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THE CHRISTIAN ANNUAL
The General Convention — Its Departments and Periods
The General Convention of the Christian Church
Department of Evangelism and Life Recruits
Convention Period — January
The offering to the General Convention is due to be taken on the second Sunday in January. This offering and the offering to the Federal Council, the Aged Ministers' Home, the Near East, and all mis- cellaneous offerings should be remitted to the Con- vention Secretary, Eev. J, F. Burnett, Dayton, Ohio. Write this office for Convention literature and gen- eral information.
Period of Evangelism — January
Study and Training Classes.
Observe Kingdom Enlistment Week.
Prepare for Passion Week and close of evangel- istic year at Easter as a great time for ingathering of new converts.
Send offerings to department of Evangelism and Life Service of the Christian Church, Eev. McD. Howsare, executive secretary, C. P. A. Building, Dayton, Ohio.
Foreign Mission Period — February and March
Intensive Foreign Mission Study.
Church School of Missions, six weeks' course.
Missionary introduction to morning service and Church School session during this period.
Young People's missionary activities.
Offering for Foreign Missions, second Sunday in March (8), or nearest convenient date. Remit to Rev. W. P. Minton, C. P. A. Building, Dayton, Ohio.
Home Mission Period — May and June
Home Mission Study beginning the first of May.
a. Mission period in the Church School every Sunday.
b. Church School of Missions studying Home Mis- sions for six weeks or Mission Study classes for the same period.
c. Set a goal for home mission giving in the church and all its auxiliaries.
Special Rally Day for Home Missions with special offering for that cause second Sunday in June.
Offerings in benevolent side of envelope for Home Missions every Sunday of the period. Help raise $50,000.00 for that cause. Send all Home Mission Funds to Rev. Omer S. Thomas, C. P. A. Building, Dayton, Ohio.
Department of Foreign Missions
Department of Home Missions
Department of Christian Education
Christian Education Period — July to October Inclusive
Summer Schools for pastors, laymen, and young people at our colleges and in all sections of our church.
Daily Vacation Bible Schools from three to six weeks in summer.
Survey and extension of Christian Education objectives by Directors of Christian Education in the Regional Conventions, conferences, and local churches.
Subscriptions to The Journal of Christian Education and to our Sunday- school Literature.
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Organization and promotion of Leadership Training- classes in local churches.
Promotion Day in the Sunday-school Sunday, September 29.
Rally Day in the Church, Sunday-school, and Christian Endeavor on October 4. Extension of graded lessons in Sunday-school.
Week-Day Religious Education planned in connection with the Public School.
For free literature or information and help along any line of Christian Education write Department of Christian Education, Christian Publishing Association Building, Dayton, Ohio.
OFFERING- — First Sunday in November for Christian Education, from all Churches, Sunday-schools, and Christian Endeavor Societies. Remit to De- partment of Christian Education, C. P. A. Bldg., Dayton, Ohio.
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CONFERENCES— HISTORICAL
In the following summary of the conferences no effort has been made to either magnify or to minimize the facts, but to call attention to the actual conditions as they are revealed by conference records and church reports. Many of the churches not now report- ing were organized for the time in which they lived and ceased to function at the end of that time. They did not have sufficient strength to carry them through the changes of the progressive time into which they soon entered. Many of them were organized with- out promise of continuance or reason for their existence. In the enthusiasm and zeal for the cause many revival meetings were held in schoolhouses, when a few people would enter into church rela- tionship and organize a Christian Church. Many such were born to die, but they did not live in vain, for some of them were the be- ginning of larger churches. Out of some of these small beginnings there come to be strong churches that have continued until now. it quite often occurred that owing to bad roads, the inconvenience of travel, that two churches would be organized not far apart, and as preachers were not always paid a stated salary it was cheaper and more convenient to have more meeting places, and these more often than otherwise were the schoolhouses of the locality. There are in the localities of these erstwhile congregations even yet many who remain true to their original faith. Some have gone into other denominations, some have united with other Christian Churches, and in some localities the entire membership was absorbed in newly organized churches. Many of our rural churches have in the last few years yielded to the inevitable and closed their doors. There are a number of good church buildings now unoccupied and should be looked after by the conferences in which they are found. One encouraging fact should not be overlooked, which is that while we have lost in the open country, we have gained in the cities and larger villages. We have a number of churches now in large vil- lages and cities where the single membership is several times more than the entire membership of a whole conference of that earlier time. Indeed these churches represent in their separate buildings more money and enroll in their membership more names, and pay their preachers more salary and give more to the Kingdom of God than some whole conferences are now doing. A study of the loca- tion of churches and their membership will be quite illuminating and a means of encouragement. One conference is named where more than half of the entire membership is their one city church.
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Another conference of more than forty churches reports about one- fourth of the entire membership in two of their city churches. These are mentioned merely to suggest a study of the situation and for the encouraging element they afford.
ALABAMA — This conference has increased its church membership until now twenty-eig-ht churches are reporting- to conference. Of the twenty-eig-ht, twenty-one are in the open country with a membership of 1,686. Three are in villages of two to four hundred with a membership of 114. One is in a villag-e of five hundred and has a membership of 86. And two are in villag^es of five thousand more or less, members, 102.
C'ENTRALi ILLINOIS — As late as 1899 this conference enrolled twenty-seven churches. There are nineteen now. Some of the inactive churches are hope- lessly so but others are not. There are six of them that have good meeting- houses and members who are loyal and true to their faith and profession. Among the nineteen that reported at the last conference seven are in the open country and have a membership of 638. Six are in villag"es of two or three hundred with a inembership of 512. Three are in villag-es of one thousand or more with a membership of 221. One is in a villag^e of about twenty-five hundred with a membership of 92. Two are in cities and have a membership of 501.
CENTRAL INDIANA — Thi.s conference reports nine churches, seven of which are in the open country and have a membership of 677. Two are in small villages with a membership of 257.
CENTRAL IO\%'A — Reports five churches, four of which are in villages of two hundred more or less ^nd have a membership of 455. One is in the open country with a membership of 76.
EASTERN INDIANA — Once enrolled eighty-five churches in its membership,
sixty-six of which reported to the conference in 1924. Some of the original churches were across the line in Ohio and are now enrolled in the Miami Ohio Conference. Of the sixty-six reporting to conference thirty-six are in the open country and have a membership of 2,693. Fifteen are in vilages of two hundred more or less and have a membership of 1,327. Six are in villag^es of five hundred or more and have a membership of 951. Five are in villag-es of one thousand or more and have a membership of 840. Two are in villag-es of three thousand or more and have a membership of 149. Two are In a city with a membership of 254.
EASTERN KANSAS — At one time this conference had a membership of sixteen churches. It now reports five, three of which are active and two of the three had pastors when this report was made. They are in the open country or piactically so, two of them being in small villag-es. The total membership is 174.
EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA — Has thirty-nine churches on its membership roll, thirty-eight of them reporting membership. Of these twenty-nine, one is in the open country with a membership of 3,548. One is in a village of two hundred more or less and has a membership of 38. Three are in villages of five hundred or more with a membership of 270. Three are in village of a thousand more or less and have a membership of 206. Two are in villages of about five thousand and have a membership of 118. And two are in cities with a membership of 350.
EASTERN A'IRGINIA — The Eastern Indiana and the Miami Ohio each have a larger number of churches than the Eastern Virg-inia, but the Eastern Virginia has the largest number of churches in cities and a larger member- slilp than either of thein. The church membership is forty-five, seventeen of which are in the open country and have a membership of 2,908. Seven are in villages of two hundred more or less with a membership of 862. Six are in villages of about five hundred and have a membership of 831. Two are in villages of a thousand more or less and have a membership of 369. One is in a village of three thousand with a membership of 248. And twelve are in cities with a membership of 24,950.
EEL RIVER — At one time this conference ha.d on its roll of churches the names of thirty-nine. Thirty-three are yet on the roll, twenty-nine of which re- ported at the last conference. Ten of the twenty-nine did not have pastors at the time of reporting. Of the twenty-nine that reported twelve are in the open country and have a membership of 1,029. Eleven are in villages of two hundred more or less with a membership of 928. Two are in villages of one thousand or more with a membership of 751. One is in a village of three
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thousand and has a membei'ship of 270. Three are in cities of ten thousand or more with a membership of 845.
ERIE — In 1843 this conference enrolled a membership of forty-five churches. In 1889 eighteen churches were yet members. The conference roll now includes the names of twelve, ten of which reported at the conference in 1924. What has become of the thirty-three churches is not known to The Christian Annual. It is safe to assume that some of the number were absorbed by other congregations. Some may have joined other conferences and some no doubt were born without strength to live, while others had no reason for their existing. Of the churches reporting there are four in the open country with a membership of 130. Three are in villages of two or three hundred. Membership, 179. Two are in villages of five hundred and have a membership of 145. Two are in cities and have a membership of 486.
GEORGIA AND ALABAMA — This conference has a membership of seventeen churches sixteen of which reported membership to the conference in 1924. Three are in the open country and have a membership of 352. Three are in villages of two hundred more or less and have a membership of 63. Three are in villages of Ave hundred or more with a membership of 143. Two are in villages of more than a thousand with a membership of 395. Six are in cities with a membership of 561.
INDIANA MIAMI RESERVE — This conference has had a. church membership of thirty-three. This year it is reporting twenty. Some of the churches by which their number has been decreased have united with other conferences and the membership of some others have largely been absorbed by other churches of the conference. The territory of this conference includes some of the richest land and many of the most prosperous farmers of Indiana. Of the twenty churches reporting twelve are in the open country and have a membership of 960. Four are in villages of from, two to four hundred witn a membership of 314. One is in a village of a thousand and has a member- ship of 21. One is in a village of ten thousand or more and has a member- ship of 59, and one is in a city with a membership of 50.
ILLINOIS — This conference once enrolled five churches that have ceased to re- pori. One new one was organized during the past year. Of the twelve churches reporting membership eight are in the open country and have a membership of 412. Three are in villages of two hundred more or less with a membership of 187. And one is in a village of five hundred and more with a membership of 25.
KENTUCKY DISTRICT NUMBER ONE — The original Kentucky Christian Con- ference was decreased in membership by the organization of the State Con- ference which divided its churches into two districts. One and Two. District No. One had at one time eighteen churches on its roll. It now reports three. All of them in the open country. They have a] membership of 81. Many of the original number have gone over to the Nazarenes and other bodies of like character and are lost to the conference. Some people in the communities remain loyal to their original faith and the church they first joined.
KENTUCKY DISTRICT NUMBER TWO — Reports eight churches with a member- ship of 231. All the churches are in the open country.
KENTUCKY CHRISTIAN — This is our oldest conference. It was organized in 1804 by the pioneers from the Cane Ridge Revival. Barton W. Stone, David Purviance, and others of like character -^vere the organizers. It now has four- teen churches all in the open country. They have a membership of 569. Some years ago this conference was divided by the organization of the Kentucky State Conference which is divided into Districts Number One and Two. It has a membership of forty-two ordained ministers and nine licen- tiates.
MAINE — The Maine Conference was formed by a session of the Eastern Maine and Central Maine Conferences in 1895. The record of church membership at that date included twenty-three. There are now twenty-one churches en- rolled in the membership of the conference, fifteen of which did not report to the conference in 1924. The six that reported all had full time preach- ing. In some localities church edifices were built as community affairs which makes church life easy of decay and the transfer of property quite difficult. Word from eight of the inactive churches gives a membership of 125. Of the six that reported one is in a village of five hundred and has a member- ship of 88. Three are in villages of three thousand with a membership of 292 and two are in cities with a membership of 165.
MERRIMACK — Enrolls the names of ten churches, eight of them reporting to the conference in 1924. Seven have pastoral service. The Merrimack as at present constituted has the remnant of three conferences in its membership. The Merrimack itself which dates back to 1832. The Vermont Western organ- ized in 1853 and the Vermont Eastern organized in 1849. The two later be- came the Vermont State Conference in 1893 which in 1906 was merged into
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the Merrimack. Of the eight churches reporting- three are in the open country and have a membership of 125. Two are in villag-es of two hundred more or less with a membership of 83. One is in a village of a thousand or more with a membership of 145. One in a village of five thousand with a membership of 261. And one in a village of ten thousand with a membership of 173.
MIAMI OHIO — Of the fifty-two churches reporting, twenty-one are in the open country, and have a membership of 2,220; seven are in villages of two hun- dred, more or less, and have a membership of 908; six are in villages of five hundred or more, with a membership of 801; five are in villages of one thousand, more or less, with a membership of 1,137; three are in villages of three thousand or more, with a membership of 1,209; two are in villages of ten thousand or more, and have a membership of 1,227; eight are in cities, with a membership of 1,978.
MICHIGAN — Not many years ago this conference enrolled fourteen churches in its membership. This year it reports five. The membership is divided as follows: Three cnurches in the open country, membership, 139; one church in a village of five hundred or more has a membership of 50 active, 25 in- active; one church in a village of one thousand or more has 69 inactive and 47 active members.
MT. AERNOX — In 1853 this conference enrolled twenty-six churches. It now en- rolls sixteen, twelve of which reported to the conference last year. Of the sixteen enrolled seven had pastors when this report was made. Of the churches reported six are in the open country with a membership of 538. Two are in villages of less than five hundred and have a membership of 161. Three are in villages of five hundred or more with a membership of 18'5. Two are in villages of one thousand or more and have a membership of 169, and one is in a village of ten thousand or more and has a membership of 177. Sparta is in a village of five hundred but is inactive.
NEW YORK CENTRAL — Once enrolled the names of seventeen churches, ten of which are yet in existence and nine of them reported in 1924. Only one was without pastoral care and with one exception all of them have full time preaching. Some of the number are taking on new life. The entire num- ber are in the country with a total membership of 607.
NEW YORK EASTERN — This conference enrolls thirty-nine churches, twenty- nine of which have pastoral service. Some have supplies and others are without service. Some years ago this conference had a membership of forty- four churches. At the late session of the conference (1924) it dissolved the New York Eastern Christian Ministerial Institute, the New York Eastern Christian Missionary Society and the Preachers' Aid Society. It adopted a new constitution and voted to incorporate. Of the thirty-six churches reported seventeen are in the open country with a membership of 755. Sixteen are in villages of two hundred more or less and have a membership of 1,002. One is in a village of five hundred having a membership of 108. One in a village of a thousand and has a membership of 250. And one in a city with a membership of 206. One or two churches are included here that do not ap- pear in the regular conference report.
NEW YORK WESTERN — Reports eight churches five of them in the open coun- try with a membership of 316. One in a village of two hundred or more with a membership of 35, and two in villages of one thousand or more with a membership of 106.
NEW^ JERSEY — Of the twenty churches reported twelve are in the open country and have a membership of 910. One is in a small village with a membership of 24. Two are in villages of five hundred or more with a membership of 199. One is in a village of a thousand and has a membership of 56. One is in a village of five thousand or more and has a membership of 240. Five are in cities with a membership of 707. The Church of the Evangel is in process of dissolution^ It yet has a membership of 95.
NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA — Reports a church membership of thirty- five. Twenty-five of them are in the open country and have a membership of 3.303. Six are in villages of five hundred and more with a membership of 1,011. One .is in a village of one thousand and has a membership of 151 and four are in cities with a membership of 936.
NORTHERN KANSAS AND NEBRASKA — There were at one time six more churches in the conference than are now reporting. They were members of the Northern Kansas Conference prior to the union of the two. Among them that are now inactive was the Dew Drop church from the membership of which came two ministers. Rev. P. M. Strange and Rev. C. G. Nelson.
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Three of the five churches are in the country and have a membership of 449. The other two are in villag-es of above one thousand and have a mem- bership of 330.
NORTHWESTERN KANSAS — This conference reports five churches, four of which are in the open country and have a membership of 91. One is in a villag-e of two hundred more or less with a membership of 61.
NORTHWESTERN INDIANA — This conference has the distinction of having- been organized by Elder Abram Snethen, "The Barefoot Preacher." The larg-est number of churches enrolled in this conference at any one time was twenty- six. Twenty-four reported at the conference in 1924, and only two were without pastors. Of those reporting- fifteen are in the open country and have a membership of 1,158. Six are in villages of two or three hundred more or less with a, membership of 370. Two are in villages of one thousand and more and have a membership of 389. One is in a city with a membership of 107.
NORTHWESTERN OHIO — This conference at one time had a church membership of forty-two. This number has been reduced to twenty-seven. Of the twenty- four churches reporting membership, ten are in the open country and have a membership of 728. Three are in villages of two hundred more or less and have a membership of 227. Six are in villages of five hundred and have a membership of 11.58. Two are in villages of one thousand or more -with a membership of. 496. One is in a village of nearly two thousand with a mem- bership of 5.5. One is in a village of eight thousand with a membership of 93. And one is in a city and has a membership of 500.
NORTHERN ILLINOIS — Reports three churches all of them in the open country. The total membership is 165. One church that did not report is in a villag-e of five hundred or more. This conference at one time had several more churches than are now reported.
NORTH MISSOURI — This conference reports seven churches all of them in the open country with a membership of 418. The conference has lost four churches.
OHIO — In 1899 this conference enrolled forty churches. When the Scioto Valley Conference was organized some of the Ohio Conference churches went into it. All the churches are in the open country and have a membership of 252. Thirteen names are yet carried on the church roll.
OHIO CENTRAL — This conference had at one time thirty-two active churches on its roll of members. The enrollment now is twenty-one. Seventeen of them reported to the conference last year. Of the ones reported five are in the open country with a membership of 279. Six are in villages of two hundred more or less with a meinbership of '524. Four are in villag-es of five hundred more or less and have a membership of 339. One is in a village of one thousand or more and has a membership of 278. One is in a city with a membership of 304. Rev. Henry Crampton is the Field Worker in this con- ference and supplies the pjistorless churches as needed.
OHIO EASTERN — This conference reports twenty-seven churches, sixteen of them having- pastors and eleven not. The largest number of churches ever en- rolled in its membership were t-wenty-nine. Of the twenty-seven churches enrolled twenty-two are in the country and have a total membership of 1,490. Two are in villages of two hundred more or less with a membership of 171. Two are in villages of five hundred and more and have a member- ship of 40. One is in a village of six thousand with a membership of 112.
ONTARIO — Some years back this conference enrolled twenty-one churches, eight of which have ceased to report to conference. Of the thirteen churches re- porting four are in the open country and have a membership of 154. One is in a village of two hundred more or less with a membership of 81. Two are in villages of five hundred or more and have a membership of 213. Two are in villages of a thousand or more a.nd have a membership of 77. One is in a village of four thousand with a membership* of 138. And three are in cities and have a membership of 332.
OSAGE, EASTERN DIVISION — This conference at one time had eleven churches two of which have ceased to report at all. Big-ht of the remaining- nine re- ported to conference last year. And the membership is as follows: Five churches are in the open country and have a membership of 666. One is in a village of two hundred, more or less with a membership of 37. One is in a village of five hundred or more with a membership of 25.
RAYS HILL AND SOUTHERN PENNSYLVANIA — There were at one time thirty- two churches in this conference. There are twenty-eig-ht now, two of which
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did not report at the last conference. The churches that were and are not were organized in union meetinghouses. There are a few members yet in the localities of these meetinghouses loyal to their first devotion. Of the twenty-eight churches reported twenty-four are in the open country. They have a membership of 1,823. Three are in or near small villages with a membership of 171 and one is in a town of twenty-five hundred and has a membership of 17'5.
RHODE) ISLAND AND MASSACHUSETTS — Some years ago reported thirty-three churches. ■ It now has a church membership of twenty-five, two of which did not report to the conference in 1924. Two of the ones reporting did not have pastors and three are having supplies. It is worthy of note that sixteen of the ones having pastors have full time service. Some of the members of the now inactive churches have been added to the active ones and are not lost to the conference. Of the twenty-three reporting eight are in the open country and have a membership of IIS. One is in a village of two hundred more or less with a membership of 22. One in a village of five hundred with a membership of 40. Four ate in villages of one thousand or more and have a membership of 301. One in a village of three thousand having a member- ship of 104. And six are in cities and have a membership of 2,036.
RICHLAND UNION — In 1897 this conference reported eighteen churches and thirteen ministers. The report for 1924 records the names of eight churches and one minister. Of the eight churches seven are in the open country and have a membership of 153. One is in a village of five hundred or more with a membership of 26.
ROCKINGHAM — Reports fourteen churches, thirteen of them having regular pastoral service, the other two being supplied. So far but two churches have been last to this conference. Of the thirteen churches reporting mem- bership one is in the open country with a membership of 30. Two are in villages of five hundred or more with a membership of 62. Three are in villages of a thousand and have a membership of 244. Two are in villages of three thousand more or less and have a membership of 213. One is in a village of ten thousand with a membership of 72. And four are in cities and have a membership of 399.
SCIOTO VALLEY — This conference reports seven churches all of which are supplied with pastoral service. Some years ago it had a membership of eleven churches. Six of the churches are in the open country and have a mem- bership of 184. One is In a city with a membership of 51.
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS — Reports eight churches, seven in the open country with a membership of 281, one in a city with a membership of 13. It has lost the names of fourteen churches.
SOUTHERN INDIANA— This conference reports a membership of five churches and never reported more. Of the five churches two are in the open country with a membership of 184. Two are in villages of five hundred and more with a membershio of 251 and one is adjoining a city with a membership of 67.
SOUTHERN KANSAS — In 1888 seventeen churches belonged, to this conference and prior to that time as many as thirty. Of the five reporting there are two in the open country with a membership of 131. One is in a village of about three hundred with a membership of 5. Two are in villages of a thousand more or less with a membership of 179.
SOUTHERN OHIO — This conference once had a membership of thirty-six churches. It yet has the names of twenty-nine, eleven of which are inactive. Some of the churches lost to this conference were at one time the strongest ones in its membership and in the largest villages within its territory. Of the twenty-three churches reporting seventeen are in the open country and have a membership of 1,481. Three are in villages of two or three hundred more or less with a membership of 289. And three are in villages of about five hundred with a membership of 442.
SOUTHERN WABASH ILLINOIS — One of the oldest conferences in the middle
west. Thirty-four churches are reported. There are twenty-three churches in the open country. They have a membership of 1,670. There are seven churches in villages of two hundred more or less and they have a member- ship of 714. There are three In villages of ten thousand more or less with a membership of 405.
SOUTHWESTERN W^ST VIRGINIA — Reports six churches and a membership of 137. Presumably all the churches are in the open country. This conference" at one time reported twelve churches.
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TIOGA RIVER — There are no available statistics for comparison from this con- ference. It reports seven churches. Six are in the open country with a membership of 381. and one is in a city w^ith a membership of 200. In 1889 there was a church membership of sixteen.
UNION IOWA — This conference has suffered a loss of eight churches. The church roll once reached fifteen. Seven are now inactive but one of them maintains a Sunday-school. Six had pastors at the time this report was made. Of the six reporting- to conference five are in the open country and have a membership of 540. One is in a village of three hundred or more with a membership of about 100.
VIRGINIA VAIiliEY CENTRAL, — This conference reports twenty-six churches. It has on its membership roll now all the churches that it ever had, and all of them active and having pastoral service. Twenty-five of them are in the open country and have a membership of 2,227. One is in a village of six thousand and more with a membership of 183.
WESTERN ILLINOIS — The largest number of churches known to have been en- rolled by this conference was fourteen. Thirteen had meetinghouses, one worshiped in a school building. Seven churches are yet on the roll of mem- bership. Three of them in the open country with a membership of 159. Two are in villages of two or three hundred more or less. Membership, 75. One in a village of five hundred or more. Membership, 66. And one in a village of a thousand. Membership, 37.
