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Presbyterian Qhurch, U. S.
First Presbyterian Church
Durham, N. C.
October, ij, 16, iy, 1929
PLACE OF MEETING 1930
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
BELMONT, NORTH CAROLINA
Theme: Home Missions
Motto:: "Go home to thy friends, and tell them how great things
the Lord hath done for thee." Mark 5:19.
OFFICERS 1929-1930
Group I
President—Mrs. George V. Patterson (1st term, 2nd year) Gastonia
Vice-President at Large—Mrs. W. L. Wilson (1st term, 2nd year), Acme
Corresponding Secretary—Miss Corinne Puett (1st term, 2nd year),
—Dallas
Secretary Foreign Missions—Mrs. Willis Johnson (1st term, 2nd year)
—Mooresville
Secretary C. E. and M. R.—Mrs. Edgar Yoder (1st term, 2nd year)
—Hickory
Secretary S. and P. Home Missions—Mrs. E. P. Wharton ( 1st term,
2nd year) Greensboro
Secretary Development of Spiritual Life—Mrs. Andrew Howell, (1st
term, 2nd year) Wilmington
Secretary Literature—Mrs. J. H. Suttenfield (1st term, 2nd year)
—Pine Bluff
Group II
Recording Secretary—Mrs. Charles Rankin (2nd term, 1st year)
—Fayetteville
Treasurer—Mrs. Charles M. Norfleet (1st term, 1st year), Winston-
Salem.
Historian—Mrs. S. M. Rankin (1st term, 1st year) Greensboro
Secretary Assembly Home Missions—Mrs. T. C. Turnage, (1st term,
1st year), Farmville.
Secretary Religions Education—Mrs. W. M. Baker (1st term, 1st year)
Mebane.
Secretary Orphanage Work—Mrs. R. D. Grier (1st term, 1st year)
—Statesville
Secretary C. S. Serznce—Mrs. J. R. Page (2nd term, 1st year), Aberdeen
Louis, Mo.
Chairman Synod's Committee on Woman's Work—Rev. C. E. Hodgin,
Greensboro.
Stated Clerk of Synod—Rev. R. A. McLeod Maxton
Secretary Department Woman's Work—Miss Janie W. McGaughey, St.
Louis.
COMMITTEES FOR 1929-1930
Ad Interim Nominating
Mrs. E. P. Gray
Mrs. Charles Little
Mrs. J. S. Cobb
Mrs. G. B. Rowland
Mrs. S. N. Harrell
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Inter-Racial Relations
Miss Margaret Rankin
Mrs. W. L. Wilson
Mrs. J. R. Page
Mrs. E. P. Wharton
Mrs. E. P. Gray
Finance
Mrs. J. E. Driscoll
Mrs. Charles Norfleet
Mrs. G. V. Wynne
Young People's Work
Miss Mamie McElwee
Mrs. W. M. Baker
Miss Margaret McQueen
Program
Mrs. W. M. Fairley
Mrs. Coit Robinson
Publicity
Miss Corinne Puett
Mrs. Charles Rankin
Auditing
Mrs. J. E. Driscoll
Mrs. James Porter
Mrs. A. A. Walker
Presbyterial Schedules
Mrs. W. L. Wilson
Place of Next Meeting
Mrs. A. A. Walker
Mrs. W. T. Bannerman
Mrs. H. L. Hicks
Organization Committee
Mrs. Robert J. Wyatt
Mrs. W. T. Clark
Mrs. E. P. Walker
Schools and Colleges
Mrs. E. D. Yoder and nine Presbyterial Secretaries of C. E. and M. R.
Woman's Auxiliary of Synod of N. C.
Publishing Committee
Mrs. Charles Rankin
Mrs. W. L. Wilson
Mrs. G. V. Patterson
PAST PRESIDENTS
Mrs. Jackson Johnson Winnabow
Mrs. W. B. Ramsey Hickory-
Mrs. E. F. Reid Lenoir
Mrs. W. L. Wilson Acme
PRESBYTERIAL PRESIDENTS
Albemarle—Mrs. W. T. Clark Wilson
Concord—Mrs. Frank B. Gwin Salisbury
Fayetteville—Mrs. W. M. Fairley Raeford
Granville—Mrs. Robert J. Wyatt, 405 W. Park Drive Raleigh
Kings Mountain—Airs. Coit M. Robinson Lowell
Mecklenburg—Mrs. A. A. Walker, 4 Westminster Place Charlotte
Orange—Mrs. Eugene P. Walker Reidsville
Wilmington—Mrs. W. T. Bannerman, 314 Ann St Wilmington
Winston-Salem—Mrs. E. P. Gray, 714 W. E. Blvd Winston-Salem
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ANNUAL MEETINGS
1912—Organized, Montreat.
1913—Montreat.
1914—Montreat.
1915—Montreat.
1916—Wilmington.
1917—Raleigh.
1918—Fayetteville.
1919—Durham.
1920—Concord.
1921—Gastonia.
1922—Charlotte.
1923—Wilmington.
1921—Tarboro.
1925—Greensboro.
1926—Red Springs.
1927—Winston-Salem.
1928—Statesville.
1929—Durham.
1912 1929
Woman's Auxiliary of Synod of N. C.
PROGRAM
Seventeenth Annual Meeting
WOMAN'S AUXILIARY
Synod of North Carolina
Theme: Foreign Missions
Motto: "For the Son of Man is come to seek and to
save that which was lost."
"Go ye therefore and teach all nations."
"Lift up your eyes," the Master said,
Look on the fields and see
White harvests wait on every hand
;
Will you reap there for me?"
"Lift up your eyes," away from self,
The fields of the world are white,
And dying millions cry in vain,
Lost in sin's awful night.
"Look on the fields," see now the need,
For the reapers are so few;
When pray ye: "Lord send laborers,
Show me what I may do."
Auxiliary Motto: "Walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us."
Eph. 5:2.
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Durham, N. C.
October 15, 16, 17, 1929
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 15th
Annual Meeting of Executive Board
1 :30 to 3 :30 P. M.
REGISTRATION
2:30 P. M.
Minutes of Seventeenth Annual Meeting
Afternoon Session
3:30—Call to Order.
Granville Presbyterial Hymn.
Auxiliary motto in unison.
Prayer.
Greetings from First Church Auxiliary—Mrs. J. S. Cobb.
Greetings from First Church—Rev. D. H. Scanlon, D.D.
Greetings from Granville Presbyterial—Mrs. Robert J. Wyatt.
Response—Mrs. W. M. Fairley.
Welcome to Secretary of Woman's Work—Mrs. E. P. Gray.
Retreat "Hearing Him"—Miss Janie W. McGaughey.
Report of Credentials Committee—Mrs. E. G. Mclver, Chmn.
Report of Program Committee—Mrs. W. L. Wilson, Chmn.
Anual Reports of Officers.
Message from Synod—Rev. C. E. Hodgins.
Auxiliary Shower—Mrs. J. H. Suttenfield.
Appointment of Special Committees.
Announcements.
Recess—Prayer—Mrs. E. F. Reid.
INSPIRATIONAL SERVICE
Tuesday Evening, October 15th
FOREIGN MISSIONS
7 :45—Hymn "Open My Eyes"—Durham Choir.
Scripture Reading-—I Cor. 13:1-13.
Prayer—Miss Janie McGaughey.
Quiet Music.
Presentation of North Carolina Unit Mission Court to North
Carolina Synodical—Mrs. Cameron Morrison.
Acceptance of North Carolina Unit and Presentation to Gen-eral
Assembly—Mrs. W. L. Wilson.
Acceptance for General Assembly— Miss Carrie Lee Campbell.
Prayer—Mrs. W. B. Ramsay.
Solo—Mrs. G. F. Warner.
Address—Foreign Missions—Dr. R. M. Wilson.
Recess—Benediction—Dr. D. H. Scanlon.
MORNING SESSION
Wednesday, October 16th
8:45—Prayer Circle—Mrs. A. J. Howell.
9:00—Call to Order.
Retreat "Receiving Him."
Woman's Auxiliary of Synod of N. C.
Reading and Approving Minutes.
Annual Reports of Cause Secretaries.
Report Building Committee N. C. Unit Mission Court—Mrs.
Cameron Morrison.
Report Furnishing Committe N. C. Unit Mission Court—Mrs.
Robert J. Wyatt.
Report Alice Johnson Memorial Committee — Mrs. A. A.
Walker.
Annual Reports of Presbyterials—Presbyterial Presidents.
Hymn 146.
11 :15—"Our Supreme Task"—Miss Janie W. McGaughey.
12:00—Colored Conference Hour—Miss Margaret Rankin.
Recess—Prayer—Mrs. Frank Gwin.
1 :00—Lunch.
AFTERNOON SESSION
Wednesday, October 16th
2:00—Call to Order.
Hymn 36.
Supplemental Report Credentials Committee—Mrs. E. G.
Mclver, Chairman.
Annual Report Secretary Religious Education.
Young People's Honor Roll—Miss Margaret McQueen.
"The P. Y. P. L., Its Accomplishments and Aims"—Miss Ruth
Abbott.
Impressions of Davidson Young People's Conference—Mrs.
G. V. Patterson
Address—"Where Christ Puts the Child"—Rev. J. H. Hender-lite,
D.D.
Solo—Mrs. G. F. Warner.
Family Altars—Mrs. A. J. Howell.
Announcements.
Report of Nominating Committee.
Annual Election of Officers.
Installation Service—Mrs. W. B. Ramsay.
Recess.
INSPIRATIONAL SERVICE
Wednesday Night, October 16th
7 :45—Musical Program—Children's Choir.
Devotional—Dr. D. H. Scanlon.
Message from Peace Institute—Dr. W. C. Pressley.
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Special Music—Peace Institute Girls.
Stewardship—Dr. J. H. Henderlite.
Hymn 164.
Address—Rev. H. H. Sweets, D.D.
Special Music—Peace Institute Girls.
Presentation Alice Johnson Memorial Fund—Mrs. W. T. Ban-nerman.
Acceptance—Dr. H. H. Sweets.
Recess—Benediction.
MORNING SESSION
Thursday, October 17th
8:45—Prayer Circle.
9 :00—Call to Order.
Retreat "Obeying Him."
Reading and Approving Minutes.
Annual Reports of Standing Committees.
"Home Missions"—Rev. E. E. Gillespie, D.D.
Prayer—Mrs. E. P. Walker.
Montreat Training School—Mrs. Coit M. Robinson.
Missionary Education—Mrs. A. A. Walker.
Reports of Special Committees.
Message—Synodical President.
Unfinished Business.
New Business.
Reading and Approving Minutes.
Memorial Service—Mrs. W. T. Clark.
11:30—Communion Service—Dr. D. H. Scanlon.
Adjournment.
WHO'S WHO
MISS JANIE W. McGAUGHEY, St. Louis, Mo.
Secretary Department of Woman's Work.
MISS CARRIE LEE CAMPBELL, Richmond, Va.
Vice-President, Virginia Synodical.
Editor Woman's Page Presbyterian of South.
REV. H. H. SWEETS, D.D., Louisville, Ky.
Executive Secretary Department of C. E. & M. R.
REV. D. H. SCANLON, D.D., Durham, N. C.
Pastor First Presbyterian Church.
DR. R. M. WILSON, Soonchun, Korea.
Medical Leper Work.
REV. J. H. HENDERLITE, D.D., Gastonia, N. C.
Chairman Synod's Committee of Religious Education.
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Chairman Executive Board of Y. P. Conference.
REV. E. E. GILLESPIE, D.D., Greensboro, N. C.
Executive Secretary Synod's Work Committee.
REV. C. E. HODGINS, Grensboro, N. C.
Chairman Synod's Committee Woman's Work.
DR. W. C PRESSLEY, Raleigh, N. C.
President Peace Institute.
Officers of Synodical of North Carolina
President Mrs. George V. Patterson, Gastonia
Vice-President-at-Large Mrs. W. L. Wilson, Acme
Corresponding Secretary Miss Corinne Puett, Dallas
Recording Secretary Mrs. Charles Rankin, Fayetteville
Treasurer Mrs. J. E. Driscoll, Charlotte
Historian Mrs. S. M. Rankin, Greensboro
Nine Vice-Presidents Presbyterial Presidents
Secretaries of Causes
Foreign Missions Mrs. Willis Johnson, Mooresville
Assembly's Home Missions Mrs. Harry Grimsley, Winston-Salem
S. & P. Home Missions Mrs. E. P. Wharton, Greensboro
C. E. & M. R Mrs. Edgar Yoder, Hickory
Religious Education Miss Margaret McQueen, Rowland
Development Spiritual Life Mrs. A. J. Howell, Wilmington
Literature Mrs. J. H. Suttenfield, Pine Bluff
Christian Social Service Mrs. J. R. Page, Aberdeen
Orphanage Work Mrs. Anna Fenner, Tarboro
President Durham First Church Auxiliary Mrs. J. S. Cobb
Chairman Hospitality Co'mmittee Mrs. I. F. Hill
Chairman Credentials Committee Mrs. E. G. Mclver
Clxairman Transportation Committee Mrs. J. L. Morehead
Chairman Publicity Committee Mrs. C. W. Toms
Chairman Social Committee Mrs. S. D. McPherson
Chairman Decoration Committee Mrs. W. G. Branham
Chairman Music Committee Mrs. T. C. Atwood
Pages—Mrs. W. P. Branham, Mrs. J. S. Cobb, Mrs. Edgar Cheek, Mrs.
