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February 17, 1909. TH1 Church News (Continued from Pago 1G.) their work steadily and well. Lately we have received ten members, nine of tliem by profession. We have some promising young people. Our Baptist brethren recently closed a meeting, which resulted in a large blessing to all the churches. Marshall, First Church: The Presbytery, the Calvin celebration, and the daymen's Conference, will meet liere in April, and we look forward to these with pleasant anticipations. Rocent valuable accessions have been made to our membership. The work seems to he prospering all along the line. The Presbytery of Western Texas met in the Westminster church, San Antonio. Feb. 4. There were present fifteen ministers and two ruling elders. Rev. J. Leighton Green was received from the Presbytery of Ouachita. The call of the Cuero church was accepted by him. and the following commission was appointed to install him: Rev. II. L. Paisley, to preside, propound the constitutional questions and charge the pastor. Ruling Elder James Duryee Stevenson, of Westminster church, San Antonio, to deliver the charge to tlie congregation. Rev. James E. Green, of Temple, a brother of the pastor-elect, was invited to preach the sermon. Rev. \V. H. Mathews was received front the Presbytery of Central Texas. lie goes to take charge of a new work at Sanderson, Tex., half way between San Antonio and El Paso, but over 300 miles from either. This is the furthest point in that direction ever occupied by our Presbytery. Rev. M. W. Poggett. presbyterial evangelist, gave some account of the Home Mission work. He reported the outlook bright for work at D'Hanis. some GO miles west of San Antonio. There is no Protestant work being <ione there at all. The Committee on Home Missions was instructed to group D'Hanis with Sabinal and Hondo if the way was clear. Brooks I. Dickey, S. C. VIRGINIA. Staunton: Rev. Dr. J. R. Howerton is? filling the pulpit of the Second Presbyterian church of Staunton during the absence of the pastor. Dr. \V. N. Scott, who left last week on a trip to Europe. Mt. Horeb, Augusta County: Rev. W. i). Bulkhead, who for the past eight years has been pastor of Mt. Iloreb congregation, has resigned that pastorate to accept a call to Montgomery, Ala., where ho will go March 1. New Providence: It was announced "by Rev. Dr. G. A. Wilson, that he had been elected superintendent or commissioner of Homo Missions and was considering the acceptance of the office. cerersburg: Rev. J. S. Foster, D. D., pastor of Tabb Street Presbyterian church, has declined the call to the pastoral charge of the First church in Sherman. Texas, and made this announcement to his congregation on Sunday, February 7. He said he could not see his way clear to leave his present field of labor. S PRESBYTERIAN OF THE SOUT Lynchburg: The Rev. Arthur H. ' Clarke, assistant pastor of the First Presbyterian church, anil pastor of JehovahJireh anil BethesJa Presbyterian churches, lias ileclineil tiie call recently exteinleil him to the joint pastorate of Falling Spring and Glasgow Presbyterian churches in Rockbridge county. Blacksburg: The reception given by the ladies of the church in the Assembly llall Friday evening, February 5, in honor of the members of the Presbyterian Brotherhood was one of the most successful affairs of the kind ever given here. About two hundred people were present. Alexandria: The Rev. Motte Martin and his bride will leave for Africa about February 20. Our pastor. Rev. J. R. Sevier, and his wife have made them a present of a Victor talking machine and the records they have. Feeling sure many of our people would like to give Mr. Martin a record to brighten and cheer them in their far-away home we will gladly purchase and pack away such records with the phonograph. The Covenanter Boys of the Alexandria church are regularly drilled as a boys' brigade once a week by a military officer. The list is open to any boy between the ages of ten and eighteen years !. o ?i ? - <-> ? ' ...... i o <1 icfjuiai aiu'lliialll U1 OUIliiay School. The Eavras Workers elected the following officers for the ensuing year: Mrs. A. G. I'hler. president; Mrs. Wm. Campbell, vice-president; Mrs. E. C. MrKnight, secretary, treasurer