Russell, Mrs. in the George and various especially McFarland, departments, those Mrs. Dougherty, M. who S have McMillan, maintained 

John 

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Coleman and P. J. McDonald, deserve special mention, were 

their names not already familiar to all of you. 

The list of prayer-meeting subjects was prepared by Paul 

Coleman, and both these and the C. Y. P. U. topics were 

printed and sent out under the direction of the board. 

In addition to the fifty-threeissues (one more than usual) 

of the Covenanter Witness during the fiscal year, the board 

published two booklets on the history of our Missions, namely 

"Forty Years in China" and "Eight Decades in Our Syrian 

Mission," which are being sent out from our office at cost 

price, the Board of Foreign Missions financing the enterprise, 

pending the sale of same. 

A growing emergency arising in the financial condition of 

our church treasuries, a proposal was made by an unnamed 

person that the whole church should make an endeavor to 

clear the books of debt, and the editors, after consulting 

Synod's officers, laid the plan before the church, and mailed 

pledge cards to the congregations. Thanks to the working 

of the Holy Spirit in answer to many prayers, the results were 

very gratifying. The cost of this campaign was charged on 

our books. 

A set of dictaphones have been added to our office equipment 

and a typist has been employed part time to relieve the 

manager of part of his extra work. 

Our printing bill is running about $5,000 for this part of 

the church's work alone. What may occur on account of 

unionization of labor, and rise in prices of paper, we dare not 

predict. But we believe the time has arrived for the church 

to take under advisement owning and operating Its own printing 

plant. 

Having investigated a little the probable cost of such a 

plant we ask Synod to authorize Synod's Board of Trustees to 

loan us $4500.00 and allow us to sell annuity bonds. We 

believe that the plant will pay for itself in a few years, and 

that it would provide for the printing of tracts and other 

things. 

We recommend that: 

1. Synod sanction the sale of $4500.00 worth of bonds as 

specified in the body of the report. 

2. That Owen F. Thompson be chosen as assistant editor 

for the coming year. 

3. That the successors to C. T. Carson, Owen F. Thompson 

E. K. Patton, whose terms expire, and M. R. Jameson' 

deceased, be chosen by this Synod. 


PAUL COLEMAN, Secretary. 

REPORT OF THE BOARD OF SUPERINTENDENTS 

OF THE THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY 

The Board of Superintendents of the Theological Seminarv 

would on The Officers May respectfully board 4, were 1937. met elected Nine report: annual for members the session year: were in F. present. the M. Seminary Foster, president- Buildin°-


T. C. McKnight, vice president, and R. C. Fullerton, secretary. 

The Seminary year began on September 16, 1936. The 

opening lecture was delivered by Professor Park on the subject, 

"Evangelism in the Apostolic Church." 

The enrollment was: 

Third year—Thomas Hutcheson. 

Second year—Lester Kilpatrick. 

The board attended to the ordinary matters of business. 

Oral examinations were conducted by Professors John Coleman 

and Robert Park, on Systematic Theology and Church History 

respectively. In the afternoon, both the students preached 

in the Wilkinsburg Church. The vice president of the board 

addressed the graduate, and the president of the Seminary 

presented the diploma. 

The student of the second year was advanced to the third 

year and given a certificate to Iowa Presbytery, recommending 

him for licensure. 

The committee appointed in 1936 to deal with the matter 

of making necessary changes in the heating plant at the Seminary 

reported that the expense of making a complete change 

was prohibitive. The chimneys were cased off to prevent 

drafts and a fan was installed in the fresh air conduit to 

speed up circulation. 

The Committee on Student's Aid reported that each student 

was allowed $200. In addition, Argos Zodhiades was allowed 

$40 for his expenses in the Seminary at Cairo, Egypt. He is 

preparing for the ministry in Cyprus. He was recommended 

for this aid by the Cyprus Commission. 

The board considered the fewness of students in the Seminary, 

and held a session of earnest prayer asking the Lord to 

send forth laborers into His vineyard. It was decided to ask 

each summer conference or convention to ask two ministers 

from that section of the church to be present at the conference; 

one to be given a place on the program to speak on the 

claims of the ministry, and both to talk privately with young 

men who are eligible for the ministry, concerning their life 

work. One conference president reported that he was doing 

what he had been asked to do; word came from another conference 

that this is going to be done. 

(The situation is serious and there is much earnest prayer 

that the Lord will raise up laborers and thrust them into the 

vineyard. R. J. G. McKnight and F. M. Foster were appointed 

to speak on this subject before Synod. 

Professor J. Boyd Tweed reported that he would not be 

able to continue his work in the Seminary this coming year 

due to the fact that he will be in Glasgow. The remaining professors 

offered to carry his work this coming year at no 

increase in salary. This offer would save the church the 

amount with information the A Seminary committee and broad of is his hereby authority as with salary. was is available presented less appointed to This expenses investigate as offer to to canvas Synod this was the and accepted possibility coming for the bring its seminary year adoption. with of and operating apprecii- 

as situation as much to

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THE 

the possibility and advisability of selling the Seminary building 

and seeking a new location. The chairman of the committee, 

D. C. Ward, has been working hard at this, but nothing definite 

has yet been done by the board. This committee reported and 

this resolution was adopted: That the Seminary be continued 

under present management for at least another year to give 

time for careful planning for the future; keeping in mind the 

possibility of making a change in the Seminary building to our 

own financial advantage. ' In this connection Synod should 

bear in mind that the present Seminary building was, according 

to the board of trustees, a very wise investment. It was 

purchased at slightly more than $40,000 and immediately 

placed on the books of Synod's Board of Trustees at a valuation 

of $80,000. 

On April 1, 1936, our balances were: Current account, overdrawn, 

$3,612.70; Building account, overdrawn, $1,293.39; 

Library fund, no balance. The total overdraft was $4,906.01. 

The receipts were: Current account $5,228.56; Building, 

$804.03; Library, none. Expenditures were: Current account, 

$6,391.43; Building, $1,334.93; Library, $56.85. On April 1, 

1937, our balances were: Current account, overdrawn, $4,- 

775.57; Building, overdrawn, $1,824.29; Library, overdrawn, 

$56.85. Total overdrawn, $6,656.71. 

The treasurer's report should carry a note of explanation 

as to the amount paid professors. The amounts represent 

thirteen months' salary. There have been no increases in any 

Seminary salary. They are, however, paid in full. 

On April 1, 1936, the Student's Aid Fund was overdrawn 

$791.67. The receipts were $1,897.31. The expenses were 

$1,169.47. The balance overdrawn on April 1, 1937 was 

$63.83. 

R. C. Fullerton was appointed to represent the board before 

the Co-ordinating Committee, and was instructed to ask for 

a total of $5,300. Of this $3,800 was for Current Account. 

of which $300 is for the library; and $1,500 for Students' 

Aid Fund. 

The terms for which D. H. Elliott, J. B. Willson, T. C. 

McKnight and D. C. Ward were elected expire with this Synod 

and their successors should be chosen. The death of W A 

Russell, a member of the board, on June 8, 1937, should also 

be noted. 


R. C. FULLERTON, Secretary. 

REPORT OF THE BOARD OF CORPORATORS OF 

GENEVA COLLEGE 

The Board of Corporators of Geneva College desires to 

record with sorrow its loss through death, January 9 1937 

of the genial fellowship and faithful service of Melvin r' 

Jameson, secretary of the board for the past four years. 

Pa., year. 

The June annual board 16, has meeting 1936, held at of two 7 the p. regular m., board at was meetings which held time during Beaver officers the Falls were Dast


chosen for the year: F. M. Wilson, D.D., president; E. A. 

Crooks, D.D., vice president; M. R. Jameson, secretary. 

At the meeting of the board held in Winona Lake, Ind., 

June 11, 1937, J. C. Mathews was elected secretary. 

The following members have been certified by their respective 

Presbyteries to our board: 

illlinoi's—Paul D. White, to fillout term of M. K. Carson, 

expiring in 1938. 

Kansas—D. Ray Wilcox, to fill out the term of M. R. Jameson, 

which term expires in 1938. 

Ohio—J. C. Mathews. 

Philadelphia—D. B. Russell. 

Rochester—R. H. McKelvy. 

The three latter for a term of three years. 

The following members who are chosen by the Board of 

Corporators and whose terms expire this year (19 37) were 

re-elected their own successors on the board for a term of 

three years: J. K. Robb, D.D.; E. A. Crooks, D.D.; A. A. 

Wylie and J. H. McBurney. 

The term for which Robert A. M. Steele was chosen by- 

Synod to act as a member of this board expires this year 

(1937) and his successor should be chosen by this Synod. 

The membership of the Board of Trustees as elected for the 

coming year is as follows: 

Covenanter Members—T. M. Slater, D.D.; D. H. Elliott, 

DD • E. A. Crooks, D.D.; D. B. Martin; H. L. Smith, Ph.D.; 

Miss Mary McKnight; R. A. Blair, D.D.; J. M. Blackwood, 

MD.; W. J. Sterrett, M.D.; J. H. McBurney; J. W. Wilson; 

R m'. Young; Mrs. J. S. Tibby; Mrs. Marie L. Stormont. 

Alumni—Claire Patterson was chosen to succeed William I. 

Lambert, whose term expired this year. The other members 

representing the alumni are Leonard L. Ewing (1938) and 

John A. Elliott (1939). 

Business Men—R. L. Kenah was chosen ihis own successor 

to represent the business men of the Beaver Valley. The other 

members of this group are Earl L. Craig (1938) and Hon. 

George A. Baldwin (1939). . 

The report of the Board of Trustees has been received and 

approved for transfer to the Synod. 

The date of the annual meeting of the board for this year 

has been set for June 21, 1937, 8 p.m., D.S.T., to be held at 

the college in Beaver Falls. 


FINDLEY, M. WILSON, President, 

J. C. MATHEWS, Secretary. 

REPORT OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF 

GENEVA COLLEGE 

To the Board of Corporators of Geneva College and the Synod: 

P°Foilowing with capacity The the Board to affairs live. the of of Master Trustees your college in of a Geneva very are endeavoring humble College way, respectfully to those enlarge intrusted the re-


It is not enough that class rooms be comfortable and capable 

instructors be selected and helpful courses be chosen. We feel 

that the rule that "man's chief end is to glorify God and 

enjoy him forever" is equally applicable to the college at 

Beaver Falls. 

With this in view, for several years, a comprehensive program 

has been followed and the following progress has been 

made this year: 

Because the Covenanter Church does not encourage dancing 

and some other questionable forms of entertainment, the 

college has endeavored to make participation in athletics 

attractive for all students. This has meant that the team 

representing Geneva must be worthy of support by being able 

to win a good proportion of games scheduled. In order to do 

this in the past, friends of the college have invited promising 

athletes to come to Geneva offering, as an inducement, assistance 

in one way or another. This year, however, in order to 

make the situation clear, your board has reaffirmed and caused 

to be published the policy of offering in no way any assistance 

because of athletic ability. 

How this will work out in the future we do not know, but 

we have begun to solve the problem by reorganizing the 

Department of Athletics. With this in mind, the services of 

an all-year coach in the person of Mr. William I. Welkner 

have been secured. 

The work'of this leader will be to coordinate the work of 

this branch of college life, help to arrange schedules, and part 

of his time will be used as an instructor in the school of education. 

We feel that the selection of a man of the type of Mr. 

Welkner for this work will greatly improve this branch of 

the college life. 

Another matter that has been given much thought, is that 

of assisting those preparing for a business career. The Myler 

Foundation, as you know, made it possible some years ago to 

introduce a Business Administration Department. The wisdom 

of this move has been proven by the large attendance in the 

classes of this department. 

A further step along this line has been the introduction of 

a secretarial course where students are offered courses in 

shorthand, typewriting and modern office practice. 

These courses have been introduced with the full knowledge 

that in some cases neighboring liberal arts colleges have 

allowed this commercial education to receive undue emphasis 

This matter has been carefully weighed. Your trustees are 

one in the thought that changing conditions require tha1 

students be assisted in their life work along this line as wel 

as others. 

Dr. Helms, as head of this department reports a very satis 

factory be The accept a seen worthy efficiency year. in and the addition honor Mr. willingness of Edwin the credits to work the Clark, of from department of other son Geneva. various colleges of Dr. next Robert departments year. and universities 

Clark is wil' to


Under Professor McMillan, the pre-medical department has 

attained a place of very high rank among colleges preparing 

students for the study of medicine. Dr. Harold Bruce, a 

graduate of Geneva, will add strength to this department next 

year. 

The Rev. J. Boyd Tweed of the Bible department will not 

be at Geneva next year. At his own request he is given a 

leave of absence for one year. .The board takes this opportunity 

to express its very high esteem of the contribution 

Dr. Tweed ihas been making to the efficiency of the Bible 

department through the years. With Rev. James G. McElhinney 

and Rev. Ernest McCartney, he was also given the 

honorary degree of Doctor of Divinity at our commencement 

this year. 

The president and other members of the board have felt 

that after all Geneva is a Covenanter College with Covenanter 

traditions and among these traditions is the emphasis that is 

placed upon personal salvation. Except the Lord build the 

house, or the college, or the life, they labor in vain that build 

it. The president, the dean of men, the deans of women and 

others have kept before the students the importance of faith 

in Jesus Christ. With this in mind many personal conferences 

have been held through the year. These have been helpful. 

There are many boys and girls who come to Geneva who have 

never carried religion in their own name. They have never 

had to face trials and disappointments and when these have 

come, private conferences with experienced Christians have 

guided uncertain feet into right paths. This spring the Rev. 

Calvin Reed of Butler, Pa., was secured for a week's series of 

addresses, on the claims of Jesus Christ, and these meetings 

were very well received and many of our students expressed 

themselves as helped. 

The McCartney Library continues to grow in its usefullness. 

The librarian, Miss Grosch, reports that there are now 27,149 

books on the shelves there. One thousand eight hundred and 

thirty-eight books were added this year. In order to keep 

abreast of the times, new books must be secured as they appear 

and contributions for this purpose are being sought. 

There has been a slight decrease in enrollment this past 

year but effort has been redoubled to bring it back for the 

Summer School and next year. 

1,212 

The Duplications 

registrar reports more inquiries this year than . 114 last in 

respect Net to total future students. The enrollment this year 1'098 is as 

follows: On June 8, 1937, 97 students received their degrees; we 

Day School ^° 

Extension School 

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Summer School (1936) 

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Music Department 

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expect to graduate 2 6 more in August, making a total of 12 3 

for this year. Of this number, 62 will have received the 

degree of Bachelor of Arts, 22 the degree of Bachelor of 

Science and 39 the degree of Bachelor of Science in Education. 

During the year, we suffered the loss by death of Miss 

Frances E. Waddle, in the forty-seventh year of her service 

on the Music Faculty. As a tribute to her memory the college 

was closed January 12, so that the faculty could assemble at 

her home. A memorial service was appropriately held in the 

college chapel, January 13, and a musical program was kindly 

rendered as a tribute to her memory by Mr. DeBacker, Mr. 

Wihitney and others on February 11. 

Next year the work of the music department will be in 

charge of Mr. Gilbert, who with his efficient wife have been 

similarly employed at Junietta College at Huntingdon, Pa.. 

for a number of years. With the passing of Miss Waddle, 

your board felt that the time had come to make some changes 

in the music department and so have arranged for the Gilchrists 

to assume the responsibility for the handling of this 

work. It is the hope of the board that by reducing the 

charges for musical instruction, a larger number of students 

may avail themselves of this instruction. 

For a number of years the teaching of German has been 

done by Miss Firor of the English department. Next year. 

this work will be done by Dr. Blanchard who will also assist 

in the teaching of French. The additions to the faculty have 

in most cases been made because of changes within the facultydue 

to death or retirement. 

At present there are thirty-one names on our list of faculty 

members, and six members of the administration staff. 

In round numbers, the college in all its branches represents 

an investment of a million and a half dollars, and costs one 

hundred and twenty-five thousand dollars for salaries and 

other expenses every year. 

The School of Education continues to train aud place 

teachers for the public schools and Geneva's sons and daughters 

continue to be in demand for this work. 

The board pays .its respects to Dr. George Coleman and 

Dr. Ernest Patton, who have added much to the teaching 

force of the college even during this firstyear with us. 

The college has been called upon to furnish speakers for 

meetings throughout the valley and in doing so has extended 

her influence. 

The business men of the valley who have been elected -o 

membership on this board have attended the meetings regularly 

and have been untiring in their efforts to help. 

This year Dr. Robert Park was elected dean of men. His 

work is to assist the men of the college as groups as well as 

individually. His work this year has been well done and bv 

problems. 

representing the personal As treasury the conferences year work and is while well viewed he done. his has as subscriptions been a Dr. whole able Clark to now, continues help were we many not regard to as with replenish in it their some


former years, he continues to make friends for the college who 

show their friendship in a practical way. We are glad we 

can report that notwithstanding the changes that are taking 

place in the industrial life about us, the college still stands. 

for the old truths. The Covenanter members of the faculty 

have been loyal to the cherished traditions of the founders 

of the college. With these traditions, the other members nf 

the faculty are in harmony. 

Dr. Pearce has held 18 meetings of the faculty and has 

been unsparing in his efforts to build up Geneva. 

For the coming year the board suggests $15,000.00 as the 

amount of participation in the contributions of the church. 

Dr. Elliott was appointed to represent the board before the 

Co-ordinating Committee and Dr. Blair with Dr. Pearce to 

speak for the college on the floor of Synod. 

Of those to be chosen for the Board of Trustees from business 

men of the valley by the Board of Corporators, we 

recommend the following: R. L. Kenah, George Coats or C. N. 

Ramsey. 


D. BRUCE MARTIN, Secretary. 

FORTIETH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE REFORMED 

PRESBYTERIAN WOMAN'S ASSOCIATION 

To the Moderator and Members of the Synod of the Reformed 

Presbyterian Church: 

We respectfully present this, the fortieth annual Report of 

the Board of Managers of the Reformed Presbyterian Woman's 

Association, whose work is the supervision of the Home for 

Aged People. 

This board consists of thirty women representing seven 

Covenanter congregations, chosen at the annual meeting of the 

association for a term of three years. There have been twelve 

all-day meetings, four directors and two executive meetings 

held during the year, with an average attendance at the all-day 

meetings of twenty. 

Taking a backward look over the forty years of the existence 

of our Home for the Aged, there have been one hundred thirtytwo 

persons admitted, representing forty-five congregations. 

Some have remained only a short time while others tarried 

many years. The shortest stay was made by Rev. B. M. 

Sharpe, who died just three days after entering the home, and 

the longest stay was thirty-one years. 

The majority of the deceased have been laid to rest in the 

home plot in Uniondale. Cemetery, while others have been 

interred in their old home burial ground. 

It .is with deep sorrow we record the death of the following 

co-workers: 

Mrs Mary R. Willson, wife of the late Dr. D. B. Willson. 

died March 8, 1937. 'Mrs. Willson was one of our oldest 

John managers 

Coleman; Dr. T. D. Morton B. she also Willson was serving and also Martin, as a firstvice as life second who director. served president vice 19 president years under as under Mrs. a member W. Mrs. J.


of our staff of physicians, passed to his reward March 14, 1937. 

His counsel and smile will be greatly missed. 

From our immediate family Miss Anna B. George, a great 

sufferer for more than a year, answered the roll call of her 

Master, January 11, 1937. 

We shall miss these friends very much, but know that our 

loss is their gain. 

The Repair Committee, in charge of the upkeep of buildings, 

has been able to keep them in good condition, from the 

income from invested funds, donations from congregations and 

individual friends. 

The Receiving Committee has answered many requests for 

application papers during the year. Three persons have been 

admitted: 

Miss Carrie G. Hamor, Third Philadelphia congregation. 

Miss Mary J. Gordon, Allegheny congregation. 

Miss Jennie M. Conners, Millers Run congregation. 

It is our hope that these friends will be happy in their new 

home. 

The Sabbath Service Committee has tried to arrange for 

religious services in the chapel, at least twice a month; for 

this we are indebted to the ministers of Pittsburgh, the 

students of the Seminary, the Blue Banner Club of Allegheny 

and the Young People's organizations. Communions are held 

spring and fall of each year. 

The main dining room has been redecorated by Mrs. Edward 

McCoy and Mrs. Edna McKee Houston, granddaughters of Mr. 

John A. McKee, the founder of the home and daughters of 

Mr. and Mrs. J. R. McKee. The dining room being endowed 

by Mrs. McKee. It is a most attractive place in which to 

enjoy the good things provided, and to remember the members 

of congregations and friends who are so generous with their 

gifts of fruit and vegetables, which add so much to the daily 

menu. 

Mr. John W. Alexander, through his generosity, has made 

the work easier by the gift of a very fine new electric sweeper. 

The Henry O'Neill Memorial Room, referred to as the hospital 

room, has been newly decorated. This is now a very 

cheerful place to regain health and strength. The work was 

superintended by his daughter, Mrs. James S. Tibby. 

Donations of provisions and useful articles are received 

each month from churches and individual friends. The annual 

Reception and Donation Day held the first Tuesday of Octobur 

is an especially happy day. when friends of the home family 

come to visit, bringing gifts of fruit, vegetables, household 

articles and cash, thus helping to provide the necessities of 

life. 

The association has received two bequests during the year 

a dwelling and coal lands in New Kensington, Pa., from Miss 

needs New in Mary The giving Alexandria, J. of editors the McElroy. us home space, of Pa., the before Also thus Covenanter from enabling a the Mr. farm church William Witness of us 204 at to large. J. keep have acres Patterson. been the located work generous near and


Many entertainments have been given in the home by musical 

clubs, Sabbath School classes,Woman's Missionary societies, 

Young People's and Juniors, Girl Scouts and community clubs. 

These are bright spots in the every-day life of our members. 

The board is deeply indebted to our staff of physicians, 

dentist, optometrist, attorney and Advisory Board, for their 

time and advice so cheerfully given. 

We are happy to record the return to health and strength 

of our matron, 'Mrs. Anna E. McKittrick. 

Owing to the advancing age of the majority of our members, 

it has become necessary to add to our staff of workers, Mrs. 

Margaret Willson, as nurse. 

The board wishes to express its appreciation and gratitude 

to all who have so generously given of their time, strength and 

means to make this large family so comfortable and happy. 

The following names have been added to the life and memorial 

rolls of the association: 

Honorary members by the payment of $50.00. 

HONORARY MEMBERS 

Dr. D. H. Elliott, by a friend. 

IN MEMORIAM 

John C. McCandless, M.D., by Mrs. M. McCandless. 

LIFE MEMBERS (BY PAYMENT OF $26.00) 

Mrs. M. C. Black, by Mrs. James F. MacKee. 

Mrs. W. W. Reynolds, by W. M. S. of Utica congregation. 

Mrs. D. Hartin Boyd, by Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Boyd. 

Mrs. H. W. Urling, by Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Tibby. 

IN MEMORIAM 

Dr. J. C. McFeeters, by his daughter, Mrs. R. M. Young. 

The record of this year is closed. We have had failures 

and successes. May the One who has so kindly guided and 

blessed our efforts in the past, be with us to guide through 

another year. 


MYRTLE E. WATSON, Secretary. 

REPORT OF THE WITNESS COMMITTEE 

Your Witness Committee has sought during the past year 

to be faithful to the cause submitted to our charge. We have 

sent out our testimony to one thousand ministers a month, 

trying to reach the class whose duty and privilege it is to 

preach to the people of this land the gospel of the kingdom. 

This testimony has been along the line that more than any 

other has distinguished our Covenanter Church, the Scriptural 

truth that the Lord Jesus Christ is the divinely appointed 

Ruler of nations, that the supreme law of our land makes no 

acknowledgement of this truth and that it is the duty and 

privilege of every Christian to take his stand with his 

Redeemer without the gate, until his Lord is invited in to 

take possession. 

"Should Along a with Christian the tracts, Vote "Is Under the Constitution the Present Christian?" Constitution and of


the United States," we are now sending a leaflet containing 

selections from the state papers of Abraham Lincoln, giving 

his convictions on national sin, national repentance and 

national forgiveness. It is not a little remarkable that Mr. 

Lincoln's views on national religion are more evangelical than 

most Christian ministers at the present time. 

Another tract just out is an argument by James M. Coleman 

on "The Present Kingdom of Christ versus the Mistakes of the 

Scofield Bible." This sixteen-page tract was prepared by him 

a short time before his death and is paid for by Mrs. Coleman. 

It shows that the kingdom of Christ was not postponed until 

the Second Coming of Christ, but has always been preached by 

Christ's faithful witnesses, is now present and is in the way 

of being established. 

The committee has also printed a new and improved edition 

of the revision of Chapters 2 9 and 30 of the Testimony with 

appropriate headings and an additional statement. 

During this year the plan recommended by last Synod has 

been well carried out and nearly all pastors, as far as we can 

learn, preached on Psalmody in the summer, on our Political 

Position in the fall and on Organized Secrecy in the winter. 

Not as much effort was made to persuade them to preach on 

Close Communion and Instrumental Music in the spring, but 

it is hoped that many did so. 

The Witness Committee realizes that it has a work to do 

inside as well as outside our church. It is necessary to keep 

the home fires burning; indeed, the committee was first 

appointed in 1888 by a motion made by Dr. Thomas Sproull 

for that particular purpose. No plan of work was at first 

proposed, but that our ministers should preach on our Covenanter 

principles. Conviction must be kept strong in our 

church, if we are to be faithful witnesses to those outside. 

The chairman of the committee has attended to correspondence, 

filled orders, looked after the supply of tracts and 

preached on our principles most Sabbaths at home or abroad. 