Taylor Cheek, Mrs. Alex Worth, Mrs. R. H. Wright.
PRESBYTERIALS, 9
LOCAL AUXILIARIES, 380 MEMBERS, 22,331
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MINUTES
The 17th Annual Meeting of the Woman's Auxiliary of
the Synod of North Carolina was held in the First Presby-terian
Church of Durham, North Carolina, October 15th,
16th and 17th, 1929, with the president, Mrs. George V.
Patterson, presiding. The meeting was called to order by
the President at 3 :30 o'clock p. m. The Granville Presby-terial
Hymn, written by Mrs. R. D. Blacknall, was sung,
Auxiliary Motto repeated, and prayer led by the President.
Greetings from the First Church Auxiliary of Durham
were brought by Mrs. J. S. Cobb, president of the local aux-iliary.
Mrs. Robt. J. Wyatt, president of Granville Presby-terial,
brought greetings from the Presbyterial. Response
to these greetings was givn by Mrs. W. M. Fairley, presi-dent
of the Fayetteville Presbyterial. Greetings to the new
Secretary of Department of Woman's Work, Miss Janie W.
McGaughey, were expressed by Mrs. E. P. Gray, president
of Winston-Salem Presbyterial. Miss Janie McGaughey
then brought the first Retreat Message, "Hearing Him."
The Chairman of the Credentials Committee presented the
following report: Officers and delegates 61, visitors 21, total
82. This report was adopted.
The Chairman of the Program Committee, Mrs. W. L.
Wilson, presented the printed program as the order of
business for the meeting, which was adopted. Reports were
made by Recording Secretary, Treasurer, Vice-President,
and President. These reports were placed on file.
The report of the Executive Board was made by the
Chairman, Mrs. George V. Patterson, and the recommenda-tions
were adopted.
A message was brought by the Chairman of Woman's
Work of the Synod of North Carolina, Rev. C. E. Hodgin.
Song by Mrs. Warner, and a unique presentation of litera-ture
was made by Mrs. J. H. Suttenfield, Secretary of Lit-erature.
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The Rev. J. G. Garth, Miss Edmonia Martin, and Dr.
R. M. Wilson were introduced to the Synodical.
The following committees were appointed by the Pres-ident
:
Courtesy Committee: Mrs. W. B. Ramsay, Mrs. J. R.
Phipps, Mrs. E. W. Harvey, Mrs. D. E. Hoffman and Mrs.
Geo. Matthis.
Resolutions Committee: Mrs. C. E. Neisler, Mrs. J. W.
Lacy, Mrs. Sam Leonard, Mrs. W. M. Baker and Mrs. C. G.
Long.
Finance Committee: Mrs. J. M. Driscoll, Mrs. J. H.
Suttenfield, Mrs. J. R. Page, Mrs. Geo. V. Wynne and Mrs.
Chas. Norfleet.
Tellers : Mrs. P. R. Falls, Mrs. Walter Fleming and Miss
Kate DuBose.
Telegrams of greeting were received from the South
Carolina and Appalachia Synodicals. Announcements were
made by the president of the local auxiliary, Mrs. J. S.
Cobb. Prayer by Mrs. W. L. Wilson. Synodical took recess
until 7 :45 o'clock.
TUESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 15th
Meeting began with a hymn by the Durham choir. Scrip-ture
repeated, I Corinthians 13:1-13, led by Miss Corinne
Puett. Prayer by Miss Janie W. McGaughey.
Mrs. Cameron Morrison, after reading the history of
Mission Court, gave a report as Chairman and presented the
building to the North Carolina Synodical. Mrs. W. L.
Wilson, in behalf of the Synodical of North Carolina, ac-cepted
the building. Miss Carrie Lee Campbell, President
of the Trustees of Mission Court, in behalf of the Assembly,
accepted the building. The body was led in a prayer of
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thanksgiving by Mrs. W. B. Ramsay for the accomplish-ment
of this task of love. Music was rendered by the Dur-ham
choir.
Dr. R. M. Wilson, of Soonchun, Korea, head of the Leper
Hospital, addressed the Synodical. Offering was taken to be
sent to the Foreign Mission Board of Nashville, Tennessee.
Prayer by Dr. Wilson. Adjournment until Wednesday morn-ing.
WEDNESDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 16th
The Synodical began the morning session with a prayer
circle led by Mrs. W. P. M. Currie at 8:45 o'clock. The
President called the meeting to order at 9 o'clock. Miss
Janie W. McGaughey brought the second Retreat Message,
"Receiving Him." The minutes of Tuesday afternoon and
night session were read and approved. Reports of Secretaries
of Synodical and Presbyterial Home Missions, Assembly
Home Missions, Christian Education and Ministerial Relief
and Christian Social Service were received and placed on file.
Report of the orphanage work was brought. This report
was a letter from Mr. Johnston, manager of the Orphanage.
It was moved that this letter be published in the Presbyte-rian
Standard, and a copy sent to the Presbyterial Secretary
of Orphanage Work in each Presbyterial. Carried.
Reports of the Secretaries of Spiritual Life, Foreign
Mission, and White Cross Work were made, and placed on
file.
Privilege of the floor was given Miss Janie W. Mc-
Gaughey.
Report of the Building Committee of the North Caro-lina
Unit at Mission Court was given by Mrs. Cameron
Morrison. The report with recommendations was adopted.
Mrs. Cameron Morrison, Chairman of of the North Caro-lina
Unit of Mission Court, asked that this committee be
relieved and a new committee be appointed to continue the
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work. The assembly consented and the following motion
was made by Mrs. Bannerman : "That Synodical appoint a
substitute committee to continue the work of the Commit-tee
for North Carolina Unit of Mission Court in promoting
interest and soliciting funds from individuals for the North
Carolina Unit of Mission Court." Carried. Mrs. Charles
Norfleet moved a vote of thanks be given Mrs. Morrison and
committee. Carried.
The report of the Furnishing Committee of the North
Carolina Unit of Mission Court was given. A rising vote of
thanks was given this Committee. Report filed.
Report of the Alice Johnson Memorial Fund was heard
and report filed.
Reports from Albemarle, Concord, Granville, Fayette-ville,
Kings Mountain, Mecklenburg and Orange Presby-terials
were received and placed on file.
Auxiliary methods illustrated by lighted candles were
presented by Miss Carrie Lee Campbell. Song "Open My
Heart," was sung by Mrs. Warner.
The Secretary of the Department of Woman's Work,
Miss Janie W. McGaughey, made an address, subject being
"Our Supreme Task."
Reports of the Wilmington, Winston-Salem Presbyte-rials,
and the Colored Woman's Conference were received
and placed on file. In connection with the report from the
Colored Woman's Conference a program was rendered. A
Conference talk was made by Melba White, a colored girl
who attended the Conference.
Mrs. M. W. Norfleet, as a visitor to the Colored
Woman's Conference, gave her impressions of the same.
Spirituals were sung by a mixed colored chorus.
Report of the Corresponding Secretary was made and
filed.
Invitation to lunch by Mrs. Cobb, president of the local
auxiliary, also an invitation was given to have tea at the
Chapel Hill Church by the Auxiliary of that church.
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A talk was made and chart presented on Foreign Mis-sions
by Miss Bessie Blakeney, missionary to Japan.
Miss Edmonia Martin, missionary to Brazil, was given
prvilege of the floor, and made a plea for sacrificial giving
to complete a school at Recife, Brazil.
Report of the Historian was read and placed on file. Mrs.
Gwin led in prayer and the meeting recessed for lunch.
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, TWO O'CLOCK
Meeting was called to order. Hymn, "Come Thou
Almighty King," was sung. Rev. A. G. Link led in prayer
for Dr. Scanlon, who was sick.
Supplementary report of Credentials Committe was as
follows
:
Officers and delegates, 23 ; visitors, 85 ; total, 108.
Previously reported : Officers and delegates, 61 ; visitors,
21 ; total 82; grand total, 190. Report filed.
Report of Secretary of Religious Education was made
and filed. Miss McQueen explained the Honor Roll.
Miss Ruth Abbott spoke on "The Presbyterian Young
People's League, Its Accomplishments and Aims."
Rev. J. H. Henderlite, D.D., pastor of the First Presby-terian
Church of Gastonia, addressed the Synodical on the
subject, "Where Christ Puts the Child."
Impressions of the Davidson Conference were given
by Mrs. George V. Patterson. She paid a tribute to Miss
Margaret McQueen and Miss Mamie McElwee, the Secre-tary
and Chairman respectively of Young People's Work.
Miss McQueen moved a telegram be sent pledging the
co-operation and help of this body to Dr. John L. Fairley,
newly elected Co-ordinate Secretary of Religious Educa-tion.
Carried.
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In the absence of Mrs. Andrew Howell, Mrs. W. P. M.
Ciirrie presented the subject of family altars.
Report of the Auditing Committee was made by Mrs.
Henderlite. Report adopted.
A solo by Mrs. Warner was then enjoyed.
Mrs. Eugene P. Walker moved that a message be sent
to the officers, who were absent on account of illness, also
greetings be telegraphed the Synodicals of South Carolina
and Appalachia. Carried.
Mrs. W. L. Wilson gave the following report on Pres-byterial
schedules as follows
:
Albemarle—New Bern, April 1-2.
Wilmington—Rockfish, April 3, 4.
Fayetteville—Fayetteville (Highland Church), April 8, 9.
Granville—Smithfield, April 10-11.
Winston-Salem—Mocksville, April 15, 16.
Orange—Burlington, April 17, 18.
Concord—Salisbury, April 22-23.
King's Mountain—Shelby, April 24, 25.
Mecklenburg—Charlotte (Tenth Avenue), May 1, 2.
The report of Nominating Committee was as follows
:
Recording Secretary—Mrs. Charles Rankin.
Treasurer—Mrs. Charles Norfleet.
Historian—Mrs. S .M. Rankin.
Secretary Assembly Home Missions—Mrs. T. C. Turnage.
Secretary Religious Education—Mrs. W. M. Baker.
Secretary Orphanage Work—Mrs. R. D. Grier.
Secretary Christian Social Service—Mrs. J. R. Page.
Mrs. Yoder moved the Secretary cast a unanimous ballot
for the Synodical. Carried. There being no nominations
from the floor, the tellers passed the ballots. One dissenting
vote was cast. The ballots were passed again and vote taken
by name. The above names received a majority of the votes
and were declared elected.
Rev. J. G. Garth made an appeal to the women for loy-alty
to the Presbyterian Standard.
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A rising vote of thanks was given Mr. Garth for report-ing
meeting for the press.
Miss Myrtle Williamson spoke of the work done at West
Jefferson, and asked for subscriptions to the Ashe Pres-byterian.
Prayer was made by Mrs. Ramsay. The Synodical
recessed until 7 :45 p. m., and was driven to Chapel Hill
where tea was served by the Chapel Hill Auxiliary in the
Presbyterian church parlors.
WEDNESDAY EVENING
Synodical met at 7:45 o'clock. The children's choir, di-rected
by Professor Twaddell, gave a musical program
which was enjoyed by the body.
Dr. Henderlite, of Gastonia, conducted the devotional in
place of Dr. Scanlon, who was sick.
A message from Peace Institute was brought by Dr.
Pressley. Special music was rendered by Peace Institute
girls.
A message on Stewardship was delivered by Dr. Hender-lite,
of Gastonia.
Hymn, "O Love That Will Not Let Me Go," was sung.
Dr. H. H. Sweets, Secretary of Christian Education and
Ministerial Relief, addressed the body and presented the ob-ject
of the Birthday Gift for 1930.
The offering was taken, which was sent to the Foreign
Mission office at Nashville, Tenn. During this time the girls
from Peace Institute rendered appropriate music.
Mrs. W. T. Bannerman, president of Wilmington Pres-byterial,
read a tribute to the memory of Mrs. Jackson
Johnson, and presented the "Alice Johnson Memorial Fund"
to the Secretary of Christian Education and Ministerial Re-lief.
Dr. Sweets, in a few well chosen words, accepted this
fund in the name of the Committee of Christian Education
and Ministerial Relief. Benediction was pronounced by Dr.
Sweets.
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THURSDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 17th
Prayer circle met at 8:45 o'clock. Meeting was called
to order at 9 o'clock. Hymn was sung. Miss Janie W. Mc-
Gaughey gave the third Retreat Message, "Obeying Him."
Minutes of the day before were read and approved. Mrs.
R. N. Page moved that a note of sympathy be sent to Dr.
Scanlon. Mrs. Ramsay moved a note be written Mrs. Wins-borough.
Carried.
An installation service for new officers was conducted by
Mrs. W. B. Ramsay.
Mrs. Wilson moved that a note of thanks be sent to the
Hostess Committee at Mission Court. Carried.
Mrs. Driscoll made report for the Finance Committee.
This was given seriatim. Budget for the year was presented.
These were adopted. Rising vote of thanks for work as
Treasurer was given Mrs. Driscoll.
Chairman of the Publishing Committee made a report.
It was placed on file.
Report from Committee on Place of next Meeting was
given by Mrs. Fairley. Invitation from Auxiliary of Belmont
was received and accepted with a rising vote of thanks.
Address, "Home Missions," by Dr. E. E. Gillespie was
very instructive. Prayer for Home Missions was offered by
Mrs. E. P. Walker, President of Orange Presbyterial.
Mrs. Coit M. Robinson made a talk on the advantages of
the Montreat Training School. Mrs. A. A. Walker reported
on course of Missionary Education put on at the Montreat
Training School.
