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".eformed P"e"'6~ "tJe Advocate .¥~~
JULY & AUGUST 1943
A MONTHLY MAGAZINE F.OR
CImIST'S OROWN AND COVENANT
CONTENTS
AMONG, THE CHURCHES
MINUTES OF GENERAL SYNOD 1943
Published Monthly By Rev. R. W. Chesnut, Ph. D., Editor W. E. Chesnut, Publisher
'Duanesburg, New York
AS!Soc'ate £tUtors Rev. T'heo. S. Wray, Philadelphia, Pa. Mrs. Eva. D. Nagel, New Galilee, Pa. Rev. F . A. Jurkat. LL. D., Cedanille, O. Rev. R. W~ Stewart, D. D .• Sparta, Ill.
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Of ROBE'RT WALDO CHESNUT, Ph. D. _--.. ..
An Autobiography of a country minister who spent more than 50 ye'ars in the service of God and His people, of one who found that success followed in the footsteps of perseverance. It reveals lessons in the school of experience. It tells of a life's work among neighbors and friends, of strength in prayer and worship.
This , autobiography is a neatly-bound little volume that takes the 'reader to the homes of neighbors, to weddings, to homes of the ill, and to funerals.
At 85, the Rev. Robert Waldo Chesnut has taken "time off" to prepare fOor pOosterity the experiences ,of a long and rich career as a country minister-a book that is of especial interest to those whose lives ,are knitted closely to the earth and its ruggedness.
Copies may be obtained by writing the author at Duanesburg, New York.
ADVOCATE "Stand fast in the fa.ith, quit you like men, be strong."
Published each. mouth by the General Synod
VOL. LXXVII JULY No.7. AUGUST ·No.8.
AMONG THE CHURCHES
DARLINGTON, PA.
The WomelIl!',sl M:issdonary SlotCiety of the Darlington Reformed Pre'slbyteriaru Ohul'c:h met iIi! luhel home of Mlrs'. EV'a IMciHattie, July 1, 1943.
Mrs. Ellen t:aiDMenl wasl the' 'devotional leader, andsthe sel'ected' for h~ir sUJbjed:, "Faith in Mir,-ades." Thel p,rogram was, op'enled wi,th 'group s'ing,in:g of Psalm 617, followed bey a praye,r v'Oi'C'ed by Mrs!. Martiha M'cHaHie. Mrs'. Bradle'n, read a portion of t:he firslt chIWpter of John. Mrsl. Eva D. Nagel read: an article upon the subject. ISeveral memJbe,rs read cUppings. Mil'S. Braden 'concluded the deyotiona~ pr:ogram with the re'a:ding of an article, "Ouh'er Hands Than Mine." S()Ime of tlhe members offered remarkis' on mira:cleisl ,t,ha,t take pla'cetoday. A portion Of the 215th PSlalm 'and; ,the pl'ayingo[ the Lord's' ,Prayer in' unis'on conc.luded It:hisl portion of the program.
On tbJe literary program Mrs. Mollie 'Sichmolly read' an artide, "This: Is Our Hour.", Mrs'. Maud W.atteflson contributed a group of thr'ee poemsl : "Be The Be'st of WhateV'e'r You Are," "Life and Deaith.," and "Your Mis'siion." M'r1s,.-Iva Gra:ham read a clipping ,on "ChUrch Mi'SBionSI."
The buslinessl meeUnlg was p,re,slided: ov'er by the president, Mrs'. Iva Graham. Thirte'en members and one v:isitor re's'ponded to 11011 'cal!l wirtJh a v'er,se of Bcripture.
The August meeting wiH he held in the, home of ,Mrs. Alirce Wattersonl, and will )),e obs'ell"ved as' a memori'al meeting.
Funeral serviee'sl fo,r Mrs'. EHen Conkle were' held July 3ru
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in the home 0:1' Mr. W. J. Patterson, New GalHee, Pa., her ,brotheriTh-Iaw, with whom she had made her home fora ncum\D'er or years. Rev. Samuel' 8. Wardl was' in ,charge :a,slSli'slted,by Rev. W. W. Willis'. We coonmend :the 'relative'S to the: ,oare of the Mas1t'er wlh() said: "I will1nev-er leave thee alone nOlI" fors'a~e thee."
FAIRVlEW
Mr,s. Pea:rl Grorve Gra:ham d'ie(l in h'er home on Monday. May 10,aHeranillness of three years·. Surviving are the husband, Harry Graham (one of thle elders, of ourcihul'ICh). Funeral s!ervi:ces were 'held on Thiursldlay afternoon wtthe home, wi,tfu. the R,ev.· D. PQ,l'Iter WiUiams officiating. Buria~ was' in Columbiana Memorial Park. Sihe hadl bee'l1 a moem1ber of ourchureh for a number of ye'ars, and allslO a mem:boer of ,the 'W. M. S.
Berniee Mae,Dawson', age 1'3, daUJghter of Mr. and Mrs. GI'en Daw:son, died in her home ,here on :SalbbatJhiev'ening, June 2'7. from a heart condition from whi'clh ,Slhe h1ad suffered for many years'. 'Surviving are the ll'al'ents, ollie slister, 'and four brothetrs. "When health Ipe'rm.1tted,she was a regular memlber of our ISabbath Sc.hoOfI. FU'noeral soervi1ces were hield, on Wednesday afternOOin at the 'ChUfICh, with Re'v. D. Po:r:tetr Williamsl officiating.
A d:aughter iWa:SI ,born on May 1 to FiFC and Mrs:. Arthur PflUJgh in the gast .L,iverpool City Hoslpital. The ha;by has' been named Donna !Mae'.Mirs.F1'lugh i,s 'makinig1 her thorne with her parents, Mr. and M!rs'l Carl PoPp. He.r ihuslbaml is' st'ationed at Oamp Howi'e, Texas.
A son was' born to' Mr. and Mrsl. ArthUJr 'Carothers on May 925 in the :Roc:hes1ter General Hospital'. The' baby has !boeen named Arthur Dale.
Harry Ramsey, one or the trUisteoes! 011' our church, slut'tered a broken aIli~l'e 'as a resru]t of 'being kJic~ed by 'a 'horse. He is now aMe to be ruboUJt the houts'e with. the aid ofa cane, and expectsl to return to 'his wOlrJr soon.
ON THE WAY TO INDIA
On the way .to India, June 12, 1943. Dear Friendsl: We sailed from New Orleans the 9th ,ot_ .... n~. As we leH
the snoresl of the U. :S., we· thought 011' our many friends in Ameri'ca, woo we kne,w that they woUl1d be remembering us at the throne of GraCie.
We were ill! mid~()Ioean six d:aySi arud during that time' we were a'b~e to ,p1reserut our work to two groupsi of people. As we sail
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sOUith ,to Panama, where we :hope to' maHthi's: meSlSI3J~e, we are filled with: gratitu:d~e to' God! :in open[,ng Ulp' thi,s way toO oUlr return: to' India. And ,we w:i,slhl Ito, thank all the members of our ch,urlch who have helped USI in their prayeI1sl, an:d' wlho have proy,idled the means to ,s'end ns Qut. May God !hle-ss! you in the work in ,the home ~a!Ildi, :8;S we' labor tn that far-3.iway land, in tlhe field that God has'put intO' the hand'Si of our churc~.
The,reare 218 missionari,es: O'n tMSISihip', bOUind fOr dtfferent parts! of South America, Afri'ca, India and, Cihina. There are six ladiesWlho wHI 'giO with 'Us as fa,l' as Ind[a and then exp'ect to lly to China. We are ha Y'i,ng very nne Christi,an felloMT'slhipeach day; we take turns :in leading :the dailyprruye'r meetin!gs,. 'S[x of these missdonades' are going ,toO Indlia; ,al'l of the India mis'sliQnari'es are retUlI'niUlg from furloUigh.
JOIHN C. and E'L,IZAJBlE:T'H 'T'A.YLOR.
MEETING OF THE PHILADELPHIA PRESBYTERY
The Philadelphia Presbytery met on the evening of July 25. 1943, in the Third church. Rev. Wm. P. Green, pastor; Mr. Thayer A. Westlake a member of the Fifth church, Rev. Theo, S. Wray. pastor; and being taken under the care of the Presbytery. preached an excellent sermon.which t02ether with other trials was sustained by Presbytery. After being li· censed to preach the Gospel, he was certified to the Western Presbytery for Ordinatiion. as he goes to Los An2eles, to take up mIssion work in that Presbytery.
A summer Bible school has been successfully conducted recently in the northeastern part of the city under the direction of Revs Wray, and Green, A mission there is contemplated, with Mr. Carlos Lazzarro. a licentiate under care of Presbytery, and a member of the Third church, having charge of the work.
These young men are both graduates of Westminster Theologica I Seminary .
For various reasons the July and August numbers had·to be issued together this year.
We hope this will not occur again.
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Rev. Robert Waldo Chesnut, Ph. D.
M,oderator of General Synod
Minutes of the GENERAL SYNOD
OF THE
Reformed Presbyterian Church IN NORTH AMERICA.
HELD IN THE FAIRVIEW REFORMED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, FAIRVIEW, PA.
Rev. D. Porter Williams. Stated Supply.
May 20.14. 1943. 8 P. M.
SESSION CXX.
First Sitting,
The Genenal S~nQd of the Reformed Presbyter- ' ian Church in North America met in'its 120th Session May 20th, 1943, at 8 :15 P. M., EI. W. T., in the Thirview Reformed Presbyterian Church, Beaver County, Pa. The meeting "was led in very helpful devotional services by Rev. D .. Porter Williams, Stated Supply of the Fairview Church, after whic], Dr. John C. Taylor, our Senior Missionary, Roorkee, Indi'a, the retiring Moderator, preached the opening sernlon from the text, II Cor. 3: 18-" But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are chang:ed into the sarrIe iInage fron1 glory to grlory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord."
This sermon was inspiring and helpful, calling on the church for self-examination. rrhe Moderator used for his subject, Mirrors of Uod. The .great responsibility of the IIwmbership of the Ohurch was to see if the Lord was reflected in and through theIn.
General Synod was then constitutetl with prn,VPl' by the Moderator, who' announced that the business of Geneflal Synod was now in order.
Rev. R. W. Stewart, reporting for Dr. H. W." Chesnut, presented the report of the cOlIlIllittee on Devotional ExeTci~p~. T~ '",~,~::,,:~ ~:~~1~:~'~'
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REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON DEVOTIONAL EXERCISES
The committee on devotional exercises would report as follows;
Friday morning, May 21,- Subject, the Church; its f()undation~ I Cor. 3;11. Leader, Rev. P. W. Duncan.
Saturday morning, May 22,- Subject, the Church; its Head Eph. 1;22. Leader, Rev. Theo. S. Wray.
Monday moruing, May, 24,---Subject, the Church; its Missi.on, Matt.28; 19. Leader, Rev, R. W. Stewart.
Respectfully Submited. R. W. Chesnut. P. W. Duucan.
The- following motion, nmde by He-v. Theo. S. 'Vray and secQIlded by Rev. Paul W. Duncan, waR unanimously carried:
Resolved, that the hour~ of meeting and adjourning of the sessionH of thiH General Synod. be as follows: Meet each nl0rning at 9 0 'clock, the first one-half hour to be spent in devotional exercises; adjourn at 12 noon; reconvene at l:BO P. M., and adjourn by resoluition.
After necessary announcements the General Synod waH adjourned by resolution, the' Moderator eallingon Dr. F. A .• J urkat to adjourn with prayer.
The Second Sitting
Same Place, Friday, May 21st, 1943 - 9 A. M. rrhe General Synod waH cane'd to order by the·
Moderato'r and constituted with prayer by Rev. rrheo. S. Wray. The Moderator then introduced Dr. Paul W. l)uncan who proceeded to lead the devotional exereiseH upon the subject, ,aPhe Church, Tts Foundation." Scripture I Cor. 3: 11. This was a ver~' interesting ,and assruring devotional period.
rrhe certifica:tes of delegation from the various Presbyteries were then read as follows: CERTIFICATE OF DELEGATION OF THE PHILADELPHIA
PRESBYTERY
To the General Synod of the Reformed Presbytel'ian Church in North America.
'rhis certifies that at a regular meeting of the Phila-
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delphia Presbytery, the following person~ were appointed 3S delegates to the General Synod to meet in Fairview,Pa. May 20, 1943: ministers, Revs. R. W. Chesnut, T. S. Wray, William P. (}reen, and A. E. Parsons. BIders, principals: Waldo Chesnut, Duanesburg, Samuel Black, Fifth church Phila., Raymond Getty, Third church Phila.
Alternates, Ward Fidler, Duanesburg, Wm, Helll'Y, Third church Phila. Norman Henry, Fifth church Phila.
1)1'. R. W. Chesnut. was appointed principal on the ~ omina.ting committee, and Hev. A. B. Parsons. altt:'rnate.
Respectfully yours, Benjamin Blair, Clerk of Presbytery.
CERTIFICATE, OF DELEGATION OF THE PITTSBURGH
PRE~SBYTERY
Certificate of delegation of Pittsbur2' Presbytery, To the General Synod:
This is to certify that at a regular meeting of Presbytery held in the First R. P. Church of Pittsbur~, on April 6, 1943, the following were chosen delegates to the meeting of General Synod to be held in the Reformed Presbyterian Church of Fairview. Pa .. May 20, 1943, at 8, p. m.:
Ministers, Revs. S. S. Ward, and D. Porter Williams. BIders, principals. Wayne R. Duncan, R. W. Hammond.
and Merle .T. BIder. Alternates, ' Chalmers Elder. Dr. Vern S. Watson, Robert Chapman.
~fember of Nominating committee, I{ev. S. Ward. Respectfully submitted, J. W. Graham. Qlerk.
CERTIFICATE OF DELEGATION OF THE OHIO
PRESBYTERY
'rhis certifies that at a regular meeting' of the Ohio Presbytt'ry, held in Cedarville. Ohio, May 8.1948. the following were elected dt'1t'gates to the Genera] Synod (If the Reformed Presbyterian Cl]urch. to meet in the Fairview ('burch, May 20. 194:-t
Ministers, principals; Rev~. W. R. McCht'sney. D. n. F. A . .Turkat. Ll •. D.
Ruling Elder. Felix McIntosh. alternate, Lang'ley Turner. both of the Houston. congregation.
Member of the Nominating com. Rev. F. A. J urkat. F. A. J urkat. C!~rk.
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CERTIFICATE OF DELEGATION OF THE WESTERN
PRESBYTERY
This certifies that at a regular meeting of the Western Presbytery held in the Grand Cote Church, Coulterville, Illinois, Monday evening May 17, 1943, the following were elected delegates to the General Synod of the Reformed Presbyterian Church to ID8et in the Fairview Church, Fairview, Pa., Thursday evening, May 20,1943.
Ministers. Revs.P. W. Duncan, Grand Cote. R. W. Stewart, Bethel, Dr. John C, Taylor, Rurki. India.
Elders, L. O. Robb, Grand Cote, Cbas. Hood, Bethel, Nevin Ghestnut, RepubJican City.
Alternates, Lester, Fullerton, and Robert Curry, and S. H. Wasson.
Rev, P. W. Duncan, member of Nominating com, D. M. Reid, Clerk.
The roll of General Synod was then made up and ealled as follows.:
THE ROLL OF GENERAL SYNOD
Ministers
R. 'V. Chesnut Theo. S. Wray William P. Green Alfred E. Parsons W. H. McCbesney F. A. Jurkat P. W. Duncan R. W. Stewart .John C. Taylor Samuel Ward D. Porter vVi11iams
Elders
Waldo E. Chesnut Samuel Black Raymond Getty Felix McIntosh L. O. Robb . Charlt's Hood Ncvin Chestnut S. H. "Tasson Wayne H, Duncan Robert H. Hammond Merle J, Elder
Absent, "T. R. McChesney, Waldo Chesnut, Samuel Black, Raymond Getty, Felix McIntosh, and Nevin Chestnut.
The lninutes of the first session were then read and on motion approved.
General Synod then proceeded to the election of officers. Rev. Thea. S. Wray nominated Dr. R.
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W. Chesnut, Duanesbur~, N. Y., for Moderator. It was moved by Rev. Gre'en that nominations come to a close and the clerk he instructed to cast a unanimous ballot Tor the nominee. The motion wa.s seconded and carried.
The Moderator appointed Rev. Wray and Dr. Jurkat to escort the newly elected Moderator to the chair. Dr. Chesnut, in accepting his position, thanked the General Synod for the honor conferred and asked for the help ,and cooperation of General Synod being aware of his. physical handicap. He spoke at length of the history of General Synod during his many ye'ars of service in the denomination.
Rev. P. W. D'Ullcan and Relv. 'Theo. S. Wray were nominated 'Tor the office of Vice-Moderator. It was moved by Rev. R. W. Stewart, seconded by Rev. Wm. P. Green, that the nominations be closed. Motion carried. General Synod then proceeded to the election by hallot, the' Assistant Clerk acting as teller. Rev. P. W. Duncan was elected.
It wa:s moved by Dr. John C. Taylor, seconded by Rev. Theo. S. Wray, that R. W. Stewart be elected !Stated Clerk and Rev. SamueT S. W'ard be elected Assistant Stated Clerk. This motion carried.
It was moved by Rev. Green, seconded by Rev. P. W. Dunca~, that the Stated. Clerk be compensated from the Adm~nistration Fund in the sunl of $100.00, the Assistant Clerk $50.00 from the sam,e fund. This motion W'aB carried.·
It was moved by Rev. Wm. P. Green, s.econded by Rev. P. W. Duncan, that the printed minutes of the 1942 General Synod, which convened at Sparta, Ill., be and hereby are declared to be the legal minutes of General Synod, with the following printing errors as noted: .
P'age 145: Adoption of recommendations should follow report of the Committee on Presby- . terial Reports.
Page 146: The name of Wmi. P. Green should be in the Executive Committee of the Foreign
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Board instead of Samuel ,Black. Page 148: The statement, "These sttlaries to be
paid monthly," should re-ad, "Payment to be made in monthly installments."
General Synod by vote extended. the courtesies of; the floor to Mrs. J. O. Taylor, J. W. Graham and Gordpn T'aylor.
D'r. John C. Taylor pres.ented the report of the Saharanpur Presbytery.
,REPORT OF ~AHARANPUR PRESBYTERY
T'he annual meeting Df the ISiaharanlPUr Preshytery, o~ <the RefDrmed PrelslbytenaID.' Clhurch of IndffaWiaSi held on Maroh 15, 19>43 a.f tible Reformed P'r.esbyrteria.n Ohu:roh, Dehra Dun. In the rubs·elllce Df the mod.eJ'laJtDr, ,Padre JiaJislre, !Slngh, th,e meeting was Dpened Iby the Rev. John C. Taylor 'Wfth prayer. Ftwas moved and ,accelpted tna't t'he Rev. J. C.Tayl'or serve as' ,chairnnan. He then read, a paSlS'a~e of Scriviure. Three of tJhe 'five mini,Slters were p'resentt and, one of the twO' elders. Thiosept-esen:t included Rev. Eldwin Fis:kre, Rev. HeJ'lbert Jose,ph, Elder David McKinney. and Rev. John C. TaYilor.
Rev. Herbert JDseph: W$' elected clerk.
It wlas voted that Mr.S.ircar and Mr. Walte:r'be given the pr:ivlilegesl O',f "CDnlsultant members.
The :re;porot of the 'prevlous meeting was read aIlld a'l}proved.
'The c~n!gire,gatlonal and personal la!bor rSl}OJ'lts of the followting' Were 'pres'enJted and 8)ccepteid':
Mr. r.A;bra'hwffi - Deihra Dun. Rev. H. Joseph - Ro'Orkee. Rey. E. FislkJe - Hard,waJr, Pa'tthr1, and',Sh~hpur. Elder D. 'McKinney -Leper AsylUiIll:, RoorkE;le. Rev. J. C. Taylor - EvangeUstk Oamping Season,
A request was !presented on behalf of the Dehra Dun Church committee for the, ordli'll'ati'Dn Df tiheir :sIUPl}ly pasitor, Mr. Abraham, fDl'me'I'ly of the, ,Assembliels of God l~f'is,si'o,n. ,The, Presbytery examiined and considered him, 'but didl ·not fa VOl' tJhe, ordination atthi,sl time. It was ~oted tha!t ,he he, made, srtat~, s'UlPply 1'0'1' D. D.' COIllgre~artion un,til further developments should ,favor Ms ominatioll'.
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It was votedl that Ithe me'eltifllg ,ShIOUld ,be adjourned with pmyer by :t1he Rev. Eldlwin ~ske.
H. JOIS:E.PH, Acting' Clerk. JOHN C. T'l\IYLO!R DAVID MlcKIlNlNiEIY E. FISKE
The repO'rt was received and referred to' the commi ttee ,on Presbyterial reports.
R,ev. TheO'. S. Wray presented the report O'f the Philadelphi:a P.resbytery.
REPORT OF PHILAD'ELPHIA PRESBYTERY
Tio the General Sy.nod o.f the Refo.rmed Pres!byterian Church, meeting at -Fairvie'W, Pa., !May 20,' 1943.