These principles seem to gain and hold attention wherever 

presented. 

The Rev. W. A. Aikin, of Pasadena, Calif., has taken up 

this work of witness bearing in addition to his other employment 

and has spoken in many churches. Mr. Aikin began this 

without promise of remuneration, but the committee has made 

him an appropriation of two hundred and seventy dollars for 

his labor. His work and that of the chairman shows what 

can be done in almost any locality. The sermons by the Rev 

George R. Steele prove the same possibility. 

As usual we present a brief statement of our finances: 

Balance overdrawn, April 1, 1936 $ 399.83 

Receipts for the year 2,946!39 

Expenditures 1 420 72 

elected McCracken, The Balance, term expires Thomas for April at which this 1, C. John 1937 Synod. McKnight C. Slater, By and an J. Wallace oversight Burt Willson " A 1125 of Young the Paul 84 Com- were D


mittee on Nominations the places of the members whose term 

expired last year were not filled. These were Samuel E. Boyle, 

Robert Park, James H. MoBurney and James S. Tibby. Paul 

D. McCracken has moved from Pittsburgh to Kansas Presbytery. 

Robert Park and James H. McBurney have not been 

able to attend the meetings of the committee. The successors 

of all these members are to be chosen by this Synod. 

We offer the following recommendations: 

1. That thanks be given to the God of all grace for the 

generosity of his people that has enabled us to meet the 

expenses of the year, get out of debt and provide an encouraging 

balance for next year's work. 

2. That the committee be authorized to use all funds that 

come into its hands for the furtherance of its work. 

3. As the plan of having our ministers preach on some 

one of our distinctive principles every three months seems to 

have worked well the past year, we again request and urge 

all our pastors to follow out this same program the coming 

year and also urge our elders to support their pastors in this 

duty. The chairman of this committee is instructed to notify 

the ministers and send literature that may be helpful. 

4. That our people be reminded that the enthusiastic maintenance 

of our distinctive principles, which are the outposts 

of our position, saves our church from inward divisions, 

enables us to preserve the purity of our worship and to maintain 

the doctrines of grace. 

5. That if these principles be true, and we believe they are, 

a time is coming when they must and will prevail and that 

for the sake of our church and of all churches, of our nation 

and of all nations, we should pray for this coming of Christ's 

kingdom in both church and state and that his will be done 

on earth as it is in heaven. 


w. j. coleman, 

wallace a. young, 


john c. slater, 

j. b. willson, 

james s. tibby, 

D. BiRUCE MARTIN, 

t. c. Mcknight, 

paul d. Mccracken. 

report of the board of foreign missions of the 

REFORMED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF NORTH 

AMERICA, FOR THE YEAR ENDING 

MARCH 31, 1937 

In the ment untoward harmony reviewing Board of God's and incident, of and Foreign good hand summarizing and will upon .Missions the in us the year's the for common makes work good. work of grateful has task. There the been past We acknowledge 

has marked year, recognize been by


that this is the Lord's work and that we are co-workers with 

Him. 

Some have questioned the wisdom of a church, so small as 

ours, engaging in an extensive work overseas, when there is so 

much to be done at home. There is but one answer: The 

great commission is universal and inescapable. If a vision of 

any church, however small, is limited to but a sector of the 

whole, then it will lose its courage for the smaller task. A 

world view is necessary to maintain faith and courage for 

the work at home. In any case the supporters of the work 

abroad are usually the active workers at home. 

The board has been active and vigilant in the administration 

of the work entrusted to it. Six all-day meetings were held. 

Intercessory prayer has an important place in each meeting. 

In addition, a finance committee gives considerable time before 

each meeting of the board to a study of financial and allied 

problems. There has been no change in the personnel of the 

board. Two changes are to be noted in the roster of missionaries. 

Dr. Ida Scott, in response to the appeal for a 

medical missionary in Tak Hing, returned to the field after 

an absence of twenty-five years. The Rev. James S. Stewart, 

retired veteran missionary to Syria, passed to his heavenly 

reward April 2 6, 1937. The missionaries in active service 

number thirty-two, including wives, but the salaries of six of 

these are not paid by the board. 

Financial Situation . . . For the first time in many years, 

the board can report a balance instead of a deficit. This 

happy outcome is due almost entirely to the "love-gift" offerings-drive 

sponsored by the Covenanter Witness. The board 

and the church owe a debt of gratitude to the Lord for this 

venture of faith which has given to the foreign mission 

treasury a substantial balance with which to meet the obligations 

of the first part of the new financial year. 

The year began with an overdraft of $3,624.85, but the 

transferral of the Tarsus Building Fund of $6,757.66 to the 

general account wiped out the deficit and enabled the treasurer 

to send remittances to the fields. The budget of expenditures 

in the general account amounted to $26,600, as over against 

$27,800 of the preceding year. The receipts from living 

donors amounted to $2 2,8 40, as over against $10,6 00 of the 

preceding year, or 8 6 per cent of the budget, as over against 

38 per cent of the year before. The receipts from dividends 

were $6138, or nearly $1500 less than last year. With all 

expenses paid, the board started the new year with a balance 

of $9954.83. For this very gratifying showing we give thanks 

to the Giver of all good. 

New Administrative Policy . . . According to this policy, the 

board will expend no more than the receipts within a given 

year. If the income is not sufficient to pay the missionaries' 

salaries special periods, further deficit there funds severe in we full, may had upon retrenchment, the to be missionaries which at choose the the end between or board of asking will the two share had year. the alternatives 

drawn missionaries pro Having rata whatever used the either to lean 

go


on what may be called the faith basis, or the pro rata basis, 

according to which there will be no guaranteed salaries. At 

the urgent request of some of our missionaries, the board 

chose the latter alternative for a three-year trial. This was 

not done, however, until all the missionaries had been consulted 

and their consent obtained. 

It is not the intention of the board, however, to shift the 

burden to the shoulders of the missionaries, but rather to 

bring to the consciousness of the church at home a feeling .->f 

direct responsibility for the support of their missionaries. The 

churoh, we are confident, will not allow these devoted workers 

to make such a sacrifice, without first having made a proportionate 

sacrifice themselves. 

In order that the responsibilities of the new administrative 

policy may be fully met, the board has undertaken to seek the 

closer cooperation of congregations, societies and individuals 

in more continuous giving throughout the year, and in undergirding 

the missionary enterprise with prayer. To that end, 

letters were sent to pastors, congregational treasurers, presidents 

of women's missionary societies, and presidents of young 

people's societies, inviting their cooperation in the continuous 

support of their missionaries. 

In order to be absolutely fair to the work at home, the 

board is asking a sum oi only sixteen thousand dollars from 

living donors, though its budget will amount to $26,000 or 

$27,000. This leaves ten or eleven thousand dollars to be 

paid from other sources—viz: from dividends, bequests and 

the balance in hand. 

Creating Interest ... In addition to the letters from the 

field published month by month in the Covenanter Witness, 

the board, during the past year, published two booklets—"Our 

Mission in Manchuria," prepared by the Rev. J. G. Vos, and 

"Eight Decades in Syria," written by the Rev. A. J. McFarland. 

It is expected that these publications will be used by missionary 

societies as study books. 

On March 1st the board held a conference in the Cornish 

Arms Hotel, in New York City, whioh was well attended by 

delegates from the various congregations within reach of the 

city. It brought board members, missionaries and interested 

supporters to face anew the claims of the Great Commission, 

to be confronted with the needs and demands of the work, 

and to plan for a more effective support of this enterprise. 

There was a sustained interest which revealed a determination 

to maintain our work in fields abroad at any cost. Plans are 

afoot for similar conferences in other parts of the church. 

The church is reminded once again of the far-flung interests 

of the little Covenanter Church in the world of today. Almost 

in spite of herself, under a providential compulsion, she has 

been thrust out into the far corners of the earth. Thus we 

the a kingship are The universal Body compelled opening of Jesus fellowship Christ to of new Christ. have as fields one of a world believers, transcending has forced view recognizing with a race, reduction a nation consciousness the of and universal expendi- class, of


tures in Syria and Cyprus, but not without compensations in 

these fields. The depression years have been winnowing years, 

separating in some measure the wheat from the chaff. The 

compulsion of necessity has developed hitherto untapped 

resources and compelled a more direct lifting up of eyes unto 

the hills from whence doth come our aid. 

Review of the Year's Work in Fields Abroad 

1. Manchoukuo. 

Two things of major importance are to be noted in the 

reports from this field. First, a developing work meets with 

growing opposition. In addition to the stations in Tsitsihar 

and Mingshui, two substations were opened in I-an and Taikang. 

The work in both places was most promising, especially 

in Taikang, where daily audiences ranging from eighty to one 

hundred were the rule. But the work in the latter place was 

abruptly closed by order of the Manchoukuo government 

authorities. This was apparently the firststep on the part of 

the government to develop the policy of a totalitarian state. 

This resulted in a period of tension and of repeated efforts 

by formal petitions and personal interviews to secure permission 

to reopen the chapel; but so far, all in vain. The first 

step on the part of the government was followed by an official 

investigation of missionary work. This investigation extended 

to such matters as baptism, ordination, church polity, the 

Scriptures, requirements for church membership, what God is 

the principal object of worship, the meaning of worshipping 

God, the church's creed, the church's discipline, and the 

church's history. 

While such investigations may have tempted the missionaries 

to become somewhat resentful of this threatened extension of 

the authority of the State, yet at the same time it gave them 

the opportunity to bear witness in high places, even before 

rulers, and to give a reason for the hope that is in them 

And this they did with a patience and a thoroughness which 

we cannot but admire and praise. The tension which has 

developed between Church and State is based on the fundamentally 

different conceptions of the church held by the government 

officials and by our missionaries. The civil authorities 

believe that the purpose of the church is to promote 

national interests and that the church is in all respects 

subordinate to civil government and subject to the control 

of the same. 

The second point of interest is the success which has 

attended the work of our missionaries, in spite of the opoosi 

tion from without. The total addition to the membership of 

the church by profession and baptism, by profession and bv 

certificate, was thirty-six. The net increase was twenty-seven 

The total membership is now fifty-nine. ,Mr Vos in addition 

to sixty-nine sermons and addresses, prepared and published 

edition at in Reformed the Manchuria," request of five Presbyterian of thousand the board translation Church," copies. the historical which The of "A cost booklet was Brief of published History publication "Our Mission of in the an of

REFOlRMED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 101 

the latter was borne by a grant from the Witness Committee 

and by private subscriptions. 

The work for women and children has been carried on with 

untiring energy. In the Sabbath Schools there was an enrollment 

of seventy. Miss Huston reports a Sabbath evening 

testimony meeting in which men and women testified to souls 

saved and lives changed through faith in Christ and obedience 

to Him. 

Mr. and Mrs. Vos and family are home on furlough. Miss 

Lillian McCracken has been home for a year and will return 

to the field in September. Miss Huston remains on the field 

alone, though she has the company of capable and efficient 

Chinese co-workers in the persons of Mrs. Li and Miss Li. 

The call from Manchoukuo for another minister missionary 

is still urgent and insistent. 

2. South China. 

Personnel . . . Miss Stewart returned to the fieldin September. 

While home, she received special contributions for the 

support of a medical missionary in the Tak Hing district. It 

was hoped that Dr. Dickson might return to that field for a 

three-year term. Since he could not see his way clear to go 

back, Dr. Ida Scott volunteered and was sent out. Miss Jean 

Barr, having been injured in an automobile upset, was unable 

to sail in September with Miss Stewart, but was able to go in 

October with Dr. Scott. In the meantime, Dr. and Mrs. Kempf 

had come home on furlough and, after a year at home, are now 

ready to return to the field. 

Life in the South China Mission took on new meaning with 

the arrival of Robert Scott, infant son of Samuel and Grace 

Boyle, on January 11, 1937. All the other missionaries have 

been at their posts and have worked faithfully with tokens of 

the divine blessing upon their labors. 

Evangelism ... A noteworthy item is the record of the 

evangelistic work of a gospel team of five young women led 

by Miss Dean, in three villages—Chaai Kong, Taai Peng, and 

Lo King." "During the day," writes Miss Dean, "the group 

divided, part remaining at home to receive callers and preach 

the gospel, and part going out to nearby villages and accepting 

invitations to speak in the various schools. Each day brought 

its evidence of God's great grace in preparing hearts for His 

messages and leading to decisions." Ninety names were registered 

as inquirers, which, together with eighteen formerly 

registered, brought the number of inquirers in that region 

to one hundred and eight. 

The young men's gospel team, led by Mr. Wong, went in 

another direction. They, too, met with fine success. The 

total number of inquirers in the month, resulting from the 

efforts of the two teams, reached one hundred and sixty. 

Training Schools ... A development of significance is the 

of in each new Christian Tak arrangement other, Hing the workers. and school that the in other In has Lo place been Ting Lo of worked is the Ting, now two a out in "Seminary" Bible competition for schools—one 

the training for with the


more advanced students of the two districts, and the one in 

Tak Hing for the beginning students. The Seminary is under 

the direction of the Rev. E. C. Mitchell, and the preparatory 

school under the direction of Miss Stewart. "Seven Lo Ting 

students came to Tak Hing to the Junior Sohool, and seven 

Tak Hing students went to Lo Ting to the Seminary. Boys 

and girls are in both schools. There are seventeen students 

in each school." "The schools," writes Mr. Boyle, "are 

already the means of bridging the unfortunate gulf between 

these rival centers of Tak Hing and Lo Ting, which has formerly 

hindered our work." 

A Bible Conference and Workers' Institute is held each 

year in connection with the meeting of the Presbytery. 

In General . . . The Lo Ting Hospital celebrated its twentieth 

anniversary in October last, with a two-day program. Dr. 

Wallace installed an x-ray outfit in November, which already 

has proved its value. Mr. MiLchell and Mr. Boyle have been 

diligent in their respective places. iMr. 'Mitchell conducted 

nine communions, and Chinese pastors—eleven. There were 

forty-one adult baptisms. The additions to church membership 

totalled sixty-four . . . fifty-nineby profession and baptism, 

one by profession, and two by certificate. There was a 

decrease of thirteen, plus an error of eighteen in last year's 

statistics, making a net gain of thirty-three. The reports 

which clothe these figures with flesh are being published and 

should be read with care. 

Presbytery . . . The China Presbytery held its annual meeting 

at Lo Ting, December 8-11, 19 3 6. The Presbytery, at the 

request of the Lo Ting congregation, appointed a commission 

to ordain and install Wong Ming Uen as pastor. "Mr. Wong," 

writes Mr. Mitchell, is a graduate of the Chang Sha Bible 

School, and has been preaching for more than three years. 

,He is a very talented young man and is consecrated to the 

work. This ordination took place January 17, 1937." 

8. Cyprus. 

Personnel . . . From this field Mr. and Mrs. Weir and children 

came home on furlough in the summer of 1936, and 

after a year at home will be returning to their work in the 

late summer. Miss Mabel Henderson, too, came home, having 

completed the term for which she went out, and having had 

charge of the Nicosia School for one year, in the absence of 

Miss McCrea. Miss McCrea returned to Cyprus in the late 

summer, but not until she had persuaded Miss Henderson to 

go back again for at least a year. Miss Lola Weir went out 

to teach in the girls' department of the academy in Larnaca 

Miss Irene Piper continues in the school in Nicosia, and Faris 

and Thomas Edgar are in the Larnaca Academy Mr and 

Mrs. Caskey continue to make Nicosia their headquarters 

The Rev. Y. D. Mugrditchian is the earnest and energetic 

with faith pastor Venture the basis, of first two of or Armenian Faith of the October, ... pro The congregations rata went Girls' basis. 

School what That in Nicosia, in may is, Nicosia, the be and missionary 

called beginning 

Larnaca. the


teachers agreed to relinquish all salary support from the 

board, to work without a guaranteed salary from any source, 

and to depend entirely upon the income from the school and 

such voluntary contributions as the Lord might provide. If 

the receipts are not sufficient to pay salaries in full, then each 

gets pro rata such part of the appointed salary as the receipts 

may justify, after the payment of fixed expenses. Here is a 

real venture of faith, and all honor to these women who have 

thus ventured rather than see any of the work of our church 

diminished. It would seem that their faith is being rewarded 

by the increased enrollment and the larger number of pupils 

in the boarding department. While the academy in Larnaca 

is not yet completely organized on the pro rata basis, yet 

financially it is almost entirely self supporting, save for the 

salary of Mr. Weir. 

In General . . . The Rev. C. E. Caskey, with headquarters 

in Nicosia, visits Larnaca, Limassol, Kyrenia and Famagusta 

at regular intervals. The student of theology—Argos Zohiades 

—is continuing his studies in the Cairo Theological Seminary, 

but should be ready for active work soon. Mr. Caskey reports 

that the Evangelical Greek Tract Society has published and 

distributed 100,000 tracts within the last few years. 

The Young People's winter conference was held January 9 

and 10. The Armenian R. P. congregation in Nicosia has 

fifty-eight members, three elders and three deacons, and tne 

one in Larnaca has sixty members, with two elders and three 

deacons. The membership of the Greek R. P. congregations 

was not reported. 

The board recommends the reappointment of the Cyprus 

Commission. 

4. Syria. 

Political Changes . . . The past year has witnessed political 

changes of rather disquieting significance for our work in 

Syria. The French mandatory power has negotiated a treaty 

with the Syrian nationalists which promises practically complete 

independence for Syria within a three-year period, but 

with certain reservations for the mandatory power. This 

means the restoration of Moslem rule, with a consequent 

ban upon any change in religious registration. Resultant 

clashes have necessitated the intervention of the French in 

order to restore and maintain law and order. Clauses to 

protect the rights of minorities were inserted in the treaty, 

but what effective guarantees there will be are not yet 

apparent. 

Financial Crisis . . . The financialcrisis in France, resulting 

in the devaluation of the franc by 33 per cent, had an immediate 

effect upon living conditions in Syria. Prices rose almost 

overnight by 40 per cent to 5 0 per cent, with resultant hardships 

for those with low and fixed incomes. Our Mission was 

same. compelled meet Personnel these Dr. to McFarland changed . make . . The some conditions. 

missionary engaged adjustments personnel in direct in wages evangelistic has remained order work. the to


Mr. Hutcheson is in charge of the educational work and the 

business affairs of the Mission. Miss McElroy is engaged 'a 

work among women and girls, and Mr. and Mrs. Hays have 

continued their studies in the Language School in Jerusalem. 

The missionary force was augmented by the arrival of twin 

girls in the Hutcheson home in the winter. This was one of 

the stirring events of the year. 

Historical Booklet . . . Dr. McFarland, at the request of the 

board, prepared a series of articles on the history of the 

Covenanter work in North Syria, which have now been published 

by the board under the title, "Eight Decades in Syria." 

Copies may be obtained from the Covenanter Witness at 

twenty-five cents each, or $2.50 a dozen. Every dollar spent 

in the purchase of these books is a direct contribution to the 

foreign mission treasury. The board recommends them to the 

missionary societies and congregations of the church as study 

books for the current year. 

Bible School . . . The summer Bible School was held in 

Antioch last July, just before the Lytles left on furlough. 

Once again it proved to be a spiritual power house for the 

work in both parts of the field. It has become an annual 

event to which all the workers look forward, and forms the 

high point of the year in spiritual and social interest. The 

Bible School this summer is to be held in Latakia, July 5-15. 

Once again the church at home is asked to undergird this 

school with prayer that it may become an instrument which 

the Holy Spirit may use for kindling the fires of devotion 

and enthusiasm. 

Inkzik Church . . . The erection of a church building and 

school room in Inkzik is one of the events worthy of mention. 

It was dedicated, practically free of debt, November 15, 1936. 

This marked the beginning of a new era in the life of the 

church in Inkzik. As a matter of fact, it was the result if 

a marked spiritual revival under the leadership of the Rev. 

Ibrahim Besna. This has not been without its influence upon 

the spiritual life of the church in other parts of the field. 

Presbytery . . . With the organization of congregations in 

Inkzik and Gunamia, a Presbytery might have been organized 

in our part of the field,but the interests of the Kingdom of 

God, we believe, will be more effectively advanced through 

the setting up of one strong presbytery, rather than two weak 

ones. The brethren of the Irish Church, who at first we-e 

unwilling to consider it at all, have been won over to a favorable 

of and preliminary ship ihere the In Antioch, our church work there consideration uenlr&\ remains has congregations been among is who steps every V home, the a • for considerable women Taken same of will prospect some barely in the this be as weeks proposal. as held promising, taken country, the increase that a whole' has its previous on to own. been The his in make and heartily the Rev. return ministering year—2 The it church school the is William total expected proposal 72 favor enrollment 

the membe- 

to Syria, though Lytle field' of some that an H 3,Ct"U3,llty. 

^ The like

REFORMED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 10F. 

Mr. and Mrs. Hays will be ready to begin active work in 

the fall. 

The board recommends the reappointment of the Syria 

Commission. 


1. That the Syrian Commission be reappointed with the 

following members: Ministers, A. J. McFarland, Moderator; 

Khalil Awad, Hanna Besna, Ibrahim Besna, Herbert A. Hays; 

and elders, C. T. Hutcheson, Hanna Midani and Boulos Sarko. 

2. That the Cyprus Commission be reappointed with the 

following members: Ministers, C. E. Caskey, Moderator; Y. D. 

Mugrditchian, and elders, W. W. Weir, H. V. Mouradian and 

Christos Kyriakos. 

3. That the two commissions be authorized, in consultation 

with the board, to add such additional elders as they may 

think advisable. 

4. That the Board of Foreign Missions be authorized to 

appeal for funds not to exceed sixteen thousand dollars. 

5. That congregations, societies and individuals be reminded 

of the need for continuous giving and the remittance of funds 

to the board treasury not less than every three months. 

6. That the historical booklets be recommended to the 

missionary societies and other groups as study books for the 

current year. 

7. That the hearing of the missionaries present be made 

the order of the day for Monday evening at 7:30. 

8. That the Rev. William Lytle, missionary from the Scotch- 

Irish Churches to North Syria, be heard at this time. 

9. That Walter McCarroll, S. E. Greer, F. L. Stewart, 

Joseph M. Steele, and William Park, whose term now expires, 

be reappointed for another three-year term. 


THE BOARD OF FOREIGN MISSIONS, 

By Walter McCarroll. 

REPORT OF THE BOARD OF HOME MISSIONS, 1937 

The Board of Home Missions respectfully reports: 

The board elected as officers for the year: D. H. Elliott, 

president; T. C. McKnight, vice president; J. B. Willson, 

recording secretary; R. W. Redpath, corresponding secretary, 

and J. S. Tibby, treasurer. 

Home Missions 

Synod in 1936 discontinued the Committee on Supplies, and 

assigned its work to this board, to be carried on in cooperation 

with the Presbyterial Committees on Supplies. (Minutes, p. 

5 8.) The officers were appointed a committee to attend to 

this work, and have tried to do it faithfully. 

The board considered the matter of preparing cards for 

reports from all pastors as to their calls and missionary activities, 

similar to those in use for aid-receiving congregations. 

In including referred view of back the differences question to Synod. of of opinion Presbyterial as to various authority, items the concerned, 

matter is


Synod also transferred to this board the work heretofore 

done by the Mission Conference. (Minutes, p. 6 8.) This was 

attended to in an all-day meeting on May 24. All congregations 

desiring aid sent regularly prepared blanks, except Selma. 

All requests were passed on by Presbyteries, except Cincinnati 

and Selma. Twenty-five grants of aid were made last year, 

totaling $13,080, or a possible lower amount of $12,305. This 

year twenty-seven requests were made, and twenty-five 

granted, for a total of $12,775 plus whatever is given to 

Selma congregation. In addition the board is asking for a 

fund of $1,000 to be used in emergencies. Selma's grant will 

be taken from this fund. 

We note with special pleasure that Coldenham congregation 

is self-supporting this year. No request was made for opening 

work in San Diego. Five congregations asked less than was 

granted last year: Bear Run-Mahoning, Fresno, Lisbon, 

Orlando and Rehoboth. Twelve asked the same as last year. 

Four asked more: Bovina, Princeton, Seattle and White Lake. 

Two, Delburne and Winnipeg, left the amount to the board's 

discretion; though Winnipeg's Presbytery approved a definite 

amount. Selma, which has been receiving aid through a 

different channel, made no formal request. Three congregations 

not on the list last year made requests: Montclair, Cincinnati 

and Stafford. 

Nine congregations were granted less than last year: 

Almonte, Bear Run-Mahoning, Connellsville, Delburne, Fresno, 

Hetherton, Lake Reno, Lisbon and Orlando. Nine were 

granted the same. Four received more: Seattle, Toronto, 

White Lake and Youngstown. Grants were made to Cincin • 

nati, Stafford and Selma. No grants were made to Montclair 

and Rehoboth. The specific grants will be included at the 

end of this report for approval by Synod. 

We confess that we have not been able to keep to th» 

letter of the law as to the requirements made of aid-receiving 

congregations by Synod last year as to amount of work done, 

payments of salaries promised by congregations, every member 

canvass and percentage of tithers. (Minutes, pp. 35-36, 6 7 ) 

Nor have we specifically fulfilled the charge given us by Synod 

to inaugurate a stewardship campaign immediately; except as 

this was included in the work of our Corresponding Secretary 

who is chairman of Synod's Belmont Tithing Plan committee 

(pp. 67, 85). 

The response to the plan of work suggested by the monthly 

report cards has been most gratifying. The board is sending 

letters of appreciation and commendation to congregations 

and pastors for activity in visiting and stewardship. A fewletters 

are being sent to congregations to suggest greater 

activity in these respects. 

