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schoo* here and received the holy ordinance
of baptism. The Ladies' Aid Society
has recently painted the church and
put in a new pulpit. Their next labor tt
love will ue to recess the wall behind the
put pit, and in other ways beautiiy the
interior.
S. L. B.
Clinton: On May li, a commission consisting
of Rev. Dr. T. H. Law, Rev. C- F.
Rankin and Prof. A. E. Snencor l?v an
pointnient of the Presbytery of Enoree,
organized the Thornwell Memorial church.
It is composed entirely ot officers, teachers
and pupils of the Thornwell 'Orphanage.
The membership is about two hundred.
No officers were elected, but the
new church will be under the care, for
the present, of the session' of the First
church.
Sunday School Institute: Rev. J. B. Carpenter
and Mr. Robert \V. Davis, of Richmond,
Va., have been holding a Sunday
school Institute at Clinton, beginning on
Sunday, May 9, and closing on May 11.
Very interesting and profitable addresses
have been made by bot?i of them, i nd it
is hoped that good will result from their
labors here. Mr. Carpenter is a graduate
of the Presbyterian College of South Car
W111K1, tmaa ui 15UIT, nf was SO SUCCeBSful
in the pastorate, that he attracted the
attention of Dr. Phillips, who elected him
for the work in wnicTl ne is now engaged.
Spartanburg: Converse College will celebrate
its commencement exercises May
30-31. Rev. W. D. Hoggs, D. D., of Atlanta,
Ga., is to preach the baccalaureate
sermon, and Senator J. P. Dolliver, of
Iowa, will deliver tue literary address.
This excellent college for women, of
which Rev. R. P. Pell, D. D., is president,
closes a most successful year. The graduating
class consists cf thirty-live members.
TENNESSEE.
Woodland Street Church, Nashville: As
a result of special services recently held
by the pastor, Rev. Charles R. Nlsbet, the
church 'had been greatly revived and
encouraged, as it faces a larger purpose
and plan for the new ecclesiastical year,
bince the meeting closed thirteen have
been added to the church; seven by letter
and six on profession. The total con
tributio<ns to all causes amounted to $11,951.
Morristown: Rev. T. M. McConnell, pastor
of the First church, has declined the
call recently extenaed him by the church
at Point Pleasant, \V. Va! His people
were loatfh to give hint up and he does
not feel his work among them is finished.
Brownsville: Early in April we had an
unusually impressive installation service
for the new Sabbath school officers and
teachers, followed by the baptism of four
children, at the morning service. Later
in the month four new members .were received,
three upon profession of faith.
With the first of May a systematic canvass
of the congregation was begun by
the missionary committee, and $138 for
foreign missions was pledged in one day,
with manv vei. to he seen nnd heard from
in addition to the regular offering for the
stine cause the Sabbath i?revious, twentyfive
dollars. On the second Sabbath we
E PRESBYTERIAN OF THE SOU
had the great privilege" and benenc of
three informing and inspiring addresses
from our esteemed missionary, J. R. Wil'kerson.
M. D., of the Elizabeth Hlake
Hospital, Sooohow, China. We are praying
and laboring for advancement along
all lines. M.
TEXAS.
Dallas: At a congregational meeting
held on Sunday, May 9, the First church
voted to select a more quiet site in the
business section of "the city, sell the present
church property, and elept a larger
and more appropriate house of worship.
This building was erected more than
thirty years ago. Later it was changed
and much enlarged, but is now too small.
It is expected that the new site an*
church will cost $100,000 or more.
Austin Theological Seminary; The
Board at its recent, meeting, by a hearty
and unanimous vote, elected Rev. Robert
Ernest Vinson. D. D., president of this
institution. The session just closed was
the most prosperous one in the history
of the seminary. Seventeen students enrolled.
three of whom were graduated
with t.he degree of B. D.
Highland Church, Austin, has caJled
Rev. S. E. Chandler, who has supplied
this church for some time in connection
with his work as professor in the TheoIfworiool
C
ivr^tvui kJVIUIIiai v.
Home Missions in the Presbytery of
Paris: In answer to the prayers of earnest
people God touches the hearts o'
others The burden 011 the hearts of
many devoted men and women in the
Presbytery of Paris has been ihat all
the members of the fifty-three churches
might be aroused to a sense of responsibility
resting upon them to reach the
great number of men, women and children
within our bounds who have not
regular preaching and Sunday school instruction.
