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The Presbyterian of the South
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MAY COLLECTIONS.
The month of May Is set apart by the
General Assembly for Foreign Missions.
Remit to Rev. S. H. Chester, treasurer.
Chamber of Commerce, Nashville, Tenn.
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE
PRE8BYTERIAN CHURCH IN
THE UNITED 8TATES.
The Forty-ninth General Assembly of
the Presbyterian Church in the United
States will meet In the First Presbyterian
church In Savannah, Ga., May 20,
at 11 a. m., and will be opened with
a sermon by Rev. W. W. Moore, D. D.,
Moderator of the last General Assem
bly. The undersigned will be in the
lecture room of the church, May 19, at
S p. m.; also May 20, at 9 a. m., for
the purpose of enrolling commissioners.
Stated Clerks of Presbyteries will please
forward to the Stated Clerk at ClarksYllle,
Tenn., their Statistical, Sunday
school. Societies, Systematic Benefl cence,
Narrative, reports, and response
to the Assembly's overtures, together
with all overtures and other papers for
tho Asapmhlv If fhev ran Hn ?r> nn or
"before May 13; otherwise forward to him
at Savannah. The statistical tables
should be mailed to the Stated Clerk as
soon as prepared, and by all means in
advance of the meeting of the Assembly.
Please notify the chairman of the local
Committee of Arrangements, of the
names and addresses of your commissioners
and alternates as soon as appointed.
Clerks of Synods will please
forward overtures and report time and
place of their next meeting.
Thos. H. Law, Permanent Clerk.
W. A. Alexander, Stated Clerk.
Entertainment at the General iuem.
"bly: The First Presbyterian church,
Savannah, Ga., earnestly requests that
the stated olerks of the Presbyteries
send in the names and addresses and
any other information which will assist
In their assignment, such as approximate
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age, feebleness of health, etc., of principals
and alternates just as soon as
they are elected. Please do not delay,
as It is Important that we have them at
once. Those desiring full, dailv renorta
of the Assembly and Calvin celebration
can secure the city papers by corre
sponding directly with them. The afternoon
Savannah Press is ten cents per
week. The Morning News is fifteen^
cents per week. Communications should
be sent direct to them. Please do not
send them to the church or pastor. All
correspondence that does not naturally
go through the pastor should oe addressed
to Prof. H. F. Train, 3 Park
avenue, west. The committee on entertainment
is an follows: H. F. Train, C.
S. Wood, T. H. McMillan, D. R. Thomas,
G. J. Mills, E. W. Cubbedge, C. F. Henderson,
F. C. Debele and C. M fimn/i.
ler, Jr.
ADDITIONAL ASSEMBLY NOTICE.
I beg leave to state that the General
Assembly, at Savannah, will convene on
May 20, by Central time, which will be
twelve o'clock by Savannah, or Eastern
time. Savannah is about seventy miles
east o? the divisional line between these
two belts, and its actual, or sun time, is
about thirty-five minutes ahead of Cen
tral time. Some of the railroads entering
the city use the one time, and some
use the other. This notice is of importance,
in view of the fact that some important
trains arrive near the noon hour,
commissioners on which would be on
time, if Central time is observed in
counting, but a little late if Eastern time
is used.
For the information of western commissioners,
I venture to publish the S. E.
Association rates from the gateway
across the Mississippi river as follows:
Round trip from Memphis to Savannah,
$20.65; from Greenville, Miss., $20.85;
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Mum r iv&auurg, fiv.ia; irom XNew Orleans,
19.90; from Cairo, 111., 23.85; from
Evansville, Ind., $23.05; from Cincinnati,
$22.20; from Washington, $19.65. These
last are given because they are on the
borders of the Association's territory. We
are in hopes that we may yet get some
rate from the trans-Mississippi roads, but
should we not, this information will be
valuable to those who use mileage or
permits in coming up the river.