WESTERN INDIANA — This conference at one time had an enrollment of forty- flve churches. These are now thirty-six. All knowledge of the defunct churches seems to be lost from the records and the memory of conference officials. Of the thirty-flve churches reporting twenty-six are in the open country and have a membership of 2,358. Two are in villages of two hun- dred more or less and have a membership of 160. Six are in villages of five hundred or more with a membership of 1,169. And one is in a village of seven thousand or more and has a membership of 168.
WESTERN lOW^A — Ten churches reported this year, out of a membership of eighteen. Seven are in the open country and have a membership of 630. One is in a village of about three hundred with a membership of 95. One is in a vilage of five hundred and has a membership of 159. And one is in a village of two thousand and more with a membership of 436.
W^ESTERN MICHIGAN AND NORTHERN INDIANA — I have no report from this conference. The New Carlisle church is having regular pastoral service. There are five churches yet on the membership list of the conference. Mem- bership, 209.
WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA — This conference enrolls thirty-four churches, the largest number it has enrolled so far. Of the thirty-two reporting to the conference in 1924 twenty-three are in the open country and have a member- ship of 2,359. One is in a village of two hundred more or less and has a membership of 64. One is in a village of five hundred with a membership of 48. Four are in villages of five thousand and more with a combined member- ship of 290. Two are in villages of ten thousand and more w^ith a member- ship of 94. And one is in a city and has a membership of 495.
WESTERN OSAGE — Has suffered the loss of two churches from its membership of six. Of the four reporting three are in the country with a member- ship of 240. One is in a village of five hundred or more and has a membership of 100.
WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA — This was an active conference until a few years ago. No report could be secured this year except that one man was ordained to the gospel ministry.
WEST VIRGINIA — For many years this conference reported a church member- ship varying from ten to twenty churches and during the life of Rev. John Tamkin the conference was always reported. Of late years the reports have been few and incomplete and for several years no report could be gotten. No report this year. It reports fourteen churches with a membership of 172. All are in the open country.
YORK AND CUMBERLAND — Only a few years ago fifteen churches reported to this conference, six of which reported in 1924. Membership, 365.
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Webster Community Christian Church
This church was organized January 31, 1924, and within seven months built and dedicated a house costing more than $43,000.00. The building is of modern design and well equipped for religious worship. Christian Education, Sunday-school, and social purposes. The building has a tower fifty-six feet high, on top of which stands an electric cross carrying forty-two electric lights. It is said that this cross, when lighted, can be seen for a distance of twenty to twenty-five miles. It is located in the open country about four miles from Havre de Grace, Maryland, and was formally dedicated on Sunday, August 23, 1924. The dedicatory sermon was by Rev. George Christian Enders, D. D. on the subject, "The Incarnate Christ the Hope of the World." The church has a new parsonage, fully equipped and completely modern, which was dedicated a few weeks previous to that of the church building. At the time of dedica- tion there were ninety-two members, none of whom had ever been members of the Christian Church, at the time of dedication. Seven months later the membership had about been doubled. The church is a member of the Eastern Virginia Conference and Rev. Milton W. Sutclifi'e is pastor.
Sanfords Corner, N. Y.
As early as 1820 a group of Christian people formed a Christian Church organization to serve the townships of Leray, Felts Mills, and Lockport in northern New York State, with its center at Sanfords Corners, a few miles from Watertown, N. Y., nearly a mile from what is now the railway station of Calcium.
About 1852 a Union Church building was erected, jointly owned and con- trolled by the Methodist, Universalist, and Christian Church bodies. For more than twenty-five years very little active work has been carried on by any Church organization, and all the early organizations had practically died. In recent years a Community movement was started which continued less than a year. At various times Sunday-school work has been carried on and the church building has been available for funerals.
In November, 1923, Dr. J, N. Dales, as a field worker, made an investiga- tion of the possibility of opening up an active work which would be linked up with the East Hounsfield Christian Church, and in December, Rev. R. G. English, pastor of East Hounsfield, took charge of afternoon preaching services at the Union Church building.
September 7, 1924, a new church was organized to make permanent a real community work. The charter membership of nineteen represents six different denominations — Lutheran, Episcopal, Baptist, Methodist, Presbyterian, and Christian. Only one of the nineteen has ever been a member of one of our churches before — a daughter of a former Christian Church minister at San- fords Corners.
The auditorium has been renovated and some shingling has been done. Improvements including estimate of volunteer labor (for all work was donated) was estimated at three hundred dollars.
Certain conditions have made development slow, but a splendid field is open to the Calcium Community Christian Church and Sunday-school. Two deacons were ordained in connection with a Communion service the first Sun- day in December, 1924. A Ladies' Aid has been organized for service.
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Union Christian College
At the meeting of the Trustees of Union Christian College, August 12, 1924, it was decided that the school could not be opened in September. Pro- visions were made for keeping the organization intact in the hope that some unforseen providence would yet make it possible for the school to open its doors in the near future. Rev. E. A. Watkins, D. D., Urbana, Illinois, was elected and qualified president of the college and of the Board of Trustees. M. S. Campbell, Collison, Illinois, was elected treasurer, and Rev. Daniel O. Gettinger, Merom, Indiana, secretary.
Later a proposition was submitted by Mr. G. A. Bricker, associate editor of Farm Life, Spencer, Indiana, to reopen the school with an enlarged program, to include vocational courses of training. A meeting of the trustees of the college was called at Merom, on December 16, 1924. Prof. J. C. Runk, of Minneapolis, who had been fomierly associated with Mr. Bricker in vocational training schools, was asked to be present at the meeting. After the most care- ful consideration, the board decided that the school should be reopened in the fall of 1925, with an enlarged program of finance and course of training. The organization remains unchanged. Mr. Bricker was elected as adminis- trative advisor.
In addition to a department for the training of ministers and church leadership, departments of commerce, home making, and agriculture are to be included as rapidly as they can be financed.
Salt Creek Christian Conference
There is in Ohio a body of believers organized as the Salt Creek Christian Conference. It met in 1924, at the Bethel Church. The proceedings were published in pamphlet form. It was the 104th annual session. There were thirty-three delegates, including the conference officers, and four ministers. The following officers were elected:
President, William Mathews, Hatch, Ohio.
Vice-President, S. W. Mossbarger, Piketon, Ohio, R. R. 2.
Secretary, Ralph Douthitt, Piketon, Ohio, R. R. 2.
Assistant Secretary, I. N. Basye, Piketon, Ohio, R. R. 2.
Treasurer, Ivy Dixon, Piketon, Ohio, R. R. 2.
District Superintendent, I. N. Basye, Piketon, Ohio, R. R. 2.
The Convention Secretary has been unable to identify this conference beyond the information given in the published minutes. He has no reason to believe that it is a conference of the Christian Church, but wonders, if it is not, how it came to have the name Christian Conference a hundred and four years ago.
The editor of The Christian Annual desires to express his appreciation of the kindly and efficient co-operation of all who have had to do with the work. Especial mention is made of Mr. McLefresh, and his fellow laborers, Miss Nauerth, the proof reader, and the Convention stenographer, together with the many others who have furnished reports and otherwise helped to make the book a history of the church for the year 1924. And he is even thankful to those to whom he had to write two, three, or four times that he did not have to write another time.
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General Convention of the Christian Church Officers, Members of Boards, and Committees
OFFICERS
President, Rev. F. G. Coffin, D. D.. Al- bany, Mo.
Vice-President, Rev. D. B. Atkinson, D. D., Albany, Mo.
Secretary, Rev. J. P. Burnett, D. D., Dayton, Ohio.
Secretarj' for the Department of Fi- nance, Mr. John G. Myers, Pleasant Hill, Ohio.
Secretary for the Department of Pub- lishing, Hon. O. W. Whitelock, Hunt- ing-ton, Ind.
Secretary for the Department of Home Missions, Rev. O. S. Thomas, D. D., Dayton, Ohio.
Secretary for the Department of For- eign Missions, Rev. W. P. Minton, D. D., Dayton, Ohio.
Secretary for tlie Department of Chris- tian Education, W. A. Harper, LL. D., Elon Colleg-e, N. C.
Secretary for tlie Department of Evan- gelism and Life-work Recruits, Rev. R. C. Helfenstein, D. D., Dover, Del.
Members at Large of the Executive Board, Rev. E. A. Watkins. D. D., Urbana, 111.; Rev. C. H. Rowland, D. D., Greensboro, N. C.
EXECUTIAE BOARD
The Executive Board is composed of the officers above named and the two additional members.
THE GENERAL BOARD OF THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH
This Board is composed of:
The Executive Board, The Board of Home Missions, The Board of Foreig^n Missions, The Board of Publications, The Board of Christian Education, The Board of Evang-elism and Life- work Recruits, The presidents of our schools and col- leg-es.
The Editor of The Herald of Gospel Liberty.
BOARD OF HOME MISSIONS
Rev. O. S. Thomas, D. D., Dayton, Ohio. Rev. H. M. Hainer, New Bedford, Mass. Rev. C. G. Nelson, Red Cloud, Nebr. Mr. M. S. Campbell. Collison, 111. Rev. G. O. Lankford, Burlington, N. C. Mrs. Athella M. Howsare, Dayton, Ohio.
BOARD OF FOREIGN MISSIONS
Rev. W. P. Minton, D. D., Dayton, Ohio. Rev. Warren H. Denison, D. D., Dayton. Ohio.
Rev. W. P. Fletcher, Toronto, Ont. Rev. L. E. Smith, D. D., Norfolk, Va. Mr. J. O. Winters, Greenville, Ohio. Mrs. Alice V. Morrill, Defiance, Ohio.
BOARD OF CHRISTIAN EDUCATION
Pres. W. A. Harper, LL. D., Elon Col- lege, N. C.
Rev. W. G. Sargent, D. D., Providence, R. I.
Mr. Hermon Eldredge, Dayton, Ohio.
Rev. A. B. Kendall, D. D., Springfield, Ohio.
Rev. H. A. Smith, D. D., Versailles,. Ohio. Rev. W. T. Walters, D. D., Richmond. Va.
Mr. M. Orban, Jr., Whittier, Calif. Rev. H. Shelton Smith, 1'516 Mailers
Bldg., 5 S. Wabash Ave., Chicago, 111. Rev. R. C. Helfenstein, D. D., Dover,
Del.
Mr. W. F. Corwith, 851 Manhattan Ave.,
Brooklyn, N. Y. Miss Helen Stearns, 9 Shawmut Ave.,
Bradford, Mass.
Rev. W. S. Alexander, D. D., Elon Col- lege, N. C.
T. C. Amick, Elon College, N. C. is Treasurer of the Board.
BOARD OF PUBLICATIONS
Hon. O. AV. Whitelock, Huntington, Ind. Rev. H. Russell Clem, Fall River, Mass. Prof. J. N. Dales, Lakemont, N. Y. Rev. W. W. Staley, D. D., Suffolk, Va. Rev. F. H. Peters, D. D., Defiance, Ohio. Rev. C. B. Hershey, D. D., Colorado
College, Colorado Springs, Colorado. Mr. F. C. Brownell. Fall River, Mass. Mr. H. E. Sims, Piqua, Ohio. Rev. C. E. Huff, Oronoque, Kansas.
BOARD OP EVANGELISM AND LIFE- WORK RECRUITS
Rev. Roy C. Helfenstein, D., D., Dover, Del.
C. H. Hallenbeck, Ravena, N. Y. Rev. Willoe J. Hall, Dayton, Ohio, R. R. Rev. Clarence Defur, Eaton, Ohio, R. R. Rev. E. D. Gilbert, Defiance, Ohio.
Executive Secretary — Rev. McD. How- sare, C. P. A. Bldg., Dayton, Ohio.
BOARD OF CONTROL FOR FRANK- LINTON CHRISTIAN COLLEGE
Rev. Omer S. Thomas, D. D., Dayton, Ohio.
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Rev W. G. Sarg-ent, D. D.. Providence,
R. I. Mrs. Alice M. Burnett, Dayton. Ohio. Rev. J. L. Foster, Waverly, Va. Rev J. O. Atkinson, D. D., Elon Col-
leg-e, N. C.
BOARD OF FINANCE
Rev. W. H. Denison, Secretary for Stewardship.
J. F. Burnett, Secretary of the Conven- tion.
Rev. W. P. Minton, Secretary for For- eign Missions.
Rev. O. S. Thomas, Secretary for Home Missions.
Dr. W. A. Harper, Secretary for Chris- tian Education.
Dr. R. C. Helfenstein, Secretary for Evangelism and Life-work Recruits.
Hon. O. W. Whitelock, Secretary for Publishing.
BOARD OF CONTROL FOR AGED MINISTERS' HOME
Mr. W. R. Sailer, Mjlford, N. J. Rev. J. B. Gove, Speakers, N. Y., R. R. Rev. J. E. Epright, Milford, N. J. Mr. Harry Brate, Lakemont. N. Y.
BUREAU OF CHRISTIAN STEWARD- SHIP AND PROMOTION
Rev. Warren H. Denison, D. D., Secre- tary, C. P. A. Bldg., Dayton, Ohio.
Advisory Committee
Rev. F. G. Coffin, Albany. Mo. Rev. O. S. Thomas, Dayton, Ohio. Rev. W. P. Minton, Dayton, Ohio. Dr. W. A. Harper, Elon College, N. C. Mr. J. O. Winters, Greenville, Ohio.
COMMITTEE TO PREPARE A SUG- GESTIVE CHURCH CONSTITUTION
Rev. F. G. Coffin, Albany, Mo. Rev. J. F. Burnett, Dayton, Ohio. Rev. O. S. Thomas, Dayton, Ohio.
COMMITTEE TO RAISE FOUR HUN- DRED THOUSAND DOLLARS
Rev. F. G. Coffin. Albany. Mo. Rev. W. H. Denison. Dayton, Ohio. Dr, W. A. Harper, Elon College, N. C.
BOARD OF MINISTERIAL RELIEF
Rev. J. E. Etter, Greenville. Ohio.
W. K. Holt, Burlington, N. C.
H. E. Sims, Piqua, Ohio.
Fenner C. Brownell, Fall River, Mass.
M. S. Campbell, Collison, 111.
COMMITTEE ON ARMY AND NAVY CHAPLAINS
Rev. Carlyle Summerbell, Keokuk,
Iowa. Rev. Roy C. Helfenstein, Dover, Del.
COMMISSION FOR INVESTIGATION AND SURVEY OF COURSES OF- FERED BY OUR SCHOOLS FOR MINISTERIAL TRAINING
(1924)
Rev. W. G. Sargent, Providence, R. I. Rev. George C. Enders, Defiance, Ohio. W. P. Lawrence, Elon College, N. C. Rev. D. B. Atkinson. Albany. Mo. Rev. E. A. Watkins, Urbana, 111.
WOMAN'S MISSION BOARD
Honorary President. Emily K. Bishop. 1708 Sycamore St.. Terre Haute, Ind.
President. Mrs. W^. H. Denison, 760 Ferguson Ave., Dayton. Ohio.
Vice-President at Large. Mrs. Alice M. Burnett. 310 S. Broadway. Dayton, Ohio.
Regional Vice-Presidents. Mrs. O. W. Whitelock. Huntington, Ind., Central Christian Convention; Mrs. C. H. Row- land. Franklin. Va.. Southern Chris- tian Convention; Mrs. D. B. Atkinson. Albany. Mo.. Western Christian Con- vention; Mrs. Eva Chase. 405 Potter Ave., Providence. R. I.. New England Christian Convention; Mrs. T. G. Robinson, 17 Barkley St.. Albany. N. Y.. Metropolitan Christian Conven- tion.
Recording Secretary. Mrs. W. P. Min- ton. 318 Edgar Ave.. Dayton, Ohio.
General Secretary-Treasurer, Mrs. Emma S. Powers. C. P. A. Bldg.. Day- ton, Ohio.
Superintendent of Young People's Dept., Miss Beryl McReynolds, Sharpsvllle, Ind.
Superintendent of Junior Work, Miss Carrie Robison, North Springfield. Pa.
Superintendent of Cradle Roll Depart- ment, Mrs. Noma C. Johnson, 147 Ridge Ave.. Dayton, Ohio.
Superintendent of Thank Offering De- partment, Mrs. C. W. Johnson, 311 W. Oregon St., Urbana, 111.
Six Additional Members of Executive Board, Mrs. Athella M. Howsare, 1535 N. Euclid Ave., Dayton, Ohio; Mrs. Alice V. Morrill. 20 College Place, Defiance. Ohio; Mrs. Lulu C. Helfenstein, 1230 Phillips Ave., Day- ton, Ohio; Mrs. W. J. Young, Mt. Sterling, Ohio; Mrs. Carrie Beaver, Advance, Ind.; Mrs. A. F. Chase. 236 S. Conover St.. Dayton, Ohio.
Representatives to Federation of Wom- an's Board for Foreign Missions, and the Council of Women for Home Mis- sions. Mrs. Athella M. Howsare, 1535 N. Euclid Ave., Dayton, Ohio; Mrs. Alice V. Morrill. 20 College Place, De- fiance. Ohio; Mrs. W. H. Denison, 760 Ferguson Ave., Dayton, Ohio: Mrs. Athella M. Howsare and Mrs. Alice V. Morrill Field Secretaries.
COMMITTEE ON BUDGET
(1924)
Rev. W. A. Harper, Elon College, N. C. Rev. O. S. Thomas, Dayton, Ohio. Rev. W. P. Minton. Dayton. Ohio.
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Representative on the Lesson Com- mittee of tlie International Sun- day School Council of Re- lig^ions Education
Mr. Hermon Eldredge, Dayton, Ohio.
Member of Council of International Sunday School Council of Re- ligious Education
Rev. H. Shelton Smith, D. D., 1516 Mailers Bldg-., 5 S. Wabash Ave., Chi- cag-o, 111.
MEMBER OF COMMISSION OIV SOCIAL,
SERVICE OF THE FEDERALi
COUNCIL,
Rev. W. H. Denison, D. D., Dayton, Ohio.
TRUSTEE OF UNITED SOCIETY OF CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR
Rev. A. B. Kendall, D. D., Springfield, Ohio.
Members of the Federal Council
of the Churches of Christ
in America
Rev. Martyn Summerbell, D. D., Lake-
mont, N. Y. Rev. J. O. Atkinson, D. D., Elon College,
N. C. Rev. J. F. Burnett, D. D., Dayton, Ohio. Rev. F. G. Coffin, D. D., Albany, Mo. Rev. W. W. Staley, D. D., Suffolk, Va.
Alternates
Rev. Hug-h A. Smith, D. D., Versailles.
Ohio. Mr. W. R. Sailer, Milford, N. J. Rev. L. E. Smith. D. D., Norfolk, Va. Rev. W. G. Sargent, D. D., 215 Bucklin
St., Providence, R. I. Rev. G. A. Conibear, D. D, Lakemont,
N. Y. Rev. A. M. Kerr. D. D., Dayton. Ohio.
Representative to World's Conference Against Alcoholisnv
Rev. G. W. Moi-row, 635 Atkinson Ave.. Detroit. Mich.
COMMISSION ON CHRISTIAN UNITY
Rev. F. G. Coffin, D. D., Albany. Mo.
Rev. F. H. Peters. D. D., Defiance. Ohio.
Rev. L. E. Smith. D. D.. Norfolk. Va.
Rev. A. M. Kerr. D. D.. Dayton. Ohio.
Rev. R. C. Helfenstein. D. D.. Dover. Del.
Pres. W. A. Harper, LL. D., Elon Col- lege, N. C.
Rev. J. F. Burnett. D. D., Dayton, Ohio.
Rev. Geo. W. Morrow. D. D., Detroit Mich.
Rev. W. W. Staley, Suffolk. Va. Rev. O. B. Whitaker, D. D., Weaubleau, Mo.
Mr. Jesse Beery. Pleasant Hill. Ohio. Rev. S. A. Howell, D. D., Newport News, Va.
Rev. P. S. Sailer, 241 E. 32d St., Brook- lyn, N. Y.
Rev. J. E. Epright, Milford. N. J.
Rev. L. B. Follansbee, Des Moines, Iowa.
PERMANENT COMMITTEE ON INTERNATIONAL, RELIEF
Mr. F. R. Beach. Irvington. N. J.
Rev. A. B. Kendall, D. D., Springfield, Ohio.
Rev. J. O. Atkinson, D. D., Elon College.
Rev. J. M. Kauffman, Madrid, Iowa. Rev. E. R. Caswell. Laconia. N. H. Rev. w. P. Minton. D. D.. Dayton. Ohio. Rev. A. M. Kerr. D. D., Dayton, Ohio. Rev. J. F. Burnett, D. D., Dayton, Ohio. Rev. W. H. Martin, Dayton. Ohio.
PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE TO THE AMERICAN BIBLE SOCIETY
Rev. H. M. Hainer. New Bedford. Mass.
COM3IITTEE ON OBJECTIVE AND APPEAL
Mr. Hermon Eldredg-e. Rev. O. S. Thomas. Rev. W. P. Minton. Rev. Alva M. Kerr, Rev. J. F. Burnett.
COMMITTEE ON CLOSER CO-OPERA- TION WITH THE SOUTHERN CHRISTIAN CONVENTION
Rev. F. G. Coffin, Rev. W. P. Minton, Rev. Alva M. Kerr, Rev. W. H. Deni- son, and Mr. Hermon Eldredg'e.
REPRESENTATIVES TO THE WORLD
ALLIANCE FOR INTERNATIONAL
FRIENDSHIP THROUGH THE
CHURCHES
Rev. Alva M. Kerr and Rev. J. F. Burnett.
OFFICIAL REPRESENTATIVE TO THE UNIVERSAL CONFERENCE ON LIFE AND WORK — STOCK- HOLM, SWEDEN, 1925
Rev. F. G. Coffin, D. D., Albany, Mo.
REPRESENTATIVES TO ANTI- SALOON LEAGUE
Rev. D. R. Lusk,
Rev. J. E. Etter, D. D.. Greenville, Ohio.
REPRESENTATIVE TO THE FOR- EIGN MISSIONS CONVENTION WASHINGTON, D. C, 1925
Rev. F. G. Coffin. D. D., Albany, Mo.
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MEiMBERS OF COMMISSIONS AND
COMMITTEES OF THE FEDERAL
COUNCIL CHRISTIAN CHURCH
The Federal Council itself appoints the commissions and committees, se- lecting' from the denominations such ones as are deemed best fitted for the place. The list as g-iven below is the list of members from the Christian Church serving- during the quadrennium just closed. The commissions and com- mittees for the ensuing quadrennium have not yet been announced, but it is reasonably certain that few, if any, changes will be made in the personnel from the Christian Church. The Fed- eral Council members are elected by The General Convention of the Chris- tian Church, and serve four years. The time of the present members expires at the m.eeting of the General Conven- tion in 1926.
ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE
Rev. "W". H. Hainer, 37 Myrtle Ave., Irvington, N. J.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Rev. J. O. Atkinson, Elon College, N. C. Rev. IMartyn Summerbell, Lakemont, N. Y.
WASHINGTON COMMITTEE
Irving "W. Hitchcock, 801 Allison St., N. \V., Washington. D. C.
GENERAL COMMITTEE ON ARMY AND NAVY CHAPLAINS
Rev. Roy C. Helfenstein, 109 S. Brad- ford St.. Dover, Del.
Pres. AV. A. Harper, Elon College, N. C.
Rev. O. S. Thomas, C. P. A. Bldg., Day- ton, Ohio.
