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I he Presbyterian 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
School Missions. Remit to R. E. Magill,
Treasurer, Richmond, Va.
ALABAMA.
The Presbytery of Tuscaloosa, Ala.,
which meets at Demopolis, Tuesday evening,
April 13, has arranged through its
committee on Calvin Celebration the following
program: On Wednesday evening,
April 14, the moderator to preside.
Rev. W. B. Doyle, principal; Rev.
E. B. Robinson, alternate. Subject, "Calvin,
the M.an and His Times." Rev. W.
C. Clark, principal; Rev. W. E. Hutchison,
alternate. Subject, "Calvin, the
Theologian.' Judge P. H. Pitts, principal;
Judge T. W. Coleman, alternate,
subject, "Calvin, His Influence on Civil
Government." Rev. S. F. Hodges, principal,
Rev. W. D. Spurlin, alternate, subject,
"Calvin, His Influence on Church
Polity." Rev. R. B. McAlpine, princlnnl
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litu, nci. u. u. unite, alternate. SUDject,
"Calvin, His Influence on the Reformation."
Addresses limited to twenty
minutes each.
ARKANSAS.
The Presbytery of Washbourne will
meet in the Presbyterian church at Prairie
Grove, Ark., on Wednesday, March 31,
at 2 p. m. Members of Presbytery who
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way will be entertained by the members
of the Fayetteville church.
S. W. Davies, 8. C.
Searcy: This church is an old one
measured by the age of churches in the
west. It was organized in the year 1852
and has had a very useful and Interesting
history. At one time, it was quite,
strong both in members and means.
Fortunately during this period of its history,
a nice and commodious brick building
was erected and fully paid for. A
manse has lately been bought and paid
for. A pastor will be secured for three
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fourths of his time and the church lately
organized at Heber will take the other
fourth. At a meeting conducted by Rev.
Wni. H. Richardson, twenty-four members
were received; seventeen upon profession
of faith and four by letter. Six
children were baptized and a number
promised to erect family altars. Mr. W.
N. Brumlow was elected and installed as
elder. An insurance policy costing forty
dollars was taken out on the church and
twelve dollars was raised for incidental
purposes. An offering of $27.25 was
made for Presbyterial Home Missions.
FLORIDA.
Palatka: Rev. L. R. Lynn, pastor. On
two Sundays recently, eighteen newmembers
were received into the communion
of this church.
Suwanee Presbytery: At a called meeting
of Suwanee Presbytery held in Jacksonville,
Fla., March 9, Rev. Thos. P.
Hay, D. D.. Rev. L. R. Lynn, Rev. Paul F.
Brown and Elder Jno. T. Owen, were appointed
a commission to organize a new
church in Jacksonville, the Springfield
section of the city. The First church
has had a successful mission Sunday
school there for some time and the
time seems ripe for a new church. The
church will likely be organized before
the middle of April. It is thought there
will be jnore than one hundred members
to go into this church at its beginning.
Springfield is growing rapidly and there
is a splendid opportunity for a good
church. *
GEORGIA.
?csi r-omi: as a result oi the L<aymen's
Missionary Movement, this church
has taken action on the question of
pledges for foreign missions and secured
annual pledges to the amount of $175.
Atlanta Central Church: The committee
appointed- by the session of this
church visited the Presbytery of Knoxville,
which dissolved the pastoral relation
of Rev. D. H. Ogden and the First
church. Mr. Ogden will take up his work
as pastor of the Central church on the
first Sunday in April. The work at the
colored mission is progressing and two
new teachers have been secured. All the
classes are very large, especially the infant
class, where more teachers are
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Westminster: This week marked the
organization of a children's band in Westminster,
whose object is to help and" work
for the Presbyterian Hospital. Mrs. G. T.
L/atimer is in charge of the little people
who call themselves the Junior Auxiliary
to this great work. On Sunday there
were three more accessions by letter recorded
on the church roll.
North Avenue Church: The pastor, Rev.
Richard Orme Flinn, left last week for
Montevallo, Ala., where he delivered a
wuido ui ickiuics at me state students'
Conference^ His pulpit was filled by Rev.
Joseph Kemp, of Edlnburg, Scotland, in
the morning, and in the evening by Rev.
S. D. Gordon, of New York; both of these
ministers being here as speakers at the
Tabernacle Bible Conference.
Ministers' Conference: On Thursday
and Friday afternons of this week there
will be a special Ministers' Conference
held In the North Avenue church, led by
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Rev. J. Stuart Holden, of lx>ndon, England,
and Rev. Joseph Kemp} of Edlnburg,
bcotland. To these conferences pastors
and evangelists from all sections of the
south are coming in order that they may
confer concerning how they may best advance
the Kingdom and quicken an effective
evangelistic effort.
KENTUCKY.
Frankfort: Evangelist F. P. Ramsey,
of Chicago, is coming to this place to
hold a meeting in the Southern church,
beginning March 21.
Henderson, Second Church: At our
last communion servipe, the last Sunday
in January, we welcomed seventeen new
members into the church, largely the result
of special services in which Dr. J.
Addison Smith, of Richmond, Ky., assisted
the pastor, Rev. L. Humphreys.
Since our communion service two others
have united with the church, one by profession
and one by letter. One of the
most gratifying features of our work
here is the adult Bible class. We are
organized under the "World Wide Baraca"
movement. About a year and a half
ago we had only about ten men enrolled.
What was formerly the pastor's study,
at the church, was appropriated as a
Baraca class room and fitted up accordingly,
leaking it as attractive as possible,
for the men. The men went to work in'
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room was too small to accommodate the
ingathering, so we moved into the main
auditorium. We now have an enrollment
of forty-five. Our motto is "We Do
Things" and the platform- of the organization
is, "Young men at work for young
men, all standing by the Bible and the
Bible School." The pastor not only
teaches the class, but spends a good deal
of time and effort with the young men;
watching their lives so as to be able to
give them words of counsel and encouragement.
As the result of this class
work ten young men have, in the last
year, taken a definite stand for Christ
and the church, and seventy-two dollars
has been pledged for foreign missions.
LOUISIANA.
New Orleans: Dr. James B. Woods, of
the North Kiangsu Mission, China, is to
address the Woman's Foreign Mission
Union of New Orleans Presbytery on Friday,
March 19, at the Prytania Street
church.
?Memorial Chapel: On Sunday evening,
March 7, the attractive Hall and
Memorial Chapel was dedicated. The
sermon was preached by Rev. W. McF.
Alexander, D. D.t of the Prytania Street
church. The chapel haB been built by
the Napoleon Avenue church, Rev. W. H.
Burwell, pastor, at a total cost, including
me iocs, wnicn nave ennanced greatly In
value since they were bought, three or
four years ago, of nearly six thousand
dollars. Its name memorializes the late
Rev. R. Q. Mallard, for many years pastor
of the Napoleon Avenue church.
Dr. John Balcom Shaw, of Chicago, and
Dr. *J. F. Cannon, of St. Louis", supplied
the pulpit of the First church last Sunday;
Dr. Wm. Robert, of?Phlladelphia, and
Dr. S. S. Palmer, of Columbus, Ohio, the
Prytania Street church; Dr. J. Preston
Searle, of New Brunswick, and Dr. Black,
of Missouri, the Lafayette church; Dr.