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22 THE
Church News
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pastor was absent. There were no extra
services of any kind. Those received
by letter hailed from the following fifteen
states: Vermont, Massachusettes,
Pennsylvania, Indiana, Ohio, Kansas,
Arizona, Virginia, North Carolina, Kentucky,
Tennessee, Georgia, Alabama,
Arkansas, Texas. One was born in Swe?lpn
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in Scotland, and three in Italy.
Rev. A. W. Crawford of Rowland, has
recently conducted special services at
the Iona church, of which Rev. J. M.
McLain is pastor. Great good was accomplished
and thirteen new members
were received into the church on profession
of their faith, one other going to the
Baptist church.
The First Church, Wilmington, has recently
received an interesting letter from
their missionary at Kiang-Yin, China,
which, in part, we quote from their
church bulletin: "We rejoice that it is
a settled fact that our church is to support
the work and workers here at KiangYin;
and also that you have secured a
trained nurse for us. The three gentlemen
in the Station take turns leading
our weekly English Prayer Meeting, and
as it was Dr. Worth's turn last week he
made the Wilmington Church the subject
of his talk, telling of its size, its strength,
its officers and its work. The Hospital
is full of patients. Today Dr. Worth has
an unusual operation on hand. Until our
nurse comes he has to do everything,
make all the preparations and do all the
work, besides having all the responsibility.
Mr. Little is a busy man with a
boys' school of thirty-odd boarding pupils;
and three chapels on his hands. He has
three very fine assistants, one a teacher
in the school and two Evangelists; besides
several others. There are applications
for church membership at every
Communion service, and nve were received
here at the East Gate last month
and one at Nou Zah. There are about fifty
catechumens. Ten children were baptized
last month. Mr. Moffett, who has
been thrust into a big work with little
experience and needs all our prayers. Is
a fine man. He is fortunate in having
secured as assistant Rev. Teh Seu, an ordained
Chinese Minister, who formerly
worked with him at Soochord. We have
a service every night at the Hospital,
and two Evangelists who give a good
deal of their time daily to bedside instruction
of the patients. The different
Bible women of the Station work among
the women patients. So that every one
who comes to the Hospital goes away
with a knowledge of the Gospel that is
sufficient for Salvation.
In This Bulletin we see also, that thirteen
new members have recently been
received into the First Church, Wilmington;
four on profession of their faith,
and nine by letter. Rev. J. M. Plowden
was unofficially installed as Sup
ply at Delgado on last Sunday at 4:00
p. m. Dr. Wells orought the greetings
of the First Church; Dr. McClure spoke
to the Minister and Mr. Crowley to the
people. His work starts there with
bright prospects.
PRESBYTERIAN OF THE SOUT]
SOUTH CAROLINA.
Timmonsville: For the past twelve
years the congregation at this place has
always remembered the pastor and his
family in a very substantial way during
the Christmas holidays. This year was
no exception; for we received above
fifty presents and twenty dollars from
our friends. We are grateful for the
past and present. Such attention is very
stimulating to ministers. Pastor.
Rev. V. G. Smith makes a very encouraging
report to his congregation at the
close of the first year of his pastorate.
Thirty new members have been received
into the church; six young men recently
as a result of Rev. R. G. McLees' services,
and about $3,000 has been contributed.
A special contribution of $101
was made during: these sDecial services.
The congregations also have increased
greatly.
The Marion Church, of which Rev. C.
V. Parker is pastor, has recently finished
the new manse at a cost of $4,000 and
has raised half the money necess'ary to
pay for it. They are now endeavoring to
raise the remainder in installments, onefourth
each year for four years.
Gaffney: The Gaffney church has called
Rev. D. W. Richardson, of Greer, to
its pastorate.
First Church, Greenville: Rev. Dr. T.
W. Sloan, the pastor, has declined a call
to the First church of Selma, Ala. The
people of Greenville rejoice greatly in
bis decision.
Hartsviile: In the first year of the
pastorate of Rev. V. G. Smith, thirty
members have been added to the church.