COMMISSION ON EVANGELISM AND LIFE SERVICE
Rev. Ernest D. Gilbert, 4 College PI., Defiance, Ohio.
Rev. McD. Howsare, 1535 N. Euclid
Ave., Dayton, Ohio. Rev. R. C. Helfenstein, 109 S. Bradford
St., Dover, Del. Rev. Leon E. Smith, Norfolk, Va.
COMMISSION ON TEMPERANCE
Rev. P. S. Sailer, 241 E. 32d St., Brook- lyn, N. Y.
COMMISSION ON RELATIONS WITH FRANCE AND BELGIUM
Rev. Carlyle Summerbell, 81.") Concert St., Keokuk, Iowa.
COMMISSION ON RELATIONS WITH RELIGIOUS BODIES IN EUROPE
F. R. Beach, 1028 Sanford Ave., Irving-- ton, N. J.
VICE-PRESIDENT
Rev. F. G. CofTin, Albany, Mo.
COMMISSION ON THE CHURCH AND SOCIAL SERVICE
Rev. W. H. Denison, C. P. A. Bldg., Dayton, Ohio.
FEDERAL COUNCIL MEMBERS
Rev. W. W. Staley, Lock Box 144. Suffolk, Va.
Rev. J. O. Atkinson, Elon College, N. C.
Pres. F. G. Coffin, 406 B. Daniel St., Al- bany, Mo.
Rev. Martyn Summerbell, Lakemont, N. Y.
Rev. J. F. Burnett, Dayton, Ohio.
ALTERNATES
Rev. G. A. Conibear, Lakemont, N. Y. Rev. W. G. Sargent, 215 Bucklin St..
Providence, R. I. Rev. Hugh A. Smith, Versailles, Ohio. Rev. L. E. Smith, Norfolk, Va, M. R. Sailer. Milford, N. J. Rev. A. M. Kerr, C. P. A. Bldg., Dayton,
Ohio.
CONVENTION DEPARTMENTS The Department of Publishing
O. W. Wliitelock, Secretary BOARD OF PUBLICATIONS
Hon. O. W. Whitelock, Huntington, Indiana.
Rev. H. Russell Clem, Fall River, Mass.
Prof. J. N. Dales. Lakemont. N. Y.
Rev. W. W. Staley, D. D., Suffolk. Va.
Rev. F. H. Peters, D. D., Defiance, Ohio.
Rev. C. B. Hershey, D. D., Colorado College, Colorado Springs, Colo.
F. C. Brownell, Fall River, Mass.
H. E. Sims, Piqua, Ohio.
Rev. C. E. Huff, Oronoque, Kansas.
The Christian Publishing Association which is ex officio the Department of Publishing has made great strides forward the past year. Its Publishing House at the corner of Fifth and Ludlow streets in the city of Dajrton, Ohio,
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built twenty years ago was not well adapted to the expanding business of the Association, so an opportunity to sell this House was improved and the property sold for $175,000 cash, complete possession not to be given until May 1925, providing that a new House was not ready for occupancy before that time.
A new location was purchased at the corner of Ludlow and Court streets across the street from the present House for $68,000 cash. A new Publishing House built of steel and concrete five stories high and basement is now under construction at a cost of about $110,000. This building has fifty percent more floor space than the old House and is constructed especially for the publishing business. There will be three ground floor business rooms, two will be for rent and one will be occupied by the bookstore of the Publish- ing House. The fifth floor will be for the offices of the Departments of The General Convention of the Christian Church, together with large board and committee rooms which can be thrown into one large room for General Board and Conference meetings. The fourth floor will be for rent, also office rooms en the second and third floors. The new Publishing House will be fireproof throughout and will be a source of pride and commanding strength to the Christian Church.
The business of The Christian Publishing Association has shown a very satisfactory increase the past year and under the direct charge of A. F. Chase, Circulation Manager, both The Herald of Gospel Liberty and The Journal of Christian Echication have shown a healthy increase in paid subscriptions and the entire business of the Association under John H. Stewart as Manager, has shown a substantial gain in volume.
When the new House is completed and fully equipped, the Association will have an up-to-date home and the Christian Church a substantial and com- modious Publishing House.
The Board of Publishing of The General Convention of the Christian Church for the year ending September 30, 1924, has had cash receipts as follows :
Forward Movement $ 2,500.00
Miscellaneous sources 578.57
Total $ 3,078.57
October 1, 1923, balance on hand 10,824.52
Total balance and receipts $13,903.09
Disbursements 1,286.71
October 1, 1924, balance on hand $12,616.38
The Board of Publishing at its October meeting, 1924, set aside as a permanent fund the sum of $12,000 to be loaned and only the interest to be used for current purposes. During the past year prize essays were awarded to Mrs. Thomas Gray Robinson, Albany, N. Y., Rev. B. F. Vaughn, Centerville, Ohio, Rev. S. L. Beoughei*, Graham, N. C, Rev. D. P. Hurlburt, Bangor, Maine. These awards were made in the prize contest on certain "Principles of the Christians."
During the year the Board has printed for free distribution thirty-three thousand booklets, circulars, and folders. The Department is also placing The Herald of Gospel Liberty and The Journal of Christian Education in
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strategic centers for general advertising and publicity purposes. The names of persons and institutions to which they are sent are supplied by Rev. Alva Martin Kerr, D. D., Editor of The Herald of Gospel Liberty and by W. A. Harper, LL.D., editor of The Joiamal of Christian Education.
The Board of Publishing through its free publications is providing a means by which not only our own church people but strangers as well may become better acquainted with the history and principles of the Christian Church,
Department of Home Missions
Rev. Onier S. Thomas, D. D., Secretary
Board of Home Missions — Rev. G. O. Lankford, D. D., Burling-ton, N. C— President. Mrs. Athella M. Howsare, 1535 N. Euclid Ave., Dayton, Ohio — Secretary. Rev. Omer S. Thomas, D. D., 40 C. P. A. Bldg., Dayton, Ohio^General Secre- tary and Treasurer. Rev. H. M. Hainer, 213 Tremont St., New Bedford, Mass. Rev. C. G. Nelson, Red Cloud, Nebraska. M. S. Campbell, Collison, Illinois.
We are now thinking of the work of Home Missions in the terms of Better Efficiency and Understanding. Under the first class we place our work for Sustentation of Churches, Revolving Loan Fund, Field Work in Conferences, and Pastors' Summer Schools. In the second class we place our New Ameri- can, Mountaineer, Lumber Camp, Negro, and Indian Work. In all of these fields during the past year there has been such growth and helpfulness as to bring much satisfaction in considering results. Nearly nine hundred mem- bers have been added to our home mission churches and with very few ex- ceptions we have been able to reduce the appropriations without injury to the churches. Last year the Board adopted the policy of requiring all churches to plan their programs looking to self-support with the policy of reducing the appropriation each year twenty percent. The Board reaffirmed its belief that this policy should be continued and that churches not only cease their depend- ence on outside aid but should work to the standard adopted last year and extend their activities to others. The great majority of the churches are co-operating in a fine way.
The Board voted to continue the field work on about the same basis as heretofore, but were not able to take on additional workers although there is now opportunity in some very needy fields. Some very excellent service has been rendered by our field men in the conferences, especially in the way of reviving dead churches. We can hardly measure the addition to the efficiency of our churches through the work of the field men.
One of the most outstanding pieces of work is that of our new church at Riverdale in Dayton. Organized the Fourth of February of last year they plan to go to self-support during the year, having now a membership of 230 with a goal for 400 by the day of their anniversary. Walnut Hills is planning to build immediately and their old building is being wrecked. A new chu>-— was organized at Calcium, near Watertowm, N. Y., by Rev. R. G. English.
Appropriations were made to twenty-one churches, fifteen conferences, as> follows: Albany, Mo., Rev. F. G. Coffin; Bangor, Me., Rev. Donald P. Hurlburt; Brooklyn, N. Y., Rev. P. S. Sailer; Columbus, Ohio, Rev. J. S. Kegg; Crown Point, Dayton, Ohio, Rev. Clark Denison; Defiance, Ohio, Rev. F. H. Peters,
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East Hounsfield, N. Y., Rev. R. G. English; Everett, Pa., Rev. W. M. Jay: P'ranklin, Ohio, Rev. E. H. Rainey; Haverhill, Mass., Rev. A. C. Youmans; Lynn, Mass., Rev. Flora M. Neagles; Manchester, N. H., Rev. P. W, Caswell; Muncie, Indiana, Rev. M. W. Butler; Red Cloud, Nebr., Rev. C. G. Nelson; Riverdale, Dayton, Ohio, Rev. E. B. Flory, Springfield, Ohio, Rev. A. B. Ken- dall; Toronto, Ontario, Rev. C. J. Felton; Walnut Hills, Dayton, Ohio, Rev. A. W. Hirby; Montesano, Wash., Rev. D. C. Loucks; Winchester, Va., Rev. J. F. Morgan; West Mansfield, Mass., Rev. Guy Walters; Erie and New York Western Conference, Rev. E. C. Hall; New Jersey Conference, Rev. Amos S. Allen; New York Eastern Conference, Mr. C. H. Hallenbeck; Ohio Central Conference, Rev. Henry Crampton; Ontario and New York Central Confer- ences, Prof. J. N. Dales; Rays Hill and Southern Pennsylvania Conference, Rev. A. W. Sparks; Rhode Island and Mass. Conference, Rev. E. J. Bodman; Maine Conference, Rev. D. P. Hurlburt; Western Christian Convention.
Appropriations were made to special work such as: Indian Work, Ameri- canization Work, Mountain Work, Logging Camp Work, Salary of Missionary Education Secretary, Pastors' Schools, Franklinton College, Administration, Christian Missionary Deficit, Home Missions Council, and Missionary Educa- tion Movement.
The Board being asked to continue in its responsibility and support of the Pastors' Schools by the Board of Christian Education voted to make an appro- priation to that work on about the same basis as formerly.
Miss Marian Morrill has been asked to become the Missionary Education Secretary for the two Boards and will have charge of much of the development of that phase of the work co-operating with the Board of Christian Education to some extent in developing mission study in the Sunday-schools as well as pushing other plans of bringing Missions prominently into the activities of the church.
The following officers of the Home Mission Board were elected:
President, Rev. G. O. Lankford, D. D., Burlington, N. C. Recording Secretary, Mrs. Athella Howsare, Dayton, Ohio. Treasurer, Omer S. Thomas, Dayton, Ohio.
Home Mission Council, Omer S. Thomas, Athella Howsare, and Mr. M. S. Campbell.
Department of Foreign Missions
Rev. Wilson P. Miiiton, D. D., Secretary
lionrd of Foreisn Missions — Rev. W. H. Denison, D. D., Dayton, Ohio — President. Rev. Wilson P. Minton, D. D., Dayton, Ohio — Secretary. Mrs. Alice V. Morrill, Defiance, Ohio. Rev. L. E. Smith, D. D., Norfolk. Vlrg-inia. J. O. Winters, Greenville, Ohio. Rev. W. P. Fletcher, D. D., Toronto, Ontario.
1924
Commendable gains in the normal activities of our Foreign Mission work have been made during the past year, but reconstruction has occupied a large share of our time and energy and means.
Relief work in Japan was continued on a large scale for several months
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following the earthquake, and our Tokyo missionaries and national Christians represented our church in most commendable fashion.
We received during the year for Earthquake Relief and Reconstruction purposes, $8,139.76, plus $3,158.34 received immediately after the disaster in September, making a total of $11,298.10. The earlier funds were used en- tirely for relief; the balance is now being used in reconstruction. The Azabu church was entirely rebuilt and extensive repairs made on the Kasumi Cho Mission Home, Oji church and kindergarten, and the Naka Shibuya church and kindergarten. Repairs were also made on the Sendai mission home and two of our northern churches.
The new mission home so long delayed has finally been completed in Tokyo, to be occupied by the Garmans.
A new arrangement with the Japanese Christian Conference called the Co-operative Board was organized this year and is functioning nicely, giving larger responsibility to the Japanese brethren in the conduct of the work. This is the most outstanding achievement of our Japan mission this year, being one step nearer our ultimate goal of an indigenous Japanese church.
Miss Crew, who was sent out last year, has completed the first year of language study and has also already done some definite work.
Two native pastors retired during the year, but two better trained men have been secured to take their places. One of these, Mr. Taizumi, is a grad- uate of Defiance College and a postgi-aduate of Oberlin Seminary and Chi- cago University.
Two Bible women retired during the year, but two better trained young women have taken their places. One is a graduate of a Bible training school.
One pastor has transferred to the superintendency of Sendai Christian Orphanage, thus extending the sphere of our responsibility in a union enter- prise.
One new student has been enrolled in kindergarten training schools.
Four new theological students from our churches have been added, malt- ing a total of seven in the union seminary in which we are co-operating. Dr. Woodworth being on the faculty. Mr. Sano, who returned last year, has been ordained and is doing unusually fine work, both in his own church and in the Japan Conference. The addition of these new, thoroughly trained men great- ly strengthens the national force.
The Immigration Act is giving much concern, but is being met by a mutually Christian spirit on the part of both missionaries and nationals.
In Japan we had only eighty-nine baptisms as against ninety-two the previous year. But we have gained in every other department. Resident membership increased from 692 to 730, a gain of thirty-eight; enrolled in- quirers from 161 to 170, a gain of nine; Sunday-school enrollment from 1856 to 2436, a gain of 580; the giving of our Japanese Christian churches in the wake of the earthquake increased from yen 5847.85 to yen 7154.08, a gain of yen 1306.23, or $653.16. This includes an increase for pastoral support on the part of the Japanese from yen 1231 to yen 2129, a gain of yen 898, or $449.00.
The Japanese work is more thoroughly organized and both missionaries
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and nationals of our church are becoming more fully recognized as potent factors in the evangelization of the country.
PORTO RICO
Extensive repairs were made on the mission home in Ponce, and the church at Arus.
Two new lots in a promising suburban section of Ponce were bought at a cost of $400. A chapel has been moved to this new location.
The house in Salinas which we had been renting for Miss Williams' home and industrial work was about to be sold out from under us, when a gift of $2,800.00 to buy it was made by one of our consecrated laymen, thus saving that work to us.
Two other laymen gave gifts of $1,000 and $100 to be used for chapel buildings, and one conference woman's board sends something over three hun- dred dollars toward another.
The Barretts have had a regular furlough during the year and are back on the field after thorough medical treatment and a good rest.
The Mortons have done excellent work, first assisting Miss Williams, and then in overseeing the repair work and acting as mission treasurer.
Mr. Rivera, who returned last year, has been put in charge of the Salinas station, after a year's work in Ponce.
One young man was graduated from the union seminary and put in charge of a newly established main station, where a church with twenty-five charter members was organized in June. Two pastors were ordained this fall. Two kindergartens and two Daily Vacation Bible Schools were successfully con- ducted.
The membership of our Porto Rico churches was increased from 280 to 357, a gain of 77; the Sunday-school enrollment from 825 to 902, a gain of 77. A loss in benevolent offerings was sustained, but national pastoral support increased from $312 to $437.45, a gain of $125.45.
The Foreign Mission Department has continued its active co-operation in various interdenominational enterprises such as the Foreign Missions Confer- ence, Committee on Co-operation in Latin America, Missionary Education Movement, World Alliance for International Friendship through the Churches^ Federal Council's Committee on International Justice and Goodwill, etc.
A comparison of receipts for the past two years follows :
1923 1924
General Fund $33,909.73 $33,483.33
Designated Funds 10,022.17 17,611.28
Forward Movement 15,000.00 12,500.00
Totals $58,931.90 $63,594.61
This shows a decrease of $426.40 in regular receipts, an increase of $7,589.11 in designated funds and a decrease of $2,500 in Forward Movement receipts. The large increase in the designated funds includes the earthquake fund. We added during the year $3,870.00 to our permanent funds.
The present indebtedness of the Foreign Mission Department is $11,182.74.
We have had the most constructive year yet in missionary education. Systematic missionary instruction in the Sunday-school has been constantly stressed. During the Foreign Mission period we stressed heavily the Church
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School of Missions plan with good results. In addition to this we used a suggestive program designed to provide a short Foreign Mission Introduction to each of the regular Sunday-school and morning preaching services for the six weeks leading up to Foreign Mission Day. About an hundred churches used this plan, and between fifty and sixty used the Church School of Missions plan. Some used both.
In introducing these two plans a limited number of three different leaflets were issued. Also a thousand posters were issued and four leaflets for free distribution. Many churches using neither of the two plans just mentioned did use the other leaflets for free distribution in connection with the annual offering. One other leaflet of a general Foreign Mission character was also issued.
The secretary has continued to edit The Christian Missionary, which this year reached the largest number of subscribers in its history. He has given about one hundred addresses in forty-five churches in sixteen conferences, and in about twenty institutes and conference session, as well as on numerous special occasions. He has traveled 13,415 miles, reaching with the spoken word about 13,215 people, and he has represented the Department on the various interdenominational organizations before mentioned.
This year of reconstruction has in many respects been one of unusual strengthening of our whole cause.
1925
The following plans, adopted at this session of the Foreign Mission De- partment, are to be carried out this coming year, 1925.
Miss Stacy is to complete her year' of furlough study at Defiance, where she is now specializing in Bible, domestic science, music, and social psychology in preparation for her work upon her return to Japan next August.
Mr. McKnight will come home next spring for his regular furlough and it is expected that the school year will be spent in additional training, possibly at Boston or Yale.
We plan to continue the training of our seven theological training stu- dents in Japan, Dr. Woodworth continuing on the faculty of the Union Semi- nary. He will also teach seven hours a week in the Azabu School with which he has been so long connected. Dr. Fry and Mr. McKnight will also continue some English teaching in addition to their other work. Mr. Carman will con- tinue to represent us on the union enterprises in Japan and will also direct the work of building the long delayed church and kindergarten building in Shibuya.
Two young ladies are in the kindergarten training school this year.
Owing to the prolonged and serious illness of Miss Williams, the Mortons will return to Salinas to continue the work there. It is expected that the work will be enlarged somewhat by the addition of some agricultural features on a small scale.
We plan to build in Porto Rico this year one new chapel in a promising outpost at a cost of about $500.00. We also plan to equip our new main station at Penuelas, opened last year, by building at least a chapel and, if possible, a home for the pastor.
Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Fletcher have been placed under appointment to Japan and it is expected that they will sail with Miss Stacy next August. Mr. Fletcher enters his life-work with the most thorough preparation for his
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chosen field, Japan. He is a graduate of McMaster University and is now completing his third year at Yale, specializing in religious education and the religions of Japan. His preliminary examinations for the Ph. D. degree are to be taken next spring and his work during the first term in Japan will point toward the securing of the degree on the first furlough.
We expect to continue our established plans of bringing the national church in both fields to larger self-support each year.
Missionary education in co-operation with the Board of Christian Educa- tion will be vigorously pushed throughout the coming year, using the methods which were so successful last year, such as the preliminary missionary pro- gram in the regular services during the Foreign Mission period, and the Church School of Missions during the six weeks' period from the first of February to the middle of March. In addition to these educational features, the department plans to continue as much field work as is consistent with the efiicient conduct of the office.
The Foreign Missions Convention at Washington, D. C, from January 28 to February 2 will be one of the greatest missionary conferences ever held in this country, and the Foreign Mission Department expects to have its full quota of thirty-six delegates present. Since the number is so limited it will be necessary to select representative persons throughout the denomination.
It is planned to celebrate the twenty-fifth anniversary of our entrance into mission work in Porto Rico at the close of the twenty-fifth year in order to co-operate with the Missionary Education Movement's plan for the study of Latin America in 1925-1926.
Miss Ruth Kirkpatrick, Frankfort, Indiana, was placed under appoint- ment with the understanding that she is to finish this year's teaching in the high school and spend next year in a special missionary training school. It is anticipated that Miss Kirkpatrick may be allocated to teach in some Union Christian College.
The following budget was adopted:
Japan, regular work $27,000.00
Japan, special work 5,250.00 $32,250.00
Porto Rico, regular work $11,100.32
Porto Rico, special work 3,300.20 $14,400.52
Miscellaneous work 10,500.00
Total budget $57,150.52
To this must be added the deficit of $11,182.74, making the total minimum budget absolutely necessary for next year $68,333.26. We call the attention of the General Board and of the whole church to this situation which must be met as a denominational matter. The only other alternative is to recall ?ome of our workers.
We would also remind the church that the actual need for the work which should be done this year is $84,156.06 from which we have made the drastic cut of $15,822.80 below actual requirements. And this has been done in the face of the fact that opportunities for the development of our foreign mission work have never been so compelling, and young people from our own homes, trained in our own schools and consecrated to our own fields of service, are knocking at our door asking to be sent out.
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Department of Christian Education
By W. A. Harper, President Board of Christian Education Board Members
W. A. Harper, Elon Colleg-e, N. C.
Rev. W. G. Sargent, 215 Bucklin St., Providence, R. I.
Hermon Eldredge, C. P. A. Bldg., Dayton, Ohio.
Rev. A. B. Kendall, 1023 Garfield Ave., Springfield, Ohio.
Rev. Hugh A. Smith, 205 W. Ward St., Versailles, Ohio.
Rev. W. T. Walters, 3206 Grove Ave., Richmond, Va.
M. Orban, Jr., Whittier, California.
Rev. R. C. Helfenstein, 209 S. Bradford St., Dover, Delaware.
W. F. Corwith, S51 Manhattan Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y.
Rev. W. S. Alexander, Elon College, N. C.
Miss Helen Stearns, 9 Shawmut Ave., Bradford, Mass.
Rev. H. Shelton Smith, 5 S. Wabash Ave., Chicago, 111.
During the year 1924 we have been steadily working away at the task of surveying, outlining, promoting, and directing a full program of Christian education and training for Christian life and service reaching from our homes through our churches, communities, schools, and colleges, and are beginning to feel that the twenty years we allotted to achieve this goal are not enough. You cannot overcome the inertia of a lifetime in any brief time. Our con- fidence grows stronger however that we are on the right road and that the people are at heart with us in our task when they really understand it.
FINANCIAL STATEMENT The treasurer's report shows that we have permanent funds amounting to $10,100.00 on which $425.50 interest is now due and reveals during the year from October 1, 1923, to September 30, 1924, the following current income and expenses:
Incomes Expenditures
Last year's vouchers $ 196.23
Salaries 9,650.00
Field Expenses 1,974.68
General Secretary's Office 573.39
Interdenominational Co-operation 700.00
Printing Pamphlets 610.87
Schools and Colleges 9,800.00
Scholarships $ 100.00 5,250.00
General Expenses 1,329.80
Stories for Sunday-school Papers 39.50
J. G. Myers, Former Treasurer 11,883.06
J. F. Burnett, Secretary 8,921.96
J. 0. Winters, Treasurer 15,000.00
Interest 269.01
Hermon Eldredge, Eastern Virginia Conference 100.00 Other collections 64.59
$36,338.62 $30,124.47 Cash on hand to balance $ 6,214.15
OFFICERS, EDITORS, AND COMMITTEES
Officers and Editors
W. A. Harper, President and General Secretary. Miss Helen Stearns, Recording Secretary. Dr. S. Q. Helfenstein, Editor Adult Division. Rev. W. P. Fletcher, Field Secretary Adult Division.
Hermon Eldredge, Editor Young People's Division; Field Secretary Ad- ministration and Leadership-training.
