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February 10, 1909. Tj
GEORGIA.
Rock Spring: Five members, all of
ihem adults, have recently been received
into this church. The congregations
ore good and the church is growing spiritually.
At a congregational meeting
on January 31, Mr. D. E. Plaster was
elected an elder.
The Woman's Auxiliary of the Prcsby
icutiu nuspniti, Aiiaiua, win nave cnarge
of a restaurant in the basement of the
court house, beginning February 8 anil
closing Monday, February 15. Both luncheon
and dinner will be served at reasonable
prices, twenty-five and fifty cents,
respectively, and a delicious menu is
promised. Each Presbyterian church
of the city has been assigned a day. The
Hospital is an institution in which all
Presbyterians are deeply interested, and
we bespeak a hearty response to the
appeal from the Auxiliaiy.
Central Church, Atlanta: The records
of this church show a total enrollment
January 24, of 1,019; as this includes
112 baptized non-communicants,
it leaves the church membership 907.
This is going to be one of the best
church years in its history ou accessions
by profession of faith?forty-five having
neen received already this year, while
the church has received by certificate
twenty-seven, or a total of seventy-two.
During the same time forty-two have
been dismissed, and have lost seven
members by death, showing a net gain
thus far of twenty-three members. The
largo number of accessions by profession
of faith from the Sabbath school, iwcnty-five,
and the Brotherhood, eighteen,
furnishes reason for great joy at God s
evident blessing upon these two departments
of the church work, and the continued
growth of the church should encourage
all.
Atllnts VA/-~??; T ? '
.?? votiiiuiaicr. i^iisi weanesaay
evening marked the new era of Teachers'
Meetings at Westminster. The
hour preceding the mid-week Prayer
service was given over to the discussion
of Sunday school problems. Besides the
general discussion, in which all joined,
two interesting talks were given by Sunday
school workers. Previous to this
meeting a light supper was served, thus
enabling business men and women tj
come directly to the church Fitday
afternoon a large enthusiastic
meeting of tho Woman's Auxiliary of
the Presbyterian Hospital met in the
body of tho church. Mr. Preston, Superintendent
of this institution, spoke
to the ladies. After the meeting a
little social intercourse was enjoyed ovor
the tea-cups.
At the North Avenue Church last Sunday
night, the tenth anniversary of the
Christian Endeavor Society wfc\s held.
Mr. Morrow, the retiring president of
the Society, presided and the members cf
the Society took their several parts, In
excellent form. Out of this society have
come two foroign missionaries, one home
micaU?
. ...nun moorer, and two students for
the ministry who are looking forward
to the mission work.
..Atlanta?North Avenue Church: At
the Sabbath morning service January
24, this church took subscriptions for
the assistance of the Pryor Street church
in raising money for the new building
HE PRESBYTERIAN OF THE SOU':
that the Pryor Street church is planning
to put up. The Pryor Street church
which is the youngest church in th
city, has recentlj- sold their property and
planning to put up a much larger and
better building in a better location. The
prospect for the work at this new location
is so bright that it has been ielt
that the stronger churches should help
the Pryor Street people do what is more
than they can do unaided; put up a
building that will be of sufficient size
for their work and also good enough to
represent the Presbyterian church in
that section of the city. The North
Avenue, Central and First churches of
the city are helping in this work. The
First church has already opened their
pulpit for the presentation of the work,
and the Central is preparing to do so.
When the cause is presented at the Central,
it is hoped that what is secured,
with what the Pryor Street people can
raise themselves, will be sufficient to begin
the erection of their new building.
KENTUCKY.
Louisville: The session of the Crescent
Hill church, of which Rev. Dr. C.
W. Sommerville is pastor, has arranged
for celebrating the four hundredth anniversary
of the birth of John Calvin. The
exercises are to be held on February 21,
and ruling elders from sister churches
have been invited to take part. Hymns
and tunes from the Reformation period
will be sung. Colonel Young, of Stuart
Robinson Memorial, will speak on Ameri/>a'n
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*.? o licui 10 *jaivin; juage snackelford
Miller, of First Church, and Mr. James
Quarles, of Second Church, will be heard
on Calvinism and Character, and Calvin:
Scholar and Writer. Mr. Charles Jordan,
of James Lees Memorial, will read
Luther's Psalm. Mr. Henry G. Bedinger,
of Anchorage, and Mr. George Nicholas,
will have the themes, Calvin, the Teacher
and Preacher, and Calvin, the Statesman
and Reformer. Mr. Hugh L. Bar
rer, 01 tne Highlands, will take part.