W. A. Alexander, S. C.
Program for the Calvin Celebration
Muring ine sessions 01 ino Assembly at
Savannah: First address by Rev. Oharles
D'Aubigne, Thursday evening, May 20,
then one address each morning and evening
(Saturday and Sunday excepted) until
the program Is completed, following
the order named as far as possible: (1)
Calvin, the Man and His Times, Rev.
Charles D'Aubigne, France; (2) Calvin's
Contribution to the Reformation, Rev. R.
C. Reed, D. D., alternate, Rev. C. W.
Grafton, D. D.; (3) Calvin, the Theologian,
Rev. Henry C. Minton, D. D.; (4)
Calvin's Contribution to Church Polity,
Rev. T. f!. Johnson TV TV aHomnio Pov
Robert Price, D. D.; (5) Calvin's Attitude
Towards, and Exegesis of the
Scrlpture3, Rev. James Orr, D. D.; (6>
Calvin's Doctrine of Infant Salvation,
Rev. R. A. Webb, D. D., alternate, Rev.
V.\ L. Lingle, D. D.; (7) The Relation
of Calvin and Calvinism to Missions, Rev.
May 12, 1909.
S. L. Morris, D. D., alternate, Rev. W.
M. Anderson. D. D.; (8) Calvin's Contribution
to Educational Piwrotc m
George H. Denuy, alternate, Dr. Prank P.
Venable; (9) Calvin's Influence on the
Political Development of the World, Hon.
Frank T. Glasgow, alternate, Hon. W. S.
Fleming; (10) How Far Has Original Calvinism
Been Modified by Time? Rev. S.
A. King, D. D., alternate. Rev. Harris
E. Kirk, D. D.; (11) Present Day Attitude
Towards Calvinism: Its Causes and
Its Significance, Rev. Benjamin B. Warfield,
D. D.. alternate, Rev. Wm. Hoge
Marquess. D. D.: (12) How Mav the
Principles o' Calvinism be Rendered
Most Effective Under Modern Conditions?
Rev. A. M. Fraser. D. D., alternate, Rev.
D. Clay Lilly, D. D.
ALABAMA.
Eutaw: Gov. Glenn spoke to a large
and appreciative audience here on 29. His
address was a notable and eloquent plea
for home missions. Gov. Glenn consecrates
a rich experience, rare powers
and a tender heart to the Master's
cause, and God is blessiner his work At
the close of the service, a contribution
in cash and subscriptions of $430 was
made by this church for the Assmbly's
Home Missions.
Beesemer: The corner stone of the
handsome new house of worship was
laid Sunday afternoon, May 2. Rev.
Messrs. L. S. Handley, U. D. Mooney, J.
W. Stagg, J. L. Lang, V. P. Merrill, and
the pastor, I. F. Swallow, taking part
The church was organized in 1888, with
eighteen members, of whom only two are
now in tms place. It has had a prosperous
career.
South Highlands, Birmingham: Farewell
services were held in this church
May 2, in connection with Rev. Sterling
J. Foster's leaving for his new field of
labor, the presidency of the Synodical
College for Men, at Annlston. The evening
service was a union meeting of the
Presbyterians of the city. Dr. Foster's
sermon was peculiarly appropriate. He
has had a strong and fruitful pastorate,
and as an evidence of their affection and
good will, as well as their loyalty to the
Synod's* educational work at Annlston,
the congregation gave, at the close of
the service, the handsome sum of |5,825,
to go along with their pastor to the college.
ARKANSAS.
Des Arc: In less than a year this
church has lost their building and pastor;
though feeling their loss they are
not disheartened, and active steps are
being taken to secure nnottlAr nnetnr null
build a new church at a cost not less
than $5,000. During a meeting conducted
by Rev. Wm. H. Richardson, a contract
was let for removing the old walls and
preparing for the new building; $2,500
in cash h%s been secured, and pledges
which increase the amount to about $3,000.
Seven members were received, all
adults except one; two children were
baptized and many declared their pur
pose to live a better life. Twenty-five
dollars were given to Presbyterlal Home
Missions and five dollars for incidentals.
Rev. Wm. H. Richardson's next appointment
is at Osceola, Ark.
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