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Miss Lucy M. Eldredge, Field, Secretary Young People's Division; Head- quarters Office Secretary. Mrs. F. E. Bullock, Editor and Field Secretary Children's Division. Hermon Eldredge, Managing Editor Sunday-school Literature. W. A. Harper, Editor-in-chief Journal of Christian Education.
Contributing Editors of The Journal of Christian Education Hugh A. Smith, Helen Stearns, J. E. Kauffman, W. T. Walters, H. Shelton Smith, W. G. Sargent, R. C. Helfenstein.
committees Executive — W. A. Harper, W. G. Sargent, A. B. Kendall. Curricula — W. A. Harper, Hermon Eldredge, Mrs. F. E. Bullock, Miss Helen
Stearns, Miss Lucy M. Eldredge, W. P. Fletcher. Interdenominational Co-operation — A. B. Kendall, W. F. Corwith, Hermon
Eldredge. Educational Literature — A. B. Kendall, R. C. Helfenstein, W. S. Alexander. Budget— W. T. Walters, W. G. Sargent, M. Orban, Jr. Nominations — R. C. Helfenstein, M. Orban, Jr., A. B. Kendall. Survey and Report Blanks — Hermon Eldredge, Hugh A. Smith, Mrs. F. E.
Bullock. Summer Schools and Conferences — W. S. Alexander, Miss Helen Stearns, W.
F. Corwith, Hermon Eldredge. Music, Art, and Pageantry — Miss Helen Stearns, Miss Lucy M- Eldredge,
A. B. Kendall. Manuscnpts — W. G. Sargent, H. Shelton Smith, R. C. Helfenstein. Scholarships — Hugh A. Smith, W. G. Sargent, R. C. Helfenstein. Missionai^ Education — Hermon Eldredge, W. P. Fletcher, Miss Helen Stearns. Co-operation With Other Church Boards — W. A. Harper, W. G. Sargent, A. B.
Kendall, Hermon Eldredge.
We submit herewith the following facts revealed to us by the survey we have this year conducted:
I. SUNDAY-SCHOOLS Number
Schools Enrollment New England Convention 70 5,516
Metropolitan Convention 135 10,244
Central Convention 490 44,705
Western Convention 55 3,495
Southern Convention 211 21,962
Total 17 399
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HI. BOY SCOUTS |
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Number Troops |
Enrollment |
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New England |
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Convention 3 |
45 |
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Metropolitan |
|
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Convention 3 |
46 |
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Central Convention 6 |
226 |
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Western Convention 2 |
24 |
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Southern Convention 3 |
58 |
"^^^^^ 961 85-920 jy CAMP FIRE GIRLS OR GIRL SCOUTS
Number II. CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR Organizations Enrollment
Enroll- New England
Senior Int. Junior ment ^/,''"''T-1'°" ^ '^^
New England Metropolitan
Convention 1 20
Convention 26 3 6 1.059 Central Convent'on 4 66
Metropolitan Western Convention 1 6
Convention 45 4 12 1,861 Southern Convention J) ^
Central
Convention 96 20 22 4,509
Western
Convention 16 2 3 498
11 168
SUMMER SCHOOLS Number Organizations Enrollment
Southern New England
Convention 41 6 12 1.957 Convention 1 89
Metropolitan
Convention 1 50
Total 224 35 55 9,884 Central Convention 1 92
Western Convention 1 127
2,. qc cr Southern Convention 2 290
Total 314 9,884 6 648
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VI. SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES |
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-.2 CO |
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.s |
«w |
Endowmen |
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13 0. 2 |
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>> 3 |
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a) > |
Total I 1923-24 |
Is |
Geo 52 |
SCO |
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Bethlehem |
87 |
8 |
101$ 29,000.00 |
$ 12,500.001? 5,225.00 |
$ 4,000.001 1 |
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Defiance |
319 |
35 |
21 |
368,500.00 |
459,898.261 97,135.51 |
12.160.25l 1$ 4,000.00 |
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Elon |
316 |
31 |
21 |
1,070,000.00 |
425,141.951 93,989.15 |
6.500.001 1 |
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Franklinton |
148 |
8 |
15 |
75,000.00 |
1 8,615.00 |
4,562.02 1 300.00 |
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Kirton Hall |
9 |
2 |
4 |
8,100.00 |
1 432.00 |
$355.70] |
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Palmer |
199 |
16 |
5 |
203,441.00 |
114.196.001 51,392.89 |
8,000.00 ] 4,000.00 |
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Palmer Insti- |
1 1 |
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tute-Starkey |
1 ] |
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Seminary |
90 |
11 |
2 |
139,705.93 |
114,598.971 48,034.62 |
] 2,955.65] |
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Union Christian |
75 |
9 |
22 |
141,500.00 |
153,000.00] 18,978.99 |
1 154.00] 4,650.00 |
Total 1922-23 |1,243|120] 100]$2,035,246.93|$l,279,835.18l$323,803.16|$35,222.27]$3,465.35|$12,950.00
For lists of officers of our Sunday-schools and Christian Endeavor So- cieties and other vital facts respecting our Colleges, see elsewhere in this Annual.
The Forward Movement of the Christian Church
Rev. W'arreii H. Denison, 1). I)., Superintendent
ORGANIZATIONAL
Conferences and local churches are constantly organizing themselves definitely upon the five points of the Movement. This is gratifying and brings an added unity to our work, strengthens the church program, increases efficiency, simplifies organization, develops the spirit of co-operation. Just as rapidly as our conferences and churches plan and put into their organiza- tion the five departments, Devotion, Evangelism and Life Service, Christian Education, Missions, Stewardship and Finance, will they be able to secure larger assistance from the corresponding departments and officials of the denomination.
FINANCES
Total receipts for the year as follows $ 56,932.^5
a. Payments on pledges $56,437.99
b. Cash Gifts 280.70
c. Interest on deposits 69.26
d. Renewed Continuation pledges 1,145.00
The above receipts have been remitted monthly to the treasurer, Mr. J. O. Winters, as follows:
April $6,123.50
May 4,580.20
.June 3,812.99
July 3,791.36
August 3,543.75
September 5,480.86
October $5,379.02
November 6,200.71
December 5,096.20
January 4,838.94
February 3,112.05
March 4,973.37
Total $ 56,932.95
The expenses of the Forward Movement promotion and administra- tion for the year were $ 5,396.21
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The expenses of the Department of Stewardship, Promotion and
Social Service were $ 2,300.48
The expenses of the Department of Evangelism and Life Service
were $ 4,676.28
SUMMARY TO DATE— SEPTEMBER 30, 1924
Total amount of pledges, cash gifts, liberty bonds, preliminary pro- motional funds, interest earnings, etc., received from the be- ginning of the Movement $803,055.37
Total receipts from all sources on the above $446,495.50
Total expenses of the Forward Movement from its inception, which expenses include not merely the ordinary administrative work, but the field and promotional work, Canadian exchange, annuity interest, poor checks, and no deduction has been made for the
office fixtures $ 70,750.54
Total expenses of the Department of Stewardship, Promotion and Social Service (two years) as directed by the Executive Board
of the General Convention $ 3,541.67
Total Expenses of the Department of Evangelism and Life Service (two years) as directed by the Executive Board of the General
Convention , $ 8,731.41
There is but one annuity amount on which interest is paid, and that is at six percent.
The Treasurer has distributed funds as follows to the several depart- ments in the regular distributions:
Christian Education $105,000.00
(Including Sunday-school, Christian Endeavor, and Colleges, etc.)
Home Missions 87,500.00
Foreign Missions 87,500.00
Conventions 52,500.00
Publications 17,500.00
S. O. Albaugh, a CJonvention auditor, certifies to the correctness of the accounts of the For- ward Movement.
All pledges are now due and should be paid in full. Some have asked for an extension of time in view of sickness, economic conditions, and other legitimate reasons. All should now see that the full amounts are met without further delay so that work begun may not be crippled. I wish to register here my appreciation of the fine spirit of our people generally.
FIELD WORK In addition to the heavy office work this year your Superintendent has given 226 public messages on nearly all phases of our church work. These addresses have been given in 59 different churches and in sixteen different conferences as follows: Miami Ohio, 16; New Jersey, 10; Rays Hill and Southern Pennsylvania, 10; New York Eastern, 5; Northwestern Ohio, 3; Ohio Central, Central Illinois, Eastern Virginia, Northwestern Indiana, 2 each; Southern Wabash, Northern Illinois, Tioga River, Western Indiana, Rockingham, Merrimac, York and Cumberland, 1 each. He has attended and spoken before the Central and Southern Conventions, the Defiance Pastors' School, the New York Eastern Quarterly, the student body and Religious Association of Defiance College, the United Stewardship Council, the Confer- ence of Promotional Representatives, the Ministers' Meeting of the Eastern Virginia Conference and has attended some or all of the sessions of the following annual conferences: Tioga River, Central Illinois, Miami Ohio, Rays
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Hill and Southern Pennsylvania, Rockingham, Merrimac, York and Cumber- land, Ohio Central, Mt. Vernon, Eastern Virginia.
CONTINUATION PLEDGES As per the action of the General Board and of this Board, our office has been soliciting those who gave cash gifts or have completed their payments on their pledges to the Forward Movement to continue the same annually until the donors see fit to cancel them. A letter of appreciation on behalf of the beneficiary boards was prepared and sent out. In due time this was followed with a personal letter of gratitude from the President of the General Con- vention. This was followed with a letter of thanks from the Superintendent of the Forward Movement. There was an enclosure of a sixteen page pam- phlet, "The Christian Church Goes Forward," which sets forth clearly the outstanding achievements by the several boards through the use of Forward Movement funds already received. It set forth the necessity of continuing the work. The cards of subscription are now coming to our office. They are made payable to The General Convention of the Christian Church with the same percentage of distribution as under the Forward Movement.
Department of Evangelism and Life Service
R. C. Helfen-steim, M. A., U. D., General Seeretarj-
Rev. McD. Ho^vsare, Dayton, Ohio, Executive Secretary
Members of Board
Rev. R. C. Helfenstein, 109 S. Bradford St., Dover, Del. Rev. C. H. Hallenbeck, Ravena, N. Y. Rev. Willoe J. Hall. R. R. 1, Dayton, Ohio. Rev. Clarence Defur, Eaton, Ohio, R. R. Rev. Ernest D. Gilbert, Defiance, Ohio.
As we bring our report relative to the accomplishments of the Depart- ment of Evangelism and Life Service for the past year, we feel deeply grati- fied because the past year more than any other thus far has proved the need and value of such a Department in our general organization. We have just begun to realize on the time and thought and money invested in the Depart- ment. During the past year, the Department has made a definite contribution to the denomination by its Kingdom Enlistment Week Program which this Board formed, adopted, and recommended to the General Board one year ago.
The General Secretary of the Department of Evangelism and Life Service represented the denomination in various interdenominational gatherings dur- ing the year in the interest of a constructive program of Evangelism. Kept in correspondence with a number of leading pastors in responding to their requests for counsel in their program of Evangelism in the local church, and spoke on denominational Conference and Regional Convention programs.
He attended all but one of the meetings of the Federal Council Com- mission on Evangelism and Life Service during the year, and was a member of the Federal Council Evangelistic Team visiting four of the principal cities of New York State on an itinerary January, 192'4, and spoke at from two to three union meetings in each of the cities. The Board of Evangelism con- sidered that this annual itinerary of the Federal Council Commission of Evan- gelism under the leadership of Dr. Chas. L. Goodell is one of the most im-
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l{«'\. >I<'I). Ilinvsiiio, i'.xecutivo Si'oretarj 1)e|):irtiiient of Evsingelisni and liife Recruits
portant contributions it can make toward the objective of establishing our denominational identity in the various cities.
In June the General Secretary and the Executive Secretary attended a most interesting and profitable Conference on Evangelism at Northfield, Massachusetts, as guests of the Federal Council. At this Conference, Secre- taries of Evangelism of the different denominations met in retreat for three days of study and meditation upon the great responsibility of the Church of today in the work of Evangelism.
Following are some of the topics considered at this important Conference:
Theme: Present Day Appeal to Non-Christians.
Why ask men to unite with the church?
How much emphasis on negatives?
What has the church to offer?
How present the appeal? Theme: A Fall Church Program.
The advantage of a fall rally.
The fellowship canvass. Theme: A Program of Personal Evangelism.
Possibility of School of Evangelism to train personal workers.
Comparison of members who are received through personal campaigns with those received through evangelistic meetings.
Laymen and a successful personal f-vangelistic campaign. Theme: Syndicated Literature.
General discussion of devotional literature. Theme: Absentee Member.
How shall we relnterest resident absentees?
What shall be the method with non-residents?
When drop names from church roll?
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How should this be done? Theme: The Pastor's Part in a Modern Program of Evangelism. Theme: Church Attendance Campaign for Interesting Non-churchgoing People.
Shall we have an interdenominational plan?
What shall be the elements of a go-to-church program? How promoted? Theme: The Requirements for Church Membership.
What shall be the minimum requirements?
Who shall determine these in the local church?
How enforce? Theme: Financing an Evangelistic Program. Theme: After a Man Becomes a Member of the Church, What Then?
The Church's part in training a new member in personal devotion and responsibility of church membership.
The new member's part. Theme: The Responsibility of the Local Church in Evangelism.
The General Secretary prepared a paper for this Conference on the sub- ject, "The Pastor's Part in a Modern Program of Evangelism." It will be of interest to know that said paper was one of the two that was requested for publication. In response to the request of the Conference the paper was given to Dr. Goodell who wished to have it published by the Federal Council for general distribution.
In response to the request of the last meeting of the General Board, the General Secretary prepared a twenty-four page booklet during the year on "Evangelism of the Youth" or "The Supreme Objective in Religious Educa- tion," which booklet was printed by The Christian Publishing Association.
The Executive Secretary of the Department, Rev. McD. Howsare, has demonstrated in a most remarkable manner the value of the Kingdom En- listment Week Program. In fifteen different Churches representing eight different Conferences and five different States, our Excutive Secretary has put on the Kingdom Enlistment Week program. Some of these churches were weak rural churches, some village churches, and some city churches. These campaigns were put on during every month of the year, thus demonstrating that Kingdom Enlistment Week is practicable for any type of Church and for any season.
The results attending these campaigns are beyond the most sanguine hopes the Board cherished when it adopted the Kingdom Enlistment Week program. More than one thousand members have been received into the Christian Church during the year in response to Kingdom Enlistment Week.
During the year the Executive Secretary has published a splendid booklet on "How to Win Others to Christ," presenting in detail the program of King- dom Enlistment Week so that any church can put on a Kingdom Enlistment Week by following the instructions set forth in this booklet.
Rev. Howsare has not only conducted the fifteen Kingdom Enlistment Week Demonstration Campaigns during the year, but has given a course of lectures at three of our summer schools, spoken at the Girls' and Boys' Con- ferences, and represented the Department of Evangelism and Life Service on various other programs in the interest of the Church we all love.
Mention should also be made of the service rendered through this Depart- ment in the General Secretary receiving into our denominational fellowship during the past a pastor of a thriving Community Church in Maryland, to- gether with his Congregation of a hundred and nine members. This Church
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is located in the richest agricultural section of Maryland and the congrega- tion is made up of the most substantial people of the community.
The pastor and Church were later received into the Eastern Virginia Conference. More than sixty persons have united with this church since it has become identified with us, and the Congregation has within the last six months built one of the finest, if not the finest, rural church buildings and parsonage in the entire denomination.
It is the conviction of the Board of Evangelism that it together with the Home Mission Board might render a great service to the denomination and to the Kingdom by getting in touch with other independent churches and laying our principles before them.
In the interest of rendering a still larger service the coming year, the Board submitted the following recommendations for the consideration of the General Board:
1. That in following the example of several of the leading denominations, the Christian Church make Evangelism the major emphasis in all its activities
r>r. Alva M. Kerr makes the first idedee to the Department of lOvaii^elism
and through all its departments the coming year that every Church and pastor v.'ill rally to the challenge to help in winning twelve thousand new members to the Christian Church before October 1, 1925.
2. That to this end the Department of Evangelism and Life Service plan a Denominational Retreat to be held at Dayton, Ohio, the first week in Feb- ruary, 1925, for confession, consecration, fellowship, and the study of modern and constructive methods of Evangelism.
3. That owing to the unprecedented success which has attended the carry- ing out of our progra-n of evangelism, we urge that all our churches observe Kingdom Enlistment Week sometime during the year.
4. That a day combining the features of Rally Day and Roll Call Day be observed by each church for the purpose of confession, consecration, prayer,
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and fellowship, — a day when the united church shall pledge to God, and to humanity a more worthy service. At this time each church should have a "Covenant of Reconsecration" placed at the altar, and each member invited to sign the same as a testimony of sincerity and loyalty to the church and the Kingdom.
5. That every church seek to revise its membership roll in a practicable manner so as to ascertain the real membership of the various conferences. This Board believes that the practice of some churches in revising the mem- bership roll by merely dropping names from the roll because of non-attend- ance, etc., is wrong, and would urge that the pastors and church Boards recognize that the irregular and indifferent church members constitute a definite evangelistic responsibility.
6. That our pastors and editors stress the "Church Attendance" Cam- paign which the Federal Council Commission on Evangelism has launched for the coming year, in the interest of creating regularity of attendance on the part of all church members, and the attendance of the non-churchgoing group found in every community.
7. That the "Evangelism of Youth" by Gage, be the textbook for train- ing classes in Evangelism during the coming year.
8. That a simultaneous effort be made throughout the brotherhood for a large ingathering in all our churches on Easter Sunday.
9. That a special appeal be made from the pulpits and through the press for recruits for the Christian ministry.
10. That we call upon our pastors and Sunday-school teachers to stress with a new fervor the destroying consequence of sin, the power of the Holy Spirit, the need of repentance, confession, conversion, consecration, and service.
11. That we urge as a measure of conserving the results of the evangel- istic efforts first, the holding of a one-week "Institute on Stewardship," follow- ing a Kingdom Enlistment Week Program; second, that this Department assist the pastors in securing suitable literature for holding pastors' training classes; third, that the pastors preach a series of sermons on prayer, Bible reading, family worship, and church attendance following Kingdom Enlistment Week.
12. That our pastors reinterpi-et to their congregations and communities the responsibility of church membership, and the importance of Christian people transferring their membership soon after moving from one community to another.
13. That a budget of six thousand dollars ($6,000.00) be provided accord- ing to the recommendation of the Executive Committee of the General Con- vention. The Department assuming partial self-support the coming year and full self-support thereafter.
14. That Rev. C. H. Hallenbeck of Ravena, New York, be appointed as a member of the Board of Evangelism and Life Sei-vice to fill the vacancy occasioned by the death of Rev. Geo. D. Eastes.
15. That a team of two be appointed by the Department of Evangelism and Life Service to visit our colleges during the winter in the interest of Life Service Work.
16. That each of the Regional Conventions be urged to employ a field worker to assist in holding Kingdom Enlistment Week Campaigns in the various churches of the Conferences.
17. That we instruct our Executive Secretary to adopt a plan of getting in touch with parents in our churches, by means of correspondence or other- wise, to urge them to pray that a child of their own may be led into the Chris- tian ministry.
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Kingdom Enlistment Week
Kingdom Enlistment Week is an intensive evangelistic campaign based on modem psychological, pedagogical, and spiritual principles. It meets present day conditions and is par excellence in reviving the church, training workers, and winning souls for Christ and the church. Unprecedented things have happened in those churches where it has been obsei'ved within the last year. In eighteen churches, located in country, town, and city, there was an average of over seventy accessions to each. We here give a suggested pro- gram which your Executive Secretary follows out very closely in every detail.
INTENSIVE SEVEN-DAY PROGRAM OF EVANGELISTIC EFFORT
Program
Sunday Morning:
Sermon, "THE DIVINE AGENCY IN SOUL WINNING." We get notvhere without the -presence and potver of the Holy
Spirit. 3:00 P. M. — Consultation Hour with pastor and workers. Sunday Evening :
Sermon, "THE HUMAN AGENCY IN SOUL WINNING." God's plan of saving men takes in us, He gets noivhere with- out us.
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Consultation with pastor and workers.
a. On active membership and list of pros- pects.
b. Arrangement for special dinners and suppers.
c. Assignment of speakers and leaders of subsequent meetings.
d. Definite arrangements for publicity.
e. Scheduling cottage prayer meetings. Mondaii Evening: (Parent-Teachers' Night)
Sermon, "THE CHALLENGE OF THE CHILD." Jesus and Children are particidar friends. Tuesday :
9:00 A.M. — 1. Compiling of lists of prospects.
and a. Inactive members.
1:30 P.M. b. Probable transfers.
c. Non-members.
X. Separate lists of men, women, and children, in each group. 2. Selection of visitation teams. Tuesdaii Evening: ("First School Night")
Sermon, "THE NINETY AND NINE PLUS ONE." The Shepherd heart goes in search and knows no road too rough, no night too dark, no storm too fierce, nor sacrifice too great until the lost is foiind. Wednesday :
9:00 A.M. — 1. Completion of preliminary work.
and 2. Visit Chapel of Prayer.
1:30 P. M. 3. Cottage prayer meeting in afternoon. Wednesday Evening: ("Distrilmtion Night")
Sermon, "CHANGING OUR ATTITUDE TOWARD
CHRIST." The thief on the cross changed his attitude quickly under most unfavorable circumstances'. So ynay tve today.
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Thursday :
9:00 A.M. — 1. Meeting of workers for prayer.
2. Visitation and interviews begin.
3. Lunch at church, 12:30 P. M. Report of Teams.
4. Afternoon visitation.
5. Cottage prayer meeting in behalf of workers.
6. Get-to-gether supper, 6:00 P. M.
7. Report of Teams. Thti7'sday Evening : ("Church Family Night")
Sermon, "THE STRUGGLE OUT OF DARKNESS INTO
LIGHT." This I know, that whereas I ivas once blind, I now see. Friday :
9:00 A.M. — 1. Meeting of workers for prayer.
2. Visitation and interviews.
3. Lunch at church, 12:30 P. M. Report of Teams.
4. Afternoon visitation.
5. Cottage prayer meeting in behalf of workers.
6. Children's meeting, 4:00 P. M.
7. Supper for young people, 6:00 P, M.
8. Life-sei-\'ice program, 7:00 P. M.
9. Report of Teams. Friday Evening: ("Young People's Night")
Sermon, "THE LURE OF LIFE SERVICE." High School Night Special. Unveil Life Service Flag. Saturday :
9:00 A.M. — 1. Meeting of workers for prayer.
2. Visitation and interviews.
3. Lunch at church, 12:30 P. M.
4. Afternoon visitation.
5. Cottage prayer meeting in behalf of workers.
6. Report of Teams. Saturday Evening: ("Denominatioyial Night")
Sermon, "SOME GLIMPSES, PAST, PRESENT, AND
FUTURE." Illustrated by Slides. Sunday: Membership Day
1. Prayer service for workers.
2. Decision service in Sunday-school. Sunday Morning: (Reception of Nev: Members)
Sermon, "THE GRACIOUS INVITATION AND THE
GLORIOUS RECEPTION." The Spirit and the bride sail Come. And let him that heareth
say, Coyne. Sunday Evening: ("Jubilee Night") (Reception of other members) Sermon, "THE UNFINISHED TASK." And to a voice f^-om heaven saying, "This is my beloved Son,
in wlioni I am ivell pleased." So are we beloved sons of
God. Let us merit his approval and go forth to serve.
"Pointers"
1. Establish headquarters with phone and stenographer.
2. Establish Chapel of Prayer.
3. Have membership furnish list of prospects.
4. Have membership tabulate and file alphabetically list of prospects.
5. Remember that in many instances the laity excels the pastor in soul winning.
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6. Train the workers and form teams on Tuesday and Wednesday.