LOUISIANA.
..Smyrna: The Presbyterian church at
this place, DeSoto parish, has called Rev.
P. O. Lowrey, of the Methodist Episcopal
church to preach for them each Sabbath
afternoon until they can secure a
pastor of their own faith.
Morgan City and Centreville: Rev. A.
Oscar Browne is expected at these churches
In the charge of Rev. Chas. A. Hyland,
February 17-21. At Morgan City
the services will be union.
New Orleans: Rev. Mottc Martin, of
the Congo Mission, is visiting various
points in Louisiana. Last Sunday he
nroo * *
.t.?o iii .new uricaiis, opcaKing in the
Lafayette church in the morning in the
Prytania stret church in the afternoon,
anl in the First chruch in the evening.
..Alexandria: Rev. B. L. Price invited
Rev. A. Oscar Browne to come and participate
in the graduating exercises of
a class of seven, who had just completed
the Westminster Course In Teacher
Traininc Tlr
0. u.. uiunuc VtllllU Oil
January 31, conducted all the services
of the day, and delivered the dlplonias
at the close of the morning service. This
Is the first class in the state of Louisiana
to graduate. The class, as well as
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Mr. Price, their leader, are very proud
of the work accomplished.
Bogalusa: The Presbytery of New Orleans
met in this place in adjourned session
and ordained Licentiate Edmond
LaVargne to the gospel ministry and installed
him as nastor of fhls "tu'w-h
Four ministers and one ruling; elder
were present. Rev. P. P. Briol offered
prayer. Rev. Dr. J. C. Barr presided,,
preached and propounded the questions.
Rev. Louis Voss delivered the charge to
the pastor, and Rev. J. M. Williams
that to the congregation. Thirteen
names of new members were announced
as having been received into the church
since Presbytery met here in November.
Evangelistic powers were granted Rev.
Dr. J. C. Barr, on his proposed visit to
Kentwood and Hammond. The Presbytery
adjourned sine die, having held six
or eight adjourned meetings since its
last stated meeting.
Louis Voss, S. C.
Shreveport: At a men's meeting of
the Dunlap Memorial churcn, the following
gentlemen were selected as delegates
to the Laymen's Missionary Conference:
Mr. Henry Rose, Mr. E. M.
Gribble. Prof. C. E. Byrd.and the pastor.
Rev. U. B. Currie. It is hoped that these
reiirpspnintivoo mo.t v.? * -* *' *
. urn; uc i?: eaeuL HI IIIIS
great conference, which is to meet in
Birmingham, Ala.
MISSOURI.
Lamar: We are just closing a three
weeks* campaign of evangelistic services,
during which the pastor has been assisted
by Rev. F. A. L. Reid, .pastor of the
Lee's Summit and Wallace churches.
His preaching has been scriptural, logical
and earnest; his manner, such as to hold
the attention of the congregations night
after night, while the afternoon services
for Christians have been of the
highest benefit to those who have attended
them. Thivc fnr flio *? --
, ..iv nuin. uius resulted
in the reviving of the churches,
both our own and the other denominations,
in a very unusual degree, the accession
of three on profession of faith,
and one by letter, and the deep impressing
of the Gospel on a number ofo thers,
who will, we are assiired, soon connect
themselves with our Church or some
other body of evangelical Christians. We
are very grateful for this season of revival.
L. F. R.
The Fulton group of churches have
for some time been without a uastnr ho.
ing supplied by the ministers In Pulton.
Three churches In the country and one
in New BloomAeld comprise the group.
There is great need for a good man for
this Held. Rev. W. W. Stoddart, of
Fulton, may be addressed In regard to
these churches.
NORTH CAROLINA.
Orange Presbytery has received Rev.
M. McG. Shields and Rev. W. O. Sample,
and appointed a commission for the Installation
of the latter at Cross Roads
Church. A petition for the organization
of a church at North Elmo was eranted.
and a commission appointed to attend to
that matter.
Wilmington: Twenty-seven members
have been added to the First Church in
the past two months, making the recent
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