Mrs. Driscoll announced that the offering for the two
nights amounted to $102.00.
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Report of the Resolutions Committee was given and ac-cepted
by a rising vote of thanks.
The President expressed thanks to all who helped her in
putting over this meeting and supported her with their
prayers.
Mrs. W. L. Wilson spoke words of appreciation of Mrs.
Patterson, and the assembly gave the President a rising
vote of thanks.
Mrs. Wilson moved that Corresponding Secretary keep
Synodical informed as to the occupants of Mission Court,
and publish any interesting items pertaining to same.
The Standing Committees were appointed by the Presi-dent.
As instructed by the Assembly, the President appointed
the following substitute committee to relieve the original
committee for the North Carolina Unit of Mission Court.
Mrs. C. M. Norfleet.
Mrs. J. B. Spillman.
Mrs. Rufus Gwyne.
Mrs. S. A. Robinson.
Mrs. L. Richardson.
Mrs. S. M. Harrell.
Mrs. Tom Worth.
Mrs. George Matthis.
Mrs. George Avinger.
Mrs. Senah Critz Kent.
Mrs. W. M. Fairley moved that action of the Executive
Committee in recommending the furnishing of a room at
Assembly Inn, Montreat, by the N. C. Synodical be ratified,
which was carried.
Report of Committee on Young People's Work was
read by Miss Margaret McQueen and placed on file.
Mrs. E. P. Gray asked that recommendations of
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Woman's Advisory Committee be mimeographed and sent to
Presbyterial Presidents. Mr. Fairley asked for a re-print of
the Constitution. This was granted, and following committee
was appointed :
Mrs. W. M. Fairley.
Mrs. G. W. Hanna.
Mrs. Charles Rankin.
Mrs. M. W. Norfleet moved that a permanent commit-tee
on Mission Court be appointed to decide questions that
might come up. This carried and the following committee
was appointed
:
Miss Delphine Brown.
Mrs. Robert J. Wyatt.
Mrs. R. N. Page.
A letter was read from the Rev. C. E. Hodgin asking the
Synodical to nominate to Synod five women to serve on the
Board of Trustees of the William Black Home. The follow-ing
were appointed
:
Mrs. W. H. Osborne.
Mrs. W. M. Fairley.
Mrs. C. E. Neisler.
Mrs. M. S. Alverson.
Mrs. W. T. Bannerman.
Mrs. Wilson moved the Synodical nominate the ladies
appointed by the President, which motion was carried.
Minutes were read and approved.
Prayer of thanks was made by Mrs. B. R. Lacy that
there were no deaths among the officers of the Synodical
during the year.
Communion observed and the 17th Annual Meeting of
theWoman's Auxiliary of the Synod of North Carolina
adjourned.
(MRS. CHARLES) HARRIOT S. RANKIN.
Recording Secretary.
(MRS. G. V.) ANNE PATTERSON, President.
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REPORTS OF OFFICERS
REPORT OF PRESIDENT
As President of the Woman's Auxiliary of the North Carolina
Synod I beg leave to submit the following report
:
In presenting the seventeenth Annual Report of the Woman's
Auxiliary of the Synod of North Carolina, grateful acknowledge-ment
of God's blessing and guidance in the progress of the work
is made and keen appreciation of the splendid work done by the
women of the Synodical is expressed.
With much to encourage us, we still have much to do and many
things to cause us serious thought. We have eight new Auxiliaries
with twenty more than last year counting every woman on church
roll. There are 954 more members with 37 more Silver Seal Circles
and seven more Gold Seal Circles.
There is a large increase in Prayer Calendar, Church papers
and Survey subscriptions. There is a gratifying increase in family
altars. Too much emphasis cannot be put on this sacred institution.
The growth in Bible study is good, but less than half of the women
of the Church are taking part in this study. Reports show a small
increase in Tithers. There was an increase in Mission Study Classes
and Stewardship Classes.
The financial report shows an increase in Miscellaneous Contribu-tions,
but a serious decrease in Denominational Benevolences. Let
us be more loyal to the causes of the Church and bring our gifts
up this year. May we all give more sacrificially.
Christian Social Service has increased during the year and much
good has been done through this phase of the work.
Through the efforts and generosity of Mrs. Cameron Morrison,
N. C. Unit Mission Court has been built this year.
Interest in White Cross Work has grown. Fourteen more new
Auxiliaries took part in this service of love.
The Young People's Conference was a decided success. There
is no greater responsibility for us than that of safeguarding our
young people.
The Conference for Negro Women, under the leadership of Miss
Margaret Rankin, was one of the best ever held in interest and
results.
The forty-three Group Conferences and Efficiency Conferences
held during the year have done much to train the women in the
work.
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Special Synodical work done by the nine Presbyterials included
furnishing a room on Synodical Hall, in Assembly Inn, Montreat, at
a cost of $350.00; raising a thousand-dollar scholarship in memory of
Mrs. Jackson Johnson, first President of the North Carolina Synodi-cal,
and furnishing linens, bedding, china, kitchen utensils, and many
other necessary accessories for North Carolina Unit Mission Court.
Wilmington Presbyterial furnished one of the apartments of North
Carolina Unit in memory of Mrs. Worth.
It has been a year teeming with interest for your President.
While the duties have been arduous, the personal gain has far sur-passed
the demands upon time, thought, and strength. Mistakes
have been made and there have been failures, but they have not
been from the heart for her constant wish and prayer has been for
the best interest of the Synodical.
It was with regret that the Interdenominational Meeting was
missed. No notice was received of the meeting and it was too late
when inquiry was made. Nevertheless, your President is most grate-ful
for your willingness to send her.
Your President visited Wilmington, Albemarle, Fayetteville,
Granville, Orange, Concord, Mecklenburg, and Kings Mountain Pres-byterials
and was delighted and wonderfully helped through fellow-ship
and vision received of the work as a whole. Because of con-flicting
dates she fell short of her goal by missing Winston-Salem.
She attended the Colored Presbyterial in Bishopville, S. C. North
Carolina and South Carolina together sent the President of the
Colored Presbyterial to the Conference for Colored Women. Your
President has visited one Group Conference, taking part on the
program; attended several Executive Board meetings; spoken to
five Auxiliaries ; attended General Assembly at Montreat ; visited
several of Synod's colleges; attended Inter-Racial meeting in Ra-leigh
; and Trustees' meeting of Mission Court, Richmond, Va. She
spent several days in Greensboro attending the Colored Conferences,
and several days in Davidson visiting the Young People's Confer-ence;
attended Kings Mountain Presbytery's Young People's Con-ference
and Young People's League meeting; spent three weeks in
Montreat attending Woman's Advisory Committee, Training School,
Presbyterial President's Conference, and part of Leadership Con-ference.
She served on the Spiritual Life, Hospitality and Pooling
Committees of the Woman's Advisory Committee. The North Caro-lina
reception was held on the porch of the Winsborough Building.
Miss Bess Blakeny, missionary from Japan, dressed in native cos-tume,
made a stirring talk.
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Your President was present and presided over five Executive
Board meetings. She was present at the meeting of the Furnishing
Committee of North Carolina Unit at Mebane, at the meeting of
the Memorial Scholarship Committee in Charlotte and has made
a number of other trips in the interest of the Synodical. She attended
the Appalachia Synodical, taking part on the program.
With the assistance of Mrs. W. W. Akers, an itinerary was
arranged for Miss Julia Lake Skinner, of Dr. Sweet's office, to visit
several of the Presbyterials. It was truly a great treat to those
who heard Miss Skinner.
Almost a thousand letters and cards were written; reports were
sent to Synod and to the Auxiliary office, and several articles were
prepared and sent to the Church papers.
In closing let me lay on your hearts the responsibility of per-sonal
evangelism. "Soul Winning" will be the great program of the
Church this year, and I trust this Synodical will be known as a
soul-winning body. The Master is calling and is saying to us, "Go
ye," and "Lo I am with you always, even unto the end of the world."
Respectfully submitted,
(MRS. GEORGE V.) ANNE PATTERSON.
Report of Executive Board
The Executive Board held one meeting immediate after adjourn-ment
of Synodical in Statesville last October. Plans for the year
were discussed. A Committee was appointed to raise the scholarship
to be known as the Alice Johnson Memorial. Three meetings were
held in Montreat during the Training School. There was a splendid
attendance at all three of these. The work of the year was dis-cussed
at length and plans were outlined for the Synodical meeting
in Durham. A Committee was appointed to buy the furniture for
North Carolina Unit Mission Court and to prepare building for mis-sionaries.
A Committee was appointed by the Chairman to make
a list of the necessary accessories for North Carolina Unit. These
articles were divided as equally as possible among the nine Pres-byterials.
The Presidents of the Presbyterials were asked to present
the list to each Presbyterial.
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A motion to furnish a room on Synodical Hall in Assembly Inn,
Montreat, carried. The room is to be known as the North Carolina
Synodical Room.
At the meeting in Durham reports of the year and the recom-mendations
from the Advisory Committee were taken up and
discussed.
The Executive Board begs leave to submit the following recom-mendations
:
Young Peoples' Work
1. That the local Auxiliaries give more thought and prayer to
the young people, realizing in a deeper sense their responsibility
here and furnishing them with a consecrated, sympathetic Secretary
of Religious Education, remembering that the young people of today
are the Church of tomorrow.
2. That the women pray earnestly for the guidance of the Holy
Spirit for all who are responsble for the leadership of our young
people.
3. That the women prayerfully consider our own lives and the
example we are setting the young people striving earnestly to live
as Christ would have us live.
4. That we keep ourselves fully informed as to the plan for
Religious Education now being made by Dr. John L. Fairley, our
new co-ordinate secretary of Religious Education, and that there
be a close connection and a better understanding between our Sec-retary
of Christian Education and the field workers and Young
Peoples Committee in Synods and Presbyteries.
5. That we continue our support of the Young People's Confer-ences,
and that, inasmuch as this year 7,000 young people have been
reached by these, that upon their return from the conferences we do
all we possibly can to encourage them in enlisting them in service,
making greater definite use of them in active work of the Church.
Spiritual Life
1. That we heartily endorse the action of the Committee on
Assembly's Work in making plans for a great soul saving campaign
in our beloved church and urge our Auxiliaries to pledge their loyal
support to same.
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2. That the special effort for soul winning being planned by our
Woman's Advisory Committee be presented as the supreme object
of our work during the present year.
3. That our goal be a band of personal workers in every local
Auxiliary.
4. That every Home Circle in the local Auxiliary be requested
to form itself into an "Intercessory Prayer Band" realizing that
prayer is the greatest force at work and the shut-ins' opportunity
to help promote the new plans for personal evangelism.
5. That our women be made to feel deeply the great responsibil-ity
of refusing an office when proffered to them, realizing that they
are losing an opportunity for acceptable stewardship of time and
talents.
Efficiency
1. That the 20th of March be selected as the latest date for mail-ing
out Auxiliary reports to the Presbyterial Recording Secretary.
2. That Auxiliaries use the book prepared by the Assembly's
Secretary of Christian Education in the study of that cause.
3. That emphasis be placed on meeting the benevolent budget
of the Auxiliary. That $43.00 be paid on expenses of Chairman of
Woman's Advisory Committee.
Respectfully submitted,
(MRS. GEORGE V.) ANNE PATTERSON.
Report of Vice-President
The Vice-President begs leave to submit the following report
:
Letters sent, 146. Also acted as Chairman of Program, Presbyterial
Schedules Committee, and served on Publishing Committee, and
assisted in the revision of the Synodical History.
Respectfully submitted,
MRS. W. L. WILSON.
Report of Recording Secretary
As Recording Secretary of the Woman's Auxiliary of the Synod
of North Carolina I beg leave to submit the following report:
Immediately following the sixteenth annual meeting of the
Synodical Auxiliary the minutes were compiled and sent to the
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Presbyterian Standard Publishing Company, for publication.
A mailing list was furnished them and copies were mailed
directly from the Standard office to the Synodical officers, Chairman
Synods, Committee on Woman's Work, Stated Clerk of Synod,
Secretary Department of Woman's Work, Historical Foundation,
sufficient number to each Recording Secretary of various Presby-terials
for presidents of local Auxiliaries in that Presbyterial, and
one copy placed on file.
The new stationery was printed by Presbyterian Standard Pub-lishing
Company and your Secretary mailed a supply to each Synod-ical
officer. The first week in February, report blanks, with instruc-tions,
were mailed to the Recording Secretaries of the Presbyterial
Auxiliaries.
Due to the splendid co-operation of all officers, the reports
were received on time. From them the Educational and Statistical
reports were compiled, one copy forwarded to the Auxilary office
in St. Louis, and one placed on file.
A summary report of the year's work was sent to the Chairman
of Woman's Work in Synod.
Attended two Executive Committee meetings in Montreat, N. C.
Minutes were taken of these meetings and copied in Executive
Committee Book. Copies sent to Synodical President.
Have answered all letters of inquiry, and written all letters
necessary to the business of this office.
Respectfully submitted,
(MRS. CHARLES) HARRIOT S. RANKIN.
Report of Corresponding Secretary
As Corresponding Secretary of the Woman's Auxiliary of the
Synod of North Carolina I beg leave to submit the following report
:
At the beginning of year the Chairman of each Standing Com-mittee
was notified of the personnel of her Committee. Notices of
the Executive Committee meetings held at Montreat and Durham
were sent to all the members of the Executive Board. Notices of the
meeting of Synodical were mailed to the officers and Cause Secre-taries,
District Chairman and appointed delegates. Notices of Synod-ical
meeting were sent to Church papers.