Two re1g'ular meeltings. lof tJhe Philadellplhia Presbytery were held, both· vf wtMch welI'e of ununs!ual interesit, not only to the localchurche!s, where .Pres~tery met, but,webelieve, willi be of slpecial im.telI'est to. Gen.eral Synod. The FaN meeting of Presbytery in IDuaneSlburg1h, N. Y., was climaxed! by the instaUation of Rev. Alfred ParsoI1lS' a,SI pasltor of the Duanes!burglh congregaNon. Afiter having been duly pla'ced upon 'the Presbytery roll, a very fineserViilce waSi held wit:h various m'3mbers of PreE: hy cery takiing pa1rt and visiting clergymen and frienld,s un.iting in wishin;g Rev. and Mrs'. Parsons God's, 'bles'sing upon the as:sumption of t'hieir n1efW work.
Of parificulal" inte'rest in the bus:inel5s part of the Fan meeting was the authoriz,ationl of [Dr. Che'sillut to ,prepare a history of the denomination, thel same tlO appear serlially in the Ad vocate and when 'c'omlPleted to. Ibe als's:emblled in some permanent fOI1m.
The ISipiring mee,ting of Preshytery' at the Fifth Church in Philadel'P>h~a had as iltsl ,chief linterest the licenisilllig of Mr. Carlo Lazzaro, a member of the ThIrd Churcih wlho had been under the care o.f Preslbytery. At the ruppoin!tmelnt of the modera<tor. Rev. Wray,and Grelen acted as an eX'aminilll~ committee.
Aft'Sir a rigJido wrilttetll. examina:tion in: BllIglisih Bi.hle, Church BJs'tory, The1olo.gy, and the su1bmission of a palp,er on "Resurre'C'tion ImpHratives," 1Mr. Lazzaro was, ,duly licenlsed to preach the Gos'pel within th~ confines of Philadelphia Pre'sbytery o.r wherever he may bel IcaHen. .
The Preslbyterial sitatliistical rep:ort is attached:
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Pra~ill!g Ifor the Lord 'IS blessriJnlg! and guidance upon our chur'ch-
Respectfully slUlbmitted, 'T'. :81. WlRlAY.
The report was re'ceived and referred to the commi ttee on Presbyterial reports.
Rev. Samuel 8. Ward presented the report of the Pittsburgh Presbytery. I
REPORT OF PITTSBURGH 'PRESBYTERY
To the General Synod of the !Reformed Pr;esbyterian Chur~h. to meet at Fairview, Beavelr County, Pa., M'ay 20', 1943.
The annual meeting of luhe PiUslburgh Pre,shytery was held in t,he l.i~"irst R. P. Ghu~c:h of Pittsbur,glh on April 6, 1943.
At tJhis meeting w;e' were lcalled upoo: to' a,ct 'On the requelst for the disls'Olution of the pas;tJDral relatiDushi:p between Rev. H. C. Carsronand the ,First Reformed, PT'e,sbyte,rdan: CJ1UTC!b 'Of Pitts~
burgh and mattelr~ per'taininlg thereto. ThiS! re'quest was' 'CDm"
plied' wittlh by PreslbYltery. Rev. Garson was authorized to declare the pulpit vacant on A!pril N, 194~. Rev. S. S. Wa,rd was chos;en mode,rator of Pittsiburgh, sess'i'on during ,the vacaney with the Ipower to, mO'derate a call when the way was 'Open. Rev. Carson res:i,gned as moderator 'Of Preslbytery. We.' reigret seeing him l:eave, 'uhe R. P. OhuI1ch ,and 'wis'h 'him 'SUCleeIS!S and God's blIeslsings :in his, n8',W field Df labDr, namely, Oakdale Presbyterian Churclh.
Wtl :would report the r~'SiginartiO'nl of IRev. R. C. Knapp as . stated supply, at F,airview et1fe-ctive, in No.vemboc in order that he could enter tJhe, Ghap,lain 'CDrps' O,t the Ulliwd States Army.
Fairviewoongr8!gartion requested the M)'proval of Rev. D. Porter WilUams" a rertired minister of tJhe Pres'byterlian (U. S. A., Church, as their s,tated supply.Tlherir requeslt was ,gra:nted and the name of Rev. Williams was add,ed to' Presrbytery's roll as an ass!('),ciate member.
The reports: on the stpirHualconditilOn of the various congr9-gaNons und.e.r our lcare w;ere very graHfying to Pre;slbyte'l'Y.
We repc'pt w~.th siadness in our hearts the pas'sing of Mr. S. A. Duncan, ,senior elder IOf Darlington ,con,greg;aion, on Nov. 2.
119.412, and the paSl2ring of (Mr. James Wilson, ruling elder of Pi~tsburghcongrega1i:on, on Jan. 25, i9:41, whiose death was not noted in lalst year's ,report.
We are happy to re'popt the ordination and instaUation of
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Mr. Menle Elder and Mr. Jame:s MiCIIldoon as elde-rs of PiUslburglll c:onlgre-g,ation and Mr. Ralph H: DaviS! as elde1r 'Of Fairview congregation.
The I(}IfJflcers of Pres1bytery for tlhe cO'ming ye1ar are: Modera;tor, Rev. 18. 8'. W·ard; elerk, Mr. J. W. GraJham; Treasurer, Dr. R. Wayne WlaUerson.
Tlhe'-s,tatiSlUcal' relport of the reISlpeC!tive, ·congregatJions is pres,ented on a selparaite form.
Praying for the Lord's, 'hles'sing on :the wO'rk of HLs church, we res'pectfully su'bmit our report.
SAMUEL W ARiD, Modrerator J. W. GRAH\A;M, Clerk
The report wa.sreceiived and referred to the committee on Presbyteria.l reports.
Dr. F. A. J urka.t presented the report of th e Ohio Presbytery.
REPORT OF THE OHld PRESBYTERY
T'O' the Geneml Synod of the !Reformed PreiSiby'terian Church, to meet in FairVliew Church, Pia., on May 2{)" HH3:
The Pres'bytery roll 'consistsl of two Iminis1ters, W. R. McChesney and, IF. A. Jurkat, who have 'continued theilr wOTk in Ced'arville College, and jill! the Reformed Presbyterian Tlheol'ogi1cal 8eminary, sltrivin,g as well 8!S' theyean to uphold the rprinc:'p'les of 'the Reformed Preshyterianl Church'.
The HoustlOn M'islsiOin staff for the past year has conslislted of Dr. and Mrs'. John C.Taylor, Sir., Miss' iilliva 'FosteT, Miss Le-
, ona Pearson, Miss :Mary Rio Adams, and IMrilss Susan Cunningham, (not ani s·alary). We repeat our a.ppeal' of la,slt y'ear f·or manual training e'qUipment. Tille removal of war workers: 'has Slomewhat decreased the community, but we know that tMscan be only a pas1s'ing pha,se.
Three meetings of Rreslbylte'ry were held during the year. The first, held May 25, 19'412, acted upon the request of the Philadelphia Pres'bytery flOr t,he d,ismislsal of Re'V'. Alfred' E-. Parsons to the' Philadelplhia Pre'shy'tery, to accept a al!l to the pastorate of ·tJhe Duanesibrurgh congregation. The request was comp,ued with, and Rev. Parsons: wals' indue time in1stalled in his new ~harge. Rev. Joihn C. Taylo~, IS~., was appointed stated sUP'P']y of the Houston co nlgre gaUon , the IPOSt just vacated by Rev. Parsons'.
The ,second meeting, September 212, 194:2, was ,called to act
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upon the a1pplica!tion of Gordon Ramsrey 'Traylor, youngest son of Dr. John C. Taylor, 8r., to be taken under care of Preslbytery 'is a {!I011egiate' s'tud'ent in' pJ10Slpeet for the ministry. kfter e~amilliation, Mr. Tlaylor was received 3JS a, 'prosipedive divinity stud'3int, entering his junior y8lar at Cedarville College, having taken his first two coilleg'iate years: at Miurskinlgum College and Unive'rsity of Penns~lV'ania. He was recommended to the Lamb Fund and Ceid:arvjJI~ .college for fina'nlcia.I aid, both of which were in due 'time granted. Mr. Taylor has done 'satisfactory work during th'e yea:r, and in fact is' already partiallY' a seminary studem. As, more fullye:x!plained in the Riepm:t of the S1eminary Professors', the.re are certain seminary coursre's whtkh are also vaJlid for collegiate credit, two of whicrh he Iha,s taken during the year.
, Dr. Jorhn C. ;TaYilor and Mil's. Taylor s'erved most ae:cepta,bly in the HOll'slton 'congregation Dor nearly a ye'ar. Tlhey are now takinlg. adV'antage of ,an opportunity to' return to thek work in our India Mission, and the Houston ,prul'p!it is vacant.
We again urge upon ,the ,church at lar,ge to 'send students to the seminary at Cedarville, and to Oedarville College, in preipalatio'll for the ministry. Cedarvri11e College has 'never made another denominational rc:onrnection s<ilnce, its re·l<ease from Gen:eral Synod in H~28, and h~nlCe is: rin a sens'e still our college. Tihe affiliation between ,the CoU8Ige and the Seminary offers. excellent op,portunHy for students' to comlbine COUlS6S" amd thus mate~lally shorten the time required for pre'paration for full min[s'terial work.
Ples'bytedal statistical rerport is attached. Praying for the guidance of the Holy S'pirit in the dehbe'Ta'tions of the General Synod, we re'spectfuNy suhmit our rerport.
F. A. JURKAT, Cle'rk.
The report was received and referred to the committee on Presibyterial reports.
E,lder S. H. Wasson presented the report of the Western Presbytery.
REPORT OF THE WESTERN PRESBYTERY
'To the Geneml Synod of :the Refol'lmed PrefsbYlterian Church in North America, to meet in' t;he F'akview Reformed Presbyterian Ohu!1ch, Fairvii8iW, Pa . .May 20ltrh, Greetings.
The :pres,byterri'al Roll IOf the Pres'b'Y':tery ,2'Ontinues .as of b,st year. One regular meeting ha,s been hre,ld during the year at wnrl'ch Ji.:rue: routine bus,iness' was car,ried out. Our Repu'bl'ican
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City congregaijlOn iSi still without a Pastor and are very much dls'CouI1g;ed havinlg written the' Pre'sibytery feelin.g that they were unruble to carryon in that field 'Of labor. We' plead for :the :praye'I1S' of t'he chuI'IChJfor t'he work of the, Lord in: thls portion of his vineyard.
DurilIl'g the' summe'r 'of 1942, :Pre:srbytery cooperated with the IC\hurch E)x.tension Board in 'sendingMiI'. Valentine to Nmt field of lrubor and' MdiSSI RamS!ey reports, a very 'Profitable S1ummer's work, 'The worlr of our Los, An:gel'~s! mi'ssiion deseryes the interest of t!hil entire ,denomination.
The Pres,bytery fee!s the loss of thle, ,senior elderS! of the Ses'sioll!s of the Grand Cote Ichur'ch, W. M. Fullerton, and' D. C. Fulle,rton of the Bethel 'congregation:.
Tille Pre:slbyte'ry would I1equesJ(;continrued :helpt for Mis's, Rams'ey in the sum of $40'0.0'0 'at least.
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The statistics of the 'Presbytery are presented ,in separate form. Surely there should' ,be a 'greater interest in the matte'rs of the' kjn!gKi'om in these 'ooIlifusedl times. Tlhe materialistic philosopihy of Ufe has broUJgfhit un.to US! the s'pirit of destructi<)ll. Only the Slplirit IOf self ,sacrfince ands'ervice of, the Lord Jesus Chrislt in:stmed iJn human 'hearts, shalll be able tobri'nlg 'pea,'c~ to a trou'bled, world.
Res'Pe'CUully submitted, Robert W. Stewart;:Mode'rator
D. M. Reid, Olerk
The report was received and referred to the committee on Presbyterial reports.
It was voted that L. O. Robb take the place of S. L. Hob b on the Board of Disabled Ministers.
It was voted that L. O. Robb take the place of Rev. H. C. Carson on the Board of Church E,xtenSlone
It was voted tha:t Rev. D. Porter Williams take the place of Rev. R. C. Knapp; S. H. Wasson forJ . . A. Hocanson; L. O. Robb for 8. L. Robh; "\Vayne Duncan for Henly McIntosh; Robert Hammond for Rev. H. C. Carson; Charles Hood for Ja.mes S. Chestnut, >111 on the Home Mission Board.
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STANDING COMMITTEES FOR 1943
A:uditing GommiHee-iF. A. Jurlmt, A. E. Parsons. Pre!3lbyterial Roe:ports-Thoo. S. Wray, Dr. Taylor. ;Pres1byte,rial lR,ecord:s: Philadelphi,a-tR. W. Ste,wart, L. O. Rohb. Pittslburgh---.P. W. Duncan, S .. H. Wa,sf?on. Ohio-tBamuel Ward, rCharles Hood. We-stern-Thero, S. Wray, Merle Eld'er.
The General Synod then stood in recess.
This session of General Synod did not resume business.
The Third SitUng
Same Place, Friday, May 21st - 1 :30 P·. M. The General 8ynod was called to order by the
Moderator, Dr. R. W. Chesnut, who constituted the court with prayer.
The roll Wlas called and the minutes were read and on motion approved.
Mr. Robert Hammond, elder of the Fairvierw Congregation, present.ed a prolg;r.am for the services to he held on the Lord's Day as follows:
PROGRAM OF THE SERVICE ON sABBATH
lS,abbath School---'9 A. M. Morning Se'rvi'ce-ll0 A. iM. IRev. D. Porter W!illirums, presdding Rev. R. W. Ghoesnut-sel'lIIlon Rev. R. W. 'Sterwart-lA:ddress to communicants s,acrament of Lord',s Suprper Young People's Meetillg-'Z P. M. Elviening Service,....-j8 P. 1M. Rev. D. Porter WHliams, prel2riding Rev. William P. Green-oormon
It was moved by Rev. S. 8. Ward, seconded by S. H. Wasson, that the program prepared by the Fairview Session for General Synod's exercises on the Lord's Day be accepted. Motion carried.
Mr. J. W. Graham presented the report of the Comnlittee on the Signs of the Times, as follows:
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SIGNS OF THE TIMES
I~n Ith,esle dark. times: thousand!s of young American men and: w.omelll are called. UlPon to. d:ie for It'he'ircountry. Why should rthisl Ibel ISO? I!t is' becaus1e of s~lf1s'hnessl and grreed. Men who de'sare power and, wiorld' dominion have plungedtJhe nations' into bitter conflict. Mien a'Jldr women are caned upon to relinquish the freedom ofs1pee:eh, thought and IWiorship. It is in de:ferns,e of the'se valued, prilllcirples t'hat men are making the ,supreme s:acrifice. 'This world 'confUrct does' not affect certain clals'ses within :the nation, ibut reaJC:hels anto every ihome. Tlhe ,s'erv,ice' flag in the winldow:sl; the vacanJt chair at the table; The empty placel in the !SlaJbbatlh ISichool dass' and ,church pelW; the ache and 'Wlorry in the hoo~ts of rfiatbers, mothers, w1ves amd sweletlhiearts" make us' realiz'e we are aU engaged in the struggle.
T'hepoem bye. B. Hrumlelt explresse:s' the feelirug in the hearts of loved' o.ne,s, at tho me 10r those who are in tlhe s,ervilce:
MY SON HWSI GONE AWA:Y
I watched him 'grow, this: son of mine From balby boy to manl, His mHk~wlhite 'Skin; burn raw and red" The'll: tu:m to d'eep, dark tan. I taUight hlim how to play, ,to work) 'To make 'of llirfeagame. We were SIO haJp,PY, he and I, Until :thegre'rut war came.
T'he 'call to arms was'clear and loud; He did not hesUa.te. Hisl slimple words' ri.ng inl my ears, "I'll fight for home and State." Amd. I am left alone, Ibut 'pro.ud; MIY son ha,s: gone away, And the, delar Ood, irs'in Your care,Plelas'e, bring him ba'ck ,soome! day.
Yes, we trust God to 'care for them and if it is His will, /they will return to home amil country.
Thollisra.ndsl are caned upion; to dlie! Tlbe rest of us are called UPOll! to Ii ve !
How till/en, sha.~l Wle llive? Shan we, take inventory at this time? ShaH we seek the pleasUrl'es of sin for a season'? If so,
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a .great vaI1iety is' at hand from which 'to. choose. Taverns, ni:gtht clubs' gambling jDints are floUrishing.,' Men and WDmen sltre:am 'in and out to. sp,en:d the mOoney earned under the stre'ssl Qf in~
creaed wa'r productio.n. "We muslt Ihave Qur ple,asure," s'ay the ----- 'heer, thelbeer that's! mellDw, that wDrkers. "Drink
encDurages fellowship," say tlbie 'bre'we,r's,' radio. announcements. We are encourru~edto belielVe that alcohDlic heveTagels 'have a s'Do.thing relaXiing effect Dn tired wDrke'rs. .Many' rworker~ spend long, ,hand hDurs at work in intensle heat to earn their pay, on~ ly to lOose it in a fe'W minutels: in a gambling hDuse. Neledlesls to. say, the wire a,nd family. mU'Slt suifelf frQm stuJcih: meD."s fully. Recently a superintendient in a nearlby steel mill was ,ask!ed to. resign becausle he ,cDuld nQt ,conquer Demon Rum.
We may ChQDS'e' to. make Sunday DUT ho.liday without a thDUght to. the real purpDse Df the day. MDvies, slports, et,c., being leigali~ed, the Ame,rican pulblic seem to. have forgDtten that the, ,Sabbath,is a day to. 'be kept ,holy.
It is 81asy ,to. criticize OIbhersailJ.'(} in Dfferingcriticis:m we should be a:ble to Df:fe~, something in;plac,e! Df the evils, that exist.
The res,t of us are called' upDn to. live!
vVe ,still have the RD:ck to. which we ,can cl~ng w:hen the S~Drm Df life"s temptatiDns would carry UiS away. We are all familiar wil,th the ratili:>nill'g s,ystem: stamips are neceslsary t'O pure'hase Icertain fDDds', weariri'g aPIPar1el, etc. Many tMngs which are. nDt ra,UoITed are difficult to. OIbtain. But-there is, no. ralioning-o.r s'h'Ortage o.f (}Dd',sl mercIes,. W:e Qften think we :may erurn salvatiDn by 'gDDd works:, fDrgetful that it is. a gift of God. 'Dbe ,cihaHeuge, to. uSlis', to live, 1lIs!efu:1 Ohrlstian: liives' t:hait we might .guide and he'lI> Qllr fellow travelers.
We hea,r much abo.ut the pO's>t-w1ar, 'WDrld and the terms, Df a just and durable pe'ace. What are we d'oinlg to. bring such about? vVihat ean the 'RefDrmed Pres,bylte1rian Chur'ch do to. make thus' America a 'better place ion which to. live?
'First: We are guiky Df acarelessne,sls that should be CDrrected; we must realize that our lives are' 'P'rea,c'hin:g a gospel. We do. not like t'O admit that \ve have 'been relu:c:tant to ask SDmeDne tocDme to. ,ehUirch . Dr that 'We have helenca,re'le'sls in the cOon": duct Df Dur own live,s'; but:if we,. have not 'been guilty, why a,re there so many empty pl80WS in.ourchurches,? W'e eannot say to. "non><chu:rch-goinrg:" nei'ghbors;' "lit's your' duty too go to' ,c'h'curcb. and live cDns'Cieni'iDus Ohrisltian lives,," and then be~olves III
sheep's clothing tn our own sphe~~. Reformed Pre,slbyteria~ls
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must awaken! to the fact ,tIhat we are not a select group and that we will noot automatically 'be,come r'es'ldenlbs .of the, He'avenly CHy 'be,cause we have been known rus' R. p.'s here on earth. We must get OlUr ,slhould'er to the wheel and WQ~k lif we, lare to dQ our [part in makiIllg America beltter When .our Iboys,'come home.
Second: What of the fU'ture of our denomination? The young people of tQday wUI he the men ,and women of tomorrow, and on their shoulders will reslt the ,burden,s to he bo['ne. What are wei, as, a denominationl, doing to [p'repare' and enlcourage them fOor their future' rwork? Have we eve'r invited our young peop,le to have a conference tat Synod time? Coul,d a !group replres'enting eV'e'ry young, people's socierty in the dlelfioominla,uOon not haV'e a
little help from Synod in organizling and financing an annual conference'? Le1t usprayerfu:llyconsider whebhler we are fulfiliing Oour olbli!gation tQ them and tOo .our denomination. Are we ignoring' the sign on the hOlri~on\? Can't wei read the handwri ting ;on the wall? If we are ItO have a crop, tomorrow, we must plant good seed today.
'Third: We ,cannot ,go forward on our own strength alQne. If we' turn to God in f'aith, we, shall be ,gliven s,trength for every task Let us duslt off the' family altar; take the gra,ce at meals out of thle moth balls; get the go tochU'['ch ,habit in condition; It's .bousle deaning time! LeJt us,brighiten up our apprecIation for God's love.