The present attorney of Synod's Board of Trustees informs 

in Synod's deed them property with that board deeds legal the of reversionary plan form. trustees, congregations for Congregations placing and clause. then receiving a reversionary receive should aid back is give not clause from a drawn deed them in the up to a


A committee was appointed in March to consider problems 

of spiritual and financial relationships between the pastors of 

aid-receiving congregations, the congregations and this board. 

This appointment was prompted by reported absences of pastors 

from their fields. The chief result was the appointment 

of committees of the board to interview pastors and representatives 

of congregations at this meeting of Synod. 

With regard to individual congregations, we are happy to 

note the work done at Seattle and the prospect of a pastor 

and a united congregation again. Cincinnati was left without 

a minister by J. M. Coleman's death, but, in spite of financial 

handicaps, again has a leader. Fresno has made great 

advances in material possessions, including the church and 

parsonage, and in spiritual attainments. Complete monthly 

reports from Winnipeg are very encouraging. 

Delburne has had no communion for over fiveyears. E. M. 

Elsey was in charge there last summer from July 19 to the 

middle of October. Four were baptized. We are informed 

that a church building is one of the things needed to give 

assurance of permanent results from help given by Synod. 

The board reluctantly notified Pacific Coast Presbytery in 

January that in view of the fact that there are other fields 

which are more promising for the use of our very limited 

funds, it was our judgment that the church should not invest 

any more money in the Delburne field, and that the people 

should be encouraged to move to other fields. However, this 

year again a small grant is recommended for work during the 

summer months. 

Bellefontaine, with her mission chapel erected at a cost of 

about $1500, is without a settled pastor. It is unnecessary 

to call the roll of other congregations now vacant and of th3 

few ministers available for regular pastorates. At the request 

of the board, our president has ably presented this case to the 

church through the Covenanter Witness, and appealed for 

young men to prepare for service in the ministry. 

It seemed necessary to refuse at least three requests during 

the year, because of our limited resources. One was for starting 

work in San Diego. The other two came from Rehoboth 

and Princeton congregations, for sufficient help to enable them 

to call a pastor. We call attention of Synod to the fact that 

the great improvement in our financialreport this year is due 

to the receipt of nearly $3,000 in bequests and of the McKeesport 

fund of $7,250 transferred to this fund by order of Synod 

last year. 

Our balance was overdrawn, April 1, 1936, $9,187.50. 

Receipts for the year were $22,197.57, and expenses $14,- 

595.73.On April 1, 1937, our balance was overdrawn $1,585.66. 


No annual report has reached us as yet from Selma, and 

year, to we on keep as have and last him no year. had statistics busy plenty Mr. every Johnston of for Sabbath. invitations the year. had Mr. more all The Bottoms through work school in was the was it than ordained country carried last


and installed pastor of the congregation and has been doing 

good work. 

The question of the sale of the school property has been 

before the board all year. At Winona Lake last June we were 

told that the Little Knox building in East Selma, now leased 

to the school board, needed repairs. This brought up the 

whole question of our property. Mr. Johnston had suggested 

to the School Board the possibility of our running the school 

while they paid the bill. The board seemed not unfavorable, 

but their attorney said they could not do it legally. The 

board agreed that it was the part of wisdom to sell the 

property and authorized Mr. Johnston to get the information 

on the possibility of selling it, and keeping the church where 

it is, or moving the church to another location, or including 

the church in the sale and obtaining another church building. 

Nothing was done then, but in December we learned that the 

School Board had asked for a price on the property, including 

only that used for school purposes. The board at its meeting 

in January instructed Synod's board of trustees to sell this 

property. The matter has been taken up with the School 

Board, but no definite action has been taken yet. 

The board wishes to make it clear that the decision to sell 

is not entirely or even primarily for financial reasons. The 

buildings are old, the main building over sixty years old. 

They will be in increasing need of .repairs. But if we felt 

justified in maintaining the school, we would be willing to 

appeal to the church for the means to carry it on. We feel, 

however, that the time has come to turn the work of education 

over to the state whose duty and responsibility it is to carry 

it on, and which has the right to tax, and is taxing the people 

for this purpose. About 1923, the School Board suggested 

buying our property. When our board declined to sell, they 

bought property elsewhere for a Junior High School. A committee 

of this board was sent to Selma early in 1924 to 

consider the problem, in consultation with the School Board. 

The committee recommended the continuation of the school 

because the School Board did not then wish to buy the property, 

because the city school offered only one year of high 

school and no manual training and no domestic art training 

equal to ours, because we provided more educational and 

religious opportunities than any other negro school in Selma 

because we were assured we would have as good a chance of 

selling to the School Board later on, and finally because the 

colored people of the community wanted us to stay. (Minutes 

of Synod, p. 63.) The committee stated however: "Eventually 

we believe that Knox Academy ought to be discontinued If 

our church were large and had sufficient resources at her 

disposal, the school could be continued and enlarged into a 

college or university, and have a reason for existence after 

community, is training, the But, ready city under to has our our with provided work circumstances, a school will full equal be high facilities no education we school longer believe for course necessary. all for that the white and negroes when and How industrial the of black soon city the


this will be, we cannot tell. The superintendent of schools 

hopes for such an achievement in four or fiveyears, but others 

are not so hopeful. When the time comes, the school should 

be closed, the church moved to Union street, and the work 

of the congregation continued with the library and reading 

room, a missionary visitor as now, and possibly enough ground 

reserved for a playground. The remainder of the property 

should then be sold." 

The plan to sell the property, then, is no new proposition. 

It has been before the church for many years. It is in harmony 

with the policy followed at the Indian Mission. There 

came a time there when it seemed wisest to close the school, 

and hand over to the state the responsibility which the church 

had been carrying. That time, in our judgment, has arrived 

at Selma. As the board has been pointing out for several 

years, it is almost impossible to continue on the same basis. 

New equipment and laboratory facilities would be required 

for the high school. We must either develop or soon cease 

to function as a school. We cannot stay as we are. It seems 

unwise and almost impossible to develop in competition with 

the state which sets the educational standards and whose duty 

it is to provide the means to attain to them. The only other 

course is to withdraw from the fieldof secular education. We 

wish it were possible to continue the religious education which 

has had so large a place in Knox Academy. It appears to be 

not possible. 

Prof. R. J. Mclsaac wrote in 1932: "After one has been in 

this work altogether for well on to a score of years, it is with 

a good deal of sadness that he thinks of its abandonment; 

yet ... if missionary work is in its very nature temporary, 

we ought rather to be glad that the people whom we have 

been trying to help, are not now in such dire need of help . . . 

The southern states, impoverished and broken by the war, 

and especially by the terrible years that followed the war, 

were unable to give much care to their negro population. If 

we have helped to tide over that time of poverty and disorganization 

in the South, and in some measure enabled the 

negroes to get on their feet and look after themselves, it is 

a work that has been well worth while. In this light, I regard 

our venture in the South as means and effort not wasted." 

(Minutes 1932, p. 75.) 

Our balance was overdrawn April 1, 1936, $7,344.23. 

Receipts for the year were $2,763.86, and expenses $2,270.34. 

On April 1, 1937, our balance was overdrawn $6,850.71. 


Mr. Adams has been continuing his steady, earnest work. 

Owen F. Thompson and Paul Coleman were the communion 

assistants this year. In the fall two mothers united with the 

church, and there were eight baptisms, one of them an adult. 

three In was from the one Mr. children spring baptism. Adams' three of former class Thirty-three girls at pupils united the Ft. at with communed. 

the Sill the Mission Indian church, School, School. two of and There them all


This Ft. Sill Bible class went along well. The older children 

studied a leaflet, "Helps and Hints for Young Christians"; 

and the smaller ones studied Brown's Short Catechism, the 

New England Primer and Bible questions and committed Bible 

verses. A Daily Vacation Bible School was held in May, with 

an enrollment of about 33, in the first of its three weeks. 

The Apaches and Comanches united for the first time for 

the New Year's tree celebration. Mr. Adams wrote in January 

that the Apaches were attending Sabbath meetings better than 

any time since he went to the mission. He usually brings a 

car-load himself. One day he asked a passenger to count the 

load. There were 16 or 17, including seven adults. He seems 

to run a "family" car. 

Our balance April 1, 1936, was overdrawn $4.83. Receipts 

for the year were $1,638.90, and expenses $1,550.75. On April 

1, 1937, our balance was $92.98. 

General 

R. W. Redpath, chairman of Synod's Belmont Tithing Plan 

committee, presented to our board the bills for the expenses 

of the tithe enrollment campaign ordered by Synod. The 

board ordered these bills paid out of the Home Mission 

account, with reference of their final payment to Synod. A 

total of $20.55 was paid in January, and $2.75 in May. 

J. B. Willson was appointed to represent the board before 

the Co-ordinating Committee, with J. C. Slater as alternate. 

He was instructed to ask $12,000 for Home Missions, $2,000 

for the Southern Mission and $1,400 for the Indian Mission. 

D. H. Elliott was appointed to represent the board before 

Synod, with J. B. Willson as alternate. R. W. Redpath was 

asked to present to Synod facts taken from the charts which 

he prepared from the monthly reports received from congregations. 

We note that one of our members, elder William Blair, of 

the East End congregation, celebrated his eighty-sixth birthday 

on April 5, 1937. 

Recommendations 

1. That successors to J. C. Slater, D. H. Elliott, J. E. 

Willson and R. A. M. Steele, whose terms expire this year, be 

chosen by Synod. 

2. That the bills for the tithing campaign, totalling $23.30 

be referred to the Finance Committee. 

3. That the Board of Trustees of Synod be instructed to 

determine finally the proper form of reversionary clause in 

church deeds, and, in cooperation with the Board of Home 

Missions, to secure its inclusion in deeds of congregations 

receiving aid from Synod. 

4. That D. H. Elliott be heard in behalf of the board's work 

with J. B. Willson as alternate, and that R. W. Redpath be 

heard with particular reference to the monthly reports from 


the 5. school That property Synod approve in Selma, the if purpose the Lord of opens the board the way to sell


6. That in addition to funds for the payment of stated 

supplements, the board be granted an emergency fund of 

$1,000, to be used at the discretion of the board. This fund 

will include the amount to be used at Selma. 

7. That the following supplements be approved: 

Illinois Presbytery 

Princeton—$500 for pastor or stated supply, at the discretion 

of the board. 

Selma—An amount at the discretion of the board. 

Iowa Presbytery 

Lake Reno—$500 for pastor or stated supply, at the discretion 

of the board. Congregation urged to pay $700. 

Winnipeg—$800 on condition that congregation pay $600. 

Kansas Presbytery 

Eskridge—$350 at the discretion of the board. 

Stafford—$300 for pastor or stated supply. 

New York Presbytery 

Bovina—$4 00. 

White Lake—1$400. Congregation urged to pay $950. 

Ohio Presbytery 

Bellefontaine—$650. Congregation urged to pay $750. 

Cincinnati—$6 00 for pastor or stated supply at the discretion 

of the board. 

Hetherton—$500. Congregation asked to pay $500. 

Utica—$500 for pastor or stated supply. 

Pacific Coast Presbytery 

Delburne—$150 at the discretion of the board. 

Fresno—$500. 

Seattle—$1,100 for pastor if pending call is accepted; otherwise 

$1,100 at the discretion of the board. 

Philadelphia Presbyter) 

Orlando—$300. 

Pittsburgh Presbytery 

Bear Run-Mahoning—$600. Congregation urged to pay 

$ 8 00 

Connellsville—$600. Congregation urged to pay as much 

as possible above the $800 promised. 

Eastvale—$500. 

Rose Point—$500 for pastor or stated supply. 

Union—$500. 

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Youngstown—$800. Congregation urged to pay $800. 

Rochester Presbytery 

Almonte—$250. Congregation urged to pay $750. 

Lisbon—$575. 

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Toronto—$900. Congregation urged to pay $500. 


J. B. WILLSON, Recording Secretary 

REPORT OF PERMANENT COMMITTEE ON 

To Under the Synod the terms of the NATIONAL of Reformed the Great Presbyterian REFORM Commission, Church: "Go ye, make


disciples of all the nations, teaching them to observe all things 

whatsoever I have commanded you," the National Reform 

Association continues to carry forward its work. 

First we briefly summarize the work of the past year. 

1. WORK ACCOMPLISHED. 

Literature Published 

The Christian Statesman, four issues—12,000 copies, 96,000 

pages. 

Movie barons and Sunday movies—(3,000 copies, 72,000 

pages. 

Beaver county cost of liquor—10,000 copies, 40,000 pages. 

Other leaflets and programs—5,800 copies, 14,800 pages. 

Total pages published—30,800 copies, 222,800 pages. 

Literature Distributed 

About 500,000 pages of literature have been distributed. 

This includes about 275 copies of "The Day," published in 

1933; 3,000 copies of "Six Studies on the Day," published in 

1935; 2,300 copies of "Movie Barons and Sunday Movies." 

Two hundred and fifty-three copies of the latter were sent to 

members of Pennsylvania legislature with a personal message. 

About 9,000 letters and mimeographed sheets have been 

sent out. 

Addresses 

Not far from 150 addresses were given by speakers representing 

the association. The greatest number of these were 

given by Dr. R. H. Martin. The following have spoken for 

the association each giving from one to eight addresses: Rev. 

W. Wofford T. Duncan, D.D., LL.D., Cleveland, O.; Prof. John 

Coleman; Rev. R. A. Blair, D.D.; Rev. William Parsons, D.D.; 

President M. M. Pearce, Geneva College; Rev. Ernest Neal 

Orr, D.D., Charlotte, N. Car.; Rev. William McKim, Asheville, 

N. Car.; Rev. H. B. Mansell, and Mr. John Griffiths. 

Summer Conferences 

For the first time the National Reform Association conducted 

a conference on social and civic problems, June 2 1 

to July 2, 1936, at Montreat, N. Car., the conference headquarters 

of the Presbyterian Church, South. 

In this conference we had the hearty cooperation of Dr. 

Anderson, president of the Montreat Mountain Association 

and of other leaders of the church. The conference continued 

eleven days. Three messages were given each week 

day and two on each of the two Sabbaths of the conference. 

Practically every phase of the National Reform program was 

included in the conference messages and particular emphasis 

was placed upon the fundamental principles of National 

Reform. There were 3 5 messages including those given by 

conference speakers at Asheville and Bonclarken, N. Car. 

We are particularly indebted to Dr. Parsons, Dr. John Coleman 

and Dr. Blair, who gave the major number of the above 

the addresses ing only conference their without hotel were financial and of a travel high remuneration, expenses. order. This the All was association the new messages ground meet 

of


in which to sow National Reform seed. There was a genuine 

interest in the conference messages and they were well 

received. We were repeatedly told that our conference created 

as much favorable comment as any conference held there in 

recent years. The Sabbath audiences ranged from 200 to 

700; week day audiences from 75 to 150. The conference 

was well worth while. We were invited to return another 

year and have accepted the invitation. 

The Winona Lake Conference last summer continued over 

a period of two weeks. In order to cut down expenses the 

president of the association was the only speaker. The 

addresses the first week covered various phases of National 

Reform work. The second week was devoted to daily discussions 

of the Sabbath question followed by open forums 

throughout the week. There was a growing attendance and 

interest. The audiences at Winona are not large but there 

are always in these audiences leaders who get information, 

inspiration and courage from our messages. 

Legislative Work 

Our legislative efforts have been confined largely to Washington, 

D. C, and Pennsylvania. Communications have been 

sent to Washington regarding proposed legislation on moral 

issues. In cooperation with twelve Pennsylvania state groups 

we have spent much time and effort in combating bad and 

supporting good legislation. Numerous trips were made to 

Harrisburg to confer with other leaders, to speak at hearings 

on various bills and to contact legislators. Many communications 

were sent to the governor, administrative leaders and 

members of the legislature; religious leaders in our part of 

the state were kept informed and the appropriate action 

regarding proposed legislation suggested; and petitions were 

distributed and sent to the legislature. 

Our efforts were only partially successful. A bill to legalize 

Sunday fishing through Pennsylvania became a law. A number 

of other bills to further break down the legal safeguards 

of the Sabbath did not pass. A bill to legalize horse race 

gambling was defeated by a two to one vote. 

While many items in our program to improve the liquor 

laws of the state were not accepted by the administration, 

nevertheless, the legislature improved somewhat the beer and 

hard liquor laws of the state. 

On Behalf of Temperance 

The work on behalf of temperance has followed the usual 

lines. We have published some up-to-date literature on this 

subject, made addresses on it and given assistance to a number 

of communities in preparing for local option contests on beer 

and hard liquors. 

On Behalf of the Sabbath 

for reaching the Our The leaders the six greatest Sabbath. in weeks' of their work study results United Our on efforts of than Presbyterian behalf the in Sabbath this of any year specific former Church which have reforms year. we and been urged which more has before been they far


acted upon favorably was carried out successfully throughout 

the entire church. The Board of Administration set apart 

the latter half of September and the month of October, 1936, 

for this study in the congregations of the church. Many 

pastors preached one or more sermons on the Sabbath. In 

many congregations, study groups on this subject were formed. 

In others it was made the subject for consideration in the 

prayer meeting services for this period and many Bible classes 

set aside the regular Sabbath School lessons and took up th-3 

study of the Sabbath for this period. The Missionary Societies 

throughout the church devoted the months of September and 

October to this study and the Young People's Societies through 

the church studied this subject for four Sabbath evenings in 

January, 1937. In all cases "Six Studies on the Day" was 

used as the textbook. 

We believe there has been no parallel to this study of the 

Sabbath by the United Presbyterian Church within this generation 

in America. It is the most forward step that has been 

taken for Sabbath recovery by any denomination in our country 

within the past half century. The United Presbyterians 

have blazed a trail for other churches to follow. 

The Young People's Societies of the Reformed Presbyterian 

Church are now engaged in a six weeks' study of the Sabbath 

and are using "Six Studies on the Day" as the textbook. The 

author of this book, on request, has been writing the comments 

in the Covenanter Witness for these studies. 

The president of the association has made numerous addresses 

on this subject before church leaders. He was called 

upon to make addresses in the United Presbyterian congregations 

and Young People's Societies in inaugurating their six 

weeks' study of the Sabbath. He also conducted a series of 

mid-week union services giving addresses and open forums 

on the Sabbath. 

Part Time Workers 

In the face of tremendous needs we have felt keenly the 

limitations of our efforts due to the scarcity of funds. A 

number of persons thoroughly interested in our work and 

well qualified to carry it forward have offered their services 

to our association. We have not felt financially able to take 

them on. For the present, to enlarge our work, we are trying 

out the plan of adding to our staff for part time service a 

number of persons who are filling other remunerative positions. 

Rev. H. B. Mansell, Windber, Pa., a pastor in the 

Methodist Episcopal Church, who is also chairman of the 

Field Department of The National Reform Association, is 

giving our association part-time service for a small financial 

remuneration. He is making addresses on various phases of 

National Reform and organizing his community and county 

for work along moral reform lines. 

University and county. in Mr. 1936 thoroughly John He and of Griffiths, is Pittsburgh, who believes a young is who now in man is was this taking giving of graduated work. ability, part-time post graduate an from excellent service Geneva work in speaker College Beaver in the


Offerings Taken for National Reform 

As in former years Dr. Martin spoke in most of the Reformed 

Presbyterian congregations in the Pittsburgh area and those 

in Philadelphia and a number of others in connection with 

the annual offering for National Reform recommended by 

Synod. This opportunity is appreciated as it keeps our Covenanter 

people in touch with the work of the association. We 

are glad to note an increase in the number of the congregations 

which took an offering for National Reform this year. The 

number was 44 as over against 38 the preceding year and 32 

the year before that. There are still one-half of our congregations 

that do not take an offering for this cause. The 

total contributions this past year were $1,710.00. 

Finances 

The financialreport shows that the work of the association 

for the past year was accomplished with an expenditure of 

$6,660.77. This amount has taken care of salaries, office 

expense, publication of literature, travel, etc. We doubt if 

any organization in America is accomplishing as much for the 

Kingdom in proportion to its financialresources as the National 

Reform Association. 

2. PROGRAM FOR THE COMING YEAR. 

We will not undertake to give this program in full, only 

the more important features of it. 

Summer Conferences 

MONTREAT, NORTH CAROLINA: 

Our second/ conference at Montreat will be held June 2 0 

to June 2 7, 19 37. There will be five speakers, 20 addresses 

in all; four addresses on the two Sabbaths of the conference, 

the remaining addresses on the intervening week days. 

Hon. Louis E. Graham, of Beaver, Pa., former United States 

district attorney, Western Pennsylvania, will give six messages 

on the general subject of Crime and Its Backgrounds. 

Rev. William Parsons, D.D., will give five messages on 

Gambling; The Sabbath; World Peace; Governmental Exploitation; 

and The Economic Message of the Churches. 

Rev. Ernest Neal Orr, D.D., moderator-elect of the Associate 

Reformed Presbyterian Church, will speak on Elements of 

Good Citizenship. 

Rev. John W. Caldwell, D.D., pastor of the Presbyterian 

Church, Montreat, N. C, on Shall We Junk the Sabbath? 

Rev. R. H. Martin, D.D., will discuss the Fundamentals of 

National Reform under the general title. Citizenship Messages 

from Old Testament Prophets—"Elijah—National Religion," 

etc. 

BONCLARKEN, NORTH CAROLINA: 

Dr Martin will give two addresses at the Christian Workers' 

Conference of the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church 

at 

a byterian June union 

Bonclarken 

27th. service congregations 

on 

of 

June 

Associate 2 8th 

Charlotte, Reformed 

and 2 9th. 

N. Presbyterian C, 

He 

Sabbath 

will also 

and evening, 

address 

Pres


BIBLE CONFERENCE, GROVE CITY, PENNSYLVANIA: 

Dr. Martin will give two addresses at this conference on 

July 28th and 29th. 

WINONA LAKE, INDIANA: 

July 26th to August 6th. The first week there will be one 

address each forenoon. At the conference the second week 

there will be two addresses daily followed by open forums. 

The program has not been entirely completed but among the 

speakers will be Alonzo E. Wilson, American Business Men's 

Research Foundation, Chicago; Rev. Frank J. Niles, D.D., 

general secretary, Lord's Day Alliance, Indianapolis; Rev. William 

Parsons, D.D.; and Rev. R. H. Martin, D.D. 

Publication of Literature 

We are greatly in need of up-to-date leaflets on various 

phases of National Reform—gambling, temperance, the Sabbath 

and the fundamental principles of National Reform. We 

hope to be able to supply this need this coming year. 

The first edition, 3,5 00 copies, of "The Day" is almost 

exhausted. The same is true of the firstedition, 5,000 copies, 

of "Six Studies on the Day." We face the problem of publishing 

a second edition of each of these books involving an 

expenditure of at least $2,500.00. 

Through the generosity of Mr. John W. Alexander, devoted 

friend of our cause and especially interested in the Sabbath, 

our association was able to publish the first edition of these 

two books. He is still interested and ready to help. We must 

find others to contribute to this fund to make possible new 

editions of these books. 

Sabbath Program 

The need of work on behalf of the Lord's Day is tremendous 

the workers very few, and the funds practically nothing' 

Recently Roger W. Babson gave us a true picture of the 

Sabbath situation in America: 

"I go sick at heart when I realize how we have allowed 

Sunday to be stolen from us and profaned and outraged 

by a lot of piratical money changers who would make the 

money changers in Jesus' story look like a crowd of public 

benefactors. It may be that church attendance may await 

the return of Sabbath observance." 

The worst thing about the whole situation is that leaders 

of the church are not awake to the situation. Either blindness 

has fallen upon them as to the value of the Sabbath and the 

peril we face of losing it, or they are lacking in the moral 

courage necessary to tackle a hard job. These leaders must 

be awakened and brought to face the situation manfully or 

we will lose the Sabbath as a religious institution in our 

country. The basic task facing our Christian leadership is 

the rebuilding of true Sabbath ideals and standards in the 

hearts and consciences of the people. To this end the Sab 

and bath educational It is must expending here be program that given our large a of place association the portion of church. major of has its importance a time special and responsibililv 

in energy. 'the entire By


reason of the up-to-date literature we have produced on this 

subject, of which there is great need, and of our long experience 

in this fieldof work, we have won for ourselves a place 

of recognized leadership. We expect to stress and to enlarge 

our Sabbath work this coming year. We want to continue our 

work of reaching leaders over the country in summer conferences, 

in theological seminaries, giving challenging messages 

and judiciously placing with these leaders copies of our books 

on the Sabbath. 

In Pennsylvania, with the cooperation of a number of other 

groups, we have undertaken a state-wide educational campaign 

for Sabbath recovery. To carry forward this campaign we 

have undertaken to raise a special fund of $10,000 to provide 

the literature and to make it possible without the handicap 

of taking offerings in public meetings to reach Christian 

leaders and people .generally throughout the state. Members 

of our own board are contributing liberally and sacrificially 

to this fund. One-fourth of this amount has been secured >r 

pledged and influential church leaders are cooperating with 

us in raising the entire amount. Here is an undertaking 

which should make its appeal to Covenanters who are blessed 

with some means. We ask for the prayers of the church for 

the success of this enterprise and trust that a good number 

of her members will help answer her prayers. 

On Behalf of Temperance 

The re-legalized, re-vitalized, liquor traffic challenges the 

Christian and moral citizens of our country. Never were conditions 

in the olden days as bad as they are today. We have 

far more places where liquors are sold than in former days, 

and the conditions under which they are sold are decidedly 

worse. Formerly the saloon was a place where intoxicating 

liquors were sold to men only and there was nothing else but 

liquor to draw people there. Today not only are liquors sold 

in our saloons but they are places for entertainment, for 

music for dancing, for women and boys and girls as well as 

men where the sexes commingle, dance and drink together. 