Synodical programs were sent to the Woman's Advisory Com-mittee
;the Executive Committee; speakers and local Chairman. A
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number of letters were written during the year in the interest of
the work.
Respectfully submitted,
(MISS) CORINNE PUETT.
TREASURER'S REPORT
OCTOBER 15, 1928 — OCTOBER 5, 1929
Receipts
General Fund $1,138.00
Birthday Offering Stillman Institute 71.50
Birthday Offering Mexican Girls' Schools 7,240.14
Alice Johnson Scholarship 839.75
Assembly Inn, Furnishing Room 315.00
Upkeep Fund Mission Court 231.70
Expenses Delegate to Colored Conference 8.00
$ 9,844.09
Oct. 15, 1928, Balance in Bank 567.26
TOTAL RECEIPTS AND BALANCE $10,411.35
Disbursements
Mrs. D. A. McMillan, Stillman Institute $ 71.50
Mrs. D. A. Stillman, Mexican Girls' Schools 7,240.14
Dr. R. C. Anderson, Fur. Room Assembly Inn_ 350.00
Dr. H. H. Sweets, Alice Johnson Scholarship __ 839.75
Mrs. Cameron Morrison, Upkeep Fund Mis-sion
Court 231.70
Executive Synodical Officers' expenses during
year 383.97
Expenses President to W. A. C. and Training
School 200.00
Expenses Colored Conference 150.00
Printing, Postage, etc. 268.30
W. A. C. Travel Fund 43.00
Oriental Literature 7.00
Expenses Delegate to Colored Conference 8.00
$ 9,793.36
BALANCE IN BANK OCT. 5, 1929 $ 617.99
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Synodical Dues:
Albemarle Presbyterial 8 63.75
Concord Presbyterial 144.00
Fayetteville Presbyterial 396.00
Granville Presbyterial 84.00
Kings Mountain Presbyterial 89.25
Orange Presbyterial 189.00
Wilmington Presbyterial 132.00
Winston-Salem Presbyterial 40.00
$ 1,138.00
Birthday Offering Stillman Institute
Presbyterial: Pres. Treas. Direct Total
Concord $ 3.00 $ 60.50 $ 63.50
Fayetteville 26.81 85.88 112.69
Granville 10.55 10.55
Mecklenburg 23.15 5.00 28.15
Orange 164.52 81.19 245.71
Wilmington 69.00 37.29 106.29
Winston-Salem 17.11 31.98 49.09
303.59 312.39 615.98
Amount previously reported 5,790.58 5,790.58
GRAND TOTAL $ 303.59 $6,102.97 $6,406.56
Birthday Offering Mexican Girls' Schools
Albemarle $ 469.90 $ 469.90
Concord 1,197.20 1,197.20
Fayetteville 755.85 755.85
Granville 254.75 254.75
King's Mountain 535.00 535.00
Mecklenburg 1,661.92 1,661.92
Orange 908.12 908.12
Wilmington 626.61 626.61
Winston-Salem 830.79 830.79
GRAND TOTAL $7,240.14 $7,240.14
Respectfully submitted,
MRS. J. E. DRISCOLL.
REPORT OF HISTORIAN FOR YEAR 1928-1929
Your Historian would report that she has completed files of
both Synodical and Presbyterial minutes for the year 1928-1929.
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Letters have been written during the year to all Presbyterial
Historians asking for outstanding achievements in their respective
Presbyterials. Replies were received from all and in these replies
we note much of real interest. Several give as the best work of
their Presbyterial the better training of their women in Bible Study
and leadership.
Respectfully submitted,
(MRS. S. M.) MARY W. RANKIN.
REPORTS OF SECRETARIES OF CAUSES
REPORT OF SECRETARY OF FOREIGN MISSIONS
As Secretary of Foreign Missions of the Woman's Auxiliary of
the Synod of North Carolina I beg leave to submit the following
report
:
We have had a great year and rejoice in it. However, especial
attention must be called to a falling off in the number of Foreign
Mission Gasses. We have had an increase in the membership of
these classes. Unusual efforts must be put forth during December
by our Secretaries of this cause to see that this falling off, no matter
how slight, shall be remedied, and advance, not retreat, be sounded
by all heralds of this great cause.
Let me urge upon you to be diligent in planning for and car-rying
out the plans for a School of Missions in January. May we
each give ourselves anew to loyal service for our King, and that
for the accomplishment of the task before us in giving the Gospel to
the nations we recognize anew our divine obligation . Your Secre-tary
of Foreign Missions recommends
:
1. That Presbyterials encourage Auxiliaries to assume definite
parts in Foreign Mission work.
2. That every church have a "Church School of Missions" in
January, using the Foreign Mission Study Books for each age
group.
3. That all our Church leaders utilize to the utmost the Foreign
Mission programs, literature and visits from Foreign Missionaries
offered by the Educational Department, in order that Missions
may be given its scriptural place in all departments of our Church
life.
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4. That Synodical observe January 26 to February 2, 1930, as
the Week of Prayer and Self-Denial for Foreign Missions.
5. That Foreign Mission Secretaries of Synodicals and Presby-terials
seek to arrange with the Foreign Mission office for mission-ary
intineraries among the churches within their bunds as often
as opportunity offers.
6. That Sunday Schools focus their attention this year upon
the Foreign Mission Education Work, designating their Foreign
Mission contributions to the $100,000 being raised in the Sunday
Schools for this work, such offerings to be credited to the local
Church Foreign Mission Budget.
7. That the Synodical at this meeting engage in special prayer for
such an outpouring of the spirit on our Churches as will enable the Exe-cutive
Committee to send to all our Missions the desperately needed re-enforcements
for which they are pleading, and will bring our whole
Church into a deeper sympathy with Him on whose great heart lay ever
closest and heaviest the burden of the unreached.
Respectfully sumbitted,
SARA WOOTEN JOHNSTON,
(Mrs. Willis Johnston).
Classes Mem. Meetings D.V.F.M. DoP. W.C.
Albemarle 16
Concord 35
Fayetteville 60
Granville 19
Kings Mountain 21
Mecklenburg 58
Orange 45
Winston-Salem 17
Wilmington 36
307 8021 823 97 218 249
WHITE CROSS REPORT
Our White Cross work was again successfully accomplished
and all our Presbyterials had the joy of taking part in this labor
of love for our missionary doctors and nurses in our foreign hos-pitals.
Doctor Worth said, "Let me assure you of the tremendous help
that these White Cross supplies are to the hospital. They save
a tremendous amount of time to the staff and, also, a great deal
of money is saved for the hospital, which makes it possible for them
299 47 3 14 14
1356 102 7 29 30
1377 158 7 42 54
470 4 15 15
455 73 2 19 19
1626 106 10 39 40
1321 129 32 14 39
537 96 4 15 14
580 112 28 31 24
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to render a better grade of service at a smaller charge, that would
otherwise be possible."
In our Synodical we have 390 Auxiliaries and 253 giving to
White Cross, which is an increase of 19 over last year.
I submit the following recommendation for White Cross work
:
That each Presbyterial try to interest each church to have a
part in White Cross, and that we may be faithful to the trust and
privilege given us in doing this for our Master.
Respectfully,
(MRS. WILLIS) SARA WOOTEN JOHNSTON.
Sheets 196
Pillow Cases 266
Towels 678
Sponges 15,912
Bandages 17,320
Pads 3,805
Gloves 40
Spreads 92
Gowns 41
Night Shirts 36
Bales of Cheese Cloth 60
Tooth Brushes 34
Diapers 218
Scarfs 10
Cotton Wipers 2,000
Pins $ 4.00
Quilt Scraps (in bundles) 10
Wash Cloths 24
Kimonas 3
Baby Bands 48
Baby Shirts 30
Baby Gowns 18
Baby Socks 18
Talcum Powder 24
Cakes of Soap 24
Cash Gifts $ 688.70
Total Cost and Cash Gifts $2,282.07
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REPORT OF SECRETARY OF ASSEMBLY'S HOME MISSIONS
As Secretary of Assembly's Home Missions of Woman's Aux-iliary
of Synod of North Carolina I beg leave to submit the follow-ing
report
:
I have mailed tentative programs for the year to a number of
Presbyterial Secretaries and made several talks on the subject of
Home Missions and its needs.
Assembly's Home Missions has been accorded a prominent
place in Auxiliary meetings and programs. We are grateful indeed
for the material and spiritual interest manifested by each Auxiliary
toward the Assembly's Home Mission Cause and for the birthday
offering of over $40,000 for the Nurses' Training School for Negro
Girls at Stillman's Institute, Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
The past year has shown a slight increase in the number of
classes studying the Mission Study Book, "Christ and the Country
People." More Auxiliaries are giving systematically to the Assem-bly's
Home Missions and more are observing the special season of
prayer for missions. Nevertheless, the Committee reports that As-sembly's
Home Missions has received a further setback of over
$10,000 beyond the cut received last year.
Wherein have we failed? Do we not need a more earnest work-ing
faith in God to awaken a spirit of strength and joy in spreading
the teaching of Christ, remembering that, "He who forgets God
is unmerciful to himself?
Respectfully submitted,
(MRS. HARRY) LUCY ESTES GRIMSLEY.
REPORT OF SECRETARY OF CHRISTIAN EDUCATION
AND MINISTERIAL RELIEF
As Secretary of Christian Education and Ministerial Relief of
the Woman's Auxiliary of Synod of North Carolina I beg leave to
submit the following report
:
Auxiliaries contributing regularly to the cause, 247. (Increase of
36). Albemarle, 14; Concord, 27; Fayetteville, 49; Granville, 14;
Kings Mountain, 19; Mecklenburg, 44; Orange, 30; Wilmington, 35;
Winston-Salem, 15; Fayetteville leads in contributing 49.
Auxiliaries having program on Cause—193. (Increase 49.)
Candidates for ministry, 72. (Increase of 8.) Concord leads
with 23.
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Volunteers for Life Service, 56. (Decrease of 6.) Concord leads
with 11.
Scholarships in Student Loan Fund, 47. (Increase of 3.)
Xumber of candidates receiving aid from funds of education
for the ministry, 52.
Number of women receiving aid from this fund, 10.
Total amount loaned to above candidates, $8,055.50. (Decrease
of $759.50.)
Xumber of young men borrowing from Student Loan Fund, 28.
(Decrease of 15.)
Xumber of young women borrowing from Student Loan Fund,
51. (Decrease of 2.)
The maximum amount of loans to candidates, $125.00.
Total amount loaned to these young people, $11,835.00. (Decrease
of $2,445.)
Amount loaned to Presbyterian students at State institutes,
$1,602.00. (Decrease of $598.00.)
Ministers aided from funds of Ministerial Relief 26. (Increase
of 5.)
Widows, 33. (Increase of 3.) Orphans, 1.
Total amount forwarded to these homes by the Committee,
$27,631.00. (Increase of $2,373.00.)
Amount contributed by the Synod for the work, $41,931.00. (De-crease
of $3,278.00.)
Amount forwarded by the Committee to Synod of North Caro-lina.
$49,123.60. (Decrease $1,429.00): $7,191.69 more by the Com-mittee
to North Carolina than was received from Synod. Albemarle,
Concord, Fayetteville, and Kings Mountain received a larger amount
from the Committee than was forwarded to them for this cause.
Many letters have been written in the interest of the work. Plans
are being made for a visit to the Synodical by Miss Irene Hope
Hudson, Field Secretary of Christian Education and Ministerial
Relief in the near future. The C. E. and M. R. motto, is "So is
the Kingdom of God as if a man should cast seed into the ground
and should sleep and rise night and day and the seed should spring
and grow up, he knoweth not how." So have we as Secretaries tried
to be "sowers of the seed" for the coming Kingdom of our God.
Respectfully submitted,
(MRS. EDGAR) BETTIE B. YODER.
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REPORT OF SECRETARY OF CHRISTIAN SOCIAL SERVICE
Your Secretary of Christian Social Service submits the
following report : All the Presbyterial Secretaries sent in splendid
reports of the work accomplished during the year. Only one, Albe-marle,
failed to send a report. I feel sure they have been about the
Master's business and have done much good. Many report work
with the jails and convict camps. Flowers and toys sent to the
sick and bereaved. Kindnesses without number to those in need.
Some reported colored delegates to the Colored Conference. Assist-ance
given Daily Vacation Eible School. There is a decided increase
in co-operation with welfare officers and other organizations. More
are realizing that "Service is the rent you pay for the space you
occupy." I wish to commend the splendid work of the Presbyterial
Secretaries to this cause.
Respectfully submitted,
(MRS. j. R.) MYRTLE McA. PAGE.
REPORT OF SECRETARY FOR DEVELOPMENT OF
SPIRITUAL LIFE
As Secretary of Development of Spiritual Life of Woman's Aux-iliary
of Synod of Xorth Carolina I beg leave to submit the following
report.
A comparison of the report of the Secretary of Spiritual Life
for the two past years gives the follwoing interesting results. Ac-cording
to the figures given, omitting two Presbyterials which show
an increase along all lines, for the year ending March, 1929, two
Presbyterials show a decrease in Prayer Bands, two in Bible Classes,
two in Tithers, three in Family Altars and three in Stewardship
Classes. But, on the other hand, four show an increase in Prayer
Bands, five in Bible Classes, three in Family Altars, four in Tithers
and two in Stewardship Classes. One Presbyterial increased in all
these points but one, and two showed gains in all points.
