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THE PRESBYTERIAN
Of The South
Thornton S. Wilson, Managing Editor.
EDITORS:
THOMAS E. CONVERSE.
JAS. P. SMITH
E. B. McCLUER.
GEORGE SUMMEY.
Published Weekly by The Presbyterian
Co. Incorporated in Georgia.
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OUR ANNUAL COLLECTIONS.
Month. Cause and Treasurer.
January?Assembly's Home Mission
Work. A. N. Sharp, Atlanta, Ga.
February?Local Home Mission Work.
Presbyterial or Synodical Treas.
March?Publication and S. S. Missions.
R. E. Magill, Richmond, Va.
March?Synodical Collection for Schools
and Colleges?Third Sabbath. Synodical
or Presbyterial Treas.
April?Education for the Ministry. John
Stites, Louisville, Ky.
May?Foreign Missions. Dr. S. H. Chester,
Nashville, Tenn.
June?Local Home Missions. Presbyterial
or Synodical Treas.
July?Ministerial Relief. John Stites,
Louisville, Ky.
August?Local Home Missions. Presbyterial
or Synodical Treas.
September?Assembly's Home Mission
Work. A. N. Sharp, Atlanta, Ga.
September?Assembly's Collection for
Schools and Colleges?Third Sabbath.
W. L. Lingle (chairman), Atlanta, Ga.
October?Foreign Missions. Dr. S. HChester,
Nashville, Tenn.
October?Bible Cause?Third Sabbath.
Wm. Foulke, Treasurer, Bible House,
New York, N. Y.
October?Special Collections in Sunday
Schools, for Support of Sunday School
Missions?First Sabbath. R. E. Magill,
Richmond, Va.
November?Education for the Ministry.
John Stites, Louisville, Ky.
November?Endowment Fund for Ministerial
Relief?Third Sabbath. John
Stites, Louisville, Ky.
December?Work Among the Colored
People. Dr. John Little, Tuscaloosa,
Ala.
December?Assembly's Home and School
?Last Sabbath. S. W. Somerville,
Fredericksburg, Va.
December?Indian Schools and Evangelization?Every
Review Sabbath (In
Sabbath Schools and Y. P. Societies).
A. N. Sharp, Atlanta, Ga.
[E PRESBYTERIAN OF THE SOU
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Church News
ALABAMA.
Selma: Dr. L. W. Sloan has declined
the call extended to him hy the First
church, Selma.
ARKANSAS.
The DeQueen Church has recently been
renovated, and a new pulpit set purchased
and installed. The Christmas entertainment
for the Sunday school consisted
of giving by the children for the poor
of the city, instead of receiving gifts
themselves.
Fordyce: The church at Fordyce has
recently received two valuable members
from the Congregational church, of
Davenport, Iowa, and we feel that the
work is encouraging. The ladies' and
the young people's societies are in a
healthy condition and doing a good work.
Our prayer meeting is good, and our
Sabbath school is flourishing, in fact it
has grown so much that the session has
decided to build new quarters, in the
way of an annex for its accommodation,
which we hope to begin soon. The ladies
of the church very generously remembered
the pastor's wife at the Christmas
tide, while the pastor was kindly
remembered by one of the gentlemen of
his charge. All these things conspire to
lighten the burdens of life, and cause
us to say, "Ours is a goodly heritage,
and the lines have fallen unto us in
pleasant places." A. J. C.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.
Washington: The members of the
congregation and friends of the Central
Presbyterial church, Washington, were
aengntruiiy entertained by the young
folks of the Sunday school at our Christmas
exercises on Tuesday, December 22.
At this season of joy and happiness we
make the special feature of the evening
that of giving, and a large number of
gifts of clothing, toys and money were
contributed by the Sunday school. A
generous box of clothing was sent Mr.
Somerville at Fredericksburg, for tola
work, and a box of toys and candy was
sent the Lynchburg Orphanage. The donation
of money was used for local
causes. The Yuletide sDirit was ev?rv
where present in the decorations and program.
The story of the Savior's birth
and the spread of the glad tidings to
heathen lands was charmingly told by
song and recitation. A number of special
features were also given. The evening
closed with the presentation of gifts
of candy and fruit to each member of
the Sunday school.
GEORGIA.
Rev. L. A. McLaurin, of Lillington, N.
C., took charge of the Statesboro church
the first of this month.
Marietta: Dr. D. Clay Lilly will be in
Marietta, Sunday, January 10; will occupy
the pulpit in the Presbyterian church
at 11 a. m., and will address a mass meet
ing of all the churches at night.
Central Church, Atlanta: At the communion
service on last Sunday,.five new
members were received into the Central
church on profession of their faith. These
were men who had been rescued by the
Christian Helpers' League, which is doing
a splendid work in Atlanta.
North Avenue Church, Atlanta: During
TH. January 6, 1909.
the past quarter there were sixty-six new
members received into the church, four
by profession of faith, four by statement,
and fifty-eight by letter. This completes
the first ten years of this church's life,
which started with little over a hundred
members, and has grown till it now has
880 members on its roll. Wednesday
night there was to be a reception, given
by the church right after prayer meeting,
in honor of this anniversary. The
Covenanter Band will give a drill during
the evening.
KENTUCKY.
Louisville: The Second church planned
tn hnU ifo flref *1? "
? ?v>u ?.? umi. dcmiwi in me now Sunday
school building, which, though not
completed, is able to be used.
Rev. E. S. Marshall was, at an adjourned
meeting of Presbytery held in the
First church on Monday, December 28,
released from the pastorate of the Woodland
church and goes to take charge of
one of the Indianapolis churches, U. S. A.
Westminster Church, Hopklnsville, has
recently been greatly strengthened and
helped by a series of services led by
Rev. Frank Wright, of Dallas, Texas.
The community was greatly stirred and
the church added twenty-nine new members
to its roll.
Theological Seminary: Announcement
is made that work on the last of the fine
buildings needful to complete the quadrangle
of the Seminary will be begun this
month. The building will be the Todd
Memorial, a memorial erected by Mr. J.
Rosa Todd and Mrs. C. Hogue as a memorial
to their father and mother. The
cost of this addition will be thirty-five
thousand dollars.
Portland Avenue Church, Louisville:
* Sunday, January 3, was the ninth anniversary
of the present pastorate. During
the year Just closed fifty-five were added
to the membership, forty-three of them
on profession, bringing the membership
to 422?a net gain during this pastorate
of nearly forty per cent. At the morning
session three elders and three deacons
were installed, giving us ten elders
and nine deacons. With these enlarged
uuaiua ui ounsuan, ousiness men, we
enter upon another year with renewed
energy and hope. The Sunday school
was graded some time ago. It Is now
in fine working order, is largely attended
and is doing excellent work.
Louisville Presbytery: The Home Mission
Committee of Louisville Presbytery
has issued a very interesting leaflet,
showing the scope and the needs of the
Home Mission work, and giving pictures
of the buildings erected for this work.
One is the church on Berry Boulevard,
an active, growing congregation, with
live Sunday School and Young People's
Society. Another chapel, recently dedicated,
on the Bardstown Road, having
fifty-one members, three elders, and seven
deacons, was organized November 19.
The prospect is good for a strong church
here in the near future. Still another
chapel has been recently completed for
the overcrowded mission on Preston
Street. The new building is already more
than comfortably filled. The church in
South Louisville is building a splendid
and commodious building, in keeping with
this growing community, which will be
ready for use in a few weeks. The mission
on Seventh Street is doing nicely in
a comfortable (rented) hall. All of oar
twenty missions and mission churches