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the Presbyterian of the South
Thornton S. Wilson, Managing Editor.
Editors?Thomas E. Converse, Jas. P.
Sni ih, E. B. McCluer, Gecrge Summey.
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i n e. ni mvi i inUH AIV1 CONFERENCE.
By Mr. L. E. Morgan.
Men of the Southern Presbyterian
Church, don't forget the time and place,
Birmingham, February 16-18. The call to
the laity of our Church is sounding clear
as a bugle note, and like the Highlanders
of Scotland, responding to the flaming
cross of Rhoderick, you are answering
the call.
At Birmingham we will probably make
history, and history of the most momentour
kind. No mere human agency is responsible
for tuis coming convention,
''For behind the great unknown slandeth
God within the shadow." His hand has
brought it about, and every Christian man
who wants to be in harmony with God in
his plans should be at Birmingham during
this convention?destined to be the great
est in the history of our Church?only
two days, and round trip ticket at rate of
auout one fare.
Let us, in response to God's call, leave
our business in his hands for this time
and meet each other there.
TEXAS-BIRMINGHAM TRANSPORTATION
NOTICE.
A large party of Texas business men
are planning to attend the Laymen's
Convention. Many of the party have arranged
to gather at the East Dallas Station
one hour before the departure of Texas
and Pacific train No. 6, which leaves
at 8:30 a. m. February 15. hrom here a
party ticket will be bought for Shreveport
at a considerable reduction, an.1
from the latter noinf a rate nf fif ? ?.n
dollars round trip has been secured.
The connection at Shreveport has hoet
guaranteed and a Pullman for the exclusive
use of the party will be handled
by Queen & Crescent train No. 2, arriving
at Birmingham at 6: 15 a. m. Tuesday,
February 16. Those wishing to secure
acco nircdations will please write Mr. C.
H. Woods, Dallas, Western Passenger
Agent. F. A. Brown.
Mrs. Samuel Mather sister i->f Mro
John Hay, who died a few days ago, left
an estate valued at $2,000,000. Of this,
$250,000 is set aside for charitable purposes.
Among these bequests are $15,000
for superannuated ministers of the
^resbyterian Church, $5,000 for Hampton
institute, Hampton, Va? and $1,000 for
Tuskegee Institute, Tuskegee, Ala.
IE PRESBYTERIAN OF THE SOI
Church News
FEBRUARY COLLECTIONS.
The Month of February is set apart,
in the General Assembly's schedule, for
collections for Local Home Missions. Remittances
are to be made to the Presbvterial
or Synodical Treasurer, as provided
for in each case.
ALABAMA.
Aliceville: Rev. A. E. Grover, of this
l)lace. has hppn rallpd tn thp flulf ?.nH
Jonesboro churches, in Fayetteville Presbytery,
North Carolina.
To the Members of the Synoil of Alabama:
Attention is called to the action
of Synod at Mobile, touching
the Laymen's Convention, namely: "That
each church in our Synod be urged to
send representatives to the Laymen's
Convention at Birmingham in February,
1909.
E. O. McDouoall,
Chm. Per. Com. of F. M.
Synod of Ala.
The Gainesville Group of churches is
earnestly desirous of securing the services
of a pastor at an early late. Salary
$?25, with large, roomy, two-story
manse on large lot, within seventy-five
yards of the church. Gainesville church
was organized in 1838 by Rev. Dr. Gray.
The present church building, in good renair
wn* ^rpptpl in tho fprtloo o nnct
of $12,000, Rev. Dr. C. A. Stillman was
pastor of this church for seventeen and a
half years; Rev. A. A. Morse for about
fifteen years. For full information concerning
the field, address Mr. Logan
Waller, Gainesville, Ala.
First Church, Selma: Rev. B. W.
Mebane, of Mebane, N\ C., has been supplying
the pulpit of this church during
t ho mnnt V? *-*? 1 ?