Taken as a whole, Xorth Carolina Synodical gained over the
year before 51 Prayer Bands, 132 Bible Classes, 176 Family Altars,
247 Tithers and 18 Stewardship Classes. For which we thank God
and take courage.
For my personal report, since taking office last fall, I have
tried to keep in close touch with Presbyterial Secretaries of Spir-itual
Life both by letter, having written one hundred letters this
year, and also by the daily Prayer Band, in which we Spiritual Life
Secretaries join to pray for the deepening of our spiritual life,
and for a family altar in every home.
Respectfully submitted,
(MRS. ANDREW) GERTRUDE J. HOWELL.
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REPORT OF SECRETARY OF LITERATURE
As Secretary of Literature of Woman's Auxiliary of Synod of
North Carolina I beg leave to submit the following report:
Church School of Missions, 91, gain 46; Prayer Calendars,
4,015, gain, 1841; Survey subscribers, 4,605, loss 505; Survey can-vasses,
259, gain 70; Church Paper subscribers, 7,197, gain 1,158;
Church Paper canvasses, 217, gain 41 ; Year Book of Programs, 233,
gain 85; Literature table at meeting, 124, gain 44.
Respectfully submitted,
(MRS. J. H.) SALLIE SUTTENFIELD.
REPORT OF THE SECRETARY OF RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
As Secretary of Religious Education of Woman's Auxiliary of
Synod of North Carolina I beg leave to submit the following report
:
We are glad that this year we can refer you to the minutes
for a statistical report on Young People's Work. The nine Presbyte-rial
Secretaries sent in their reports on time. Much improvement was
seen in the reports given by Presbyterial League officers at the
Synodical League meeting. This was made possible through the re-port
blanks furnished the local church by the Synodical Auxiliary.
From these reports we learn that
:
In 70 per cent of the churches reporting the young people do
attend the services of the church.
The young people are being taught the history, principles and
needs of their church. The church papers furnish the material for
their programs. They had classes in Bible, Missions, Church His-tory,
Church Doctrine, Vocational Guidance and other subjects.
They are rendering every form of service to the church, acting
as janitor, visiting the sick, county homes and jails, teaching in the
Sunday School, Daily Vacation Bible School, and other forms of
service.
The Presbyterian Young People's League of North Carolina is
one of three leagues in the Assembly having a definite program of
work, a goal to be attained by the societies and the Presbyterial
Leagues of the Synod. Three Presbyteries attained the goal and were
enrolled on the bronze tablet, Orange, Kings Mountain and for a
third time, Albemarle.
To the League specials the young people contributed : For the
College Gift Fund for Barium, $269.00; for the Mamie McElwee
Scholarship Fund, to date, $2,250.00. Wilmington and Winston-
Salem completed their quota ; Fayetteville and Kings Mountain went
over the top.
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Some of the goals attained by Leagues in 1929, adopted by
other Leagues for 1930, are : Putting the Presbytery on the Honor
Roll; completing their quota of the Mamie McElwee Scholarship;
holding a Presbyterial Conference ; holding quarterly meetings of
the League. Other goals are : Every Society an Honor Society, an
organization in every church, every organization an Honor one.
A Young People's Conference or Camp was held in seven of our
nine Presbyterials varying in length from three to eight years. With
seven Presbyterial Conferences on would expect the Davidson Con-ference
to be much smaller, but Mecklenburg came 100 strong. Wil-mington
and Albemarle chartered busses, cutting the cost of trans-portation
to less than one straight fare, making it possible for the
1929 conference to be the largest in the history with 449 registered
young people.
We will report only those things peculiar to 1929 Conference :
The bronze tablet was presented to the young people by Dr.
Henderlite, the Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Con-ference.
An outstanding feature of the Conference was a discussion of
life problems by the young people under the leadership of the League
President, Archie Williford. Listening in we thought if this is the
thinking of the youth of today, certainly the world is growing
better, but we realized we were in a select group, the choice young
people of our Synod.
A new organization came into being. Our four colleges for
women, Peace, Flora Macdonald, Mitchell and Queens, have with-drawn
from the Y. W. C. A. and at their request an hour was pro-vided
for them to meet as a group to discuss problems pertaining
to college life. Believing that in unity there is strength, they organ-ized
under the name of the Students Christian Association of the
Synod of North Carolina. An Executive Committee was formed,
composed of a President, Vice-President, Recording Secretary, Cor-responding
Secretary, together with Miss Anderson of Peace, and
Miss McElwee of Mitchell. This Committee will first meet at Peace
as soon as they can secure a Field Secretary from our Louisville
office to meet with them.
As for the personnel of the Conference : (Our faculty was
composed of experts) ; our young people, the key boys and girls of
the local church ; our counsellors, men and women fitted to lead
their group into a closer fellowship with our Savior ; our League
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officers, young people with the gift of leadership and in the lan-guage
of Dr. Lingle, a large amount of consecrated common sense.
Your Secretary now places on record the most encouraging
report made during her term of service. More efficient work has
been done by the societies of the Presbyterial and Synodical Leagues.
A finer spirit of co-operation with Presbyterial Secretaries has been
felt. A greater opportunity has been given the young people to
train for Christian service. Reports are not complete but the Pres-byterial
Secretaries reported more than 3,000 young people attend-ing
some Conference or League meeting during the year.
With the help of Miss McElwee report blanks were prepared,
printed and sent to the local church through the Presbyterial Sec-retaries.
Copies of the Honor Roll folder were printed and fur-nished
the Presbyterial Secretaries and League officers for dis-tribution
in their Presbytery. (This was financed by the Treasurer
of the Davidson Conference.) Your Secretary attended three Con-ference
Committee meetings, one in Charlotte, two at Davidson, the
Young People's Advisory Council at Montreat, the Davidson Con-ference,
and by invitation, the annual meetings of the Leagues of
Wilmington, Fayetteville and Winston-Salem Presbyteries, and the
Wilmington Conference at White Lake.
Respectfully submitted,
MARGARET MacQUEEN.
REPORT OF SECRETARY OF SYNODICAL AND PRESBY-TERIAL
HOME MISSIONS
As Secretary of Synodical and Presbyterial Home Missions, I
beg to submit the following report
:
Upon being elected, your Secretary of Synodical and Presby-terial
Home Missions I wrote to each of the nine Presbyterial
Secretaries of this cause.
Miss Hall, your former Secretary, was most gracious and help-ful
in writing her experience, giving valuable assistance by sugges-tion,
also the names and addresses of the Presbyterial Secretaries.
In July another letter was written to each of the nine, urging her,
first to have a written list of her local Secretaries, that she may
call them by name in prayer. Second, to get a clear-cut knowledge
of how this cause is promoted in the State, especially in her Pres-bytery.
Third, that she request the local Secretaries to see that
the second week of September be observed in prayer and self-
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denial for Synodical and Presbyterial Home Missions, and that the
needs be presented in Sunday Schools, Auxiliaries and congregations
during this time.
To these nine letters there were received four replies. The
names of these four noble and self-sacrificing women your Secre-tary
asks permission to record in the minutes of the North Caro-lina
Synodical. They are as follows : Mrs. Ruth W. Norfleet, Win-ston-
Salem, N. C; Mrs. C. G. Long, Albemarle, N. C; Sallie M.
Thrower, Laurinburg, N. C. ; Mrs. N. N. Fleming, Mebane, N. C.
Your Secretary attended daily the Negro Women's Conference
and taught three lessons in parliamentary law, also the Bible Class
on Sunday morning. She addressed a group conference in Orange
Presbytery, and had several conferences with your superintendent,
Rev. E. E. Gillespie. He says you have more young people in the
State colleges by far than in your church schools. Earnest and able
workers among these must be provided and contributions liberally
offered. Many Sunday Schools must be establshed. Several trained
men and women placed in weak churches and assured a living sal-ary.
A strong public sentiment of sympathy created in larger con-gregations
for those not as well equipped, spiritually and materially.
These are a few of the many needs throughout your favored
Synodical and Presbyterial bounds.
Respectfully submitted,
(MRS. E. P.) ATTAWAY D. WHARTON.
REPORTS OF PERMANENT COMMITTEES
REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON INTER-RACIAL RELATIONS
As Chairman of Committee on Inter-Racial Relations I beg leave
to submit the following report
:
The Seventh Annual Conference for the Colored Women of
North Carolina was held at Bennett College, Greensboro, June 1-8.
Sixty-two delegates were present. This is fewer than for some
time. We don't know the reason for this, but sincerely hope it was
not from a lack of interest on the part of the Auxiliaries.
The Bible was taught in a most wonderful way by Mrs. Blair
of Greensboro. It was a great pleasure to have our Synodical Presi-dent,
Mrs. Patterson, with us. Her very presence was an inspiration
to all.
The Health Talks, Sunday School Methods, Community Talks,
were fine and very helpful. Two talks should receive special men-tion.
The Christian Home by Mrs. E. P. Walker of Reidsville, and
the Daily Vacation Bible School by Miss Dubose of Greensboro.
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Mrs. E. P. Wharton was of invaluable assistance in getting up the
program and carrying it out.
Dr. R. D. Bedinger ,of our Congo Mission, spoke twice on Sun-day,
thrilling his audience, both white and black.
As always, the Story Hour was most ppoular. We are all,
really, just "children of a larger growth" and love a story.
We began a new plan this year. Giving a Gospel to every
young or old person. When they have read it through and memor-ized
at least three verses and wrote them out from memory, we
give them a New Testament. Six hundred Gospels and 50 Testaments
have already been given. This does not come out of the Conference
funds, so if anyone would like to help with this part of the Master's
work, we would be glad to have them. God has said, "My Word
shall not return unto me void" and we are praying that this seed
may indeed be sown in good ground and bring forth much fruit
to His honor and glory.
In keeping up with the delegates through the year, hundreds
of letters have been written.
The Conference next year will be held at Teachers College,
Winston-Salem, June 4-11.
Respectfully submitted,
MARGARET G. RANKIN,
REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON YOUNG PEOPLES WORK
As Chairman of Committee on Young People's Work I beg leave
to submit the following report
:
Advancement has been shown in the number of Presbyterials
reaching the Honor Roll this year for which we give thanks to
God.
Your Committee has served in co-operation with Synod's Com-mittee
in putting on the Eleventh Annual Young Peoples Confer-ence
which was the largest in attendance and one of the best we
have held.
Your Committee would make the following recommendations
:
1. That the Synodical Auxiliary continue to include in its budget
a fund of $100.00 to meet the expenses of the Secretary of Young
Peoples' Work in promoting the work.
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2. That the Synodical Auxiliary in accord with the request of
the Presbyterial Secretaries of Young Peoples' Work furnish local
societies with report blanks.
Respectfully submitted,
MAMIE McELWEE.
MARGARET McQUEEN.
MRS. EDGAR YODER.
The Publicity Commtitee begs leave to submit the following
report
:
Notices of Synodical meeting were sent all Church papers and
an outline of program was sent the Presbyterian Standard and
leading daily papers of the State.
Respectfully submitted,
(MISS) CORINNE PUETT,
(MRS. CHARLES) HARRIOT S. RANKIN.
REPORT OF PUBLISHING COMMITTEE
As Chairman of Publishing Committee, I beg to submit the
following report
:
The proof, and corrected proof, of the minutes were read and
approved by the Committee before publication.
Respectfully submitted,
(MRS. CHARLES) HARRIOT S. RANKIN.
REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON PLACE OF MEETING
The Committee on Next Place of Meeting has received a most
cordial invitation from the Woman's Auxiliary of the Belmont
Presbyterian Church, Kings Mountain Presbytery.
We recommend that this invitation be accepted.
Respectfully submitted,
(MRS. W. M.) ALICE R. FAIRLEY,
MRS. WILLIS JOHNSTON.
REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON PRESBYTERIAL SCHEDULES
The Committee on Presbyterial Schedules begs leave to submit
the following report
:
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Albemarle New Bern, April 1-2
Wilmington Rockfish, April 3-4
Fayetteville Highland Church, Fayetteville, April 8-9
Granville Smithfield, April 10-11
Winston-Salem Mocksville, April 15-16
Orange Burlington, April 17-18
Concord Salisbury, April 22-23
Kings Mountain Shelby, April 24-25
Mecklenburg Tenth Ave. Church, Charlotte, May 1-2
Respectfully submitted,
(MRS. W. L.) LOUISA REA WILSON.
REPORT OF NOMINATING COMMITTEE
As Chairman of the Nominating Committee of the Woman's
Auxiliary of the Synod of North Carolina, I beg leave to place in
nomination the following names
:
Group No. 2
Recording Secretary, Mrs. Charles Rankin, Fayetteville, N. C.
;
Treasurer, Mrs. Charles Norfleet, Country Club Drive, Winston-
Salem, N. C. ; Historian, Mrs. S. M. Rankin, Greensboro, N. C.
Secretary of A. H. M., Airs. T. C. Turnage, Farmville, N. C. ; Sec-retary
of Religious Education, Mrs. W. M. Baker, Mebane, N. C.
;
Secretary of Orphanage Work, Mrs. R. D. Grier, Statesville, N. C.
Secretary of C. S. Service, Mrs. J. R. Page, Aberdeen, N. C.
Respectfully submitted,
(MRS. R. J.) MAMIE RENNIE WYATT.
MRS. A. A. WALKER.
