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^ March 31, 1909. TH C., A. B. of Davidson College, and Mr. William Twyman Williams, Jr., of Woodstock, Va., M. A. of Hampden-Sidney College. This is the highest distinction within tire gift of the seminary and the student who have won it in former years have vindicated the wisdom of the selection in a notable way by the work which they have done since leaving the institution. ?Church of the Covenant: The sacramant r\f i hn T nrrl'a Cnntvor UTOo Q^mlnic. Ul IJIVy JiUlU O " MO UUiUIUlO' tered in connection with the morning service Sunday, March 14. Six persons were received into the church, making in all more than thirty received since the last communion. The societies ot this church are very active. West Hanover Presbytery meets in Gordonsville, Tuesday, April 20, 8 p. m. All who expect to attend will please send their names and the time they expect to arrive to Rev. Hugh H. Hudson, Gordonsville, Va., by April 5 if possible. Christiansburg: Rev. A. H. Clarke, of Lynchburg, filled most acceptably the pulpit of this church in the absence of the pastor on March 21. Norfolk: On the evening of March 23 about 12o ministers, elders and deacons, oro + l%Ar?0,l of tSft U1 ium * i cauj ici j, 5aiu?i^u uu iuo Naval Y. M. C. A. by invitation of the Home Mission Committee of the Presbytery, and after enjoying a sumptuous banquet discussed such subjects as the past and present of home mission work, the financial condition of the Presbytery, the best means of doing the work. Those present represented the clergy and laity of Norfolk, Portsmouth, Newport News, Hampton, the Eastern Shore and other localities in the Presbytery. The program carried out was as follows: "Our Home Mission Work: Its Past and Present," Rev. E. T. Wellf&rd, of Newport News. "Our financial Condition," Mr. George B. Crow, treasurer. "The Cohesiveness of Presbyterianism in Theory and Practice," Rev. Dr. Joseph Rennie, oi i\orioiK. ine uesi Means or uoing this Work,'' Rev. J. Ernest Thacker, Rev. R. A. Robinson and Rev. Dr. E. B. Mc- * Cluer, of Richmond. ?Park Avenue Church: On Sunday, February 28, this church called Rev. V. R. Gaston, of Chatham, Va., to its pulpit. Mr. Gaston has accepted the call, and expects to take charge of the work on April 1. Rev. Mr. Gaston was educated at Davidson College, North Caro- . lina, and at Union Theological Semi nary, Virginia. He was for about ten years pastor at Sumter, S. C., and has had charge of his work at Chatham for about three years. t"he pulpit of Par*: Avenue church has been vacant since January 1, and the congregation is looking forward with much interest* and pleasure to the coming of the new pastor. Woman's Missionary Union? There will be a meeting of the Woman's Missionary Union of Norfolk Presbytery at Hampton, Virginia, on April 1 at 10:30 a. m. There will be reports from the churches, and addresses by Mrs. C. K. Cumming and others. A large attendance Is hoped for, and each church is urged tq have at least one representative present. Mrs. O. D. Heisenbuttel, Secretary. E PRESBYTERIAN OF THE SOU! Chatham: The Rev. V. R. Gaston, for nearly three years pastor of the Chatham Presbyterian church, has tendered his resignation, and a committee is appointed to draft resolutions to presbytery, severing his connection with the church. Mr. Gaston goes to Park Avenue church, Norfolk. During his stay here he has ma^e a large circle of friends, who very much regret his departure. At the congregational meeting Sunday night, March 21, J. L. Tredway, W. B. Shepherd and W. M. Tredway, Jr., were appointed a committee 10 secure a supply pasior lor tne cnurcn until a regular pastor can be engaged. Williamsville: Rev. R. E. Fultz, late of Greenbank, has resigned the pastofate of the church at Williamsville, Bath county. Fredericksburg: The pastor, Rev. J. H. Henderlite, has been assisted by'the Rev. D. H. Rolston, of Petersburg, in a meeting for ten days, closing on Wednesday night, March 24. These services have accomplished much good, both th the church and the town. Mr. Rolston's strong and eloquent'preaching has made a profound impression upon all his hearers, and they were most reluctant to have him go. There have been about twenty professions of faith, and many others have been interested. The services have also strengthened the church, which will feel their splendid influences for a long time