In thes'e daY,'Sf, tlhings, of military nla ture are, cQ:nstan:tly befQre .our eyes. The 'sihiftingba:ttliel fronts; the gJgantic losses .of men and equi'pmenlt; the sacrifice' and heroism ,of orfic,ers and men. We mus't realize t'he ,strength of the, forces of evil; they aire, weH o I1g'anized' and uSle ,their weapQns, sokUlful.ly. If we are to ma,rch onwa:rd as, Christian, soldie~s', we must 'be prepared to meet and overcome, tlhie counter attack of sin; an!d with unflinching courage withstand the ,c'har,ge's' of injus'ti'ce and selfishne,ss'. Our General, the Almighty GOod, will lead UIS weill; we have but tQ follow Him.
J. W. GRAHAM WILLIAM P. GREEN
The report was received and ordered published m the minutes.
Rev. Theo. S. Wl'uy presented the report of the Co~mittee on Sahbath Observance, as follows:
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LORD'S DAY OB,SERVANCE
(Paper delivered at the meeti ng o,f the General Synod of the
R,eformed Pr'esbyterian Church in North America at
Fairview, Pa., May 20, 1943)
What to do and not t'O do on Sunday i,s a very important ques1tion facing every true' Ohris,tian,. At no 'time lhias the questiOin of the proper olbs:e'rvanee of the Do'rd's Day been so acute as now, Undertheprerslsure 'of war work many have to work en Sunday; others', while not actually engruged in Siunday work, are working so hard durillig the week that the only OPipOIvtunity they ha ve to be with t,heir familie's and to' take care of personal affa'il s is on Sunday.
A felw house,s up th'e streelt from where I live I noHced the occupant was 'bus,ypaintimg Ihils· houls,e on a Sunday morning. When I spoke to him, he said that it Wlas the only time that he had ,and that he ,couldn't get anylbodyto do it for him. He works long hours during the week anld iSI tOIO tired to do >it in the eve-
. ning:s. Under the cilrcumSltance,s is: that man justified in painti:l.g his hous:e' on SUinday?
A short Hille a,go I rHceived· a letter from my sister saying that her husband was ISO bUlsdJy eugag'8'd in some new c'hemical w,ar 'plant ,that !Slundiay to him wa,s just like any orther day. Now, for,ge:ttlng for a moment his physkal weB-being, a,s' a Ohristiaa is he justUied in forsak'in:g his'chur'ch and n8!glecting the primary purpose of the Lord's Day?
Just ~hat a Christian shOUld or shoulld not do on the Lord's Day is a prolblelll which must ,be: ,solved lin the full light of G-od's word. The pro'hlem is not left entirely to man's cOll's>Cience to s·eHle for God'si word ,and the Christ of God's wordg:ive us some fundamenrtal printCiples. There has -been. much lons'e thinkin:g oa the part of cOllisdenltious Ohrisltians, ranging aU the, way from a str:i'ct PurHamical ISunday, lin which all cooking is laid as,ide or prepared the day hefor'e,clhdldreu~,s toy'S Iputa..way and long hours sipent entirelly in ,church, Bible' s!tudy allid prayer; to the wideopen Continental :Sunday, with Sunday n'e,wspape'rs cluttering up the DOUJs,e, children 'playing aibout the ne>ighbolrhood as on Saturday and, i'n normal time'S, oreeping along the crowded 'highways in the family car.
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Historical Basis,: Now let us! llOokat ,the fundamental reason and ibasis' for the
Lord's! Day. We ar,el all ,aware 'Of the fact that the first day of the weeki-or Lord ',s: Day, as it is, called' in Revelation-lhad its origin in the TesuDrectl'On of our Lord Ulpon thH first day of the week. ThelI"e is no speciti1c ,commandment settinlg. as:ide the' old J ew:isih Sa'bbrutJh anld prelslcri-brinlg the ,conditions .of observing the 1J0rd's Day; but our Lord did have some'tihlinlg very definite toO say about the Je'wislh Sabbath. 'Hie not only' specifically condemned the J ewis1h melthod of obs,ervin:g the Sa,biba th; ~bUlt He said that Hel was Lord. of the Sabbath. In no relationship or app.Id'cation of His teaching did OhriSlt make more Temarkaible iClaims' fOT HimIself.' It was pr:imarily for this that the J'ewish leadelrs sought to kill Him.
Did you ever stop to think of the great emphaslis, which our Lord placed upon thel o'bservan:ce 'Of the moral law:? How it was a matteiI', not only 'Of outward ohe'(fiience, ·but a matter of the heart. It was not s!imply the overt ac:t 'Of stealin'g' and killing and lusting, but the V'eTY thoUight of it that wag. slin. Ghrist pUlsihred ithe moral p'reeepts 'Of the Decalogue into thel inner realm of thought and desire, thus makinlg obedience to the moral law moOre difficult and exa.cting. Y'elt, at the same time that our Lord demanded OIbedience in sipirit as well as in letter to the moral law, He fought for a more Hbe'ral aJnd lenient tinteTpretationr of the law of the ,SIa:bbath.Tlhis diffe1rence, almost eantraslt, in emphaSis. upon the ,faurth cammandment and other commandments' af the Decalogue" 1:s aecaunted f'Or be'causle the fourth commandment 1s a ,ceremanial law. AH the other laws are moral laws. Moral laws· are unchangeable and as immutable as the very attribUites of :Ood Hims,eU. Tlhel ·ceremonl~al law may be altered. God's revelatian of Hrimself to. mankind is a prog!ressive ane. By meansl of sligrus, sym'bols' and ceremon:ie.s: thel d.ivine re:vela~tialli of God wasigradually unfolded until the full-arbed Rose af 'SihaI1on was' fully revealed as the ISI~viour of the world. The ataninlg: sa:critfic:ial d.eath af J'e,sus Ohrist f.orever rent in twain the veil af thel temple. Tlhle1reihy He became the sup,reme and rub solute sacrifice of which all others we're but tylpes. Thus ceremonial o:bservance ofa;n;i·mal sa,cr'ifices was farever dane away with.
Naw, same: one as:'kJsI, How do we' know' th~t the, fOUIith commandiInelnt abaut "Rememlbe'ring the Sa;bbat'h nay to. keep it haly" .is a ceremonial laW' and nat an absolute moral law? Let
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us look at a few Old T'esitament references.
(1) As Obsierved in the Old Testament:
Moses writeis! ,in [)eut. 5: }5~"T'hou sh:alt remember that thou wast a s'ervant inl the land of Egy'pt and Jehovah thy God brought thee out hence by a mig1hty handl and by an outstretched arm, THE,REFOIRIE Jehovah thy God 'commanded thee to keep thle, Sabbath Day." Did you ever ask yourself what the obs;ervance of the Sa:blbat:h Day 'had to do with ther delive,ranlCe of Israel from the land of 'Elgy'pt? JUSlt this,! 'That t'he S'alblbath wars' a 8ilgn and tYlp'e, of God's delliverance. This' 1s very specifically started in Ex. 3'1: 1'6, wherre we' re1ad'----"Jt (the 'Balbbath) is, a SIGN between me and the children of ISlra.el forever." When we remembe1r thatElgypt is always' used' in Sicriip,ture as a type of sin, we can more r'eadily understand ,the redemptive significance of the Ol:d Tels:tament Sabha1:!h. The Old Tes,tamellllt Sabbath lookled forward to the redemptive, work of Jesus Chris't aSi Calvary. It is this redemptive principle which lies at :the ba;sis' of the esse1ntial differenc'e between the 4tlb! ,commandment and the other commandments' of the' Decalogue. All of the other nine commandments are binding moral pre1eepts' admitting of no excelp,tion for any man' in a,ny age under any c:iJ'lcumsltance. 'Tlhe Sabbath lalw, on the other 'hand, has a ce'remonialcharacter which' under certain conditions might be' albmgated. ,The ~e·
demptive work of Christ, of which the Salbbath is a distinct ty!pe, was finally fulfilled i'n the resurr'e'ction of Jesus Christ on the first day of the 'Week; and thus' lit was that :the Old Te'stament law of Saib!bath o!bsHrvance was, supers'eded hy thle' resurre,ction day 'Of our Lord.
(2) As Observed in Christ's Day:
When we 'come to the N ewTes,tamem.rt I am sure that we are pa,rticularly concerned with what Ghrist had to say ahout thC) Salblbath. Inl considelI'd.n,g thel words of JesuSI Christ let us not forget that He, was still undelr the law. All that Vhe .sabbath was' a type, of, was: yet to be fulfilled when Chris,t spoke.
You will remember how Chri,slt and His d'i's<Ci'pleiS' were reprimanded hy the Pharisees fOr pricking the kernels of wheat on the Sabbath. Our Lord Ip:roceeded to lay down a fundamental inte1rpretation-"The ISabbath, wasmad'e, for man and not nl'an tm the 8a:bba,tJh." 'Now what do thes'B words' mean? Surely in the,ir abs'olute s'impUcity they mean that thel S'rubbath as an institution was slUbs,e'rvienlt to man. Mla;n~s! sp,iritual and p,hYisd'cal
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well-beirug weI'fe ·fair more important rt:Jh8JIr Oibedi'81nool to the letter of the law, parUculrurly Wihen 'tlhat law had be1comel perverted by so manyrubsufld RaJbbinlical' ;i!llIte'I"PNtrutiolliS. Chri'st s'howis' five ways, in which the 4th commandment could be set asid,e:
1. IDavid and his ·companions ,entered, :the sanctUJaTY and ate the shew-breBJd, on the Sabbath ,Day to satiate their natural pangs of hunger.
2. 'Temple duties' :allowed tlhe s'etting aside of the' l"i'gid' Sabbath laws8!S' ,the p'rieslts' on that day ,continued to perform their ,slpecUieid duUes.
3. On the Sabbath; a child of ej,ght days old might be drcUlmcised.
4. MeI'fcy to animals waSi Ip,ermitted in lead,ing them to wate'r or eXltradin:g them frompf;t,s into whi:ch they might have fallen.
5. E~ternal remediesw'ere allowed when either loss of life or los:s of limib was endlangered.
While C'hrist Himself olbserved the, Cl'd Te,stamen't regulationscorucernirug the ISab'bath, yet, neverthell,els'sl, He ealn€Gtly sOUJght to i'rucul'cate anto !the Iblind' P!harislilCai minds;, the 'Sabbath's, true spiritual meaning wnd sliglrui:fi.cance. iFor thiS' reason cur Lord pUI'fposely bI'foke the many minute Ra1bbinlical regulations' and SiOUglht to abolislh' arud supe'rs'ede the common J ew ~sh modes of 8rubbath observance·, which were but tempornland outwrurd. Our Lord, the,refore, in' fulfiHment of the spiritual 8!s!p:ect, and in view ofh:is' sl()on~a.pplroa'ching redemptive work lipon Calvary, knew that t'bie oUJtward sheH must needs be ab'OHshed. At the very hear.t of t!h'e' spiritual' aSlpect of the Siabbath, as, we ha vo alreBJdy Sleein, is: re<iemp.tiolll.' When Ohr.ist brought aibcut the red'emption of mankind by the resufir~c·Uon on the fil st day of the week, it was only natural that tlbie time and mode of observance s'hould be, changed.
(3» As Observed In New Testament Church:
When we come' to the day'si of the, early Christi:anchurch, what do we find? At first the! Chri'stianC'hufich did keep the seventh day, primarily becausle t'hey continued to meet with the J'6WS iJn the' s,ynaigOiguesl; ;but ·soon ;tlhe' first day of the week came to he re:cognized alS' the day on wh!ch t'he follo-.:e,rs of Christ wouLd me,eot to worship. Whle:n the Gentiles were admitted into thechumh, the' question! arose w'he;ther they should be requiI'fed to keelp the, lruw of Mosesi. Did they haV'e to be circumci'sed?
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Did ,they have' to mak1e< token Isacrifices? Were they obligated to keep thel Siabhathl? It is, .tiO the ,glory of Paul that he fought for and won f,reedomf1ortihe GentUe Ch~isrtianlsl. Did you ,ever stop to think thwt at the fiirst 'clhurch council held at Jerusalem no mention is, madle iOf Sahbath observance in the requirements laid upon the Gentile Christiarus? This omission 'can mean but one thing'. Already the firslt day of the, week had superseded the Sabbath. Chris,tian Uberty, as proclaimed by Piaul, excluded all the special fealst days anld. sea,sons,. This is particularly emphasized in Col. 2: 14-17. Here ,P:aul definitely says that the Sabibath was a shadlow--a typ'e-of things to come, ruamely of the redemption of Christ.
In Acts 201: 7, as Paul is returning to Jerusalem from his
thiird misfi'ioruary journey, he, stop'S at Troa.s to visit .the Christionls', and then we read: "Upon the first day iOf the week when the' dislCiplescame together, Paul Pf'eaehed unto them." Here we are specifically told that one of the four characteristics of the earlychUirch was o:bserv,ed on the first day of the week. The infelreu'ce is very strong that the other items which make up the worship of the earlychurlch, such as prayer, fellowshlip and a'postIeB dictrine, were also obs,erved on the first day.
Furthermore, in I CQir. 16: 2, Paul slpelCiflcaUy enjoirus, "On the first day of the week let each one of you lay by :him in s,tore as the Lo'rid 'hath Iprospered him." 'Thus giving was' also to be char,aderisNc of t'he Lord's Day.
Let us not confuse the Old, Testamen:t Slalbbath wilth the firgt day of the week of the ne'w dislpensation. The Siabbath commemoratesl God'screaUve re'st, the, first day Chris,t's re5urr,ection. On the sevent'h day God rested, on the first day Christ was cease~elssly active. The Sabha;thcommemQirates a finishled c"eation, the first day a finis,hed redemption. The 'Slabbath was a day of legal Qibligation, the fiirst day OIlJ3 of voluntary WJ:'s:liV and service.
Modern Observance:
Now to get back to our original que,sHon, How is, the Christian to obse'rv'e the Lord's nay? rUnquestionahly there are five positive thing's whkh 'hie is to do: (1) We are .to continue slteadfastly in the aposUes doctriIle. 'This implies te'achintg, the instructi'on of youth 'in .the fundamellitalisl of our faith and the endoctrinatioIl! of ,the adults bya te3ichinrg ministry. (2) We are to break bread. In othe'r wOIrds, to observe communlOn. Now
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it is true that many Chrisrtian churches: d!o not do thi!s as often as that Ibelcause, of its ;impracHeabiHty. I have a very high re· speet for such ~rol.l'ps' at the Plymouth Brethren,E[lis,copalians anld others who literally observe the hreaking of !bread on the fi'rst day of thel week. (3) We are to enjoy feHowsihi'p. This means' just what it says. iMiutualtcomrade'slhip, one with another in the thingls of the Lord. 'There is no place for Christian isolwt<ionis't. One 'cannot truly worship God and rema,in separate from other Chri'stians. (4) We am to Ir'elsort to prayer. I believe this has reference to more tJhan individual praye'rs. It refers' to united 'prayers. (5) Finlally, the Lord'SI Day is to be chalracterized by giving.
Nothing is said negatively. The a<g!e, of grace is, ehara'Ctl8,ri~ed by p!osiUivenes's; the, ag'e' of tihe law by negativeness. We are to LO~EJ the Lord our God with all OUir 'heart; 'We are to LOrvE our neighbons, a,SI ourselves'; we are' to WOIRSHIP Him in spirit aUld tlruth.
Not a 'thing is said' in the' New Testament about Resting on the ,Lord's Day; about refirainillig from r'e'creation; and desi,Eting from the ordinary pursuits of life. Conslid'erwble latitude is given the ,individual Christian! in tlhirs matter. But in sayng this, let us remember that !Christ iSI Lord IOf tJhe Sabbath. It belongs tv HIm; it points ,to Him; it slp'eakls, of Him. As onle' of the funct.i.ons of thel Old T:estament Sabbat:h was to commemorate the delivemnce' of I,srael from Elgyipt, so one' of the purposes of the New Tes:tament's' Lord's naY' is to commemoriate our deliverance irom sin.
A few weeks alg'o I was! vi's'itinlg in a home of one, of my mem· Le'rs and was asked wihelther I thought it was right for a Christian to go to a bas,eibaU game on Sunday afternoon. I said, "I am going to ans.wer your question 'by quoting D. L. ;Moody's r'eply to a somewhat similar question. When D. L. Moody was asked, by a young convert whethe'rhecould be a Chrlistian and still s:mokle, his anwer was, "Yes,but you will !be a dirty one." If you can litter up your home with the ISunday ne1wstpaper,s and G'pend hours, reading! what i's mosltly stuffinlg, if you can go to a ball game, mingle with a Godlesls ,crowd, most of WhOiIll will be takinlg God's name in vain; .if Y'ou calli go to the movie,s and wateh and- support Godless movie stars play upon your emotions and create discontent and arouse falSie appeltites'; if you call drive down to th,e 'SihOlV8, under normal eircumsltances and mingle with a crowd that is making; a grand holiday out of a holy
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day-and do ilt an to the glory OIf God, with a freeconscienee. then there iSI nothing lin God's Word to stOlP you.
This may seem to Ibe a radical departure from the traditional and e,vencateClhetical injunction,s'con'ceirn1illlg' observ,ance of the Lord's Day; 'but I believe it 1s ,tlhe only sane, ,consistent and Scrilp,tural way to ap'proa'ch the problem.
One additional word S!hould be mentioned. We a,re, our Ibrother's' :ffie:ep,er. It iSI possible that you might work in your Victory garden on a Lord's Day ,ruIten1;00n and do S'O with a perfectly dear consiCienoe, and yet at the sla;me time, offend a welaker brcther. If you knowingly d1stract another from the r:,ght 'Observance Qfuhe 40r<1's Day, then you ar'e guilty of Siin. In this eonnection I beHeve tlhat eve,ry Ohris;tian should ,think twice before the,y enter into ,any money transa'ction on the Lord's Day, f<.,·;:, almost invarialbly the makinlg of any Ipayment involves keeping some one from the prop'e,r obsiervance of the day. Exoept Ulnder very unusual ciricumstanees I do not think the Chrls:trlan has' any right tQ make pUlI1chas,es on Sunday.
In ,condusQon let me ISitress again the ,gJreat New 'Te!s,tamel'.t postitive princi'ple, to every 'prolblem of life. To ,the Ohristian ill this age of ,graoe, it ;is n!Ot so much a ques1tion 'Of the wrong a'buse of privHegJ8, as' it is ,a question of the· r:ight uSie of pri vilege.
In the coal regions' of 'eastern Pennsylvania the mul'es us'~d for haulingcrurs below th,esuI1face rure brQught Ito the surface and allowed to Igraze ov'er the Lord's Day. A ,small boy UpOa
vis~ting his aunt in the 'coal re.giollis asked why the mules were brought to the surfaoi'. He'r reply was, "'They are brought up into the light on S'Wlday to ke.ep them trQm .gQing Iblind." The bQY thoUlg'ht a minute a;nd theili asked, "Do the mine,rs come up [Oir light, tOG?" QUir blind, tired bod!ies: and sta:rved souls 'need God's sUll'Uglht; ne,ed to feed upon the manna .of life:; need l'e»l
andchan:ge.
"Thisl io8 the Day of Light: Let therel Ibe light tod1ay; o Da,y,spring ris:e UPQn. 'OUT night, And ,chase its: gloQm away.
"T'Msi is the Day of Res1t: Our fail:ing s,tI'8'llIgth rene'w; On weary :bradn and troubled breast Shed Thou Thy refreshing new.
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"Tlhlisl is the Day of Prayer: Le:tearth ito heaven draw near: Lift u'p your hearts to seem Thee there; Oome dOWDJ to meet us here.
"'Dhis is th e Da,y of P~;a:ce: Thy peace our Slp,iriits WI; Bid 'T!hou tlhe blasts, of dislcord,cease, The wavelS' of strife be still."
T. S. WiRAY S. H. WAJSISON
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The paper was received and after quite a lengthy discussion of the use of the words Sunday, Sabbath and Lord's Day, was ordered published in the minutes. •.
The report of the Com.mittee on Evangelism was given by Rev. Samuel S. Ward and is as follows:
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON EVANGELISM
Fathers' and Brethren:: The subJect of evangelism is, one whieh we in the Reformed
Preshyterian: denomination may well contemplate. Evangelism is a progrers1sive term. Weare' s!mall and diminislhing in size. Fe'ter in his great evanlg'elistic efforlt at PentJ€!cost added to the church three thousand souls', and after that date the records says that there ,still furt:her addHiions' to rthechurch daHy. We are preparing to take not oni.y names! from our church rollsi, but churches from ourI' :Presbytery rosters. OUT thoughts, 'have long oeas'ed to Irest on eX'panslion: and nOlW are plaeed with concern on the pro!blem of eX'is,tence. Perhaps this is just 'the trouble. We have become'in many resrpeicts ecc1es,iasiical introverts. For a pe,rson to 'be an introvert means, 10's,s' of opportunity and, influence. But for a, ohurch to he'come an introvert means suIcid'e. If achurchoeas8's to 'Con,tinue to' reach out and carryon the great eommisslion of her Lord, then she ceas'es to live spIritually. We have had th,e idea in: our suhconsdous mind tha.t we ,are to be ,true to the 81pirit of the Gospel, and in this, atmos'phere of truth, in spit,e of our 'best eHort of self-preservation go down tD den1nminational eXltinlotion. Butthi,s is a self-contradiction. 'Tb be tlrue to ;the Gospel is life, not a convenient way
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tOo 'Prepare to 'e~pire. J!ru short, if we are a chuI1cih of the Lord J,esu:s Christ, then we 'Sihouid Ihave horizGns,broad>e'r than the carpeted ais,les of our own church build:irugl. As an oI1ganization we shouldlexis,t, not for ourselves" but for the slalvaition and the ,building up of every sOoul within our reach. And herein Hes the dliHer'eneei between life and death for our deno:mination~ If we aJre to live, we must ha've the ISlpirit that make's us 'go Gut in' an evangelistic effort to e'stablisb, and maiintain outpGsts for the teac:h;i.ng 'Of the Gospel. T'hat is the [burden ofthisI16'port. The bUJ:1I1JiIllg need for GUir own denomination ist!hat we s:et Gurselves tOo the tas1k of origa'ruization: and develGpment of outPOSlt slc'hools The fact that the Southern Presbyterian Church has Isuffered less th,run other branches of the denomination from Sabbath SchGol IOSises may well be €X!plained by the inlterest they 'have taken: in just such a pll'ogram. And 'we' a:r.e very earnest in slRying that fOol' us the ultimrutum is "Do it or d1ie."
