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January 13, 1909. TE
LOUISIANA.
The Synod's Committee of Homo Missions
was in session in New Orleans on
Tuesday of last week.
New Orleans: The Presbytery of New
Orleans stands adjourned, to meet on
Monday, January 18, at 2 o'clock p. m., in
the lecture room of the First church, New
Orleans.
Rev. W. F. Price, of Files Valley,
Texas, supplied the pulpit of the First
Church on Sunday before last, and Rev.
Geo. D. Booth, of Monroe, on last Sunday,
on last Sunday.
The Union Communion service on
the first Sunday of the year was a solemn
and delightful one. Despite the bad
weather, a goodly number of communicants.
representing all the churches, were
present. -A thoughtful and suggestive
address was made by Rev. Charles S.
Sholl, pastor of the Canal Street Church,
on "The Hands of Jesus.' Among the
communicants was one beloved woman,
ripe in years and faith, Mrs. James McCracken,
who has not missed one 01
these communions since they were begun,
forty-three years ago.
The Opening of the Free Clinic of the
Presbyterian hospital of New Orleans will
take place on Thursday afternoon, January
14. at 3 nVlnrk at fi" ' ?
w ..V uau v^aiUlltlCICl
street. We acknowledge the handsome
invitation that has been given us to be
present.
The Woman's Home Missionary Union
of New Orleans Presbytery held its annual
meeting in the Carrollton church on
Friday. The morning was devoted to
business and the afternoon to addresses.
The Union has been established only
three years, but has accomplished much
in that short time. There are now connected
with it nineteen adult societies
and twelve junior societies'. Mrs. J. C.
Barr was re-elected president and Mrs.
n. v\. uurwell, whose health has made it
Impossible for her to continue in active
service, was made honorary superintendent.
Rev. Jno. W. Caldwell, Jr., pastor
of the Carrollton church, conducted
the devotional exercises and made a welcoming
address. The treasurer's report
showed $276.57 as collected during the
year. Miss Rowena McMillan was reelected
treasurer, Mrs. A. B. Orr recording
secretary and Miss Daisy Dwyer corresponding
secretary. An invitation was
given to the union to attend the opening
exercises of the Free Clinic of the Presbyterian
hospital next Thursday afternoon.
Addresses were delivered by Rev.
L), D. Price, of Alexandria and Ren ri>??
S. Sholl, pastor of the Canal Street
church. New Orleans.
MARYLAND.
Springfield: The first Sunday of January
was an unusual occasion In this
church. The Lord's supper was celebrated
and twelve persons united with
the church on confession of fabh. Nino
families were represented by these persons,
three of whom were hend? r?r r?tn.
ilies. The spiritual condition of this
church is now better than at any time
during the six years of the present pastorate.
Baltimore: About seventy-five of the
leading Protestant churches In nearly all
sections of the city will co-operate In
holding a series of simultaneous evangel
IE PRESBYTERIAN OF THE SOU!
istic services from February 3 to 22.
Rev. Dr. Henry Ostrom, of Greencastle,
Ind., the evangelist who was so favorably
received last summer at Emory Grove
camp meeting, has been chosen to conduct
the meetings. He will be aided by
the seventy-five pastors and large numbers
of personal workers from each of
the churches. Rev. Charles Stelzle, who
has worked In a sweatshop, sold papers
and organized many missions of laboring
men, preached Sunday. January 10, at
Ford's opera house, under the auspices oZ
the Younir Mpn's Phpioti?? ?
0 acouvjiaiiuil.
Kev. Mr. Stelzle is superintendent of the
new department of the church ana labor
cf the Presbyterian church, U. S. A., but
still retains his membership in the International
Association of Machinists.
MISSOURI.
St. Charles: The First Presbyterian
church recently purchased the religious
cection of the library of the Joseph Alexander,
an honored elder in this church
for nearly forty years, and placed it in
the pastor'B study as a memorial for the
long and faithful service of this godly
elder. This is a well-chosen and very valuable
library of three hundred and forty
volumes, placed in a double revolving
case, and will be of great benefit and a
source of pleasure to the pastor and the
Church for manv voorn 1 x * *
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regular quarterly communion, on January
3, the pastor announced the names
of eight members who had been received
since the present pastorate began six
months ago, for which we thank God and
take courage. During Christmas the pastor
and his family were very kindly remembered
in a substantial way by a gen
**ruus ana appreciative i>eople, for which
we are truly grateful to them and to the
Giver of All Good. J. E. F.