to come. Monterey: The Rev. Henry Miller, of Bethesda church, is holding a meeting here, assisting the pastor, Rev. W. S. Trimble. First Church, Lynchburg: The annual dinner of the Men's League, of the First Church, was held on the evening of tht twenty-ninth at seven-thirty o'clock. For three years past this has been a feature of the church and has come to be on*-; ui me uiusl enjoyaoie occasions 01 me year. The object of the gathering is to give the men of the church an opportunity to get acquainted with each other and to bring strangers into closer fellowship with the congregation. Moro than a hundred men were present this year, a large proportion of whom were from the younger set. After an elegant repast, served by the ladies of the church, after-dinner speeches were made by the pastor. Rev. James D. Paxton, D. D., Mr. Sydnor Kirkpatrick, Mr. Benjamin P. Kirkpatrick, and Mr. William H. Snead. These speeches were in lighter vein, replete with wit and local hits and kept the audience in a ripple of merriment. The principal address of the evening was made hv Rev. f^harlps Wnnit n D., of the Church of the Covenant, Washington, D. C. Dr. Wood made a profound impression on his hearers, calling to their minds the importance of caring for the men in the church, the necessity for rallying to the support of their pastor hv oHonHannn on/1 on ovomnlnrtf ???> " day life and concluding his remarks by alluding (o the need for close relationship with the Great Head of the Church, who has said, "Without me ye can do nothing." Rev. R. S. Brank, pastor of the Brank Memorial church, St. Louis, Mo., has declined the call extended to him by the Ghent church, Norfolk, Va. * i 'H. 1 23 PERSONALS. Rev. T. R. Taggart has accepted the call from the church at Lexington, N. C. Rev. T. A. Hardin changes address from Montell, Texas, to Uvalde, Texas. Rev. J. Gilmore Smith, recently from Washington State, has been elected as evangelist of El Paso Presbytery. His address is Colorado, Texas. Rev. V. R. Gaston changes his address from Chatham. Va. tn 3ni f: rMnii-Knmn avenue, Norfolk, Va. Rev. J. V. Logan has accepted the call extended to hlni by the church at Somerset, Ky., and expects to enter upon his duties about April 1. Rev. A. O. Browne, who has been for nearly, six years superintendent of Sunday schools in the southwest, has resigned and on April 1 enters the service of the Assembly's Home Mission Committee. taking up the work of synodical evangelist for Oklahoma. His headquarters will likely be Oklahoma City, but for some months Dr. Browne's ad.dress will be 2424 Hazel street, Texarkana, Texas! Rev. J. M. W. Elder, changes his address from Troy, Ala., to Concord Depot, Va., R. F. D. Rev. J. Dowell Fleming, the evangelist, has his next engagement at Gough, Ga., in Augusta Presbytery. He is now engaged for five months ahead. Those desiring his services for the fall may address him at his home, 196 Pine street, Memphis, Tenn. Rev. H. W. Moffett changes his address from Glenville, W. Va., to Leesburg, Va. Dr. John William Jones, who, by his historical works and close association with General Robert E. Lee and General Stonewall Jackson, gained the title, "Historian of the Confederacy," died March 17 at the home of his son. Dr. M. A. Jones, in Columbus, Ga., and was buried at Richmond, Va. Dr. Jones was born at Louisa Court House, Va., September 25, 1836, educated at the University of Virginia and the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, he was ordained to the Baptist ministry in 1860. When the civil war began he was under appointment to go to China as a foreign missionary, but instead enlisted in the GnnfedemfA nrmv He was afterwards chaplain of A. P. Hill's regiment, and then served under General Stonewall Jackson, remaining in the army until the surrender. He was chaplain of Washington and Lee University when General Lee was its president. He was for years secretary of the Southern Historical Society at Richmond, and edited fourteen volumes of the society papers, consisting of contributions by Confederate generals, etc. Among his books were "Christ in the Camp" and "Life and Letters of Robert Bdward Lee." He contributed more than any other one man to raise money with which Confederate Battle Abbey will be established at Richmond, as a cost of $250,000. For several years he was secretary of the home mission board of the soutnern Baptist Convention.