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March 3, 1909. T]
Sunday evening services, also two more
accessions to the church.
KENTUCKY.
Rev. J. W. Atwood has been called to
the pastorate of the Carrolltcn church,
Kentucky.
LOUISIANA.
New Orleans: Dr. Sumniev, of New
Oi leans, editor of '"The Presbyterian of
me soiun," is at De Funiak Springs,
Fla., delivering a course of Uible lectures,
his fourth year at that delightrul
place.
?The Council of the Reformed
Churches, holding the Presbyterian System,
in the United States, will meet in
the Prytania Street Church on March 11,
and will be in session for three days.
The members are expected to remain
over the following Sabbath.
?Rev. D. L. Barr, of Houston, Miss.,
Rev. Chas. A. Hyland, of Morgan City,
La.. Rev. Morrison Brown, of Jeaneretle,
La., and Rev. M. R. Paradis, of New
Iberia, La., were in the city last week.
Ruston: About five o'clock Saturday
mornin, February 20, the Ruston Presbyterian
church building was discovered
to be on fire, and within a very short
time the entire .structure was consumed.
There had been no fire in the church
for a week, and the origin of the lire is
a mystery. With the church and its furniture
were destroyed the libraries of
the Sunday school and the pastor, botii
owned by the church. The church was
one of the early structures of the Kind
erected in Ruston, and there was no insurance
upon it or its contents. At present
the cungregation is without a pastor.
Centreville: Rev. A. Oscar Browne
conducted a Sabbath School Institute at
this place, Wednesday and Thursday,
in terfered with by unfavorable weather,
interferred with by unfavorable weather,
was good. At least five Protestant denominations
were represented, and fully
twenty Roman Catholics attended. Manv
persons came to the services who are
not accustomed to attend religious exercises.
The visit of Dr. Browne has not
only given an impetus to Sabbath school
work at Centreville, but a splendid impression
for good has been made upon
the community generally. The uriiversal
hope of those who heard him is that,
before many days are gone he will visit
us again.
Morgan City: Rev. A. Oscar Browne
came to Morgan City Friday, February
19, and remained until Monday. He conducted
six services in all. The services
were held in the Methodist church building,
that being the only white Protestant
church building in use in the town. The
weather was not altogether favorable,
and the carnival season was approaching;
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me utieuuauce was gooa. 'I'ne attention
given both to the singing and
to the talks of Dr. Browne was profound.
His Institute work enlisted the
interest of the people, and we are expecting
good result's, in the introduction
of some, at least, of the most approved
Sabbath school methods. The community
as a whole has been greatly benefited,
and a new "impetus has been given
to Christian effort. Many persons who
have not been regular attendants upon
religious worship were reached. The
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hearts of a number of the young people
were touched, and we are looking
for results in an in-gathering of some
of these into the church.
MISSISSIPPI.
Chamberlain-Hunt Academy, at Port
Gibson, is nourishing under the care of
Kev. M. E. Melvin. One of the handsomest
postal card we have seen in
a long time, came to us from that institution.
}f we had more such institutions
we would have more men looking to
nama uie ministry.
Corinth: . The attention of the pastors
and the Sunday school superintendents in
the Synod of Mississippi is called to the
collection, ordered by the Syncd to be
taken on the third Sabbath of March,
1909. The money contributed in this collection
is to be sent to Rev. J. W. Orr,
Corinth, Miss., who is chairman of Publication"
and Sabbath schools in the Synod
of Mississippi. It is ordered by
the Synod that the Synod's chairman retain
one-fourth of this collection, and
three-tourths is to be sent by him to the
Presbyterian chairman in the Presbytery
11u 111 wiiu-n 11 came. This Is a must
important collection, and one that should
he taken in every school in the Synod
or Mississippi, as all of our aggressive
work largely depends on this collection.
WHJ you he the one to neglect this? The
money retained by Synod's chairman wil!
be used in the promotion of the great
Sunday School Institute, to be held in
Crystal Springs, in the early part of
Juiy, 1909.
Synod's Chairman of Sabbath School
Work: Please notice the
vtiutigc wi guaiiman,
from Rev. M. E. Melvin to Rev.
