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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 r?/vki ? 1 " *.? 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 * 4 rH. 19 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 (Continued on Page 22.)