7. Distribute names of prospects at close of school on Wednesday night. S. Do no personal work until 9:00 A. M. Thursday when all teams start.
9. Expect all who do personal work to attend the school and line up with a team..
10. Do not see prospects belonging to other workers.
11. Arrange for meals at church for workers.
12. Give every child a chance to confess Christ.
13. The list of prospects excels the present membership as a rule.
14. If you get one out of ten to do personal work you will not fail.
15. Ten prospects to a team is the average.
16. Four days to get ready. Four days to do the work.
17. One week, from Sunday to Sunday inclusive, is long enough to put on Kingdom Enlistment Week program.
Bureau of Christian Stewardship and Promotion
January 1, 1925, the Forward Movement as a temporary organ- ization officially closed its work, and The Bureau of Christian Stewardship and Promotion became its successor, to carry on all work and plans not already provided for in the permanent organic life of the General Convention of the Christian Church, such as Stewardship, the collection of unpaid Forward Movement subscrip- tions, the securing of subscriptions for continuing the work begun, conference and local church organizational work and methods.
Rev. Warren H. Denison, D. D., is the Secretary of this Bureau and Mr. J. 0. Winters is the Treasurer.
Department of Stewardship, Promotion and Social Service
Rev. Warren H. Denison, D, D., Secretary
The work of this department has been carried on in addition to the work of the Forward Movement. It has had therefore but part-time service of your Secretary. It has been the purpose of your Secretary to lay a strong and deep foundation for the permanent work of Christian Stewardship and Finance in the Christian Church. We have therefore had the following definite
Objectives
1. Help our brotherhood to realize the importance of stewardship in their personal spiritual lives; to recognize that the whole matter of giving and the use of money is a vital function of the soul, and of the spiritual life; m.aking the spiritual content clear.
2. Secure the study of the Scriptures to find what they teach about Christian Stewardship; they are a veritable treatise on the p-inci'^les of stewardship, and give clear instruction en both personal and church finance.
3. See that this most important matter, this neglected subject, gets its proper recognition in our thought, prayer, plans, program of life; giving it the same consideration that we do other great basic themes, such as missions, evangelism. Christian education, service, etc.
4. That each church observes the Stewardship-Finance period every year,
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putting on a real stewardship program in all departments of the church, apart from the raising of money; a real study of the whole subject, November and December being the stewardship months in our denominational church-year program. We suggest that no other part of our program be allowed to divide the church's attention during this period.
5. An annual every-member canvass in every church with a weekly offer- ing and duplex envelopes. To help to do this in a proper way, we have issued a twenty-page booklet free for pastors, stewardship secretaries, and others interested.
6. Organizing a Stewardship-Finance Department in each Regional Con- vention, each conference, and in each local church, with an active Stewardship- Finance Secretary in charge.
7. A simultaneous every-member canvass by the churches of a conference annually.
8. Enlisting and enrolling tithers.
9. Induce giving in a right spirit and in a right proportion, so that the grace of giving may be developed.
10. Improved financial plans in the local churches and conferences.
11. Making clear the definitely accepted principles of Christian Steward- ship.
12. Encouraging the churches to feel their full responsibility for the training of their young and their whole constituency, in stewardship of life and possessions.
13. See that the subject is regulai'ly presented on convention, conference programs, and that special institutes are held.
Organization
Commendable progress has been made in the matter of securing Steward- ship-Finance departments and secretaries in the conventions, conferencesy and local churches. This takes time and we are seeking out the best fitted workers for these places.
Regional Convention Stewardship-Finance Secretaries
Central — Rev. E. A. Watkins, D. D., Urbana, New England — Rev. N. M. Heikes. Freedom,
Illinois. N. H.
Southern — Rev. J. O. Atkinson, D. D., Elon Metropolitan — Rev. A. W. Sparks, Everett, Pa.
College, N. C. Western — C. E. Booz, McPherson, Kansas.
Conference Stewardship Secretaries
New England Convention Rays Hill and S. Pa. — Rev. H. W. May,
Maine — Everett. Pa.
Merrimac— Mrs. Mary J. Hoyt, Laconia. N. H. Southwestern W. Va.—
York and Cumberland— Wesley Palmer. Center ^loga River— Rev. Wm. A. Herzog. New Al-
Lovell, Maine. -„rH"^' ^^- , •
Rhode Island and Mass.— F. C. Brownell, Fall .Western Pennsylvania—
R,S}dngha^-k. M. MacNichol, 20 Summer Western Convention
St., Newport, R. I. Central Iowa — George Darland, Barnes City,
Metropolitan Convention Iowa.
New York Central Eastern Kansas — Mrs. Emma Lozier, Edna,
New York Eastern — Rev. W E. Baker, -^-r _^, \r j xt v i t» t u a
Ravena N. Y. Northern Kansas and Nebraska — Rev. John A.
New York V^estern— George Northrup, Hilton, Stover, Lincoln, Kansas.
N. Y. Northwestern Kansas — Frank Graham, Parks.
New Jersey — Rev. Amos S. Allen, Johnsons- Nebraska.
burg, N. J. North Missouri —
Ontario — E. B. Hoover, 325 Main St., Toronto, Osage (Eastern) —
Ontario. Osage ( Western) —
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Southern Kansas — Mrs. R. L. Hendrickson, Bel River — Rev. Clarence Defur, Eaton, Ohio.
Towanda, Kansas. Indiana Miami Reserve — G. R. Osborn, Key- Union Iowa — F. N. Slocum, Baring, Mo. stone, Ind.
Western Illinois — L. D. Wilhelm, Macomb, III. Northwestern Indiana — Rev. D. A. Cook, Alex- Western Iowa — Rev. M. L. Everett, 1623 andria, Ind.
Maple St, Des Moines, Iowa. Southern Indiana — Bert Hoyt, Evansville, Ind.
Western Indiana — Emery Proifitt, Advance,
Southern Convention Ind.
Alabama -^rie — Rev. David Beanland, Waterford, Pa.
Eastern Virginia — Rev. F. C. Lester, Chair- Michigan —
man, Franklin, Va. Richland Union — Miss Ethel Bruce, Viroque,
Eastern North Carolina — Wis.
Georgia and Alabama — W. Mich, and N. Ind. — Claude Miller, Pull- North Carolina and Virginia — man, Mich. Virginia Valley— Kentucky State- Western North Carolina— Kentucky Christian— Rev. Geo. Renfroe, Ash-
Miami Ohio — Rev W. H. Martin, Dayton, Ohio.
Central Convention iB.n4, Ky.
Central Illinois— M. S. Campbell. Collison, III. Kentucky No. 1—
Illinois— Rev. A. H. Bennett, Merom, Ind. ^■■^u^■D^
North Illinois-J. D. Pahner, Leaf River, 111. M'^"^' Ohi(^Rev T
Southern Illinois— Mt. Vernon —
Southern Wabash Illinois — Mrs. Chas. T. Ohio —
Hagerman, Sumner, 111. Ohio Central — Mrs. Susie Alexander, 169 E. Central Indiana— Rev. Ray Bozell, Edinburg, Tompkins St., Columbus, Ohio.
Ind. Ohio Eastem^T. J. Jones, Vinton, Ohio.
Eastern Indiana— Rev. Denver Metsker, Win- Southern Ohio— W. E. Kinnett, Russellville,
Chester, Ind. Ohio.
Institutes
We have assisted the New Jersey Conference in, a series of ten institutes, also the Rays Hill and Southern Pennsylvania Conference in a similar series, and the New York Eastern Conference in a five-day series. In many local churches, at conference sessions, and at the Defiance Pastors' School we have conducted such institutes. The summary of attendance and messages is given in the Forward Movement report and is not repeated here. We have sought to train workers in this line, so that the field might be covered more rapidly. Some of the Convention and conference Stewardship-Finance men are doing nicely.
We have assisted churches in their financial plans and campaign prepar- atory to opening, rededicating, and dedicating their houses of worship; helped organize local churches in their financial departments; directed and planned their every-member canvass; and assisted in raising church debts.
The expenses of the department were $2,300.48. United Stewardship Council
This Council meets annually. It does very constructive work. It has set forth a statement of stewardship principles, sponsors a Stewardship Diary and Budget Account Book, has selected and caused to be published a set of eight mottoes, approves and issues Stewardship Study Books. It gathers the annual financial statistics of the denominations. Your secretary is a member.
Literature
Our office has distributed many thousands of stewardship pamphlets and assisted the churches and workers in securing suitable literature for occasions and in quantities. The columns of The Herald of Gospel Liberty, Christian Missionary, Journal of Christian Education, the Christian Sun, and The Sunday School Herald have been open to the Stewardship message in a most gratifying way.
Programs
The annual conferences and conference group meetings have given splendid co-operation in putting this subject on their programs. The Summer Schools
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are doing the same, until the message of Christian Stewardship is beginning to get the ear and heart of our people. More than ever the churches and pastors are planning for a worthy program during November and December.
Promotional
We have promoted every approved object and activity of the Christian Church. We have emphasized the plans and objectives of the General Conven- tion and Board. We have stressed the importance of the work allotted to each period of the church year. We have held conferences with groups of workers, counseled with conference and church officials, promoted better church organ- ization, stressed the necessity of loyalty to our institutions, colleges, literature, officiary, convention, and conference plans. We have sought greater co-opera- tion, better efficiency, and more simplicity in all our work as a church.
Proceedings of the Executive Board of The General Convention of the Christian Church
In this report is not mentioned the several times the Board adjourned, or took recess, nor the reading of and adoption of the minutes, etc. They are routine matters, and are omitted in order to economize space.
Dayton, Ohio, October 15, 1924.
The Executive Board of The General Convention of the Christian Church met in its regular annual session in Dayton, Ohio, October 15, 1924. The session was called to order at ten a. m., in Room Number Forty-four, of The Christian Publishing Association Building, by Rev. F. G. Coffin, President of the General Convention. The members present were Rev. F. G. Coffin, Rev. D. B. Atkinson, Rev. J. F. Burnett, Mr. John G. Myers, Hon. 0. W. Whitelock, Dr. W. A. Harper, Rev. Roy C. Helfenstein, Rev. C. H. Rowland, Rev. E. A. Watkins, Rev. W. P. Minton, and Rev. O. S. Thomas.
Prayer was offered by Rev. E. A. Watkins.
The Secretary submitted a report covering the activities of the Board, and the Convention office, during the year. The report contained an itemized report of the administrative expenses for the* year, and showed that nineteen different accounts had been handled, and $51,900.01 in money received and disbursed. The books and accounts were verified by the auditors and certified correct.
It also showed that unusual care had been taken in the preparation of the call, and additional expense incurred, in an effort to interest all of our pastors and churches in the Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America. The reminder call was in the form of a personal letter from the President of the Convention. Offerings from 135 churches, amounting to $583.54, and from sixteen individuals, amounting to $54.50 had been received. The total amount received was $638.04. We have on the roll 965 churches, 135 of them giving an average of $3.74% to this call. Had the other 830 given as much, there would have been added to the offering from the churches, $3,107.35, making a total offering from the churches of $3,690.35.
Referring to the Convention fund the report stated that less than half of
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the churches enrolled in the conferences of the Convention responded to the call for funds, and but few more than half the conferences responded.
It showed that a call had been mailed to the ministers and church clerks, as authorized by the Convention, at Burlington, N. C, in the interest of the Aged Ministers' Home. That this call had been followed up with a Reminder Call. That during the year 228 churches responded to the call, remitting $5,737.27. That in addition to the offering from the churches, forty personal gifts were received, varying in amounts from one dollar to one thousand. The total amount received was $7,247.52. That the gentleman who promised Five Thousand Dollars, when twenty thousand had been paid, had paid $2,500.00 of the amount, and was ready and willing to pay the remaining $2,500.00, when the twenty thousand had been raised.
That great care had been taken to inform the pastors and churches con- cerning the time for the offering to the Near East Relief Fund, and the im- portance of remitting it through the Convention Office. Only a) small number of churches and Sunday-schools heeded the call, remitting $2,730.55. The report stated that many of our churches had made large offerings to the Relief Funds, but had allowed the general relief workerst to carry their offer- ings away with them, or later had sent them to the General Relief Committee. These General Relief workers had also gone into our churches at the times of the regular offerings to missions, and other lines of work due, and in many instances the offering they insisted upon interfered with the offering then due to be taken by the church.
Offerings had been received for the General Convention Fund from 357 churches, aggregating $2,855.22, and that thirty-five conferences remitted offerings to the General Convention Fund, amounting to $651.83.
The report was considered and adopted and is filed in the Records of 1924.
In the matter of Union Christian College, Rev. E. A. Watkins, President of the College, made a verbal statement of the condition of the College at the present time. No action was taken.
Hon. O. W. Whitelock moved that in the matter of the property willed to the Convention by Nathaniel Showmaker, of Illinois, that the Convention Secretary be authorized and empowered to proceed according to his judgment to bring the matter to a final settlement. Motion seconded and adopted.
Moved by 0. W. Whitelock that in the matter of the property willed to the Convention by Mrs. Sarah J. Malmsbury, of Christiansburg, Ohio, that the Secretary of the Convention be authorized and empowered to care for the interests of the Convention according to the law of the State, and the pro- vision of the will, and, if necessary, to employ an attorney. Motion seconded and carried.
Rev. D. B. Atkinson offered the following resolution, and moved its adoption :
Resolved, that the Commission on Christian Unity be authorized to pro- mote a Christian Unity Day, including an offering for thei Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America.
The motion was seconded and carried.
It was moved by 0. W. Whitelock that an additional offering be taken for the Aged Ministers' Home, and that as a special emergency it be taken on Mothers' Day. Motion seconded and carried.
The resignation of Mr. J. E. West, as a delegate member of the Federal
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Council of the Churches of Christ in America, as reported by the Secretary, was accepted, and the delegate membership remain at five.
0. W. Whitelock offered the following resolution, and moved its adoption:
Resolved, that we continue to take the offering for the Near East Relief Fund, through our regular channels, as authorized by the Convention in session at Burlington, N. C, October, 1922, and that we discourage any offering taken under any other auspices, and that this offering be taken in our churches on Golden Rule Sunday.
Motion seconded and carried.
Voted to instruct the Investment Committee to investigate the rate of interest paid on savings deposits, and to invest the savings fund to the best advantage, both as to the rate of interests, and the safety of the funds.
J. F. Burnett presented his resignation as a member of the Committee on Army and Navy Chaplains, which was accepted, and Rev. Roy C. Helfen- stein was elected to fill the vacancy.
The resignation of Mr. F. R. Beach, as a member of the Permanent Com- mittee on International Relief, was read. It was voted to ask Mr. Beach to withdraw his resignation, and to continue to serve as the chairman of the committee, and our representative in the General International Relief Com- mittee.
Dr. W. A. Harper offered the following resolution, and moved its adoption:
Resolved, that a committee on the budget plan be appointed to investigate and report at this session.
Motion to adopt seconded and carried, and the President announced the following named committeemen — W. A. Harper, Elon College, N. C, 0. S. Thomas, Dayton, Ohio, W. P. Minton, Dayton, Ohio.
Rev. Roy C. Helfenstein, Secretary for the Department of Evangelism and Life Service, offered a series of resolutions, which were amended and adopted as follows:
The Board of Evangelism and Life Service submits the following reso- lutions :
1. That the Department of Evangelism and Life Service be permitted to draw upon Forward Movement funds for any deficit occurring in its work, the same to be payable monthly, with the understanding that this Board operate on the basis of its budget approved by the General Boards, and with the understanding that this department begin at once to sustain its work by offerings from fields served, and offerings from other sources approved by the General Board.
2. In connection with this, the Department of Evangelism and Life Serv- ice requests the permission of the Executive Board to take an offering the second Sunday in December, this year.
The Department of Evangelism submitted a budget of $6,000.00 for the year, and asked the approval of the Board. Several plans were suggested, and discussed, relative to the work of the Department of Evangelism, and the closing of the Forward Movement, which resulted in the adoption of the follow- ing resolution, offered by Rev. 0. S. Thomas:
Inasmuch as the present organization of the Forward Movement, known as the Department of Stewardship and Promotion, has started a campaign for the continuation of the pledges of the Forward Movement, and has de- veloped plans for the promotion of stewardship among the churches, therefore be it resolved, that this department be continued on the same basis and organi- zation on which it now operates, under the direction of the Executive Board,
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until the next General Convention, and that this department be the successor to the Forward Movement in every particular, and that it be known as the Bureau of Stewardship and Promotion,
The following matter, offered by Rev. George C. Enders, Dean of the Divinity School, Defiance College, Defiance, Ohio, was submitted for con- sideration :
Therefore it seems to me that the Christian denomination should fully and frankly investigate the Christian Divinity School as a factor in our sys- tem of Christian education in the hope of securing a united support for the policy that would be based upon the results of such investigation. With this in view I would respectfully recommend that this Board request the President of The General Convention of the Christian Church to appoint a special com- mission on ministerial education charged with the duty of ascertaining the status of the Christian Divinity School in the work of modern Christian Edu- cation.
Rev. R. C. Helfenstein offered the following resolution, and moved its adoption:
Resolved, That the Executive Committee appoint a commission of five, for the purpose of making a thorough investigation and survey of the courses offered by our schools for ministerial training, and that said commission make itn investigation and survey with the idea in mind of recommending to the Executive Committee relative to the courses our colleges and divinity schools should provide for ministerial students.
Motion to adopt seconded and carried.
The Board then adjourned subject to the call of the President.
Voted that Rev. Alva M. Kerr and Rev. J. F. Burnett attend the World Alliance for International Peace Through the Churches, meeting in Buffalo, N. Y., in November, the expense to be borne by the Convention and The Chris- tian Publishing Association.
Rev. R. C. Helfenstein offered the following resolution, and moved its adoption: (resolution previously prepared by Dr. Coffin)
Resolved, that the Executive Board approve the budget of six thousand dollars set by the Department of Evangelism and Life Service for its work of the coming year and that:
1. The Department be urged to raise the funds for its work as largely as possible from the churches in which evangelistic campaigns are conducted under its supervision.
2. The amount to be paid from the treasury of the Forward Movement, or its successor in function shall in no case exceed a total of $3,500.00 for the coming year, and only such part of this to be paid as shall be the difference between the income of the Department from other sources and its actual bills of operation, and that since the Department has already agreed to become self-supporting next year, the provisions made at this Board meeting for the financing of this department shall apply only for the present year.
3. The Department to inaugurate such a system of accounting as shall be recommended by the official auditors of the General Convention, all books and accounts to be audited regularly as are other convention accounts.
Motion to adopt seconded and carried.
The President submitted the following report:
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Report of the President of
The General Convention of the Christian Church
October 1, 1923 - September 30, 1924.
The work of the president for the past year has differed in few respects from that of preceding years. Outside of his executive duties, the character of which may be inferred from the report of the convention secretary, he has officiated at special events such as dedications, organizations, reopenings, ordinations, anniversaries, etc., among the churches, and represented the con- vention at conferences of our own body, and in interdenominational gatherings.
In the conferences of the Western Christian Convention he has represented both Palmer College and the General Convention in the same visitation, divid- ing the expense of such visitation equally between the two.
In the conduct of his office he has traveled 21,694 miles during the year, attended forty-two conferences and conventions, and spoken in sixteen different States, delivering 178 addresses. The total cost for the year has been $2,112.65, of which $1,500.00 has been salary, and $612.65 including all other items of expense. There has been remitted to the convention treasury about $250.00 from these field efforts.
Moved and seconded to accept Dr. Coffin's report, and extend to him a vote of tha^nks. Motion carried.
Rev.' O. S. Thomas moved that the next annual meeting* of the Executive Board be called to meet on Monday afternoon, October 19, 192'5, at 2 :00 o'clock. Motion seconded and adopted.
The report of the Secretary of Finance was read. Report adopted and filed in records of 1924.
The auditor's report was read. Report adopted and filed in records of 1924.
Rev. E. A. Watkins offered the following resolution, and moved its adoption :
Be it resolved by the Executive Board of The General Convention of the Christian Church that the special committee appointed in the interest of Union Christian College proceed to secure such endorsement as may be avail- able among the college trustees, and other interested persons, and to employ such legal counsel as may be necessary, and to secure an enabling act of the State Legislature, looking toward perpetuating the College elsewhere, as an institution of higher learning for the Christian Church.
The resolution was seconded and adopted.
It was voted that Rev. F. G. Coffin, President of the General Convention, be our representative in the Foreign Mission Convention meeting in Washing- ton, D. C, during January and February, 1925.
The commissioners, as provided for in a resolution at a previous session, v,'ere elected as follows:
Rev. W. G. Sargent, Providence, R. I. Rev. George C. Enders, Defiance, Ohio. Mr. W. P. Lawrence, Elon College, N. C. Rev. D. B. Atkinson, Albany, Mo. Rev. E. A. Watkins, Urbana, 111.
It was moved and seconded that Rev. Wan-en, H. Denison be elected Sec- retary for the Bureau of Christian Stewardship and Promotion, at a salary of three thousand dollars a year, and that J. 0. Winters be elected treasurer of the said organization. Motion carried.
It was voted that the salary of the Convention Secretary be three thou- sand dollars a year.
Voted that the expense of the meeting be paid.
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Proceedings of the General Board of the Christian Church
Dayton, Ohio, October 16, 1924.
The General Board of the Christian Church met in its regular annual session in Dayton, Ohio, October 16, 1924. The session was called to order at 10:00 a. m., in the Chapel of The Christian Publishing Association Building, with Rev. F. G. Coffin, President of the General Convention presiding.
Prayer was offered by Rev. J. N. Dales.
The Mission Board, not yet having finished its work, requested the Gen- eral Board to adjourn until the afternoon. The request was granted, and the Board adjourned to meet in Room 2 of the Y. M. C. A. Building, at 1:30 p. m.
Dayton, Ohio, October 16, 1924.
The General Board of the Christian Church met in Room Number Two, Y. M. C. A. Building, Dayton, Ohio, Thursday, October 16, 1924, at 1:30 p. m. Rev. F. G. Coffin, President of the Convention, presided.
Rev. Martyn Summerbell offered prayer.
Rev. O. S. Thomas, Secretary for the Department of Home Missions, sub- mitted the report of the Department of Home Missions.
Rev. W. H. Denison, President of the General Mission Board, introduced Rev. L. C. Fletcher, and wife, v/ho had been accepted and appointed mission- aries to Japan.
The report of the Home Mission Board was submitted by Mrs. Athella M. Howsare.
Rev. W. P. Minton, Secretary for the Department of Foi'eign Missions, submitted the report of the Department of Foreign Missions.
Dr. W. A. Harper, Secretary for the Department of Christian Education, submitted the report of the Department of Christian Education. He also gave the report of the Board of Christian Education.
Rev. D. B. Atkinson offered the following resolution, and moved its adoption :
I move that the financial program adopted by The General Convention of the Christian Church, at Burlington, N. C, be substituted for the financial program of the report of the Board of Christian Education.
The motion to adopt was not seconded, but the motion is recorded here for the sake of information.
Hon. 0. W. Whitelock was called to the chair, and presided a short while.
Dr. W. A. Harper, Secretary for the Department of Christian Education, submitted an amendment for the Department, which pledged the Department to raise ten thousand dollars each for Defiance and Palmer Colleges, through the year, with the co-operation of the institutions mentioned. Motion to amend accepted.
Hon. O. W. Whitelock, Secretary for the Department of Publications, sub- mitted the report of the Department of Publications.
