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March 10, 1909. TH]
ary teacher for the Indians. They hare
seen much to encourage them by the improvements
in the condition of this tribe.
This loss will be a serious one to them.
Will not many brethren who read these
lines, and who are prospered in fheir
circumstances, send a generous contribution
to help repair this loss? Mr. 17. F.
Gerloch, a well-known merchant of Livingston,
Tex., would receive such contributions
and forward them promptly to
Mr. Chambers. Many friends sending
small contributions of from one dollar
to nve aonars, or more, would soon reinstate
this good family in a comfortable
home, and encourage them to continue
their good work. The postofllce of Mr.
Chambers is Kiam, Polk county, Tex.
Weinert: On February 21, at this
place, an enthusiastic and wide-awake
little church was organized with nine
members and as many more prospective
ones. Already there are funds enough subscribed,
together with what we hope to
get from the committee, to erect a nice,
little church building, plans for the same
having also been submitted and adopted.
Tins is the first church building to be
erected in this thriving little Western
town, though the other denominations
have had organizations here for some
time. With such prospects before us we
hope to do great things for the Master
in this field. C. O.
At a Called meeting of Dallas Presbytery
held in the First Church, Sherman.
February 22, Rev. E. J. Durham
was received from the Methodist Church
and Rev. W. H. Wycough was dismissed
to the Presbvterv of Fort Worth
D'Hanis: We appreciate very much'
the kind response with which our plea,
of two weeks ago, for this church, met.
We appreciate as much the spirit and
tone of the letters accompanying these
donations as we do the donations themselves.
This community is under the
control of the Catholic Church absolutely,
both religiously and civilly. The
prie3t is a notoriously immoral man. He
is exerting the utmost of his ability to
overthrow our work there. This little
band ot Protestants have not one single
shingle of shelter over their heads. There
is not a community in South America in
greater need of the pure Gospel of the
Lord Jesus Christ than this one. Do
you not esteem it a privilege to be one
of the six hundred to have at least
one dollar in this little chapel? Remit
to Rev. M. W. Doggett, D. D., San Antonio,
Texas. Lock Box 854.
VIRGINIA.
Lexington: Communion services were
held at thfi Prpohvforlnn ?hnrnt> Oimilov
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March 7. Preparatory services were held
nightly by the pastor, Dr. Graham. The
pastor was assisted at one of these services
by Dr. W. T. Palmer, of Lynchburg,
who preached a serman appropriate
to the occasion.
Alexandria: Recently one of our young
girls lost her purse In Washington City.
It was found by a gentleman, who wrote
the pastor, giving the number of a collection
envelope which he found in the
purse. The owner was notified and the
purse recovered. See what good comes
of being a regular contributor, and that
is not the only good.
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Bethesda: The Rev. Henry Miller
attended the Laymen's Missionary Convention
in Birmingham, and he is now
visiting friends in the South. His pulpit
was filled by Mr. H. H. Leach, of
Washington and Lee, on Sunday, February
28.
Newport News: The committee of
Scotchmen which has undertaken the
task of inviting all Scotchmen in this
vdcinity to hear Rev. E. T. Wellford
preach on their native country at the
First Presbyterian Church next Sunday
evening has met with great success, and
much interest in the sermon has been
aroused. It is expected that the sermon
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congregation than any of the number of
interesting historical sermons recently
preached by Mr. Wellford, although the
entire series has attracted unusual interest.
The attendance upon these historical
sermons and the series of theological
ones that preceded, has increased
the evening congregation over one
hundred per cent. We are averaging
a larger night audience than in the
morning.
West Hanover Presbytery, in the spring
meeting at Gordonsville, beginning April
20, will observe the Calvin Quadricentennial.
Rev. H. Tucker Graham, president
of Hampden-Sidney College, will
speak on "Calvin: the Man and His
Times"; Rev. J. H. Davis, pastor of
Brown's Church, Cumberland Co., on
"Calvin and Education"; Dr. W. K. McCoy
(elder), of Gum Spring, on "Calvin
and Civil Government"; and Rev. G. L..
Petrie, D. D., of Charlottesville, on "Calvin
Today." President W. W. Moore, of
Union Theological Seminary. Richmond,
on account of unexpected demands upon
his time, felt obliged to drop from the
program, to the great regret of us all.
