Reformed Presbyterian Minutes of Synod 1929

REFORMED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 75our membership men of ability who had not only made a thoroughand comprehensive study of laws, both constitutional and statutory,but the fruits of whose labors we have in written form.And in not a single instance, so far as we know, has any one ofthese men, some of whom within recent months only have goneto their reward, found in this decision anything to justify thesurrendering of our position of political dissent. Rather haveeach and all of them found in it an encouragement to labor moreearnestly and hopefully to bring our nation to an open acknowledgmentof God and His Christ.In view of the above we would, so far from giving up theposition of political dissent, emphasize anew the importance ofmaintaining it as a means to the end of arresting public thoughtand directing it to our constitutional defect and the remedy forthe same.But along with this reply to the query propounded yourcommittee desires to put on record its keen appreciation of thesituation which prompted the query, and also of the spirit andforesightedness of the author of the query and his concern torelieve the situation in Indiana, brought about by the recentaction of the legislature of that state. Furthermore, in the lightof this and numerous other somewhat similar situations arisingfrorii time to time that embarrass our people, we record itas our conviction that this court should, at the present meeting,take some action to aid them in securing relief, if possible, fromthis embarrassment.Respectfully submitted,JAMES S. MARTIN,The same committee was directed GEO. S. to COLEMAN,prepare and submitto this Synod a form of substitute t. c. Mcknight,oath to be used byCovenanter teachers and others required J. WALKER to take WILSON, an oath tothe Constitution.T. D. RUSSELL.The report on Unfinished Business was taken up.Item 1. The Moderator to reply to a letter from theSynod of Ireland, and to write Miss F. Elma French of theMersine Mission. Attended to.Item 2. To complete work on the Children's Handbook.W. J. McKnight submitted the report, which was adoptedand is as follows:REPORT ON YOUNG PEOPLE'S HANDBOOKThe thought of preparing a Young People's Handbookcame to birth at the Synod of 1921, and has been on its pilgrimageever since. In 1925 Synod appointed a Committee to