In place of the old rotund barkeeper, liquors are now served 

by 1,300,000 bar maids, many of them not over sixteen years 

of age. 

The government of the United States has put a restraining 

hand upon the production of wheat and cotton and kill 3d 

6 000 000 pigs There has been no restraining hand upon the 

production of poisonous alcoholic beverages. Since repeal the 

distillers have been producing annually almost five times as 

much hard liquors as are being consumed. The consumption 

in 1936 was 100,383,067 gallons and the production the same 

year 449,994,161 gallons. 

Concerning this tremendous piling up of distilled liquors in 

Hell "Misery campaign eovernment The warehoused liquor in in storage! warehouses American interests for the Crime history have future Senator on put to destruction deposit! Morris sell their Sheppard greatest Murder of stored-up mankind! 

advertising 

exclaimed: products reserve!


to the American people, spending $2 5,000,000.00 for this purpose 

the past year. The administration is hand in glove with 

this iniquitous traffic. In fact, for the first time in our history 

the government of the United States has actually gone into 

the business of manufacturing and selling rum. How long, 

O Lord, how long! The time has come to answer the challenge 

of this Goliath. We must save our youth and our 

civilization from destruction. 

Our association, in cooperation with other groups, is lifting 

up a standard against this enemy. The basic task is education. 

We are getting out literature to meet the present need. 

Twenty-five thousand copies of a leaflet is now on the press 

showing that Allegheny county, in which the city of Pittsburgh 

is located, spent last year for intoxicating beverages $64,000,- 

000.00, an average of $47 for every man, woman and child 

in the county. Our speakers also are making addresses on 

this subject and we are helping to organize communities for 

educational and local option drives. 

World Conditions and National Reform 

World conditions today demand the promulgation and application 

of the principles advocated by this association throughout 

its entire history. The world is full of unrest, confusion 

and strife. Great and selfish systems are contending for the 

control of the economic, the social, the national life of the 

world. Communism, Fascism, the totalitarian doctrine of the 

state are crushing individual liberty, denying the rights of the 

church and imperiling the civilization of the world. If we as 

Christians confine our efforts to saving the life of individuals 

and abdicate the control of social, economic and national life, 

these other forces will take it over. The answer to the world':, 

need is a Christ and a Christianity which demand the allegiance 

of the total life of the world—its individual life, its organized 

social, economic and national life. 

Never was the commission of our Lord "to disciple the 

nations" and to teach them the things Christ has commanded 

so imperative as at this hour. The conditions of the world 

call loudly for the proclamation and application of the message 

of the National Reform Association. Surely this is a time 

when an association that has pioneered in this fieldof Christian 

endeavor should be able to enlarge its work; and in this 

hour of supreme opportunity and responsibility, should not the 

Reformed Presbyterian Church with its Kingdom conception 

of Christianity and its history, with renewed consecration 

give increasingly of its means and its moral support to this 

cause. 

In recent years our church has advanced along evangelistic 

lines. It has gone forward in the great fieldof foreign missions. 

But there has been an actual recession in obeyin^ 

the Great Commission to proclaim the Gospel to the nations' 

interest This means byterians both to and sustain financialsupport workers this it. hour We on for behalf make renewed of our of this this appeal work. consecration, cause to and Reformed in increased financial Pres


In our church the work of foreign missions is now carried 

on on a faith basis on the insistence of our foreign missionaries. 

Certainly these missionaries are to be commended for the faith 

and devotion thus manifested. We beg leave to say that our 

workers, missionaries to the nation, have gone on a faith basis 

ever since the beginning of the depression, doing the work uo 

matter what remuneration they received, and year after year, 

never receiving anything like as much as their salaries, often 

times less than half. Should not those who are obeying 

Christ's command to disciple the nation have the same place 

in the affections, the prayers, and the financial support of 

Reformed Presbyterians as those who in obedience to the 

Great Commission are the bearers of the Gospel to heathen 

lands? 

Our Confession of Faith 

As we make this appeal for increased support, we present 

our confession of faith. We believe in the Kingdom conception 

of the mission of Christ to this world. We believe He 

came to save individuals. We believe He came to save society, 

to save the world in the totality of its inter-related and complex 

life. We believe in a Gospel that has a message both for 

the individual life and for the organized life of humanity, and 

that it is as essential to give the message to the one as to 

the other. 

We believe that Christ's mission to the world as it relates 

both to individual and world life can and will be accomplished. 

We believe that it can be accomplished in this Gospel Dispensation 

and that its accomplishment need not await Christ's 

second personal coming. We do not believe this Gospel Dispensation 

is a "Charge of the Light Brigade." Christ is able 

to save the world NOW. He has all the power now He ever 

had, or ever will have. We have now the whole Gospel of 

Christ, the power of God unto salvation. This is the dispensation 

of the Holy Spirit. With the Gospel proclaimed and 

applied to individual and to social life the Holy Spirit has 

power, now, to regenerate and rebuild the individual life, 

and to regenerate and reconstruct national life according to 

the Divine ideal. 

For whatever measure of failure there has been in the 

realization of Christ's mission to the world in this dispensation, 

the reason for this failure lies not in the secret or revealed 

will of God that it is not His plan to save the world now, but 

in our failure to fulfill our part in God's redemptive plan for 

the world. Christ has said, "Go ye," and we have not gone. 

He has said "Disciple the nations," and we have done it. In 

fact the great majority of His followers do not even so much 

as know that Christ has a Gospel for the nations. The command 

of Christ calls for the proclamation of this Gospel. The 

needs ears. self-sacrificing 1. That of We the have the world work. association the today green Recommendations 

should light. be commended make Let that us go for call forward. its resound efficient in our and


2. That the first Sabbath of November be designated as 

the day for taking the annual offering for National Reform 

and that $10,000 be named as the standard for our church 

in contributing to this cause. 

3. That we earnestly request that this offering be taken 

in all our congregations and that all our people be requested 

to contribute liberally, and that every home so far 

as possible secure The Christian Statesman which is sent to 

all who contribute $1.00 or more to the association. 

4. That in connection with the taking of this offering, 

pastors be requested to preach on some phase of National 

Reform and keep the people informed of the association's 

work. 

5. That pastors be requested to engage in National Reform 

work in their communities and everywhere possible to arrange 

meetings to be addressed by representatives of the association. 

6. That our pastors and lay leaders be requested to assist 

in increasing its contributing members by sending to the 

association's headquarters, 209 Ninth street, Pittsburgh, Pa.. 

the names and addresses of persons in their communities whom 

they believe would be interested in this cause to enable the 

association to communicate with them with a view to securing 

their membership and financial help. A sheet is attached to 

the mimeographed copies of this report for this purpose. 

7. That the association be particularly commended for its 

work on behalf of the Sabbath and that we commend to persons 

of means in our church for their help the campaign to raise 

$10,000 to carry forward the work on behalf of Sabbatn 

recovery. 

8. That as our people remember in their prayers the evangelistic 

and missionary work of the church, they also remember 

the work of National Reform and those engaged in it. 

9. That the continued employment of R. H. Martin by the 

association, be approved. 


R. H. MARTIN, 


E. A. CROOKS, 

JOHN W. ALEXANDER, 

J. S. MARTIN, 

ELLA M. GEORGE, 

K. M. YOUNG, 

J. S. TIBBY, 


REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON SOCIAL JUSTICE 

It is a well worn saying that if men were converted social 

problems would need no consideration. We believe, on the 

other hand, that if men are really converted they will give 

add in more keener most every sanctification of consideration sense all, field. will of And make obligation to to their social a study time to justification question. their is of ripe what fellowmen for Christianity Now and such adoption, blessed and study eager demands with in thev the to a,


social field. There is no considerable body of people in the 

whole world that is not in ferment. Individuals, classes, 

nations are seeking, sometimes hysterically, security or independence, 

or a greater share in the material goods that this 

mechanical age is capable of producing in such vast quantities. 

Your committee has drawn heavily upon the official pronouncement 

on social issues of the Methodist General Conference 

of 1936, taking over several sections verbatim. Originality 

is far less important than unity with brethren in all matters 

in which we agree in our interpretation of the mind of Christ. 

"We, who are the heirs of the Hebrew prophets and the 

followers of Jesus of Nazareth, declare that the church is 

morally obligated to teach the divinely revealed principles of 

personal and social conduct, to voice judgment against practices 

that contradict the commandments of our Lord, and to 

proclaim the necessity of establishing the kingdom of God 

on earth. Man is of infinite worth because he is a son of God. 

Christianity holds that personality is the supreme value; it 

tests all institutions by their effect upon personality and commends 

those practices that enrich personality. That Jesus 

died for the redemption of man is sufficient warrant for Christians 

to labor for his emancipation from every personalitydestroying 

influence, just as we through Christ would seek 

to save him from sin. 

Because of its insistence upon the sacredness of personality, 

Christianity has been a social force. It has released the 

transforming power of Christ, which, working out through 

transformed individuals, has resulted in social action that 

has, in part, transformed society. The early Christian may 

have recognized the achievements of Greek and Roman civilization, 

but, because of his acceptance of the fact of man's infinite 

worth, he was forced to demand the abolition of slavery upon 

which that civilization rested. The Christian of today is the 

very first to recognize the rise in the standard of living made 

possible by the emergence of modern industrialism, but he 

demands the elimination of all those factors that result in the 

destruction of human values, brotherly relations and cultural 

advance." 

Certain undisputed facts confront us and challenge the 

Christian conscience to study them and eventually to solve 

them. "Among these are the following: 

Privation in the midst of potential plenty; Gross inequality 

in income and property; Insecurity; Unemployment with its 

resultant effect upon national morale; Long continued public 

relief, slowly destroying the self-respect of the recipient and 

contributing to the pauperization of the nation; Preventable 

sickness, accompanied by a menacing rise in tuberculosis and 

diseases of undernourishment; Reduction in the support af 

resources; enterprise, foundations racial public equal condition; opportunity and The due private of constitutional excessive to The as education, over-capitalization, wasteful a result debt government; and carried a of fact unintelligent economic that by unplanned American Extensive strikes circumstance use at productive 

expansion, 

of denial the natural very or of


and financial racketeering, resulting in a carrying charge that 

precludes adequate wages for workers or reasonable dividends 

for owners; The increasing burden of armament; Outbreaks of 

mob violence; The growth of tenant farming and the creation 

of a peasant class with no property stake in the nation; The 

development of the gambling spirit as a part of the very fabric 

of business; The increasing waste through liquor and vice; The 

nation's crime bill, both in money and in the toll that it takes 

of the young men and women of the nation;" The informal 

civil war that is developing in many parts of the land between 

the capitalist with his system of company towns and of espionage 

and agents provocateur and the labor leader with bis sitdown 

strikes and violent picketing. 

"The Christian conscience declares that the continuance of 

these conditions is sinful in the sight of God, and the Christian 

church summons its membership to the task of saving us 

from our sins. The Kingdom of God cannot be built upon 

foundations of economic injustice. We will not be silenced 

by critics who offer no solution to these problems." 

There are ardent advocates of several solutions of these 

problems. One group sees the fundamental cause of them all 

in the fact that our industrial life is organized around the 

acquisitive principle and finds the solution of them all in the 

service motive operating through government ownership of 

our natural resources and of the plants needed to process them. 

Another group declares that our present economic system is 

not wrong in its fundamentals but needs numerous safeguards 

against abuse. It cites the marvelous progress made in the 

past century and a half under private and corporate capitalism 

and maintains that this progress has only begun. Our present 

difficulties, this group says, are excrescences that may and 

should be pruned away without destroying the tree. A third 

group has turned to producers' and consumers' cooperatives 

as a middle ground that will unite the moral values of brotherhood 

with the vigorous incentives that have been found *n 

private ownership. A fourth group sees the way out in a 

use of each of these plans in the field to which it is best 

adapted. The inexcusable group is that which admits the 

facts and calmly looks upon them as inevitable and without 

remedy. 

We propose the following resolutions: 

1. We here acknowledge our national sins in that these 

evils have been allowed to grow to such enormous proportions 

with so little condemnation on the part of the church and 

with some degree of fellowship in them on the part of members 

of the church. We urge our ministers to make these sins 

subjects of pulpit consideration. 

2. We are unalterably opposed to any method of social 

change that is based upon violence. We will oppose, likewise 

entire attempts upon the 3. people the We concept to part declare through maintain of those class ourselves the special war. democratic who refuse privileges for democracy. process. to obey by recourse decisions We The repudiate to passing made violence the by of


democracy would mark the passing of the freedom that is 

essential to the proclamation of the Christian message. A free 

church cannot long survive the death of a free school, free 

press, free speech, and free assemblage. 

4. We urge zeal in the advocacy of the Christian amendment, 

not only as a means of removal of the handicaps and 

embarrassments that arise in connection with teachers' oaths, 

passport oaths, oaths of naturalization, oaths of office, and 

the use of the franchise, but as a national confession of our 

allegiance to the divine Savior and King. National regeneration 

is the only sure foundation for a national Christian 

economy. 

5. We urge the constant study and application of the 

scriptures of the Old and New Testaments to these problem',, 

and the formation of study groups to this end. 

6. We urge the continual presentation of the value of 

human personality, that the greatest wealth of the nation is 

found in the men, women and children for whom Christ died. 


JOHN COLEMAN, 

R. H. MARTIN, 


REPORT ON THE SIGNS OF THE TIMES FOR THE 

SYNOD OF 1937 

Is the world growing better? This age-long question is still 

awaiting an answer on which good people can agree. The 

replies are as divergent as the poles. Whether we say yes 

or no, there is much evidence on the other side. Someone has 

said, "There is gloom enough to make one glum, and there is 

gleam enough to make one glad. The question is whether 

there is more gleam than gloom—more cause to be glum than 

glad." Ruskin said of his day, "There is thunder on the horizon 

as well as dawn." Isaiah wrote, "Watchman what of 

the night? Watchman what of the night? The watchman 

said 'The morning cometh, and also the night'." Men's 

answers to this perplexing question conform to the viewpoint 

of their theology. 

If we compare our generation with the one behind us most 

would agree that the moral world has gone backward. We 

have largely replaced the compass by the speedometer and 

have lost thereby. If we compare our century with the centuries 

gone by perhaps most would agree that progress has 

been made. 

The present is not encouraging. According to the figures 

of the national treasury, Americans drank more liquor smoked 

more cigarettes and played more card games in 1936 than -n 

anv previous year. A writer in American Business estimates 

that the amount of money wagered in gambling in 1935 was 

The and the •$6600000000. 

high laws the commercialized day which for have Sabbath their safeguarded wordly amusement desecration gains. the interests is day The certainly are disintegration being are increasing. 

making repealed of it


the home continues with an ever-increasing ratio of divorces to 

marriages. The gains in Protestant church membership have 

been on the decline. A recent survey of 1000 Congregational 

Churches showed that only 2 5 per cent of registered members 

were attending the sanctuary. The strength of a church is 

measured not by the number of names added to the roll bui 

by the number of members who attend and give their support. 

These evidences within together with those without, industrial 

unrest, the increase of crime and juvenile delinquency, 

the mad race of nations in arming for war, the rise of dictatorships 

and the claims for the totalitarian state, and other causes 

for gloom do tend to make one glum. 

And yet have not similar reports been made throughout the 

history of the Christian Church? We turn to the Minutes of 

Synod of 100 years ago and extract a statement like this: 

"Gross immorality prevails, especially in our great commercial 

cities, impiety and irreligion abound and a spirit of 

practical infidelity pervades society in all its ramifications, 

and influences it, in all its relations. . . . Among professors 

of religion generally, false and dangerous opinions are far 

from being rare. . . . Whole sects wearing the Christian name 

are thus arraying themselves against the truth of God, or 

changing it into a lie. . . . The Lord's Day is exceedingly profaned. 

This sin is rapidly growing, and assuming the unpleasant 

feature of a national characteristic . . . this sin has 

certainly much increased during the past year; and is a painful 

and distressing symptom of the growth of immorality and 

irreligion throughout the land." (Minutes of Synod, 1834.) 

Yet all of these reports from 50 to 100 years ago close with 

hope and causes for thanksgiving. 

The world seems filled with pessimism just now. Dean 

Inge, of Great Britain, known as "The Gloomy Dean," defined 

an optimist as "a likable kind of fool." Dr. Mowett has written 

a book on "The Revival of Heathenism" in which he 

describes mass movements toward heathenism everywhere. 

Spengler in his "Decline of the West" pictures evolution in 

reverse and civilizations rapidly going down. Other books 

have been published with such titles as "Will Our Civilization 

Survive?", "Can Parliamentary Government Endure?", "Force 

Necessary to Government," etc. An older minister recently 

said to a younger minister, "If you live till 7 0 you will see 

the world smash. Nothing can stop it." 

Are the people of God warranted in holding such hopeless 

views? Can we see no dawn upon our horizon? Is our Gospel 

a herald of defeat? Going back over the sweep of centuries 

surely there is gain. The mind of Great Britain certainly 

operated on an immeasurably higher plane in dealing with 

Edward the VIII who desired to marry a divorced woman 

than it did in dealing with Henry VIII with his many divorces 

and determine going surely their his waves." out. "The six whether The bottom wives. It waves may the of In tide our take are view trough in now more of kingdom doubtless the than is higher barbarisms affairs a natural receding, than coming of the life-time the but crest in past may or to of


we not expect them to return and establish new lines of 

advance? 

Dr. Abraham Kuyper wrote: "In the 18th century, the 

falling into slumber. In the 19th century, the pouring out of 

deep sleep. At present, in the 20th century, a gradual waking 

up of religion, but still dozing in false mystical dreams. The 

Christ and His Cross are passed by." 

Encouragements are seen even now. The Darwinian evolutionary 

hypothesis is beginning to foam itself out. Many 

exponents of Modernistic theology are becoming disgusted with 

their own conclusions. Harry Emerson Fosdick said to his 

Riverside congregation: "Outgrow the forms if you will; 

nevertheless, let it be said that that old-fashioned Christianity 

was not emotionally sentimental and morally easy going like 

much of our superficial modernism. It did at its best put 

granite into the characters of men . . . there was depth and 

power in that old-time Christianity that our thin modernism 

often misses. If that be fundamentalism, make the most of it. 

. . . We modernists have often gotten at our faith by a negative 

process. We do not believe this. We do not believe that. 

We have given up this incredible idea or that obsolete doctrine. 

So we pare down and dim out our faith by negative abstractions 

until we have left only the ghostly remainder of what was 

once a great religion." 

There are other encouragements. The tide is again rising 

against the liquor traffic. The National Preaching Mission, 

covering the great strategic centers of the nation, was attended 

by mighty throngs of interested people. Thousands of churches 

celebrated the centennial of the birth of Dwight L. Moody. 

Eighteen other countries and a number of mission fields conducted 

evangelistic campaigns in memory of this great evangelist 

of the past. There are indications that the morning 

cometh as well as the night. 

The unwholesome tendency in Christian thinking today is 

to divide into groups of "either or." Either individual salvation 

or social reformation; either an earthly kingdom or a 

spiritual kingdom; either commitment to the whole war program 

or to the position of extreme pacificism; either for 

capital or for labor. Is our Gospel a Gospel of extremes? Is 

the Bible a one-sided book in its dealing with the relationships 

of men? Does it condemn the sins of one class and condone 

the sins of another? 

Shall we accept the premilennial view of the kingdom that 

the Gospel is only for individuals; that God never intended 

that society and nations should be Christianized in this age; 

that the world must sink and all we are expected to do is to 

save as many passengers as possible before the ship goes 

down- that the kingdom has not yet begun and that Christ 

will a temporal Or not shall begin we kingdom His take reign the on ultra earth? as King modernist until He view comes that and social establishes recon-


struction constitutes the Gospel; that it consists mainly in 

higher wages and better living conditions; in adjustments 

between labor and capital; in the prevention of child labor 

and in the eradication of war—all this to the virtual exclusion 

of individual salvation. 

Is not either view less than half a Gospel? How can the 

one succeed or be secure without the other? Can the church 

successfully save men from drink and do nothing about the 

traffic that makes them drunkards? Can it make Sabbathkeeping 

Christians of its members while lending no support 

to legislation which will protect them in their right to have 

a Sabbath? Should it go forward in its work of relieving the 

poor without reckoning with the forces and conditions which 

make for poverty? 

On the other hand, of what value are good social organizations 

without good men to run them? Christian personalities 

must man Christian institutions. We have not a Gospel of 

"either or." It is not "forgive us our trespasses" or "thy 

kingdom come." It is "forgive us our trespasses" together 

with "thy kingdom come." 

We should yield to no one in personal evangelistic endeavor. 

Neither should we be indifferent or inactive regarding the 

great issues of justice between man and man and nation and 

nation and all that is involved in making this world a better 

place in which to live. 

In the realm of industry must we take the position of 

"either or"? Must we stand for labor and against capital or 

vice versa? Shall we condemn the sins of the one and not 

of the other? Certainly there are grave injustices on the part 

of many employers. We must not sit in silence while men 

amass great fortunes by grinding the faces of the poor. But 

shall we leap from this to the advocacy of measures which 

would do injustice to a multitude of employers of labor who 

are dealing justly and fairly with their employees? And along 

with this shall we approve of or encourage groups of employees 

who seize industrial plants not their own and tell all others 

that they shall not work? There are multitudes of laborers 

who are enjoying high standards of living and are enjoying 

as much economic security as the men who employ them and 

far less worries. Christ never criticized the rich because they 

had riches but because of the wrong use to which they put 

them. He encouraged the production and ownership of wealth 

by many parables. He • encouraged the rich to give to the 

poor and never did He encourage the poor to envy the rich. 

Or in the interests of peace: We must take our stand against 

war and renounce modern warfare, with its diabolic system 

of propaganda and hate, as a proper method of settling difficulties 

between nations. But are we driven to the oth=r 

extreme of declaring that never, under any circumstances 

that in The restraining could signs possibly of a the war times arise, mad point would nation? to we the approve alinement of the of the use followers of force


of Christ against each other with opposing conceptions of the 

Gospel which seem impossible of reconciliation. The balancing 

of Scripture, we believe, lies between and furnishes a 

far larger Gospel than can be found in either extreme. 

Our ecclesiastical conception of the Kingdom is one of 

optimism. We believe that better times lie beyond—else why 

pray "Thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is 

in heaven"? We believe that "the earth shall be filled with 

the knowledge of the glory of the Lord, as the waters cover 

the sea." 

"His large and great dominion shall from sea to sea extend; 

It from the River shall reach forth to earth's remotest end." 

Our hopes are not grounded on outward signs. The ev.- 

dences of the moment seem to point to a disintegrating world. 

We base our hopes on the infinite power of God; an assurance 

that His sovereign plans for the world will be eventually 

carried out; on the promises of His own Word which certainly 

point to a better world; and on His ability by His Holy Spirit 

to send revival blessings sufficient to cover the earth. 

The searching question to us is, "Are we bequeathing to 

our children all that our fathers bequeathed to us?" They 

bequeathed to us the typewriter, the electric light and the 

aeroplane. We may bequeath television and the still greater 

achievements of science. But all this means little unless we 

hand on down the faith and character which were given to us. 

We must pass on an inspired Bible, a Divine Christ, a holy 

Sabbath, a faithful Church and a working faith in God. A 

family in Kentucky moved to the Ozarks in Missouri. They 

Look fire from the hearth, covered it with ashes and renewed 

it every day on the way. They started the firein their mountain 

home, a fire which for 7 7 years had never been allowed 

to go out. With all the forces which seek to quench the fires 

of faith it is ours to see that the lights and warmth of Christian 

devotion is never allowed to smoulder or die. 

In view of the sad conditions that call us to prayer and it 

the many causes we have for thanksgiving, Synod appoints 

Thursday of the Week of Prayer as a day for humiliation and 

prayer and Thursday, November 25th, in the United States 

and the usual day in Canada to be observed as a day of thanksgiving 

to God for His tender mercies and His manifold 

blessings. 



G. MACKAY ROBB, 


C. K. GREER, 

J. H. McBURNEY, 

Committee. 

PSALMS ONLY IN THE WORSHIP OF GOD 

To have us intelligent, really constantly believe consistent before in our and Psalm-singing minds hearty good Psalm-singers, and sufficient such we reasons. way must 

to make


Let us marshall some of these reasons. We should sing 

Psalms only in the worship of God, because THE PSALMS 

ARE INSPIRED OF GOD FOR USE IN HIS PRAISE. 

The Psalms are of Divine origin. They come from God. 

They are in a unique sense THE SONGS OF GOD. Evidently 

too, they were prepared for use in praise, for their use is 

commanded, and, furthermore, they are perfectly adapted to 

this end. Being prepared by the Spirit of God for the purpose 

of praise, they must be the best songs for that purpose. Manmade 

songs as songs of praise to God, can never stand on 

a level with God-made songs. In comparison with God, the 

best of men suffer an immeasurable inferiority. "For as tho 

heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher 

than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts." If it 

be admitted then that these songs of the Holy Spirit excel all 

others, it follows that they, to the exclusion of all others, 

should be employed in worshipping the Holy One of Israel. 

In Old Testament worship, it was required that the animal 

sacrifice be a male of the first year without blemish. That 

meant the very best. "But cursed be the deceiver, which 

hath in his flock a male, and voweth, and sacrificeth unto the 

Lord a corrupt thing." [Having at hand the best songs of 

praise, shall we offer to our God something inferior? 

Again, we should employ the Psalms only in God's worship, 

because of their surpassing excellence as songs of praise. 