Aside from our OWlN need: for outpo-sts" firs,t let us look at the need in our 'country foOr srpirHual training that the ·SabhaHl Schoo-I brings. The'r,e never wrus, a period .in th€ history of the Unitedi .tISaite'S when we taU!g'b,t lelss religion in our 'homes. And naturally enough it follows that t'here iSi no naltion that even arlproximrute'sl our record of erime and d,ivor,ce. The' parents of today are unfit to teach theilr cihHd'ren: the truths' of the Bible Dr to. le1ad them to a 'personal kn:owl'edge of the Lord Jesus. In stead ·ofthe ,Bible, the Sunday paper iis, th:e te'xt-book. Instead of the Sa'bblath 81ehool, tlhe children rund 'P'airien,ts are in the theater. Ohildren go to the movies five' itime:s' more often than they go to church, and while thle'y a,re there, they learn five times as quickly. And in the' public slchools 'ihelle remainlS no place for rel1i.gd.on. In t:he C'i'ty .of New Y1ork,t!he iS1chooi teache'rs, d,iscovered that 860,0000 children welre withGut any knowledge of the Bible and V'oid of all 'sensle' of right 8Jnd 'Wrong. Iill ,the United 8tates today, tih.ere are 27 miHionProtestant ,children without a.ny r -IiJgiouSi ,educatioOn. Gen:tlemen:, thes'e fa'Clts promi's'e nothing be,: ill for our nation, whether we wiin or 10lsle the war. A des'potism can 'PIl'OISlp'er without the strenglth of character of its, ciilizell!s'. But a democraey calnnot. Fro'm ,any ,possible angle, it is imperative .that 'we gi,v'el the ,children of our country the standards of a regenerate healrt nurtured in thel right way.
But lSome one will say that great as', 'the need may be, we ar'~ a weak organ'ization and have difficulty' in k:eep;ill'g our own congre:gation t.ogether. And this is jUSit the 'po'int. All' outpost Sab-
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ba,nh SdlJool which will some day he of advanta,gle to' tile d:enominJaJtion by fO'rming ,a nelwchur'ch, has, the immediate advantage O'f building up the home, chur'cih. L,et us look at a few e,xamples. In a Baptist ,church .of Aittalia, Alabama, the ptople !relearne CUI1-
c€rned. ab.out the slUiburibs O'f tihatcity where 'here were no S:abhatJh 8cihoO'lls. Siot!he,y ol:rgan'izied: schools in the's'e plaees, and since tha:t tilme, th,isl ,church has had mOire addlitioll's' in: melIDber,ship than any ovhe'r member O'f Ithe Baptilst as's'Ociation. E:ach superintendent .of ,a branch Sa1blba,th School is a member of the boa:rd of dieacons O'f nhe ;homechur'ch. A mid-week prayer meet, ing is, held' inea,chbran:ch:chur'clh, and. the, aHendance of the home' prayer meetinlg' has quadrupled. 'That church has Ibeen Messed g,reatly becaus,e' of its out POSit evangelism.
And even more astounding 1s ,the experience of Rev. Roslco S. Wilso:n of SIOIuth iBendl, Indli,ana. He ;cam,e to ac;hurCih in ~Sou:t..1. Bend in 19'3,1 when the members'hipcouid well worry aibout thie,ir own pJiight. 'They had a d'elbt of $106,000; 40'0 members with an a,ttend,ance in the' morning of le,s's than 1'0'0,. Rev. Wilson says that they 'we'r,e introverts, magnifyin:g difficulties ratheir than! op'portullliIUelsi. So ;he set about to widen ;their hO'rizons'. Almoslt the first tJhiing he'ddd was' to' Ista!r,t a teac'h€'rs,' traininglclass'. In a felw' yearls, they started a Sabbath iSlchool in :i
needy area 'Outside thie city' limits'. TO'day, they have these three fOIIIDelr .outp.oSt ISahbath ISIC1hoO'I,s', which are now self-su~p!porting
churche's; they are int!he midslt of ,a tremendous ,buUding program; they hia ve langecontrilbu tions to mis'sions" and their d'e bt is paid. And all this' in a hopeles's 'congr.e.gai'ion, because they (;'116andzed OIutpoSts'.
ISO', if our churches 'are weak, strengthen them with an outpOSit Sabhath SchooL· This. gentlemen, would: he the beginning 'of a progra'lTI that would bring us' to ISlynod 'with the 'plea:s'anlt tas'R 0;' wel'coming new 'Conogre,gatiO'!1's, into our midlst. Dr. Henry \iV. McLaUlglh:Un saY's' in the Chris:tJian Observer: "If a SUtf'fident numbeiT ofchur:ches will or:ganize lliew outposts .and conduct in them a .good, program of reli.gious' ed'uca:t.ion fOT a period of time, we will 'have pl'enty O'f new ,churches' tha,t 'wlll soon come to self-support without tO'OI much of a burden on the ;home mission 'Committees."
Gen,uemen, this! is the, road of life .fdr our dell';yll1ina,uon; the road upon which th.e Lord ,told all His foUolwer,s to walk. wm we go there,?
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We would :recomme:nd' that ISynod take deHnlite slteps, by st~orug recommendations to Presibyteries',tJhart they ex:plore the OplplOrtunli;tiesl that surely exist, and in one ye,rur's time report prog'ress ill! this maHer of outpost Salbba.th Schoolis.
,SAMUEL W kR:D
The report was received and ordered published in the minutes. '
The committee to exarnine the records of the Philadelphia Presbytery reported that they had examined said reeords and found them neatly and correctly kept with the exception that the minutes of 5-21-42; 5-22-42 "and 10-9-42 had not been approved by any succeeding meeting.
The committee, to examine the records -of the Pittsburgh Presbytery reported that they had e'xamined said records and found them ne,atly and correctly kept.
T'hecommittee to examine the records of the Ohio Presbytery reported that they had examined said :records and found the'm neatly and correctly kept.
The committee to examine the records of the Western Presbytery reported that they had examined said records and found them neatly and correctly kept with the exception that the names of three elders of the GDandcote congregation elected this past year we,re omitted.
On motion duly made and seconded these reports we,re approved.
The following resolUition was presented, voted upon and approved: Whereas, throughout this country the cost of living is increasing, the General Synod of the Reformed Presbyterian Church recommends to the sessions of the various churches that they request the Trustees of their churches that they endeavor to raise the salaries of the ministers in accordance to the Ig',eneral increase in the cost of living. A copy of this resolution is to be sent by the Stated Clerk of General Synod to the Clerk of
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each Session or our church within 60 days and a reply is expected froni the Clerks of the Session as to how this. matter has been executed.
The following -resolution was presented, voted upon and·· adopted: In view of pending Federal legislation expanding the Social SecUirityAct to include ministers of those denorninatiolls which have no pension plan, General Synod would urge each local church to give serious attention in the near
. future to the Pension Plan as passed by tLe'Oeneral Synod in 1942; , . ,
Resolved further, that the Olerk of General Synod send a spe,cial copy of this resolution to eac1i clerk .of session of each conglI'egation.
At this time ;a special committee consisting of Rev. W. P. Green, Rev. Theo. S. Wray and Dr. F. A. Jurkat was appointed by the Mode-rator to bring' in a report on the Pension Plan.
General Synod then adjourned by resolution, the Moderator calling upon Rev. Samuel S. "Vard to
\ adjourn the. court with prayer.
The Fourth ,Sitting'
Same Pla,ce, Saturday, M,a~:22nd, 1943 - 9 A. M~ The Geenral Synod w'as called to order by the
Mode'rator, who constituted the court with prayer. Rev. Theo. S. Wray was then introduced ~vld led the court in devotional services upon the subject: The Church, Its Head. ,Scripture Eph. 1: 22 ..
The roll was called after w1;ich the l~linute?were read and on motion approved.
It was moved by Rev. Wray,. seconded by Dr. John C. Taylor, that a committee be appointed to consider the necessity of printing more' of the books of discipline and eccle,siastical catechisln. 11otion carried. The Moderator app'ointed the OOn1l1,litte0 on Discipline. . "
May 17, 1943, Total ~plensels ............ $510.36 May 17, 1943, Balance orr hand ............ 47.26
$557.62
ROBERT W. !STEW ARrI', Treasure'r.
The report was received and referred to the A udi ting Committee.
The report of the Committee on Temperance was g'iven by Rev. A. E. Parsons and is as follows:
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REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON T'EMPERANCE
To the General Synod meeting at IFairvie'w Mlay 20th, 1943:
Gentlemeru:
We 'ha;ve relad carefully trhes1plendid report of last year su:bm1tted by Relv. Samue,I' IS. Ward and! Elde'r Raymond Getty streslsin:g ;the moral cOll'ditions, 1n our alfmy and training camps. The siturution remains unlchamged dels1pite tJh:e protests of individual Ohdstian peop,le and vapious reli\gious and tempreranee societies who have petitioned ourr l:aw.makJe'rs, to' protect our youth of 18 years who heireltofor'e have helen prr'Ote,clt'ed by the laws 'Of mO'st statels until they reached the aig1e of 21. The 'liquO'r intereiS,ts a,re tholI'ourghly en,trenlcirued in oUrr nai1;ional government; the fO'I"ceiS of temp,eiran:ce :stand d'efeated SiO far as 'P,rocuring legislation lis concerned. We orf the Church of Christ eannot ,3Jcce'P't d'ereat. Lilkethe 'Pifo.phet we' must iIl!struct the' YOUIl!g, "Precept upon Ip'relceprt, Hne upon line'," ,and Slave, 'by the aid of the Holy S'pirit, as many 3JS, we ,can, flrom this master eV'il.
Let us' turn to theelcon'Omie aspects 'Of the ma,tter. We must win this w3Jr! Th:is: is rOrem'OlSlt in the mind!SI of us all. We are uSling t'he word "V'ietory" so 'Often we are almost forgetting its r'eal meanlilllg-Vi'etory :bonds, Victory rgiardens, Vlictory model's of v,arioUis' machines and! a:rtides (whkh usually means inferior quality). Victory ils a p.recjous thing. It ,can not be Ibought. It mus't be WOIl!! fit rmUlslt he won with the blood! of our sonlSI and by the sa!crif;ioes of USI all. IShould we uUer this p,redO'us word, while within our natioll'3Jl ,s,t'ructure are ,the 'elements of defeat? Leadiing these elements of defeat is intemperance with its train of e'vilsl.
Business and manufa'Clturing havel been restrkted ,and regimented. Yet the brewer\s businesls' has ;inere'a-s'ed. Rubher and Igas'OHue ar'e ,slca:rce and rartioned, /but the beelr trucks, roU as Ulsual. We take s;Ulg1ar with the, end' of our spoon but the brewers have thousands of tons of this same slcaree stuff "0
sweeten their belverage. Tihis in turrn is sold to our defens.e workers anldl the result is, a delcreas1e in trhe,ir efficiency.
Vve are assured by our ,government that there is an ahundance of cereals, but feed deale'rsanld farmi cooperatives are wiarning dairymen that feed stocks are short and that we shaH face a serious shortage fiieXit y,ear eispecd:a:lly in fatsl ·and pro-
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teins whdch are vital to' produce not OInly quanUty 'but alsO' quality of Mgh grade milk. But thQUISlaindsl Qf bushe'ls OIf bar}'ey, WiMoh is ridh an fat, are brewed ealch day. And on:ly the; refuse Qf ths IgloQa dlairy grain is' ,SOlId to' dairymen:. ThiS' costs the da;kymen rup'p'roximalte:ly as muclh as thel barl,eycorslt the brewer. But :tlhe fee,ding value Qf thds'refus,e, known as ,brelwer's grain and ma}t, iSi ir!a;teidabout :the same as! corru silage, a low-grade feed with most Qf the fa;t andl :.prQtein: remov'ed. Moreover, water is ,addedi to' vMsl maU. TIMs forms ahout 75 percent Qf ibhe tO'tal wei,ght which is itrucikJed +.0. Qur farms: with precious gasolin'e ,and rubber.
VQlumes mQre 'could 'be written, concerning a:bsenteeism in our defe'UiS'e industries, aiI"P,larue!crash8'sl at our training cen;ters, anld' the debacle at plearl HarlbOir. We behev'e that tihie r·esponslibHity fOir much Qf these elementsl O'f defeat in Qur mids:t can be laid altthe dOQr of ,the liquor traffic.
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Oh, ,tJha;t Qur l,eladers were aware that rigihteousnes's, is, a nation'sl ,strength! WQuld that thely take to' heart these warnings' given to' LSlrael befQre' iit Icro.slSled the Jordan. Thes·e warnings arere,corded' illl a s'eleotedl vers,el ,from the,218lth chapter Qf DeuterQIlJQm!y' :
"But it s'hallcoone to' pasls' if thou w!Ht not harken to ·the Vloi'ce of the Lord 'tlhy GOld to' O'bslerve to' do all his commandmeDJts and hissltatutes which I command 'thiele' this day, alltJhese curS:8iSl shan come upon the'e ami oV8'rtake ,thee. OUrB'ed sihall thou be in :the city and cursed ,s/haH thou be in the f~.e'ld. Cursed sihall be thy ibask!et and thy ,store andt'hou shall grope at noonday as' ·the blindgJropeth in darknessl and thou shalt not prosper jn .thy way andl thou shall be' o.plpre'sls:ed and s'poiled eve,fmQre and: nlo. man slhall slave ,thee. 'Thine QX sihall be silain before them ,e'ver and thou ,shalt not ewt ithereof. T'h,ine ass' s'hall be Violently taken a:w:ay from ib:efofle' thy face and sha .. l not be re:stored to. th1ee. Thy she8ip slhall be given unto thine enemie,s, and ,thou shall have none to re's'cue them."
A. E. IPAlRiSONS WARD FrDLER
The report wa.s received a.nd ordered published in the minutes.
Rev. Theo. S. Wray read the report of the Trustees of the Theological Seminary and Lamb Fund.
MINUTES OF GIENERAL_ SYNOD
REPORT OF THE SECRETARY OF THE LAM,S AND SEMINARY FUND'S
TO TIHJE MODElR:ATOIR of the' General Synod of the Reformed :Pres,byte!ria;n Chwl'1cih of !North ,Amedca to convene at tJheReformed Pr'es'byterian Ohurch, of Th,irvie'W', linl Beaver County, Pia.
REIVE]REND SiLRlS:-'.Dhe repol'fts of the Secretary andi T'relasurer of tJhe Laall'b
and! Theological Seminary Funds .of the RJeformeid Prels1byterian OhurClh are he!rewith submittedi:
The Synod, will recall in the minutes of last year t'hrut property 2211 Wialla'C'e Street had been forelClosled- and immediately soldi
• Afte'r th'e Genera,l S~nlOld tlh€l 'Trusteels, were pres:ented wHJh an owts-tandting hill from Walt'e,r Le:€< She'ppa,rdl, gs-q., attornely fortheT'rustees, ItJhat h'adl not heen paid him for hi,s Sef
vke's-. 'T'MSI Ibill ~mounted to $'75.74 'aUld had to. be paid out of thel funds, this year.
The, iSynodl wHl alsiO ,recall tJhe'Trustee,s mentioned the fa-ct uhat p'rop'e-l1ty 2,6,10 Swain 'Sltreet h'ad belen sold. The money d>e!'Iiv'ed! from 'tlhe sale of thisl prQP'erty bas belen' placed in th>e Saving Fund and divided: Qnl ,tib.,e ,boomsl be,lonlginlg1 to. both the Lamb and, -Tlheologi'ca,l '.seminary Fundlsl.
In July of 1942,the TrUSlteels receiv'ed a nlOtic'efirom the Building InSlpe:ctofis' .of Philade1lphiiJa, thrut the prop'erties' on Judson Str-eet had elit'helr ,to ;be -removed or to bel put in 'a slafe condition to 'P'as'sltJheir ins'p'€etiolli. Tlhi,s' work cost t;he Tlrustee's the slUm of $325.50.
In September of 1<942,the 'T'rusteels werel reque,s1oodiby Mtrs. Mlildlf-ed A. Tait of 2,54 ,S. Farl1agut Te'l'l'alce to reduce itherate of inter'eslt on her morlt!~gle from 6 'p,eflcent to 5 percent. 'Phis r'equels,t was' :g:raruted by the Trusltees.
On December 23, 1942, the Truslteels placed, a mortglage with Mr. Hugh M. TrQland, Jlr., on propelrties 31l3~15~1:7 Re,ach Sitreet and 834 !E" Hilton Street fo,r $31600. at the rate of 4lh% interest. T'his mO'l'tgagJe' was p'laced from IVhe, funds be'longing to theTiheologli'cal 'Seminary Fund.
kttention Nomin'atin'g Commti,tte-e: 'Tlhe TrusifJees requelst tharb all the members; of this fund; 'be ele<eted from PhHadelphia, so that the' T'I'ustelelSI couldl 'have a quom'll at their meetings.
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ASSETS OF THEOLOGIICAL SEMINARY FUND,S 21 Pitts:burgh CinCIDn8iti OhiCl8ig'O & St. Louisl RR bond:s $21000.00
MORTGAG,EIS F. S:. Stevenson 856 N. 'Rlinggold 'Sttr'eet ...... ' ........ $1<0.0'0'.'00 DorotJhy !M. Toothill 626, EL Oornwall IStre1et .......... 1500.0'0 Samuel Bllack 6,731 RUitland Street ...................... 3'0'0,0.'0'0 HUg'hTrDl'and, Jr. 31113-15-17 Rea,cb! Sit. & 834 E. Hilton St. 3600.'0'0
REAL ESTATE 2345 Nass,au S:tre'et 23,47 NaSisruu ISitI1eett 5312! N. ,22nd Street
5156 N. Judson Street ................................ 1500.0'0 558 N. Judsoll! Street ................................ 1'5'00'.'0'0 56'0 N. JUldlSl()n 'Sltreet .............. '. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 15'0'0'.0'0 562 N. Jud'son Street 5164 N. JUdSDU! ,Street ................................ 1600.'0'0 548 N. 23rdl Street ................................... 2400 . .00
MORTGAGE INTEREST COLLECTED BELONGING TO THE THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY FIU'NDS
Six: monthS!' interes1t 'On mortgage prinCipal of $IQO'Q at
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5 perc1enft. P,remis1es: 815'6 N. R;in!ggoll(}) Street, due Maflch 2.2, 1<9'4'2 ................ , .... , .................. $ 215.00
Six monthsl' 1nteres.t on mort/gage pJrrnlcip:al of $10010 at' 5 ,p81rcent. Plremis'eIS' ·8!5,6· IN. :Riilliggold ISitreet, due September 2!2., 1942' ................................ 2,5.00
Six mOillJthis? tnterest on moI"ltgla.g1e prd.ncdpa;I of $1500 at 5 pel'cenlL Pl'emiselS 62·6 E:. CornwaU street, due April 15, 19142 ..................................... 3:7.50
Six monthis:'tnteres,t Oll! mOI"ltgla,ge pI"linclipal of $1500 at 5 percellit. Pl'emis'els62r6 E. CornwaH Street, due October 115, 19'4'2 .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37.:50
Sdx months~ inte'l'esrt Olll mortgaJge iPlrincipall of $3!OOOO rrut 5 percent. Prermil.8leSI ,6:73,1 Rutland Sltr·e.et, due Mar. 21, 1·943· ........................................... 75.00
$275.00 13.75
$2'61.25
MORTGA,GE INTEREIST COLLECTED BELONG,ING TO THE LAMB FUND
Slix months' inte1re'st Oilll mortigage :PlrinciiPlal of $150'0 at 5 'percenlL PI1emisiers.: 8112 N. JudsiOn! Street, due July 1, 19,41 ......................................... $ 37.50
Slix monlthis' intelre'st on mortigage,plri:ncilplal of $1,500 alt 5 Ipercenit. Pnemisl8:s 8112 N. JUdSiO'll! :Street, due Jlanuary 1, 19412 .•... ' ....................... , .. " . .. 37.50
Six months' lintelreslt on mortgage IpfliIlJc'ipal of $41500 at 6 pel'cenlL Plremlis,els' 252 IS. Farr,agu:t 'T'errace, due May 2:9, 194:2 ....................................... 1315.00
Six month's" dntelrest on mortgage IpI1inlCipal of $41500' at 5 per'cent. Premi'Sels 25121 S. Farragut Ter,raee, diue Noveimber 2:9, 119'42 ................................. 112.50
Bix month.s~ initereslt on mort:ga.glel principal of $150'00 at 5 p'e.reent. Premlisesl 609 E. OorIlJwall ISltr'eert, due S:eptemJber 131, 1942 ................................ 37.5'0
Sdx months' initere,Slt on lID.ortgageprillieipal of $15·00 at 5 p,ereent. Premdses 6019 E. Oorll!w:all Street, due March 13, 1943 .................................... 37.50
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Six months' inltereslt on mortJgruge p,rincipa:l of $1500 at !5 percent. PremiJs1es 84'9 ,]]. 'Tlhayer Sltreert, due Se'P-'uemlbe,r 13" 1\9t42 ......................••....••.... " . 37.50'
Six months' inielresit on: mortgruge p'rill'cipru of $1500' at 5 perr.cen1t. 1,3, 1'94'3 .
