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tltbers up In some systematic way, is
not enough. The more definite a pas
tor and church can make their
efforts to push tithing the more pei
manent and fruitful they will be.
, We conceived the idea of beginning
with the pulpit and going on through
the managers and officers to the mem
bers of the churches of the Presby
tery, enrolling every tither in the
Presbytery by churches, thus at last
finding out Just how many tithers we
have in the Presbytery, by finding out
how many in each individual church.
Such information placed before the
people will stimulate tithing far
more than simply to preach tithing
and then leave it there.
There are thirty-eight pastors in
our Presbytery, and we have the
names of thirty of them now who are
known tithers. Several of the others
have not been seen, and are doubt
less tithers. We hope to make it
unanimous some day. The Presby
terlal manager is a tither.
Next, we have twelve group man
agers in the Presbytery, most of them
were tithers before taking up the
work, though several were not. But
now all twelve of them have pledged
themselves to tithe, some of them
busy business men of considerable
means. As fine a bunch of men as
you will find in a long time.
There are "sixty-three churches in
the Presbytery, and we are trying to
set the congregational manager of
each to tithe; thus with the pastor he
can push tithing in his church. We
have the names of twenty of the
sixty-three now, and, as with the pas
tors, we feel sure that many of the
others are tithers, but we have not
been able to find out yet. Quite a
number of these twenty have only re
cently taken it up. We expect to keep
making the efTort to win over all of
them.
Next we are asking each pastor to
keep a private list of the tithers in
his church, or churches. To be able
-to tell their people Just how many
tithers there are in their churches
will stimulate them to increase the
number. No public display of names
is made, of course, only numbers.
And, of course, care is taken that the
impression shall not be given that a
man who tithes is a saint, and the
uaHty ^ d06S n0t 18 l8Ck,ng ln ap,r,t
We are using a special pledge card
for our Presbytery, a simple card
printed double, one-half to be retain
ed by signer and other half to be for
warded to the chairman of the Sys
tematic Beneficence Committee, for
filing away with others of that
c urch, after the pastor has copied
the signer's name in his private list.
The chairman can furnish the names
T??*? t0 the A8sembiys Stew
fhfm C?mm,ttee- ,f ^ey desire
thJhpreKare ?nly a few Past0rs I*
resbytery who now know just
ow many tithers there are in their
churches, but the whole Presbytery
laiiar0Un?d ?Ver tIth,ng and Practl
efTort ! the pa8tors are making
s o use the pledge cards and
fh? * Permanent> complete record of
ttrv I61"8 'n the,r ch?rcl^- Before
very long we shall know more defi
nitely about the individual churches.
thr? ,8t0n Presbytery took all
hynchh the banneP8 offered at the
Confer UrK hymen's Stewardship
Conference for Synod of v,rBinIa
getting' r ?ffered t0 the Presbytery
maW* the lar8est number of
We hadr"ihi?r thGlr repre8entatlves.
competitor Th' h "Mt hlrtcat
the church banner offered to
ber : Ut hV.6r,nK the h,ghe8t num
tllller' '?e?pective ot m.mter
ship was won by Staunton First
church with one hundred and forty
nine tithers. And the banner offered
to the church reporting highest num
ber of tithers in proportion to mem
bership was won by Finiey Memorial
church with seventy-one tithers out of
eighty-one members.
Staunton, Va.
AN EN' DURING MEMORIAL.
Tho following letter from Mrs.
George T. Brown, secretary of Chris
tian Endeavor and Ministerial Relief
in the Winston-Salem church, has
brought great encouragement to the
Executive Committee:
"My Dear Dr. Sweets: I am so
glad to be able to advise you that I
have talked with the olficers and
teachers of the First Presbyterial
Sunday-school in regard to takiDg a
$400 Student Loan Fund.
"This Sunday-school has pledged It
self to buy a $500 Bond of the Fourth
Liberty Loan as a memorial to Grant
Rector, one of its first members who
gave his life for his country in France
during last September.