At the last meeting of Presbytery
the laymen held a convention remarkable
for the enthusiasm developed.
The Presbytery was requested to inaugurate
a publicity campaign In the interest
of Home Missions. According to
instructions the committee has issued a
circular and made assignments by which
most of the churches will be visitfvl hv
a minister ami layman the fourth Sunday
of this month, when the needs of the
cause will be laid before the people and
their earnest co-operation be obtained
by regular monthly contributions. One
liberal elder proposed to be one of ten
to contribute one hundred dollars annually
provided nine others would join
hint. He does not wait for the other
nine to act. but has already sent nis
check to the treasurer. Are there not
nine or more who will do likewise? Arrangements
have been made to put five
young men to work among the vacant
churches. All the churches except three,
have been arranged for, and It is hoped
these can be supplied soon. The suner
intendent and evangelist Is busily at work
planning for greater things. May all
hearts be stirred to fervent prayer and
greater consecration of time and money
in overtaking the work in the whitening
fields:
Sabinal: The Mex'can church held a
week's series of services from the 14 to
the 22 of April. Rev. Messrs. Peralta,
Av'la and Scott did th? preaching. The
little church was greatly revived and
strengthened. There were twenty-one
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professed conversions of whom three
were received and baptized. Seven children
were baptized, and the Lord's supper
celebrated. The church has fortyfour
niemDers. The Sabinal, Hondo, El
Progreso and Uvalde Mexican churches
form one group and are under the care
of Evangelist \V. S. Scott of San Antonio.
VIRGINIA.
Otterwood: On ine afternoon of May 1,
after the sermon, the session ordained
to the diaconate, Messrs. M. A. Haden.
A. T. Little and H. H. Roberts. On Sunday
morning the regular spring couniiunion
was observed, and one young man
linitPfl With tho nhnreh
w.v vtiuivu uu [Muirasiuu
of faith.
Norfolk: Rev. J. T. McBryde, D. D., of
Cape Charles, has resigned his pastorate
to accept work elsewhere. The Cape
Charles paper has this to say about him
and his work: "Dr. McBryde is in the
forefront of his profession?a preacher of
superior ability; he is greatly beloved
l?v the people and will be sadly missed.
We learn that his church was loath to
g.ve him up. He leaves soon and we
regret exceedingly his departure, but
wish him every success in his new field
of labor.'* J. E. T.
Williamsville: Lexington Presbytery,
which met April 27, in Harrisonburg,
separated Williamsville and Rocky Spring
churches, and united Williamsville with
McDowell and Rocky Spring with Goshen.
All of these churches are pastorless at
this time; there seems to be a dearth
of pastors now, there being iwenty-nine
paster less churches in the bounds 01 this
Presuytery.
Richmond: Mr. T. M. Temley, of Union
Seminary will supply the pulpit for the
Miuiumr ui uvt'iBrooK cjnurcn, Barton
Heights.
Lynchburg: Rev. Dr. Robert H. Fleming,
for twenty years pastor of Westminster
church, and formerly pasteff of
churches in Washington. D. C., and Woodstock,
Va., has taken charge of the Presbyterian
Orphanage at Lynchburg as superintendent.
He will give his entire time
to the direction of the institution.
Lexington: Rev. Dr. J. R. Graham, of
Winchester, the venerable father of Dr.
A. T. Graham, occupied the pulpit of this
church on Sunday morning May 9. Mr.
F. T. Glasgow at night delivered an address
on "Calvin's Influence Upon the
Politica'l Development of the World."
Hampton: Rev. W. S. Trimble, of Monterrey,
has accepted the call to the pastorate
of this church and is expected to
begin his ministry here on Sunday.
May 23.
Falling Spring and Glasgow Churches,
at a meeting held Sunday. April 25, extended
a call to Rev. W. S. Trimble, of
Monterey.
Timber Ridge: Messrs J. D. Sterrett
and C. R. Goodman were elected elders
in this church Sunday, April 25. Their
ordination will take place Sunday, May
y. Tins cliurch makes a good report.
Eighty -were added to the membership,
seventy-one on profession, and $1,466
was raised for all the causes.
Tazewell: The recent meeting of Abingdon
Presbytery in our church was
greatly .enjoyed by our congregation.
Among the good things brought us were
four addresses on "Calvinism." Dr. P.
P. Ramsay, who had delivered one of