IPremils'es 849 !FITlha~e'r ,Btreet, due Mar. ••••••••• ••••• ••••••••••••••••• "1"\-" .,. 3'7.50'
Mbrtgage placed, 3113-1<5-17-Reach SIt. & 834 g. Hilton. Street ............ $3600.00 T'rallisferred to Lamib !Fund .................. 11.86 'r'ransferlred to Theol. Sem. FUTI'd ............ 11.86
This report was approved and the financial report referred to the Auditing Committee.
The Moderator appointed Dr. John C. Taylor on the Committee of the Lamb Fund.
The report of the Publisher of the Arlvoc!lte wa& given by Dr. R. W. Chesnut.
REPORT ON THE PUBLICATION OF THE ADVOCATE
The Editor andl PubUSiher of the Advoeate would respectful~y report thra1t dUI1ing Ithe year endirug May 1, 1943, we Ihlave i,ssiued the A:d~oc.ateetad:l month during tJhe y'e1a;r. The July nUiIIlber contained' ,the Milnutes of :8yJnod, and 'the' eX'pensie was paid froml the alP'P'I'Iopriamon made for 'that 'pUI1pose.
The pres'ent account 'C'OVle.r,s t;heex;perus~'S of 11 mon:thsl and the MinUltes!, also Ithe rec.eipts from variousl souI'ice's.TIh'e swbs·crip'tion list I1e,mai'lls about the! same aSi lla'st yea:r.
Pa,id iru full. This' iSI a isaving of $50 on:forrmer yeaIiS!. The cost oft'he work remaillisl the same as on other yeaI"S"
amid we w:rn need the Siam81 appropI'liation of $2'50 if we continue th81 ,publica,tion another year.
LRespectfuUy siubmirtted, R. W. 'CHE:SNUrr, Editor.
Thir::;, report was approved and the financial re..: port referred to the Auditing Oommittee .
. It was moved, seconded ,and carried that the special committee on the Advocate of 1942 be continued for the year 1943.
It was moved, seconded and carried that the Stated Clerk of General Synod secure a ream of official stationery for the use of the officers to contain the names of the Moderator, Vice-Moderator, Clerk and Assistant Clerk in their proper places, to he in possession of the Clerk and distributed by him. The bill to be paid from the Administration Fund.
General Synod thGIl stood in recess. This session of General Synod did not resume,
business. The Fifth Sitting
Same Place, Saturday, M,ay 22nd 1943 - 1:30 P. M. The General Synod was called to order by the
Moderator who constituted the court with prayer. The roll was called after which the minutes of
the last session were read and on motion approved. The Moderator appointed the Standing Commit
tees as follows: For the General Synod of 1944
Committee on Devotional E,xercises-Rev. Samuel Ward, J. W. Graham.
Committee on Temperance-Rev. R. W. Stewart, S. H. Wasson.
Oommittee on Sabhath Observance-Rev. P. W. Duncan, L. O. Robb.
Committee on E,vangelis.m - Rev. Theo. S. Wray, Samuel Black.
Committee on Signs of the Times-Rev. A. E,.
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Parsons, Waldo Chesnut. Committee on Discipline~Re'v. F. A. Jurkat,
Ohas. Hood. Committee on Judiciary-Rev. Wm. P. Green,
Raymond Getty. Conlmittee on Resolutions - Rev. Theo. S.
Wray, Wayne R. Duncan. The Gene'Tal Synod then stood in recess, to Ineet
at the call of the Moderator. .
Resu.med Session - 4:45 P. M.
It was moved and carried that the courtesies of the floor be extended to Dr. R. vVayne Watterson, Mrs. D. R. VVeik and Norman McHattie.
Dr. R. Wayne ,,v a tterson' presented the report of the 'llreasurer of the Robert Y oung\ E:state. REPORT OF THE ClUISTODIAN OF THE ROBERT YOUNG
BEQUEST
Receipts
Bal,ance May 1'8, 194.2 ........................ $ 960.07 C~upons U. S. 'r'reas. Bond No. 15294D ...... 21.57 Coupons U. S. Treas. Bond, No. l'5295E ........ 21.57 Coupons U. S. Trea,s'. Bond No. 15219'61F ........ 21.57
Total Receipts .......................... $1024.78 o i sb u rseme nts
Bibles - 'Third R. :P. Church ................. $ 25.00 Bibles' - Samp,les - Darlington .............. 1.10
Total DisbuT's'emellits .. ,' .................. $ 26.10
Balance May 20, 1943 .................. 1. . . . . . . . . . . . .. $ 998.68 A bill of apiproximatel1Y $300.0'0 for Bibles outstandin:g.
ASS,ETS
Three U. S. T'reasury Bonds $500.00 ealch .... ~ . $1500.00 Three U. IS. Saving's Bondsl $395.00 each ..... 1185.00 Saving's AIecount - J,oihn T. Reev'es' & Co ..... 30'47.66
(This: was' a Certificate of Deposit trans'· ferred to a, sa,vingls' aecounrt. Amount $3000, plus :interes1t of $47.66)
This report was received and referred to the Auditing Committee.
It was moved by Rev. r::£.1heo. S. Wray, seconded by L. O. Robh, that the General Synod commend Dr. Watterson for his good wo~k in sending Bibles to the churches and recommend that he proceed with his plan as stated for the securing and distribution of catechisms and that he cooperate with the Committee on Discipline in ll1aking plans for the printing of McLeod's catechism. Motion carried.
Dr. R. Wayne Watterson presented the report of the Treasurer of the Home Mission Board. R.EPORT OF THE TREAISURER OF THE BOARD OF HOME MI'SSIONS OF THE REFORMED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
IN NORTH AMERICA G,EN ERALSYNOD
Balance lMay 18, 1942 ................................ $14>68.07 Reoeipts from Contributions
Pitts:burgh - First lR. P. Church C:ongregation . . ................... 1$W8.78 SlabbatJh Sch:ool .................... 44.315 Sabbath School (Delslignwted) ...... 34.41 Women's Misslionary Society 55.0'0 $292.54
.H.e1pubHcan City R. P. C'huvClh W:omen's Mis,sionary SOCIety ....... $ 5.00 Mr. Jlame,s Chesltnut ......... ,.. .. ... 10.0'0 INllr. Wallace Benson ............... 10.,00 Mlr. Nevin Chestnut ................ 10.00 Mr. and' Mrs,. F. C. LathI1:Op' 10.OtO $ 4.:1.\)0
SIl,ar:Da - Bethell R. P. Church C:ongrelgati:on . . ................... $110.00 $'1'10.0U
Mi,sceUane:ous' Gontri!bUltions F. A. Jrurkat ....................... $ 25.00 VV. R. McOhes'uey ................. 25.0.0 $ 50.00
Total Reeeiptsl from G:ontrlhuti:Oll';:; ........ $11 OL.') Receipts from I,nvestments
Columbia GatS' & El,ec. G:Olp. l'Tlef. rStock ........ $25{).OO GolUiilllb:i.a Ga,s, & Elec. Corp. Bond N:o. CN415 1.50 Columbia Ga:s' & Elec. Corp. ,Bo.nd N:o, C1446 'i.50
Columbia Gas & E'lec. CODp. BlOnd N:o. C1447 'i.50 Columbia Gws & Elec. Corp. BlOnd N:o. D441 ..... 37.50 Columbia Ga's & E.lec. Corp. BlOnd N:o. M26U .... 7'5.00 First F'ederal ISavings & Loan As'sn. (No. 2016) .. 15.00 W. J. Imbrie Endiowment
in:gs, kCiCount) Int. added ........................ 1271.96 3,6 Shares Una1ted Gorp. Cum. Prer. Stock, No Par 100 S:hare.s United> Corp. lOommon Stock, No Par 65Slhares Unitl?d Corp. Common Stock, No Par U. S. Treasury Bond No. 10,3i84D ..................... . U. S. T,rearsury IEond No. 61844D ................... . U. S. T:realsury Bond No. 16'0'435'EI ................... . U. B. T'reasury Bond No. 160'43'6F ................... . U. S,TTeaslUry Bond !No. H352i9tK Fkst National Banikl - Savinlglsi kCC'0'UIit ............. .
Loan from 'the Board of Churrclh E:xtenlsion> ............ $1500.00 Re:slpeetfully submitted,
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This report was received and referred to the Audi ting Cornmi ttee.
The report of the Fore1gn Mission Board was presented by the Secretary pro-tern, Rev. Willianl Green.
REPOIRT OF THE BOARD OF FOIREIGN MISS,IONS
Fathers, and Blreth~en: Tlhe Borurdl of ~OIr,e[gn Milslsdonlsl 'r'elslpeCitfully sUibmits the
frolOowillig report: We of .the Forei,g1nl Bora~d realioo 0IUJr great respons.i'bHity;
es,p,ecially i!n: 'the U-ght of reloent developments-tJhe ~r,8'at CQin
fliot and, havoiC ofw:ar. Wie p,ra'ise GOd: for the prote'otion of OUir mislsdon!ari'e's;anid our work in Indlia.
We 'are gI'ial1Jeful fOil' !the ,e'xeellent 'WOIrkcarried on by Rev. and Mrs'. Joh'llI C. 'TlaJY'lor, ,Jr. ,Eisrpedally the, reeen,t reports' concelrllling translliation 'Work. 'T!he nwtive chur'ch hasl shown a real developmenlt. A young man, Herbert Jos;eph, 'and his, wife Salomle, have botJh findshed 'tJhe ISeminary 'COours'e. Herbert is, now prus;tor of rt;he R:urkicongregwtioll'.
Theeootr;a yela,r at home', of Or. andi ,'Mirs. JOIhn C. Taylo'1', Sr., has :proved,a ble:ssling1. T:hey have, minister,ed to. the Home M~s's:i'on work in' Ken'tucky, thus 'compLetinlg 'the cycle of our mi:slsiona;ry activilty-h!a,ving :been not Oonly at HOIuston, and India, but also yearSI ago at Los AngeJ'es, Cal. Tlh:eir vres'ence :has ,been a re'al bleslslin/g tOi usr. We hrave'come ,to know tJhem better and to alplp,reci:ate, their isterllillig Ohrristian ohara,Cite,r. We alsk the pray,elI"s of all QUI' member,s; for them 'as they leave us to return to India.
Ln view: of the :l'8Icent ill!c'rn,as[ng1 ,cost of livdng, and, :the dleCl'eaS'e in ill!ve,sltmentslltlhe Board would ,request !/:!hat the churCihes end,eavor to rais;e :their Foreign Misision, Budget suhs!i:Jantially.
The Tr'ea!s'Urer's: I1epoI'lt ha-s been re,ceived and' is ,tOo be read on the ,f1loor of Synod.
We sulbmit the fo}llowdng recommen'dations: 1. 'T~!I'alt Dr. ,and, Mrs. T'ay'llOr, Sr., he sent balck to Indta, as
our s,enior mi'sls!ioilJaries, land that he be siupedllltendent of ,the Mlis'sion in Iindiia.
2. T'hla-t Dr. and Mr:S\. T'ay'lor be granted $.2,50.0 for traveling expen's'e:sl.
3. 'That tJhe, BU'dg'et be alsl folilotwS i :
a. Dr. and 'Mrs. John C.TaylOor, S~., sala:ry $150000; child allowance $3,50 . . ................................... $18,50
The report was received and the recommenda-tions taken up seriatim.
The first recommendation was adopted. The second recommendation was adopted. The third recom,menda tion was adopted. The report was adopted as a whole.
The report of the Treasure1r of the ForoiQ:Tl Mis'" sion Board was given by Robert W. Stewnrt. REPORT OF THE TREA'SURER OF THE FOREIGN MISSION
8'-2'7-42 lS,abibaith S.clhool, Birthday Offering .. . 2~ 3-43 Y. W. M. S., Speda.l ............... . 4- 3-43 W. M. IS. . .......... ',' ............ .
Los, Ang'eles" Calif. 3-11-43 Sa:bbatih, School, B~lble' Woman ..... . 3-11-43 Mlis's, Ramsley, Supporlt of Boy ....... .
Darlington R. P. Church 5-2,6·42 Congregation, Whilte OhUfiCh ....... . 5,.26-42 W. iM .. is,. . ...........•...••.......... 8-27-42 Sla:bbat:h SlChool 4-30-43 Congregation .
•••••••••••••• 1 •••••••
Republican City, Clay Center, Kans.
8-27-42 W. M .. S ...... ',' .................... . 11-2;7-42 WalLace Benson 11-2:7-42 Nevin Ohe1stnIUt .................... . 11-27-42 Jamelsl ChesltnUit ........ '" ........ .
2- 3-43 Mrs. F. C. Lathrop ................. .
Fairview Churc,h, Fairview, Pa.
213.00
60.0.0 3,5.0'0
5.00 30.00 17.50 3,5.8:0
5.00 10.00 1<5.0'0 10.00 15'.0,0
5-26-42 L. M. 8. ....................... '1' • • • 10.00 4- 3-43 Salbbath ,Slchool ..................... 10.73
96.60
95.00
818.30
55.00
5-11-43 W. 1M. S. ........................... 10.00 30.73
Duanesbulrg'h, New York 11-27-42, Sa!bbaJtih: ScIh'Ool ..................... 14.58 14.5&
Women's Presbyterial, Western Presbytery 8-27-42, Thank Offe,ring ..................... 31.3'7 31.37
10-29-42 Mr. Frank Harbison ................ 50.00 12-22-42 Rev. F. A. Jur~at ................... 50'.00
3-11-43 A F'rdend ........................... 100.00: 3-11-43 A F'nienld ........................... 2'0.00 4-30-43 Dr. W. R. McChe,s'ney ................ 25.0'0 275.00
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6L }·42 12- 1-42
6-23~42
12-2'2-42
1-14-43 5-12-43
Inter e Sit Daiily Balances ............... Lnltere.s1t Daily BalanlCes ..............
Inte.re'st Oolumbi,a Bldg. & Loan .....
In1tere.slt 'Columibila Bldg. & 'Loan ......
Interest f.rom Eilldiowment IllIDe,rest from E:ndowment
2,8.49 20.71 49.20
11.2'5 11.25 22.50
10,00.00 833.52 1833.52
10-2'9-42 Home Misslioll) Boalrd :by Dr. TaylOir .. 34.96 Home Mi,s'Siion Boa!rd by Dr. Taylor .. 41.67 76.62
May 12, 1943, Total H,e1oe.iprts .............. $3560.98 May 12. 1942, Hal. in Current Ace ......... 4733.30
DiSibursements 6-13~42 Rev. H. C. Carson, IrucidenDaLSI ....... . 6-13 .. 42 Rev. H. C. Carson, Fore1i,gn Misislion
COIn, ............................... . 6,-13-42 Re'v. H. C. Garson, Fee for Convellition ,6-17-42, Rev. R. W. Site-Wiart, Adm. Fund ... . 7- 7-42 'lVIiis's 8imonds, OOPYling CharlDe!r ..... . 7-11-42 Rubber Stamp and Padl ............. .
5-26-42, Sp'eci'aJ.s of Mis!s, Rlamlsey .............. 1-14-4·3 'Spleeials of Bethel Y. W. M. S. . ...... 5-12-43 Specials of MiSis Rlamsey ...............
5-2,~42 Dr. 'T'aylor, HOUiSIe Rent ................ 5-2'6-42 Dr. Taylor, Tlravel E~penlse .. .......... 7- 9-42 Dr. T'aylor, Medii,cal ;SIU'IJIP Ii es 5- 1-43 Dr. Tayllor, Adv'ance on Trip to India
6-19-42 Dr. and, IM'l's. Tay'lor, ~B8)lary
7- 9-42 Dr. 'and Mrs,. Taylor, Sa1a:ry 7-31-42 Ur. anld 'Mirs. T'aylor, Salary 9- 5-42 Dr. and Mr,s'. 'Taylor, Slal'ary
10-29-42, Dr. and Mrs:. Taylor, Salary 11-27-42 Dr. and Mrs. T1aylor, Salary
1-25-43 Dr. ailldl Mrs. T:aylor, IS!al'ary 3-11-43 Dr. and Mrs. Tlay,lor, ISal'ary 5- 1-43 Dr. and Mrs. T'ay~or, Salairy, iMia Y' 1943<
May 12, 1943, Total Disbursements' ........ $4546.59 May 12, 1:943, Bal. in Cur-rent A:CIC ••••••••• 3747.169
$8294.28 There i,s' Q'll! 'handl 4lh s'ha;resllBuild1ng and Loan paid-up stock
rece,iV'ed from Dr. SavRlge'sEstate. 'The fol!lo,willlg' amountSi hav:e been, re.ce1V'ed since this: re'port
wasl made, up ,and will be ,cRlfI'1eidl in ne'xt year's report. 5th R. P.Conlgregation, P!hilad'elp!hia .......... 80.0{) Houston Miiss,ion 5.0'0 85.00
Capli:tal O'n hand to' be' inV'e's'ted ...................... $2500.00
$34500.00
Respectfully submitted,
ROBERT W.BTElW ART',Treasurer.
The report was received and referred to the Auditing Committee.
Dr. John C. Taylor presented the report of the Committee on Presbyterial Heports as follows:
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REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON PREiSBYTERIAL
REPORTS
Your Clommittee Dn PretSibyterra1 :Reports has' examined the re'pDrts Df the IPreshyteriesl Df PhUadelpMa, Plttslbur;gh, OhiO', Western and Saharanpur.
We r'egret to' ;report that thecongregatiDn Df Republican City, Kansals, is very much d'is'courag1edJ and IhDpe that sOome way maybe' found to' revive this Clhur,ch.
OhiO' PreslbYitery repDrts Dllie s,tud'ent (GDrdDn TaylDr) under ins care in Seminary. PlhHadelphia Preshytery repDrts' the licensing Df M:r. CarlO' 'LazzarO', a member Df 'Third Ohurc'h, whO' had ibeen under the care O'f IPresibytery. Phil'aJdel,phia Presbytery als,D reports ,the instruIlatiDn of R:ev. A. E. Parsons as' pastor Df the Duanes'buI1g1h Ohurch.
Saharanpur Presbytery reports that Mr. A1braham was appOinted sitated suppTy Df tlhe Dehra 'Dun Ohur'ch in India. The cDngregaHDn had a'ppli.ed fDr Ihis O'rdina<tiDn 'but after examination Df the candidate Preshytery delCoi,dfed nDt to' Drda..in him at this, time,.
PittlS/burlgh Pres1bytery re1por:t:s. ,t,he ap'pointment Df Rev. D. PDJ'lter WillHams as slt;ated supply Df the Fairview Church, and his: enrDllment as as'sociate membe;r of the Pres'bytery.
T·he Pittsburgh, HO'ustDn and Rep'U!blican CUy Ohurche's are valcant. T!he SessiDn of the Piltts!burgh ChuJ'lch has' !been able to' make arrangements fDr supplies' fDr their ,pulp,it, but, ISO' far, nO' arrangements have been made fDr Ithe Dther twO' Churches.
YDur Oommittee recommends the ,granting Df the r,equest Df Wes'tern Pres,bytery fDrcontinued help fDr iMiss Ramsey in the sum Df $400.
YDur CDmmittee. alsO' recommends that the fDrms fDr cDngregatiDnal and Presbyterial repof,tsi be revised and! that a cDmmittee be apPDinted to' report the'ir recDmmendatiDns: at the 1944 me,eting Df General' SynDd.
Respectfully suhmitted,
THEIODOIRJEi S. WiRA Y JOHN C.T'A:YILOR
The report was received and the reeommendutions taken up seriatim,.
Recom,mendation number one was adopted.
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Recommendation number two was adopted. The report was adopted as a whole.
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It was voted that the courtesies of the floor be extended to the Misses glva Foster and Lois Turner.
General Synod then adjourned by resolution. The Moderator called on Rev. R. W. Stewart to adjourn with prayer.
The SixthSitt,ing
Same Place, Monda~, M,ay 24th, 1943 - 9 A,. M. The General Synod was called to order by the
Moderator, who constituted the court with prayer. Rev. R. W. Stewart was then introduced by the Moderator and led the court in appropriate devotions upon the subject, The Church, Its ~Iission. Scripture, Matt. 28: 19, 20. The roll was called. The minutes of the fifth sitting were read and on motion approved.