Coming from God as their author, they must have about 

them a unique excellence. Songs take op the character of 

their author. The songs of God take on the character of God. 

They are God-like. They speak largely of God. Perhaps in 

no other part of the Scripture, are the character, attributes, 

perfections of God, his marvelous ways and His wondrous 

works, more clearly and profoundly delineated than in the 

Psalter. The Psalms know God. They are about Him and 

addressed to Him. They are replete with good matter concerning 

the King, and are couched in language at once beautiful 

and suitable for use in speaking to Him. Only the Holy 

Spirit, who knows God, is really qualified to compose songs 

of praise in which the worshipper may come appropriately 

before his God. Both the thoughts and words of the songs 

of Zion are uniquely those of the Holy Spirit. 

One of the peculiar excellencies of these songs of the Spirit 

is that they are full of the Lord Jesus Christ, our Savior. 

Right here lies one of the chief objections made to the Psalms. 

We are told that there is no Christ in the Psalms, that not 

even His name is mentioned in them. IBut this objection rests 

upon a very superficial basis and shows upon the part of the 

objector a misconception, largely of the whole content of the 

Psalter. He, who makes this objection, has almost completely 

failed to apprehend the great central subject matter of the 

Jesus, and That literally, Psalms. other this Himself. yet While is of true the His neither Lu. character is titles directly 24:27. of stand, the attested "And names, permeate perfections beginning Jesus by what the for entire Christ, at which Moses written Psalter. appear these and of


all the prophets He expounded unto them in all the Scriptures 

the things concerning Himself." Again, 44th verse of the 

same chapter, "And He said unto them, these are the words 

which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you, that all 

things must be fulfilled, which were written in the law of 

Moses, and in the prophets, and in the psalms concerning me." 

Then, as now, men failed to see Jesus in the Psalms, but not 

because He is not there. Jesus saw Himself in the Psalms. 

Note, too, the words that follow the above quotation, same 

chapter, verse 45, "Then opened he their understanding, that 

they might understand the Scriptures." When our Lord was 

here upon earth with His disciples, and, after having companied 

with them for three years, He still had to open their 

spiritual understanding that they might be able to see Him 

in the Scriptures, the Psalms included. Perhaps this is what 

is needed today in order that those who can see no Christ in 

the Psalms may be enabled to see that He is there, and there 

in the profound fullness of His glorious perfections. 

Numerous quotations from and references to the Psalms are 

found in the New Testament and applied to Christ. 

Of Christ in the Psalms, Dr. George Duffield has eloquently 

spoken as follows: "It is the thought itself, the grand and 

sublime, the tender and touching, the thrilling and effecting 

truth of redemption through Christ and the coming glories 

of His kingdom, that give to the Book of Psalms its value and 

power when intelligently employed for purposes of religious 

praise. The person, work, character and effecting scenes and 

incidents in the life of Christ, the glorious Messiah, His sorrows 

and sufferings, His trials and conflicts and His atoning 

death, the wonder of His resurrection, ascension and exaltation 

to the right hand of the Father Almighty, the progress and 

history, the distresses and persecutions, the triumph and glory 

of the church, the gracious retributive providence of Jesus 

Christ, His supremacy and Lordship over this lower creation, 

and the bright scenes of joy and blessedness at His coming in 

His kingdom which enliven the Book of Psalms, are themes 

that can never prove stale or uninteresting to the Christian 

heart. The longer the sentiments of this Book have been 

studied and used for purposes of praise and supplication in 

the worship of God, the dearer does it become to the pious 

heart, and the contrast between it and other hymns becomes 

glaring in point of strength and richness, of grandeur and 

power, to enlighten, comfort and invigorate the Christian faith 

and hope, and lift the heart up to holy joy and conscious, 

dignified and triumphant communion with God. There is a 

depth, a power, an unction, a reach, a grandeur, a comprehensiveness 

and sublimity in the Psalmody of the Bible, which 

we look for in vain in Watt's imitations or any other imitation." 

glorious Spirit ever This Again, produced of inestimable songs. God, exactly posseses by (How suited mere collection plain, a human to worth the vigorous, of and needs composition. 

sacred power of sublime, the songs, far singer beyond made the are language anything by these


in which the profound thought-matter rides along. A style 

they have so simple, and yet a style altogether beautiful—a 

style that excelleth. The devout worshipper is caught and 

held entranced in the meaningful words and the striking 

imagery in which these heavenly songs have their setting. 

Moreover, they run the whole gamut of human experience, 

from the deepest sorrow and despair to the dazzling heights 

of joy and triumph. The Spirit of God, as no other, knows 

the whole of human experience, hence, He, as no other, can 

depict it. In a surpassingly marvelous manner, in the one 

hundred and fiftysongs of the Bible, the Holy Spirit has provided 

for the worshipper every thought and word appropriate 

to express his truest and deepest feeling as he comes before 

Almighty God to praise Him. The Psalm Book has ever 

been dear to those who suffer. Its thoughts have filledtheir 

hearts and its words their mouths. Casaubon, one of the 

world's greatest scholars, says in his journal, in connection 

with an accident on the Seine with peril to himself and wife, 

"I could not but remember that place of Ambrose where he 

says: 'This is the peculiarity of the Psalter, that every one 

can use the words, as if they were peculiarly and individually 

his own'." 

Once more, the Psalms have been largely and profitably 

employed by the people of God through all the ages. 

How early Psalms were used in the praise of God, we do not 

know, but there is hardly any reason to doubt that Divinelyinspired 

songs of praise were employed from very early times, 

if not from the very beginning of Divine worship. Those who 

pioneered in the Kingdom very likely sang the songs of the 

King. In the Jewish heart, home, synagogue and grand 

temple worship the Psalms held a large place, as is learned 

from Biblical study of the subject. 

The Psalm-Book was the Praise-Book of Christ, His Apostles 

and the early Church. As Wordsworth says, "The Psalter was 

the Hymn Book and Prayer Book of Christ." At the last 

Passover Christ and His Apostles no doubt sang the "Hallel" 

(Psalms 113-118), as was customary on that occasion. 

Undoubtedly, too, He and His disciples went out from the 

observance of that sacred sacrament into the shadows of the 

cross singing the songs of Zion. Nor is there any reasonable 

doubt that the songs that Paul and Silas sang that night in the 

Philippian jail, were the songs of the Scriptures. During the 

dark ages, the Huguenots, in the midst of their persecutions, 

found comfort and good cheer in singing Psalms. In Reformation 

days, the reformers and martyrs were aroused to and 

sustained in heroic witnessing for the truth by these dear 

old songs. 

Dr. Binnie says of the 76th Psalm, "Times without number 

this Psalm has been sung as furnishing the fittestexpression 

ances sang of can ranks the forget: the wrought to thoughts meet opening "When the for and verses onset them." feelings to of Covenanters Claverhouse the And, of tune God's he of adds, people at Martyrs." and Drumclog what his in view dragoons no closed The Scotchman 

of deliver 

Psalm's their thev


have been thoroughly tried and have proved their adequacy 

to meet every human requirement in the praise of God. 

In view of their Divine origin, their unrivaled excellence, 

their perfect adaptability for purposes of praise, their genuine 

worth so well proven through long ages by the people of God, 

is it not apparent that his followers who would do His will, 

who want to please Him, who seek His favor in their worship 

of Him and His blessing upon them, should come before their 

Lord to praise Him in the exclusive use of the Psalms of the 

Bible? 


1. That every member of the church be called upon to take 

a clear-cut and strong stand for the singing of Psalms only 

in the worship of God, and practice consistently and wholeheartedly 

what they profess. 

2. That, inasmuch as the Psalms lend themselves well to 

congregational singing and can really only be maintained by 

congregational singing, congregations be urged to give great 

attention to this kind of praise service. 

3. That congregations be asked to give more attention to 

learning and practicing church music, to the matter of competent 

and effective leadership; that certain young people, 

giving evidence of musical talent, be selected and given financial 

assistance in securing voice culture and training in singing, 

in singing parts, and, especially, in the art of leadership. 

4. That, inasmuch as the hope of the continuance of Psalmsinging 

lies, in large measure, in keeping the worshipper 

informed as to their content and meaning, and in bringing 

to bear upon his heart their mighty inspiration, pastors be 

challenged to make constant and careful study of the Psalms 

and lay greater emphasis upon their explanation in connection 

with his pulpit ministrations. 

5. That parents and Sabbath School teachers be urged to 

do all they can to help the children and young people of the 

church to commit, to understand, to love, and to sing the 

Psalms. 

6. That the Witness Committee be commended for its 

efforts to strengthen the convictions and to make more common 

and hearty the practice of our own church people in the 

use of the Psalms, as well as to reach other people on this 

subject; and that the committee be encouraged to foster this 

matter with all .possible vigor, by every means available. 



paul coleman, 

R. A. BLAIR. 

MINUTES OF THE CYPRUS COMMISSION 

September 2 3, 1934. 

Larnaca C August with The E prayer Caskey Cyprus 30, on by 1934. September as Commission C. chairman E. was Caskey. read 23, met of 1934. before the A at letter Cyprus The the home from court commission. Commission, of F. was M. W. constituted Wilson W. In Weir, dated this lo


letter the commission was asked to submit "the names of four 

elders, if qualified, two from Nicosia and two from Larnaca, 

to be added to the commission as authorized by Synod." In 

view of the fact that in his letter of September 4, to C. E. 

Caskey, F. M. Wilson suggested that it might not be wise to 

add so many members to the commission at present, and since 

there was no Greek elder available from the Greek congregation 

of Larnaca, the commission decided to recommend that 

Mr. Christos Christou, of the Nicosia Greek congregation, and 

Mr. Sarkis Gulesserian, of the Larnaca Armenian congregation, 

be added to the commission. 

It was further recommended that Mr. Yoannes DerMugrditchian 

be requested to meet with the commission as interpreter. 

As Mr. Christos Christou was not present, the matters relating 

to D. S. Dimitriades were not discussed. Commission 

adjourned to meet at the call of the Moderator, C. E. Caskey 

leading in prayer. 

C. E. CASKEY, Moderator, 

W. W. WEIR, Clerk. 

November 29, 1934. 

Commission met on November 2 9, in Nicosia, at the home 

of C. E. Caskey. C. E. Caskey constituted the court with 

prayer. He and W. W. Weir were the members present. C. E. 

Caskey was authorized to hold Communion in Limassol du 

December 2, 1934, assisted by Y. Mugrditchian. They were 

also authorized to examine candidates for membership, and to 

receive into the church those whom they would consider 

qualified. 

A letter from Elder HjiBarnabas, of the Larnaca Greek 

congregation, was before the commission. He stated in the 

letter that he resigned from eldership and withdrew from 

church membership. In view of the fact that Mr. HjiBarnabas 

was the only elder left in the congregation, it was decided to 

dissolve the Larnaca Greek congregation and place the members 

under the care of the Cyprus Commission. C. E. Caskey 

was asked to interview Mr. HjiBarnabas and ask him to reconsider 

his resignation and withdrawal. 

IC. E. Caskey reported that Y. Mugrditchian, a member of 

the Congregational Church of Aleppo, Syria, and licensed by 

the Congregational Conference to preach the Gospel, was 

received into the membership of the Armenian congregation 

of Nicosia on November 21, 1934. It was decided that the 

Cyprus Commission should examine Mr. Mugrditchian in 

respect to his licensure as soon as the new membership of the 

commission could be determined. 

The commission adjourned to meet at the call of the Mod 

erator, W. W. Weir leading in prayer. 

C. E. CASKEY, Moderator 


rrt-*, Larnaca, The Cyprus r, on rt December • Commission • December 15, 1934. met 15, at 1934. C. the E. home Caskey of constituted W W Weir the


court with prayer. The minutes of the meetings on September 

23 and on November 2 9 were read and approved. C. E. Caskey 

was appointed to write to the Colonial Secretary of Cyprus 

informing him that the name of D. S. Dimitriades should be 

dropped from the list of those authorized to perform marriages. 

C. E. Caskey reported that Communion had been held in 

Limassol on December 2, 1934, and that three persons had 

united with the church at that time on profession of faith. 

Commission adjourned to meet during the next Communion 

season at Larnaca, W. W. Weir leading in prayer. 



December 29, 1934. 

Commission met in the Larnaca Church on December 29, 

1934, immediately following the preparatory services for Communion. 

C. E. Caskey and W. W. Weir were the members 

present. C. E. Caskey constituted the court with prayer. 

Arrangements were made ior Communion on the following 

day. 

The court adjourned to meet at the call of the Moderator, 

C. E. Caskey leading in prayer. 



February 1, 1935. 

The Cyprus Commission met at the call of the Moderator, 

on February 1, 193 5, in the study of W. W. Weir, Larnaca. 

C. E. Caskey constituted the court with prayer. Those present 

were C. E. Caskey, Christos Christou, Sarkis Gulesserian, Y. 

Mugrditchian (as interpreter) and W. W. Weir. (The minutes 

of December 15 and of December 29 were read and approved. 

Also the minutes of September 23 and of November 29 were 

read for information. 

C. E. Caskey reported that he had seen Mr. HjiBarnabas 

but had felt that the time was not ripe for discussion of his 

resignation as he was not yet willing to come to the Com7 

munion services. He would see Mr. HjiBarnabas at another 

time regarding his resignation. 

It was decided that at our next meeting Y. Mugrditchian 

should be examined as to his licensure by the Congregational 

Church with a view to its acceptance by the commission. 

The minutes of the meeting of June 18, 1934, were read 

and approved, and all matters referred to in the minutes were 

reported attended to. With the reading of the minutes of 

June 18, 1934, all the minutes of the Cyprus Commission, 

to date, were approved. 

As the period of the suspension of G. Tingher, from the 

Larnaca congregation, had expired some time before, andj.s 

he had expressed a wish to be reinstated, commission decided 

to restore him to full membership of the Larnaca Church, and 

advising that W. the W. him Moderator Weir and gave encouraging be the instructed summary him in to of his two speak Christian letters to Mr. written life. Tingher by


D. S. Dimitriades, dated August 8, 1934, in which Mr. Dimitriades 

deliberately urged others to take steps to destroy the 

work of the mission. Copies of these letters have been sent 

to the Board of Foreign Missions. No action was taken by 

the commission. 

Letters were read from the Armenian congregations of 

Larnaca and of Nicosia asking for the privilege of making out 

a call for a pastor. Commission appointed C. E. Caskey to 

moderate the calls, leaving the dates to be fixedby the sessions 

concerned. 

It was decided to ask Mrs. Weir to take charge of the 

accounts of the former Larnaca Greek congregation, paying 

all bills that fall due and reporting to the commission. 

Commission adjourned to meet at the call of the Moderator, 

S. Gulesserian leading in prayer. 



May 18, 1935. 

The Cyprus Commission met in the Girls' School, Larnaca, 

on May 18, 1935, and the court was constituted with prayer 

by C. E. Caskey. Those present were C. E. Caskey, Christos 

Christou, Sarkis Gulesserian, W. W. Weir and Y. Mugrditchian 

as interpreter. The minutes of February 1 were read and 

approved. 

Y. Mugrditchian was examined, and his licensure by the 

Congregational Church was accepted. 

Calls were received, in writing, from the Armenian congregations 

of Larnaca and of Nicosia for Y. Mugrditchian to be 

their pastor. The question was raised as to whether those 

signing the call, in each case, fully understood the wording 

of the call, which was in English. It was decided that on 

the documents it should be certified that the contents were 

interpreted to those present at the time the calls were made. 

Commission voted to consider these calls as regular gospel 

calls, that they should be considered as one, and that Y. Mu°rditchian 

should divide his time between the two congregations. 

The matter of the re-employment of the Bible woman, Mrs! 

Despina, was considered and was laid on the table. 

Commission adjourned to meet at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday 

May 21st, at Larnaca. W. W. Weir adjourned with prayer. 



„,,_ „ „ . . May 21, 1935. 

The Cyprus Commission met in the office of W W Wei" 

Larnaca, on May 21, 1935, at 7:30 p. m. The minutes of May 

18 were read, corrected and approved. 

A letter was read from the Armenian congregation if 

Larnaca asking that Y. Mugrditchian be located in Larnaca 

during the year 1935-36, and that his ordination be held -n 

Larnaca. should to live in be Larnaca held It was in decided Larnaca in September, that a Mr. time 1936, Mugrditchian yet and to that be determined 

his should ordination come


The commission voted to continue to pay Y. Mugrditchian 

five pounds per month to supplement his salary from the 


The calls were then presented formally to Mr. Mugrditchian, 

and in reply he accepted them as the voice of God calling him 

to the work. He therefore accepted the calls. 

A letter was read from the sessions of both the Larnaca and 

the Nicosia Armenian congregations asking that the Rev. S. 

Aghbabian of Aleppo be asked to come to Cyprus to participate 

in the service of ordination of Y. Mugrditchian. Commission 

voted to invite Rev. Aghbabian. 

It was decided that the date of the ordination of Y. Mugrditchian 

be fixed after hearing from Rev. Aghbabian. 

Commission decided to invite Rev. William Lytle, of Antioch, 

Syria, to come to Cyprus in September, 1935, to assist in a 

Workers' Conference. 

It was voted to offer Mrs. Despina, the Bible woman, employment 

after July 1st for nine months, at four pounds per month, 

with the hope that arrangements can be made later for a 

continuation of her work. C. E. Caskey was appointed to 

arrange with Mrs. Despina the matter of her location. 

A letter was read from the Cyprus Evangelical Tract Society 

asking that Mrs. Despina be sent to Nicosia twice per month, 

and offering to furnish tracts for distribution during the 

summer in case the commission should employ a special worker 

for the summer. The matter was laid on the table until the 

location of Mrs. Despina would be arranged and until commission 

would hear from Mr. Argos Zodiades to whom work 

for the summer was being offered by the commission. 

It was voted to offer Mr. Argos Zodiades, now in the Cairo 

Theological Seminary, work in Cyprus from June 15th to 

September 15th at a salary of twelve pounds for the three 

months. 

A report was read from Mrs. Weir, as treasurer of the Greek 

attendants of the Larnaca Church, showing a total expenditure 

of six pounds thirteen shillings and eight piastres from October 

14, 1934, to May 5, 1935, and a balance on hand of four 

pounds' two shillings and two and three-quarters piastres. 


Sarkis Gulesserian leading in prayer. 

iC. E. CASKEY, Moderator, 


August 9, 1935. 

The Cyprus Commission met in the Girls' School, Nicosia, 

on August 9, 1935, at 1 p. m. The court was constituted with 

prayer by C. E. Caskey. 

September 15th was set for the ordination of Y. Mugrditchian 

at Larnaca at 10 a. m. The program for the ordination 

was arrangements. 

to A prepare discussed, plan for the a edict. and Christian The it Moderator was Workers' left to and the Conference the Moderator clerk were on to Troodos make instructed final was


submitted by C. E. Caskey, was approved, and it was left to 

Messrs. Caskey and Weir to work out further details. 





August 20, 1935. 

The Cyprus Commission met in the pine forest, Prodromos, 

on August 20, 1935, at 9:30 a.m. C. E. Caskey constituted 

the court with prayer. The members present were C. E. Caskey, 

Christos Christou and W. W. Weir. The minutes of May 

21 and August 9 were read for information, and it was suggested 

that they be condensed and re-read at the next meeting 

i or finalapproval. 

At the request of the pastor of the Beaver Falls congregation, 

a certificate of membership in the Larnaca congregation 

was granted to Aris Dimitriades. 

The program for the Christian Workers' Conference was 

discussed and completed. 


during the Christian Workers' Conference on Troodos, Christos 

Christou leading in prayer. 



September 11, 1935. 

The Cyprus Commission met at the home of W. W. Weir 

at Pasha Livadia, Troodos, at 12:30 p.m., on September 11, 

193 5. The court was constituted wtih prayer by C. E. Caskey. 

Those present were William Lytle, Y. Mugrditchian, C. E. Caskey 

and W. W. Weir. C. E. Caskey reported final arrangements 

for the ordination services to be held at Larnaca on 

September 15. His report was adopted. 

Commission adjourned to meet in Larnaca on Saturday 

evening, September 14, William Lytle leading in prayer. 




The Cyprus Commission met at the home of S. Gulesserian, 

Larnaca, on the 14th of September, 1935, at 10 p. m. Those 

present were C. E. Caskey, S. Gulesserian and Y. Mugrditchian. 

The court was constituted with prayer by C. E. Caskey. In the 

absence of the clerk, S. G. Aghbabian, who was present as a 

visitor, was asked to act as clerk. It was decided that the 

elders of the Nicosia and Larnaca congregations should be 

seated with the commission during the ordination on the following 

day. The program for the ordination was discussed 

and adopted. It was decided that William Lytle and S. G. 

Aghbabian should act officially as members of the commission! 

and lay on hands in the ordination service. Commission ad-


journed to meet on Sabbath morning, September 15, at 10 

o'clock in the church, C. E. Caskey leading in prayer. 


W. W. WEIR for S. G. Aghbabian, 

Acting Clerk. 


The Cyprus Commission met in the Larnaca Church on 

Sabbath morning, September 15, at 10 o'clock. The court was 

constituted with prayer by C. E. Caskey. It was ordered that 

the edict of ordination be read for the last time. The commission 

then went forward with the ordination of Y. Mugrditchian. 

A sermon was preached by S. G. Aghbabian who took 

as his text, Acts 20:28. The commission was called to order 

and the candidate took his place in front of the audience. 

The Moderator reviewed the steps leading up to the ordination. 

S. G. Aghbabian examined the candidate. Queries were 

put to the candidate by the Moderator, who then took the 

engagements of both pastor and people. He then led in the 

ordination prayer, during which the three ministers present 

imposed their hands on the head of the candidate. The right 

hand of fellowship was given by the commission, and William 

Lytle addressed the newly ordained pastor. S. G. Aghbabian 

addressed the congregation. After the singing of a Psalm, 

and prayer, the new pastor pronounced the benediction. After 

the right hand of fellowship had been given by the people 

present, the newly ordained pastor signed the terms of Communion. 


Y. Mugrditchian leading in prayer. 



October 26, 1935. 

The Cyprus Commission met at the Girls' School, Larnaca, 

on Saturday, October 2 6, at 8:45 p.m. The court was constituted 

with prayer by Y. Mugrditchian. Those present were 

C. E. Caskey, S. Gulesserian, Y. Mugrditchian and W. W. Weir. 

The minutes of all the meetings from the 21st of May, 193 5, 

to date were read and approved. It was decided to station 

the Bible woman, Mrs. Despina, in Limassol and to assure her 

of employment in the mission until July 1, 1936. 

The dates for Communion were set for Larnaca, December 

22, and for Nicosia, December 29. 

The Moderator was authorized to secure from the Cyprus 

government the necessary authority for Y. Mugrditchian to 

perform marriage ceremonies. 

The report of the treasurer of the Cyprus Commission, 

C. E. Caskey, was read and accepted. 

In connection with the case of D. S. Dimitriades, two questions 

his mission reduced reinstatement, 

were 

board, from 

before 

six dated 

the 

pounds and 

commission: 

October second, per month 3, a 1935, recommendation 

First, 

to that five 

his 

his 

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pounds. allowance 

request 

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be


decided that he should not be reinstated nor should his allowance 

be reduced, at the present time. 

The matter of the possibility of selling some of the mission 

property in Larnaca, referred to in the letter from the mission 

board dated October 3, 193 6, was laid on the table. 

'Commission adjourned to meet at the call of the Moderator, 





Commission met in the Girls' School, Nicosia, on December 

13, 1935, at 8 p. m. Those present were C. E. Caskey, Christos 

Christou, Y. Mugrditchian and W. W. Weir. C. E. Caskey 

constituted the court with prayer. 

As it appeared undesirable for the Bible woman, Mrs. Despina, 

to be stationed at Limassol, it was decided that she 

should live in Larnaca. 

Papers from Mr. George Tingher, to show that his wife had 

deserted him, were presented by C. E. Caskey, who also presented 

Mr. Tingher's request for a divorce. It was decided 

that C. E. Caskey should write for more details to show the 

case clearly. 

The following persons were chosen as a committee for the 

Protestant cemetery at Larnaca: Messrs. D. S. Dimitriades, 

V. Baltaian and B. Constantinopolos. The duties of the committee 

were defined as follows: 1. Raise funds for the cemetery. 

2. Look after repairs. 3. Be responsible for the keys. 

4. Employ laborers for digging graves and for the upkeep of 

the cemetery. 5. Do whatever is necessary for the proper 

care and management of the cemetery. 

It was decided that certificates of independent organization 

be prepared for the local congregations by C. E. Caskey and 

be presented, for approval, to the commission at a later 

meeting. 

Commission adjourned to meet on Saturday afternoon 

December 21, in the Larnaca Church, C. E. Caskey adjourning 

the court with prayer. 





December 21, 193 5. Those present were C E Caskey Y 

Mugrditchian and W. W. Weir. C. E. Caskey constituted the 

court with prayer. Plans for the Communion service in Lar 

naca on the following day were discussed and approved 

Commission adjourned to meet at the call of the Moderator' 




„, Larnaca, The „ „ Cyprus . on . February Commission 17, 1936, 1936. met at at 4 the p. m. home Those of W present W Weir were 

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C. E. Caskey, Christos Christou and W. W. Weir. C. E. Caskey 

constituted the court with prayer. C. E. Caskey was authorized 

to write to D. H. Elliott requesting a grant-in-aid from 

the student aid fund for part of the tuition of Argos Zodiades, 

a student in the Theological Seminary in Cairo, Egypt. 

