Reformed Presbyterian Minutes of Synod 1929

MINUTES OF THE SYNOD OFTHEcontributions which have come from many of these congregationswhen they were more flourishing. We remember the leaderswho have come from them. We remember other congregationswhich have been helped, and now are among our strongerchurches. One minister has written of the profit of studying"what the congregations assisted by the Central Board havedone. The same is true of the Pacific Coast Presbytery. Ourpreachers come from that territory."There are some promising fields among our vacant congregations.In spite of our apparent supply of ministers wantingpreaching, when our Board considered available men for theseposts, we found that practically there was no one available. Dr.J. C. McFeeters was in Regina until winter, and urged that aminister be sent to follow him. There was no one to go. It waslargely because of this situation that, at the suggestion of SecretaryJ. D. Edgar, the Board took action with regard to the useof our first-yearstudents of theology as lay workers in ourfields, and suggested the possibility of licensing our studentshereafter, at the close of their firstyear.In this connection we desire to pay tribute to the memoryof Dr. McFeeters, who was an earnest and successful laborerin our Home Mission work after his retiring from the pastorate.We are informed that he counted these latter years the mostfruitful years of his ministry. We need more young men forthe ministry, but we also need more old men like J. C. McFeeters.From time to time suggestions come to us for the openingup of work in new fields. A letter with regard to a new Californiastation was referred to J. D. Edgar. A resolution waspresented to the last meeting of Pittsburgh Presbytery that unemployedmen be assigned "to labor in new fields and receivesuch remuneration as Presbytery can give together with anyother help they can get." Presbytery appointed a committee toconsider the plan.Your Board began the year with a deficit in the HomeMission Fund of $5,090.97. The receipts were $19,275.74 andthe disbursements, $18,445.50. The balance was overdrawn onApril 15, 1929, $4,260.73. Inasmuch as we expect to receive$4,500.00 from the Samuel J. Huston estate, we request for thiswork for the coming year only $14,000.Southern MissionThe changes and readjustments at Selma which were referredto in our last report were carried into effect at the firstof the school year. J. M. Johnston is Stated Supply of the Selmacongregation and superintendent of Knox Academy. R. J. Mclsaaccontinues teaching in the high school, and is living in thecottage in Union street, where Mrs. Mclsaac has oversight of thelibrary and reading room, in addition to her work in collectingthe tuition. Mrs. J. M. Johnston and Mrs. Senegal have hadcharge of the work in the Home Department.The primary grade, below firstgrade was dropped, and wenow room the various have on the only grades third the floor,available full were twelve changed grades. for so as use The to by rooms leave the high assigned the school. vacant to