Dr. R. W. Chesnut gave the report of the Committee on Nominations as follows:
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON NOMINATIONS
Trustees of the Theolog,ical Seminary 1944-T'heo. S. W,ray, ISlamuel Black, Hugh Troland.
1945-Harold Mililer, WiiUiam Hienry, Robert Nelson. 1946r--1Wiilliam P. Green, Raymond: Ge1tlty, ROibert Stewart.
Board of Home M iss,ions
1944-P. "V. Duncan, J. A. Hocanson, S. L. Robb. 1945-R W. Wa;tters!on, R. W. Ohesnut, Charles A. Hood. 1946-lF'elixMcIntosh, Samuel Ward, F. A. Jurkat.
IBoard of Foreign Missions F. A. Jurkat, R. W. :S:tewart,Theo. S. Wray, William P.
Green, A. E. Parsons, Chalmers glder, J. W. Graham, Raymond Getty, Samuel Black, Waldo Chesnut, C. iL. 'MiHiken, So H. Wasson.
Executive Committee of the Foreign Miision Board F. A. Jurkat, R.. W. StewaJ1t, Willtiam P. Green, Theo. S.
Wray, Slamuel Blackl. Board of Chu,rch Exte'nsion
Theo. S. Wray, Raymond, Getty, iNo.rrnan P. McHattie, Samuel Ward, P. W. Duncan, Wmiam P. Green, J. W. Graham.
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Committee on Credentials R. W. Cib e,s nut, P. W. Duncan, R. W. Stewart, Samuel Ward.
Superintendents of Theological Seminary 'Tiheo. S. Wray, R. W. Stewart, Samuel Ward.
Committee on Lamb Fund Will1iam P. Gr,een, Samuel Ward, P. W. Duncan.
Disabled Ministers' Fund F. A. Jurka;t, R. W. !Sltewart, P. W. Duncan, A. E. Parsons,
S. H. Wasson, L. O. ROtbb, Chalmers: Elder. Board of Edu'c,ation ,
F. A. Jurkat, W. R. McChesney, Wlayne R. I Duncan.
The report was adGpted.
Dr. F. A. Jurkat offered the follGwing resolution which was adopted:
Resolved that General SynGd has heard with extreme sorrow the news of the t'ragic passing Gf Samuel Osborne, an elder for 19 years in the Fir8t Reformed Presbyterian Church of Pittsburgh; and instruct the !Stated Clerk to send a letter of condolence to' the family.
The CGmmittee on Discipline ·would submit their report as follGws:
We WGuid say nO' matters were presented to us during the year for adjudication. In regard to the Book of Discipline, we WGuid recOInmend to' General Synod that we as a committee be continued throughO'ut the year to' revise the Book of Discipline.
Vl e WGuid further recO'mmend that steps be taken for the reprinting' of McLeod's E!cclesiastical Catechism.
Committee, R. VV. Stewart, F'. A. Jurkat. This report with its recommendations was·
adopted. The Committee on the Pension Plan reported
as follows: REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON PENSION PLAN
The fo:Uowing report on the Pension Plan ilS' presented by your commlittee.
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PROPOSED PlENIS[!ON PLAN FOR THIEl RlE1FORMED HRiElSIBYTERIAN CHURCH GENIEIRAL ,sYNOD
Tlhe cDmmitJteels repDrt fDllDWS: I ntrod uction
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'The ne'ces'sity of a pens'iDn p,lan fDr our ffi'inisters i&' apparent. The SynDd Df 1941 aPPDinted' aCDmmi:tte,e to' WDrk Dn a p,ensiDn plan fDr the minilsters Df Dur church. The cDmmittee made a repDrt in 1942: which was' publis/hed in the minutes Df
Synod for 1942, ,pag'es: 143-144. The ISlynod apprDved the slix recommendatiDns Df the committee whtch were made at that time. Tlhes'e recDmmenda:1JiDnIS/ were very m:eager as ,the CDmmittee was' not certa1n what the sentiments' Df SynDd would be. The Synod further instructed ,thecDmmittee to' investigate more ful[y the Dff.er Df the Presbyterian 'Minislters" Fund and g'end 'the details ItO' each eligilble minis,ter. 1. Pension Plan Recommended.
(1) The ministers' Df the RefDrmed Preshyterian Church, General SynDd, whO' are ,Olver the arge Df '50' at the time Df the adDpHDn Df this plan shall 'be cared fOr under the committee of the Disabled: Mini,sters" Fund. This' fundi is to' be used fDr such needy cas,esl and each 'c'hurch is urged to' make a suhstantial contnilbutiDn ea'ch year to' said fund ,to' help defray its expenses.
(2) T~he retirement 'age shaH be set a:t 65 for Dur p;resent active ministers and future ones. A p,ens,ion of $700.00 per annum sihall be ,paid all minister'S of the church whO' are under the age Df 30, when they aClce'P'tthe plan, and whO' shall have made their cDntr,ibutiDns ,to' the 'paan regularly frDm the time Df their entrance intO' it until they attain the age Df 65, and whDs'e churches have paid their prDper proportions' during their periDd. For thDse over 30 years of age and under 50 years of age there will be a propnrtiDnate decrea,se in per annum benefits. (See af'fiixedl srcal,e).
(3) 'rhecDst of ,the pensiDn; i. e., bhe payment that must be made each year during active servii'Cre to' prDvide fDr a $700.00 incDme Dr it prDpDr,tiDna,te decreased benefits will be divided intO' twO' .par,tsi; one-tJhi,rd to' he paid by the minister hims:elf. and two-t!hlird!s' to' Ibe paid by the localchur'ch he serves. Any church paying less than a grDss sa,lary Df $1000 per annum can app,ly to General Srynod to' help defray the expenses of the needed premiulill.
(4) E:Very minislter Df the RefDrmed Presbyterian Church, Geneml Synod, Dn andl after attaining the a'ge Df 65 upon retirement frDm active :service; i. e., the relinquishment Df a~1y or
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all salaried rella,tionship.s: inconnedio.n with the church, may participate in the pensi'On p'lan, as he:neinafter o.utlined.
(5) AlI minis:teI1s' up to and in'cluding those who were 50 years, of age, BlS 'Of June 1, 1943, are eUgi!ble to ,participate in the pensaon plan in a'Clcordanoe WHlh paragr8.lph 2 and< 3 above. II. Agency Selected from Pe'nsion Plan.
A situdy was made of the pensi'On 'Or retirement plans o.ffered by several agencies', the slpe'cial Retirement Annuity offered by the Rre,shyte:rian Min-islters' Fund for ,Life Insurance, was adopted as the pens.io.n 'plan and' tJhe [F'und·, alS' the a'gency through Which to. guarantee the p,roPo.sed p'lan. T:his parUcular contract has been adopted ,by a nUIUlber o.f other religious organizations and with certain amendments., is read,illy accepted as our pension plan. The IPreslbyterian Ministers' Fund is the oldes't Life Insurance and Annuity Organiz!atio.n in this country. While it was' o.:nganized in 1717 by PreSlby'terian ministers, ,it is neither a board nor a departmen.t of any parU,cular Pres,byterian church and itS' 'benefits are a vana~b1:e to all Protestant clergymen. I II. Th,e Nature of the Contract.
The contract ,provides ,thwt &n 'co.nslideration of a definite premium payment hav·ing heen made ealch year, from the date of entrance into the plan to retirement age at 65, the Presbyterian Min:is'ters' Fund, Philadelphia, guarantee,s a specific mon'thI! income for life eommendng at age 65. The yearly premium should Ibe paid annually:i<n advance OJ' if this is not convenient arrangements may be made for instaHment payments.
The contract will Ip,rovide the follo.wing benefit's': IV. Income at Retirement.
A guaranteed yearly inco.me of $700.00 for life for all those entering the plan before 30 years of age with a pro.Portio.nal decreas'e in payments fnr t!ho.s1e above ,that age. There is, an additio.nal f.eature in the event of .the annuHant's death in lesls than 134 m'OntJhs after inco.me 'payment'S s,tart. In this cas'e the benef1cia,ry wiU relceivel the balance o.f fue monthly inco.me payments until the to.tal payments: equall 134 mo.nths. Ho.wever, if the annuitant isurvive,s· past' the 134 mo.nths the payments will c'Ontinue to c'Ome monthly until the co.ntract is .terminated by death. T'he annUlitant shall not Ihave the privHege o.f electing either an 'Opti'Onal 'selttlment ,pllan of inco.me, o.r any ot!her age at which income ,shall begin except wH!h the appro.val and consent of General Srynod and ,the Preshyt'erian Ministers' F'und. V. Death Benefits Before Retirement.
Death benefits after the seco.nd to. third year and befo.re
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retirement are never less tJoo'n the premiums paid and 'are greater than the latter ye'ar.
Intlhe event 'Of the death of the annuitant prior to the retirement aJge of 65:
1. If the 'annuitant is :mar,ried,. ,the entire death benefit SihaH be p'ayable to hils, widow or dependent children. If neither widow or d'ep'endent children :survive the annuitant, this amount shall be paid one-third to any othe~ beneficiary named by the annuitant and two>·thirds to the' Disabled 'Mlinis:ters:' iF'und, of the R!eformed Preslbyt,erian Church, General Synod.
2. If the annuitant is not married, the death benefits shall be paid, one-third to any ben'eificiary named, by the annuitant, and two-thirds to the Disab'led lMlinislters' Fund, of the Reformed P:res'byterian Church, General lS~n'Od. VI. Death Be,nefits After Retirement.
In the event of death after ret:irement and before the completion 'Of the guaranteed minimum annuity period of 134 :months:
1. If the annuitant is married, the remaining payments shall be paid in full as' they faJH due, to hi,s, widow or depend'ent children. * If neHhe;r widow nor dependent ,children Isurvive the aI1Jluitant the remaining annuities shall 1 be ,p'aid one-third to any other benefidary named by the annuil1)ant and two-thirds,to the Disabled Ministers" Fund, of the Reformed Presrbyterian Chur'c'h, General Synod.
2. ]if the annuitant is not married, the remaining payments shall be p'aJid one-third to any beneficia:ry named by the annuitant, and two-thirds to the Di,s'abled Mini,sters' Fund of the Reformed Preshyterian ChurCh, Ge,neral Synod.
* (,T'he words "dependent chrIdren" as uSled herein shall mean any child or children under the age of 21 at the date 01' the death of the annuitant).
VII. Cas,h Surrender Valu,es. The contract may not Ibe surrendered for its stated cash
value eX}cept in the ev,ent of the termination of the annuitant's conne'ction wi,th the Reformed ,Preshyterian Church, General Synod, as ministe,r thereof and then only upon the conditions heI1einaft'er ,set forth.
VIII. Withdrawal from the Plan on Termination of Connection with the Ministry of the Reformed Presbyterian Church, General Synod.
Ill' the event of the te,rminia,tion of connection with the ministry of the Reformed Pre:slbyterian Church prior to retirement
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age, the annuitant shalll have the rilglhit to: 1. W~ithdraw Ihi.s a'ccUJmulated p,remiums' lin ll!C'cordance 'With
the ,table of guaranteed caslh surrender value,s provided in the cDntract in which event twoethirds of s'aid cash surrender values ,shall 'be returned to' the lDisaJhved Mlilllist,ens' fund, Df the RefDrmed Pres'by:terian Gh'llrehc, Genera,l :SynDd, Dr:
2. The' annuitant maye'lect a paid-up' Deferred Annuitly under which nO' further premium paymentSI would :be ,required, in wiMch event the Ilocalchurchelsl slhare Df premiums; previDus'ly pa'id would stand tDtlhe credit Df such annuity, but wDuld, in the event Df death, ibe returned in laccordance wilth the prDvis.fons s,et fDrth ahDve concernlillig d,eatJh henefits, Dr:
3. 'The annuitant may 'CDn:tinue the cDntract as originally wriHen 'in which event the p,remiums paid priDr to' withdrawal by the rrocal church would he trelat'ed in accDrdance with the sectiDn immediately ,p'reeed'ing; ibut, any premiums: paJd after withdrawal by the annuitanlt 'Would he the pmp,erty Df the minister,s and WDuid be treated the same, as' p~emiums' paid by him prior to withdra,wal.
IX. Withdrawal from the Plan on Termination of Any Connection with the Reformed Presbyterian Chur'ch~ General Synod.
In the event Df w1thdrawa;1 from the plan because of terminatiDn of anycDnnectiDn with the R,efDrmed P:reSibyterian Ohur'ch, General Synod, prior to' retirement age, the annuitant shall have the I'Ii,ghttD:
1. Withdra w his 'accumulated premiums in aCCDrdance with the table Df g'Ularanteed cash surr;ender values prDvided in the CQntract in which event tWD-tJhkds Df cash surrender valUe shall be r,eturned to' the Disaihled Minislte,rs"Fund Df the RefDrmer! Presibyt'erian Church, Generall SynDd and ,two-,third'SI Df the accumulated dividends lessl anycharlges which may have been advanced to' pay premiums, or:
2. The annuitant may elect, at the time Qf withdrawal, to' reimburse tlhe Disabled Minist,ers" Fund' of the Reformed Presbyter,ian Church, General Synod, tWD-thirds, Df the cash surrender value and two-thirds' Df the dividend accumulations plus any charge:s which may have been advanced to' pay premiums and r,etain the contract indtvidua'lly with the Presbyterian IMin'lsters' Fund. X. Dividends.
ThiscDntract Ishan p,ar<ticipate in the excess earnings of tfueCQmpany and any dividends that are declared shall at all
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times' :be under the control of the Disalbled Ministers' Fund, of the ReformedPres,bytedan Ohurclh, General Synod, and at matUriity one-third', les's any ehatge,s whicih may have been made against any individual contract, shal'l aecumulate at compound interest as p,rovided in said ,contract ,and be added to the guaranteed cash value of ,the contract to incriease the r,etirement annuity at retirement age. 'The othe,r two-thirdis of the dividends shall at all times be under fu'llcontrol of SY'nod'sl Board of Trustees of the Reformed Pres'byterian Church, General Synod. Dividend accumulations 'shan be ,siubject to thecondit!ions hereinbefore set forth relating tocaslb value and dea,th 'benefits. XI. Participation in Pension Plan.
1. ParticilpatJing at the present time in the pension pllan is 'purely voluntary on the p'art of the, 'minis,ter and church.
2. Mini,sters. and chul'chesl who a1pplrove the plan and wish to participate should ,immediately fHI in the date requested on the application b'lank f'Or Retirement Annuity con,trad, and silgn the application Iblank.
3. Ind'ividual R,etirement Annuity ,contracts will be iSlsued by the Pres'by,tertan Ministersi'Fund, Philade,lphia, Pa., in the name of each minister who becomes' a member of the plan. These contracts 'win be held by the, Olerk of General Synod of the iReformed Presbyt,erian Ohurch, Genera,l Synod, but a duplicate thereof wiU be furnisihed ,tlhe indiiv.idual ministe,r upon requeslt. XII. Additional Retirement Annuity.
Minis,ters, have the privi'J.ege of sleeuring additional amounts of Retirement Annuity at the' regular rates offered by the PresbYlterian Min,is,ters" Fund at the time such annuity is purchas'ed. XIII. Cost of Pension Plan Based on Annuity Rates Submitted
by the Presbyterian Ministers' Fund, Philadelphia, Pa., for all our Ministers 30 years of age, and under 50 is herewith enclosed.
Pension Plan fo·r the Reformed Presbyte'rian Church, General
Synod - As of Ju,ne 1, 1943. Installment Refu'nd Life
Annuity Deferr'ed to Ag.e 65 - Male Date of Age Y.ears, to Annual Monthly Annual mrth Retirement Annuity Annuity Premium
1. The Cle'rk of General Synod, Ibe empoiWiered to enter upon and negotiate' contmcts' between tlhe PreSibyte,rian Minislters' Fund, and the individual,s! and churches d:esking the Pension Plan.
2. The Clerk s!haU have thepo,wer to negotiate aU contracts, andtthe,y shall be he'ldby Clerk of Synod in accordance with the p'roV'isionsl Qf the p,lan.
3. Tlhe Clerk sbaU be empowered to bHl the churches and m~nislters, for ,thmr share of p,remiums. These bills: to Ibe sent before or on Ap,ril 1. Thes'e 'Premiums slhalHbe due lMlay 1, after which date they shaH be conSlideI\ed delinquent.
4. A 'cO'PY' of the a1bove' ,s'igned Iby the Clerk and Moderator of General Synod, and properly notarized concerning this a1cti'On shal'l be Slent to the Pres:byterian Ministers" Fund.
Res'peetfully submitted, WIiLlLIAM IP. GREEN, C'hairman F. A. JlUIRKAT' T. S. WRAY
The report was adopted.
The report of the Board of Disabled Ministers was given by the Secretary, R. W. Stewart, as follows:
The Report of the Board of Disabled Miniaters' Fund
The report of the Treasurer of the Board shows the condition of our finances and indicates the Treasurer has paid to Dr. R. W. Chesnut $150.00 as directed by General Synod and an additional $150.00 upon the instruction of the executive committee and ra tified by the Board meeting in full session.
Tp.e Board would bring before General Synod the following recommendations:
1. The payment of $300.00 to Dr. R. 'V. Chesnut in consonance with the general purposes of the Fund for the ensuing year. -
2. The Board would request that a special collection be taken up sometime during the year for the
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current fund of the Board of Disabled Ministers. Submitted by
Robert W. Stewart, Secretary. The report was received and the recommenda-
tions taken up seriatim. Recommendation number one was adopted. Recommendation number two was. adopted. The report as. a whole was adopted.
The report of the: Treasurer of the Disabled Ministers' Fund was, given by the Treasurer, Dr. F. A. Jurkat. REPORT OF TREA,SURER OF DISA,BLED MINISTERS' FUND
Ballance May 1, 1942 .................. " ............... $18'52.55
Receipts
Dividends, Cincinnati Gas & Elec:tric s'tock ............ $ 10.00 Dividends, Columbia Ga,s' & Electr,i,c p'refeflred ........ 10.00 Dividends, Columbda Gas & Electric preferred ........ 75.00 Divid,ends', Pu.re Od! ,prefe'rred ........................ 18.00 Dividend's, U. IS. Printling and, Litho,gr:apihing ,preferred .. 24.00 Dividendls~ Amefi.c.an Rolling MHl common ............ 5.70 Interest, Oedarville Federal Savings: & Loan Ass.'n .... 52.06 Contribution, Duaneslburgh 'Congregation .............. 6.80 Oontrtbwtioll', Third Philadelphia, Congregation ........ 50.00 Contribution, F1fth Philadel}>'hia Congregation ......... 115.00
$220,9.11 Disibursement, .to Rev. R. W. Chesnut................. 300.00
Balance, May 1, 1943 •................................. $190'9.11 F. A. JUIRKAT, Treasurer.
The report was reeeived and referred to the Auditing Committee.
Dr. F'. A. Jurkat reported for the Board of Education as follows: The only report we have is to refer you to the report of the Treasurer of the Board.
Dr. F. A. Jurkat gave the report. of the Treasurer of the Board of Education.
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REPORT OF TREAISURER OF BOARD OF EDUCATION
Dividends! on 36 shares C. N. & C. stock .. , .............. $216.00 Interest, Fedeml F1arm Lo.an bonds .................... 42.00
$258.00 Disburs'ed to Cedarvilrle Col:lege ........................ $258.00
1 43/47th share,s Union Light, IHeat, & Power C.o. Ca'pUtal Stock. $700 in Cons.olidlated F'ederal Fa,rm Loan Bonds'.
W. R McCHIEISlNiEIY, Treasurer.
This report was received and referred to the A udi ting\ Comnli ttee.
The report of the Com.mittee on the Advocate was given by Rev. Theo. 8. Wray as follows:
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON THE ADVOCATE
Your committee .on the Adlvocate would make the following recommEmdations for the c.oming year:
1. We recommend that the Advocate continue to be published for the coming year under the same general arran,gements as heretofore.
2. We recommend an appropriation O'f $250 be made from the Administration Fund to supplement the printing of the Advocate for the ensuing year.
3. We recommend ;that the d,efidt .of $24.50 be paid from the Adminiistmtion Fund.
4. We re,commend that the editor and pu!blisher of the A(lvocate be instructed to. pu:bUsh the minutes of General !Synod and that the treasurer of General Syn.od he insitructed to pay $150 for the cost of the same from tlhe Admin.istration Fund.
,5. We recommend that each pastor in General Synod submit an a,ppl'op,riate ann1ual arUc1e as folilow:s':
September, William P. Green; Oct()lber, R. W. Sltewart; Nov1ember, A. E. Parsons; December, Theo. S. Wray; January, W. R. McOhesney; February, S. :S. W:ard; March, Paul Duncan; Ap.ril, F. A. Jurkat; May, Mis,s Martha Rams,ey.
We, praise the editor of the Advocate for his consecrated
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and ·effilC'ient serv)ice in pre'Pa.ring regularly with litHe .outside as'slistance a commendable Christian magaz,ine, as .one .of the str.ongeslt m!ediums t.o kcee'P' .ourSiCattered c.ongI'leglatiQns together. We strQngly urge that eadh p.ruslt!Otr or qualified, appointed representat[ve, regularly submit locall new.s· items which would he .of general int.elfes·t.
THEO. 8. WRtA Y F. A. JURKA'T'
Committee.