U.V iiiuulu VI uauuaij, auu HIS WUIK. uas
been very acceptable to our people. Rev.
P. J. Curry, of Dublin, Va., will supply
the pulpit in February. The pastorate
has been vacant since August last, and
no call has been extended to any one.
The congregation is very desirous for
a pastor, yet the church, the Societies
and the Sunday school are not idle; recently
the Sunday school had the largest
attendance it has had for a year or more.
The usual Christmas offering of $1,000
for Foreign Missions was sent, forward
in time. There have been eight additi
ins recently, five of these on examination
and one of them a widowed mother.
Delegates have been elected to attnd
the Laymen's Misionary Conference
this month in Birmingham. Ex-Governor
Glenn has been requested to address
our people in the interest of mission
work, in which he is engaged. N.
Oxford. Hadden. Livineston neth?i nnH
Ei.es of Tuscaloosa Presbytery, former
churches In the 60's, 70's and 80's of Rev.
C. M. Mutton, of Fort Worth Tex., were *
recently visited by him, also Eutaw
church, where he preached to each, .spending
the timo most pleasantly from January
16 to 27. The weather, for the season
of the year, was unusually propitious,
the congregations were large and
thirty-live or more families were visited.
JTH. February 10, 1909.
where family worship was observed. At
Hadden, two services were held. Several
asked for special prayer. A third service
was held that night at Bethel (Sumterville)
after .a ten miles' drive through the
country. Rev. \V. H. White, of Cuba,
Ala., pastor of Oxford and Hadden, is
doing good work here and has a strong
hold upon his people. The same may
be said of Rev. T. S. Knox, at Eutaw.
Bethel and Epes are vacant, and it
would be well if some good man would
correspond with Dr. W. C. Clark, chairman
Home Missions, Livingston, Ala., '
concerning them.
ARKANSAS.
Arkansas Presbytery: It may be of
interest to those who aro cnntrfhnHn?
towards and otherwise aiding in our
Presbyterial and Synodical Home Mission
work to learn how large and quick
are the returns of their investments. My
labors during the month of January were
in the bounds of Arkansas Presbytery,
visiting three fields; forty-two members
were received, besides, many others professed
conversion; one church was organized
with tweniy-one members; fourteen
baptized children were enrolled;,
three officers ordained and installed, and
the sum of $1,693 raised for various
church purposes.
W. H. Richardson, Evangelist.
Batesville: A little sketch of Batesville
church for the past fifteen months
may prove of interest to its many
friends. Since November, 1907, we have
received twenty-three members, dismissed
twenty-five, and now have a total membership
of 111, six of whom are non-resdent.
This leaves us with a resident
memDersnip of 105, several of whom are
children. We sent to the Assembly's Committee
on Foreign Missions la.st year,
$416.00 or nearly the four dollars asked,
and this year have already subscribed
$750.00, or a little over seven dollars
per member. The Assembly's Committee
on Home Missions asked for $1.00
per member, and we have paid in all
about $97.00, or nearly the amount asked.
Our church, though small, and not having
a single wealthy member, sent last
year to Synod's Committee on Home Mis
Eiona, over $273.00, the largest per capita
contribution, and almost the largest
contribution of any churoh in the state.
We also had the privilege of making
a contribution of $21.00 to Colored evangelization,
$49.00 to Publication, $136.00
to Education, and $42.00 to the relief
dund, besides paying the pastor fully
and promptly every cent promised, and
a good deal more in other ways. We
have a mission preaching point and Sunday
school in the lower part of town,
and several outpost appointments for regular
services. We have taken a regular
set time for offerings to the Indian
Sunday school and orphanage and
me r nes valley orphanage In Texas,
and the Assembly's Home and School
at Fredericksburg. The morning congregations
are improving, and the evening
congregations are at least up to the average,
if not better. Altogether, we
have much to be thankful for, and we
lake courage and press onward to better
things in the future.