Reformed Presbyterian Minutes of Synod 1919

68 MINUTES OF THE SYNOD OF THEreigned supreme and as a consequence his life was early dedicatedto the service of Jesus Christ. ;After receiving his elementary education in the schoolsof his home town, Mr. Carithers continued his studies'in GenevaCollege where he graduated in the year 1912.During his four years'• stay in colfege our departedbrother won the friendship of many, all of whom, since hisdeath, rise up to call him blessed. He was possessed withallovable disposition, a pleasing manner, and in all his personalitywas such as to commend him to the esteem of all whc*jknew him.In January 1913, following his acceptance by the ForeignMission B'oard, Mr. Carithers sailed for Mersine, AsiaMinor, where he labored as a teacher in this mission school.Four and a half years were spent in that place, while histerm expired at the end of three years he chose to remaina year and a half more than his term allowed, owing to thegreat need and the fact that if he left, the vacancy would remainunfilled.Mr. Carithers entered the Seminary in the fall of 1917in order to prepare himself for the Gospel ministry and forthe more effectual prosecution of his work in the Foreignland. But the Lord had greater work for him to accomplish,and so, after completing a year and a half of his theologicalcourse he succumbed to an acute attack of pneumonia followinginfluenza.French was a faithful friend, a helpful companion; a realCovenanter, and although dead, the influence of his life stilllives.J. K. Gault,Melville K. Carson.The committee on Foreign Missions reported.The report was taken up item by item for adoption.Items 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 were adopted.Item 7 was referred to the committees on Financeand on Forward Movement and Co-ordination.Items 8, 9 and 10 were adopted.In connection with the adoption of the report asa whole, Miss Mary Adams, Mr. and Mrs. Julius Kempfwere heard with reference to the work in China. Thefather and mother of Miss Mary Adams and of Rev.R. C. Adams, of the Mission in iChina, were presentedto the court. Alvin W. Smith, under appointment tothe Mission in Cyprus, spoke of the help and inspirationhe had received from this meeting of Synod.Walter McCarroll was given fifteen minutes to speakof the work in Cyprus. F. M. Foster spoke on behalfof the Foreign Board. W. W. Carithers spoke of the