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Church News
AKKIL UULLtU I IONS.
The month of April is set apart in the
General Assembly's schedule for collections
for Education for the Ministry.
Remit to John Stites, Treasurer, Louisville.
Ky.
CHILDREN'S DAY FOR 1903.
The date appointed by the General Assembly
for Children's Day this year fs
May 23. An attractive program with
hymns, reading, recitations and mite boxes
will be ready by April 15. It will be
well for Sunday schools to place their or
ders at once. All this literature is furnished
free, postage prepaid. In making
order be careful to give name of your
church and Presbytery; and say whether
you are near an express office.
Ex. Com. of For. Missions.
Nashville, Tenn.
CHINA.
News reaches us of a distressing
accident by which Rev. W. F. Junkin,
of Suchien sustained a fracture of a
thigh. He was going by mule cart with
Rpv_ MpRRrR Calrtwplt nnH firatiam Onm
Suchien to Hsuchowfu when the mule
turned the cart over and Mr. Junkin was
caught under it In the fall. Beside the
fracture, he had a slight cut on the
head, but no more serious Injury. The
party improvised a litter of a door from
a Chinese hut and hired eight coolies
to carry him back to Suchien about
thirty-five miles. By forced marching
through the night, they arrived at
Suchien the next day about breakfast
time. Mrs. Patterson, M. D., and Dr.
Yang, whom Dr. Bradley left in charge
of the hospital in his absence, with the
other gentlemen reduced the fracture.
Mr. Patterson is reported sick with
pneumonia, but is better at the last
nc ws. It is hoped these servants of God
will make speedy and entire recovery.
ARKAN8A8.
Walnut Ridge: Rev. Wm. H Richardson
writes: "In assisting Rev. R. H.
E PRESBYTERIAN OF THE SOU'
Latham in a meetinfi, I found a most
sympathetic and earnest worker, one who
has had considerable experience in
evangelistic efforts. He is chairman of
the Home Mission Committee of Arkansas
Presbytery, and gives one-half of his
time to this work. Three services were
held daily and the attendance increased
until the court house had to be secured.
Fourteen children were baptized and
eight members received, $545 was raised
to pay off the debt and repair the manse;
$iS.05 for incidentals and $44.92 for
Presbyterial Home Mission work. The
church has an active Ladies' Aid Society,
who largely paid for the manse
and gave $200 of the $545. My next
upiiuiiaiiieiii is ai r^arie, afk.
GEORGIA.
Americus: The statistical report of
this church, of which Rev. J. L. Irvin
is pastor, is in part as follows: " Communicants
added during the year, twenty-three;
contributions, foreign missions,
$400; home missions, $85; other causes,
$338; congregational, $1,500; Sunday
school, $375. Average of contributions
per member of church, twenty-eight dollars
against nineteen dollars last year.
Columbus: The First Church made
for the cnurch year just closed one of
the best financial records in its history.
Offerings for foreign missions were
$943; for local home missions, including
cost of mission chapel not included in
report to Presbytery, $1,772; for other
causes,, $600; for congregational expenses,
$7,260; total, $10,677. Additions
to the membershp were only twentysix,
or about one-third of the averagb of
the three preceding years. The Sabbath
school enrollment was 333, home
department 139; total, 492; church membership,
500. All societies of the church
made encouraging reports.
Atlanta, North Avenue Church.?At a
congregational meeting, last Sunday, the
following elders wore elected: Messrs.
J. K. Orr, J. T. Stephenson, W. F. Plane,
Judge E. C. Kontz, J. W. Whitman and
B. S. Crane. As deacons the election
resulted in the choice of J. Morton.
Charles Whitner, Victor Smith, J. S. Cameron,
C. A. Anderson and James Reeves.
This will give added strength to these
boards of officers.
"?Dr. E. O. Guerrant lectured at the
Xoith Avenue church at night on the aspects
of the mountain work. His old Are
and zeal remain unabated and he seems
as young in spirit as he was thirty
years ago. He has had remarkable evidences
of God's blessing on his preaching
in the conversions of men who hi?peared
to be beyond the reach of any
human influences.
?At the Central Church the installation
services of Dr. Dunbar H. Ogden
have been arranged for the evening of
June 6. An effort will be made to have
the two recent pastors, whom the church
so greatly loves, present on that occa
sion.
?At the Geoigia Avenue Church Rev.
E.' D. Brownlee has begun a series of
meetings to continue daily during the
week. The pastor, Mr. Williams,. \vel-?
coined one new member la3t Sunday. The
Sunday school has grown, till It now
ranks fourth in numbers in the city of
Atlanta.
First Church, Macon.?The pastor, ltev.
R. E. Douglas, welcomed twenty-soven
new members into the church at the
rH. April 21, 1909.
April communion. 1 hero have been no
special services. These members came
in from Sabbath to Sabbath by letter
and on profession of faith. Many of
these are (he heads of families. While,
this church has felt very keenly the lo3s
of some of her best material, which
has been used in the organizations
formed in the city during the past few
years, she has sympathized with and fostered
every effort made to colonize, and
looking back over the year which has
just closed thanks God for one of the
best and most useful years in her long
history.
Vineville Church, Macon: Sunday
April 4, was a great day with this
church. Several weeks aao a mpptimr
of men was held and a movement inaugurated
to raise $15,000 to erect a
church and Sunday school building. A
week of prayer was held, concluding with
a woman's prayer meeting on Saturday
afternoon. Ori Sunday morning the
pledges were handed in after services
and $10,000 was announced. During the
next two days $1,000 more was pledged.
We are thankful to him who is "the
giver of every good and perfect gift,"
for this result. It is planned to have as
near as possible an ideal Sunday school.
Mr. G. T. Kinnett is treasurer of the
building committee, and Mr. T. S. Lowry
is superintendent of the Sunday school.
KENTUCKY.
Nicholasville: The annual reports from
this church to the Presbytery of West
Lexington were excellent. Advances
nave been made along all the lines of
church work. The Sunday school Is
especially prosperous. The home department
has been organized, also a mission
study class with a teacher training class.
Ten young people have been received,
into the church in the last week on
profession of their faith. Mr. Browne of
he Forward Movement was here
recently and more than $500, was subscribed
for the mission work.
Louisville: Dr. Egbert Watson Smith,
pastor of the Second Church, was
warmly welcomed last Sunday, on his
return from a week's visit to the Pacific
coast.
LOUISIANA.
New Orleans: The pulpit of the First
f?hnroh Koo J -
una uccu .->u|i|iiicu me past two
Sundays by Rev. H. A. Brownlee, of
Clinton and Rev. D. L. Temple.
?The FirRt Street 1 German Church,
Rev. Lewis Voss pastor, received ten
members on profession, and the Second
German Church, Rev. Jacob Meier pastor,
seventeen members, on the first Sunday
of the month.
?The Junior Bands of the Women's
foreign missionary union of New Orleans
Presbytery met in the Third Church.
Saturday afternoon, April 10. The attendance
was the largest ever known in
the union's ten years' history. Nine
bands are in the organization. The
minister of the Third Church acted as
host and led the devotional exercises.
A delightful program was given. The
leaders of the Junior Hands, Miss
Armlstead and Mrs. Bogle, deserve great
credit for these instructive excercises.
?Rev. H. W. Burwell, of the Napoleon
Avenue Hhnrph k?? ?11?J Al? ?"
w.i, MWO UCUIIUI'U inu t'illi
rerently given him by the church at
Monroe, N. C.
?Missionary Union: The meeting of