1 ; : saaHf ■?rr?targ I sent report of the June meeting of the Union to Christian Observer, Pres- byterian Standard and Missionary Survey; called two meetings of the Execu- tive Committee; sent out 176 letters and 213 postal cards; arranged for Week of Prayer for Home Missions in February, sending out programs to 35 Socie- ties. The following amount of stationery was used: Stamps S4 22 Paper and envelopes 1 50 Postal cards , 25 Total $5 97 Respectfully submitted, Mrs. W. T. Bannerman, Corresponding Secretary. 12 Minutes Wilmington Presbyterial utoaBurer'a Spporl July 2, 1912. On hand $46 00 Received from Society dues 2 80 Total - r $48 80 Paid for minutes.., $28 75 Paid for mailing minutes 2 20 Paid for Dr. Phillips' expenses 12 00 Paid for programs — Day of Prayer 2 75 Paid for Dr. Butler's expenses 2 30 Total expended... $48 00 Balance on hand 80 July 2, 1913. Balance on hand .' $ 80 Received dues Ladies' Societies 39 70 Received dues Young People's Societies 14 65 Total $55 15 Paid officers $13 75 Paid speaker. 10 00 Total $23 75 Balance on hand $31 40 Minutes Wilmington Presbyterial 13 SUaoltrtuittH of Stjattks Every one has been so good to us at this meeting that the difficulty in your committee was in finding where to stop. But we feel that our appreciation and thanks are especially due to the following: To Rev. W. W. Morton, for the help- fulness of his presence and his prayers, and for the alacrity with which he has responded to all our calls upon him; to Dr. and Mrs. Worth, for their timely and interesting ad- dresses, and for the joy and inspiration of their presence with us; to Dr. C. N. Caldwell, for his illuminating address on the work and conditions in China; to Mrs. Horton and her choir, who have faithfully led the music for our meeting; to the excellent housewives of Whiteville and Vineland, for their sweet and sincere welcome, and for the royal entertainment provided by them for us; to Mrs. E. S. Lewis, as President of the Whiteville Society, for the hospitality shown in her home to every member of the Presbyterial. 14 Minutes Wilmington Presbyterial IN MEMORIAM MRS. D. G. ROBINSON ATKINSON MRS. EDNA CROMARTIE SINGLETARY CLARKTON MRS. J. A. CORBETT IVANHOE MISS ALICE MacDUFFEE IVANHOE Minutes Wilmington Presbyterial 15 import uf Agent of hospital 3unb We rejoice today over a finished task. The fund in hand for our woman's ward and operating room, for the enlargement of our hospital chapel and men's ward, and full equipment of instruments and apparatus. Our joy and gratitude is beyond words. As we stand on this hill-top, let us glance backward over the way by which we have come. Ten years ago, in the spring of 1903, the idea first came to us to build a hos- pital for Dr. Worth's work in Kiangyin. Dr. Worth assured us that this build- ing was the greatest need of the station at that time. But it required some time for the Union to grasp the proposed plan, and the object was formally adopted at a called meeting of our Executive Committee in August, 1904. Meanwhile the faith and enthusiasm of youth had grasped the idea at once. The first contribution credited to the hospital fund was sent during November, 1903, by the "Earnest Workers" of Caswell church, a fact in which the mem- bers of that band continue to exult to this day. We set out to raise $4,000 in two years — #0 shares of $50.00 each. During that winter, (1904), Dr. Worth sent us certificates printed in Shanghai, a pic- ture of himself with a group of patients in front of the native building then being used as hospital quarters. By June, 1905, 33 shares were pledged and in less than three years, the fund of $4,000 raised and the hospital built. In April, 1907, the first meeting of the Presbytery of our church in China was held in Kiangyin in our hospital chapel — the first use of the building. Dr. Worth came home just at that time, and gave account of what has always seemed to us a wonderful achievement, in the way of making money and space count in the buildings and grounds. At the same time he brought us word that a separate woman's ward must be added at a cost of $2,500. To condense history, and to trace the over-ruling for our good, the following facts stand out: It was never possible to buy additional land. In the hope of procuring this land, the building of the ward was delayed. The money which was sent was used for contingent needs. Water works were installed, a house was built for storing fuel, and a small building of three (3) rooms for contagious cases. Five hundred dollars remained when Dr. Worth came home in Feb- ruary, 1911, and told us that the rapidly growing work demanded a woman's ward, an operating room, and proper surgical equipment, all of which would cost $6,000, this fund to be in hand on his return to China in September, 1912. Though the necessity and urgency for this completing of our hospital plant were so apparent, and the finger pointing so plainly to this as the next piece of work for us, our committee held three meetings, and the third meeting ad- journed with the question not settled as to whether or not we could attempt to raise the $6,000 within the limit of time. The decision was soon made, however, and the campaign begun. 