Rev. A. M. Kerr, Editor of The Herald of Gospel Liberty, submitted a report of progress, character, and possibilities of the paper.
Rev. Roy C. Helfenstein, Secretary for the Department of Evangelism and Life Service, submitted the report of the Department of Evangelism and Life Service.
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The Board then adjourned to meet in Room Number Two, Y. M. C. A. Building, Dayton, Ohio, October 17, 1924, at 9:30 a. m.
Dayton, Ohio, October 17, 1924.
The General Board of the Christian Church met in Room Number Two, Y. M. C. A. Building, Dayton, Ohio, at 9:30 a. m., Thursday, October 17, 1924, with President Coffin presiding.
The minutes of Thursday's session were read and approved.
Rev. W. H. Denison, Secretary for the Department of Christian Steward- ship, Promotion and Social Service, submitted the reports of these departments.
Rev. W. H. Denison, Superintendent of the Forward Movement, submitted the report of the Movement.
The Convention Secretary submitted the report of the Executive Board of the General Convention.
The Commission on Christian Unity reported, through its Chairman, Rev. F. G. Coffin.
Voted that the, committee appointed by the Executive Board make report to the General Board at this time. Motion carried, and Rev. 0. S. Thomas submitted the following report, and moved its adoption:
Your Committee on Budget begs leave to submit the following suggested budget for the different Boards:
Foreign Missions $90,000
Home Missions ;... 80,000
Christian Education 60,000
Evangelism 5,000
General Convention 10,000
Miscellaneous 5,000
We recommend that the Bureau of Christian Stewardship and Promotion at once begin devoting its special attention toward putting the Every-member Canvass and the Budget System into conferences and churches, with the thought that this is our most important financial aim at the present time.
We recommend that a committee, of which the Superintendent of the Bureau of Christian Stewardship and Promotion shall be the chairman, shall apportion to the conferences the total amount of the $250,000 budget sug- gested, said apportionment to be based upon a consideration of the value of the church property, pastor's salary, membership of the church, and previous giving.
We further recommend that the Bureau of Christian Stewardship and Promotion, in co-operation with the conference officials, organize the churches of the conferences for a simultaneous conference campaign for the Every- Member Canvass in each local church,, the same to be conducted immediately preceding the close of the conference year.
And we further recommend that the budget shall be raised by seasons during the periods as follows:
General Convention — January.
Foreign Missions — February, March, April.
Evangelism — May.
Home Missions — June, July, August.
Christian Education — September, October, November.
M i scellaneou s — D ecember . Nothing in this report should be interpreted as discouraging any church from percentaging its offerings, which we consider the ideal.
W. A. Harper, Omer S. Thomas,
W. P. MiNTON.
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0. W. Whitelock was called to the chair. Di' Coffin offered the following resolution, and moved its adoption:
I move that the report of the Committee on Budget be transmitted by the Secretary of the Convention to every member of the General Board, in order that each member may consider the same in the light of the experience of the coming year, and that the vote on the same be delayed until the Board meeting next year.
Motion to adopt was seconded and carried.
Rev. F. G. Coffin offered the following resolution, and moved its adoption:
That the Bureau of Christian Stew-ardship and Promotion, in conjunction with other departments of the church, be instructed to conduct an intensive campaign during the coming year, and that in every church possible an Every; member Canvass be put on.
Further we suggest that this campaigTi be conducted simultaneously in the local conferences immediately preceding the annual session wherever prac- ticable.
Motion to adopt seconded and carried. *
Moved and seconded that the General Board of the Christian Church meet on Thursday, following the third Sunday in October. Carried.
Mr. Hermon Eldredge moved that the word "Christian" be inserted be- fore the word "Stewardship," so that it would read "Christian Stewardship." Motion carried. ;
Rev. R. C. Helfenstein offered the following resolution, and moved its adoption :
Resolved, that the New England Convention be notified that their resolu-- tion relative to a union between the Congregational and Christian Churches was considered by the General Board, and that said Board is awaiting the reply from the Congregational Church relative to their attitude toward said Convention. '
Motion to adopt seconded and carried. ' ■"
Dr, W. A. Harper, Secretary for the Department of Christian Education, asked permission for the Department of Christian Education to take its offerj- ing for Christian Education on Rally Day. Voted to give him permission.
Moved and seconded that a committee of five on Objective and Appeal be appointed. Motion carried, and the President announced the following named committeemen: Mx-. Hermon Eldredge, Rev. 0. S. Thomas, Rev. W. P. Minton, Rev. J. F. Burnett, Rev. Alva M. Ken-.
On motion all the reports that had been submitted and mentioned in the proceedings were adopted.
Voted to refer all unfinished business to the Executive Board. The General Board then adjourned with closing prayer by Rev. W. S. Alexander.
Note: The following reports were given the Convention Secretary, and are filed for reference:
Convention Secretary's report.
Report of Publications.
Report of Executive Board.
Report of Department of Stewardship.
Report of Superintendent Forward Movement.
Report of Evangelism.
Report of Herald of Gospel Liberty.
Report of Department of Christian Education.
Report of Auditors.
Report of Missions.
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THE CHRISTIAN ANNUAL
Convention Offerings
From the Churches
From October 1, 1923, to October 1, 1924
Central Illinois Conference 15
Central Indiana Conference 3
Central Iowa Conference 3
Eastern Indiana Conference 35
Eastern Kansas Coi-ference 1
Eel River Conference 23
Erie Conference 5
Indiana Miami Reserve Conference 4
Illinois Conference _ 5
Kentucky, District Number Two Conference 1
Kentucky Christ an Conference 1
Maine Conference 4
Merrimack Conference - C
Miami Ohio Conference 32
Michg-an Conference 1
Mt. Vernon Conference 7
blew Jersey Conference - 16
New Yoik Central Conference 6
Ne"^ York Eastern (^onf^rfnce 20
New York Western Conference 5
Northern Illinois Conference 1
Northern Kansas and Nebraska Conference 3
Northwestern Indiana Conference 14
Northwestern Kfntas Conference 2
Northwestern Ohio Conference 14
North Missouri Conference 2
O'lio Central Conference 10
Ohio Ea'Jtern Conference 4
Rays Hill and S. Pa. Conference 11
Rhode Island and Massachusetts Conference 16
Rock'ngham Conference -. 9
Southern Indiana Conference 4
Sou'^hern Kansas Conference - 3
Southern O'lio Confeience 14
Southern Wabash Illinois Confererce 15
Tiog-L River Conference 4
Union Iowa Conf- rence - 2
Wes*^ern Ill'noi's Conference 3
Western Indiana Conference 19
Western Iowa Co'"ference 9
Western Michigan and Northern Indiana Conference 1
Western Washinsrton Confererce 1
York and Cumberland Conference 3
Totals '. 357
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8.85 |
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15.62 |
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187.32 |
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1.50 |
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Churches ' |
198.76 |
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74.50 |
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12.07 |
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28.25 |
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Chuich |
1.75 |
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2.00 |
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Churches ' |
31.84 |
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48.78 |
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471.20 |
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Church |
10.00. |
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Churches ' |
23.81 |
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275.11 |
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64.97 |
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139.64 |
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29.20 |
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Church |
7.60 |
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19.05 |
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66.14 |
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21.00 |
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95.87 |
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7.05 |
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71.83 |
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21.48 |
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52.51 |
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143.63 |
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68.24 |
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40.06 |
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109.70 |
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47.8'5 |
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88.55 |
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27.95 |
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12.25 |
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8.86 |
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112.88 |
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89.58 |
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21.89 |
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• $2,855.22. |
Conference Offerings to the General Convention
October 1, 1923 to October 1, 1924
Central Indiana ! $ 11.49
Central Iowa 16.21
Easte^-n Kansas 15.37
Eel River 33.82
Ind"a"a Miami Reserve 22.65
Ken+ucky, District Number Two 2.00
Merrimack 8.00
Miami Ohio 17.67
Michigan 5.00
Mt. Vernon 10.47
New Jersey 15 00
New York Central 40.00
New York Western .'. 25.00
Northern Illinois 8.26
North Missouri 10.10
Northern Kansas and Nebraska 29.37
Northwestern Kansas 25.00
North^'-estern Ohio 25.00
Ohio Central 20.00
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Ohio Eastern -— 13.30
Ontario 52.40
Rays Hill and Southern Pennsylvania 17.48
Rhode Island and Msissachusetts 25.00
Rockingham 25.00
Southern Illinois '5.00
Southern Indiana 8.67
Southern Kansas 7.52
Southern Ohio 20.00
Southern Wabash Illinois 15.42
Tiog-a River 30.00
Union Iowa 15.00
Western Illinois 10.00
Western Indiana 50.00
^Vestern lov^^a 9.90
Western Osage b'.73
Total $651.83
REGIONAL CONVENTIONS
New England Christian
(Reported by Secretary Hainer)
Officers — W. G. Sargent, D. D., 215 Bucklin St., Providence, R. I. — President. Rev. P. W. Caswell, 496 Hall St., Manchester, N. H. — Vice-President. Rev. H. M. Hainer, North Christian Church, New Bedford, Mass. — Secretary. F. R. Woodwai-d, Hill, N. H. — Treasurer.
Department Secretarie.s — Rev. A. C. Youmans,' 15 Bartlett St., Haverhill, Mass. —
Devotions. Rev. E. R. Caswell, 198 Baldwin St., Laconia, N. H. — Evangelism and Life
Service. Rev. A. A. Richards, 180 S. Main St., Franklin, N. H. — Christian Education. Rev. D. P. Hurlburt. 580 Hammond St., Bangor, Me. — Missions. Rev. N. M. Heikes, Freedoin. N. H. — Stewardship. Rev. F. H. Gardner, Pottersville. Mass.— PuTslishing.
New Kngland Missionary Society —
W. G. Sargent, D. D., 215 Bucklin St., Providence, R. I. — President. Rev. P. W. Caswell, 496 Hall St., Manchester, N. H. — ^Vice-President. Rev. H. M. Hainer, 271 ]Maple St., New Bedford, Mass. — Secretary. Rev. L.. L. Spaulding, 90 N. Howard St., Peru, Iowa — Assistant Secretary. F. R. Woodward, Hill, N. H. — Treasurer.
Board of Trustees — W. G. Sargent, D. D.. 215 Bucklin St., Providence, R. I.; Rev. P. W. Caswell. 496 Hall St., Manchester, N. H.; Rev. H. M. Hainer. 271 Maple St., New Bedford, Mass.; Rev. L. L. Spaulding, 90 N. Howard St., Peru, Iowa; F. R. Woodward, Hill, N. H.; Rev. A. A. Richards, 180 S. Main St., Franklin. N. H.; Rev. E. R. Caswell. 198 Baldwin St., Laconia, N. H.; Rev. F. H. Gardner, Pottersville, Mass.; Rev. D. P. Hurlburt, 580 Hammond St.^ Bangor, Me.; Rev. N. M. Heikes, Freedom, N. H.
'Sew England Educational Society —
W. G. Sargent, D. D., 215 Bucklin St., Providence, R. I. — President. Rev. P. W. Caswell, 496 Hall St., Manchester, N. H. — Vice-President. Rev. H. M. Hainer. 271 Maple St., New Bedford. Mass. — Secretary. Rev. L. Li. Spaulding, 90 N. Howard St.. Peru, Iowa — Assistant Secretary. F. R. Woodward, Hill, N. Y. — Treasurer.
Board of Trustees — MV. G. Sargent, D. D., 215 Bucklin St., Providence, R. I.; Rev. P. W. Caswell, 496 Hall St., Manchester, N. H.; Rev. H. M. Hainer, 271 Maple St., New Bedford, Mass.; Rev. L. L. Spaulding, 90 N. Howard St., Peru, Iowa; F. R. Woodward, Hill. N. H. ; Rev. A. A. Richards. 180 S. Main St., Franklin, N. H.; Rev. E. R. Caswell, 198 Baldwin St., Laconia, N. H.; Rev, F. H. Gardner. Pottersville, Mass.-; Rev. D. P. Hurlburt, 580 Hammond St.. Bangor, Me.; Rev. N. M. Heikes, Freedom, N. H.
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Southern Christian
Officers — Rev. L. E. Smith, D. D., Norfolk, Va. — President.
Rev. N. G. Newman, D. D., Elon Colleg-e, N. C. — Vice-President.
Rev. I. W. Johnson, D. D., Suffolk, Va. — Secretary.
Miss Mary Andrews — Assistant Secretary.
Rev. W. C. Wicker. D. D., Elon Colleg^e, N. C. — Treasurer.
The Convention includes all the conferences of the South.
The Southern Christian Convention enrolls the following' named conferences: Alabama, Eastern North Carolina, North Carolina and Virgfinia, Virginia Valley Central, Eastern Virginia, Georgia and Alabama, Western North Carolina.
Board of Religious E:ducation — Rev. W^. T. Walters, Richmond, Va., E. T. Hol- land, W. M. Brown, J. W^. Payne, Rev. J. F. Morgan, Winchester, Va., C. H. Stephenson, Mrs. J. W. Patton.
Board of Superannuation — Rev. J. O. Atkinson, Elon College, N. C. ; Rev. T. E. White, Graham, N. C. ; J. W. Jones, Mrs. C. H. Rowland, Greensboro, N. C. ; W. K. Holt.
Board of Publications — D. R. Fonville, Rev. P. H. Fleming, Burlington, N. C; L. L.. Vaughan, Rev. N. G. Newman, Holland, Va. ; Rev. Stanley C. Harrell, Durham, N. C.
Mission Board — J. E. West, Suffolk, Va.; Rev. G. O. Lankford, Burlington, N. C; Rev. H. W. Elder, Richland, Ga.; Mrs. W. A. Harper, Elon College, N. C; Mrs. W. H. Carroll, Burlington, N. C: J. M. Darden, Rev. W^. W. Staley, Suffolk, Va. ; Rev. C. K. Rowland, Greensboro, N. C. ; K. B. Johnson, J. A. Williams.
Executive Committee — Rev. L. E. Smith, Norfolk, Va. ; Rev. I. W. Johnson, Suffolk, Va. ; E. E. Holland.
Mission Secretary — Rev. J. O. Atkinson, Elon College, N. C.
Western Christian
This Convention includes Western Illinois Conference and the territory west of the Mississippi River in which are the following named conferences: Central Iowa. Eastern Kansas, North Missouri, Northwestern Kansas. Northern Kansas and Nebraska, Osage, (Eastern Division), Southern Kansas, Union Iowa; Western Iowa.
Officers — Rev. Rue Burnell. Orient, Iowa — President.
Rev. R. L. Hendrickson, Towanda, Kansas — Vice-President.
John J. Kyle, Perlee, Iowa — Secretary.
Emery S. Huff, Dellvale, Kansas — Treasurer.
G. W. Moore, Towanda, Kansas — Trustee for five years.
C. E. Booze, McPherson. Kansas — Trustee for four years.
F. N. Slocum, Baring, Mo. — Trustee for three years. ,
Geo. Bond, Gresham, Nebraska — Trustee for two years. •
Rolon Jones, Shelby. Nebraska — Trustee for one year.
Department Secretaries — Robert B. Rubart, Avon, 111. — Missions. Rev. John A. Stover, Lincoln, Kansas — Publications. Rev. Frederick Cooper, Truro, Iowa — Evangelism. Rev. Levi J. Carter, Milmine. 111. — Stewardship. Rev. F. E. Rockwell, Warren, Ind. — Christian Education.
Standing Committee on Missions — Rev. C. G. Nelson, Red Cloud, Nebr. ; Rev. J. M. Kauffman, Madrid, Iowa; Rev. D. B. Atkinson, Albany, Mo.
Metropolitan District Christian
(Reported by Secretary Baker)
Officers — Rev. W. M. Jay, Everett. Pa. — President.
Rev. John M. Williams, Machias. N. Y. — Vice-President. Rev. W. E. Baker, Ravena, N. Y. — Secretary. Harry Brate, Lakemont, N. Y. — Treasurer.
Department Secretaries — Rev. Martyn Summerbell, Lakemont, N. Y. — Devotions. Miss Bessie Kniffln, Middleburg, N. Y. — Christian Education Rev. L. F. Johnson, Carversville, Pa. — Evangelism. Rev. P. S. Sailer, 241 E. 32d St.. Brooklyn, N. Y. — Missions. Rev. A. W. Sparks, Everett, Pa. — Stewardship.
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Rev. J. N. Dales, Lakemont, N. Y. — Publishing-. Rev. G. A. Conibear. Lakemont, N Y. — Relief.
The Convention officers and departmental secretaries constitute the Execu- tive Board of the Convention.
The Convention held a session in New York City during- November, 1924, at which time the conferences represented in the membership of the Convention were asked to underwrite the Convention to the amount of $200.00 for the current year's expense.
A committee of three was appointed to make careful survey of the field to discover the numerical and financial strength of the conferences. Tliey were to find the field of strategic importance and also to find pros] ective recruits for the ministry. Committee: Rev. W. M. Jay, Everett, Pa.; Rev. John N. Dales, Lakemont, N. Y.; Rev. P. S. Sailer, 241 E. 32d St., Brooklyn, N. Y.
The next meeting- will be held on the second Tuesday of November, 1925. The place of meeting to be decided by the Executive Board.
The Central Christian
(Reported by Secretary Defur)
Officers — Rev. Hugh A. Smith, Versailles, Ohio — President. Rev. Clarence Defur, Eaton, Ohio, R. R. — Secretary. Rev. J. C. DeRemer, D. D., Britton, Mich. — Treasurer.
Vice-Presidents — Rev. H. L. Lott, East Springfield, Pa. — Secretary of Missions. Rev. Frank H. Peters, D. D., Defiance, Ohio — Secretary of Education. Rev. Guy Bailey, Viola, Wis. — Secretary of Publications. Rev. J. T. Brooks, Farmer City, 111. — Secretary of Relief. Rev. H. G. Rowe, 784 Woodruff Place, Indianapolis, Indiana — Secretary of
Evangelism. Rev. E. A. Watkins, D. D., Urbana, 111. — Secretary of Stewardship.
States comprising the territory of this convention are: Ohio, Indiana, Michi- gan, Wisconsin, Illinois, and Kentucky.
A brief of the proceedings of the 1923 session of the Central Christian Con- vention occurs in The Christian Annual of 1924. No other session has been held since and none will be due until 1925. The functioning of the convention ■does not suggest anything additional to be added to this record.
COLLEGES Defiance College and Christian Divinity School
DEFIANCE, OHIO
Defiance is the educational center for the Christians of the North and East The attendance for the past two years has steadily increased and has been practically up to capacity. The rej:istratlon of September, 1924, indicates an increase especially in the number of students from Christian Church communities.
In June, 1924, forty-nine young people were graduated with the degree. Bachelor of Arts, and one with the degree. Bachelor of Divinity. Twenty of the fifty were preparing for professional Christian service.
The equipment of the college including campus, buildings, library, labora- tories, gymnasiums, etc., is new and ample for the students now being cared for. Increases in all these are necessary to care for the increased attendance which the college is very likely to have if these additions are made.
The scholastic standing is a source of pride. Defiance is a member of the North Central Association of Colleges and of the Ohio College Association. In addition to this she has the full recognition as a standard college.
The endowment is not so large as it should be. The present total Is over $450,000.00 with approximately $200,000.00 in unpaid pledges from the endowment campaigns in hand to be added as paid. This must be increased to continue to maintain the high standing.
The faculty is carefully chosen. All are consecrated Christians and are well prepared with college and university training.
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THE COLLEGE offers the regular courses usually offered in a college of Arts and Sciences with opportunity for strong courses in Music, Home Econom- ics, Elementary and Secondary Education, Expression, Business Administration; Students are accepted for pre-engineering and pre-medic courses.
THE CHRISTIAN DIVINITY SCHOOL offers a regular seminary course leading to the postgraduate degree ;ind supervises a collegiate course for prospective ministers.
The life of the campus is wholesome and Christian organizations exert very helpful influences.
STUDENTS
Men students, 1923-24 including 1923 Summer Terms 240
Women students, 1923-24 including 1923 Summer Terms 311
Ministerial students, 1923-24 _ _ 22
Life-work Recruits, 1923-24 : , 56
Student Volunteers, 1923-24 ™... 6
"Whole number of students excluding duplications 551
OFFICERS OF ADMIIVISTRATION'
A. G. Caris, President.
H. E. Sims, President of Board of Trustees.
R. H. Sutphen, Chairman of Executive Committee.
Martyn Summerbell, Vice-President.
George C. Enders, Dean of Christian Divinity School.
Edward L. Lawson. Dean of College.
Elizabeth F. Wells, Secretary.
Blanche Howe. Dean of Women.
Ernest D. Gilbert, Dean of Men.
Flossie E. Whitney, Head of Music Department.
Viola C. Marlatt, Librarian.
FACULTY
Albert G. Caris. President.
Martvn Sui-nmorbell T.^ctur-^r. Hi.<5torv and Sociology.
George C. Enders, Philosophy and Theology.
Edward L. Lawson. Education.
Elizabeth F. Wells, Secretary.
Flossie E. Whitney, Piano.
Elizabeth Rimer-Latchaw, Organ.
L. Ward McReynolds, Biology.
Estella Faye Cratty, English (Leave of absence.)
Stanley Lewis. Chemistry. (Leave of absence.)
Charles Manchester, Public Speaking and Homiletlcs.
Blossom Jean Wilcox, Voice.
Ralph Peters. Journalism. •
Viola Marlatt. Latin and Greek.
Frank H. Peters. College Pastor.
W. G. Meinke, History and Economics.
Frank H. Batterson, Romance Languages.
Blanche Howe, Normal Director.
Anna L. Drake, Household Arts.
Alexander Lawrence, French.
Ernest D. Gilbert. Bible and Sociology.
R. J. MacCullough, Mathematics.
J. A. Kirby, Business Administration.
Jessie Doersam, English.
Nathan Michener, Physics.
E. R. Miller. Physical Director for Men.
Winona V. Forrer, Expression.
Lyman J. Wood, Chemistry.
Ruth C. Child, English.
Louisa Stuempel, Physical Director for Women.
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Elon College
E^Ion College, North Carolina W. A. Harper, President
OFFICERS OF THE FACULTY
W. A. Harper, President.
A. L. Hook, Dean.
Liouise Savage, Dean of Women and Librarian.
W. J. Gotten, Secretary.
R. H. Gunn, Acting Bursar.
T. C. Amick, Acting Business Manager.
A. L. Hook, Curator of Museum.
C. H. Atkins, Superintendtiit of Grounds.
R. M. Rothgeb, Superintendent of Power Plant.
Male students, 1923-24 „ ~. 147
Women students, 1923-24 _ 169
Ministerial students, 1923-24 17
Whole number of students 316
THE FACULTY
William Allen Harper, M. A., Lit.D., LL.D. — President.
Rev W W Staley, Chair of the Presidency, Professor of Religious Education.
Alonzo Lohr Hook, A. B., M. A., Dean — Professor of Physics.
Walter Phalti Lawrence, Ph.B., A.M., Lit.D. — Professor of English Literature.
John Willis Barney, A. B., M. A. — Professor of English Language and Philosophy.
O W. Johnson, A. B., M. A. — Professor of Education.
Thomas Cicero Amick, M. A., Ph.D. — Professor of Mathematics.
