Reformed Presbyterian Minutes of Synod 1937 - Rparchives.org

20 MINUTES OF THE SYNOD OF THE
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
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