J. G. M.
Richmond: Overbrook, Barton Heights:
Rev. Raymond C. White was unanimously
called to be pastor of the Presbyterian
church here, at a congregational meeting,
held, Sunday, February 28, after the
morning service. He will graduate from
the Union Theological Seminary at this
session. In connection with the work
here, he will also be pastor of Fairmount
Presbyterian church.
?The Cornerstone of the new Y. M.
C. A. building. Seventh and" flrnne
streets, was laid with impressive service
on Saturday, March 6, 1909. Mrj
John Stewart Bryan delivered an address,
and prayer was offered by Rev. Russell
Ceoll. Over |200,000 Is ready for the
building, which is to be completed January
1, 1910.
Emporia: Since January 7, there have
been fourteen additional members received
into this church. This makes a
total of fifty-two members which have
been received in a little over one year's
time here. Mr. W. M. Fairley has
recently been elected, ordained and
installed as deacon.
Staunton: A protracted meeting in the
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the Rev. S. W. Moore, of Williamson. W.
Va., assisted the pastor. There were
abouut forty professions of faith, a large
majority of the converts being pupils
of the Mary Baldwin Seminary. While
the meeting was in progress, Mr. Moore
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held a half hour service each day at the
Staunton Military Academy during the
recreation period. There were nearly
three hundred of the students to responds
to the invitation of the gospel.
WEST VIRGINIA.
A Called Meeting of Greenbrier Presbytery
was held at Ronceverte, Friday,
February 2G, to receive Rev. R. B. Hudson
and Rev. A. S. Rachal into the presbytery
and to arrange for their installation
as pastors at Mt. Pleasant and
Marlinton churches, and to dissolve the
pastoral relations between Rev. R. E.
Redding and the Winterburn church, and
dismiss him to Montgomery Presbytery
PERSONALS.
Rev. Wm. C. White, of Warm Springs,
Va., preached at Mt. Horeb church on
last Sunday.
Rev. James Gilbert Tanner, a member
of the Presbytery of Brownwood, Texas,
died on Tuesday, March 2, in Brookneal,
Campbell county, Va. He was a
native of Lynchburg,, Va., and graduated
at the Union Theological Seminary in
1S81. Mr. Tanner had pastorates at Decatur,
Ala., 1S83-1884, and in Texas at
Goliad, Houston- and Navasota, retiring
from this church a few years ago on account
of failing health. He was for two
years the editor of the "Texas Presbyterian,"
and fer some time the stated
clerk of the Presbytery of Brazos. Born
May 7, 1859. He was called away when
he had nearly attained a half century
of life and service.
Rev. A. C. Dixon, of Chicago, formerly
of North Carolina, will lipiw-^r.
calaureate sermon of the University
North Carolina. The Young Men's tnnstian
Association address will be delivered
by Rev. T. H. Rice, D. D., of Riobmond,
Va. .
Mrs. John R. Sampson, of Pantops.
Charlottsville, Va., has been asked by
the Philadelphia woman's board of
Foreign Missions to be their field secretary,
and has undertaken the work for
three months. She will be travelling in
Tennessee, Alabama and Mississippi
among the churches lately Cumberland.
This work has the consent and approval
of our Committee at Nashville, and it
is hoped that wherever Mrs. Sampson
goes, the women of our southern Church
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hearty welcome.
Dr. James B. Woods, of our mission
in China, will attend for a month tbe
polyclinic of Tulane University at New
Orleans, La.
Rev. H. F. Williams, editor of the
Missionary, is on the foreign field. He
will spend the month of March In North
Kiangsu Mission; April in Japan, and be
at home in May. Up to April 5, Mr.
Williams' address will be care H. W.
Myers, Kobe, Japan.
Rev. E. E. Smith, of Owensboro, Ky;
has been called to Frankfort, Ky.
Rev. E. P. Kennedy, on account of ill
health has given up his work at Beaumont,
Texas, and is seeking rest and
recuperation at Montell, Texas, where
correspondents will address him.
Rev. T. H. Spence, of Woodleaf, N. C.,
has been called to the Johnston county
group of churches In Fayetteville Presbytery,
N. C.