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March 10, 1909. TI
KENTUCKY.
Louisville: Committees have been appointed
by the Westminster and First
churches to consider the question of
uniting these two churches.
Presbytery of Louisville: Your committee
to prepare a program for the celebration
by this Presbytery ip 1909 of
the four hundredth anniversary of the
birth of John Calvin, submit the following
recommendations: That the morning
and evenine sessions or -a
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day, Wednesday, April 21, 1909, of Presbytery
be devoted to this celebration,
and that the hours, themes and speakers
be as follows: 10 a. m.?'"Calvin and
I lis Times, ' by Rev. Prof. C. R. Hemphill,
D. D.; 11 a. m.?"Calvin, the Man
and His Life Story," by Rev. Prof. H. E.
Dosker, D. D.; 7:30 p. m.?Calvin, a3
Exegete and Theologian," by Rev. Prof.
R. A. Webb, D. D.; 8:30 p. m.?"Calvin,
as a Factor in the Making of the Modern
World," by Rev. Prof. W. H. Marquess,
D. D. Respectfully submitted,
Egbert W. Smith, J. W. Graybill, J. S.
Lyons.
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n Muoie esequest: Miss Mattic D.
Todd, who recently died at Cynthiana,
Ky.t left her entire estate to* the Society
of Soul Winners, of which Dr. Edward
O. Guerrant, of Wilmore, Ky., is
president, and Major Robert S. Bullock,
cashier of Fayette National Bank, of
Lexington, Ky., is treasurer. The estate
is valued at over twenty thousand 'dollars,
and is available at the death of her
aged aunt, Mrs. Mcintosh. The money is
to be safely invested and the interest
used in the mission work of the society
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w.c lunguegieciea Highlanders
of the South. It will be used in the support
of these missions and building
ehnrehe8 and schools for the3e destitute
countrymen.
Louisville?Crescent Hill Church: February
28 was a day of pleasant incidents
for our church. Mr. Gary Randolph
I31ain preached an excellent sermon on
"Faith"; the venerable E. W. Bedlnger,
D. D., offered a prayer fragrant with humble
confidence in God; the ofTering was
for Presbytery's Home Missions; the
Sunday school reported 104 present; and
we had with us the beloved former
superintendent, Wm. R. Heick, who. with
Mr. Dabney R. Taylor, gave great assistance
to the choir.
The congregational meeting considered
the rerw^rf n-"-"
. ? >/i mc ?>utiuing committee,
after it had been discussed by Messrs.
Dlain, Gaines, Smith, Macpherson and
R. S. Veech. The vote was takpn by
ballot. Messrs. Gray, Lee, Heick and
Riehardson tellers, and stood twentytwo
against the report and forty in favor
of it. This means that as soon as
$10,000 have been subscribed the committee
will begin building operations.?
Crescent Hill Presbyterian.
LOUISIANA.
Amite: The new church at this place
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uccii uumpieiea ana furnished, and
will be dedicated on the third Sabbath
of this month.
New Orleans: The various pulpits of
the city will be 'supplied next Sunday
by the members of the Council of Reformed
Churches, which meets on
Thursday, March 11th.
?Hon, R. B. Glenn, ex-goveruor of
iE PRESBYTERIAN OF THE SOU'
North Carolina, will give April 25 and 20
to New Orleans, in his Home Mission
campaign. Arrangements are now being
made for his visit.
?The Pirst Church has engaged the
services of Rev. Samuel Semple, of Titusvllie,
Pa., for another month, as pulpit
supply.
?The Free Clinic of the Presbyterian
Hospital of New Orleans, at 628 Carondelet
street, is now open every day except
Sunday. Hours of admission are
three to four in the afternoon. A nurap
is in attendance all day.
?The Mallard Memorial Chapel of the
Napoleon Avenue Church was dedicated
on Sunday afternoon. The dedication
sermon was delivered by Rev. Dr. W.
McF. Alexander, pastor of the Prytania
Street Church, and the special music
for the occasion was furnished by
the choir of the Napoleon Avenue
Church, Rev. H. W. Burdell, pastor.
MARYLAND.
Rockville: Rev. Wm. Black, synodical
evangelist of North Carolina Synod,
assisted the pastor, Rev. A. W. Shaw,
in a meeting held in this church. The
town and community have been greatly
blessed by the meeting and some of
the visible results were the large number
of professions of faith, about
sixty, the re-eon seem tirwn nf ?