Rev. John Urquhart Newman, Ph.D., Lit.D., D.D. — Professor of Greek and Biblical
Literature. „ „ , ^ ^,. . ^
Ned Faucette Brannock, A. B.. M. A., Lit.D.— Professor of Chemistry. Rev. W. S. Alexander, M. A., D. D. — College Pastor and Professor of Church
Polity. Leo D Martin, A. B., M. A. — Professor of History and Social Science. William Jefferson Gotten, A. B., M. A. — Assistant Profes.'ior of French and Latin. Thomas Edward Powell, A. B., M. A. — Professor of Geology and Biology. Rev Simon A. Bennett, A. B., M. A. — Professor of Religious Education. Rev. Thomas E. W^hite, A. B. — Professor of Spanish. J. A. Hornaday — Principal Demonstration School.
Ben W Everett, A. B. — Mechanical Drawing, Penmanship, Engineering. First Lieutenant Frank B. Corboy, A. B. (Athletic Officer 109th Infantry. France)
— Coach. F. K. Thomas — Physical Training. . , „. .
Rev. Martyn Summerbell, Ph.D., D.D., LL.D. — Lecturer on Church History and
Biblical Literature. .
Rev. James Oscar Atkinson, A. M., D. D. — Lecturer on Christian Missions. Miss Mary E. Scully — Expression.
Miss Ethel Fielding — Director Voice — Voice and Theory.
Miss Kathryn Nolan— Director Organ. , „ ^i. ^v ,r . ., a .»* ^*
Miss Florence Fisher (Graduate of Arthur J. Hubbard) — Voice and Assistant
in Piano. Miss Lydia A. Berkley — Director of Pianp. Miss Pauline Nelson — Violin and Piano. Miss Lila Newman, Ph.B. — Art.
Deloris H. Morrow, A. B. — Domestic Science. .r^ ^ *
Lawrence Marion Cannon (Rochester Business University) — Business Department. J. N. Denton — College Band.
Mrs. Frances J. Ring — Matron and Resident Nurse. Mrs. J. B. Kirkland — Stewardess West Dormitory. Mrs. Alice Corboy — Manager Ladies' Hall. Mrs. J. H. Dollar — Stewardess Young Men's Club. J. H. Dollar — Manager Young Men's Club. Ben W. Everett — Proctor Alumni Building. F. L. Gibbs — Proctor East Dormitory.
REBUILDING PROGRAM
Three buildings of the five new ones in the rebuilding program are now ready. The campus and grounds, too. are bping thoroughly improved. The total cost of the project will range around $750,000.00.
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Palmer College
ALBANY, MISSOVRI
Faculty 1924-19^5
Frank G. Coffin, A. B., A. M.. D. D., President.
Daniel Benoni Atkinson. A. M.. B. D., D. D., Dean of the College and Social
Sciences. A. W. Jones, B. S., M. S., Science.
Ruth Ford Atkinson, A. B.. A. M.. Dean of Women and Mathematics. G. Muriel Hamilton, A. B., A. M., Eng^lish. Allen E. Ragan, A. B., A. M., History. Elizabeth E. Monroe, A. B., B. S.. M. S., Biology. Charlotte H. Ragan, A. B., A. M., Romance. Languages. Audrey Camp, A. M., B. Mus., Dean of the Conservatory. Piano, Theory, and
History of Music. Afra Kirsch, A. B., B. Mus., Voice. Kermit Burnett, A. B., Expression. Morris Street, A. B., Mathematics and Physics. Elizabeth Larnier, Librarian. Reta Mitchell, A. B., B. S., Education. Clarence S. Bennett, A. M., D. D., Religious Education.
REGISTRATIONS ACADEMIC YEAR June 1, 1923-May 31, 1924
College of Arts and Sciences 94
Summer Session 93
Elementary Summer School I'S
Conservatory of Music 126
School of Expression 14
School of Art 19
Academy ■ 27
Summer School of Religious Education 65
Total enrollment by departments 453
Total enrollment excluding duplicates 307
ORGANIZATION
corporation Officers — C. G. Nelson, Red Cloud, Nebraska, President; J. W. Piper, Legrand, Iowa, Vice-Pre.sident : F. G. Coffin, Albany. Mi.ssouri, Secretary- Treasurer.
Executive Board — C. G. Nelson. Red Cloud, Nebraska; J. A. Tipton, Albany. Mo.; A. B. Price, Albany, Mo.; F. G. Coffin, Albany, Mo.
Trustees 1924-1927 — E. F. Saunders, Montezuma, Iowa; O. B. Whittaker, Weaub- leau. Mo.; Clyde Hedrick, Superior, Nebraska; A. B. Price. Albany, Mc; C. E. Booz, McPherson, Kansas.
Trustees 1922-1925— F. N. Slocum, Baring, Mo.; C. E. Huff, Oronoque, Kansas; A. L. Wingate, Avon, 111.; Rolon Jones, Shelby, Nebraska; J. A. Tipton, Albany, Mo.
Trustees 1923-1926— M. Orban. Jr., Whittier. Calif.; C. G. Nelson, Red Cloud, Nebraska; F. G. Coffin. Albany, Mo.; George E. Hutton. Madrid. Iowa; J. W. Piper, Legrand, Iowa.
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Bethlehem College
A Junior College
WADLEY, ALABAMA
Gbristian Character First and Always at Bethlehem
THE FACULTY
Rev. S. Li. Beougher, B. D., M. A., Ph.D., President, Professor of Bible, Religious Education, Physics.
Herbert Scholz, Jr., A. B., Coach, Professor of Latin, Mathematics, French, Chemistry.
Mrs. Mary Swanson Lynam, A. B., Principal of Academy, Professor of Physics, Latin, French.
Mrs. P. M. Beougher, Matron.
Rev. Sion M. Lynam, A. B.. Professor of Eng^lish, History, Education.
Miss Alma A. Beougher, Instructor in Commercial Branches: Bookkeeping, Type- writing, Shorthand.
Rev. E. M. Carter, Chaplain.
Miss Victoria Adams, A. B., Professor in Chemistry, Plane Geometry, Rural Economics.
Mrs. Thyra M. Swint, Librarian, English, History, Social Problems.
Department of Music
Otis C. Fincher, Graduate of Alabama School of Music, Professor of Piano and Voice.
1. It offers two years of college work.
2. It gives two years of high school work.
3. In addition to its literary work, it offers courses in Music, Business, Home Economics, Practical Christian Work course, an Extension course for teachers, and Bible.
4. The academy prepares for entrance to the Junior College or to any other college or university.
5. The two years of college work prepare the student for the junior class in college or university.
The school began its second year September 1, 1924, with an enrollment of eighty students with the promise of more than a hundred by the opening of the second semester.
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Palmer Institute-Starkey Seminary
liAKEMONT, NEW YORK
Male students ™ 44
Female students 35
Whole number of students 79
Whole number of men preparing for the ministry 2
Board of Instruction and Administration, 1924-1025 — Martyn Summerbell, D. D., L.L. D., President, Moral Science and Pedagogy; George A. Conibear, D. D., Chaplain, Ethics; Percy W. Caris, A. B., Science and Mathematics; Lester M. Dlehl, A. B., English; Donald E. Fields, A. B., Latin and Ancient History; Thomas A. Kiley, Commerce; Grace M. Applegate, Art and Elocution; Ruth Gould, B. M.. Piano and Voice; Mrs. Agnes E. Schloeder, German and French; Emma K. Ebright, American History, Etc.; Flora Summerbell, Registrar, Dean of Women.
BOARD OF TRUSTEES — 1924-1925
Ternt of Office Expires in 1925 — T. M. Chadwick, Lakemont; Rev. S. E. Eastman,
D. D., Elmira; John B. Pease, Jr.. Gasport; Arthur G. Adams, Esq., Ithaca;
E. S. Bentley, Esq., New York City.
Term of Office Expires in 1926 — James S. Frost, West Henrietta; M. Summerbell, Lakemont; John T. Knox, Esq., Penn Yan; W. F. Corwith, New York City; Mrs. Henry Van Deusen, Saratoga; Harry R. Brate, Lakemont.
Term of Office Expires in 1927 — W. E. Bassler. Middleburg; Dr. Walter P. Ander- ton. New York City; Hiram Elliott, Lakemont: Ward B. White, Albany; Rev. G. A. Conibear, Lakemont; C. E. Raymond, Chicago.
Officers — Wellington E. Bassler, Chairman; Harry R. Brate, Clerk; M. Summer- bell, Treasurer.
Execntive Committee — W. E. Bassler, S. E. Eastman, T. M. Chadwick, Hiram Elliott, Geo. A. Conibear, M. Summerbell, Harry Brate.
Finance Committee — M. Summerbell, W. F. Corwith, Walter P. Anderton, C. E. Raymond. E. S. Bentley.
Committee on the Endowment— -M. Summerbell, Walter P. Anderton, Arthur G. Adams, Ward B. "White, E. S. Bentley.
Committee on Scholarships — M. Summerbell, S. E. Eastman, John T. Knox.
Auditors — T. M. Chadwick, Hiram Elliott, Harry R. Brate.
Counsel — John T. Knox, Esq.
Palmer Institute-Starkey Seminary and President's Home, Lakemont, N. Y.
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Union Christian College
MBROM, INDIANA
E. A. Watkins, A. M., D. D., Urbana, Illinois, President. Daniel O. Gettinger, A. B., Merom, Indiana, Secretary. M. S. Campbell. CoUison. Illinois, Trea.surer.
TRUSTEES
Term Expires 1925 — J. W. Watson, Merom, Indiana; J, F. Burnett, Dayton,, Ohio; C. C. Tarr, Bluffton, Indiana; J. F. Brooks. Mansfield, 111.; R. P. Arrick. Farmland, Indiana.
Term Expires 1926 — E. B. James, Mansfield. 111.; G. W. Buff, Sullivan, 111.; M. S. Campbell. Collison, 111.; D. A. Epperson, Haubstadt, Ind.; J. H. Walker, Gal- veston, Indiana.
Term Expires 1927 — A. M. Adding-ton, Winchester, Indiana; W. H. Martin, Dayton, Ohio; J. M. Plunket, Palestine, 111.; J. L. Getting-er, Sullivan, Indiana; O. B. Ratcliff, Coving-ton, Indiana.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
E. A. Watkins. Daniel O. Gettinger, Geo. W. Buff, J. L. Gettinger, M. S. Campbell.
NOTE — For a number of years the Colleg-e has been embarrassed because of a lack of support in funds and students. At a special meeting' of the Board of Trustees on August 12, 1924, after the most careful consideration, it was decided to suspend operations for the coming year. The doors of the institution are thus closed temporarily, awaiting future developments. The Corporation is kept Intact. E. A. Watkins, of Urbana. 111., was elected President and Daniel O. Gettinger, of Merom, Indiana, Secretary, ;ind M. S. Campbell of Collison. 111., Treasurer. An Executive Committee will take care of all business arising during the interim between Trustee mer^ting-i. Later information on page 12.
Franklinton Christian College
Kranklinton, North Cnrnlina FACUI^TY — 1924-1925
Rev. J. A. Henderson, President — Instructor in Theology.
W. Roland Collins, A. B. (Shaw University and Columbia University) — Higher
Mathematics and Science. Rev. D. A. Long, A. M., D. D., EL.D. — Theology.
Miss Alma Adams (Shaw University) — -Foreign Language and English. Mrs. Burretta L. Mangrum (Union Christian College) — History and English. Miss Josephine Tate (Shaw University) — Domestic Science. W. H<^nrv Peoplrs — Ari*^bmetic Civics, and Carpentry. Mrs. Mattie M. Mitchel — Physiology, Geography, and History. Mr. McKing, M. D. — Lecturer on Physiology and Hygiene. Mrs. Novella Ri^id — Matron over Din-ing Hall and Inspector of Boys' Hall. Mrs. Effle D. Samuels — Matron.
Male Students 65
Fi-malp Students 8.?
Ministerial Students 15
Whole Number of Students 143
This school is beautifully located in a grove, part of a tract of land Iving along the Seaboard Air Line Rai'wav, twenty-eight miles north of Raleigh and one mile north of the corporate limits of the town of Franklinton. N. C. This tract of land consists of eight-two and one-half acres, with a good spring of water and a deep well which affords an abundant supply of pure water.
The aim of this school is to teach the boys and girls that they mu.st be producers; the boys to produce two ears of corn where one has grown before and two bales of cotton where one has grown before, two bushels of potatoes where one has grown before; and our girls to wash and iron well and to cook a g'ood meal of victuals, to wear a calico dress and common sense shoes and to wear them like a queen.
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STATE ORGANIZATIONS Illinois State Christian Conference
(Reported by Secretary Fry)
Officers — Rev. J. T. Brooks, Farmer City, 111. — President. Rev. J. E. Fry, Bismarck, 111.^ — Secretary. M. S. Campbell, Collison, 111. — Treasurer.
Department Secretaries — Rev. J. J. Douglass, Urbana, 111. — Devotion.
Rev. John Baughman, Louisville, 111. — Evangelism.
Rev. W. S. Alexander, Elon College, N. C. — Religious Education.
Rev. E. C. Seeding. Advance, Ind. — Publishing.
Rev. A. O. Jacobs, Olney, 111. — Sunday-schools.
Rev. J. A. Stover, Lincoln, Kansa.s — Christian Endeavor.
Rev. A. A. Richards, 189 S. Main St., Franklin, N. H. — Benevolence.
Rev. G. W. Shepherd, Sumner, 111. — Missions.
Trustees — Rev. E. A. Watkins, Urbana, 111., to 1924; Hon. O. L. Plunkett, Robin- son, 111., to 1925; Rev. J. H. Harper, Merom, Ind., to 1926.
Ohio State Christian Association
(Reported by Secretary Young)
Organized, 1866. Incorporated, 1891.
Officers — Rev. P. H. Peters, Defiance. Ohio — President. Rev. H; A. Smith, Versailles, Ohio — Vice-President. Rev. W. J. Young, Mount Sterling, Ohio — Secretary. Rev. R. H. Long, Centerburg Ohio — Treasurer and Secretary of Finance.
Department Secretaries — President A. G. Caris, Defiance, Ohio — Education. Rev. W. E. Ewing, Lebanon, Ohio — Publishing. Rev. A., E. Kemp, Troy, Ohio — Missions. Rev. W. V. Miller, Lynchburg, Ohio — Sunday-schools. Rev. A. W. Hirby, Dayton, Ohio — Y. P. S. C. E. Charles S. Crone, Columbus, Ohio — Relief.
Woman's State Board of Mi.ssions — Mrs. W. J. Young, Mt. Sterling, Ohio — President.
Mrs. Rachel Harrod, Beloit, Ohio — ^Vice-President at Large.
Mrs. Myrtle Reynolds, Lima, Ohio — Recording Secretary.
Mrs. P. H. Peters, Defiance, Ohio — Corresponding Secretary-Treasurer.
Mrs. Mary Hagans, Mt. Sterling, Ohio — Superintendent Cradle Roll.
Miss Mary Proebe, Piqua, Ohio — Superintendent Young People's Work.
Mrs. Maud Meranda, Higginsport, Ohio — Superintendent Literature.
At the last annual session, held at West Liberty, November 9-10, 1922, action was takeiji to the effect that it is the sense of the association that If its assets can be properly and safely safeguarded, the executive board shall take over the business of the association and that the annual sessions should be discontinued. The prevailing sentiment Is that the assets and responsibilities of the association should be taken over by the regional Central Christian Convention, provided it can be done legally. In the meantime the executive board is conducting the affairs of the association, meeting semi-annually.
Indiana State Christian Conference
(Reported by Secretary Short)
Officers — Rev. O. V. Rector, Goshen, Indiana — President. Rev. L. E. Dull, Argos, Indiana — Vice-President. Rev. H. H. Short, Hagerstown, Indiana — Secretary.
Executive Board — Rev. O. V. Rector, Goshen, Indiana — President. Rev. L. E. Dull, Argos, Indiana — Vice-President. Rev. H. H. Short, Hagerstown, Indiana — Secretary. Rev. J. R. Cortner, Farmland, Indiana — Secretary of Missions. Rev. (Clarence Defur, Eaton. Ohio. R. R. — Secretary of Religious Education. Rev. J. M. Hartman, Wakarusa, Indiana — Secretary of Evangelism.
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Department Secretaries — Rev. R. P. Arrick, Farmland, Indiana — Devotions. Rev. J. R. Cortner, Farmland, Indiana — Missions. Rev. Clarence Defur, Eaton, Ohio, R. R. — Religious Education. Rev. C. F. Baldwin, Plattsburg-. Ohio — Benevolence. Hon. O. W. Whitelock, Huntington, Indiana — Publishing-. Rev. J. M. Hartman, Wakarusa, Indiana — Evangelism.
Board of Managers — Rev. J. M. Hartman, John T. Fendley, Rev. J. E. Etter, Rev. R. P. Arrick. Rev. W. P. Kibbey, Rev. M. M. Wiles, Rev. D. O. Coy, Rev. C. F. Baldwin, Hon. O. W. Whitelock, Rev. H. H. Short, W. J. Wakeland, Rev. W. H. Zenor, W. H. Johnson, Willard Andrews, Rev. L. E. Dull, Rev. J. R. Cortner, Rev. O. V. Rector, Rev. Clarence Defur.
Iowa State Christian Conference
Offleer.«* — Rev. D. M. Helfenstein, Dover, Delaware — President. Rev. R. A. Lewis, Redfleld. Iowa — Vice-President. John J. Kyle, Perlee, Iowa — Secretary. E. F. Saunders, Montezuma, Iowa — Treasurer. Rev. J. W. Piper, Legrand, Iowa- — Field Secretary.
Trustees — For one year, George Hutton, Madrid, Iowa. For two years. Rev. J. M. Kauffman, Madrid, Iowa. For three years, Albert Brackney, demons, Iowa.
The work and the territory of the Iowa State Christian Conference are prac- tically absorbed by the Western Christian Convention but the organization of the conference is kept intact for historical and legal reasons.
Kansas State Christian Conference
(Reported by Secretary Booz)
Officers — C. E. Booz, Lincoln, Kansas — President.
H. E. Warren, Superior, Nebraska — Vice-President. Rev. R. L. Hendrickson, Lincoln, Kansas — Secretary. C. C. Hendrickson, Lincoln, Kansas — Treasurer.
Trnstees — F. M. Strange, Arlington, Kansas; C. W. Roe, Webber, Kansas; Floyd Hogg, Lincoln, Kansas.
Ordinations
nntson. Rev. D. S., Southern Illinois Conference. Ordained at Union Hill Chris- tian Church, September 13. 1924. Ordaining council. Rev. Thomas A. Jones, Rev. James A. Hood, and Rev. E. M. Williams.
Brewer, Rev. W. H., Georgia and Alabama Conference. Ordained during a session of the Conference at Lanett. Alabama, October 23, 1924. Ordaining pres- bytery. Rev. J. O. Atkinson, Rev. E. M. Carter, and Rev. H W. Elder.
Brooks, Rev. E. H., Southern Illinois Conference. Ordained at Union Hill Chris- tian Church, September 13, 1924. Ordaining council, Rev. Thomas A. Jones, Rev. James A. Hood, and Rev. E. M. Williams.
Brown, Rev. C. N., Scioto Valley Conference. Ordained during a session of the Conference, held at Pleasant Valley Christian Church, September 11, 1924. Ordaining council. Rev. James Maple, Rev. A. J. Dallison, and Rev. G. W. Maple.
Bryant, Rev. J. W., Scioto Valley Conference. Ordained during a session of the Conference, held at Pleasant Valley Christian Church, September 11, 1924. Ordaining council. Rev. James Maple, Rev. A. J. Dallison, and Rev. G. W. Maple.
Canter, Rev. W. D., S'^rithern Ohio Conference. Ordained at Mt. Zion Church, of which he is pastor. Sunday, November 16. 1924, with Rev. A. J. Bowman, Secretary of the Conference, in charge. He preached the sermon and offered the ordaining prayer. Rev. L. A. Stratton conducted the opening service, and gave the hand of fellowship.
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Chitty, Rev. Charles, Illinois Conference. Ordained at West Salem, Illinois. August 29, 1924. Ordaininj? council. Rev. Mrs. Cecil Leek, Rev. John Baugh- man. Rev. J. J. Clark. Rev. R. J. Ellis, Rev. A. H. Bennett, Rev. John C. Jenkins.
Crowder, Rev. \V. T., Georgia and Alabcima Conference. Ordained during- a ses- sion of the Conference at Lanett, Alabama, October 23, 1924. Ordaining presbytery. Rev. J. O. Atkinson, Rev. E. M. Carter, and Rev. H. W. Elder.
Fix, Rev. Jcseph W., Northern Kansas and Nebraska Conference. Ordained dur- ing a session of the Conference, at Wayland Christian Church, Monday eve- ning, August 2.5, 1924. Minister in charge. Rev. C. G. Nelson; Ordaining sermon, Rev. F. G. Coffin; Ordaining prayer, Rolon Jones; Charge to candi- date. Rev. John A. Stover; Charge to the church. Rev. S. M. Millholland; Right hand of fellowship, Elmer 1j. Roe, President of the Conference; Pre- sentation of candidate, C. E. Booz.
Harvey, Rev. Daniel, Western Penn.sylvania Conference. Ordained on Saturday, September 20, 1924.
Herzog, Rev. W. A., Tioga River Conference. Ordained during a session of the Conference at Franklin Center, June 8, 1924. The following program was observed: Sermon by Rev. E. C. Hall. Presentation of candidate, Rev. W. A. Huckle. Ordaining prayer. Rev. C. E. Reep. Charge to candidate. Rev. R. C. Allen. Charge to church. Rev. J. M. Williams. Right hand of fellowship. Rev. A. L. Allen. Benediction, Rev. W. A. Herzog.
nines. Rev. Cliarle.s, Kentucky Christian Conference. Ordained during a session of the Conference, at Blankenship Chapel, September 13, 1924. Ordaining council. Rev. L. T. Gilbert offered prayer. Rev. R. B. Conley gave the charge and Rev. E. R. Glasscock and Rev. J M. Liles the hand of fellowship.
Kerr, Rev. T. N., Kentucky Christian Conference. Ordained during a session of the Conference at Blankenship Chapel, September 13. 1924. Ordaining council, Rev. L.. T. Gilbert offered prayer; Rev. R. B. Conley gave the charge and Rev. E. R. Glasscock and Rev. J. M. Liles the hand of fellowship.
Kiild, Rev. Thomas W., Rhode Island and Massachusetts Conference. Ordained at East Freetown Christian Church, Tuesday evening, November 11, 1924. Ordaining ministers. Rev. H. R. Clem, Rev. W. H. Hainer, Rev. H. Arnold, Rev. F. H. Gardner, Rev. E. J. Bodman, Rev. W. G. Sargent, and Rev. Henry Adams.
Lankford, Rev. S. D., Georgia and Alabama Conference. Ordained during a ses- sion of the Conference, at Lanett, Alabama, October 23, 1924. Ordaining presbytery. Rev. J. O. Atkinson, Rev. E. M. Carter, and Rev. H. W. Elder.
Oi»dyke, Rev. Roland, New Jersey Christian Conference. Ordained during, a session of the Conference, meeting at Carversville, Pa., May 16, 1924. Or- daining council. Rev. W. H. Hainer. D. D.. Rev. L. F. Johnson, D. D., Rev. G. A. Conibear, D. D., and Rev. Elwood C. Hall.
Sprigss, Rev. C A., Scioto Valley Conference. Ordained during a session of the Conference held at Pleasant Valley Christian Church. September 11, 19"'?. Ordaining council. Rev. James Maple. Rev. A. J. Dallison, and Rev. G. W. Maple.
