Reformed Presbyterian Minutes of Synod 1919

REFORMED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 55service and earnest application to Christ may' he be cast out.The Southern Mission has had its trials and has sharedin the burden of the plagues that are abroad in the earth.The work was stopped two months by the influenza; the attendanceof the boys at the schools has been affected by thewar, and the teaching force in some cases has been insufficientto meet the needs. We believe these conditions have hadsomething to do in causing the enrollment in the schools tobe somewhat less than in former years.2. Touching the Hebrews we ever recognize that the taskof winning them to the truth as it is in Christ, is a difficultone, and that the conversions from their ranks are not many,still we are thankful to and encouraged in God by his promises,and take delight in noting the faithful work which thelaborers and the members of this board are doing among thispeople.Relative to the report of these two Boards the committeerecommends: 1. That the pastors keep before the membersof their congregations the peculiar needs of our home missionfields in these crucial times and pray that those who enterupon the Jesus way may keep it unto the end.2. That we express our appreciation of the way theseBoards seek to keep in closest touch with these missions byvisiting them in person and thus come into greater sympathywith their work and gain a more comprehensive knowledgeof their needs.3. That in connection with this report R. C. Wylie beheard in behalf of the Central B'oard; Miss Wikerham, Yellowfish,and W. W. Carithers, of the Indian; Miss Forsythe andJ. C. McFeeters, of the Jewish; and Miss Weir and G. A.Edgar, of the Southern Mission.4. That T. H. Acheson, R. J. G. McKnight, S. G. Connerand J. C. Slater be elected to succeed themselves on theBoard, and J. B. Willson be elected to take the place of D. B.Willson, whose services were terminated by death. Relativeto paper, (3) We recommend that a special committee be appointedto aid, as far as it may be able, any Covenanter soldiersand sailors who would seek settlements on lands openedto them by the government. Paper 4. We recommend thatthe Central Board be a committee to take up this proposaland that if after due investigation into all its conditions, theBoard think it advisable it be hereby authorized to proceedto take over and operate this mission.W. J. SANDERSON,R. J. DODDS,BOYD A. WHITE,DANIEL ADAMS,R. S. McELHENNY.REPORT OP CENTRAL BOARD OF MISSIONS.The that we Central have held Board seven of meetings Missions during would the respectfully year.report