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the Presby?erian of the South
Thornton S. Wilson, Managing Editor.
Editors?Thos. E. Converse, James P.
Smith, E. B. McCluer, George Summey.
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Church News
MARCH COLLECTIONS.
The month of March is set apart in
the General Assembly's schedule for collections
for Publication and Sunday
Scnool Missions. Remit to R. E. Magill,
Treasurer, Richmond, Va.
ALABAMA.
Talladega: Rev. Lynn R. Walker,
now of Atlanta, has lately been on a
visit to his many friends in Talladega,
where he was pastor before going to'
Pensacola.
Pleasant Ridge Church: Rev. A. E.
flrnvor pIhqpH tha fliirrl von r n c noctnr
of this church on Sunday, February 21.
Three young people were received into
the communion on profession. This la
a very active church, and all of the
members are thoroughly united in their
devotion to their church and pastor.
Mr. Grover leaves this church with great
sorrow, to take up work in another field.
ARKANSAS.
Rev. C. H. Maury, of Hamburg, has
been assisted in a series of services by
Rev. J. F. Dawson, of Warren. The
church has been greatly blessed by the
earnest and scriptural preaching of this
godly man.
Ouachita Presbytery: The spring
meeting of the Presbytery of Ouachita
will be held in the Presbyterian church
of El Dorado, Ark., April 7, 1909, at 7:30
p. m. At the last meeting of Presbytery
the following program was arranged for
the Calvin Quadricentennial to be held
in connection with the spring meeting:
Subject of the opening sermon, "The
Five Points of Calvinism," Moderator
Rev. J. L. Reed; "Calvin, the Man and
His Times,"' Rev. H. M. McLain; "Calvin,
the Theologian," Rev. C. C. Williams,
D. D.; "Calvin's Doctrine of Infant Sal
vation," nev. jno. u. Williams, D. D.;
"The Relation of Calvinism to Missions,"
Rev. F. W. Thom>pson; "Calvin's
Contribution to Educational Progress,"
Rev. E. D. Brown, D. D.; "Cal
E PRESBYTERIAN OF THE SOUT
vln's Influence Upon t.he Political Development
of the World," Hon. T. C. McRae,
principal; Captain C. A. Bridewell,
alternate; "How Far Has Original Calvinism
been Modified by Time?" Rev. C.
P. Bridewell, D. D.; "How May the Principles
of Calvinism be Rendered Most
Effective Under Modern Conditions?"
Hon. Henry Moore, principal; Mr. A.
II. Whitmarsh, alternate.
Thos. L. Green, S. C.
FLORIDA.
Florida Presbytery will meet in Monticello,
April 6, 1909, at 7:30 p. n. R?./.
J. S. Sibley, of Pensacola, Fla., is chair
uiiiii ui nonie juissions, ana Air. C. F.
Zeek, of Pensacola, Fla., is treasurer.
Clyde Johnson, S. C.
GEORGIA.
The Presbytery of Atlanta met in. Atlanta
March 1, 1909, and transacted the
following business: Rev. P. P. Winu
was, at his own request, granted a letter
of dismissal to the Presbytery of
Asheville. The Central Church was
granted permission to prosecute before'
the Presbytery of Knoxville a call for
the pastoral services of Rev. D. H. Ogden.
Rev. W. L. Ldngle, with Rev. L. R.
Walker as his alternate, was appointed
to represent this Presbytery.
John I. Armstrong, S. C.
Atlanta?Wallace Church: Mr. W.
iriui& wua uisuinea eiaer oa sunauy,
February 28. The illness of his wife
prevented this service cn a former day.
The Sunday school is growing, and ic
is our purpose to give as nearly as possible
our assessment for each cause before
the spring presbytery. On March
21, we expect to begin a series of evangelistic
services lasting two weeks. The
pastor, Rev. John D. Keith, has accepted
the invitation to preach the commencement
sermon at the Fort Gaines Academy,
Fort Gaines, Ga., on Sunday, May
23.
?Westminster Church: The membership
of this church is constantly increasing?four
new names were added to the
church roll Sunday morning. Last Friday
night the Young People's Society
held a most enjoyable "social" in the
Sunday school room of the church. Quite
a large number were present to enjoy
the merriment of tho evening.
?North Avenue Church: The Missionary
Circle has elected new olficers for
the coming year. At the last meeting
it was decided to continue the share in
the Chunju station for their foreign
work, but the home work was left open
for discussion, and awaiting further information.
This will be decided at the
next meeting. The Ladies' Aid Society
.1... ~i.? ? ? ? ?
uan ainu cieciea new omcers. Their
work for the past year flap been very
successful. At the Christian Endeavor
Society last Sunday night, ,Dr. S. L.
Morris gave a very inspiring and instructive
talk on the work in the West. This
society has undertaken to raise the salary
of a missionary in Oklahoma,?a
young lady who has gone out from this
church, "and who is the first missionary
sent out by the committee to do just
the kind of work she is doing. A Girls'
Hospital Committee was organized last
rH. March 10, 1909.
week, for the purpose of helping to
raise funds for a Children's Ward in the
Presbyterian Hospital. There were seventeen
present at the first meeting, and
they showed great enthusiasm.
?The Presbyterian Hospital: The restaurant.
held in turn by each of the
Presbyterian churches of Atlanta, and
then for two days by the Young Ladies'
Auxiliary, has netted the satisfactory sum
of $1,623.50. The hospital is doing a
splendid work in its charity department
that would have to go undone if it were
not for this institution. Four or five
new charity cases are to be taken immediately.
?Central Church: The Brotherhood
of the Central Church is increasing in
numbers and efficiency; the average attendance
is now between forty-five and
fifty-five, and they are endeavoring to
meet the one-hundred mark before the
arrival of their new pastor,-Dr. Dunbar
H. Ogden. The mission thai is supported
by this church?the Woodward Avenue
Mission?has had an average attendance
since January of this year of
108, showing a marked increase over last
year.
Darien: The Ladies' Aid of the First
Presbyterian church, having re-organized
with the- pastor's wife at the head, are
doing good work. These ladies gave a
"silver social" not long since, at which
a nice little sum was raised. The society
has undertaken to assist the church
in making the centennial celebration to
be held some time during the spring a
success, and are prepaying to liavo an
entertainment soon to that end. The
church is arranging to have several of
ilie former pastors present for this celebration,
and hope for a great revival of
ftiterest from it. The mid-week services
held every Wednesday evening are
exceptionally well attended, showing
that the people see the importance of
this service as an aid to church work.
The trustees have lately planted a grove
of pecan trees around the church building,
which is expected tp add to the appearance
of the lot, as well as to be a
future source of income later on. From
hi*? iircwm uuuuok anogetner, a prospet
ous future is to be expected.
Augusta: Governor R. B. Glenn, of
North Carolina, visited the Presbyterian
churches of this city on the second
Sunday of February. His visit was an
inspiration and cannot fail of immense
and lasting benefits to the great cause
of Assembly's Home Missions. Governor
Glenn's personality is so charming,
he is so brainy, so persuasive, he grips
so tightly by the force of his sledge
hammer argument and then clinches
so lovingly by his persuasiveness of appeal
that he is simply irresistible. He
was heard here morning and night by
immense congregations, everybody, and
especially the men, were aroused as we
llflvo ror^xlxr anon w ?
._wV uicui. mvpryuoay responded
to his appeal, and the results
were a quadrupling of our accustomed
offering to the cause. No 'pastor or
church can afford not to havo Governor
Glenn visit them 4f they are at all concerned
for the future of this country
and the desire to have a share in Its
redemption. J. T. Plunket.