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April 14, 1909. TH]
Two new members were received into
the church upon profession.
?North Avenue Church: At the night
service last Sunday Rev. C. K. Cumming,
of Japan, gave us a very interesting account
of the methods and the results of
missionary work in Japan. He has the
earnest sympathy and interest of our
people. Next Sunday night Dr. Guerrant
will lecture at this church, presenting
siereopucon views or nis work in the
mountains of Kentucky and the Carolinas.
Darien: The Lord's Supper was commemorated
at this church on April 4.
Two new members were received. After a
splendid sermon those present felt a deep
solemnity, and others also seemed to
realize their need of church connection.
The Ladies' Aid has placed shades to the
windows of the church in a way to cut
out the glare that has been a serious
cause of discomfort. The Sunday school
sends up to Presbytery the best report
in years, with a larger roll and better
average all round.
Griffin: Rev. W. A. Murray, pastor.
"Our cnurch has recently experienced a
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B.uv.v/ua lEinai, ICU uy 11IB JJttSlOr. .Beginning
March 8 and continuing through
March 20, preparatory prayer meetings
were held every night in the homes of
the members in various parts of the city.
The regular services began on Sunday,
March 21, and continued for two weeks.
From ^he first the services were well attended
and at times the interest was
intense. Thirty souis were led to trust
in Christ and publicly confess him. Ten
have united with this church, and we are
expecting others will do so soon. It is
impossible to estimate the results of a
revival in figures. This has been a season
of grace, and we believe will not soon
be forgotten."
KENTUCKY.
Owensboro: Rev. E. E. Smith, the pastor,
lately received a call from the church
at Frankfort. 'i??e Westminster League
of this church requested the session to
take steps to prevent the dissolution of
the pastoral relation. The session adopted
resolutions as follows: "Resolved, That
this session hereby declares its purpose
to protest, turough its commissioner, to
the Presbytery of Muhlenberg against the
prosecution of the said call, and second,
that this session hereby records its assurance
that the dissolution of the pastoral
relations will be vigorously resisted
by the congregation of our church when
the opportunity arrives, if the prosecution
is allowed to proceed to that point."
Vanceburg: The pastor, Rev. W. T.
Spears, has been recently assisted in a
meeting lasting eleven days by Rev. W.
J. Garrison, of Catlettsburg. The Gospel
was preached with great earnestness, and
many were led to work for the saving of
souls. Six were added to the membership
on profession of their faith in Christ.
The efTects of this meeting has been felt
throughout the entire community.
LOUISIANA.
New Orleans: The first Sunday of
April was communion day In a number
of the churches. It was an ideal day and
large congregations were in attendance
at all the churches. Additions are reported
from some of them as follows:
Carrollton chdrch, eleven; Canal Street
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church, seven; LaFayette church, eight;
Napoleon Avenue church, ten; Prytania
Street church, fourteen; Third church,
six.
MISSISSIPPI.
Senatobia: The sudden death, at Indianola,
last week of Judge Eugene
Johnson nas caused great grief here,
where his character and influence counted
for so much in community and church,
and in the large circle with which he was
connected, as the father of our beloved
uuuiaier, nev. cuyue jonnson, or Florida,
and the brother-in-law of Rev. S. C. Williams
and Rev. W. L. Caldwell. He was
about sixty-two years of age.
West Point: This church has made
remarkable progress under the short pastorate
of Rev. H. M. Sydenshricker. The
membership has increased one hundred
and twenty-live per cent, and the contributions
to foreign missions average
over four dollars per member.
The Woman's Union of .Mississippi
Presbytery will meet in Natchez on Tuesday,
April 20, 1909, at 8 p. m.t and will
be opened with a Sermon by Dr. J. J.
Chisolm. Trains will arrive as follows:
On G. and M. V. railroad at 11: bo a. m.
and 7: 40 p. m. On Mississippi Central
at 1: 30 and 9: 30 p. m. All delegates
are requested to come in time to attend
the introduction social on Tuesday evening,
after the opening services. Dele
gates wi?o expect to attend th6 Union
will also please send to Mrs. J. J. Foard,
Brenham avenue, notice of their intention
and of the train they will arrive on.
