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May 19, 1909. THI
8J members. The present membership
is 194. They have just closed some special
service^ conducted by Rev. A. A. Little.
D. P.. which have been very helpful
to the /hurch. There have been nine additions
011 profession of faith,
y^irst Church: On lust Wednesday evening,
May 12, Governor Glenn addressed
/ ihe Brotherhood of this church. He spoke
/ of some of the growing evils of today
/ and the attitude which every Christian
should assume toward these evils. It
waa an enjoyable address.
uai riciii vnurcri* .m r. 11. ttlirorU, OT
Louisville, Kv., preached in this church
on May h, with a view to a call. A congregational
meeting was held on Sunday,
May 16, and a call extended Mr. Buford.
This church is under the care of the
First Church. ^
Decatur: A congregational meeting was
held on May 16, and three additional
elders and five deacons were elected.
Messrs. E. S. Lathrop, Moses Davis and
M. Li. Brown, elders; Messrs. J. E. Sohotteld,
A. B. Houston, Wm. S. Ansley,
Julius J. Scott and Dr. Wiley S. Ansley.
deacons.
The Presbyterians of Atlanta are to
have a week with John Calvin in tue near
tuiuuiiuet; appoinrea Dy the
Presbyterian Minister's Association has
prepared a most excellent program which
we give below. We have not seen anywhere
a more interesting or stronger
program. All the services will be held
In the Central church. Monday. May 31,
8 p. m. "The Times in Which Calvin
Wrought. ' Rev. Henry Alexander White,
D. D., Columbia Theological Seminary.
Tuesday, June 1, 8 p. m.: "John Calvin
and American Liberty," Rev. R. C. Reed.
D. D? Columbia Theological Seminary.
Wednesday, June 2, 8 p. m., "the Life of
the Man Calvin," Rev. Henry E. Dosker,
D. D., Louisville Theological Seminary.
Thursday, June 3, 8 p. m., "Calvin, Exegete,
and Theologian, * Rev. R. A. Webb,
D. D., Louisville Theological Seminary.
Friday, June 4, 8 p. m., "The hive Points
u. vaiv iiusin, nev. u. H. strlckler, D. D.,
Union Theological Seminary, Richmond,
Va.
LOUISIANA.
Hammond: Rev. Charles S. Sholl, of
the Canal Street church. New Orleans,
delivered the commencement sermon of
the Hammond schools on Sunday afternoon,
May 9.
Louisiana Presbytery: At a pro re nata
meeting of the Louisiana Presbytery
held at C Union, May 11, the pastoral
relation of. Rev. F. VV. Lewis,
D. D., and the Clinton church was
dissolved, and Dr. Lewis was >lis
missed to the East Mississippi Presbytery
to accept a call from the church at
Aberdeen. Four ministers and two elders
were present. Kev. D. O. Ryers was
appointed to preach in the Clinton church
and declare the pulpit vacant. Dr. Lewis
has been pastor cf this church for some
twenty years, and, in the meantime,
served as the popular and efficient president
of the Silliman Institute, located at
Clinton, for a series of years. The church
and Presbytery rejcretfullv n<>ni.i?-?
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?.is departure to another field of labor.
Our prayers and best wishes will follow
him.
D. O. Byers, S. C.
2 PRESBYTERIAN OF THE SOU
MISSISSIPPI.
The Presbytery of East Mississippi:
The Presbytery held one of the most delightful
sessions with the good people
of Nettleton, Miss., beginning Tuesday,
April 27, S:30 p. m.. and closing Thursday
night. The opening sermon was
preached by Kev. A. O. Price, tne retiring
moderator, from Prov. 29:18.
Officers: J. \V. Moseley, Jr., moderator,
and II. L. Morrison, temporary clerk.
Present, ministers, fourteen; ruling elders,
nineteen.
In the Obeservance of the Calvin Memorial
service, there were four addresses
made. Reports on the various causes of
the church were presented.
Unity Church was chosen for the place
of the next regular meeting; time, August
24, 2 p. m.
Rev. W. V. Frierson presented the
claims of the Palmer Orphanage, and a
collection was taken up for the same.
Licentiate John Goff, president of the
Chickasaw Female College, was ordained
us an evangelists.
The li-ka Church extended a call to Rev.
H. M. Jenkins for one half of h'.-i time,
which was accepted; and Rev. Messrs.
J. W. Orr and J. W. Moseley, Jr., and
Ruling Elder E. B. Mitchell were appointed
to install him.
The Presbytery Voted Yea on the question
of change of section 2, chapter 10,
of the Confession of Faith, and recommended
the action of the General Assembly
of 1902, to be incorporated in the
Confession of Faith.
An Overture in Regard to the Rotary
Eldership was passed by a small majority.