The report was received and the recommenda-tions taken up seriatim ..
The first recommendation was adopted. The second recomlnendation was adopted. The third recomm.enda tion was adopted. The four recommendation was adopted. The fifth recolllmenda tion was adopted. The report was adopted as a whole. The Ireport of the Treasurer of the Board of
Church Extension was given by Rev. Wm. P. Green. REPORT OF THE T'REASURER OF BOARD OF CHURCH
EXTENSION OF THE REFORMED PRES·BYTERIAN CHURCH IN NORTH AMERICA
MAY 22~ 1943
COllumbia Gas and E,lectric Co .. , 9 months ............. $ 18.75 Reoeiptsi
Champion Pa.per and F.ihe,r Co. ....................... 264.00 Pure 01,1 'CIO. .......................................... 6:6.00 United Corp.oration, 15 mQnths ........................ 16.00 James, Adam Bequest ................................. 44.69 Home Protective Savings and Loan ................... 60.00 Government B.onds-Ooupons Ser'ie,sl F ................ 90.01) Government B.onds'-Intereisit Series G .................. 25.00 Home :Mlission Boa.rd---;Interest 2 Y'ear,s ................ 15.00 Los Angeles:R. P. Ohur'Clll, Int'ereslt one year .......... 11.50 Darlington R. P. Church, Interest one year ............ 160.00
$ 770.94
Disbur'sements Rev. R. W. Ohesnut, Ordnance ........................ $ 20.00 Rev. R. W. SteiWar;t, Treasurer Adminisltration Fund .. 125.00 .Mliss Martha Ramsey, M,is,sion salary ................ 300,00
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D .. M. Rleid, 'T'reasurer Student Minis,ter Fund ....... . Mis's' M:a~tJ;la Ramsrey, lRep,airs, !Los Angeles Chul1ch .... . Beav;81r County Trust CD., Safe depDsit bDX
115.66 100.00
2.40
Balance ................................. $ 107.88 Ba'lance frDm last year 106.11
$ 213.9'9 DarlingtDn R. P. Churdh-Pay;ment Drr loan ............ 1500.00
The report was received and referred to the A udi ting Committee.
The General Synod then stood in recess to meet a t the call of the Moderator.
This session of General Synod did not resume business.
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The IS·eventhSitting
Same Place, Monday, May 24th, 1943 - 1 :310 P. M. The General Synod was called to order by the
Moderator, who constituted the court with prayer. After the ealling of the roll, the minutes of the
sixth session were read and on motion approveu. Dr. John C. Taylor gave the report of the Com
mittee on the Lamb Fund. REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON LAMB FUND
Your Committee 'On the Lamb Fund 'would report as' follows: 1. A request was' made of tlhe 'T'rl1Sltee:sl from the Ohio
Pres,byt·ery durilllgt'he past year for studellit aid for Gordon Taylor in the Cedarville Seminary. Tille same was· granted and payment made.
2. A delayed request 'hasl been .received from S'wharanpur PreslbY'tery for $300 for Herbert Jos,eph's, 3 yea.rs Seminary expenses· in the Saharanpur Seminary. A further request for student aid ·fior $300 for Naran:jan La! for hiisl 3 years· €xpens'€s in the Engtish Seminary at J'U!bibalpur will be, received some:time dUl1ing the present year.
3. We would remind members of General Synod that the Lamb Fund is available to aidl any worthy Reformed Preshyterian s,tudent tll1roug'h any approved' seminary. Noth.ing would deHght yourcommiUee more tJhan to s,ee this: fund put to its intended' use. We would recommend:
1. Tlhat ·theamount given for ISltud·ent aid be dncreased from $100 per y'ear to $150 per year for a s·illlgie man, .it thought neces,sary hy the Icommittee.
2. That the MIlIOunt given for student aid for a marriet~
student shall be $300 per year if thoUight necessal yby the COl.ilmittee.
3. Tlhat Dr. F. A. Jurkat be reimbursed $5 from the Lamb Fund Wlhieh he advanced: to John 'T'aylor for student aid in 193i8-1939,the same having been requested by the Western Presbyte,ry in their recommendations of 1940 but which througH 0 . ~
slight was not reported by the Lamb Fund Committee. 4. That 'all student l'oallis' Ibe s'ecur·ed by a sulitahly executed
note, guaran teedj in writ·lng !by some reliahle .s,econd party. In the events of tlhe student's witihdrawal from the denomination within: five yearsl after graduation, he shaU be asked to pay back the loan in inverse proportion to the number o:f years he
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has s'erved the denomination. His P:r'eslbytery is' ordered to collect the note before d'ismi,s's1ng ham.
5. We recommend that the Board' of T'rUSltees of the 8emina,ry proee,ed to coUect the 1$200 loaned to' Gavin Reilly' from the Lamb Fund for his Seminary .exp,enses.
T. s:. WRAY JOHN C. TAYLOR
The report was received and the recon1menda-tions t.aken up seriatim.
Recommendation number one was adopted. Recommendation number two was adopted. Recommendation number three was adopted. Recommendation number four was adopted. Recommendation nUlnber five was adopted. The report as a whole was adopted. Dr. F. A. Jurkat presented the report of the
Auditing Committee: We have audited the following financial re
ports and found them correct: Adlninistration Fund; Disabled }\tEni sters '
Fund; Theolog~ca] Seminary and Lamb Fund; Board of Foreign l\;[issions; Board of Church E:xtension; Board of Education; Robert Young Bequest; Board of Home Missions; and Publisher of the A(lvocate.
F.A. Jurkat A. E. Parsons
The report was received and on motion ap proved.
At this tin1e the Stated Clerk presented the new Minute Book that had been secured during the year according to General Synod's direction, and on motion was approved for the work done.
The following resolution was made by Rev. Wm. P. Green and seconded by Rev. Paul W. Duncan:
Resolved that the sum of $600 be appropriated for the Administration Fund of the General Synod and that it be secured by assessing the Boards of the church as follows:
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Theological Seminary Fund .......... $325.00 Board of Church Extension ........... 125.00 Board of Foreign Missions ............ 100.00 Board of Home l\fissions . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 50.00
Total .......................... $600.00 -This resolution was adopted.
The report of the Home Mission Board was presented by the Secretary, Rev. Paul W. Duncan.
REPORT OF THE HOME ,MISISION BOARD
'This iSI the report of rtJhe Board of Home' Mislslions to the General Synodl of the Refiormed Presibyterian Chllrch, meeHng in the FaiirvieiW Reformed Pres'bYlteri:an Crrl1Lfich at Fairview, Pa., May 24, 1943.
As another y:ear of Ohristli'an Endeavor has come to a close in our Home Mislsion fields ,in K.entUicky and California we rejoice as· a Board for the 3!c:hievementsl and tlhe accompiJisihmentE of our workers. Miss. >Hams:ey aiwaysl has, wortJhwhile things' t'O teU us' and everyone is: Iglad: that in the' providence of God, Dr. and IMrs. J'Ohn 'T1aylor, Sr., have belen aMe to s'pend on-e year at Hous,ton, Ky., in Home 'Mislsion work and as: they plan soon to return to India to take up thelir Hf.e work ag,ain, we all wish them God's: riches:t bless1ing and we aeeept Dr. Tayllor's' res'ignation from Kentucky Mlislsion.
We indeed are d,eepily graceful to tihe Board of Ohurch Extension for their aid to Miss, Rams:ey and for their :goodly interest in the work at Los Ang'eles, Calif.
Requelstts' of the Board of Ohur,ch Extension to help carry on our wo,r'kl of Home M.issions' for Clay Center, Kans'as' ................................... $1,50.00
Misisl Martha J. Rams'ey ................................ 300.00 The Home Mislslion Board brought the following res'olutions
befor·e General Synod. 1. Resolved, That the general committee to superv,ise
the Turkley Creek Mis's'ion be Dr. W. RM:cGhesney and Dr. F. A. Jurkiat of ICedarV'ille" OIhio, and that they employ Dhe matron, teache,r,s and sup,erintendent and othe'r workers.
2. Resolved, 'That the hud'get for this ye.ar be slet at $21500 and that this amount he ,granted for ca.I'Irying 'On the Home Mission work during this year and tlhat it be al:lotted as· follows: Miislsionary for Community ............................. $450.00
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Superintendent on bas,is of a. year ............ , ........ 600.00 Teacher and Matron, nline months .................... 900.00 Incorporation of the Board .......... , ................. , 150.00
These salaries to he in monthly linSitallment,s'. Mis's' Martlha J. Ramsey ............................... 100.00 Miss Cunningham, Houston, Ky. ....................... 60.00 For Contingent ,Fund .................................. 150.00 General Etxpenses 90.00
$2500.0,0 3. Rie.solved, That Miss, E:lva Foster be the superintendent
of our Houston Mi,s'stion. 4. Resolved, That the superintendent of our H'Ouston Mis
s'ion submit a financial statement of all gifts and funds· re'ceived and disburs'ements to the Board 'Of Home Miissions, also that we heartily 'commend Iher for her fine. report of the pa.st year.
5. Res'olved, Tihattlhe IBoard of Home ~M!is'sions pay the int.e,rest on the loan for tlhe building of the new church.
6. Resolved, That we urge the ,churcihels' to contribute first to the budget of the' Board and then to t'he Contingent fund of the Houston Mis'sion to aid in earrying on the 'work there.
7. Resolvedl, That Dr. Wayne Watterson hecomrnended fOL' hiS! faithful services and the 'good work Ihe has' done for the Board of Home Mliss,ions' and that we a;pprove as a General Synod allbiiUs' he ha;s paid.
8. Resolved, That Dr. W:ayne Watte.rson 'be ins,tructed' to proceed with the incorporation of the Board of Home Missions of tihe iReformed P'f€lsbyteri'an Ohlueh in North America, and he be empoweired to take wlhatever legal step's are necessary, and that the Mode'rator alld Stated Clerk 'Of General Synod be empowered, to sign all documents, on this matter to which the s'ignatures, of General 8ynod a,fe required.
9. Resolved, 'T'hat we ap'point Dr. John Taylor to see to the construction of ,a drain to protect the new church.
10. Resolved, That we as a Board and also as General S.,e_ nod commend M.iss Susan J. CunningiJlam, Dr. and Mrs. JoiIln Tay,lor, Mis's.es E1va Foster, Leona Pea,rson, and Mary R. Adams. and all the' good peop;le of T'urkey .'Creek Misslion for their noble efforts in Chriistian work during the year in carrying on for the Maste,r. Also we wish to commend Dr. McChesney and Prof. Jurkat for the,ir continued intere.s,t and for all they have done through the years and furthermore in ou,r Los Angeles Mis'sion in California. W:e all a,re tihankful and glad we Ihav~
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sluch an 'efficient worker as Miss, Martha Ramsley. Respectfully SlUlbmitted,
PAUL WARJRJEJN DUNCAN, Secretary.
The report was received and the recommenda-tions taken up seriatim.
Recommendation number one was adopted. Recommendation number two was adopted. Recommendation number three was adopted. Recommendation number four was adopted. Recommendation number five was adopted. Recommendation number six was adopted. Reconlmendation nUlllber seven was. adopted. Recommendation numbe,r' eight was adopted. Recomlnendation nUlnber nine was adopted. Recommendaton number ten was adopted. rrhe report was adopted as a whole. / Upon a motion made by Rev. Theo. S. "\Vra:y,
seconded by Dr. Taylor and carried, Rev. Samuel S. Ward was instructed to prepa.re a sketch of the life of Miss Mary R. Adams, a worker in the l{entucky Mission, ,and that it be published in the Advocate.
At this time Miss E,lva Foster was given the floor of General Synod, and she gave a very interestingand encouraging report of the work done in the K.entucky Mission this past y~ar.
A standing vote of thanks was given ~liss Fos,ter for her good W9rk of the pOast year and for the interesting report to General Synod.
General Synod then stood in recess to nleet at the call of the Moderator.
Resumed 'Session a.t 4:45 P. M. The l\!foderator appointed Rev. A. E,. Parsons
to take the place of Rev. Robert Knapp on the C'omlllittee of Resolutions.
The report of the Board of Church Extension was given by Rev. Wm. P. Green a.s follows:
REPORT OF THE BOARD OF CHURCH EXTENSION
The Board' of Church Exte'll'siion has met and, !re'ports the following:
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During the past year the Board h!as hel,ped the Los An.ge:}e,s cO'ngregation to imp,rove the a,ppearanc'e of their ,church buHding by means O'f a ,coat of paint. The Board has'contributed toward the support of Miss' Hams'ey and has, aided in the preaching throughout the Los Ange:les a.rea.
It s'ubmits! to' ISynod the following ,recommendations: 1. It :is re'Commended that t'he Darlington R. P. Congrega
tion becommendedl for the way in wihiCih they have met the parmal repayment of their loan.
2. It ilS' recommend:ed that the sum of $150 be made availaMe to Weste,rn Pres'bY'tery for the Republ1i<can Oity Congregation, if necessary.
3. It is recommended that the sum of $300 be appropriated for Mis,s Rams'ey as per request of Western Pres!bytery.
4. It is, recommended that1:!he sum O'f $12.00 ,be appropriated to Wesltern Presbytery for the pu.rpose of es'tabHs'hing a new wO'rk! in the Los Angeles area and to as,sist Miss Rams,ey.
5. It is recommended that $150 be a,p'p,ropriat,ed to Philadelphia Pres'bytery for ex:tens'ion work in tlhat area.
6. It is, recommend.ed that $100 be aplpropriated to Pittsb'urgh Pre1shytery fO'r extension work in that area.
7. It is re,eommended that '$25 be ap'P,ropriated to Mr. S'tuart or to some one whom ihe ma)C desi,gnate for trans1portation, in order to' conduct ordinances' at Houston MissiO'n.
Res'pecHully suhmitted, WILI..I.AlM P. GRlEEN, Secret'ary ProT'em.
The report was received and the recOlnmenda-tions taken up seriatim.
Recommendation number one was adopted. Recommendation number two was adopted. Recommendation number three was adopted. Recommendation number four was adopted. Recommendation number five was adopted. Recommendation number six was adopted. Recommenclation number seven was adopted. rrhe report was ndopted as a whole. Rev. Theo. 8. Wray reported for the Comnlittee
on Federation as follows: REPORT OF THE COMIMITTEE ON FEDERATION
Your committee apPO'inted at the 1942 meeting of Synod to approach and IDHet li~e committees apPOiinted by other denom-
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inations to cons<ider and e:x:plore the pos'S-ibility of a federation of Reformed <Clhurch<e<sl wO"\lld repol1t as roW!ows<:
In November a 'conference of duly appointed repres<entatives from the Synod of the R. P. OhuI'Icih of North America; tJhe Associate 'Bresibyterian Church; the Ohris'tian R,eformed Church; the Orthodox Presbyterian Church; 'and the General ,synod of the it. P. Church in North America, met in Pitts1burgh. Revs. H. C. Carson and 'Till-eo. S. Wiray repres'ented our denomJnation.
Dis'cusis'ionS08ll'tered Mound the :possihle basisl on whic'h truly Reformed in Faith ChurclIH3's might co-operate .for the purpose of p,reparing .suitatble Reformed literature, radio broadcasts, and possilble ·coUege<. It soon ibe'Mme appal ent' that a doctrinal hasis' would: have to be' adopted to make. the 'Plan practical. ASI it 'proved to be imlpos!sii'ble to get together on any such common doctrinal bas,is, tlhe· conference adjourned wdthout making any recommendations'.
Wihile, it s:eems impos1s:il)le at t:h,e p.res-ent to organ<ize sueh a f'ederat<ion, we would recommend that the committee be extended to include Rev. Samuell Ward', and Mr. J. W. Graiham, to promote a possible ,bas'is of federation witJh the Associate Church, and s'U!ch other Reformed in Faith denominations, whdch the cOirnmitteeilliay deem bes,t.
'THEIO. S. WRA!Y A. E. PAR:SONS
Committee.
This report was adopted.
The report of the Superintendents of the Theological Seminary was given by Rev. Theo. S. Wray as follows:
THE REPO~T OF THE S,UPERINTENDENTS OF THE THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY
The Board of Supe,rintendents of the Theological Semanary met in the 'F1airview Ohurch, Industry,' Pa., May 24 ,1943. Examination pa.pers. were .submitt'ed :by the 'Professorsl and examinedby the Board and ,granted due credit for the work done. "I'he Board dee'ply regrets' the fact that .sO f-ew young men are pursuing the minister~alco'lirs'e and' attending the s'eminary. We urge our minist-ers to hold up· the ,importance of the call of the ministry befor.e tlhe young men of our denomination. We here,with sulbmH the report of tihe dean and the profes'sors of tJhe seminary and recommend:
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1. That the pres'entsaj~arie,S' 'Of $300 a. yea..f for each of our p,rofeslsofls be 'continued to .be paid in NOVle!moor and Fe,bruary of 1943-44.
2. That credit be not given to a ,s,tudent for stmig1ht seminary diploma for a cours'e already taken ror college credit.
RlEtV. THill. S. WRAY RlEV. R. W. STEW A'RT
REPORT OF THE DEAN AND PROFESS,ORS OF THE REFORM ED PRESBYTERIAN THEOLOG,ICAL
SEMINA'RY
To the Superintendents of the iSeminary: An emergency session was' held in the summer of 1942, to
acco.mmodate R. David Galey, Jr., of the 'Sewickley, ,Pa., U. P. Ohur:CIh, to ena'ble :Mro to take int'erchangea..ble 'courses, so ,that he could graduate, lrom ICedarviUe Oollege in August, 1942, and enter the United Pl'es'byte,ri,a;n ISleminary at Pitts'burgh, Pa.
'The 113,2ud ;s'es'stion of the Seminary was opened Sept. 23, 1'942, and olos'ed, May 14, 1943.
For la;c,k of a better te'rm we ap'ply the, term interchangeable courses to thecours'es: in the Semlinary curriculum that are also valJd forcolh~,ge credit toward tbe A . .B. d'egree in Oedarville College. In 'case a student l,a:ter attends, the Cedarville Seminary, and desi,res the ,B. D. degree fro.m Cedarville College, he must rep:lace the borrowed ,s'tudies witJh others taken from the regular Cedarville Colle~e offerlings. We ask the Superintendents to decide whether the s'ame rule shain apply to those who d,esire- only the diploma tSlsued by the Board of Trustees of the' Slemina:ry.
Under the interClhang'ealble plan, we had two coUegiate students pUTsuing certain Seminary cour:ses,. Mr. Gordon iR. T'aylo:r carrJed Greek and Ne,w 'T'es'tament ,Literature during tille entire yea,r, t;he Greek to. Dr. McOhetsuey, and the NeW' Testament Litemture' to Dr. ,Jurkat. ruelhardl Re'c1klnage!1, Luthe,ran, of Springfie,ld, Ohio, a sophomore, joined Mr. T1aylor in the spring lin New 'Testament Literature.
We earne:s,tly ullge all ministe'rs, elders', and 'Parents' of young men in our Ichurch, to lay be'fore young men the des1irability and necessity ofthetir entering upon studies for the Gospel ministry.
We r,ecommend thattJhe p,re,sent salaries, of $300 a year for ea,cih of our p,rofessors' be continued, to be paJd in November and February of 1943-44.
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Praying tJhat God's richest blessing be bestowed upon our entire chul1ch and its, work, we ,respectfully submit our report.
W. R. MQGHEISINIEIY, Dean. F. A. J!UIRKAT', i8ecretary .
The report was received and the recommenda-tions taken up seriatim.
The: first recommendation was adopted. The second recommendation was adopted. The report was adopted as a whole. Rev. Samuel Ward reported that no nlatters
had come before the Judiciary Committee for consideration.
The report was approved.
The: report of the President of Cedarville College was presented. It was voted that these reports be received and printed in the minutes of General Bynod.
REPORT OF IRA D. VAYHINGER, PRESIDENT OF
CEDARVI LLE CO/LLEGE
Summary of the Presid,ents~ Rep'ort to the Board of Trustees The College clos-es a s'llc.c.ess.ful.year among1 all the vicissi
tudes of the times in whieh we live. The determination of the Board: ofTTUS/tees to ~ee.pt:he CoUege op,en and working has been fully justified by the events, of the ;last s.emester. It has enabled us to kee,p tlhe nucleus' of the faculty, to continue our pUlbUc.ity, to retain the vital, interest of our alumni and friends, and to keep a stream Oof gifttS' ,coming into the treasury.
The war took some 20 or more of our men, with a C?llSequent los'S .of over $2500 in tuition. 'T'he ;college could not get any allotment of government men .fOor military tra'inin~, because no college is, used for go.vernmentalpurposes that does not have dormitory f/acHitiies for at least 200 men. Other college prOoblems were to meet with s'elective se/rviee boards to determine the s:tatus' of 'the men; enlisting men in the reserve forces; conducting s'creen tests; changing s'Cihedules, and repla.cing instructors'.
Actual operations on the college fa'rm began in March, on a managerial bas,is, witlh the expectation to equip and stock the farm as .far as' pos'slrble, and operate with' student help. William A. Boyee, a giraduate of iBerea College, wa3 employed as
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manager, with i'ruculty sltatus. The' dwelling house was repaired at, considerruble exvens'e. Tiling was repaired. The farm pl'an called for 10.0 acres of corn and soy 'beans'. Tractor, plow, planter, cultivator, diBlC, and cUiltipacker were obtained with cons:iderruble difficulty on ac'count of p,riorlties'.