It was decided that the Cyprus Commission should turn over 

to the Cyprus Evangelical Tract Society the responsibility of 

bringing Greek periodicals for distribution. 

The clerk was authorized to reply to the letter of D. S. 

Dimitriades dated December 2 7, 193 5, and to refer him to 

the letter sent to him by C. E. Caskey informing him of the 

decision of the commission in their meeting of October 26, 

1935. 





Maroh 17, 1936. 

The Cyprus Commission met at the home of Y. Mugrditchian, 

Nicosia, at 6:30 p. m., on March 17, 1936. Those present were 

C. E. Caskey, S. Gulesserian, Christos Christou, Y. Mugrditchian 

and W. W. Weir. The court was constituted with prayer 

by C. E. Caskey. The minutes of meetings of the Cyprus Commission 

from October 26 to date were read and approved. 

C. E. Caskey reported two replies that he had received 

regarding the matter of G. Tingher and his wife. Commission 

decided to await further information before taking action. 

C. E. Caskey was asked to prepare a statement showing the 

form of organization of the mission work in Cyprus. 

The matter of certificates of independent organization was 

reported as not yet attended to. 

An item of expense for repairs in the Larnaca Church building 

was approved. 

Commission adjourned to meet at Larnaca on April 4, during 

the Communion season, C. E. Caskey leading in prayer. 

(Signed) C. E. CASKEY, Moderator, 


April 4, 1936. 


April 4, at 8:30 p. m. C. E. Caskey constituted the court with 

prayer ' The members present were C. E. Caskey, S. Gulesserian, 

Y. Mugrditchian and W. W. Weir. Mrs. Myrophorou 

Kyriakou and her daughter, Agathi Kyriakou, appeared before 

the commission and applied for membership in the Larnaca 

Church. They were examined, their names recorded, and they 

were urged to continue their Bible study and spiritual growth 

with a view to joining the church later. 

D S Demetriades met with the commission and discussed 

what would be required in a petition to the commission for 

reinstatement to office as a preacher of the Gospel. After


discussion the commission adjourned to meet in Larnaca on 

April 10, W. W. Weir leading in prayer. 



April 10, 1936. 

The Cyprus Commission met at the Girls' School, Larnaca, 

on April 10, 1936, at 3:30 p.m. Those present were C. E. 

Caskey, S. Gulesserian, Christos Christou, Y. Mugrditchian and 

W. W. Weir. Mr. Christos Christou constituted the court 

with prayer. The minutes of the meetings of March 17 and 

of April 4 were read, corrected and approved. 

D. S. Demetriades and his son Aris met with the commission. 

C. E. Caskey read from the Book of Discipline the requirements 

for restoration of an officer of the church. Further discussion 

of the requirements for restoration in this case followed. It 

was decided that the members of the commission, together 

with Mr. Demetriades, should set apart Sabbath, April 12, as 

a day of fasting and prayer, looking to God for His will in 

this case. 

The report of Mrs. Weir, in charge of the funds of the late 

Greek congregation of Larnaca, was read and accepted. The 

report of C. E. Caskey, as treasurer of the mission funds, was 

read and accepted. He was authorized to borrow the sum of 

£ 4-7-3 V2 to complete the payment of the April salaries of the 

mission workers. 


W. W. Weir leading in prayer. 



April 20, 1936. 

The Cyprus Commission met in the study of C. E. Caskey 

Nicosia, on April 20, 1936, at 6:15 p. m. Those present were 

C. E. Caskey, Christos Christou, S. Gulesserian, Y Mugrditchian 

and W. W. Weir. C. E. Caskey constituted the court 

with prayer. The minutes of the meeting of April 10 were 

read, corrected and approved. 

Certificates of independent organization of the Cyprus 

Reformed Presbyterian congregations were drawn up. 

Mr. Aziz Houry was chosen, in the place of Mrs Weir to 

take charge of the funds of the late Greek congregation of 

Larnaca. The report of the treasurer of the mission funds 

was read and accepted. 

A letter to the commission from D. S. Demetriades was read 

and it was decided to refer Mr. Demetriades to Mr. Christou 

a member of the commission, for help in his case 

„rCT°?11!s^0?1 adjourned to meet at the call of the Moderator, 

W. W. Weir leading in prayer. 

(Signed) C. E. CASKEY, Moderator 


.A.Dril Nicosia, The Cyprus 2 on fi April 1 Commission Q *i 28, fi 1936. met Those in the present study were of C C.' E Caskey' E. Caskey, • t


Christos Christou, Y. Mugrditchian and W. W. Weir. Y. Mugrditchian 

constituted the court with prayer. A letter from D. S. 

Demetriades was read; it contained a full confession on hi3 

part. The matter was discussed but no decision was reached. 


Christos Christou leading in prayer. 



May 29, 1936. 

The Cyprus Commission met in the study of C. E. Caskey 

on May 2 9, 1936, at 4:30 p.m. Those present were C. E. 

Caskey, Y. Mugrditchian, S. Gulesserian, Christos Christou and 

W. W. Weir. IC. E. Caskey constituted the court with prayer. 

It was decided to ask Argos Zodhiades to come for evangelistic 

work during the summer and to pay him 12 pounds 

for the three months. 

The treasurer reported that by June 15th the deficit would 

reach 11 pounds, 8 shillings, 3% piastres. It was voted that 

the commission should refer this debt to the two Academies, 

and ask that this deficit be made up by the schools. 

Regarding the employment of the Bible woman, Mrs. Despina, 

it was decided to refer the matter to a special committee, 

composed of Messrs. Caskey, Christou and Mugrditchian, for 

final settlement. 

A proposal regarding the case of D. S. Demetriades was 

presented in writing by Christos Christou. It was referred to 

the above special committee for further consideration and 

recommendation to the commission. 





June 11, 1936. 

The Cyprus Commission met at the Girls' School in Larnaca 

at 2-40 p. m. Members present were C. E. Caskey, S. Gulesserian 

and Y. Mugrditchian. C. E. Caskey constituted the 

court with prayer. The committee to report on the employment 

of Mrs. Despina Pimenidou recommended that she be 

employed. Recommendation adopted. 

Mr Demetriades' request for restoration was reported on 

as follows by the committee: "We do not see the pressing 

need for the full restoration of Mr. Demetriades at this time. 

We recommend that Mr. Demetriades be encouraged to show 

his spiritual capacity by taking charge of the Greek prayer 

meeting in Larnaca, and also by taking an adult class in the 

Sabbath School. And if funds can be found we recommend 

that he be sent to villages occasionally." The report was 

adopted and C. C. Christou was asked to inform Mr. Deme- 

The Moderator adjourned the court with prayer, to meet 

at is ca . „neQ) c. E. Y. CASKEY, D. MUGRDITCHIAN, Moderator, Clerk pro tem.


November 5, 1936. 

The Cyprus Commission met at Nicosia, November 5, at 5 

pv m., in one of the class rooms of the Academy for Girls. 

Those present were C. E. Caskey, Y. DerMugrditchian, S. Gulesserian, 

and C. C. Christou. The court was constituted with 

prayer by C. E. Caskey. The following officers were elected: 

C. E. Caskey, Moderator, and W. W. Weir, clerk. C. C. Christou 

was chosen clerk pro temp, in the absence of W. W. Weir. 

The court discussed, in the presence of Mr. Tingher, the question 

of giving him a divorce on the grounds of desertion which 

was still before the court for decision. After hearing the 

letters from the sister of Mrs. Tingher and from W. McCarroll 

read, and the grounds on which petition was made, as put forward 

by Mr. Tingher, and after being interrogated whether 

there can be a remedy he replied, "No remedy," motion was 

made and carried that C. E. Caskey in conjunction with the 

petitioner, Mr. Tingher, consult a lawyer and have the necessary 

papers drawn up in connection with the divorce for the 

guidance of the court. 

Decided that C. E. Caskey apply to the Committee of the 

Theological Seminary -on Students' Aid to grant the tuition 

for Argos Zodhiades for this year. 

Adjourned to meet at the call of the Moderator, Y. Mugrditchian 

leading in prayer. 


C. C. CHRISTOU, Clerk pro tem. 


The Cyprus Commission met at Nicosia, December 26, 1936, 

in the study of C. E. Caskey. The court was constituted with 

prayer by C. E. Caskey. Joseph Caskey was examined, who 

of his own accord had expressed his desire to join the church. 

After examination and careful consideration it was decided 

that he be taken in. The court was adjourned to meet at 

the call of the Moderator, C. C. Christou leading in prayer. 

(Signed) C. E. CASKEY, Moderator 


March 19, 1937. 

The Cyprus Commission met in the Larnaca Church, March 

19, 1937, at 5:30 p. m. Members present were C E Caskey 

Y. Mugrditchian and C. C. Christou. The court was const!' 

tuted with prayer by C. E. Caskey. The minutes of the previous 

meetings were read and approved. In view of the fact 

that Mr. Tingher had not yet brought his lawyer the case was 

not taken up. Reported that the tuition for Argos Zodhiades 

has been received. Other matters reported attended to 

A petition of Mr. Demetriades dated December 31 1936 fofull 

restoration was discussed. It was decided to inform'M- 

Demetriades in writing that the commission does not see the 

pressing need for his full restoration, as decided formerly. 

Zodhiades We recommend be employed to the under Board them of Foreign as an evangelist Missions for that Cyprus. Argos






MINUTES OF THE LATAKIA COMMISSION 

The Latakia Commission of the Reformed Presbyterian 

Synod met at the call of the chairman in his home at Latakia 

at 7 p. m., December 18, 1936. After a short discourse the 

commission was constituted with prayer by the Moderator. 

Members present: A. J. McFarland, chairman; Khalil Awad, 

clerk; Ibrahim Besna, stated supply at Inkzik; Elders C. T. 

Hutcheson of the Mission, Hanna Madany of the Latakia congregation 

and Boulus Sarko of Gunimea congregation. The 

latter reported that after a period of disquiet in their region 

conditions were no better. Pastor Ibrahim Besna reported 

that the Inkzik church building had been completed, practically 

free of debt and the religious work was encouraging. 

On request from the board A. J. McFarland was appointed 

to visit Mersine and hold communion as soon as conditions 

were favorable. 

Minutes were read and corrected. Adjourned with prayer 

by Khalil Awad. 

A. J. McFARLAND, Moderator, 

KHALIL AWAD, Clerk. 

REPORT OF THE JEWISH MISSION BOARD 

The Jewish Mission Board would respectfully present the 

following report for the year: 

The Apostle Paul, in writing to the Corinthians, said, 

"A great door and effectual is opened unto me, and there are 

many adversaries." 

The report of the spies was that "the people be strong and 

the cities are walled." 

It is but common honesty and wisdom to size up the situation—as 

to the opposing forces, as well as to count our own 

resources. 

Some of these "giants" are: 

Movies on every hand, on week-days and Sabbath-days. 

Free rides on Sabbath on the street cars for two children 

if accompanied by one adult. 

A new and more aggressive Roman Catholic priest, opposing 

Protestant work in every way possible. 

A strongely atheistic atmosphere in our public schools. 

The message of Caleb and Joshua to Israel, concerning the 

"•giants" was—"The Lord is with us, fear them not." 

The work has been carried on along the same lines as in 

the past. Our missionaries, the Misses Annie and Elizabeth 

Forsythe, are to be highly commended for their faithful and 

tiTPlpss service 

The volunteer workers are the same as for the last few 

Sabbath the attendance In the has afternoon been sadly we have affected the by Sabbath some of School, the "giants" bur.


referred to above. In the evening is a Young People's meeting. 

Tuesday—In the afternoon is the mothers' meeting, which 

is one of the most encouraging parts of the work. 

Thursday—In the afternoon is the sewing class for girls. 

Saturday—In the afternoon several groups of children meet, 

and in the evening there is a meeting of Russian Christians, 

holding a prayer-meeting in the Russian language. While one 

cannot understand a word that is said, a look at their faces 

tells one that they know the "Joy of the Lord." 

Except on Mondays, the mission is open every day and the 

children are running in and out at all hours. In all these 

meetings, formal and informal, the Gospel is presented and 

verses of Scripture memorized. The promise is—"My word 

shall not return unto me void, it shall prosper in the thing 

whereto I sent it." 

During the summer our missionaries assisted at street-corner 

meetings, and distributed Gospels and tracts. 

The Russian Christians recently re-papered our assembly 

room at their own expense as a token of appreciation of our 

work. 

Grateful appreciation is hereby expressed to the various 

organizations of the church who have so generously remembered 

the mission with donations of toys, dolls, games, comforts, 

money, etc. 

The annual entertainment at Christmas was, as usual, well 

attended, not only by the children but by "grown-ups" as'well. 

Our workers write—"How much we miss our friend and 

helper, Miss Jane Peoples, who so gladly gave of her talents 

but the Lord called her to be with Him in the Ivory Palaces 

and receive the Crown of Glory." 

Our mission building was old thirty-six years ago, and the 

wear and weather of these intervening years are making their 

effects very evident. A new heating system is imperative and 

must be installed before next winter. The woodwork including 

window casings, doors, etc., are beyond hope of repair and 

they should be replaced. This new woodwork would necessitate 

painting. The brick-work is in good condition but is most 

unsightly due to the fact that it was originally painted wPh 

yellow paint, followed after a number of years with red paint 

The present situation is a battle royal between the bricks' 

the yellow paint and the red paint, and the present outlook is 

that each will win, unless some speedy and vigorous means 

are used to change the situation. It is truly dishonoring ;0 

the One whom we desire to honor. " 

The board asks Synod this year for $2 000 

John Peoples, with F. L. Stewart as alternate, is appointed 

to represent the board before the Co-ordinating Committee 

and also on the floor of Synod. 

ûmumiee. 

The terms of Sara Archer, Mrs. R. W. Duncan S E Greer 

and successors F. L.. Stewart should be expire chosen. Respectfully with this JOHN meeting submitted, PEOPLES, of Synod Secretary. and their


APPENDIX 

Memoirs 

JAMES M. COLEMAN 

A good life needs no eulogy. Its record is written in the 

Lamb's Book of Life, and in the hearts of fellow men. It does 

not close with the hour when there is rest from all labors, but 

goes on through eternity. No pen in the hand of man can 

record the power and the value of such a life. The heart that 

has been touched by the Lord is the one that reaches the 

hearts of those with whom he comes into contact. 

We make no attempt to measure the life and work of James 

Melville Coleman, who began the investment of his life in the 

hearts and lives of others, December 2, 1859, in the home of 

John and Mary Jane Coleman at Lisbon, N. Y. Into this home 

he brought joy and happiness, and throughout his life he 

brought honor to the name, and renown to the parents whose 

dedication of their son to the Lord was indeed a covenant that 

never was forgotten. The marks of his early Christian training 

were never erased from his life. 

{His scholastic training began in the public schools of the 

neighborhood, and was carried on in Geneva College from 

which he received the A.B. degree in 1887. He continued his 

studies in the Reformed Presbyterian Seminary for three years, 

and was licensed to preach the Gospel of Christ, by Rochester 

Presbytery, July 2, 1890. 

He attended the University of Michigan, and received the 

M.A. degree in 1892. The Universities of Wisconsin, Chicago 

and Bonn, Germany, added their contributions to his preparation 

for his life work, and helped to broaden his vision, and 

give to him a world outlook, with a fuller understanding of 

world problems. He had no narrow views of the Kingdom of 

God. 

This splendid preparation fitted him for investing his talents 

and his fine personality in the work of education, and for 

fifteen years he won his way into the hearts of faculty and 

students in Geneva College, where he was recognized as a 

teacher of exceptional ability and efficiency. In the closer 

association of the life in a small college, he left the impress 

of his Christian life and learning upon lives that are eternal. 

The heart of the message that he gave to his classes in 

Political Science is preserved for future generations in th.? 

pages of "Social Ethics." He was ordained as a preacher of 

the Gospel, and installed as pastor of the Mercer congregation, 

by the Pittsburgh Presbytery, May 5, 1908, and served in that 

field until September 6, 1910. 

For the next four years he returned to the work in the field 

of education, and gave courses of lectures in colleges, seminaries 

and universities, with such acceptance that he was 

groups contact frequently followed tion in of with Indiana, four students invited the years where university to who in return the are his pastorate annually energies there present strengthened of entering were the Bloomington message renewed, college. his to congrega 

desire and the There new the to


reach out again into the hearts and minds of the student body 

with the message of Christ's Kingship over the nations. 

For nine years he wrote the record of his life into the lives 

of young men and women who were building the foundations 

of life. No one can measure the influence which these contacts 

had upon the lives of so many young people, nor can we 

know what memories of those messages still enter into decisions 

that are being made as to the issues of life. The Synod 

honored him by calling him to be Moderator in 1917. The 

years of his ministry as pastor of the Quinter, Kan., congregation 

brought into practical application his heroic spirit and 

his confident faith as he brought help and inspiration to a 

people who were called upon to endure the privations and 

hardships that came through long continued droughts and 

repeated crop failures. 

The closing period of his ministry was spent in Cincinnati 

congregation where he labored incessantly to reach the 

unsaved with the invitation of the Gospel, and to build up 

and encourage those from whose weakened hands the banner 

seemed to be about to fall. But with the ministry of Dr. and 

Mrs. Coleman, there came renewed courage and inspiring 

vision. 

On November 6, 193 6, he was called to appear in the presence 

of the glory of his Lord to abide with Him forever. His 

body sleeps. His works do follow him. "The memory of the 

just is blessed." 

JOHN C. SLATER. 

MELVIN ROBY JAMESON 

God gave us a banner of truth to bear for Him; God gives 

us men to match it. From the storehouse of his infinite variety 

of patterns of noble character he chooses a man, selects the 

goal of that man's development, and by His Spirit moulds the 

man to match the goal. 

Many of our leaders have come from humble spots; Melvin 

Jameson came from little Fairgrove congregation where he 

was born October 2, 1892. In Hetherton church he professed 

faith in Christ and first sat at a Covenanter communion table 

Like one who hears a voice that calls him to prepare for a 

great work, this young man felt a compulsion for training 

It sent him to high school with some choice companions' 

though with sacrifice; then to Geneva where in the class room' 

in athletics and in the unfolding powers of friendship his 

capacity for strong growth proved equal to larger reouire 

ments. The war called him then, and he put on the uniform 

of his country. With new demands of physical braverv he 

rose to meet without flinching;his Christian character adorned 

the uniform he wore to the admiration of his company and 

amid the strife between the armies his capacity for creat 

friendships with his comrades made fruitful in many wavs 

because banner his wounded place of he soldier among the was Saviour serving them. mask in under When his which heart. the flag he chose needed of his to country give himself to withThl a hartlv was


Home he came to seek in the Seminary the preparation for 

a greater service. From it he went to Seattle to become cue 

pastor of a Covenanter flock; two years later with his bride 

he came to Olathe for the great work of his life. He had 

many lines of contribution to the good of the community in 

which he lived, and increasingly his friendships multiplied his 

contacts with others. Music and athletics were his recreation, 

humor was his delight, but people were his passion. Humbly 

and hungrily he drank in inspiration from the good men and 

women whom he knew; to all he sought to reach out a courteous 

hand of help. In many groups he came and went, but 

everywhere he sought to take the message of the banner ot 

his Lord and the ideals of the Covenant he had made. As in 

the army, he still continued to give himself as he found need. 

The Covenanter Church recognized the magnetism of this 

developing pattern and called him to extra duties. Secretary 

of the Board of Corporators of Geneva College, president of 

the Publication Board, member of the Board of Church Erection, 

leader of the pre-Synodic conference in 1936, chairman 

of the Interim Commission of his own Presbytery, he entered 

efficiently and happily into the work of the whole church. 

Last year Greeley called him, and out to the land of the 

mountains he took his way. There in those strange months 

of patient, eager battle for health and for longer service, he 

sought to minister to his flock as far as a man can from his 

bed. Through the open window he heard the prayers of his 

people for him; heard the preaching of his friends in the 

pulpit where he longed to be; and there he waited for the 

sacramental elements to be brought to him for his last communion. 

Between that and his first communion stretched 

the years in which he had climbed toward the attainment of 

the pattern of the standard bearer God had called him to be. 

Now his body rests in the Seattle cemetery, but the whole 

church holds his memory gratefully in her heart. 

To the ones who helped to make him what he came to be, 

but especially to the Saviour in whose blood he trusted for 

salvation we give our thanks. God gave us men; God will 

give us men to match our banner. ^ ^ OQDEMAN 

JAMES SPEER STEWART 

The death of James Speer Stewart on April 26 marked the 

passing of the senior member of our Syrian Mission group. 

Born on May 13, 1856, he lacked less than a month of roundine 

out 81 years of life and service. His primary education 

was received in the schools of his home community near New 

Castle Pa He was graduated from Geneva College in 1880. 

The year following his graduation he was instructor of Latin 

and Greek in Geneva. The next year he taught mathematics 

in the Academy at Washington, la., and for two years he was 

nrineiDal ErmaedPresbyterian licensed accepted an of Pittsburgh the appointment academy Seminary Presbytery, to at Northwood, the the Syrian April autumn Mission O. 12, of He 1887 1884. field entered He Having he was the


ordained May 31, 1888. In the autumn of that year with his 

wife and two children he sailed for Syria. They arrived in 

Latakia, November 22. There he labored for 32 years. He 

retired from the field in 192 0 and made his home in New 

Castle, Pa., with the exception of one year spent in Greeley, 

Colo., until his death. 

Dr. Stewart's early teaching experience especially qualified 

him for that feature of his missionary work. He was a man 

of scholarly tastes and attainments. He acquired a thorough 

knowledge of Arabic which with his attainments in Latin, 

Greek and Hebrew, made him a proficient linguist. He was a 

scholar and a cultured gentleman. To round out his attainments 

he was an earnest and devout Christian. These qualifications 

fitted him eminently for the office of an embassador 

of Jesus Christ to the Mohammedan and heathen world in 

which he labored. He commanded the respect of those who 

differed most radically from him. He taught and preached and 

lived the Gospel of Jesus Christ. 

Dr. Stewart was acting consular agent of the United States 

government from November 11, 1914, to April 30, 1917, when 

diplomatic relations with Turkey were broken off by the 

entrance of the United States into the World War. Falsely 

charged with being a spy he was deported to Konia. His 

enforced separation from his family lasted for a year lacking 

one day. 

During a visit to the homeland in 1910 he was chosen 

Moderator of Synod, and the same year was honored by his 

Alma Mater with the degree of doctor of divinity. 

It would be unpardonable to pass by without proper recognition 

the woman who shared with him for more than fiftythree 

years the experiences of life. The college graduate and 

teacher was married to Miss Mary Love on September 3 1883 

Two children were born before their departure for Syria in 

1888. Four other children came into the home, two of whom 

died in infancy. The surviving children are Charles A a 

missionary in India; Elizabeth M., the wife of Rev Workman 

recently advanced to chief naval chaplain at Washington' 

D. C; Robert S., of Cairo, Egypt, and James C, of Jerusalem' 

all of whom are graduates of Geneva College. The daughter 

reached her mother a few hours after her father's death 

Mrs. Stewart is badly broken in health. The long years in* 

Syria exacted a heavy toll of her strength. Especially trvine 

were the years of the Armenian massacres and the vear of 

Dr. Stewart's enforced absence at Konia 

After his return to America Dr. Stewart did work among 

the Syrian people of New Castle. He found opportunities in 

mission schools and social settlements. He taught Arabic to 

the children of parents who were anxious to have them 

instructed in their native language. 

his New Communion frequently The strength Castle relation preached congregation services permitted of Dr in and he preparatory numerous was Mrs. taught particularly Stewart a occasions. Sabbath services with happy School and the He people took enjoyed As class lone part of the 

He a- in

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fellowship of the local Ministers' Association and made contacts 

with churches and Christian organizations, all of whica 

were enjoyable for him and profitable to those whom he met. 

E. A. CROOKS. 

REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON PENSIONS 

Your committee to study and present a pension plan for the 

ministers of our church would respectfully report that considerable 

study has been given to the subject by the chairman 

and members of the committee. The three members of the 

committee who live in the Pittsburgh district have been in 

consultation and conference several times during the year. 

Attention has been directed to the pension plan of the 

Presbyterian and the United Presbyterian Churches which are 

very similar the one to the other. 

The essential elements of these two systems consist in three 

or four fundamental factors, which are as follows: 

There is first of all a fixed time for retirement in relation 

to the length of service rendered, which is 6 5 years of age, 

or at the completion of 35 years of service. 

Then there is a fixed method of raising the funds with 

which to pay the pension. This requires the payment of a 

"sum equal to ten percent of the actual salary of each minister, 

or other servant of the Church, who is eligible and becomes 

a member of the Service Pension plan, divided as follows: 

Seven and one-half percent shall be paid by the church, or 

other salary-paying organization. Two and one-half percent 

shall be paid by the minister or other person receiving such 

salary. These payments shall be made monthly or quarterly 

or semi-annually in advance." 

A third factor consists in the designation of a base "salary 

of $1,200.00 to be a minimum which should be paid a Presbyterian 

minister, for the purpose of the Service Pension Plan" 

and ten percent of that sum must be regarded as the minimum 

payment which can be received by the Board of Pensions from 

any minister . . . for the present minimum of $600.00 pension 

for thirty-five years of service. 

A fourth factor is the establishing of minimum and maximum 

pension allowed under the system and in the Presbyterian 

plan the minimum is $600.00 per year on the $1200.00 salary 

and the maximum is $2,000.00 per year. 