16 Minutes Wilmington Presbyterial Just as the uniting of our forces at the beginning to build the hospital strengthened and broadened our work, so this larger undertaking aroused many societies to greater things, and brought gifts from many individuals. The doctors of Wilmington, and Dr. Ben Graham, from outside the city, gave a steam sterilizer; the Saint Andrews Ladies' Society and "Christian Endeavor" gave a private room of two cots, to be named in honor of Dr. and Mrs. McClure; the Duplin Roads Ladies' Society and Girls' Band gave a private room of one cot; Miss Margaret M. Craig gave a private room of one cot; Mr. C. C. Murphy gave a private room of one cot, Mr. Paul Murphy giving the cot. Other memorial cots have been given. The necessary delay of Dr. Worth's return to China extended the time for our raising the fund, but in February, 1913, only half the amount ($3,000) was in hand. Just here we must turn back a few pages. At Montreat, summer of 1910, the missionaries from China laid it upon our hearts very earnestly that Dr. Worth's work had been for some time en- tirely too heavy, and was increasingly so. In Dr. Worth's letter to the Union received that fall, he said that the previous year had proved beyond question that we must have another physician at Kiangyin, and he sent request that we unite in the definite prayer for a consecrated, capable physician to share the work in our hospital. In February, of this year, the matter stood thus: Dr. Frank Crawford, of Virginia, just such an one as Dr. Worth desired, was ready, after his mar- riage, to go out in the fall to Kiangyin. The committee at Nashville had given Dr. Crawford appointment to the Mid-China Mission. At the same meeting the committee decided that no new missionaries could be sent out unless a salary of $1,200 a year was pledged. On the 15th of February our Presbyterial Committee was called together to consider the following proposal: Mrs. James Sprunt offered to complete the hospital fund by a gift of $3,000, if the Presbyterial would take the support of Dr. Crawford and his wife— $2,400 a year. This undertaking meant the raising of $1,000 by October 1st, 1913, for out-going expenses. Their salary beginning the day they reached Kiangyin. What did this mean to us? Why we had been afraid we could not raise the six thousand dollars! With faltering faith we had begun the task. As we wrought on we had asked Him, whose work it was to help, to enable, to give us this fund, and He had given it. Let us dwell on this fact apart from other facts — seeing clearly that wherein we lacked faith were we rebuked; in so far as our faith reached up we have received the "much more" from our Heavenly Father. By this delaying we are bidden, that when the way is pointed out, we may go forward and and trust Him who points the way. Now, to consider other facts. This fund was not given us until the next task was set before us, and so duty was plain. With grateful hearts we ac- cepted the three thousand dollars. Nor was this all. A little later in the spring it came to the ears of these gracious givers, Mr. and Mrs. Sprunt, that Minutes Wilmington Presbyterial 17 the surgical equipment actually needed would require another thousand dol- lars, and that the hospital chapel and the men's ward needed enlarging at a cost of $2,000, so another gift of $3,000 was gladly and readily made — "Exceeding abundantly above all we asked or thought!" Without any effort of ours, there has come to us for this beloved work as much from one giver as we set out to raise by a great effort of our own. From the 15th of February, 1913, all receipts have gone toward the $1,000, due October 1st. This has reached about $600. It is with pleasure I report the $1,000 more than half raised, but we must remind ourselves that after June there are only three months of time. This fund must be in Nashville by October 1st. This new work will train us into habits of promptness. A building fund may wait, but the living salary must be supplied. Twelve hundred dollars every six months is our pledge, and we must be prompt and faithful. New certificates have been made to be presented to those who have already contributed and to those who will contribute to the support of Dr. and Mrs. Crawford. Our aim now is pledges for a hundred shares of $24 each, which will make up the support fund. In this final review, let us take account and in some measure encompass with our gratitude the distinct blessings we have received as a Presbyterial, because of our work for the hospital. In the first place, it has meant the unit- ing of all the forces and the enlisting of new forces. Perhaps half the people of the Presbytery who are interested in missions today have become inter- ested within the last ten years through the definite interest in our definite object. It has been the inspiration to organization. When the children's bands grew in two years from 3 to 23, the thought shining before those dear young eyes was cot-support in Dr. Worth's hospital. Figures have shown from year to year the increase in giving — the growth in "this grace also." Far beyond our taking account is the cultivation of the spirit of definite intercession and faith. We have found the high privilege of working together, praying together, rejoicing together; not only working together here, but working with those across the seas. A share in the ministry to a million peo- ple — to a thousand every month. And how did this blessing come to us? There stands out the title of some little verses which many of us have read lately, "Somebody Prayed." Behind our thought and purpose and decision were the prayers of our devoted missionaries detained at home, in Wilmington, 1900 to 1903. And the prayers of Mrs. MacRae, who had come among us a little while before that time. Behind Mrs. MacRae's coming, was the beautiful, quiet, faithful work of the mother of our Union, Mrs. Hall. We who know her well, may guess how she prayed as no one else prayed during the struggling years of the Presbyterial work — asking greater things. And so, in our time, this splendid work was given us, and blessing has been upon it in China, and more and more have we been blessed over here, though we have failed and failed to do the half we planned and hoped to do. 18 Minutes Wilmington Presbyterial From the glorious galaxy of promises shines out this radiant star, Jeremiah 33:3, "Call unto me and I will answer thee and show thee great things and difficult which thou knowest not." In this hour the petition of our hearts is, "Lord, teach us to pray." Let us bring just now a definite request. Our China mission is calling for five doctors. The only volunteer is Dr. Crawford, who desires to go to Kiangyin with Dr. Worth. In gratitude for this answer to our prayer, and remember- ing the command of our Saviour, let us, as a Presbyterial, unite now and day by day, until the answer comes, in the petition that the four other physicians for China be "thrust forth." Respectfully submitted, Eliza Wright Murphy, Agent for the Hospital Fund. firm tttattott nf t\\t (Ennstituttnn When we hear of an old man who has weathered the storms of many win- ters, and the diseases and disasters of as many summers, and who is yet hale and hearty, and able to hold his own with much younger men, we usually account for such virility by saying, "He must have a splendid constitution." Lacking this, many careers bright with promise, have failed in the morning of their usefulness. And so, considering these things, it gives me peculiar pleasure this morning to present each member of our Presbyterial with a splendid constitution. With such a one as this we may joyfully start toward our golden jubilee, confident of reaching it hale, hearty and fifty years young. By examining the word we find it composed of two good Latin roots: Con, together; and stare or Statuo, to stand. Something by which we may "stand together." In order to have an intelligent appreciation of this Presbyterial constitution, we must take a glance at the great "Woman's Auxiliary of the Presbyterian Church in the United States," of which this is a part. At the risk of repeating what, to some of you, may be "ancient history," I must say a word as to the conception and birth of this great woman's organiza- tion. "Where there is no vision the people perish." More than three-quarters of a century ago a little band of consecrated women in Augusta, Ga., standing on a mountain top of devotion and faith, saw a vision. The result was the first Missionary Society organized in our church — perhaps in the United States. Mrs. Johnson tells me "the work grew, till in 1888, we find these societies in East Hanover, Va., and Wilmington, N. C, Presbyteries banding themselves into a Union for mutual help and inspiration. Within the next few years we find the women of twenty Presbyteries working for organization. This was done in the face of opposition of many church sessions and many Presby- teries." But our General Assembly, be it said to the lasting credit of our church, seemed to hear the Master's voice saying, "Let her alone; why trouble ye her; she hath wrought a good work," and so they never gave utterance Minutes Wilmington Presbyterial 19 on this question of woman's organized work, except to approve. About two years ago the women of our church overtured the General Assembly for a woman secretary to fully organize and unif y our work. This was granted, and Mrs. Winsborough was selected. How well she has wrought will be seen as we proceed. Our Woman's Auxiliary of the Presbyterian Church has four divisions. Our first three divisions correspond to the men's organizations of the church. The Local Missionary Society corresponds to the local church organization; the Presbyterial to the men's Presbytery; the Synodical to the State Synod. We have no large body corresponding to the General Assembly, but our Woman's Council, composed of the Synodical President, with Mrs. Winsborough at the head, has a general oversight of the work as a whole, but it does not legislate or issue orders. The Local Missionary Society is the unit of the entire organ- ization, and the only division holding executive power. The other divisions suggest