Rev. J. J. Mclnnis was granted the
permission to labor without the bounds
of Presbytery for six months. Rev.
Messrs. W. V. Frierson and J. Moseley,
Jr., to deliver addresses on the life work
of Fatuer Stewart at the next regular
meeting of Presbytery, and J. P. Unger
and John Stinson were appointed a committee
to continue to raise the Stewart
Memorial fund in behalf of Chickasaw
Female College for worthy girls.
Port Gibson: Rev. R. L. Campbell, of
Hattiesburg, Miss., will preach the commencement
sermon of the ChamberlainHunt
Academy, on May 30; Rev. Geo. I).
Boothe will deliver an address to the
Literary Society on May 31, at 8 p. m.,
and Dr. Geo. Summey, of New Orleans,
will deliver the address to the graduates
June 1, at 11 a. m. The students will engage
in a sham battle after the exercises,
and the people of the town will give after
this a public basket dinner on the spacious
campus.
Meridian Presbytery held an adjourned
meeting at Biloxi, May 4. Rev. Harvey
McDowell, the last moderator present,
presided. A church was organized at
Longbeach and Mr. McDowell was directed
to annnlv tlio oomo .?i- -
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meeting of Presbytery. The Calvin Memorial
church was organized at Gulfport
and enrolled. The commission appointed
to install Rev. J. C. Watt pastor of the
Scranton church reported that duty performed.
In response to an offer of some
property situated at Waveland for church
purposes. Rev. Hervey McDowell was authorized
to have.the property deeded to
the trustees of Presbytery, if t,he way bo
clear. Rev. Wm. Megginson was received
by letter from Ixmisville Presbytery and
installed as pastor at Biloxi. The pas
toral relation existing between Mt. Olive
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and Prentis churches and Rev. VV. H. Mcintosh
was dissolved.
A. B. Coit, S. C.
MISSOURI.
Memphis: Rev. T. B. Southail, who
has been acting as stated supply of this
church for the past four months doe.i
not see his way clear to accept the call
to the pastorate.
OKLAHOMA.
Shattuck: This church has just recently
enjoyed a visit front Rev. J. M. Campbell,
of Plattsnurg, Mo. He preached for us a
week to the il?*li!rh? -
ui <111 w .id neara
him. This church ha-s been organized
jnst iwo years, ami while it has had
its difficulties thtre is a great prospect
for it to succeed. We have a nice rliuroh
and it is free lioni debt except a small
amount due the Atlanta committee. D.
NORTH CAROLINA.
Marion: Rev. A. N. Perryman has
agreed to supply the Siloani church on
the afternoons of the first, third and
fifth Sabbaths of each month. The
amount of money raised and expended
oy this church during the year was fl,420.
Ashville Presbytery met in Mills River
church. April 27, and was opened with a
sermon by the retiring *??
B .uuuciaiur, HBV.
T. J. Aiiison. Present, twelve ministers
and ten elders. Rev. W. P. Chedester
was elected moderator. Rev. P. P Winn
was received from Atlanta Presbytery.
Candidate W. S. Cain was dismissed to
Potosl Presbytery. Rev. R. C. Reed delivered
two addresses cn John Calvin,
and Col. Robt. Ilingbam, in the interest
of the Laymen's Movement. Next meeting,
Franklin, September 21, 1909.
R. B. Grinnan, S. C.
SOUTH CAROLINA,
Zion and Uriel cmuivmCs: At a meeting
of Hethel Presbytery, at Chester, May 11,
Rev. R A. Drennen was received from
Charleston Presbytery, and having sign!Hnrl
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..?=? ma acceptance or the calls of these
ohurches, arrangements were made for
his installation on iuay 30.
Ebenezer, (near Rock Hill): The Spring
communion was celebrated on the first
Sabbath of this month. Preaching services
began on Friday previous. Rev. J.
W. VVyly, of Boiling Green, assisted the
pastor. Rev. J. T. Dendy, and his sermons
were strong, interesting and full of the
gospel of jesus Christ. Thirteen persons,
eight on profession and five by letter,
were added to the church roll. The annual
report of the churcn showed that
there had been; thirteen members received
and 52,520 contributed tor all purposes,
giving an average of fourteen dollars
per member. The Ladies Aid Society
have recently made considerable
improvements on the interior of the
VUUII.H UUllUlllg.
Mount Pleasant: This church enjoyed
the services of Rev. Mr. Bateman on Sunday,
May 9. Mr. Bateman is at present
from Columbia Seminary, and i3 filling
the Westminster church, Charleston, recently
left vacant by the removal of Rev.
D. M. Melver to Texarkana, Tex. This
is an old church ana has been served by
godly and eminent men, among them
Dr. Girardeau and Dr. Palmer. Dr.
Leigh ton Wilson, our missionary, taught
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