"The Sunday-school has voted
unanimously to turn this Bond over
to your committee, to be known and
used as 'The Grant Rector Memorial
Student Loan Fund.'
"This is a $500 amount instead of
the $400 Fund, but they desire it held
together as a $500 loan, even if your
fund asked for is $400 each.
"The Bond will be forwarded you
by the treasurer of the Sunday-school
within a few weeks, just as soon as
the final payments can be made on it.
"Our Sunday-school was very en
thusiastic over the cause and sincere
ly hope It will accomplish much
good." \
What an enduring memorial to this
heroic young man. What an example
it sets to other Sunday-schools,
churches, societies and individuals.
We are fully convinced that no Invest
ment of the Lord's money will yield
larger or more permanent returns
than those made in the lives of our
boys and girls who so soon must take
our places of leadership in the Church
and State.
This $500 will enable five of the
choice boys and girls of the Presby
terian Church, from poor homes, to
attend our colleges for an entire year.
Ab soon as they graduate the money
will be repaid and others will take
their places in training. Thus the
returns from this investment will go
on and on through their lives. What
returns will be revealed in time and
in eternity no one can tell.
Some new and helpful leaflets on
the Student Loan Fund have recently
been issued by the committee. These
may be had on application to the sec
retary, Room '410 Urban Building,
Louisville, Ky.
30 e a t ft S
Davis: The Ladies' Missionary So
ciety of the Presbyterian church,
Fredericksburg, Va., wishes to pay a
loving tribute to the memory of Mrs.
Elizabeth Davis, who entered life eter
nal last December. She was grand
daughter of Rev. Samuel Wilson, first
pastor of this church, a consecrated
Christian, and the oldest member of
this society. ,
Lawson: The Ladles' Missionary
Society of Fredericksburg, Va., has
lost a devoted and beloved member,
Mrs. Mattie R. Lawson, who entered
into rest February 16th. Faithful to
her Master, loving and generous, her
life was fragrant with tender, kindly
deeds to those around her. She
walked with Qod on earth, and now
dwells with Him lorevermore.
Taylor: In the early hours of the
6th of March, 1919, at his home in
Trenton, Tenn., Mr. Donald Canellum
Taylor, in the sixty-sixth year of his
age. A Christian man of simple faith
and consecration has entered into the
realization of the things beyond the
veil; faith has become sight.
R.
MRS. MARY JULIA VINCE.
Resolutions adopted by the Ladies'
Aid Society and the Missionary So
ciety of the Presbyterian church of
Orangeburg, S. C.
On February 17, 1919, after weeks
of pain and suffering, God in His all
wise providence removed lrom earth
to heaven our beloved friend and co
worker, Mrs. Mary Julia Vlnce.
She was born in Charleston, S. C.,
July 20, 1839. She came to Orange
burg forty years ago. From that time
she has been a devoted member of
the Presbyterian church and a faith
ful teacher in the Sunday Bchool,
where she taught until a very short
time before her death. She felt a
deep interest in her scholars, especial
ly their spiritual welfare. She was In
her place at every church service, un
less detained by illness.
A loyal friend, she was always to
be depended on. Hers was a kindly
nature, and her generous heart was
always touched by the sorrows of the
needy.
She was the oldest member of our
society, and loved and honored by us
all.
Our loving sympathy goes out to
her two daughters, Mrs. W. L. Mose
ley and Mrs. George V. Zeigler, and
their families.
Mrs. M. Glover (Chairman),
Mrs. V. J. Hill,
Mrs. A. J. Thackston,
Committee.
MR. WILLIAM M. HARPER.
Mr. Harper was born January 12,
1844, and died January 7, 1919. He
spent all his life in the place of his
birth, Lost River, Hardy County, W.
Va., as a successful merchant and
business man, and served his county
at one time as High Sheriff. His
most marked characteristic was his
absolute justness in all the relations
of life. During the Civil War he was
a member of Company B, Eleventh
Virginia Cavalry, Ashby's Brigade,
and lost a leg in the service.