J. W. Orr, Corinth, Miss., to whom all
money should be seut.
MISSOURI.
Richland: At a called meeting of LnFr.yette
Presbytery, held, February 23,
at the Westminster church, Springfield,
the pastoral relationship existing between
this church and Rev. J. R. C. Brown was
dissolved, that he might accept a call
to the church at Troy, in the Presbytery
of St. T.ontc Tliio 1 *- '
? ? ?.i.o leaves ?a cm ii i a ueil
of great importance and usefnines?,
which should be filled at once. '1 here
is universal regret in the. Presbytery at
the loss of Mr. Brown, as he has greatly
endeared himself to all who have come
to know him. The interest and prayers
of this Presbytery follow him to his new
location at Troy.
Lamar: The Ladies' Missionary Society
of this church celebrated, on the
evening of February 19, the twentieth
anniversary of its organization. A history
of the society was read, telling or
its small beginning, of the numerous
members who have been active in its
work during these years, of the different
enterprises with which the society has
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(uuuu, tinu 01 us present condition. The,
treasurer read a summary of the'offerings
made to Home and Foreign Missions,
which was quite encouraging. A
liberal thank offering was made, including
several gifts from former members;
these were accompanied by letters or
greeting. This society sustains one of
the shares which this church supports
in the Kunsan station, Korea.
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NORTH CAROLINA.
Cross Roads Church: Rev. W. O.
Sample was installed as pastor of this
church on February 14. He has been
with this church only a short time, but
he and his family have greatly endeared
themselves to the people.
The Presbytery of Asheville will meet
in Mills River church, Henderson county.
North Carolina, on April 27, 1909, at
8 p. m. Rev. R. F. Campbell is chairman
of the Home Mission Committee, and
Rev. R. P. Smith, treasurer.
R. B. Grinnan, S. C.
Davidson: Rev. Robert F. Kirkpatrick,
class ot '97, field lopresentative of Union
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the church at both services on Sunday,
February 21. In the morning he spoke
on a call to the ministry, and followed
his sermon proper with a statement
of , the work done by
Union Seminary in its contribution
of ministers to the Southern church
and the missionary fields of the world,
and the Seminary's present and urgent
need of an increased endowment. His
sermon at night was a strong and earnest
discussion of the theme, "Whosoever
will save his life shall lose it." It
was a matter of pleasure and pride to
all friends of Davidson td note at tha
Birmingham Convention what a large
number of Davidsonians, ministers and
laymen, these latter in all the walks of
life, were present at that gathering.
Durham: On February 20, Rev. Edward
R. Leyburn completed seven years
ui service as tne pastor of the First
Church of Durham. During those seven
years, 374 members have been received
into the church, the majority of them
on profession of faith. This church has *
three mission chapels under its. care
and support. One of these was organized
six years ago into the Second Church,
with a membership of sixty-five, and it
now has a membership of one hundred.
This church and the West Durham Chapel
are under the pastoral care of Rev. M. N.
M'lver. The First Church has recently
called Rev. Carl Barth, of Point Pleasant,
W. Va., to take charge of the Edgemonl
chapel, one of its most hopeful and
encouraging mission points. Mr. Barth
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gin his work in Durham, March 1. The
First church also supports Rev. and Mrs.
R. L. Wharton, in Cuba, and its mem.
hers have subscribed over two thousand
dollars to be paid this year toward the
erection of Mr. Wharton's church at Cardenas,
Cuba.
SOUTH CAROLINA.
Synod of South Carolina: The action
of the Synod at Sumter has no hearing
uppn the February collection for Home
Missions. It should be sent as before,
to G. G. Mayes, Treasurer, Blackstock,
S. C.
The James Island congregation wR'
build a new church of modern stvle to
meet the demands for larger seating capacity.
Bishop Guerry, of the Episcopal
church, has offered us their church while
ours Is building. There will be no conflict
of services, as on their day, the second
Sabbath, the Presbyterian pastor,
Rev. N. Keff Smith, has an appointment
at McPhersonville. Tne invitation has
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