At a recent meeting held by Evangelist
R. G. McLees, six young men were received.
Rev. R. G. McLees has recently conducted
a meeting at the Lebanon church,
which lasted for a week. This community
was greatly stirred, and fourteen new
members received into the church no
profession of their faith in Christ.
TENNESSEE.
Memphis: At the Idlewild church,
Memphis, on December 27, six new members
were received by letter, making a
total of fifty-three persons, who, without
any reason of special interest, have
been received during the calendar year.
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Zion Church, Columbia Presbytery:
Three adult members were added recently;
one by letter, and two by profession
of faith. Two were mothers of families;
and one a father in middle life, from
a home without church connection. The
latter and his youngest child were baptized
at the time he was received into
the church, making an impressive service.
The church doubled its collection
for "colored evangelization" in December;
and, falling in line with the Synod's
plan, ordered it used for the erection
of St. Andrew's chuv-en (colored) at
Nashville, Tenn. The previous Sabbath
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the work among the colored people. The
thriving Foreign Missionary Society,
which enrolls both sexes and all ages,
departed from it's usual custom at the
regular December meeting and for the
day, gave its attention to home missions.
The program was rendered by the boys
and girls, and the collection was given
to the "Old Goodland School." A "Christmas
Pyramid" was much enjoyed at the
church on Christmas eve. The old gath
January 6, 1909.
ered with the young and the annual contribution
to the Harding Memorial Orphanage
was made.
Rev. Charles C. Carson, D.D., began his
work as pastor of the First Presbyterian
church of Bristol, Tenn., on the first
Sabbath in last June. Since that time
the church has undertaken the support
of two additional missionaries, the subscriptions
to the cause being over
?2,000. Seventy-nine have been added
to the membership, forty-nine on profession
and thirty by letter. On a recent
Sabbath eighteen boys and girls were received
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much earnest Christian work is being
done by the officers and members. A
movement is on foot to raise $50,000
for the better equipment of King College.
Three members of the Board of
curators have subscribed $10,000 of
this amount. An active canvass will be
begun at once. It is expected that the
alumni of the institution will give liberally
to this fund. The pastor and family
were generously remembered Christmas.
Besides numerous individual gifts,
two beautiful chairs, an elegant book
case and some exquisite table linen are
in our appreciative possession. The deacons
have also let the contract to heat
the manse with hot water. We are grateful
to God and to His noble people here
for so many evidences of loving approval.
An interdenominational "Laymen's
Missionary Conference will he hem h^ro
January 15-17, 1909. A splendid program
has been issued.
Central Church, Chattanooga: The
paslor, Rev. J. R. McRee, has withdrawn
his resignation of the pastorate of the
Central church.
Rev. Lewis Collins began his work for
the Hamilton County Sunday School Association
with the beginning of the New
Year. He is to train the Sunday school
workers in all the lines of that work, and
finish organizing these scnools. of whicfi
there are ninety-two.
Knoxville: The report of the First
church, Knoxville, at the third anniversary
of Rev. Dunbar H. Ogden's pastor
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240, the present membership being 620.
A manse has been obught, and the contributions
of the church greatly increased.
Zion Church: The thriving Foreign
Missionary Society, whlon enrolls both
sexes and all ages, varied its usual progiem
at the December meeting by giving
its attention to the home field. The program
was rendered by the boys and
girls, and the collection went to the "Old
Good land School." The church doubled
its collection for "Colored Evangelization"
in December; and falling in line
with the synod's plan, directed that it
be devoted to the erection of St. Andrews
church (colored), at Nashville,
Torn. On the previous Sabbath the pastor,
Rev. S. P. Hawes, preached on the
work among the colored people. Three
adult members have been added recently,
ono of them by letter, and two by profession
of faith. Two were mothers of families,
and one a father in middle life,
from a home without church connection.
The latter and his youngest child were
baptized at the time he was received into
the chureh, making an impressive service.
A Laymen's Missionary Conference,
interdenominational, will be held in