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of many christians, and the number of
persons who promised to hold family
worship.
MISSISSIPPI.
Presbytery of Mississippi will meet
in Natchez, Tuesday, April 13, 1909, at
7:30 p. m. Sessions will sepd up record
books and the following reports: statistical,
systematic beneficence, Sundayschools,
women's and young peoplessocieties
and narratives; also Commissioners'
Fund at rate of ten cents per
member. Opening sermon by Rev. R. V.
Lancaster, D. D.
S. C. Caldwell, S. C.
crystal springs: On the last Sunday
in February three additional ruling elders
and two additional deacons were
inducted into office. Since Rev. H. W.
Wallace went to this charge in November
seventeen members have been received
into the church. The work has
been most encouraging.
Canton: All delegates who expect to
attend the approaching meeting of Central
Mississippi Presbytery at Canton,
will please send their names promptly
to the undersigned. We will provide
homes for all' the delegates who notify
us in time. Owing to the lateness of
their arrival the committee will meet
none of the night trains.
C. S. Newman.
East Mississippi Presbytery: In the
interest of missionary work in East Mississippi
Presbytery, I earnestly beseech
vtci.v jmsiur m me fresbytery, who has
a missionary society, to s^e to It that
at least two representatives will he present
at the Missionary Union at Tupelo,
April 1-2. And every church, whether
having either pastor or society, have
representatives. Don't let the clubs out
rank us In either size. Interest or numbers.
Let each society make Its last
meeting in March one of especial prayer
for this meeting. On the blanks sent
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out the "Dues paid Union" refers to the
annual tax of ten cents per member for
Union expenses, and is to be sent to
Union with delegates unless previously
sent to Mrs. L. T. Carlisle, West Point,
Treasurer of the Union. Pray that some
plan may be devised whereby we may
have organized in every church in the
Presbytery a * Woman's Missionary Society.
Yours in the work,
Cor. Sec., Miss. Union.
MISSOURI.
Branson: The new church building is
making rapid progress. The foundation
is completed and the rock is being gotten
out to finish the walls. This
church has been the recipient of several
liberal gifts by ministers of LaIVi-oiu
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^ in c?uyiery. A gilt of $100 was
received, and the Young People's Society
of Springfield, of which Rev. G. W. Jurey
is pastor, gave a six-piece communion
set of the very best silver. This is not
the only occasion in which Mr. Jurey's
church has extended the helping band.
They gave a pulpit Bible to one church,
aided another substantially and sent an
organ to a church in Cuba. This is the
only church of any description in tiiS
town. Are there not other churches or
societies who would like to help in thi3
neeedy field? Contributions may be
sent to Rev. W. E. Beattie, pastor. '
NORTH CAROLINA.
Evanaelistif c
m v?. nvn. t-asuors and
churches wishing 'the services of Rev.
Geo. F. Robertson should apply at once.
He has had to decline some invitations,
much to his sorrow, because the meetings
were at too early a date for him to
be able to hold them. His home address,
from which letters will be promptly
forwarded, is 720 E. Fourth strict.,
Charlotte. N. C. .
St. Paul: Rev. Joseph Evans, finding
his years too many and not equal to
the heavy and increasing work of his
field, because of his health, has asked
that he might give up the active portion
of the pastorate and that o.-. ??-?
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pastor be called to the St. Paul church.
The co-pastor will have all of the
responsibility, while Mr. Evans will remain
nominally the pastor. The church
agrees to the request, as Mr. Evans is
dearly loved by these whom he aervea
with the best portion of his life.
The Kenly and Smithfield churches
have extended a unanimous call to the
Rev. T. H. Spence to become their pastor.
This is a very important field with
large opportunities for development.
It is most earnestly hoped that he will
accept the call and soon enter upon the
work. These churches are situated in a
county which has 30,000 white people
yet there are only something like 5,000
persons identified with any church.
Washington: We have recently introduced
the "Standard Songs" into our
school, and are very much pleased with
them. We liope Iheir use will become
general In our church. We have also
purchased a piano, and are organizing
an orchestra and choir. These new
features are brightening the worship,
and Increasing interest in the work of
the work of the Sunday school.
The Hamley-Rockingham group had
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