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April 7, 1909. T
ship is a little under 800. The pastor.
Rev-. R. O. Flinn, has been sick during
the past week, but is improving rapidly.
?At the Westminster Church there
were special services during the past
week, conducted by Dr. T. S. Wilson.
The pastor, Dr. A. A. Little, announced
several additions last Sunday on confession
of faith. JDr. Wilson is now in
Virginia, at the meeting of his Presbytery.
?waiiuce onurcn nas just closed a series
of very helpful services. There
were both confessions and accessions to
the church. Rev. F. D. Hunt did the
preaching. Messrs. B. C. Davis and W.
Woods White helped in the song service.
Some special features, which were
not only interesting and instructive,
were the addresses of Rev. Faddoul
Moghabghab, on Tuesday evening and
Sunday morning. Tuesday evening he
spoKe on "How 1 Came to Be a Christian,"
and Sunday he. with a -niece and
nephew, all in native Syrian costume,
gave us "The Interpretation of the Shepherd
Psalm." At the special services for
men. Sunday, March 28. Mr. E. W. Hoi
land, and some of the diamonds winnowed
from the rough, through the Christian
Helpers' League, were with us, and
their testimonies to the grace of God
were wonderfully pathetic and powerful.
We press forward, onward and upward.
Rev. J. D. Keith is the pastor.
Atlanta Presbytery: The eighty-fifth
stated session of this Presbytery will be
held at Winder, April 13. Dr. R. C.
Reed, of Columbia, S. C., will deliver an
address on "Calvinism and Civil Liberty";
Dr. A. A. Little, on John Calvin;
Dr. G. B. Strickler, of Richmond, Va., on
the "Five Points of Calvin." Dr. T. E.
Converse will preach the doctrinal sermon
on "Church Discipline," and Rev.
Lynn R. Walker, the dedication sermon.
KENTUCKY.
Owensboro: Rev. E. E. Smith has declined
the call of the church of h rankfort.
He did not visit the church, and
bases nis decision solely on the demands
of the Owensboro church, of which he
is pastor, as expressed in the following
resolutions of the session: Whereas, it
has been reported to this session that
the church1 at Frankfort has voted to
extend a call to our pastor, the Rev. E.
fc. Smith, and the said church, we are
informed, contemplates prosecuting the
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uciore me fresbytery; therefore,
Resolved, first, that this session hereby
declares its purpose to protest, through
its commissioner, to the Presbytery of
Muhlenburg, the prosecution of the said
call; and, second, that this session hereby
records its assurance that the dissolution
of the pastoral relation will be
vigorously resisted by the congregation
of our church when the proper time ar,
rives, if the prosecution is allowed to
proceed to that point.
J. H. Bell, Moderator pro tem.,
T. B. Tindall, Clerk.
At Bardstown there has been a religious
interest so deep and powerful as to
lead to the closing of business houses,
and even of the pool-rooms, during the
atiernoon that everybody might attend
the special meetings at the Opera House.
AVe trust that great good will result.
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HE PRESBYTERIAN OF THE SOI
LOUISIANA.
Baton Rouge: On last Sunday ten
members were received by this
church, making forty-four new members
for the year. On the same day Mr. Benj.
B. Taylor was ordained as a deacon.
New Orleans: The Junior bands of
the Woman's Foreign Missionary Union,
vji new unean_ rresDytery, will hold
their spring meeting on Saturday, April
10, at 2: 30 p. m., in the Third Presby- (
terian church. An interesting program
has been arranged.
?Woman's Foreign Missionary Union:
The spring meeting of the Woman's Foreign
missionary Union, of New Orleans
Presbytery, will be held Tuesday, April
13, in the Third Presbyterian church, at
11 a. m. Business session 1 to 2. Lainch
by the ladies of the church, 2 p. m.
Afternoon session, Dr. J. R. Wilkinson,
of Soochow, China, will address the
ladies of the union and all interested in
missions.
?Prytania Street Church: On Friday,
April 9, at 7: 30 p. m., Mr. J. D. Schmidt
will give a stereopticon lecture illustratiner
hnmo mJoolnn *? * 1 ? '
0 ?^ uuoo.uii nuiR a nil a nuinuer
of the familiar hymns, such as, "Lead,
Kindly Light," "Jesus Savior Pilot Me,"
etc., for the benefit of the Junior Brotherhood,
the proceeds to be used for their
missionary fund. A free will offering
will be gratefully received.