MRS. W. J. CLARK.
MRS. W. T. BANNERMAN.
MRS. E. P. GRAY.
REPORT OF FINANCE COMMITTEE
October, 1929—October, 1930
Recommendations
1. That the Presbyter ial apportionment of the Synodical Budget be
based this year on an average obtained from the 1926, 1927, 1928 gifts
of the Presbyterial to the Benevolent Causes of the church, and that after
this year it be based upon the total gifts to the Benevolent Causes of the
preceding year.
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2. That the local auxiliary's apportionment of the Presbyterial Bud-get
be based each year upon the auxiliary's gifts to the Benevolent Causes
of the church, thus establishing a uniform plan of obtaining the propor-tionate
part of the Presbyterial and Synodical Contingent Fund.
3. That the Upkeep Fund of Mission Court, estimated at $1,000.00
annually, be placed upon the Synodical Budget, apportioned to the Pres-byterials
and through the Presbyterials to the local auxiliaries.
Budget
1. Contingent Fund:
Proportionate Part Expenses W. A. C $110.00
Travel Fund W. A. C 43.00
President's Expense Fund 350.00
Speakers for Synodical 50.00
Synodical Officers Expense Fund 200.00
Printing and Distribution Minutes 200.00
Other printing 75.00
Undesignated 75.00
$1,100.00
2. Benevolences
:
Conference for Colored Women 150.00
Total $1,250.00
Apportionment of Budget
Presbyterial Contingent Fund Benevolences Total
Albemarle 6.9% $ 75.90 $ 10.35 $ 86.25
Concord 11.2% 123.20 16.80 140.00
Fayetteville 13.1% 144.10 19.65 163.75
Granville 5.3% 58.30 7.95 66.25
King's Mountain ___ 4.3% 47.30 6.45 53.75
Mecklenburg 27.8% 305.80 41.70 347.50
Orange 15.2% 167.20 22.80 190.00
Wilmington 9.1% 100.10 13.65 113.75
Winston-Salem 7.1% 78.10 10.65 88.75
$1,100.00 $ 150.00 $1,250.00
Respectfully submitted,
MRS. J. E. DRISCOLL,
MRS. J. H. SUTTENFIELD,
MRS. C. M. NORFLEET,
MRS. G. V. WYNNE.
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REPORT OF AUDITING COMMITTEE
The Auditing Committee begs to submit the following report:
Your Committee met, examined the books and found them
correct and beautifully kept.
Respectfully submitted,
MRS. JAS. T. PORTER.
MRS. J. H. HENDERLITE.
REPORTS OF SPECIAL COMMITTEES
RESOLUTION'S COMMITTEE
As Chairman of Resolution's Committee, I take pleasure in
submitting the following report
:
Whereas, the members of the Woman's Auxiliary of the Synod
of North Carolina are now in session in the First Presbyterian
Church of Durham, therefore be it resolved:
1st. That we express our deep appreciation to the people of Dur-ham
and to the pastor and members of this church for the delight-ful
hospitality and entertainment extended us.
2nd. That we express our sincere and hearty thanks to Mrs.
J. S. Cobb, Mrs. Robert J. Wyatt and Rev. C. E. Hodgins for their
cordial words of greeting.
3rd. To the Program Committee for providing a program of
such practical help and spiritual refreshment.
4th. To the missionaries and others for the inspiration brought
to us by their splendid addresses.
5th. To the choir, to Mrs. G. F. Warner, the Children's Choir
of Durham, and the Peace Institute girls for the delightful music
rendered.
6th. To Mrs. J. S. Cobb and the ladies of the church for the
delicious luncheons served.
7th. To our hostesses for the opportunity of a visit to our State
University; and to the women of the Chapel Hill Presbyterian
Church for entertaining us at a delightful tea.
8th. That we are grateful for the presence of our new Secretary
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of Woman's Work, Miss Janie McGaughey, who has been a bene-diction
and inspiration in all our deliberations and who set the key-note
for the whole Synodical in her devotional messages.
9th. That we express our heartfelt thanks and gratitude to Mrs.
Cameron Morrison and the Building Committee for making it pos-sible
for North Carolina to have a Unit of Mission Court and to Miss
Carrie Lee Campbell for bringing to us such a glowing account of
our Unit; and both to Miss Campbell and the women of Richmond
for the interest they are taking in the North Carolina Unit and the
generous assistance rendered the missionaries.
10th. That we express our appreciation to our President, Mrs.
G. V. Patterson, who has contributed so generously of her time
and thought to the work of our Synodical and to the other offi-cers,
who have aided her with their co-operation and loyal support.
11th. To Rev. J. G. Garth and the press for the excellent pub-licity
given to the proceedings of the meetings.
12th. To the efficient and kindly pages and to all others who
have assisted in making this meeting a success.
13th. That we record our gratitude to God for the gracious
manifestations of His guidance by His Holy Spirit and the evidence
of His presence throughout the meeting.
Respectfully submitted,
MRS. C. E. NEISLER.
MISSION COURT
On behalf of the Committee appointed at the meeting of Synod-ical,
held at Red Springs, N. C, October, 1926, to promote the erec-tion
of a North Carolina Unit at Mission Court, Richmond, Va., I
beg to submit the following report
:
The building is finished, furnished and occupied, and now it
gives me very great pleasure formally to present it to the Synodical
of North Carolina, and to thank you for the joy that I have had
in this work of Chairman of the Committee. I want also to thank
all those who have helped us, and many have, but I wish particu-larly
to express my appreciation to the other members of the Com-mittee
for their loyal sympathy, co-operation and help at all times.
Though the building is finished, and four families of mission-
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aries comfortably and happily installed there, I am sorry to say
that it is not fully paid for. In order that the work might go on
and the contractors could have their money promptly, I have ad-vanced
the payments as they came due, which, after deducting my
own contribution , already amount to $16,600 for the building and
$2,664.99 for the furnishings. There is another payment on the
building still due.
As you know our plan has been to make appeals only to
individuals, as we did not want to put the burden of another spe-cial
upon the organized work of our women. Appeals have been
made through the Church papers, through letters and personal solici-tation,
and I am asking now for your further support in that way,
in order that the indebtedness resting upon the Synodical for this
building and its furnishings may be wiped out.
I thank you again for this opportunity of service, and trust
that many happy families may be housed in our building through
the coming years.
AIRS. CAMERON MORRISON.
To the North Carolina Synodical Auxiliary
:
As Chairman of the Building Fund of the North Carolina
Building, Mission Court, Richmond, Va., I beg to submit the fol-lowing
report
:
BUILDING FUND
Receipts
Contributions $11,244.45
Interest on Savings Acount 74.25
Amount Advanced to Synodical 16,600.00
$27,918.70
Disbursements
James Fox & Son, Contractors $25,533.01
W. H. Kelly (teams and labor) 138.68
Baskervill & Lambert, Architects 849.29
Gibson, Moore & Sutton (bond) 424.65
City of Richmond (water connection) 38.50
W. H. Jenks (electrical contractor) 170.10
Higgin Mfg. Co. (screens) 548.00
27,702.23
Balance in Bank, October 1, 1929 $ 216.47
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Estimated Cost of Building $31,300.00
Total Amount Paid 27,702.23
Amount Still Due $ 3,597.77
UPKEEP FUND
Receipts
Received from Auxiliaries 567.40
Interest on Savings Account 20.36
$ 587.76
Disbursements
Willis, Johnson & Co. (Ins. on building) $ 240.00
Willis, Johnson & Co. (Ins. on furniture) 64.00
James River Oil Co. 42.50
Expenses Furnishings Committee 67.82
$ 414.32
Balance in Sav. Dept. American Trust Co. $ 173.44
Respectfully submitted,
MRS. CAMERON MORRISON,
Chairman.
Recommendations :
That Presbyterial Treasurers be requested to notify local
Auxiliary Treasurers to send all money for Mission Court to Pres-byterial
Treasurers, and that the Presbyterial Treasurers send
direct to Synodical Treasurer.
That Presbyterial Treasurers be requested to send a notice to
each local Auxiliary asking for ten cents per member for upkeep
of Mission Court, voted by Presbyterial several years ago, to become
effective when Mission Court was finished.
MRS. CAMERON MORRISON.
REPORT OF FURNISHING COMMITTEE OF MISSION COURT
As Chairman of the Furnishing Committee of Mission Court, I
beg leave to submit the following report
:
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Living Room
:
1 Chair $36.00
1 Chair 27.50
2 Windsor Chairs 22.50
1 Desk 34.00
1 Desk Chair 12.50
1 Table 20.00
1 End Table 8.25
Rug 41.50
$202.25
Sun Room
:
1 Day Bed 35.00
2 Chairs 15.00
Wicker Table 12.50
Rug - 13.00
1 Day Bed 35.00
110.50
Bed Rooms
:
Bed 15.00
2 Pillows 7.00
Dresser 33.50
1 Chair 8.00
1 Chair 9.75
1 Bed Springs 19.75
1 Mattress 19.75
Bedside Table 11.00
Rug 18.35
284.20
Kitchen :
Table 8.00
Refrigerator 39.50
Stool 2.75
Chair 3.25
53.50
Dining Room
:
Buffet 42.50
Table 50.00
6 Chairs 60.00
152.50
Shades 30.00
Rods 4.00
Total Each Apartment $ 836.95
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Shades Paid 30.00
806.95
4
$3,227.80
Difference in Chairs 3.75
2 Cribs and Mattresses 41.00
3,272.55
Pillows for Day Beds 10.00
3,282.55
Shades for 4 apts 120.00
$3,402.55
Extras
:
Lamps
Brooms
Bulbs
Ladder
Help
Strings for
Typing of Lists
Flower Holders $ 135.39
Hooks 1.20
Drains for Sinks .30
Pokers and Coal Scuttles 2.40
Mops, Ironing Boards, Few Pans, Asbestos Mats,
etc. 11.47
150.76
Total $3,553.31
Making each apartment cost fully equipped $ 888.33
Respectfully submitted,
(Mrs. R. J.) MAMIE RENNIE WYATT.
The minor furnishings for Misson Court were given by the nine
Presbyterials of North Carolina Synodical. This includes all china and
glass ware, table cloths, napkins, bedspreads, vases, waste paper baskets,
towels, window curtains, kitchen utensils, sheets, double wool blankets,
single blankets, pillow cases, quilts, etc. Mrs. Cameron Morrison donated
flat silver for all four apartments.
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Wilmington furnished completely one apartment as a memorial to
Mrs. George Worth at a cost of $888.33.
As Chairman of the Alice Johnson Scholarship Fund, I wish to
submit the following report
:
Mecklenburg $220.00
Albemarle 50.00
Concord 120.00
Winston-Salem 60.00
Kings Mountain 70.00
Fayetteville 139.75
Granville 70.00
Wilmington 110.00
Total $839.75
Check for this amount has been sent to Doctor Sweets.
(Mrs. A. A.) BESSIE NOEL WALKER.
REPORT OF COURTESY COMMITTEE
Your Committee on Courtesy begs leave to submit the following
report
:
Following the instruction of the Synodical upon unanimous vote a
message was sent to Dr. John L. Fairley assuring him of the prayers and
co-operation of the women of the Synodical in his work.
Letters of sympathy have been written to the officers and secretaries
who on account of illness were unable to attend the Synodical.
A letter was written to Dr. Scanlon, pastor of the hostess church,
expressing the sincere regrets of the Synodical at his absence because of
illness and extending best wishes for a speedy recovery.
A message of love was sent to the Secretary Emeritus of the
Woman's Auxiliary, Mrs. W. C. Winsborough.
A note of thanks was written to the friends in Richmond who have
served as hostesses to the missionary families who are occupying the four
apartments in the North Carolina unit of Mission Court expressing the
appreciation of the Synodical for this courtesy.
Respectfully submitted,
MRS. W. B. RAMSAY,
Chairman,
MRS. J. R. PHIPPS,
MRS. E. W. HARVEY,
MRS. D. E. HOFFMAN,
MRS. GEO. MATTHIS.
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REPORTS OF PRESBYTERIAL PRESIDENTS
As President of the Woman's Auxiliary of Albemarle Presby-tery,
I beg leave to submit the following report
:
It is most gratifying to be able to show a marked increase
in those things which tend to develop the spirituality of our Auxil-iaries.
We are delighted at the increase in number of Church Schools
of Missions, Prayer Bands, Bible Study Classes, Tithers and Prayer
Calendars being used, but regret exceedingly a decrease in Family
Altars.
All of the Auxiliaries show a growing interest in Christian
Social Service ; also in Home and Foreign Missions. They also report
Stewardship being stressed during the year.
In April a most delightful annual meeting was held in Tarboro
with a large and interested crowd in attendance.
One of the groups comprising only two Auxiliaries, it was
thought best to combine this group this year with a larger group.
This makes one less Group Conference being held than usual. One
new Auxiliary has been added.
Albemarle has contributed to the Alice Johnson Scholarship
Fund, to the furnishing of a room in Assembly Inn, and has donated
to Mission Court the glass and china for two apartments. These
were done in accordance with the wishes of Synodical. In addition
there was for the fourth time one hundred per cent birthday offer-ing
and contributions all church causes and to White Cross.
A special effort has been made to bring the young people into
closer contact with the Presbyterial and the local Auxiliaries, stress-ing
their work and trying to teach them something of what the
women are doing. At the Presbyterial one devotional was turned
over to them and was conducted in a wonderful manner. Albemarle
was for the third time on the Honor Roll of the Davidson Confer-ence.