Stickney, Rev. G. T., Kentucky Chiistian Conference. Ordained during a session of the Conference at Blankenship Chapel, September 13, 1924. Ordaining council, Rev. L. F. Gilbert offered prayer. Rev. R. B. Conley gave the charge, and Rev. E. R. Glasscock and Rev. J. M. Liles the hand of fellowship.
Swartz, Rev. Cleon, Miami Ohio Conference. Ordained at Lower Stillwater Church, June 1, 1924. Rev. Ross Mc^al led the devotions. Rev. W. J. Hali preached the sermon. Rev. McD. Ho^l^Mke gave the ordaining prayer, Rev. Edwin B. Flory the charge to the candid^t', and Rev. A. AV. Hirby the charge to the church.
Wiggins, Rev. C. E., Kentucky Christian Conference. Ordained during a session of the Conference at Blankenship Chapel. Septe*nber 13. 1924. « Ordaining Council, Rev. L. F. Gilbert offered prayer. Rev. R. B Conley gave the charge, and Rev. B. R. Glasscock and Rev. J. M. Liles the hand of fellowship.
Williams, Rev. E. M„ Southern Illinois Conference. O'-d'^ined during a session ot the Conference at Union Hill Christian Church, September 5, 1924. Ordain- ing council. Rev. George W. Hiller. Rev. S. L. Grissom and Rev. W^ill Jackson.
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Deceased Ministers
How they have fared we can not know Till we, too, clasp Death's hand and go. When sight shall fail and earth grow dim. As they did, into silence grim, From which no answer greets our cry. And only echces rise and die.
Yet Hope and Faith, like prophets, bide By Christian graves, on either side. And with assured, undoubting mien Point upward, confident, serene. Declaring, "Death will conquered be By Life and Immortality."
Ifjirrott, Rev. .1. P.. Kastern Virginia Conference. Burn in Isle of Wight County, Virginia, February .'i, 1852. Died in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, May 1, 1924.
Bethel, Rev. Jaine.s, Scioto Valley Conference. Born Died in Tarlton, Ohio,
July 10, 1924, aged seventy years.
Busliong,', Rev. Peter, Northern Kansas and Nebraska Conference. Born near Bellefontaine, Ohio, March 5, 1836. Died in Manhattan, Kansas, May 31, 1924.
Butler, Rev. Harrison Holland, Eastern Virginia Conference. Born in Isle of Wight County, Virginia, July 30, 1852. Died in Suffolk, Virginia, February IG, 1924.
Carr, Rev. E. G., West Virginia Conference. Born and died near Elk, West Virginia.
Cliancellor, Rev. Patrick, "Western Osage Conference. Born in Virginia, May 20, 1837. Died at Weaubleau, Missouri, August 12, 1924. He had been Secretary of the Conference for fifty-four years.
Clements. Rev. William Gaston, Eastern North Carolina Conference. Born in .Wake County, North Carolina, December 1, 1S40. Died in Morrisville, N. C, February 24, 1924.
l>oolin. Rev. George W., Southern lllinoi-s Conference. Born at Murphysboro,
Illinoi.s, July 18, 1856. Died at Murphysboro, Illinois, December 23, 1923.
Eastes, Rev. George O., Eastern Virginia Conference. Boiii near Warren. Indiana, May 4, 1890. Died at Holland, A a.. May 4, 1924.
lOlder. Rev. .1. \^ .. Alabama Conference. Died August 22, 1924.
I<:rvvin, Rev. William (Retired), Illinois Conference. He was about eighty years old at the time of his death.
tJee, Rev. Robert, Kentucky State Conference. Born near Gregoryville, Ken- tucky, March 6, 1840. Died at Gregoryville, Kentucky, February 29, 1924.
Glasscock, Rev. Tlio:i:as H., Kenturkj- Christian. Born in Brown County, Ohio, January 14, 1850. Died March 23, 1924.
Grayliani, Rev. Carl T., Northwestern Kansas Conference. Died at Albany, Mo., November 5, 192 4.
Gitstin, Rev. Mrs. Ellen Grant, Rhode Island and Massachusetts Conference. Born in Frankford. Waldo County, Maine, March 8. 1835." Died at Attleboro, Massachusetts, April 29. 1924.
li^ci. Rev. I. M., Central Illinois Conference. Born on a farm near Marshall, Clark County. Illinois, December 15, 1861. Died in Tuscola. Illinois, July 22, 1924.
Hrtlverstott, Rev. Henry H., Born in Marion County, Ohio, July 14, 1836. Died at Marion, Ohio. October 3, 1924. He organized the Northeastern Ohio Con- ference in 1895, and served it as President for a number of years.
Johnson, Rev. George W., Eastern Indiana Conference. Born in Randolph County, Indiana, November 11, 1847. Died in Eaton, Indiana, June 23, 1924.
Knight. Rev. Zebulon, York and Cumberland Conference. Born in Westbrook,
Maine. October 3. 1845. Died in Saco, Maine, January 13, 1924. Hvight, Rev. \%'. R.. Al.ubama Conference. Died January 16. 1924.
I<qng, Rev. W^. S., North Carolina and A'irginia Conference. Born in Alamance County, North Carolina, October 22. 1839. Died at Sanford, North Carolina, August 3, 1924.
MeCrone. Rev. Henry W., New York Eastern Conference. Born at Thompsonville, Connecticut, August 10, 1858. Died at St. Johnsville, New Y'ork. March 20, 1924.
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Mell, RcfV-, George R., Northwestern Ohio Conference. Born near Cairo, Ohio, Sep- tember 17, 1854. Died at Lima, Ohio, December 7, 1924.
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ullen. Rev. W. Frank, Ea.stern Indiana Conference. Born in Rush diana, April 18, 1838. Died at Farmland, Indiana, May 15. 1924.
Born in Rush County, In-
Potter, Rev. J. O., Tioga River Conference. Born in West Almond, N. Y. Died March 1, 1924.
rutnam. Rev. Nelson (Retired), New YoEk Eastern Conference. Born at Charles- ton, New York, April 10, 1845. Died at Worcester, New York, May 28, 1924.
Ridton, Rev. JV. T., York and Cumberland Conference. Died at North Hampton,
N. H. in 1924. Sease', Rev. A. S., Western Pennsylvaniai Conference. Born in Fayette County,
Pennsylvania, August 12, 1847. Died .January 18, 1924. Terrell, Rev. C. A., Southern Illinois Conference. Born . Died at JMurphys-
boro, Illinois. TeKrill, Rev. Melissa, Born in Adams County, Ohio, in 1834. Died in Mason City,
Iowa, in April, 1924.
WaMace, Rev. Maggie Edwards — Western Iowa Conference. Born at Russellville, Ohio, May 16, 1843. Died at Fullerton, Nebraska, February 4, 1924.
Weaton, Rev. Mrs. Georgia Bernard, New York Eastern Conference. Died April
'24, 1924.
\V4)lford, Rev. C. J., West Virginia Conference. Born and died near Dry Fork,
West Virginia. Died May 27, 1924.
Wright, Rev. Elisha H., Merrimack Conference. Born in Foster. Rhode Island, October 22, 1835. Died at Franklin. New Hampshire, April 5, 1924.
THE BOARD OF CHRISTIAIV EDUCATION OF THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH
Dr. W.~ A. Harper, Chairman, Miss Helen R. Stearns. Secretary, Dr. W. G. Sargent, Dr. H. A. Smith, Dr. W. T. Walters, Dr. R. C. Helfenstein, Mr. M. Orban, Jr., Mr. Hermon Eldredge. Dr. H. Shelton Smith, Dr. W. S. Alexander. Dr. A. B. Kendall. Mr. W. F. Coiwith (absent). Mrs. F. E. Bullock, Dr. Martyn Summer- bell, in the group as visitors.
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Dedications and Rededications
Kt-e Ridge — ^\'estern Indiana Conference. Rededicated Sunday, April 24. Rev. J. W. Conlin, pastor. Rev. J. F. Burnett in
T charg-e.
• Bethany Memorial, Lynn, MassacIiH.sett.s — Rhode Island and Massa-
• chusetts Conference. Rededicated Sunday evening, March 2.
(Rev. Flora M. Neagles, pastor. Dedicatorial sermon w^as preached by Rev. Herbert M. Hainer, and Rev. W. G. Sargent, D. D., offered the dedicatorial prayer. Betlisaida — Southern "VVabash Illinois Conference. No pastor.
I Dedicated October 20. Rev. Warren H. Denison in charg-e of
I services.
f Binghamton — Tioga River Conference. Dedicated March 16. Rev.
f Arthur A. Wright, pastor. Rev. Martyn Summerbell, D. D.,- in
t charge.
I Christian Temple, Norfolk, Virginia — Eastern Virginia Conference.
I Opened March 16. Rev. L. B. Smith, pastor. Rev. W. H.
• Deni.son delivered the opening sennon, and was director of I the financial campaign. Other preachers of the day were Rev. f J. O. Atkinson, D. D., and Rev. R. C. Helfenstein, D. D.
I Hover — Eastern Virginia Conference. Dedicated October 5. Dedi-
! catorial sermon by Rev. Warren H. Denison. Rev. R. C.
i Helfenstein, D. D., pastor. Other speakers. Rev. J. O. Atkin-
£ son. D. D., Rev. L. E. Smith, D. D., Hermon Eldredge. Rev.
I D. M. Helfenstein, D. D.
? Franklin Center — Tioga River Conference. Rededicated Sunday,
• June 8. Pastor, Rev. A. L. Allen. Dedicatorial sermon by Rev. I E. C. Hall. Poi-mula by Rev. A. A. "^Vright. Dedicatory I prayer. Rev. W. H. Denison.
• MiddletOAvn — Eastern Indiana Conference. Rededicated Sunday,
• November 16. Rev. G. Robert Van Zant, pastor. Rev. J. F. I Burnett in charge.
s Monareh — Northern Missouri Conference. Dedicated Sunday, No-
« vember 30. 1921. Rev. Carter M. DeWeese pastor. The dedi-
i catory sermon and formula were by Rev. C. M. C. Showalter
I and the prayer was led by the pastor.
3 Alonnd Hill — Ohio Ea.stern Conference. Rededicated August 11. i Rev. Lelah Weatherby, pastor. Rev. Scott Mossman in charge. I Oronoqne — Northwestern Kansas Conference. Dedicated March 9. I Rev. C. E. Huff, pastor. Rev. P. G. Coffin in charge.
f Pleasant Grove — "Western Indiana Conference. Was remodeled,
J opened, and rededicated July 6. Rev. W. E. Brock was pastor.
? Rev. Warren H. Denison was in charge of the services.
: Portersville — Southern Wobash Illinois Conference. Rev. J. H.
I Harper, pnstor. Rededicated Sunday, December 28, 1924. Rev.
i Warren H. Denison, D. D., in charge of service.
? Prairie Chapel — Central Illinois Conference. Rededicated Sunday,
? November 30. Rev. Walter Fasnacht, pastor. Dedicatory
? sermon by Rev. J. J. Douglass, D. D.
i Sumner — Southern "Wabash Illinois Conference. Dedicated July 20.
I Rev. J. M. Bradbury, pastor. Rev. W. H. Denison conducted
I the financial campaign. Re-^^ Clarence Defur preached the
• dedicatorial seimon.
? S-»veet "%'alley — New Jersey Conference. Rededicated October 5.
I Re''^ Roland Updyke, pastor. Those having part in the dedi-
I catorial service were Pastor Updyke, who preached both morn-
4 ing and evening, assisted by Rev. Mr. Talmar. Mrs. G. A. 4 Roemer, and Rev. Mr. Crispell, of the Maple Grove M. E. i charge.
I Trimble — Ohio Eastern Conference. Rededicated August 11. Lelah
I "Weatherby, pastor. Rev. Scott Mos.eman in charge
i "Webster — Community. Rev. Milton M. Sutclifte pastor. Dedicated
I Augrust 24. The dedicatorial sermon was by Rev. George
I Christian Enders, Dean of Defiance College. This church is
f within the territory of the Eastern Virginia Conference.
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Mission Receipts by Conferences
From October 1, 1923, to October 1, 1924
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Central Indiana
Central Iowa
Eastern Indiana
Eastern Kansas
**Eastern Virginia
Eel River
Erie
Illinois
Indiana Miami Reserve
Maine
Merrimack
Miami Ohio
M ichigan
Mt. Vernon
New Jersey
New York Central
New York Eastern
New York Western
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Northern Illinois
Northern Kansas and Nebraska
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Northwestern Indiana
Northwestern Kansas
Northwestern Ohio
Ohio
Ohio Central
Ohio Eastern
Ontario
Rays Hill and Sauthem Pennsylvania . .
Rhode Island and Massachusetts
Richland Union
Rockingham
Southern Illinois
Southern Ind'ana
Southern K-^nsas
Siuthern Ohio
Southern Wabash Illinois
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Tioga River
Union Iowa
**Virginia Vallev Central
Western Illinois
Western Indiana
Western Iowa
Western M'ch'cran .ft Northern Indiana
Western Washington
York and Cumberland
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Rev. Mrs. Georgia Bernard Weaton Ne^v York Eastern Conference
Her death was occasioned by an accident April 24. She had been to a W. C. T. U. gathering at Albany, New York, and was returning home when in some unknown manner her wagon was plunged off a high bridge into a shallow creek, where her body was later discovered. She had been active in the W. C. T. U., having been president of the county organization of Otsego County, New York, from 1904 to 1916. Later she served three years as State Evangelist for the W. C. T. U. in New York State.
As a Christian minister she held only two regular charges, that of Quaker Street, New York, from 1916 to 1919 during which time, June 3, 1917, she was ordained by the New York Eastern Conference at the annual session held at Medway.
The last years of her life she was pastor of the Christian Church at East Cobleskill, and also served the Huntersland Church as a supply.
She was the author of many beautiful poems but as they were never compiled in permanent form they make no special contribution to literature and will live only in the hearts of her friends who hold them dear.
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Carversville Christian Orphanage
Rev. liindsay F. Johnson, Superintendent
Very few institutions of the Christian Chinx-h have made better prog-ress than the new orplianagg at Carversville. There has been a very liberal response from our people for this worfhy institution. In answer to prayer and faith every real necessary need has been supplied. Liberal donations of food, money, and clothing' have been made during- the year. The institution is in flrst-class con- dition, has a fine outlook and a very bright future. At the end of the second year there were twenty wards in the home from five different States of the Union. The organization has ample housing accommodations to supply the needs of the Church for many years. Additional improvements and more land wrill be needed as the institution grows. The whole church is getting behind the orphan- age work, and a great service is being rendered in the interest of our orphans and dependent children.
The institution is managed by a Board of Trustees selected from Eastern and ^Vestern Christian Conferences. The personnel of the Board this year serv- ing till the second Wednesday in July Annual Election is: F. R. Beach. Irving- ton, N. J.; J. Elliott Bpright, Milford, N. J.; A. F. Foor, Everett, Pa.; E. F. Fancher, Albion, N. Y.; T. P. Garland. Needmore, Pa.; E. C. Griffin, Ravena, N. T. ; W. H. Hainer, Irvington, N. J.; J. B. Hagans, Magnetic Springs, Ohio. A. 'W. Housser, Eldorado, 111.; L. F. John.=;on. Carversville, Pa.; Frank Y. Rinehart, Bridgeport, Pa.; Miss Eliza Ryan, Cambridge Springs, Pa.; "W. R. Sailer, Milford, N. J.; Frank Stanton, South Westerlo, N. Y, ; B. K Shaffer, Frazeysburg, Ohio; Nicholas Weber, Irvington, N. J.
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LINDSAY F. JOHNSON, President,
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The Christian Orphanage, Elon College, N. C.
C'liarlos I). Johnston, Superintendent
The Christian Orphanage, Elon College, N. C, an institution of the Christian denomination, openv.d its doors for the admittance of children January 1, 1907, and since that time two hundred and forty-eight fatherless and homeless chil- dren have had a home there. One hundred and nine are now in its care. It is managed by a Board of seven trustees elected by the Southern Christian Con- vention, Mr. W. K. Holt of Burlington, N. C, is chairman. (_has. D. Johnston, Elon College, N. C, is Secretary-Treasurer and Superintendent.
It has two large brick buildings where the children have a happy home. Its property value is $100,000.00 with $21,000.00 endowment. We have one hundred and eighty acres of farm land. About ninety acres open and in cultivation. The boys are taught agriculture, dairying, trucking, hog raising, shoe repairing, etc. The girls are taught all kinds of domestic v. ork. sewing, dressmaking, cooking, laundrying, and many other things. All the children go to school nine months in the year. Most of them tinish high school before reaching eighteen years of age and some get from one to two years in College. It is a home for the fatherless and homeless. It is supported entirely by freewill offerings. We ask Sunday-schools to make monthly offerings. The churches and Sunday-schools are asked to make special Thanksgiving and Easter offerings and individual offerings are highly appreciated. Many of the Ladies' Aid Societies make dresses for the girls and little suits for boys, which is a great help to us in the work.
CHRISTIAN CHURCH, 0R01V0Q,UE, KANSAS Rev. C. E. Huff, Pastor
The new Oronoque Christian Church was dedicated March 9, 1924, Rev. C. E. Huff, pastor. Rev. F. G. Coffin, D. D., President of The General Convention of the Christian Church, officiating. Two years before the former church building had been destroyed by fire. Following this was a period of financial depression, which added to the difficulty of rebuilding, but courage, faith, and determination orevailed.
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Rev. George Benton Gainer was born in Ohio, in 1850, and ordained a minister in the Christian Church, on October 5, 1874, and on October 5, 1924, the fiftieth anniversary of the ordina- tion was celebrated by the Christian Church in Cairo, Ohio, of which he is pastor. He has the distinction of having spent the entire time of his ministry in pastoral service. He preached his first sermon at St. Johns, Ohio, in May, 1870, from the text "/ find no fault in this man." From his first pastorate, until now, not a moment of time has passed that he has not been pastor of some church.
The church at Cairo paid high tribute to Dr. Garner in the celebration. The sermon of the occasion was by Dr. Garner, subject, "Fifty Years an Ordained Minister." In the picture the church represents the type of building in which he preached in his early life, and especially the one in which he preached his first sermon. It is the picture of a real cake, which his wife had prepared. It was in the shape of a church, and weighed twenty pounds. It was surrounded with a lawn of grass, in which stood fifty candles, representing the fifty years of min- isterial service. On the top of the church steeple was a cross of gold. On one arm of the cross were the figures, 1874, and on the other the figures, 1924. Dr. Garner is, and has always been a member of the Northwestern Ohio Conference. Was a student in Union Christian College, and received his degree of Doctor of Divinity, from Findlay College, in 1913.
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People's Church of Dover, Delaware, has within the past year erected and equipped one of the most modem church plants in the en- tire country, authorities in Religious Education declaring that the Sun- day-school feature of the plant might easily be classed as one of the two best co-ordinated and equipped Depart- mental Sunday-school buildings constructed thus far.
The building program included the complete rebuilding of the old church and the erection of a large Community Center and Sunday- school Building, as well as a beautiful Memorial Chimes Tower.
The total cost of the building and equipment was something over $150,000. The church has a fine pipe organ, a set of tubular chimes, standard gymnasium, shower bathroom, bowl- ing alleys, separate assembly rooms for each Sunday-school Depart- ment, separate rooms for each Sunday-school class, and clubrooms for the young people. There are thirty-five rooms in all in the building.
People's Church supports a native missionary in Japan
The Sunday-school is completely graded and is organized along the most modern lines, Mr. Hermon Eldredge and Mrs. F. E. Bullock, of the Board of Christian Education, having had charge of the reorganization work.
The church has two Missionary Societies, a Brotherhood, a Boy's Club, and several organized Sunday-school classes- Church Night programs are held on Wednesday night, the women of the church being divided into eight circles of service, each circle taking its turn in furnishing supper on Church Night, at cost.
Miss Martha L. Denison is the Director of Religious Education for People's Church. Mr. John B. Hutton, a prominent attorney, is the General Superintendent of the Sunday-school.
Rev. Roy O. Helfeiistein, r>. D.
Pastor People's Christian Cliurch,
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THE NEW AMERICAN MISSION Marguerite Youmans, Director New American Work
The first attendants of the New American Mission were remnants of what had been an Italian Mission, conducted by the Baptists. When this disbanded, our denomination, whose church at Haverhill is located in the heait of the foreign section, took up the opportunity for service. The Home Mission Board financed and directed the new project with Miss Frieda Kirkendall as director.
From a handful of Italian children the work has grown until through all organizations three hundred families are reached. From one nationality the group has enlarged, including Armenians, Greeks, Russians, Polish, Lithuanians, French, and Hebrews.
The mission quarters were first located in the upper floor of the parsonage. Circumstances made it necessary for the mission work to have a permanent location, and one large enough to meet the needs. This prompted the purchase of the Christian Service Home. It is located directly opposite from the parsonage and ideally situated for Americanization work.
Here a small but well selected library is open to children during after-school hours and Saturdays. Four difl'erent groups meet here weekly, i. e.. Boy Scouts, Camp Fire Girls, Busy Bee Club, and Sewing Class. Volunteer workers from the Armenian and Italian groups serve as leaders of these organizations.
Home and evening classes in English are conducted for the mothers and fathers. Thirty-five women were enrolled in 1923-24 in English classes. Ten men attended evening classes. The classes are held biweekly.
The adults who have acquired enough English attend the Amer- ican church service. Five men are members of the church. About twenty children from the Mission Sunday-school have joined the church.
The greatest influence comes through the Church School. It is small but efficiently organized and graded. The enrollment from September, 1923, to September, 1924, was one hundred twenty, with an average attendance of sixty. Ninety dollars and twenty-one cents in offering was sent to Home and Foreign Missions. Since September, 1924, twenty-seven new pupils have enrolled.
The program is similar to th^it of an American school, with the exception of social activities. Community work demands more of parties and entertainment. The church has a moving picture equip- ment. Educational films are shown several Sunday evenings during the vdnter months.
The socials are cosmopolitan groups. Sociability between different nationalities is encouraged.
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Riverdale Christian Church, Dayton, Ohio, Miami Ohio Con- ference
Rev. Edwin B. Plory, Pastor
The Riverdale Christian Church was organized, and Rev. Edwin B. F'lory installed as pastor, on Sunday, February 3, 1924. The above is a temporary building, which has been erected for use of the membership, but which is already inadequate for the rapidly growing congregation, and steadily increas- ing Sunday-school. This building has eight separate rooms and a church seating capacity of 450. It was entered on a rainy Sunday, May 4, with 240 at Sunday-school. From that day to this there has been a steady increase until the present enrollment is 372 in the Church School and promises of 400 in the near future. An addition, 50x32, is now under way which will pro- vide excellent rooms for the Cradle Roll, the Beginners, and the Primary de- partments. There will be space for two classes of each age in the Beginners and Primary, and ample room for their own worship services. The removal of these three departments from the present building will make possible a separate Junior Department with six classes, one for boys and girls of each age therein.
The completed building will easily care for a Church School of 650 with an auditorium of 450 when necessary. It will make possible a kitchen and a dining room to seat 168. The adult men and women will have separate class rooms, threa in all, and have ample space for 200. This will leave the church room for the Inter- mediates and young people, of whom there are more than a hundred now enrolled.
There were one hundred and forty-nine per- sons enrolled in the original membership. Total enrollment now, 257. On the occasion of organ- izing, Rev. Frank G. Coffin, D. D., President of the General Christian Convention, preached the sermon, and Rev. J. F. Burnett, Secretary of the Convention, conducted the formal organization and installation of the pastor.
Edwin B. Flory
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