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May 26, 1909. THI
dollars more than we Had hoped; the
responses to our appeal have been only
one-fifth of wuat we had hoped they
would be. We shall acknowledge future
gifts, but the appeal will not occur again,
so we urge you, brethren, to make whatever
gift you can to us, and let it come
forward at once. We do not expect much
from any one, but a little from a great
many. Will you be one? Our situation
is waxing desperate.
R. S. Eskridge.
PERSONALS.
Rev. Neal L. Anderson, D. D., of,
Winston, N. C., is to preach the baccalaureate
sermon of Peace Institute.
Rev. R. L. Walton has tendered his
resignation as pastor of the church at
Suffolk, Va.
Rev. A. H. Clarke, of Lynchburg. Va.,
has declined the call recently extended
him by the church at Greenville, Ky.
Rev. R. H. McCaslin, of Bowling Green,
Ky., is to preach the baccalaureate sermon
of Ogden College, Sunday, June 6.
Rev. J. S. Sibley, of Pensacola, Fla.,
has received a unanimous call to the
First Chhrch, Jackson, Tenn. He has the
call under consideration.
Rev. L. Cunningham, changes his ad
dress from Denison, Tex., to Eliasville,
Texas.
Rev. M. A. Ray, of Union Seminary,
Richmond, Va., will begin regular work
at Madrid, Mo , on June 1.
Rev. C. G. Brown, of Chester, S. C.,
lias been called to the pastorate of the
church at Euharlee, G<a.
Rev. J. L. McKee changes his address
from Kansas City, Mo., to Wichita Falls,
Texas.
Rev. H. A. Jones, syncdical evangelist,
changes his address from Pontotoc, Miss.,
to Pass Christian, Miss.
Rev. S. O. Hall, will preach the commencement
sermon of King College, June
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Kev. Wm. Crowe, of Abingdon, Va., has
been elected president of Stonewall Jackeon
Institute to fill out the unexpired
term of Mdss Kate Hunt.
Rev. H. W. Burwell, ipastor of the
Napoioen Avenue Church, New Orleans,
is in attendance upon the sessions of the
General Assembly, in Savannah, Ga.
Rev. W. S. Trimble changes his address
from Moutrey, Va., to Hampton,
Va. He begins his new work on May 30.
Dr. McFadden, of the First Church,
Richmond, has been in Louisville, Ky.,
recently attending a meeting of the
Royal Arcanum in which fraternity he
holds high official position.
Ex-Governor R. B. Glenn, of North Carolina,
reports that during his extended lecturing
tour south under the auspices of
I the Southern Church, he raised f25,000
I for home missions. He addressed the
General Assembly in session at SavanI
nali. Ga., May 24.
Dr. Robert Hill, who has suffered intensely
for two weeks from an abcess In
the throat, is now able to ride out in his
h Duggy. Dr. Ucurland, of the Methodist
Church, a ripe Christian of more than
three-score years, and a most acceptable
minister, has filled Dr. Hill's pulpit in his
absence.
H Dr. Witherspoon, of the Grace Street
Church, Richmond, on May 20, participated
in the unveiling of a statue of
John Witherspoon, the Presbyterian
divine who was the only minister to
sign the Declaration of Independence.
i PRESBYTERIAN OF THE SOUTI
This statue is in Washington city and
wad erected by authority of Congress
which appropriated $20,000 for the
purpose.
Rev. S. M. Glasgow, of Virginia will
reach the lower Rio Grande valley Texas,
Saturday, May 29, and preach at McAllen,
Sunday morning and Mercedes Sunday
night.
President G. A. Coe, Ph. D., of Northwestern
University, Evanston, 111., has
been elected to the Skinner and McAlpin
professorship of practical theology in the
uijjjuu i awiogieai oeiuiuary, iNew xorn
city.
At the Monteagle, Tennessee, Bible
Week, July 25-31, among the scholarly
and attractive lecturers are. Dr. C. R.
Hemphill, Louisville, Dr. Wm. M. Anderson,
Nashville, Dr. F. W. Gunsaulus.
Chicago, Bishop Fallove, of the Reformed
Church and leader of the Emmanuel
Movement and other notable men. Hon.
Allen S. Hall is the superintendent. A
Sunday school institute will follow.
THE PRESBYTERY OF BRAZOS.
