Reformed Presbyterian Minutes of Synod 1929

REFORMED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 69pie's meeting, after which they played basketball. Games wereplayed with other schools. They took part in young people'smeetings, and went on to lead the meetings. The great gain ofthe year was in this closer contact of Mr. Adams with the youngmen. Four of these boys united with the church at the fallcommunion.J. D. Edgar was the assistant at this communion. The attendanceat all services was bettter than usual, and the numberof communicants was 58, 14 more than at any communion sinceMr. Adams came to the Mission.Owen F. Thompson was the assistant at the April communion,and was welcomed as a true friend by the Indians. Theattendance at the services was excellent, and a fine spirit wasshown.An election of Elders and Deacons was held recently. TwoElders were elected and have been ordained. The two deaconselected did not accept the office.During the fall George Wallace presented to the congregationthe need of mission work among the Indians in Yucatan.Enthusiasm was aroused, and ten people pledged a month'ssalary each, twelve dollars, for a worker there. Two othersvolunteered later. A Cache Creek Missionary Society was organized,composed of contributors to this work, and a few others.Its motto is, "Tell Others of the Love of God." This Societymeets each month for prayer for their representatives, to learnmore about the fieldin which he works, and to stir up their interestin Christian work. The Indians started this movement,and feel responsible for keeping it up.In other directions there has been progress in giving. Thecongregation contributed last year to several causes for thefirst time.There have been discouragements. Last summer the numberof picnics and fairs, with attending sins, seemed greater thanever. All the hopes of the winter have not been fulfilled in thespring. But Mr. Adams is doing steady work, and is gainingground, if slowly, yet surely. The Indians have come to respecthim more and more, and he is bringing them up to a higherstandard of living. Mr. Edgar, in speaking of this, writes:"The conditions there are very different from what theywere when I was at the mission during Dr. Carither's time.The problems are not the same. The people have been morelargely influenced by the sins of wicked white men. The Indiansare gradually moving onto their own land allotments and arescattering. They have in recent years been given their electivefranchise and the new problems of their relation to the civilgovernment has to be met. Many other things might be mentionedbut this serves to illustrate. I am so glad the rodeosand vile picnics of both of which the Indians are fond, are noduring Mrs. of nearer the Rev. The M. summer, the most I. Indian A. mission Robb, J. of and McFarland Mission July, long than helped at while account they Selma, with and Mr. are." the was his had and work. wife at a Mrs. the balance were mission Adams at of $2,393.69 the were during mission away. most