This is the most encouraging phase of our work at present.
We can as yet report no Gold Circle Auxiliary but are delighted
to report three Silver Circles which is much better than we have
done before. There are four volunteers for life service.
While there is still much room for improvement, we feel that
we can see evidence of growth and we hope for better results
next year.
Respectfully submitted,
(MRS. W. L.) MARY HOWARD CLARK.
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As President of Woman's Auxiliary of Concord Presbytery I
beg leave to submit the following report
:
Concord Presbyterial held its annual meeting in Hickory April
24-25 with an attendance of 293. Our Synodical President, Mrs.
George Patterson, was present and in her gracious manner added
much to the interest of the meeting with her earnest and spirit-filled
message to our women. Other prominent speakers present
were Mr. Knight, of Lavaras, Brazil, and Mr. Edgar Tufts, of
Banner Elk. At this meeting Mrs. Edgar Yoder, who had served
as President of Concord Presbyterial for four years, handed the
gavel over to the newly elected President.
Mrs. Yoder ,a devout follower of our dear Lord and Master,
did a wonderful work and accomplished much for the extension of
His Kingdom throughout her administration. We are greatly in-debted
to her for this very fine report.
Last year we reported 48 Auxiliaries ; this year we have 52
with a membership of 3,738, a gain of 284. We have 13 Blue Circles,
11 Silver and one Gold Auxiliary, 12 High School Girls' Circles
with a membership of 181 ; eight Junior Circles with 139 members.
There has been an increase along all spiritual lines with the
exception of the number of family altars reported. However, with
108 Prayer Bands, an increase of 27 over last year, we do feel
that our women are much in prayer, which will have its effect in
the homes.
Bible Classes, 86, an increase of 16, with 1,270 members, an
increase of 284 members; 34 volunteers for life service; Prayer
Calendars used, 574, 120 more than were used last year.
Stewardship was presented in 27 Auxiliaries which will mean
an increase in Tithers.
We had 1,442 members enrolled in the study of Foreign Mis-sions,
an increase of 175, and 973 studying Home Missions. This year
we are glad to report 13 Church Schools of Missions against four
reported last year. Most of the Auxiliaries observed day of prayer
and self-denial for both Foreign and Home Missions.
Thirty-four Auxiliaries did their bit of White Cross work, a con-servative
estimate of value, S254.00. A growing interest in Christian
social work is shown in the wonderful reports received. Almost
every kind of service was rendered to mankind, demonstrating prac-tical
Christianity by loving service. Presbyterial has for several
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years given three scholarships to Assembly's Training School,
preparing some of our finest young women for Christian work.
Presbyterial specials for this year, furnishings for Mission Court
cost $75.00, our apportionment to the Alice Johnson Memorial Fund,
$120.00; $200.00 toward the expense of a Director of Religious Edu-cation
in the Presbytery; $35.00 toward the Synodical room at
Assembly Inn, have all been met.
We foster the big sister plan whenever possible, by passing
our Mission Study Books, furnishing literature gospels and visiting
and trying to help them to help themselves. One method used ef-fectively
was a big church sending a delegate from a weak country
church to the Training School at Montreat, in this way fitting her
for a leader in her church and community.
We are glad to announce that one of our former Presidents,
Mrs. W. B. Ramsay, has been called to the Presidency of Mitchell
College, and six of our women added to the Board of Trustees.
We held four group conferences in September with the largest
enrollment of any previous year. Much enthusiasm and interest
was manifested in the program presented.
Our birthday gifts exceed those of previous years, $1,197.20
given this year, an increase of $315.56 over last year's gifts. Our
grand total to all causes, $31,249.00, an increase of $1,970.00.
As a new President we enter into the work with a determina-tion
to help advance the Kingdom of Christ relying on Him for
wisdom and strength to carry on the work.
Respectfully submitted,
(MRS. FRANK B.) OLIVE C. GWIN.
As President of the Woman's Auxiliary of Fayetteville Presby-tery
I beg leave to submit the following report
:
Fayetteville Presbyterial met April 9-10 in Laurinburg. This
was the fortieth annual meeting and the evening program was given
over to a celebration of the occasion. The Historian, Mrs. L. Mac-
Donald, prepared an historical sketch, divided into five periods,
each reviewed by a charter member of the Presbyterial. A large
and beautifully decorated cake with forty candles was brought in
by girls dressed in white, singing birthday greetings. Afterward
the cake was cut and passed to all visitors during a social hour.
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The attendance was unusually good, there being 430 registered,
including officers, delegates, alternates and visitors. The theme of
the meeting was Christian-Religious Education. Bible Studies in
Amos were given by Dr. E. T. Thompson, of Union Theological
Seminary; Dr. E. B. Paisley, of the Assembly's Training School,
gave an address on Religious Education ; Dr. W. H. Stuart, of
Flora Macdonald College, spoke on the Christian College; Miss
Julia Lake Skinner brought a message from the Executive Com-mittee
on Christian Education and Ministerial Relief ; Mrs. E. B.
Paisley spoke on Methods in Mission Study. It was a great pleas-ure
to welcome the new Synodical President, Mrs. G. V. Patterson,
and have a message from her. Mrs. W. L. Wilson explained the
new Auxiliary Standard, and Mrs. Charles Rankin presented the
annual Auxiliary birthday party.
Fayetteville Presbytery now has 95 churches, 38 of which, to-gether
with two missions, are supported by the Home Mission
Committee. Only 14 of the 95 have preaching every Sunday, and
there are only five not in the rural class. There are 69 Auxiliaries
with a membership of 3,386. Owing to the reports having to be
in by March 15th, several Auxiliaries were not counted this year.
The total contributions were $29,927.00, a decrease of $1,051.00, but
we are grateful to report the largest improvement in development
of spiritual life of any previous year. There were more Bible Classes,
more Prayer Bands, more Family Altars, more Prayer Calendars
taken, more Mission Study Classes, more Year Books used, more
Auxiliaries doing White Cross work.
There were eight Group Conferences held ;three Executive
Committee meetings, and two new Auxiliaries organized. A splendid
conference for the young people of the Presbytery was held at
Flora Macdonald College, and there are 18 volunteers for Christian
service.
The three "Specials" continue to be $700.00 for a Bible teacher at
Elise High School; $500.00 for domestic science at Flora Macdonald
College, and ten cents per capita for Mission Court. The 1930 Pres-byterial
meeting will be held in the Highland Church of Fayetteville.
Respectfully submitted,
(MRS. W. M.) ALICE R. FAIRLEY.
REPORT OF GRANVILLE PRESBYTERIAL
As President of Woman's Auxiliary of Granville Presbytery I
beg leave to submit the following report
:
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We have today in Granville Presbyterial forty-five organized
churches. We must remember, though, that Raleigh and Durham
are the only towns within our bounds that have a population of over
15,000, the majority of them having less than 5,000. The majority
of the churches are missions churches and conditions such that no
satisfactory form of Auxiliary plan can be worked out. For instance,
the church at Fellowship is struggling to organize right now under
the able leadership of Miss Blue. There are only four or five women
in the church, all hard working farm women and all hard pressed
for money, so much so that Sunday School and church collections
are almost entirely of pennies, and this is typical of a great many
of these country churches. We have in spite of this though 26
organized Auxiliaries. One new Auxiliary ; but one disbanded in
the last year. We have a membership of 1,693 women, last year
1,490, an increase of 203 in membership ; 19 include all women on
church roll, 14 last year; 21 are divided into circles, 17 last year.
I am sorry to report a decrease in total amount of gifts. The gift
per capita this year was $8.86, last year $10. There is a decided
increase again along some lines in the spiritual life of the Presby-terial.
We have 13 volunteers for life service and only nine last
year. A decrease in Family Altars and Tithers, but an increase in
Prayer Bands of six, and Bible Classes of 21. We have eight Blue
Circle Auxiliaries, with four last year and seven Silver Circle Auxil-iaries
this year with two last year.
The meeting of Presbyterial was held this year at Warrenton
with a splendid attendance. We could not have been entertained
more graciously or hospitably than those ladies did it. We had
with us several of our men. Their very presence inspired us to
better and larger tasks. A fine program planned by the program
committee kept us interested from start to finish. We had on that
program our beloved Synodical President, Mrs. Patterson. Our own
Mrs. Blacknall, of Durham, led our Bible study. Miss Myrtle Wil-liamson
brought a message from the hills. Mr. Cary Adams told
of the wonderful work done among the young people at the camp
conducted by Granville Presbytery. Dr. Pressly brought us the
message from Peace. Mr. Johnston told us of our children at
Barium. Mr. C. C. Knight brought us the Foreign Mission address.
Mr. Link spoke on Presbyterial Home Missions, and our program
was complete with an address on Assembly's Home Missions by
Dr. Homer McMillan.
Our rainbow excellence chart carried with it zest and enthusi-asm
and an inspiration for better work for next year. We adjourned
to meet next year in Smithfield.
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We have held four Executive Board meetings. Have had two
group conferences, being rained out at the third one. One was held
at Geneva Church, one at Kenly. They were wonderfully well
attended and full of inspiration and enthuisasm for the Master's
service.
Our President's Conference, held early in September, was a
huge success. We had 27 in attendance, 19 of the Auxiliaries being
represented. This is the family gathering of the Presbyterial and
here it is that we plan our programs and talk over our problems.
It is a time when quite often we can glimpse our rainbow through
the clouds, and we always leave there with more consecration and
enthusisam for the work than we had before we went.
As President of Granville Presbyterial I visited 10 of my Auxil-iaries
last year and expect to continue that this year, as it is one
of the greatest pleasures of my work.
Our goal in Granville this year is two new Auxiliaries, a more
definite study of Stewardship, a more determined effort to win
souls for Christ and a more definite personal touch with the
individual.
Respectfully submitted,
(MRS. R. J.) MAMIE RENNIE WYATT.
As President of Woman's Auxiliary of Kings Mountain Presby-tery
I beg leave to submit the following report
:
Since coming into this office in April of this year, I have held
four Committee meetings relative to Mission Court, the White Cross
Work, and our District Conferences, attended the Auxiliary Train-ing
School in Montreat in July, was present at three Executive
Committee meetings of the Synodical there, attended our two Group
Conferences, and have written about 75 letters concerning the work.
Out of 38 organized churches in Kings Mountain Presbytery,
we have Auxiliaries in 34, and our goal this year is to enroll the
remaining four, making a 100 per cent Presbytery. Twenty-one of
these Auxiliaries include all women on church roll. Sixteen reported
on the Standard this past year, there being eight Blue Seal Auxil-iaries
and four Silver Seal ones.
We held two Group Conferences in September, one at West
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Avenue Church, Gastonia, and one at Spindale. There was a good
attendance at these meetings, in spite of very inclement weather,
and very fine programs were presented, featuring addresses on China
by Mrs. Lacy Little and Miss Attie Bostick, messages on "Personal
Evangelism" by local ministers, and helpful studies of Romans by
the Secretary of Spiritual Life.
We are very proud to have the North Carolina Synodical Presi-dent,
a loyal member of our Presbyterial, and she was a most
honored and helpful speaker at the conferences. Another year we
hope to add a third district to our Presbyterial.
As to finances : We have given our apportionment of $35.00 to
help furnish the N. C. Synodical room in Assembly Inn and have
paid our allotted part of $70.00 to the Alice Johnson Memorial Schol-arship
Fund. Our women were most enthusiastic and responsive in
helping furnish the four apartments in N. C. Unit Mission Court
and on September 7th we sent our assignment, two boxes, contain-ing
40 pairs of window curtains, 16 bedspreads, four crib spreads,
eight scarfs, nine table clothes, and six dozen table napkins, valued
at $93.00. We were all very glad and proud to have a small share
in furnishing this refuge home for our missionaries on furlough.
Our Presbyterial special for this year is helping in the building
of a church at Duncan's Creek, Home Mission territory up in the
mountain section of our Presbytery. We have contributed $150.00
so far to this fund and hope to add more as the Auxiliaries have
special offerings.
We are at work now on our allotment for White Cross work,
and hope to come up to our full assignment in this.
Our birthday offering this past year amounted to $555.55, against
$468.00 the year before, and we lacked only three Auxiliaries of
having a 100 per cent Presbyterial.
Our total gfts to all causes were $13,220.00, an increase of $142.00
over last year's contributions.
We note a small decrease in Prayer Bands and Bible Study
Classes but an increase in Family Altars, Tithers and Mission Study
Classes, which is encouraging.
We have received four new Auxiliaries since last Synodical
meeting and though they are "small sisters," we hope to have others
lend them a helping hand and be "big sisters" to them.
We now have 1,324 women enrolled in our Auxiliaries, an in-crease
of 187 over last year's enrollment.
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With this fine group of loyal, Christian women and a splendid
band of officers, always ready to co-operate and help, and with
God's continued blessing and guidance, we hope to push forward
to greater service for our Master this next year, always remember-ing
and living up to one of our Auxiliary mottoes : "I must be about
my Father's business."
Respectfully submitted,
(MRS. COIT M.) PEARL S. ROBINSON.
It is my pleasure to submit the twenty-fifth annual report
of Mecklenburg Presbyterial Auxiliary of Mecklenburg Presbytery.