Before putting the plan into effect the Presbyterian Church 

raised $15,000,000.00 with which to endow the Board of 

Pensions. The United Presbyterian Church also raised an 

endowment fund before putting their plan into effect. Therefore 

the pensions for the minister of these two churches is 

provided from two sources: firstthe income from the endowment, 

and secondly the income from the congregations paying 

the seven and one-half per cent of the minister's salary, and 

the two ad one-half per cent paid by the ministers themselves. 

it, tracts to Inasmuch would the possibilities the be as best impossible such means of a Life fund, in of our providing Insurance or church any a considerable Company attention workable Annuity was pension portion directed Con 

plan of


for our ministers and missionaries and other public servants 

of the church. 

Mr. C. B. Metheny, a member of our Geneva congregation. 

and the manager of the Fidelity Mutual Life Insurance Company 

of Philadelphia, has given considerable time and thought 

to this matter in response to your committee chairman, and 

as a result of these conferences with him the following suggestion 

is herewith submitted for your consideration. 

1. How the money is to be secured. 

First, the sum of $1,000.00 shall be fixed as the minimum 

salary which should be paid a Covenanter minister or other 

servant of the church for the purposes of the Pension Plan. 

Second, the sum equivalent to ten percent of this minimum 

salary of $1,000.00 for each minister or other servant of the 

church, who is eligible to participate in the plan shall be paid 

annually and it shall be divided as follows: 

1. Five per cent shall be paid by the Church at large and 

the total amount of all participating ministers and other 

servants of the Church shall be set aside annually as a preferred 

claim on the budget. 

(2. Five percent shall be paid by the minister or other 

servant of the church, who is eligible and who becomes a 

member of the Service Pension Plan. These participating 

ministers and servants of the Church shall be entitled to 

increase their annual payments at any time they desire. (But 

each one must pay a minimum of the five percent of the 

$1,000.00 minimum salary in order to secure the like amount 

from the Church. 

i3. This amount shall be paid into the treasury of Synod's 

Board of Trustees monthly, quarterly, or semi-annually; and 

Synod's treasurer will in turn set aside $50.00 annually for 

the benefit of each and every minister or other worker participating 

in the pension plan. Thus a total minimum savings 

accumulations of $100.00 annually shall be made for those 

ministers and church workers who are members of the plan. 

4. This $100.00 minimum deposit, together with any and 

all additions any member of the Pension Plan may make, will 

be used to purchase Retirement Income Contracts from a 

Standard Legal Reserve Life Insurance Company. 

5. The retirement age shall be either 65 or 70 as Synod 

may determine. The pension for each individual shall be the 

entire monthly income that can be purchased with the total 

accumulations of this Savings Fund made possible by the 

annual deposit of the minimum of $100.00 for each participating 

minister or other servant of the church, together with any 

additional deposits that may have been made by the individual 

himself. 

6. Illustration. If a young man should start the plan at 

age 30 and the annual deposit of a minimum of $100.00 is 

there made receive ten income years. would regularly a monthly That still would until be is income be eight if the guaranteed death years of retirement $55.66 should of the for as monthly age, occur a long minimum say as payments 70 the lived he period 72d would to year and be of


continued either to a named beneficiary, or to the estate of 

the deceased. 

One hundred dollars deposited annually from age 30 to age 

65 will produce a monthly income of $40.49 for life, guaranteed 

for a minimum of ten years. 

One hundred dollars annually from age 40 to age 70 will 

produce a monthly income of $34.97 for life, guaranteed for 

a minimum of ten years. 

One hundred dollars deposited annually from age 40 to 

age 65 will produce a monthly income of $24.27 for life, 

guaranteed for a minimum of ten years, etc. 

There are a good many details that would have to be worked 

out if this, or any similar plan, is adopted, which are not 

outlined in this report for the obvious reason that everything 

depends on the adoption of some plan of raising the money. 

This report proposes what is believed to be the simplest 

possible way for us to raise the money necessary to provide 

our ministers with a small pension, and this may be considered 

as a test. If it is adopted the details can easily be worked 

out later. 

Your committee, therefore, recommends that as means of 

testing out the mind of Synod or the mind of the Church on 

this matter, the above plan of raising funds with which to 

pension our ministers and other servants of the church be 

adopted. 


T. C. McKNIGHT, Chairman, 

H. G. PATTERSON, 

ROBERT M. YOUNG, 

J. W. ANDERSON. 

ADDITIONAL ITEM 

Inasmuch as the above plan is impractical for those who 

are already well advanced in years, in their behalf the two 

members of the committee present recommend that ordained 

ministers serving the Church as pastors, supplying pulpits, 

laboring in our missions, or teaching in our educational institutions, 

or in the direct employment of the Church, who have 

attained 7 0 years of age, having served the church for a total 

of 35 years, shall be entitled to retire from continuous active 

service and to receive a pension of $2 5 per month during the 

remainder of his life, this money to be paid out of the fund 

known as "Ministerial Relief," but without any application 

for aid; and that this amount be increased $5.00 for each 

additional five-yearperiod of service. 

When circumstances are such that this amount of pension 

does not meet the needs of a minister, application for aid 

should be made according to the present plan. 


t. c. Mcknight, 

H. G. PATTERSON.


FORM FOR CHRISTIAN AMENDMENT TO THE 

CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES 

The following form for a Christian Amendment was referred 

to a special committee to report next year, particularly on the 

third section; and also ordered to be printed in the appendix 

of this year's minutes. 

Section 1. The preamble of this constitution shall hereafter 

begin: "Acknowledging Almighty God as the source of all 

authority and the Lord Jesus Christ as the Ruler and Savior 

of nations, we, the people . . ." 

Section 2. This amendment shall not be interpreted as 

abridging the present rights of religious freedom, freedom of 

speech and press, and peaceful assemblage, guaranteed by the 

First Amendment. 

Section 3. Congress shall have power, in such cases as k 

may deem proper, to provide a modified oath or affirmation 

for those whose religious scruples prevent them from giving 

unqualified allegiance to the constitution as herein amended. 


GEORGE S. COLEMAN. 

REPORT OF THE ELDER'S CONFERENCE 

The Elder's Conference has held four meetings during Synod 

for prayer and conference. At two of these meetings Mr. Weir, 

of Cyprus, told us some of the things about the work in which 

he is engaged and the joy he has had in teaching the young 

people of that Island about the Savior, Jesus Christ. 

Some of the things suggested in the Elder's Conference 

have already been acted upon by Synod. We would suggest 

that if it is possible the Elder's Report be heard on Monday 

hereafter. 

We would also commend the desirability of the members 

of Synod conducting themselves in as quiet and respectful an 

attitude as possible. 

S. OLIVER WILLSON, Chairman, 

R. J. DILL, Secretary. 

DIRECTORY OF THE REFORMED PRESBYTERIAN 

CHURCH OF NORTH AMERICA, 1937 

Officers of Synod— 

Moderator—Rev. Julius A. Kempf, D.D., 3884 Seton Ave., 

iBronx, New York City 

Clerk—Rev. Alva A. Wylie, Oakdale, 111. 

Assistant Clerk—Rev. D. Bruce Martin, Darlington Road 

Beaver Falls, Pa. 

Treasurers of Synod's Funds— 

James S. Tibby, 209 Ninth St., Pittsburgh, Pa Synod's 

Board of Trustees, Budget, Church Erection Bible Society 

Joseph M. Steele, 1304 Arch St., Philadelphia, Pa Foreign 

Missions, Jewish Mission 

Mrs. Agnes E. Steele, 715 Wallace Ave., Wilkinsburg Pa 

Woman's Association


Synod's Board of Trustees— 

Members— Term Expires 

William Blair, J. M. Allen, W. J. Sterrett 

193S 

D. C. Ward, R. M. Young, J. W.. Anderson 1939 

J. S. Tibby, J. H. McBurney, T. H. Boyd 1940 

Stated Meetings, Treasurer's Office, second Thursday of 

February, August, November 

Secretary-Treasurer, J. S. Tibby, 209 Ninth St., Pittsburgh, 

Pa. 

Boaid of Foreign Missions— 

Members—- Term Expires 

M. M. Pearce, D.D.; T. M. Slater, D.D.; R. A. Blair, 

D.D.; Rev. R. C. Ward; A. J. Harding, W H. Linson..l938 

F. M. Wilson, D.D.; F. M. Foster, Ph.D.; Rev. W. C. 

McClurkin; Ralph Duncan, Ph.D 1939 

Walter McCarroll, D.D.; S. E. Greer, D.D.; Rev. F. L. 

Stewart; Joseph M. Steele; William Park 1940 

Corresponding Secretary, F. M. Wilson, D.D., 2410 N. Marshall 

St., Philadelphia, Pa. 

Board of Home Missions— 

Members— 

Term Expires 

|Rev. D. B. Martin, Rev. T. C. McKnight, Rev. P. D. 

McCracken, William Blair, D. C. Ward 1938 

E. L. McKnight, D.D.; Robert Clarke, D.D.; Rev. R. W. 

Redpath; J. S. Tibby; J. M. Allen 1939 

iJ. C. Slater, D.D.; D. H. Elliott, D.D.; Rev. J. B. Willson; 

R A. M. Steele 1940 

Stated Meetings, third Monday of June, September, November, 

January, March, May 

Corresponding Secretary, Rev. R. W. Redpath, 3216 Fifth 

Ave., Beaver Falls, Pa. 

Jewish Mission Board— 

Members— 

Term Expires 

F. M. Wilson, D.D.; R. W. Duncan, Ph.D.; John Peoples, 

M.D.; Samuel Findley 1938 

Joseph M. Steele, J. R. McMullan, John Crozier, Mrs. 

S. E. Greer 1939 

S. E. Greer, D.D.; Rev. F. L. Stewart; Miss Sarah 

Archer; Mrs. R. W. Duncan 1940 

Secretary, John Peoples, M.D., 871 N. Twentieth St., Philadelphia, 

Pa. 

Superintendent of Southern Mission— 

J. M. Johnston, D.D., 914 Mabry St., Selma, Ala. 

Superintendent of Indian Mission— 

Rev. R. C. Adams, Apache, Okla. 

In Charge of Jewish Mission— 

Misses Annie and Elizabeth Forsythe, 8 00 S. Fifth St.. 

Philadelphia, Pa.


Board of Control— 

Members— 

Term Expires 

Rev. H. G. Patterson, S. 0. Carson 1938 

0. L. Samson, Ralph Willson 1939 

Rev. M. W. Dougherty, M. S. Hutcheson... 1940 

J. P. Baird, David Cummings 1941 

Annual Meeting, second Tuesday of October 

Secretary, H. G. Patterson, Morning Sun, la. 

Board of Superintendents of Theological Seminary— 

Members— 

Term Expires 

M. M. Pearce, D.D.; E. L. McKnight, D.D.; Rev. R. C. 

Fullerton; J. E. Steele 1938 

F. M. Wilson, D.D.; F. M. Foster, Ph.D.; W. T. K. 

Thompson, D.D.; W. A. Young 1939 

D. H. Elliott, D.D.; Rev. J. B. Willson; Rev. T. C. Mc 

Knight; D. C. Ward .....1940 

Secretary, Rev. R. C. Fullerton, New Alexandria, Pa. 

Board of Corporators of Geneva CoBege— 

Members chosen by Synod— 

Term Expires 

D. H. Elliott, D.D 1938 

James S. Tibby 193 9 

Robert A. M. Steele 1940 

Members chosen'by Corporators— 

Rev. F. D. Frazier; F. M. Wilson, D.D.; Rev. W. J. Sandeison; 

William Esler ...1938 

Rev. D. B. Martin, Rev. J. B. Gilmore, T. H. Boyd, T. S. 

Trumbull 1939 

- J. K. Robb, D.D.; E. A. Crooks, D.D.; Rev. A. A. Wylie; 

J. H. McBurney.. _ 1940 

Members appointed by Presbyteries—t 

Illinois—Rev. Paul D. White 1938 

Iowa—Rev. H. G. Patterson ...1938 

Kansas—Rev. D. Ray Wilcox ....1938 

Colorado—Rev. J. G. McElhinney 1939 

New York—W. J. McKnight, D.D !!!.1939 

Pacific Coast—Samuel Edgar, D.D... 1939 

Pittsburgh—R. J. G. McKnight, D.D., Ph.D!!.!.!! 1939 

Ohio—Rev. J. C. Mathews 1940 

Leonard 

Philadelphia—Rev. 

L. Ewing 

D. B. Russell " 1940 

, 

Rochester—Rev. R. H. McKelvey 1940 

Secretary, Rev. J. C. Mathews, 572 Pierce St! Birmineham, 

Mich. 

& 

Board of Trustees of Geneva College 

938 Alumni T. Covenanter Joseph E. Ph.D.; R. Mrs. M. M. A. Slater, Marie Young; Crooks, Members— W. M. J. D.D.; L. Steele; Sterrett, Stormont J. D.D.; H. R. Mrs. McBurney; A. Rev. Blair, M.D.; J. S. B. J D.D.; Tibby; Miss M. Martin; Blackwood D Mary H J H. W Elliott McKnight1 L Term Wilson' Smith MD D pvniro« jj. -'l93«


John A. Elliott r 1939 

Claire Patterson 1940 

Business Men—• 

Earl M. Craig 1938 

George A. Baldwin, L.L.D 1939 

R. S. Kenah 1940 

Secretary, Rev. D. B. Martin, Darlington Road, Beaver 

Falls, Pa. 

Board of Church Erection— 

Members—• 

Term Expires 

Rev. D. Ray Wilcox, W. J. Adams 1938 

Rev. D. R. Taggart, R. W. Speer 1939 

Rev. Paul Coleman 1940 

Secretary, R. W. Speer, 4 904 Belinder Road, Kansas City, 

(Kan. 

Board of Publication— 

Members— 

Term Expires 

Rev. Paul Coleman, A. D. Robb 1938 

Rev. Paul D. McCracken, Rev. D. R. Taggart, D.D 1939 

Rev. O. F. Thompson, D.D.; Rev. C. T. Carson, Philip 

Adams - 1940 

Secretary, Rev. Paul Coleman, 4202 Adams St., Kansas City, 

Kan. 

Chairmen of Permanent Committees— 

Witness—W. J. Coleman, D.D., Milvale 4, Pittsburgh, Pa. 

Temperance—Rev. J. C. Mathews, 572 Pierce St., Birmingham, 

Mich. 

Christian Education—Rev. F. H. Lathom, Walton, N. Y. 

Bible Reading—Rev. Remo I. Robb, Clarinda, la. 

Social Justice—John Coleman, D.D., 2915 College Ave., 


National Reform—R. H. Martin, D.D., 3228 Sixth Ave., 


Reformed Presbyterian Woman's Association— 

President, Mrs. George A. McKee, 2430 Perrysville Ave., 

Pittsburgh, Pa. 

Reformed Secretary, Presbyterian Mrs. Myrtle Home E. Watson, for the 5424 Aged, Walnut 2344 Perrysville St., Pittsburgh, 

Pittsburgh, Pa. Pa. 

Ave., 

Reformed Treasurer, Presbyterian Mrs. Agnes Theological E. Steele, Seminary, 715 Wallace 7418 Ave., Penn Wilkinsburg, 

Pa. Pa. 

Ave., 

Pittsburgh, 

Synod's Board of Trustees, Office—209 Ninth St., Pittsburgh, 

Pa. 

Geneva College, Beaver Falls, Pa. 

Publication Office, 922 Clay St., Topeka, Kan.


ROSTER OF PRESBYTERIES 

South China 

Moderator E. C. Mitchell 

Clerk 

Wong Ming Uen 

English Clerk _ .._ S. E. Boyle 

Minister Address 

Congregation Correspondent 

Taai Ping 

Tak Hing 

y S. E. Boyle Tak Hing, South China 

Chue Hon Shaang Tak Hing, South China 

Chung On Taai Lo Ting, South China 

J. A. Kempf Tak Hing, South China 

E. C. Mitchell Lo Ting, South China 

Colorado 

Moderator 

J. G. McElhinney 

Clerk 

Luther McFarland 

Denver J_G. McElhinney Y.M.C.A., Denver, Colo. 

Greeley ^>0. F. Thompson 150 5 Tenth Ave. 

La Junta >Luther McFarland La Junta, Colo. 

' J. S. McGaw 1284 S. Gilpin St., Denver 

H. B. McMillan 1316 13th Ave., Greeley 

ILLINOIS 

Moderator 

W- G. Robb 

Clerk 

Paul D. White 

Bethel (Sparta) Miss Edythe Allan, Sparta, 111. 

Cor. 

Bloomington / Paul D. White Cedar Cliff, R. I., Bloomington, 

Ind. 

Oakdale A. A. Wylie Oakdale, 111. 

Old Bethel W. G. Robb 605 Broadway, Sparta Hi 

Princeton J. K. Peoples, Cor. 323 E. State St., Princeton, 

Ind. 

Selma Lawrence Bottoms 1006 Union St., Selma Ala 

R. S. McElhinney Bloomington, Ind. 

G. R. Steele Bloomington, Ind. 

IOWA 

Moderator M. w Dougherty 

Clerk 

H. G. Patterson 

Chicago P. J. McDonald 6552 University Ave 

Hopkinton />F. E.Allen Hopkinton, la 

Lake Reno Dr. Ralph Elsey, Cor.Glenwood Minn 

Morning Sun H. G. Patterson Morning Sun la 

Sharon Vernon Washington 

Regina, M.S. p-M. O. E. J. W. L. Dewey, Samson, Dougherty Cor. Morning Mukwonago, Washington Sun la Wis*


Iowa (Continued) 

Minister 

Address 


Winnipeg -^Hugh Wright 8 99 Winnipeg Ave. 

Winnipeg, M.S. 

,^-F. F. Reade 

KANSAS 

847 Bannatyne Ave., Winnipeg, 

Man., Can. 

Moderator- 

Clerk 

Beulah 

Blanchard 

Cache Creek 

Clarinaa 

Denison 

Eskridge 

Hebron 

Kansas City 

Olathe 

Quinter 

Stafford 

Sterling 

Superior 

Topeka 

Winchester 

R. C. Adams 

J. H. Henery 

,^»Paul D. McCracken Superior, Neb. 

Dr. O. E. Baird, Cor Tarkio, Mo. 

-*-R. C. Adams, S.S. Apache, Okla. 

->Eemo I. Robb Clarinda, la. 

-^Thomas Hutcheson Denison, Kan. 

Waldo Mitchell, S.S. Eskridge, Kan. 

—xJesse C. Mitchel 

-VPaul Coleman 

_^,L\ Ray Wilcox 

> A. J. McFarland 

R. Boyd Wallace, 

Cor. 

_J>C. T. Carson Stafford, Kan. 

Clay Center, Kan. 

4202 Adams St., Kansas 

City, Kan. 

325 E. Loula St., Olathe. 

Kan. 

Quinter, Kan. 

Paul D. McCracken Sterling, Kan. 

D. R. Taggart 

»J. H. Henery 

>*C. E. Caskey 

J. R. Latimer 

G. R. McBurney 

A. J. McFarland Olathe, Kan. 

456 Dakota St., Superior, 

Neb. 

922 Clay St.,Topeka, Kan. 

Winchester, Kan. 

Nicosia, Cyprus 

Groton, Vt. 

17 Wyman St., Arlington, 

Mass. 

Bovina Center, N. Y. 

78 Egerton Road, Arling 

W. M. McNeel NEW YORK 

Sterling, Kan. 

Moderator 

Latakia, W. J. Syria McKnight 

Clerk - 

Richmond, Robert Kan C. Ward 

Barnesville,M.S. Miss Agnes Curry, Barnesville, N.B. 

Cor. 

Barnet --"A. W.Smith 

Boston W. J. McKnight 

Bovina X"N. F. Spear 

Cambridge /G, Mackay Robb 

Coldenham ^•W. C. McClurkin ton, Mass. 

Cornwallis Mrs. C. Burgess, Cor, Walden, N. Y. 

Montclair T. M. Slater 

Newburgh J>R. M. C. Ward 

, Grafton, N. S. 

6 Carteret St.,UpperMontclair, 

N. J. 

6 Norton St., Newburgh, 

N. Y.


New York (Continued) 

Minister 

Address 


2nd New York Walter McCarroll 110 Morningside Drive, 

New York, N. Y. 

3rd New York F. M. Foster 

22 8 E. Tremont Ave., New 

Walton F. H. Lathom York, N. Y. 

White Lake ">R. Wyley Caskey Walton, N. Y. 

White Lake, N. Y. 

OHIO 

Moderator j. k. Robb 

Clerk 

Belle Center 

Bellefontaine 

Cedarville, M.S 

Cincinnati 

W. J. Sanderson 

E. M. Elsey, S.S. 

M. S. McMillan 

Belle Center, O. 

Bellefontaine, O. 

Johannesburg, Mich. 

New Concord, O. 

New Concord, O. 

572 Pierce St., Birming 

S.S. 447 Dayton St. 

W.O.Ferguson 

Hetherton ^ J. K. Robb 

Jonathan's Creek M. S. McMillan 

New Concord M. S. McMillan 

United Southfield Miami ^r>J. W. C. J. Mathews Sanderson ham, Mich. 

Utica 

Miss Martha Turner, 

Cor. 

R. W. Piper 

11. C. Sproull 

Moderator- 

Clerk 

Delburne 

Fresno 

Hemet 

Los Angeles 

Portland 

Santa Ana 

Seattle 

Belle Center, O. 

Utica, O. 

5424 Walnut St., Pittsburgh, 

Pa. 

5527 Center Ave., Pittsburgh, 

Pa. 

PACIFIC COAST 

Robert Waddell, 

Cor. 

^•J. D. Edgar 

A. M. Thompson 

J. Ren Patterson 

" F. D. Frazer 

Samuel Edgar 

f M. K. Carson 

p*W. A. Aikin 

H. G. McConaughy 

A. I. Robb 

J. S. Thompson 

J. D. Edgar 

W. A. Aikin 

Delburne, Alta., Can. 

Box 442, Rt. 2, Fresno 

Calif. 

Rt. 2, Box 476, Hemet 

Calif. 

2829 GuiradoSt. 

5746N. HaightSt. 

523 E. Pine St. 

126 Broadway North 

177 0 Navarro Ave., Pasadena, 

Calif. 

Delburne, Alt., Can. 

5040 Fulton Ave., Van 

Nuys, Calif. 

Hemet, Calif.


PHILADELPHIA 

Moderator S. E. Greer 

Clerk 

Minister 

Congregation 

1st Philadelphia S. E. Greer 

2nd PhiladelphiyF. L. Stewart 

3rd Philadelphia F. M. Wilson 

Orlando 

D. B. Russell 

Moderator J- B. Gilmore 

Clerk 

Allegheny E. L. McKnight 

Bear p>3. Run- K. Gault 

D. Mahoning B. Martin 

Beaver Falls 

Central Pitts- D. H. Elliott 

burgh 

College Hill ^>R. W. Redpath 

Connellsville J. T. Mitchell 

East End 

Eastvale 

Geneva 

Little Beaver 

F. L. Stewart 

Address 

Correspondent 

206 S. 43rd St. 

154 Woodland Ave.,Lansdowne, 

Pa. 

2 410 N. Marshall St. 

1420 Asher St., Orlando, 

PITTSBURGH 

Fla. 

D. C. Mathews, S.S. 

> Kermit S. Edgar, 

S.S. 

S. R. Davis, Cor. 

Kermit S. Edgar, 

S.S. 

Mercer W. T. K. Thompson 

Millers Run -*tf. B. Willson 

New Alexandria/*R. C. Fullerton 

New Castle -""E. G. Russell 

Parnassus 

Rehoboth H. B. White, Cor. 

R- A. Blair 

Rose Point Vance F. Wilson, 

Cor. 

Union 

J- B. Gilmore 

Wilkinsburg ^T. C. McKnight 

Youngstown pS. Bruce Willson 

Robert Clarke 

^>G. S. Coleman 

p>John Coleman 

R- W. Redpath 

3 Allemac Ave., Bellevue 

Branch, Pittsburgh, Pa. 

109 Mahoning St., Punxutawney, 

Pa. 

Darlington Road, Beaver 

Falls, Pa. 

1474McFarlandRd., South 

iHills, Pittsburgh, Pa. 

3216 Fifth Ave., Beaver 

Falls, Pa. 

904 Morell Ave. 

222 N. Beatty St., Pittsburgh, 

Pa. 


Falls, Pa. 

3000 Fourth Ave., Beaver 

Falls, Pa. 


Falls, Pa. 

240 E. Erie St. 

R.D. 3, McDonald, Pa. 

New Alexandria, Pa. 

«05 Oak St. 

605 Fifth St., New Kensington, 

Pa. 

R.D. 1, Mosgrove, Pa. 

R.D. 2, Portersville, Pa. 

Mars, Pa. 

810 South Ave. 

127 Carroll Ave. 

3207 3500 2915 Falls, College Sixth Pa. 

Ave., Beaver


Pittsburgh 

(Continued) 

Minister 

Address 


W. J. Coleman Millvale(4), Pittsburgh, 

Pa. 

E. A. Crooks Blanchard, Iowa 

J. F. Crozier 3 4 03 Eighth Ave., Beaver 

Falls, Pa. 

C. A. Dodds 

126 Annabel St., Pittsburgh, 

Pa. 

D. B. Elsey 

32 4 0 Fourth Ave., Beaver 

J. M. Johnston Falls, Pa. 

J. S. Martin 914 Mabry St., Selma, Ala. 

R. H. Martin North Hall, Geneva College, 


W. J. McBurney 32 2 8 Fifth Ave, Beaver 

R. J. Mclsaac Falls, Pa. 

R. J. G. McKnight R.D. 4, McDonald, Pa. 

^Robert Park Rochester Mills, Pa. 

1311 Singer PL, Wilkinsburg, 

Pa. 