NORTH CAROLINA.
Davidson: The spring term of the college
opened on January t>, with a large
number of the students promptly in
place, and practically. all have reported
In the class room, and there will be no
delay whatever in the. resumption of
work. The initial day of the term was
marlfo<l Kv " * * ~
uj iuc piemsuce oi ine Lyceum
Grand Concert Company, which, in the
Biblical Hall, gave an entertainment as
scheduled in the Y. M. C. A. Lyceum
course of the year. The holiday season,
longer this year than usual, was rather
quiet at Davidson. Rev. Dr. C. M. Richards
is preaching to large audiences every
Sunday and proving an attractive
preacher to the public in general, not to
mention especially the students to whom
his ministry, as already evidenced, is
most acceptable.
Montreat: The work at this place is
moving forward with much encouragement,
and .the new pastor. Dr. Scanlon,
formerly of Berryvllle, Va., is getting
acquainted with the needs of the field
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_..v lououiuiiuK ilit* worn vigorously.
Thirteen persons were received Into the
church on last Sabbath, and steps ara
being taken looking forward to the erection,
in the near future, of a much-needed
manse.
Center Church -has recently been
strengthened by the addition of two ruling
elders, Messrs. B. S. Templeton and
T. F. Young. A third elder, Mr. T. J.
Williams, was elected, but declined to
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serve. The congregaticn of this churcn
gladdened their pastor's heart a few
days before Christmas by a generous
"pounding."
The Mallard Creek Church held its
customary holiday social at the manse
cn January 1. The occasion was thoroughly
enjoyed by the large "number
present, who, as an expression of their
pleasure, left very many articles for the
pantry.
Rev. W. F. Hollingsworth, the pastor
of- the Moreantnn Philips -?
--w ?? v..u* vu, 10 nun away
on a month's vacation. It is his plan
to visit Brunswick, Ga., where he was
formerly pastor, and Atlanta, Ga. The
Morganton Church has voted to continue
to support its representative on the foreign
field, Dr. David Stuart, of Soochow,.
China.
The Gastonia Church has recently been
strengthened by the addition of eleven
new members. Almost immediately after
the building of the church manse, and
before it was fully paid for, the Ixsray
Church was built, at a cost of about
*3,000, and the payment of the debt on
the manse was postponed. There was
due on the manse $1,050. On Sabbath
evening, December 6, a number of our
good men, at the call of the board of
deacons, met In the church, opened the:r
meeting with prayer and closed with
singing me long meter doxology. At this
meeting the $1,050 debt was raised.
Olney and Union Churches: During
the summer months the pastor of these
churches has been preaching at each
church every Sunday; but owing to the
days growing so much shorter, the
schedule has been cnanged to the original.
Services at Union morning and
night on the first and third Sabbaths,
and at Olney on the second and fourth
babbaths.
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SOUTH CAROLINA.
Pickens: At the communion service in
December, one member was rece'ved on
profession of faith?a young physician.
He also presented his infant child for
baptism. Two additional elders and
three deaccns have been installed recently.
A new roof nas been put on the
church, and the Interior has been greatly
improved. A new stove and new song
books have been added.
Clinton: The First Church has had a
good and successful year, the fcrty-fifth
of the present pastor. There were seventy-three
additions during the year, most
of them on profession of faith, and flftytive
of these from the Sabbath school.
Members were added to ti.e church every
month through the year, without exception.
The Sabbath school averaged an
attendance of 370 the entire year. Tne
Ladies' Aid Society and the Deacons'
Court, have resolved to equip the church
with a $3,000.00 pipe organ, each assuming
one-half the cost. A church library
has been begun, and it is hoped it will
do good work. The various societies of
the church have all done well. The prayer
meetings, of which there are several,
have been well attended. There is a Y.
M. C. A. among the young men of the college,
and another among me boys of the
Thornwell Orphanage. The week of prayer
was observed with success, large congregations
attending, though there w s
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