First Church, Greenville: On Sunday,
April 4. twenty-seven members who
have been received by the session since
January 10, were publicly announced and
welcomed. Together with this evidence
of the growth of this church, great interest
is manifested in all of its activities
under the consecrated and efficient
service of the pastor, Rev. W. B. Gray,
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Biioxi.?Rev. William Megginson, for
several years past district superintendent
of Sunday schools and Young People's
Societies, has accepted a call to the pastorate
of the Biioxi church, and entered
upon his ministry there on the first Sunday
of April.
MISSOURI.
Lamar: At the April communion there
were received into the membership of
this church four persons, three of whom
came on profession of their faith ir.
Christ. This makes a total of twentytwo
additions during the year just clos- '
ing, of these twelve were on examination
and ten by certificate. The church
has now a larger, active membership
than for several years, and in almost
every line of work the reports to Presbytery
will show improvement. The
Presbytery of LaFayette holds its spring
sessions here, April 13-lb, arid the people
are looking forward with great
pleasure to this event. Wednesday and
Thursday evenings will be taken up with
the celebration of the Calvin Quadriceutennial,
addresses being delivered by
Rev. J. F. Cannon. D. D., of St. Louis
Presbytery; Rev. E. C. Gordon, D. D.
Rev. J. E. Abbott, and Rev. Lynn F.
Ross, of the Presbytery of LaFayetto.
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NORTH CAROLINA.
The Woman's Missionary Union of
Orange Presbytery closed- a most Interesting
and profitable session Thursday
night, Marcu 25. The members decided
to donate their home mission fund this
year to the $10,000 high school to be
established in Alleghany county under
the auspices of Orange Presbytery.
Milton Chapel, in Fayetteville Presbytery,
recently enjoyed several days' services
conducted by Rev. VV. C. Brown.
Twelve were received upon their faith in
Christ.
sandy Grove Church: On the first Sunday
in this month seven were received
ni>on their faith. Rev. Dhvid Fairley has
teen serving in tnis church for more than
a generation. With a most tender, yet
strong love is he regarded by all, irrespective
of age.
Graham: Cons.aering the hard times
of the past year, this church did well
financially. To home and foreign missions
it gave $1,227, the largest contribution
ever made, and to all beneficent
causes the sum of $1,781 was given, an
amount only once before exceeded. The
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.v,.,. >^ouu<.ea 10 $3,708, an
average of seventeen dollars for each of
the 225 resident members. The congregation
is divided into eight districts, with
an elder and a deacon over each, and the
roll is so printed in the manual.
Salisbury, First Church: This church
has had an encouraging year's work.
There were eighty-one additions to the
membership. The sum of $10,126 was
contributed to the various causes of the
church. One encouraging feature or the
work is the large attendance of young
men at the church services. The Presbyterian
men's dinner was given at the
armory Friday, April 2, at 8 p. m., and
was attended by about two hundred persons.
Hon. Theodore F. Kluttz, and
others, made several short addresses on
many phases of the work of the church.
First Church. Wilminntnn Th<. o
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report to Presbytery contains the following
items: Communicants added on examination,
SO; communicants added on
certificate, 34; total of communicants,
665; adult baptisms, 31; infant baptisms.
29; contributions, $28,873.
OKLAHOMA.
Durant: At the close of the Wednesday
evening prayer meeting on March 24,
Mrs. T. J. Sexton, president of the Ladies'
Aid Society, presented to Rev. John A.
Williams, the retiring pastor, a beautiful
watch fob and charm appropriately
engraved. The presentation was made in
a neat and appropriate speech and came
as a complete surprise. This society is
active and helpful, and is all that the
name Implies.
Holiiday: This is a new town located
nn the t?i?-j ?M
?uva ismua rauroaa. Oil the third
Sabbath in March a church was organized
with fourteen members. Lots have
been donated, and quite a handsome subscription
raised for the erection of a
house of worship.
SOUTH CAROLINA.
James* island: Dr. N. Keff Smith
writes: "Our church is going up and it
will be a beautiful building when com(Continued
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