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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 eol I ^ 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. * 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 JTH. 19 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. 1? 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 ? .. ..?* > Uitu lUltCIUi <111(1 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 ? 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 (Continued on Page 22.)