His widow, who was Miss Mary Tib
bett, and one brother survive him. He
was a member of Ivanhoe church,
and will be missed by both church
and community.
MRS. MARGARET H. ALLEN.
In the early morning of March 9,
1919, the spirit of Mrs. Margaret H.
Allen, made perfect in holiness, passed
into the presence of her Lord from
the home of her parents, Amelia Coun
ty, Va. Mrs. Allen was In the flfty
flrst year of her age, eldest daughter
of Major William O. and Mrs. Anna
M. Harvle.
Margaret Herron Harvle united
with the Presbyterian church in girl
hood and remained loyal to the end.
On April 12, 1902, she was united in
marriage to Mr. John J. Allen, an
elder in the Amelia church. To that
union were born two children, both
of whom, with her husband, preceded
her to the grave. At the time of her
death she was making her home with
her aged parenta, and wan to a large
degree their stay in the evening of
their life. She leaves father, mother,
four brothers, two sisters and a host
of relatives, friends and loved ones
to mourn her loss.
But to them our Lord says: "What
I do ye know not now; but ye shall
know hereafter."
Then may they hear him say: "Let
not your heart be troubled: trust God,
trust also me." . Pastor.
MISS PATTIE A. TAYLOR.
From the home of her father, Ame
lia County, Va., on the morning of
February 27, 1919, Miss Pattie Ar
mistead Taylor departed to meet Her
Lord, in the thirty-eighth year of her
age. She was the younger of two
daughters born to Dr. and Mrs. Ar
mistead Taylor, the other sister dying
in infancy. She united with the Pres
byterian church as she was entering
her teens, and remained loyal to the
end. After the death of her mother,
she became the center of attraction
and light of the home, and the com
fort of her devoted father, brothers
and uncles. But now she has folded
her hands in rest; and they, with
many relatives and friends, mourn for
her. To them the heart goes out In
sympathy. Yet we weep not as those
who have no hope. "For if we be
lieve that Jesus died and rose again,
even so them also which sleep in
Jesus will God bring with him."
Pastor.
JUDGE GILES COOK, Jit.
Resolutions adopted by the session
of the church of Front Royal, Va.:
The church having lost by death
on February 5th our beloved elder,
Judge Giles Cook, Jr., it was ordered
that the following tribute to his mem
ory be placed upon the minutes of
th9 session:
Whereas, it hath pleased Almighty
God in His all-wise sovereign provi
dence to take from among us to the
"rest that remaineth" our esteemed
and venerated ruling elder and be
loved friend, Judge Giles Cook. Jr.,
who for fifty-three years has been a
member of this church and for twen
ty-eight years a ruling elder thereof,
in expressing our deep sorrow and
bereavement, be it
Resolved, That while humbly bow
ing to the sovereign will of God who
giveth and who taketh away with
none to say, '(What doest thou," we
are greatly bereaved and deeply de
plore our loss and will ever cherish
the memory of our deceased brother
and fellow-servant with affectionate
regard.
That the session has sustained an
irreparable loss of an able, loyal, con
servative member who magnified his
office by wise intelligent judgment
and efficient service, and that the
church has lost a consistent, exem
plary, faithful member who honored
his Christian profession by his Godly
walk, unblemished character and gen
erous liberality; that his family has
lost a faithful, wise and affectionate
husband and father; the community a
most honorable and respected citizen
and his comrades of the Confederacy
another of their number wh,o had
been a brave, fearless and efficient
soldier.
That these resolutions be spread on
our minutes for preservation and a
copy with our sympathy and loving
regard be sent to his family.
W. J. Webster, Pastor;
B. J. Hillidge, Clerk;
O. E. Gilkey, Elder.
We do not die by chance or hap
hazard; the time and circumstances
of our death are appointed by Christ
our Saviour; everything connected
with our departure from this world Is
under His control. Those doors will
not be unlocked until you are ready
to pass through them. At the right
moment He will turn the key of death,
and you will have gone through the
most, terrible crisis of your history as
an immortal being. ? T. J. Choate.