Presbytery met in the Navasota church
on Thursday, April 22. Present, fourteen
ministers and twelve ruling elders. Presbytery
has twenty-three ministers, fifty
churches and four candidates for the min
istry.
Moderator: Rev. L. E. Selfridge, nay
City; temporary clerk, Ruling Elder Fred
S. Robbins, Uuintana.
Received: Rev. Messrs. P. H. Hensley,
Sr., from Arkansas Presbytery, and VV. T.
Ahrenbeck, from Durant.
Dismissed: Rev. T. C. Johnston to Paducah
Presbytery.
Presbyteriai Sermon on "Sanctiflcation" p
was preached by the retiring moderator,
Rev. F. E. Fincher. p
Calvin Addresses were made by Rev. p
George W. Storey and Rev. Granvlne ta. a
storey. a
The Call of Huntsvllle church for the
pastoral services of Rev. W. T. Ahrenbeck
was accepted by him and arrangements
made for his installation. ^
The Presbytery urged all its ministers el
to present the needs ot Daniel Baker Col- c
lege to their congregations at some suitahlfi
timp A llHn^ tho Twrvw*'*! r*t -? -
Next Place of meeting, Columbia, on s
October 20, 1909, at 3 p. m.
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PRESBYTERY OF FORT WORTH. ]
The Presbytery of Fort Worth met in K<
Graham, Texas, April 28, and was opened ci
with a sermon by Rev. Wm. Thorburn, b;
Present sixteen ministers and fourteen
ruling elders.
Officers:,- Rev. F. T. Charlton wad cl
elected moderator and Rev. RobL L. r
Cowan was elected temporary clerk. p
New Members in the Presbytery: Rev. jj
Robt. L. Cowan, of the Presbytery of tl
Nashville; Rev. W. H. Wycough, of the b
Presbytery of Dallas; Rev. T. M. Strib- cl
lln. V. ? O 1 - * " ?
lug, Ui luc ricoujricijf U1 Eil fUBO; Kev. ai
Ezra J. Durham, of the Presbytery of t!
Dallas. Rev. Rob't L. Cowan Is assistant
pastor of the Broadway Church, M
Fort Worth; Rev. W. H. Wycough la pas- ai
tor-elect of North Fort Worth church; O
Rev. T. M. Stribling serves ttfe Grapd- n<
view and Venus churches; Rev. Ezra J. cl
Durham is pastor-elect of the Bridgeport I*
and Chico churches. G
Ministers Dismissed: Rev. A. M. Me- ol
Lauchlin. (aft a recent called meeting) to p.
the Presbytery of Arkansas; Rev. John- W
ston Robertson and Rev. W. E. Shive, to G
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le Presbytery of Western Texas. Canidate
T. W. Currie was dismissed to theresbytery
of Dallas.
Installation: During a recess of the
'resbytery Wednesday evening, April 28,
:ev. S. F. McMurry was installed pastor
t Graham, by a commission previously
ppointed by the Presbytery.
Next Meeting; Gordon, Thursday | Sepsmber
22.
Installations Arranged: Commissions
ere appointed for installing the pastorslect
at North Fort Worth, Bridgeport and
hico.
Order of Synod Declined: The rreBbysry
declined to obey the injunction of
ynod touching the Caldwell case.
Appropriations: Presbytery approprited
$29.15 individually pledged to" the
Honorarium Fund" of the General As?mbly,
and $20 to assist in sending the
smmissioner of the Texas-Mexican vresKtery
to the General Assembly.
Childress: Rev. Gaines B. Hall was inaJled
pastor of (he First Presbyterian
tiureh of Childress, Texas, April 28, 1909.
ev. W. C. Hagan, pastor of the First
resbyterian church at Vernon, Tex., devered
the charges to both the pastor and
le congregation, and Itev. Wm. Fred Galraitli,
of the Oak Cliff Presbyterian
lurch, presided, preached the sermon
fid propounded the constitutional quea
ons.
Oak Cliff: Mr. Charles D. Browder and
T. F, O. Grandstaff were duly ordained"
id installed deacons in the Oak ClilT
hurch, Sunday, May 2, 1909. Five
aw (members were received into this
lurch at the morning service, Sabath.
May 9. Rev. Benjamin Y.
eorge, or tuinrwood, IU., brother of one
' our honored elders, will supply the pul,t
during the absence of the pastor, Rev.
rfli. rYed Galbralth, while attending the
eneral Assembly.
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