and librarian; Mrs. Bettie Jamieson. corresponding secretary. Richmond, Third Church: On Sunday, February 7. the pastor received eight new members on profession of faith, making fifty-two received in the last two weeks. This church has been greatly blessed in its spiritual life by the Chapman meetings. We hope to have fifty more souls for Christ by April 1. Let those who read these lines pray that our desire may be realized. ?Church of the Covenant: The Sunday school is to have a Mothers' and Fathers' or adult rally day. on February 21. By this is meant that all the "grownups" in our church and congregation are asked to make a special effort to come to Sunday scho olthat day. Come and see what we are doing; come and see what your boys and girls are doing, and meet their teachers. Five new members have been received on profession and one by letter recently into this church. Roanoke: This fine old church has extended a hearty and unanimous call to Rev. B. F. Bedinger. of the Lunenburg field. He has the call under consideration, and will visit this field on the third Sabbath of this month. Mr. Grover, of the senior class in Union Seminary, will fill his pulpit in Lunenburg on that day. WEST VIRGINIA. Clarksburg: Our church at this place unanimously and heartily called Mr. Samuel McP. Glasgow, a student of Union Theological Seminary, on Sunday, February 7. It is earnestly hoped he will accept. H. 25 PERSONAL. Rev. H. F. Hoyt changes liis athlress from Cornelia. (la., to Ray Minctto, Ala. Rev. W. E. Boggs. D. D? of .Tackscnvillo, Fla.. is visiting his son near Miami. He expects soon to move to Atlanta. Ga. Rew R M u r:~i 1 . . . ... .... r?|/ovi ivr\, i n in Mjrri'iiiry of I'nion Theological Seminary, will spoil.1 ilirop Sundays in Fobruary in Fayetteville Prosbytorv presenting the cause of the centennial fund for the Union Theological Seminary. Mrs. J. V. Logan, widow of Rev. ,T. V. I^ogan, formerly of Central University at Danville. Kv.. it is announced, will po as a missionary to Korea under the board of the Northern Church. Dr. W. J. Martin, Presbyterian chairman for Concord Presbytery, of the Laymen's Missionary Movement, is on the propram for an address at one of the conferences to be held during the preat convention next week at Pirminpham. He ami Dr. C. R. Harding, as local chairman for the Davidson church, expect to :il tnn.l Rev. C. P. Parker, of Marion. S. C., will preach the sermon for the Y. M. C. A.. at the commencement of the Presbyterian College of South Carolina. Rev. B. E. Wallace, of Warrensburg, Mo., has been appointed evangelist of Pine Bluff Presbytery. Arkansas. He will enter upon his new duties March 1. Dr. J. M. Wells, of Wilmingtofi, X. C., is having a much needed rest visiting his parents in Jackson, Miss. Dr. W. H. Fraser, of Anderson. S. C., will preach the commencement sermon of the Presbyterian College of South Carolina. Rev. S. J. Foster, D. D., of Petersburg. Va.. who was called to the pastorate of the First Church. Sherman. Texas, filled tho TMllrvW 1- ? v/i indi (uiirni on Sunday, January 31. Rev. J. J. Chisholm, D. D., of Natchez, Miss., has accepted the invitation to preach the commencement sermon of the Southwestern Presbyterian University at Clarksvilie, Tetin. Rev. C. K. Cumming, of our Japan Mission, is visiting the churches of Roanoke Presbytery. Tlis sermons and lectures are very helpful and inspiring. Dr. W. H. Venable, one of our efficient medical ministers in China, and stationed at Hashing, is now in this country, and last week addressed the students of the University of North Carolina. Rev. Motte Martin and Rev. J. M. Seig, both of them with brides, will sail from New York late in February on their return to mission work at Luebb, Congo Free State, Africa. Young Mr. Currie, the young man who was killed a few days ago in a mill accident at Bogalusa. La., was not the son of Rev. E. J. Currie, pastor of the First Presbyterian church, Hattiesburg, Miss., but was the son of Rev. J. E. Curry, a Baptist minister, who resides at Hattiesburg. Rev. W. T. MaUhou/e oiinnpln(.M,.l??t of Home Missions, has recently boon on a visit to his former home in Hickory, North Carolina, where he was most warmly welcomed.