M. M. Pearce 

J. L. Pinkerton 315 32nd St., Beaver 

James Potter 

Falls, Pa. 

J. C. Slater Geneva College, Beaver 

5>-J. B. Tweed Falls, Pa. 

Waupauca, Wis. 

? J. G. Vos 8 6 Samson St., Ingram, Pa. 

415 31st St.,Beaver Falls, 

Pa. 

ROCHESTER 

"Amulree," 18 Blairgowrie 

Road, j 0 Cardonald, Moderator 

Edgar 

Clerk 

Almonte 

Lisbon 

Lochiel 

Syracuse 

Toronto 

Gunimea 

Inkzik 

Larnaca 

Glasgow, R. H. McKelvey Scotland 

J. M. Rutherford Almonte, R.F.D. 2, Ont. Olathe, Kan. 

/J. O. Edgar Lisbon, N. Y. 

,7-R. H. McKelvey Glen Sandfield, Ont. 

y Robert McConachie 546 Milverton Blvd., Toronto, 

Ont. 

William McFarland 222 W. Lafayette St., 

m . Syracuse, N. Y. 

Tunis Oldenbergher Grand Rapids, Mich. 

LEVANT MISSION 

Ibrahim Besna Inkzik, Syria 

Y. D. Mugrditchian Larnaca, Cyprus


Levant Mission (Continued) 

Minister 

Address 


(Armenian Congregation) 

Latakia Khalil Awad Latakia, Syria 

Nicosia 

Y. D. Mugrditchian Larnaca, Cyprus 

(Armenian Congregation) 

Nicosia 

C. C. Christou, Cor. Land Registry Office, 

(Greek Congregation) 

Nicosia, Cyprus 

Hanna Besna 

CYPRUS COMMISSION 

Moderator 

C. E. Caskey 

Clerk 

.iC. C. Christou 

DIRECTORY OF COVENANTER CITY CHURCHES 

OR MEETING PLACES 

For the Information of Covenanter Travelers 

Allegheny, Pa., see Pittsburgh 


Beaver Falls—Darlington Road 

College Hill—3215 College Ave., across from Geneva campus 

(Geneva—Fourth Ave. and 31st St., one block from campus 

Bloomington, Ind.—First and Lincoln 

Boston, Mass. 

(First Boston—Corner of Warren Ave. and West Brookline 

St., Boston, entrance on Warren Ave. 

Cambridge—Antrim St. between Broadway and Cambridge 

Chicago, 111.—Corner of 6 5th St. and Evans Ave. 

Cincinnati, O.—Corner of Dayton and Whiteman Sts. 

Connellsville, Pa.—Woodlawn Ave., West Side 

Denver, Colo.—Corner of South Pearl and East Virginia 

Detroit, Mich., see Southfield 

Fresno, Calif.—Corner of Barton and Harvey 

Greeley, Colo.—Corner of Tenth Ave. and Fifteenth St. 

Hemet, Calif.—iSouth Juanita St. near Florida Ave. 

Kansas City, Mo.—Corner of 44th and Wyoming 

La Junta, Colo.—Carson St. between Third and Fourth 

Los Angeles, Calif.—Corner of 23rd and Stanford Sts. 

Montclair, N. J.—Corner Trinity and Crescent St. 

New Castle, Pa.—Corner of Oak and Pine Sts. 

New York, N. Y. 

Second—308 West 122nd St. 

Third—1932 Walton Ave., Bronx 

Orlando, Fla.—350 North Broadway, corner of Livingston 

Philadelphia, Pa. 

First Corner of 40th and Sansom Sts., West Philadelphia 

Second—Seventeenth St., below Race 

Third Corner of Franklin and Dauphin Sts. (23 blocks 

north of Market, 7 east of Broad) 

Mission of the Covenant—800 South Fifth


Pittsburgh, Pa. 

Allegheny—Perrysville and Mclntyre Aves., North Side 

Central-Pittsburgh—(Corner of Union Ave. and Park Way, 

N. S. 

East End—Corner of North Highland and Harvard St. 

Wilkinsburg—800 South Ave., Wilkinsburg 

Portland, Ore.—5935 North Minnesota Ave., corner of Ainsworth 

Santa Ana, Calif.—Corner of Myrtle and Hickory 

Seattle, Wash.—Corner Terry and Olive Sts. 

Southfield, Mich.—Evergreen Road, between Northwestern 

Highway and Eleven Mile Road, three miles from northwest 

city limits of Detroit. (No bus line or street car.) 

Syracuse, N.Y.—2 517 South Salina St. 

Topeka, Kan.—920 Clay St. 

Toronto—754 Samman Ave. 

Wilkinsburg—8 00 South Ave. 

Winnipeg, Can.—946 Winnipeg Ave. 

Winnipeg, M.S.—Notre Dame Ave., opposite Dominion St. 

Youngstown, O.—856 High St.

REFORMED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 16; 

FORM OF BEQUEST 

I do bequeath to the Board of Trustees of the Synod of the 

Reformed Presbyterian Church in North America 

dollars to be credited 

to *current account of the following schemes 

REAL 

ESTATE 

I do give and bequeath to. the Board of Trustees of the 

Synod of the Reformed Presbyterian Church in North America, 

its successors and assigns forever, all that certain piece of 

land situated in 

the proceeds from the same to be devoted to the ""current 

account of the following schemes 

* If one wishes, he may insert the word "Endowment" :n 

place of "Current Account," though the depression has created 

special needs in current accounts. Instead of the Synod to 

which he makes his bequest, he may better say, "to be distributed 

according to the wish of Synod," which would allow 

of distribution according to the needs of the various benevolences 

at the time the bequest is received. That would be 

best of all. In case of large gifts, they may be arranged to be 

paid in installments.

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Wives 1 1 

Women evangelists 2 2 

Paid Workers: 

Evangelists - 2 2 

Bible women 2 2 

Membership: 

Sabbath School enrollment 75 7 5 

Adult baptisms 6 20 26 

Infant baptisms 4 6 10 

Total baptisms 10 26 36 

Received by profession 2 4 6 

Received by certificate 4 0 4 

Total increase 12 24 36 

Baptized not professors 6 9 15 

Deaths 0 2 2 

To other denominations 0 3 3 

Suspended 1 3 4 

Total decrease 1 8 9 

On roll, 1936 13 19 32 

On roll, 1937 - 24 35 59 

Contributions $88 $34 $122

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DIRECTORY OF THE WOMEN'S SYNODICAL 

.MISSIONARY SOCIETY 

OFFICERS AND SUPERINTENDENTS, 1936-1938 

President—Mrs. A. A. Wylie, Oakdale, 111. 

ViC6 President-at-large—Mrs. S. E. Greer, 206 South 43rd St., 


Vice Presidents—Presidents of the Presbyterial Societies 

Recording Secretary—Mrs. M. K. Carson, 126 Broadway North, 

Seattle, Wash. 

Corresponding Secretary—Mrs. E. N. Harsh, Winter Garden, 

Fla. 

Treasurer—Mrs. E. C. Carmichael, 248 North Village Ave., 

Rockville Center, N. Y. 

Department Superintendents— 

Foreign Missions—Mrs. T. M. Slater, 6 Carteret St., Upper 

.Montclair, N. J. 

Home Missions—Mrs. John P. Mitchell, Brown Ave., Turtle 

Creek, Pa. 

Literature and Mission Study—Mrs. J. K. Gault, Punsutawney, 

Pa. 

Temperance—Miss Esther Dill, Sterling, Kan. 

Thank Offering—Mrs. Orlena Robb, 1904 Seventh Ave., 


Standard of Efficiency—Mrs. M. W. Dougherty, Morning 

Sun, la. 

Young Women—Mrs. G. Mackay Robb, 7 8 Egerton Road, 

Arlington, PRESBYTERIALS, Mass. 

1937-1938 

Plan of Work—Mrs. E. Colorado J. M. Dickson, 147 8 Highland Ave 

^Cofo1*'-MrS* Needham, E* Mass. V' TWeed' 10°3 S°Uth Emers0Ii. Denver, ' 

Vice 

Junior—Mrs. 

President—Mrs. 

John 

R. 

O. 

Carson, 

Edgar, 

Greeley 

Lisbon, N. 

Colo 

Y. 

ReTree"fy3CoTotary""M1SS 

Magazine Editor—Mrs. 

EHzabeth 

J. S. Martin, 

Faris. "SB 

Geneva 

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cTSLtsrMn-Robert Missionary Correspondent—Mrs. Greeta McBurney' Coleman 316 56° Marshall 

Ave., Pittsburgh, (14), Pa. 

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Superintendents— 

FTXLaiunU,Sc"oforS* LUth6r MCFarland" 405 200 South Ogden, 

Literature-Mrs. J. S. McGaw, 12 84 South Gilpin, Denver,


Temperance—Mrs. J. L. Wilcox, R. R. 3, Box 251, Greeley, 

Colo. 

Thank Offering—Mrs. A. A. Carson, R. R. 2, Box 37, 

Greeley, Colo. 

Standard of Efficiency—Mrs. Robert McBurney, 560 Soutt 

Corona, Denver, Colo. 

Juniors—Mrs. H. Gilchrist, 1018 15th St., Greeley, Colo. 

Illinois 

President—Miss Minnie Mcllroy, R.F.D., Sparta, 111. 

Vice President—Miss Anna Wilson, R.F.D., Sparta, 111. 

Recording Secretary—Miss Ruth Smith, 100 E. Second St., 

Bloomington, Ind. 

Corresponding Secretary—Mrs. L. S. Finley, R.F.D., Sparta, 111. 

Treasurer—Mrs. Kenneth Frieman, Oakdale, 111. 


Foreign Mission—Mrs. W. G. Robb, 60 5 W. Broadway. 

Sparta, 111. 

Home Missions—Mrs. L. W. Bottoms, Selma, Ala. 

Literature—Mrs. Merle Rodgers, Princeton, Ind. 

Temperance—Miss Eleanor Auld, Oakdale, 111. 

Thank Offering—Mrs. John Kennedy, R.D., Bloomington, 

Ind. 

Standard of Efficiency—Miss Blanch Finley, Houston, 111. 

Young Women—Miss Hope Leming, 301 N. Washington, 

Sparta, 111. 

Junior—Mrs. Geneva Stone, 120 E. 11th St., Bloomington, 

Ind. 

Iowa 

President—Mrs. Howard Hensleigh, Morning Sun, la. 

Vice President—Miss Jennie Ferguson, Hopkinton, la- 

Recording Secretary—Miss Eunice Reed, Mediapolis, la. 

Corresponding Secretary—Miss A. A. Kilpatrick, Morning 

Sun, la. 

Treasurer—Mrs. Merle Samson, Morning Sun, la. 

Superintendents—• 

Foreign Mission—Mrs. Walter McElhinney, Morning Sun, la. 

Home Mission—Mrs. Gwendolyn Peterman,Glenwood,Minn. 

Literature and Mission Study—Mrs. F. E. Allen, Hopkinton, 

la. 

Temperance—Mrs. J. K. Dunn, Wyman, la. 

Thank Offering—Mrs. Russell Harsh, Morning Sun, la. 

Standard of Efficiency—Mrs. Raymond Joseph, Hopkinton, 

la. 

Young Women—Mrs. Lyle Joseph, Hopkinton, la. 

Juniors—Miss Ila Hutchison, Mediapolis, la. 

Kansas 

President—Mrs. Helen O'Neill, Winchester, Kan. 

Vice President—Mrs. Waldo Mitchel, Stafford, Kan. 

Recording Secretary—Mrs. Valera Black, Clarinda, la. 

Corresponding Treasurer—Mrs. inda, la. Secretary—Mrs. Albert McCrory, Homer Denison, Woods, Kan. R.D. 3, Clar



Foreign Mission—Mrs. Waldo Stevenson, Eskridge, Kan. 

Home Mission—Mrs. Ray Milligan, Idana, Kan. 

Literature and Mission Study—Miss Lila Smith, Olathe, 

Kan. 

Temperance—Mrs. Paul Coleman, 4202 Adams St., Kansas 

City, Kan. 

Thank Offering—Mrs. Remo Robb, Clarinda, la. 

Standard of Efficiency—Mrs. Waldo Mitchel, Stafford, Kan. 

Young Women—Mrs. J. R. W. Stevenson, Sterling, Kan. 

Juniors—Mrs. James Redpath, Olathe, Kan. 

New York 

President—Mrs. C. D. Murphy, 109 Dougall Ave., Syracuse. 

N. Y. 

Vice President—Miss Margaret Thomson, Walton, N. Y. 

Recording Secretary—Mrs. M. A. Groom, 167 Tontine Ave., 

Lyndhurst, N. J. 

Corresponding Secretary—Mrs. D. C. Park, 2509 S. State St.. 

Syracuse, N. Y. 

Treasurer—Mrs. E. C. Oarmichael, Rockville Center, N. Y. 


Foreign Mission—Mrs. Anna C. Wray, Rockville Center, 

N. Y. 

Home Mission—Mrs. W. M. Millen, Swan Lake, Sullivan 

County, N. Y. 

Literature and Mission Study—Mrs. E. J. M. Dickson, 1478 

Highland Ave., Needham, Mass. 

Temperance—Miss Martha Henderson, Newburgh N Y 

Thank Offering—Mrs. Russell Scott. R.F.D. 3, Newburgh, 

Standard of Efficiency—Mrs. N. F. Spear, Bovina Center 

N. Y. 

Young Women—Mrs. W. S. Ramsey, 35 6 Gray St Arlington 

Heights, Mass. 

Junior—Miss Margaret Thomson, Walton, N. Y. 

Ohio 

President—Mrs. James M. Keys, R.R., Belle Center O 

Vice President—Mrs. M. S. McMillan, New Concord' O* 

Recording Secretary—Mrs. J. c. Rutherford, R R ' 2 ' Belle 

foatame, O. ' ' "cue 

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Treasurer—Mrs. J. K. Robb, Johannesburg Mich 


Foreign Missions—Mrs. W. J. Sanderson, Belle Center O 

vUle, Temperance—Mrs. Home Literature—Mrs. mingham, 0 mg~MiSS Missions-Mrs. Mich. J. Marjorie Agnes A. Bowes, W. Wilson, J. Ge°r^, Sandarson, 672 New Bloomfield R.R. Concord, Belle 2, Zanes- St Center O Bir' 

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Young Women—Miss Rosamond Aiken, 629 N. Main St., 

Bellefontaine, O. 

Junior—Mrs. Edith Brinkerhoff, Utica, O. 

Philadelphia 

President—Mrs. Margaret H. Gill, 1605 W. Allegheny Ave., 


Vice President—Miss Sarah Archer, Bywyn Apts., B 3, State 

Road and Wayne Ave., Upper Darby, Pa. 

Recording Secretary—Mrs. Ralph W. Duncan, 2 47 Green Ave., 

Lansdowne, Pa. 

Corresponding Secretary—Miss Ruth MacKnight, 2634 N. 9th 

St., Philadelphia, Pa. 

Treasurer—Mrs. Arthur Danenhour, 6120 N. 11th St., Philadelphia, 

Pa. 


Thank Offering—Mrs. Howard Thomson, 5 644 Whitby Ave., 


Temperance—Miss Mary Peoples, 871 N. 20th St., Philar 

delphia, Pa. 

Literature—Mrs. George Jackson, 421 N. 32nd St., Philadelphia, 

Pa. 

Junior—Mrs. James Carson, 1248 S. St. Bernard St., Philadelphia, 

Pa. 

Pittsburgh 

President—Mrs. J. K. Gault, 'Punsutawney, Pa. 

Vice President—Mrs. D. C. Ward, 1007 Mill St., Wilkinsburg, 

Pa. 

Recording Secretary—Mrs. W. J. McBurney, R.D., McDonald, 

Pa. 

Corresponding Secretary—Mrs. R. C. Fullerton, New Alexandria, 

Pa. 

Treasurer—Miss Catherine Gunn, 42 5 Hallett St., Bellevue, Pa. 


Foreign Missions—Mrs. John Coleman, 2915 College Ave., 

Beaver Palls, Pa. 

Home Missions—Mrs. J. S. Tibby, 6321 Jackson St., Pittsburgh, 

Pa. 

Literature—Miss Lytle Stormont, College Hill, Beaver 

Falls Pa, 

Temperance—Mrs. J. C. Slater, 415 31st St., Beaver Falls, 

Pa 

Thank Offering—Mrs. W. S. Robb, 2022 Osgood St., N.S., 

Pittsburgh, Pa. „„„,„„, 

Standard of Efficiency—Mrs. J. W. Anderson, 2 334 Maple 

Ave., N.S., Pittsburgh, Pa. 

Young Women—Mrs. E. R. Dill, 1507 Allegheny Ave., 

Junior—Mrs.' M.*G. Hodgkiss, 2015 Hampton St., Swissdale, 

Pa. ^T . _ 

Assistant Plan N.S., of Pittsburgh, Work—Mrs. Junior—Miss Pa. John Olive Allen, Beatty, Jr., New 5 Alexandria Allemac Ave., Pa

180 

News Correspondent—UVlrs. Greeta Coleman, 316 Marshall 

Ave., Pittsburgh, (14), Pa. 

Southern California 

President—Mrs. J. D. Edgar, Rt. 2, Box 442, Fresno, Calif. 

Vice President—Mrs. Harper Lowe, Los Angeles, Calif. 

Recording Secretary—Mrs. R. E. Smith, 13157 Chandler Blvd., 

Van Nuys, Calif. 

Corresponding Secretary—Mrs. Anna M. Carter, Rt. 9, Box 46 3, 

Fresno, Calif. 

Treasurer—Mrs. Edrena Morrow, Hemet, Calif. 


Foreign Mission—Mrs. Whitney, Seattle, Wash. 

Home Mission—Mrs. Connery, Redlands, Calif. 

Literature and Mission Study—Mrs. Boyle, Portland, Ore. 

Thank Offering—Miss Kathryn Marshall, 4322 Garthwaite 

St., Los Angeles, Calif. 

Standard of Efficiency—Miss Nana Caskey, 452 2 Aldama 

St., Los Angeles, Calif. 

Temperance—Miss Anna Johnston, 1558 W. 46th St., Los 

Angeles, Calif. 

Junior—Mrs. Lela Betts, 7406 S. Hobart St., Los Angeles 

Calif.

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SOCIETY PRESIDENT ADDRESS 

Beulah Miss Maud Shaw Bostwick, Neb. 

Blanchard Mrs. James Crooks Blanchard, Iowa 

Clarinda Mrs. Anna Lee 222 West Grant St., Clarinda, Iowa 

Denison Mrs. W. R. Linton Denison, Kan. 

Eskridge Mrs. Minia Christian Eskridge, Kan. 

Hebron Miss Mamie Jamison Clay Center, Kan. 

Kansas City Mrs. David M. Dodds 724 N. 44th St. Terrace, Kansas City, Mo. 

Olathe Miss Lila Smith 216 South Chestnut St., Olathe, Kan. 

Quinter Mrs. A. J. McFarland Quinter, Kan. 

Stafford Mis. Irtis Ward Preston, Kan. 

Superior Miss Lottie McKee Box 184, Superior, Neb. 

Topeka Mrs. T. B. Boyle 914 Clay St., Topeka, Kan. 

Sterling Mrs. Isabel Edgar R.F.D., Sterling, Kan. 

Winchester Miss Lola Keys Winchester, Kan. 

Quinter Y. W. Mrs. A. J. McFarland Quinter, Kan. 

Sterling Y. W. Miss Alice Edgar Sterling, Kan. 

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Santa Ana Y. W. 

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PRESIDENT 

Mrs. R. W. Duncan 

Miss Mary Peoples 

Mrs. Arthur Danenhour 

Mrs. D. B. Russell 

Mrs. E. S. Dill 

Philadelphia Presbyterial 

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17 9 21 21 30 30 30 30 29 29 18 18 Miss Evelyn Martin, Sec. Delbourne, Alberta, Canada 

Mrs. Blanche Hollenbeck R.R. 2, Fresno, Calif. 

Miss Margaret McCartneyl728 N. Normandie Ave., Hollywood, Calif. 

Miss Catherine Marshall 4322 Garthwaite Ave., Los Angeles, Calif. 

Mrs. Frank Blackstone 2363 Chapman Ave., Fullerton, Calif. 

Miss Ethel Torrens 6023 East Pine, Santa Ana, Calif. * 

Mrs. F. D. Frazer 5746 North Haight Ave., Portland, Ore. 

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Mrs. J. M. Rutherford 

Mrs. A. Parke 

Almonte, Ontario, Canada 

202 George St., Toronto. Ont., Canada 

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Mrs. George McKee 2430 Perryville Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa. (14) 

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Bear Run-Mahoning Mrs. J. K. Gault 

Beaver Falls 

Mrs. S. L. Caler 

Punsutawney, Pa. 

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103 103 

Central Pittsburgh Miss Lida McClure 1408 4th St., Beaver Falls, Pa. 

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College Hill 

Mrs. R. H. Martin 

Connellsville 

Mrs. C. B. Murphy 55 Woodridge Drive, Pittsburgh, Pa. (16) 

Yes Yes Yes 84%. 65 57 628 

East End 

Mrs. R. A. M. Steele 3119 Fifth Ave., Beaver Falls, Pa. 

Yes Yes 

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Eastvale 

Mrs. Victoria Koble 1008 Graham Ave., West Side, 

Yes 

Geneva 

Mrs. J. C. Slater 

Yes 

Yes 38% 25 

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Miller'B Run 

Mrs. J. B. Wilson 

Connellsville, Pa. 

Yes 

Yes 

Yes 68% 45 

77 131 

New Alexandria 

Mrs. J. E. Steele 

315 Wallace Ave., Wilkinsburg, Pa. 

Yes 

New Castle 

Mrs. James M. Black 

Yes 

Yes 92% 156 

7 116 

Parnassus 

Mrs. R. S. Wilson 601 Eastvale Ave., Beaver Falls, Pa. 

Yes Yes 

Yes 96% 98 

20 74 

Rose Point 

Mrs. Vance Wilson 415 31st St., Beaver Falls, Pa. 

14 Yes 

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120 287 

Union 

Mrs. J. B. Gilmore R.D. 3, McDonald, Pa. 

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Wilkinsburg 

Mrs. T. C. McKnight 

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Mrs. Anna Marshall Latrobe, Pa. 

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Mrs. James T. L. Roessner 

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95% 95 

255 

Y. W. M. S. 

106 95 

Box 94, Parnassus Sta., New Kensing 

94% 

Beaver Falls Mrs. S. F. Amon 

521 18th Ave., Beaver Falls, Pa. 18 12 IS Yes Yes Yes 

20! 25 

64 274 

ton, Pa. 

89% 

Central Pittsburgh Mrs. S. B. Woodruff 

423 Pressley Ave., N.S., Pittsburgh, Pa. 18 10 8 Yes Yes Yes 2 85% 19 1 82 45 

27 12 15 Yes Yes Yes 6 91% 36 66 29 239 76 

R.F.D. 2, Portersville, Pa. 

College Hill (Highlanders)Mrs. R. W. Redpath 

3216 Fifth Ave.. Beaver Falls, Pa. 12 5 7 

3 4 10 148 

69 

Mars, Pa. 

18 12 11 Yes Yes 7 90% 24 9 128 

College Hill Miss Margaret Lee 

2811 Fourth Ave.. Beaver Falls, Pa. 

10 

Mrs. Dorothy Clarke 

810 

453 

South 

Miflin 

Ave., 

Way, 

Wilkinsburg, 

Wilkinsburg, Pa. 

24 

166 14 221 

Geneva Mrs. L. C. Smith, Jr. 

655 Navigation Ave., Beaver, Pa. 

25 10 7 Yes Yes Yes 95% 16 

84 126 

1035 Hawthorne St., Youngstown, O. 

|560| 247|253| 27| 20| 16|104| 65%|1398| 257| |4165|3529 74 

New Alexandria 

34 Schubert St., N.S., Pittsburgh, Pa. 

S3 

Wilkinsburg

PRESBY 

TERIES 

Z\ > 

3 

% 

SUMMARY STATISTICS—WOMEN'S SYNODICAIi MISSIONARY SOCIETY 

MEMBERSHIP 

RECEIPTS DISBURSEMENTS 

> | > PS- 

rado 

70 

2 69.0 $ 99 175 $ 60 $ 145 4/8 

$165 

S 20 $ 195|$ $ 45|$ 469 $ 4|$ 

ois . 

157 

100 6 68.0 168 138 96 250 696 

23 

118 146 166 

600 11 

sas .. 329 130 

200 

64 

15168.0 6 50.0 228 345 230 667 308 

106 

York 197 

145 1366.6 474 423 856 100 234 1522 776 

20 

212 60 223 122 291 140 1434 741 18 32 

203 2274 

220 

685 

309 140 1949 

65 

100 

90 6 40.0 97 128 327 

77 680 

20 

229 

idelphij 99 

65 5|67.0 645 121 1021 101 116 21E4 *100 

•1116 

13| 140 302 86 92 126 117 2151 640 

2S 

burgh. 447 

253 20 65.0 1236 830 1398 257 444 4165 801 216 

110 

36 

336 870 3529 

Calif. 121 

90 6 33.6 15 139 237 43 352 786 5 29 

ltais 7 

6| 30 

Soc. 

|96|1682|306|129|1064| 104 

32 

19 

87| 80|51.7|$3325|$1926|$5154|$945|$300|$1956|$13606|$ 452 729 

1 18 

27 

30 76 933|$271|$122|$431|$612|$1606|$206|$ 7 152|$328|$3577|$325|$1483|$2269|$12205|$180|$ 1 47 63 

151

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