There are 67 Auxiliaries, with 4,184 members; 123 Bible Classes
with 2,067 mem6bers ; 161 Prayer Bands, with 2,093 members ; 722
Family Altars and 976 Tithers ; 57 Foreign Mission Classes were
held, with 1,642 members; 51 Home Mission Classes, with 1,383
members; 46 Stewardship Classes; 1,025 Prayer Calendars were
used; 22 Auxiliaries were Blue Circle Auxiliaries, and 14 Silver
Circle Auxiliaries.
Birthday offering for Stillman Insttute was $1,609.70. Our gift
for White Cross work amounted to $388.00. Gifts for all causes
amounted to $67,579.00.
More than half of the churches in our Presbytery are Home
Mission churches, and lack leadership, which accounts largely for
there not being an Auxiliary in every church.
It was my privilege to hold seven Group Conferences ; four
executive meetings; organized three Auxiliaries; reorganized two
Auxiliaries; visited 46 Auxiliaries, and traveled 2,987 miles in Presby-terial
work.
I am indeed grateful to our Heavenly Father, and to the
women of the Presbyterial for an opportunity to serve in this great
work; and also for the splendid co-operation I have received.
It is my earnest prayer that this year may see larger growth,
not only in work and gifts, but in increased spirituality throughout
our entire church.
Respectfully submitted,
(MRS. A. A.) BESSIE NOEL WALKER,
As President of Woman's Auxiliary of Orange Presbytery I beg
leave to submit the following report:
The thirty-second annual report of the Woman's Auxiliary of
Orange Presbyterial records a most fruitful year. The annual meet-ing
was held in High Point, April 18th and 19th. As we look back
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over the year there is much to encourage us, but we see there is
still much "unpossessed land."
We have 72 churches in the Presbytery and Auxiliaries in 53
of them. We have organized three new Auxiliaries during the year
and we are hoping to double this number this year. Sixteen of our
Auxiliaries are Silver Seal, and 16 Blue Seal.
The increase in the spiritual life has been most marked and
this explains the development in leadership. We find more than
1,182 women enrolled in 119 Prayer Bands and 1,464 enrolled in
the 125 Bible Classes. These Prayer Bands and Bible Classes are
the forces of spiritual power in our work.
We have 493 Family Altars, an increase of 11, and we have
643 Tithers, an increase of 34 over last year. We are most happy
to report 20 volunteers for life service over 16 for last year.
Forty-five Auxiliaries had Foreign Mission Study Classes with
an attendance of 1,321. Forty Auxiliaries had Home Mission Study
Classes with 1,177 in attendance. We have 826 Surveys, and 1,008
Church papers.
Our total gifts to benevolences was $22,225 and we are so
happy that $8,865 of this amount went to Foreign Missions, so we
have decided that one of our goals for the year is to educate the
men of our church to give to Foreign Missions.
We are striving to promote personal evangelism during this
year, praying for a great spiritual awakening among our people
and a passion for service to advance cur Master's Kingdom and to
carry out His command, "Unto the utermost part of the earth."
Respectfully submitted,
(MRS. E. P.) HELENE M. WALKER,
As President of the Woman's Auxiliary of Wilmington Presby-tery
I beg leave to submit the following report:
The forty-second annual report of Wilmington Presbyterial
records a fruitful year, showing a gratifying increase in the spir-itual
and educational work of the Presbyterial.
For the second time in the history of the Presbyterial we are
happy to report that one Auxiliary has attained the "Gold Seal"
—
100 per cent on the Standard. Last year eight Auxiliaries won the
"Silver Seal"; this year 15 Auxiliaries have won it, and 15 Auxiliaries
have won the "Blue Seal." This shows wonderful improvement in
the work done.
The reports show : Prayer Bands, 69, increase three ; 697 en-
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rolled; Bible Classes, 49, increase eight, 719 enrolled; F. A. 484, in-crease
23; Tithers 574, increase 63; F. M. Study Classes 36, 580 en-rolled;
H. M. Study Classes 36, 580 enrolled; Stewardship Classes
25, increase three. There was a large increase in the numbers en-rolled
in these classes. Survey subscribers 655, decrease 53; Church
papers 720, decrease 13; Prayer Calendars 369, increase 121. There
was a decrease of $2,139.00 in gifts, and while this seems discourag-ing,
it was due to economic conditions, and not from indifference
on the part of our women.
We held our annual days of prayer in the six districts of the
Presbyterial in November ,and four Efficiency Conferences in May.
These meetings were well attended and splendid programs were pre-sented
at each meeting. No new Auxiliaries have been organized
during the year, owing to the lack of leadership in the small
churches that have no organization, but we have endeavored through
the Efficiency Conference and other methods to develop the organ-izations
that we have that they may do a better work.
As special work our Presbyterial voted to raise $1,000 to endow
a room in the new dormitory at Peace Institute, giving $250 a year
for four years, and $250 this year towards the domestic science
teacher's salary at Flora Macdonald College.
We have also raised our quota of $110 for the Alice Johnson
Scholarship Fund, and $35 towards furnishing a room at Assembly
Inn by the Synodical. We voted at our September Executive Com-mittee
meeting to raise $5,000 for Dr. Worth to build a nurses'
home at Kyang Yin Hospital.
Special features of the year's work have been the erection of
a memorial tablet in the ladies' parlor of the Frst Presbyterian
Church, Wilmington, commemorating the organization of our Pres-byterial
in that church in 1888, and as a memorial for Mrs. B. F.
Hall, organizer and first President of the Presbyterial.
The completion of the Worth Memorial Fund of $1,000, which
has been used for furnishing an apartment at the N. C. Unit of
Mission Court, Richmond, Va., as a memorial to our beloved mis-sionary
to Kyang Yin, China, Emma Chadbourn Worth.
Appropriate memorial services commemorating the life and
service of our beloved Honorary President, Mrs. Jackson Johnson,
were held at the days of prayer in November and at the Presby-terial.
In April a beautiful memorial service was also held for her
at New Hope, the little church where she worshipped and labored
for so many years, at which time as a gift of love the Presbyterial
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presented a communion table, pulpit furniture and a Bible suitably
inscribed to this church as a memorial for her.
Respectfully submitted,
(MRS. W. T.) SARAH E. BANNERMAN.
As President of the Woman's Auxiliary of Winston-Salem Pres-bytery
I beg leave to submit the following report
:
The Winston-Salem Presbytery is one of the youngest in
the Synod, one of the largest in area, but one of the weakest in
membership, due mainly to the past isolation of the mountainous
counties. We number nine counties, thirty-two churches, only nine
of which have full-time pastors, and nineteen Auxiliaries. The women
of these Auxiliaries are interested and working as the report will
show; an increase of members in spite of one Auxiliary disbanding;
in number of Prayer Bands, Family Altars, Tithers, Bible Study
Classes, subscriptions to Prayer Calendars and Mission Study Classes.
This year we have three Blue Seal, six Silver Seal, and one Gold
Seal Auxiliary, the Gold Seal being won by North Wilkesboro.
Seven Auxiliaries sent delegates to the Conference for Colored
Women in Greensboro. One Auxiliary assist in Sunday School
work for colored people, another has a circle of colored women.
The reports of the Secretaries, of course, show an increased
interest and understanding of the work of the church and observ-ance
of the special weeks and days of prayers.
The financial report shows an increase in per capita gifts, but
a decrease in total gifts, due largely to a decrease in Home and
Foreign Missions special gifts. However, we are encouraged by 100
per cent gifts to our only Presbyterial School at Glade Valley,
salary for an Assembly's Training School worker in Stokes County,
White Cross and birthday gifts.
Four Executive meetings and six Group Conferences were held
during the year and an Efficiency Conference lasting one day.
Presbytery honored our Auxiliary by appointing the President
and Secretary of Presbyterial and Synodical Missions as members
of its Home Mission Committee.
We are grateful for the spirit of harmony and co-operation that
exists among the Auxiliaries and pray that we may go forward
"Walking in love as Christ hath also loved us."
Respectfully submitted,
(MRS. E. P.) JANET C. GRAY.
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SUMMARY ANNUAL EDUCATIONAL REPORT OF WOMAN'S
AUXILIARY OF NORTH CAROLINA SYNOD
Mrs. Charles Rankin, Fayetteville, N. G, Synodical Recording
Secretary.
Prayer Bands 778
Members 8,213
Women's Bible Classes 625
Members 8,949
Family Altars 3,565
Tithers 4,368
Auxiliaries presenting Stewardship during year 241
Mission Study Gasses :
Foreign 321
Members 7,572
Meetings 855
Home 327
Members 6,479
Meetings 803
Auxiliaries undertaking White Cross Work 256
Auxiliaries observing season of Prayer and Self-Denial for Missions :
Foreign 239
Home 214
Volunteers for Life Service 164
High School Circles 57
Members 899
Junior Circles 52
Members 960
Church Schools of Missions 57
Copies Prayer Calendar taken 4,190
Survey Subscribers 5,872
Survey Canvasses made 269
Church Paper Subscribers 6,531
Church Paper Canvasses made 244
Auxiliaries using Year Book of Programs 236
Auxiliaries doing Christian Social Service 228
Group Conferences held 43
Standard for Woman's Auxiliary
Blue Circle Auxiliaries 107
Silver Circle Auxiliaries 88
Gold Circle Auxiliaries 8
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SUMMARY ANNUAL STATISTICAL REPORT OF WOMAN'S
AUXILIARY OF NORTH CAROLINA SYNODICAL
Mrs. Charles Rankin, Fayetteville, N. C, Synodical Recording
Secretary.
Churches in Synod having organization 414
Auxiliaries in Synodical 380
Members 22,331
Auxiliaries enrolled but not reporting 37
Organizations not belonging to Presbyterial 2
Auxiliaries averaging 50 per cent in attendance 136
Auxiliaries including all women on church roll 253
Auxiliaries divided into Circles 240
Auxiliaries whose general Circles shift annually 193
Business Woman's Circles 96
Members 2,610
Home Circles 134
Members 2,270
Contributions
To Denominational Benevolences
:
1. Foreign Missions $ 50,623
2. Assembly's Home Missions (To Atlanta, Ga) 18,361
(a) Birthday Gift—Nurses' Training School 6,280
3. Christian Education and Ministerial Relief 9,733
4. Publication and Sabbath School Work 1,979
5. Assembly's Training School for Lay Workers 1,126
6. Bible Cause 847
7. Synod's Home Missions 8,956
8. Orphans' Homes 23,378
9. Educational Institutions 12,916
10. Presbytery's Home Missions 14,390
Total, Denominational Benevolences $148,589
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To Local Church Work
:
11. Expenses of Local Auxiliary:
(a) Local Auxiliary Contingent Fund $ 13,630
(b) Presbyterial and Synodical Fund 4,421
12. Building Expense 39,032
Total, Local Church Work $ 56,791
13. Miscellaneous Contributions $ 39,001
Total, Denominational Benevolences $148,615
Total, Local Church Work $ 56,791
Miscellaneous Contributions 39,001
Grand Total, All Contributions $243,440
Amount per capita $ 11
Total Decrease compared with last year $ 16,313
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Granville
Kings Mountain
Mecklenburg
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Wilmington
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Mrs. W. T. Clark, Wilson, N. C
Mrs. Edgar D. Yoder, Hickory, N. C
Mrs. W. M. Fairley, Raeford, N. C
Mrs. Robt. J. Wyatt, 405 Park Drive, Raleigh, N. C
Mrs. W. W. Akers, Lincolnton, N. C
Mrs. A. A. Walker, 4 Westminster Place, Charlotte, N. C
Mrs. Eugene P. Walker, Reidsville, N. C
Mrs. W. T. Bannerman, 314 Ann St., Wilmington, N. C
Mrs. E. P. Gray, 714 W. End Blvd., Winston-Salem
Mrs. W. W. Eagles, Tarboro, X. C
Mrs. John Henderson, Hickory. N. C
Mrs. G. B. Rowland, Raeford, N. C
Mrs. F. E. Thompson, 921 Holt Drive, Raleigh, N. C.
Mrs. L. C. Xixon, Lincolnton, X. C
Mrs. John E. Driscoll, Box 58, Charlotte, N. C
Mrs. C. R. Dobson, 303 Isabel St., Greensboro, N. C._.
Mrs. F. L. Pearsall, 1708 Chestnut, Wilmington, X. C.
Mrs. J. P. Price, 1716 W. 1st St., Winston-Salem, X.
Increase in Members, 954.
Decrease in Gifts, $12,954.
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Mrs. W. T. Clark, Wilson, X. C
Mrs. Edgar D. Voder. Hickory, X. C
Mrs. W. M. Fairley, Raeford. X. C
Mrs. Robt. J. Wyatt, 405 Park Drive, Raleigh, X. C
Mrs. W. W. Akers, Lincolnton, X. C
Mrs. A. A. Walker, 4 Westminster Place, Charlotte. X. C.
Mrs. Eugene P. Walker, Reidsville, X. C
Mrs. W. T. Bannerman, 314 Ann St.. Wilmington. N. C.
Mrs. E. P. Grav, 714 W. End Blvd., Winston-S.:lem
Mrs. W. W. Eagles, Tarboro, X. (
Mrs. Tohn Henderson, Hickorv, X.
Mrs. G. B. Rowland, Raeford, X.
Mrs. F. E. Thompson, 921 Holt D
Mrs. L. C. Xixon, Lincolnton. X. (
Mrs. Tohn E. Driscoll, Box 58. Chs
Mrs. C. R. Dobson, 303 Isabel St.,
Mrs. F. L. Pearsall. 1708 Chestnut,
Mrs. T. P. Price, 1716 W. 1st St.,
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