?Rev. Chas. L. Nourse, pastor of the
Memorial Church, has returned froiu his
evangelistic work and filled his own pulpit
last Sunday. Rev. H. C. Arthur supplied
it acceptably during Mr. Nourse's
absence.
?Governor Glenn will address three
meetings while on his expected visit to
New Orleans, Sunday and Monday, April
25 and 26. On Sunday morning, April 25,
ne win speak in the First Church, LaFayette
Square, at the regular service of
that church. On Sunday'evening, at 7:45
o'clock, he will address a union meeting
of all (he Presbyterian congregations in
the LaFayette Church. Magazine street,
and on Monday evening, April 26, at 7:45
o'clock, he will address another union
meeting in the Prytania Street church.
New Orleans Presbytery will meet at
Slidell, Tuesday, April 20, at 7:30 y. m.
The Presbytery, at its last, meeting, appointed
a special committee, consisting
of Dr. W. McF. Alexander and Dr. J. C.
Ban* and Elder F. E. Gnedry, to arrange
for the celebration of the Calvin Quadri
centennial. It also made an appropriation
of one cent per capita for this fund
to secure the services of the distinguished
speakers outside of our church'
who have been invited to deliver addresses
on Calvin at the next meeting of
the General Assembly. These amounts
are now due from the churches and
should be paid before or at the meeting
of Presbytery. The Presbyterial assessment
for the Assembly commissioners'
fund is also to be paT3 to the treasurer
at the spring meeting. Ministers ami
elders expecting to attend this meeting
are asked to notify the chairman of the
entertainment committee, Mr. R. L.
Smith, Slide]], La. Louis Voss, S. C.
MISSISSIPPI.
Brandon: Rev. Dr. H. A. Jones, Synodical
evangelist, has begun a meeting in
the Drandon church. He will preach
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four sermons a day, one in the morning,
one in the afternoon at three o'clock for
the cuiidren, one at seven in the evening,
an 1 one on the public square at four
in the afternoon.
The Presbytery of Mississippi will meet
at Natchez, Tuesday, at 7:30 p. m., April
13. Our people are hoping that we will
have a full attendance of elders and
preachers. All delegates, who expect. to
. come, will please notify the chairman of
committee on entertainment, Mr. Jas. W.
Miller, of their intention, that suitable
preparation can be made for their accommodation.
Liberty: On Sabbath, March 21, after
a sermon by Rev. D. O. Byers, of Norwood,
La., on the text, "But thou art
rich," Rev. 2: 9, this church elected
two additional elders and two deacons, as
follows: Elders, C. C. Bates and C. D.
Turuipseed; deacons, Louis G. Turnipseed
and John C. McGahee. At the close
of the evening service these brethren
were ordained and installed. Large congregations
attended both services. At a *
sessional meeting, held on the following
day, moderated by Rev. W. F. Carson,
a call was extended to Rev. W. W. Patton,
who will finish his theological course
ai uiarKsviIle this year, to become their
pastor, Rev. N. Sniylie having recently
tendered his resignation. This old church
seems to be putting on new life and
activity, and it is earnestly hoped that
she may have great prosperity in the
coming years.
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NOrtTH CAROLINA.
Lexington: Rev. J. R. Taggart, of Norristown,
Pa. .who was called to the First
church, has accepted the call. He received
a warm welcome from the church
ana people, and begins his work undbr
favorable conditions. A pleasant, useful
and successful pastorate is anticipated.
Clinton: Rev. P. L.. Clark, the pastor
has been assisted in a meeting by Rev.
Peter aiclntyre of Faison. Twelve new
members were received upon profession
of faith and one by letter. The Gospel
was preached with all clearness and effectiveness.
Southern Pines: At a recent meeting
conducted by Rev. Wm. Black, Synodical
evangelist, fifteen made profession of
their faith in Christ, and seventy dollars
were raised for Synodical home missions.
The nreachinsr was doar on,i 1 ?
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many were strengthened for future usefulness.
The Davidson Church: A successful
canvass of* the congregation has just
been completed by which the church undertakes
to raise its contributions to foreign
missions to $4 per member. This
advance is in response to the Laymen's
Forward Movement, and means that this
church will hereafter give at least
$1,100 to this great cause. The church
already has one representative in China,
Dr. A. A. McFadyen, whom it supports
on a salary of $600. The Y. M. C.
A. was privileged to hear a most instruc?JJ
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ii?c auuress Dy ur. J. H. Wilkinson, surgeon
to the Elizabeth Blake Hospital in
China.
Davidson: News has been received
from New York that the executive committee
of the general board of education
had formally agreed to give $75,000 to
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