plans, stimulate, confer, aid and encourage. So we see that from the local society, which is under the church session, to the Woman's Council, which is under the Assembly's Supervising Committee, the whole work is auxiliary. It is with the second division we are particularly concerned this morning. A constitution for the Wilmington Presbyterial. At the Woman's Meeting at Montreat last summer, where the Woman's Auxiliary was launched, this constitution was the subject of much serious consideration. Interested and intelligent women leaders, aided by consecrated men, met repeatedly and prayerfully studied it, section by section, and article by article. In the end, representatives from the different States voted for its adoption in toto. The working part of the constitution is not unlike those we have always used. Our old constitution, adopted in 1900, says, "It shall be the purpose of this Union to stimulate and systematize the efforts made for foreign missions among the women and young people of this Presbytery." Our new constitu- tion gets a broader — a world-wide vision — and embraces all causes of the church, "recognizing the fact that all Christian effort is missionary in its ulti- mate aim." It provides for the work of the four causes of our church, namely, Foreign Missions, Home Missions, Christian Education and Ministerial Re- lief and Sabbath School Extension and Young People's Work. The plan of having a secretary to represent each of the four cases, as well as Local Home Missions and Literature, is an excellent one, and important from the fact that it gives to each one of our four Executive Committees a special representative in each missionary organization. In this way no society can become one-sided, its interest being in only one field. Our Presbyterial has long had a Secretary of Young People's Work, and a Secretary of Literature, being the first, I believe, to embrace these two causes. In fact, the only entirely new cause to us is that of Christian Education and Ministerial Relief, a cause, I'm sure, we will be glad to embrace, for it is one be it said to our shame, too long neglected by both the men and women of our church. (I had intended to emphasize this cause particularly, but I notice 20 Minutes Wilmington Presbyterial from the program that Mrs. Curtis is to follow me with an address on this sub- ject, so I leave it in her capable hands.) The beautiful part of our new constitution is that, when it shall have been adopted by all the Presbyterials, then all the women of the Presbyterian church in the United States will be standing together for all these glorious causes, and so intelligently aiding our church that together it shall be gra- ciously given us to lift higher and higher "The Light of the World," till His rays, shining brighter and brighter at home, shall cross ocean and continent and lonely sea isle, till every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill made low; till the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough places made plain; yea, till we have "made straight in the desert a highway for our God." So, blessing, we shall be blest. Mrs. J. A. Brown. iSeport of j§>rrretarg of f oung p^opb'a Work The Young People's Work of our Presbytery has gone along about as usual during the past year, with perhaps more inquiry for literature. Letters from the different Bands tell of the great interest manifested by the children, and the Young People in the work, and of the development of leadership among our young girls. There have been three new organizations this year. A wing of the Earnest Work and Worth Band, of Atkinson, has been organized at Currie and Caswell. These are not separate Bands, but three divisions of the same Band for convenience in meeting. Mrs. Ed. Huggins organized a Home Mission Society of children at Winter Park. To these three we give a hearty welcome to our meeting today. This report marks the close of the eleventh year of the Young People's Work as a part of our Presbyterial. At the beginning, 1902, as mentioned in former reports, there were three Young People's Bands in our Presbytery. This organization increased from year to year until it grew to thirty-six. Of these, four have gone down, Bannerman Bridge, New Hope, Harmony and Acme, leaving thirty-two in existence today. From figures in hand I think there are about five hundred young people members of these bands. During the eleven years the gifts have amounted to approximarely $4,000. These gifts have gone to the support of the cots in our hospital at Kkngyin. The Young People have had a part in the Lee's-MacRae Scholarship and the May Johnson Loan Fund. They have also made gifts to our orphanage and other causes. Coincident with the idea of the women of the Presbytery building the Kiang- yin hospital came the idea of the Young People supporting the cots. A few cots were already there in a native building. This support of the cots began right away — two years before the hospital was erected. From the Young People's Bands have come earnest and efficient officer for our Presbyterial. During the last eleven years there have gone from our Presbytery