Reformed Presbyterian Minutes of Synod 1947

REFORMED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 107has been associated with us in the work.The OfficeLast November, with the approval of the Synod at its lastmeeting, an office was established in the Service Print Shop inTopeka, and Miss Mildred Boyd was appointed Secretary at a salaryof $1800 a year. Miss Boyd is deeply interested in the work and herservices have been quite satisfactory. Among her duties are bookkeeping,assisting Mr. Boyle in gathering material, proofreading andmailing the "Christian Patriot". She has compiled a hst of 450magazines and has sent a copy of the "Christian Patriot" to each ofthe editors. Another important duty of the office is the submissionof a quarterly financial report to the Clerk of the House of Representativesin Washington. This report must include an itemizedstatement of the receipts, gifts, subscriptions to the "ChristianPatriot" and expenditures. This is in accordance with a law recentlyenacted by Congress to the effect that individuals or organizationswho lobby or seek in any way to influence legislation must registerwith the Government.Twenty thousand letters including Christian Amendment MovementUterature were sent to persons who had signed cards favoringthe Amendment. In these letters there was an appeal to men andwomen of good wiU to write to their representatives in Washingtonurging them to support the Christian Amendment biU.We have spent a considerable amount of money during the yearbut we feel that it has been weU spent. We have carried the gospelof the Kingship of Christ right up and into the haUs of Congress. Wehave brought our great nation face to face with its obligation toaccept the Lord Jesus Christ as its Lawgiver, Saviour and King. Tothis extent we have discharged our covenant responsibility to witnessfor the crown rights of our Redeemer.In closing this report we wish to thank all those ministers wholectured in behalf of the Amendment or otherwise gave of theirtime and effort.The terms for which E. L. McKnight, J. G. McElhinney, R. I.Robb, M. W. Martin and J. B. Tweed were appointed have expiredand their successors should be appointed.We offer the following recommendations:1. That the Church be encouraged to pray and labor in loyaltyto her covenant obUgations to witness until this blessed reformationhas been accomplished.2. That ministers be encouraged to lecture in behalf of thisCause and that they be urged to seek opportunities to present itbefore conventions or assemblies which may be meeting in theirneighborhood.3. In view of the fact that Mr. Boyle has given notice that heexpects to withdraw from the work to return to China, we recommendthat J. C. Mathews be appointed for a term of three years tofill this vacant place as a full time worker for the Witness Committeeand Executive Secretary of the Christian Amendment Movement.4. Headquarters of the Reformed Presbyterian Church, capable of