Reformed Presbyterian Minutes of Synod 1919

128 MINUTES OF THE SYNOD OF THEand Ocean City. The program for the Winona Assembly August5-17, is already in print. This has been a year remarkable forthe many open doors to our lecturers. We now have an entreto the pulpits of practically all of the evangelical denominations.Hundreds of churches opened their pulpits for Sabbath morningservices and for mass meetings of the churches on Sabbathevenings and week nights. The response' of the ministers andpeople has been exceedingly encouraging. Fully 200,000 peoplehave heard the message of our lecturers.Finance.The financialreceipts for the year are $88,427.26, far exceedingany other year of our history. Most of the contributionsare received in small sums. The above amount thereforerepresents tens of thousands of active constituents in all partsof the country.We therefore wish to record our heart-felt thanksgivingto the God from whom all blessings flow, and also express ourprofound desire to exalt His name to the ends of the earth.In behalf of the Association we wish to express our gratitudeto the Covenanter Church for its loyal support of the Associationand to all its membership who have contributed theirmoney and their time to the furtherance of the great enter*-prise.In view of the enlarged opportunity and pressing needs for1our work in this day of world reconstruction we would requestthat the Synod recommend the Association for $15,000, andthe approval of the appointment of J. Renwick Wylie, JamesS. Martin, Irvin A. Blackwood and James S. McGaw to thepositions which they now occupy in the work of the Association.FINANCIAL REPORT OF THE NATIONAL REFORM AS­SOCIATION, DEC. 1ST. 1917 TO DEC. 1ST. 1918.Dec. 1st. Balance 3,517.52ReceiptsRec. D. C. Martin, Bequest 142.50 "Sale of Literature 319.59Dividends from Invested Funds 688.0088,427.26ExpendituresPre-Assembly GENERAL WORK Third World's C. C. C 3,223.70Christian Statesman Subscriptions 9,757.02 5,121.00Individuals Office Postage & Congregations and Supplies 2,185.18 13,519.54Secretaries Office Salaries in Field, and Rent General Work 2,946.35 25,524.25Secretaries Salaries of Field in Field, Secretaries Anti-Mormon Crusade 16,658.65 .. 36,371.16 84,909.74Expenses of Field Secretaries 4,416.85Collapse of Christless Civilization 990.00Declaration of Principles 456.75