one young man and one young woman as missionaries to China, and one young man to Korea, and one young man to Africa. We are glad and thankful to have four of our Young People from this Presbytery in the foreign field. Minutes Wilmington Presbyterial 21 If there is one thing in the leading and blessing of God on our work in the Presbytery for which we are most grateful, it is the service and gifts of our Young People, for those whose lives promise more and more usefulness, and for the sweet lives of May Johnson and Flora Clovin, who were volunteers for the foreign field. God in His wisdom called them up higher, but the fra- grance of their memory lingers, and their names are perpetuated — May's in the Scholarship Loan Fund, and Flora's in a memorial cot in our hospital. A touching fact is, that with the tithe Flora left in her treasury the communion plates for the Kiangyin church were purchased. This work for God, my dear Young People, deserves the best that is in you, and I pray that you will give your best to the Lord, feeling deeply your responsibility for God-given opportunity. "Young Christians may make mistakes in working for Christ, but they make a greater mistake in not working for Him. No failure in making the attempt is as bad as to fail to make it." Christ knows of the many duties and interests you have in life, and you are often tired in His service. Still He is saying to you every day: "Give ye them to eat." At one time Jesus said to His tired disciples: "Come ye apart in a desert place and rest," but when they went into the desert place they found five thou- sand hungry men, and Jesus said to His disciples: "Give thee them to eat." And He brake and blessed the bread, and the disciples fed the multitude. After this Christ withdrew to the mountain side and spent the night in prayer. Hungry multitudes are still waiting for the bread of life. This year closes my work as Secretary of the Young People's Work. I am happy to put this work into the hands of one of the young women that grew up with the Young People's Work, and into the hands of such a capable and consecrated leader. Give her your hearty co-operation and support. I wish to thank you all for the hearty co-operation you have given me in this work, and for the splendid work you have done and are still doing, but I wish to urge you on to greater efficiency in His service. In closing, I wish to lay upon your hearts the great value of systematic study of God's Word, and this can be done in no better way than for you to join the Pocket Testament League. You will hear what Mrs. Worth has to say later, and I beg of you to go back to your bands and enlist the whole mem- bership as members of this League. Will you not band yourselves together to pray as never before for the ad- vancement of Christ's kingdom. At every meeting of your band will you not make definite prayers for the following : 1. Dr. and Mrs. Worth. 2. The patients that occupy the cot supported by your band. 3. The physician that will go out in October to assist Dr. Worth. 4. That many of the Young People of this Presbytery will offer and conse- crate their lives for some definite work in His service. Now, as a parting message to you, the dear Young People of this annual meeting, may I once more urge you to be daily Bible students, constant intercessors and steadfast workers. Respectfully submitted, Mrs. J. C. Stewart. 22 Minutes Wilmington Presbyterial STATISTICS LOCATION NAME | Xi a a. 1 s -a « d -a o O a O a < -a 1 s 55 o. bo OS V > < > CQ *o .£ a, o O 03 >> as o o m 03 O >. £ ■a '3 Q Willing Workers, Sr. Willing Workers, Jr, . 12 18 25 15 25 84 7 17 9 7 8 13 20 28 5 12 17 21 19 3 $38 90 $3 24 $ 60 13 19 10 11 85 21 50 288 87 108 00 27 00 5 20 76 79 86 3 43 15 42 i 1 00 75 2 27 60 Women's Christian 5 6 6 9 25 4 20 35 2 4 1 00 Worth Band 58 40 35 Mt. 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McFAYDEN Minutes Wilmington Prf.shyterial 23 STATISTICS LOCATION a 01 s La a .2- X a 3 s 03 s a T3 9 X2 C o O a o a < a s a. 73 < >. > 3 'a. o O 6 Z O O m >, C3 '3. o O 6 Z "e3 . 1 *03 p a 10 30 12 17 27 30 53 15 15 11 11 16 26 21 77 % 33 00 151 95 29 20 50 75 105 66 130 00 315 57 55 36 30 00 6 00 100 39 44 00 118 11 120 76 685 22 75 00 500 00 386 14 57 03 27 50 50 00 23 10 100 00 142 04 $3 30 5 06 2 43 2 98 3 92 4 33 5 95 3 69 2 00 5 6 9 13 21 13 7 5 5 5 9 5 9 5 43 1 U 00 7 2 40 4 5 10 3 1 1 1 1 6 1 00 1 2 6 1 4 80 1 60 Clinton 1 50 5 30 1 20 1 50 7 1 1 20 9 12 2 75 4 50 5 75 8 90 1 10 1 60 5 2 60 2 10 Wilmington, Foreign Missionary Society, First Church...- 4 10 6 50 Grove..... 1 25 Wilmington, Home Missionary Society, First Church _.._ 44 57 25 5 17 14 19 20 1 7 3 3 90 7 43 2 06 5 50 2 94 1 65 5 26 7 10 24 11 1 10 26 5 50 Rose Hill 1 25 Teacheys.- 2 50 Mt. Olive 2 Beth Car 4 3 Wilmington, E. McRae, First Church 2 00 Acme 2 10 Total 572 49 $3,336 39 206 80 $45 20 BANNER SOCIETY— NEW HOPE ''iffitLA.fctlUit ■■'mm, life •■••**$ Mam ;,"■'■■[< ■■''"'Hi r' : HP #V; ■■ ' ii> jwttSjjl ' ',:,f il; »'i. : .■■-■.; HSIP ^rtSiil^SlS ■> ivi' ■?!!,'' •'■■■' ' ■*^|KKtj|fflj '■ : ;'"' ' :; - ! ' '' ,'■ ^$&|swj ART : rfl$ -■'."'; *m, i4i W. mm nPaKIa>»