The ,Farm Committee is Ico-operat[n.g with our national war effort, and adjusting the p,rogram to that end for the duration of the war. After the war, the f'arm pl-ans' will be quickly arljus<ted to the needs, of the stUdents,. While th'e fa~ will meet the nee,ds of the boys who h'ave to work thek way through college, it is being 'p'lanned a:lso to esiabll.ish some industry that will ·meet the needs of ,girls.
Our finaruciwl program to get $15.000 from Cedarville and vicilliity in three years hasl realizled its' first years quot'a. A lik/e cam:r;aign is being planned for Xenia. The Women',s Club of the Walnut Hills Cincinnati P'res,byterian Churc'h gives a $50slcholarshi,p, ev,ery year, and is ,held up for emulahlon for other societies. AibDUt $14000 yet is needed to ge,t dear ownerslhip of the farm, and we urge aU f:rJends of the college to helD in this matter. 'The self-help idea is' our best as,surance of a permanent ,student constituency.
Rev. H. H. Abels, pastor of the 100caii IMlethodist ChufC'h, and of journalisHc experience, has 'been of great value during the past year in getting publicity for the cDUeig'e into Ohio newspapers', and expe:cts to be even more influenti'al next year. With the use of the farm for expenimental projects, we can begin to get nDtice in farm Ipaplers. The reli;gious:and educational Dre'ss has already been very obliging.
Our maximum enroHment during the year was 48. We can pilan onily from year to ye'ar, 'but ,since we are a Christian college, and since, we have ha;d to span the first ha:lf century by
'faith, 'weare not on untried pa;tths'. 'Her history, her character, heir record of graduates, he'r program, and her friend's, all bespeak for her a long and honorable career. 'The essential emphas'is on ,building Christian character is still valid, and the plaice that Cedarville 09llege holds in thts' new day, will be determined by the faith and sacrifi'ce afthe trusltees, facul,ty, students, a:Iumni, and friends.
(,The President recommended that the lBo:1rd grant the honorary degree of Doctor .of Divinity upon Prof. Frank A. Jurkat, a member .of the facUJl!ty of ;Cedarville Colle,ge for 48 years, and upDn Hev. Hubert H. A:bels', pastor of the local M,etihodist chureh. This, recommendatiDn, along with the other recommendations approp'r:iate to the commeneement season, was complied with).
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The report of the Treasurer of Cedarville College was presented. REPORT OF THE TREASIUIRER OF CEDARVILLE COLLEGE
(M'ay 1, 1942 t,O June 1, 1943) CURRENT FUND (For May, 1942)
Coulterville R. 'Po Church 4.23 :F'ifth R. P. ChuriCh, PhiJadellphia ........... 11.00 Frank Cres'WeU, CedrarvHle, O!hiio .......... 100.00 Glenna Basore, Cedarville, Ohio ............ 10.00 Dr. W. R. MoOhesney, Oedarville ,Ohio...... 100.00 H. G. Pounsford, Cincinnati, Ohio .. ;....... 100.00
2127.48 40.00
25'9.67
Other Alumni and Friends, ................ 452.00 777.23
'Total Receipts and Balance .............. $ 3748.71
Oedarville Pres,byterian Ohurcih ............ $ 241.50 Coulterville R. P. Church .................. 20.31 Fifth R. ,P < Churcih, PhUade,I.pn1a .......... 22.75 Central Preshyterian Olrurch, Lafayette, In. 10.00 R.ev. W. R. Gralham ... , .......... ,......... 10.00 Women's Club, Walnut HiiHs Pres. Ohunch,
Cincinnati, O. . . .................... ,. Karl Bull, Cedarville, Ohio ............... . William Conley, CedaTville, Ohio .......... . Jos'eph A. Finney, Xenia,Ohlio , ..... , ...... . Rev. D. R. Guthrie', .oil City, Pa. . ......... . G. H. Hartman, Cedarville, Ohio ... ~ ..... . WalteT C. LUff, Cedarvi:Ue, Ohlio ........... . Rev. R. Dale LeCount .................... . Rankin McMillan, Cedarville, Ohio ....... . H. G. Pounsford" Cincinnati, Ohio ......... .
50.00 50.00
250.00 100.00
12.0.0 215.00 100.00
,6.00 50.00
100.00
320.00 304.00 137.00
27.00 28'4.25
60.10 38.00
295.93 85.00
188.98
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nr. Leo Anderson, Cedarville, Ohio ....... . 500.00 Glenna (Basore, Cedarville, Ohio ........... . 25.00 A. J. Hostetler, Cedarville, Ohio ......... . 19.20 F. A. Jurkat, Cedarville, Ohio ............ . 150.00 Dr. W. R. MCiChesney, Oedarville, Ohio .... . 100.00 C. W. Steele, 'CedarvHrle, Ohio ............. . 50.00 Ira D. Yayhinrger, Cedarville, Ohio ........ . 125.00 Mary Williamson, Cedarville, Ohio ........ . 23.40 Rev. and Mrsl. D. H. Hammond ........... . 125.00 Rev. Wallace Hiff, Ohicago, Ill. . .......... . 100.00 Olayton McMliUan, Cedarville, Ohio ........ . 6,5.00 Fred IMcM'illan, Pitts,burgh, Pa. . ......... . 300.00 Rev. H. M. Tenney, Columbus:, Ohio ....... . 100.00 Rachell D. Wiatt, Fairview Congre:gation, Pa. 50.00 Other Alumni and Frie':o.ds ............... . 33,88.74 6358.90
Total Receipts and Balance .............. $27810.91
Total Disbursements, . . .,' ............... $29224.17 Deficit, June 1, 1943 ...................... 1413.26
OTHER ITEMS Thomas Watt'ers 81cholarsihip Fund .................. $ 2609.6] Total Borrowings' from Xenia National Bank ... " ... " 17450.00 Girls: Dorm~tory Assets, IPlroperty and Equipment .... 6873.14 Equity in IFarm, risen ;from $1000 to ................ ,. 7175.00
LIST OF ENDOWMENT INVESTMENTS Ninth ,Sltreet Cincinnati property .................... $ 40000.00 Cumminsrville prop'erty . . .......................... .
Stocks 10 Shares American Rolling Mal Ipid .............. . 50 Shares Auditorium Hotel Co., V. 'T. C .......... . 60 Shares Bank of lYlianhattan, 10 par ............. . 37 Shares' Champion Paper & Fiber Co. 6% pfd .... . 12 Shares Cincinnati Gas & Electric Co. 5% pfd. " 32 Shares Columbia Gas' & E:le;ctrie Corp. common 12 Slhares Columbia Gas' & Electric Corp. 5% pfd. " 50 Shares F'ranklin-Adams' P. C. . ............... . 4.67 Gqodyear Tire & Rubber common ......... .
14 Sha1res Goodyear Tire & Rubber 5% pid ........ . 23 Shares, Harris SeY'bold~Potter Co. pfd., no par .. 58 Bhare,s' Home Insurance Co. common ......... . 10 Sha;res Kroger Grocery & Baking' Co. common .. t.6 Shares Marion Reserve Power rCo. pfd. . ...... . 65 Sha1res Maslsachusetts Inv,es'tors Trus't ....... . 40 Shares National City Banik~ Cleveland, common
TDta,1 EndDwment Funds ................ $177360.66 Changes in Investme,nts Since Last Rep,ort
6 Shares CDlumbia Oil & Gasoline 'common, called . $ $1000 Belvidere Apts. bDnd sold, with Rosie Hill P. Cs. $5000 Champion ,CDated Paper bonds, 'caUed ....... . $1000 Cincinnati St. Ry. 5lh% bDnd, sold ........... . $2000 Cinci,nnati St. Hy. 6,% :bDnds, !sold ........... . $1,500 Consolidated Federal Land Ban~s 4% bond" sold $2000 GDDd Slamaritan HOElpital 4% bonds, called ... . $1000 Hlinois' Central Ry. 4% bDnd, sDld ........... . Withdrawn frDm PeDple's B. & S. A., Xenia, Ohio ... . Withdrawn frDm Springfield F. IS. & L ............ .
Re.i'nvested 60 Shares Bank of Manh'attan, 10 par .............. $ 100,5.00
8 :Shares Harris-SeybDld PDtter CD. 5% pfd. ........ 478.00 58 IShares Home Insurance CD. 'commDn ............ 1638.50 40 Shares National City Bank, Cleveland, commDn .. 1040.00 25 Sihares Pacific Ind,emnity CD., 10 par ........... . 10 S,hare,s To.ledD Edison 5% pld. . ............... . $1000 ManitDba Canada 5% bond ................. .
993.75 920.00
1000.00 Paid on the CDllege Fa'rm ........................... 7175.00
At this point Rev. Wm. P. Green, in behalf of the congregp,tion of the Third Church, Philadelphia, invited the General Synod to hold its sessions in 1Ylay 1944 in the ~rhird Church, Philadelphia. This in vi tation was unanim.ously accepted.
It was moved by Rev. Theo. Wray, seconded by Dr. John C. Taylor, that the Comlnittee on Temperance be instructed to subnlit a copy of their paper to the Americ:'.n Anti-Saloon League and to other Christian papers as they deem best.
This motion was carried. The report of the Committee on Resolutions was
presented by L. O. Robb, and is as follows: REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON RESOLUTIONS
'TotJhe General SynDd Df the RefDrmed Presbyterian Church, YDur cDmmittee wouhi submit the fDl:lowing repDrt:
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1. Resolved, that the tha,uks: of Gene'ral Synod be given to the retiring moderator, Dr. John' C.Taylor, for the excellent se'rmon pTeached at the opening of General Synod and that 'We request a 'copy for publication in the Advocate.
2. Resolved, that the thanks' of General ;Synod, be tendered to the pastor and people of uhe Fairview congregation for the ,interest and kindnes's s'hown in inviting General Synod to be their ,guestsl and for the kind- attention and hos'pHaUty shown during th'e entire meeting of General Synod; and es'p'ecial1y for the way the Fai,rview congregation provided for our physical needs 'and temporal comfort.
3. !Resolved, that th'e T'reasurer of General Synod be and hereby is, authorized to present to the, janitor of tlhe' ~airview Reformed' IPre'S,byterian oowch tlhe sum of $5.0.0 as an expression of ,our app'recd.ation of the service' rendered to Gene,ral Synod.
4. Resolved, that the tbanks of General Synod be extended to thle editor and publisher of th'e' Advocate for services of the past year.
5. Resolved, that the editor and puiblitslher of the Advocate' be instructed to publish the minutes of General Synod, and that the treasurer of General :S:ynod be instructed to pay the cost of the ,same from the Administration Fund.
6. Resolved, that the thank,s of General Synod be given to the treasurerSI and clerks: of General S'ynod for their faithfulne'ss and s'ervice.
7. Re:solved, that we express our appreciation of the courteous, dignified and ,impartial manner in which the Moderator, Dr. R. W. Chesnut, and vilce-moderator, the Rev. P. \V. Duncan, ha ve conducted the business, of General S&nod.
8. Resolved, that General 'Synod exhort the young men of our various congregations who alre in mi:litary and naval service to hold f.as1t to Cihris'tian ,princi'ples and to pui'i ty of life, amidst the temp,tations that are so liable to be'set them.
9. Resolved, that when Gene'ral 'Synod adjourns it be to meet in the Third Reformed Pres'bytNian Ghurch of Philadelphia, in the state of Pennsylvania, on the third Thursday of May, 1944, at 8 IF. M., war time, and tlhat General Synod be op'e'll'ed with a sermon by Dr. R. W. Ohes'nut, the retiring Moderator, and the Rev. P. W. Duncan to be hisl alternate.
10. W'hereas-, we exist as a"se,parate denomination because we believe in the dlistinctiveness of the Reformed Faith, be It
resolved that the ministers instruct their congregations more
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diligently in the distinctive d'octrines of our Faith, and in the purity of life wlhic:h thes'e doctrine's promote.
AUFRED E. PAiR'SONS L. O. RJO[BB
The report was adopted in its entirety.
It was moved and seconded that General Synod do now adjourn. Pending the reading of the minutes of the last session the motion was carried.
The minute,s of the last sitting were read and approved. General Synod then adjourned. At this time the l\;Ioderator called to the pulpit Dr. John C. Taylor, asking him to lead in the adjourning prayer. The General Synod then joined in the singing of the 133rd Psalm, the Moderator leading. Re'v. R,. W. Chesnut, Moderator, pronounced the benediction and declared General S~nod finally adjourned to meet in the Third R. P. Church, Philadelphia, Pa., on the, third Thursday of May, 1944.
R. W. CHEIS:NUT, Moderator. P. W. DUNOAN, Vice-Moderator. R. W. 8T'EiWART, Stated Clerk. SAMUEL S. WARD, Assistant Clerk.
t CHURCH DIRECTORY
Moderator Q1f General .s~nod, Rev. R. W. Chesnut, Duanes-brur,gh, N. Y.
Vi'ce Moderator, 'Rev. P. W. Dune-an, 'CoultervUle, Ill. Sitated Clerk, Rev. R. W. Slte,wart,Siparta, Ill. As'sistant Gle'rk, Re-v. Samuel Wiard, Darlington, Pa. Theologica'l Seminary olpens September 22, 1943. Closes week
before Synod. Day of Thanksgiving as ap'pointed by authoritie;s. Dean of Seminary Faculty, Rev. W. R. !McChesney, D. D. Cedarville- 'College open,s Sep,tember 22, 1943. President, Ira
D. Vayhinger.
TREASURERS OF CHURCH BOARDS
Foreign Mission BO'ard, Rev. R. W. Sltewart, S'p arta , Ill. Home Mis,s'ion Board, Dr. R. W. Watterson, IDarlington, Pa. Board of Ohurch Etxtension, Norman P.M.cHattie, New Galilee,
Pa. Seminary and Lamb Fund, Hugh Mi. Troland, 1937 E. Allegheny
Ave., Philadelphia, Foa. Cedarville College', George H. Hartman, Cedarville, Ohio. Disabled Miinisters' Fund, iRev. ,F. A. Jur~at, CedarviHe, Ohio. Board of Education, Rev. W. R.. McCh'esney, Cedarville, Ohio. Synod's Administration Fu-nd, Rev. R. W. stewart, Sparta, Ill.
LI'ST OF- MINI'STERS AND CONGREGATIONS
Philadelphia Presbytery
Third Philadelphia, Re'v. Wm. P. Green, 96 Chester Pike, Collingd'ale, Pa.
Fifth Phil!adelphia, Rev. Theo. is. Wray, 227 W. Lindley Ave., Plhilade1lphia, Ba.
Duanes;burgh, Rev. A. E. Parsons, Duane:stburgh, N'. Y. Rev. R. W. Che,slIlut, Pastor Emer.itus, Duanesburglh, N. Y. Mr. Carlo Lazzaro (lticentiate), 2817 N. 11th St., Philad-elp'hia,
Pa.
Pittsburgh Pnesbytery Fairview, Rev. D. Porter Williams (,Stated Srupply), Industry, Pa. Darlington, Rev. Samuel Ward, Dar'lington, Pa. Pittsburgh, Elder S. Gregg, 150 Hoch'beTg Ave., Wilkinsburg.
Ohio Presbytery Houston, Felix McIntosh, HQluston, Ky. Rev. F. A. Jurkat, D. D., Cedarville, Olhio. Rev. W. R. McChesne'y, rD. D., CedarviHe, Ohio.
Western Presbytery Bethel, Rev. oR. W. Stewart, I8parta-, Illinois. Grand Cote, Rev. P. W. Duncan, D. D., Coultervi,J.le, Ill. Re,publican City, Mr. E.. Henry, Clay 'CenteT, K'ansas. Los Angeles, IVHs1s- Martha Rams'ey, IS[erra Madre, Cal. Los Angeles', Rev. Thayer A. vVestla'ke, Los Angeles, Cal. Rev. John C. Taylor, M. D., Roorkee, Ind:a. Rev. John C. 'Taylor, Jr., Hoorkee, India.
INDEX OF MINUTES
Devotioual Exercises .......................................... 110 Certificates of Delegation .......... _ ................ _.. 110 Roll of Synod .............................. _........................ 112 Reports of Presbyteries ... _ .. _____ . __ ... _._ ..... ___ ...... _ 114 Assessment of Boards .. _ ...... _ ......................... _... 174 rrem perance .............................. __ . _______ ........... _ ..... _ .. _ 137 Stand i ng Co mmi ttees ..... ____ . _____ ....... _._ .... _._._.... r 4& Trust{~es Theological Seminary ._ ..... _............ 139 Sabbat,h Observance ._. ___________ .. ___ ......................... 124 Signs of the Times _ .............. _._......... ...... ........ 121 Committee on Discipline ............................ ..... ](j2
Evangel i Sill ._ ......... _ ............. ___ ........ ..................... ..... 131 J n d iciary com III i t tee ... _ .......... _ .... _._ ............ _. __ . lSI Disabled Ministers' Fund .................. _ ........... ___ . 108 Cedarvi]je College .. _ ..... _ ......... _.......... ........... ..... 181 Presbyterial Heports .............................. _........ 160 Au d i ti ng <.. \) III III i t tee ....................... _. __ . .......... 174 Board of Home :\1 issions .. _._. __ ................ __ ._... 175 eh ul'ch Bxtensioll ........... __ ........... ___ ..... ............... 177 Board of Foreign 1\1 issions .. ___ ........................ 151 N ominatiolls ................. _ ..... _ ... _ .............. _ ...... _.. !til Discipline ......... .......... .................. ........... .............. 162 Pension plan ......... __ .................... _........... .............. 162 Lam b Fund ....... _ .... _ ........ _ ... _.......... ..................... 17:> Superil'tendents Theo]ogic~] Seminary 179 Cedarville ('ol1ege .................. __ .................... __ ._.... lSI Hesn] 11 tiOllS ._., ........... _ ........... _ ................ _................ ISS
TREASURER'S REPORTS
Ad III iuisLrat ion Fuud .... ___ ._ ..... _ .................... _ .. . Puhlisher of the Advocate ...................... _ .. ~emil1al'y & Laillb FUlld ... _ ..................... _ ..... . Board of Educat,ion .............. _ ............... _. _______ ._. J )isabled Ministers' Fund .......... _ .............. . Cedarville College ............................................... . Horne Missions .... _ ........................................ _._ .. . Trustee of Hobert Young Bequest ChUl:Cb IDxtension Forl'ign Jl issiollS
CEDARVILLE COLLEGE, Cedarville, Ohio,
Cedarville College has embarked on an enlarged, selfhelp program. Operations have begun on our 205 acre farm, the first step in the new plan. This will enable worthy students to earn a part of their expenses while in college. This is quite in line with our long established practice of helping students to obtain a higher education; regardless of financial ability. The aims and goals of C91-lege life at Cedarville will continue to be Christ-centered.
We are proud of the record of nearly fifty years. Our graduates have gone to the ends of the earth to enlarge the kingdom of Christ.
The Board of Trustees is firm in its stand to carryon during the war. The Fall Semester wilI register students, Septmber 20,1943. Write to the President-elect, Ira D. Vayhinger, Cedarville, Ohio, for la.test catalog\ outlining opportunities at Cedarville College.
HELP CEDARVILLE COLLEGE
1. Pray for the llew program designed to help ambitious youth 1.0 come to college.
2. Remember Cedarville College in your will. Here is a suggested form: I give and bequeath to the Cedarville College, a corporation, of Cedarville, Ohio. the sum of $ _ ............. __ ._ ... _ ...... _ tJO be used in such manner as the Board of Trustees shall deem wise.
REFORMED PRESBYTERIAN THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY
Operated at Cedarville, Ohio.
The· First Semester will open in Cedarville College Chapel, September 20, 1943. Students of aU churches are welcome. Regular seminary courses are offered. -
Send for information to the Dean, W. R. McChesney.
CEDARVII.I,E COI.I,EGE
CEDARVILLE, omo
The First Semester of Cedarville Coll~g'e will reg'ister Students on Monday and Tuesday, September 20-21, 1943. Class work begins on Wednesday, September 22.
Courses are offered in Agriculture, Arts Education. Arts Science, Teacher Training. Theology, and Music.
Pre-professional courses are offel'ed in Business, Dentistry, Engineering, Home Economics, J oUl'nalism; Law, Library, Medicine, Pharmacy, Politics, and Social Science
Good Gymna.sium, Library and Science buildings. College University trained faculty. Summer School, as well as regular college work throug'h the year.
Send for catalo.g' and other information to the President
HELP CEDARVILLE COLLEGE
Cedarville College will be g'lad of your help in the following wa.ys: First, contributions to the current fund; second, bay annuities; third, make bequests; fourth, give to the Endowment fund; fifth, make appropriations; sixth, send students; seventh, pray for Cedarville College. Send contl'lbutioll8 to the President. Ira D, VayhingeL
REFORMED PRESBYTERIAN THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY
Operated at Cedarville, Ohio
The First Semestel' will open in Cedarville College Chapel, September 22, .1943. Students of all churches are welcome. He~;ulal' courses are offered. Send for information to tJhe Dean . W. H. McOhesney.
