Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page.

14 THE The Presbyterian of the South Thornton S. Wilson, Managing Editor. Editors?Thos. E. Converse, James P. Smith, E. B. McCluer, George Summey. Published weekly by The Presbyterian Co. Incorporated In Georgia. Subscription Terms. Two dollars a year it paid In advance; if payment Is deterred three months, 12.69. Subscriptions made for a definite pe riod are discontinued at expiration. Remittances should be made by money order or by draft on some of the large cities. Make all remittances to "The Presbyterian Company," 104 Edgewood Ave, Atlanta, Ga. When local check is sent, add 10 cents for collection. Address the Richmond, Va., office: Central Presbyterian, Box 850. Address the New Orleans, La., office: Southwestern Presbyterian, Box 731. Entered as second class matter January 0, 1909, at the Post Office at Atlanta, Georgia, under act of March 8, 1879. Church News I I JUNE COLLECTIONS. The month of June is set apart by the General Assembly for Local Home Missions. Send remittances to the Synodi~al or Presbyterial treasurer. CHINA. The First Gift to the New Church: Rev. Hampden C. DuBose, D. D., of Soochow China, writes: "We acknowledge with thanksgiving from a venerable minister in South Carolina, who is the triple clerk of. Presbytery, Synod and the Assembly, and his beloved wife and four sons, the latter scattered from Philadelphia to Austin, the gift of one hundred and twenty-five dollars to pay for a lot adjoining the present cnapel. These relatives by ancestral ties are made doubly dear by making us the recipients of their uouniy wnicn is over ana aDove tneir regular gifts to the cause of foreign missions. Within the walls of the oTd chapel during seven and thirty years nearly two millions of the men and women of Sinim have heard the preaching and the Word The junior evangelist has now the charge of the Sabbath congregation, while the senior goes to the country churches. 1 ne editorial secretary, Rev. H. F. Williams, said last week, 'You certainly need a new church.' As with the old sanctuary, the new is to be opened daily. The lighting of the city by electricity which is soon to be, will uouble the evening congregations." Nanking Theological Seminary: I observe that the start has been made toward raising the $10,000.00 for the Nanking Theological Seminary. So far it is a very small start. It seems to me that HID Onn fund rmcht tn he oneilv rnisr-d and T have a suggestion to make. There are about two hundred and sixty thousand members of our church. There are certainly, at least, one thousand of us who could at once pay $10 eacji to raise this money, ami that without Interfering in the least with our contributions to other funds.' I suggest that eVery one who sees this will just simply write to * r : PRESBYTERIAN OF THE SOU1 you that he will give $10 to this fund, and it ought to be raised in a week's time. I will be one of the number. 1 wish those who are able to do it would give some thought to this matter. Suggestion No. 2. The General Assembly's Home and School at Fredericksburg, Virginia, is one of the most splendid institutions of our Chjreh. As we all know, it affords a home for the widows of deceased ministers and an education for the children of our ministers and missionaries. Certainly we all ought to take an interest in that; and that institution ought to have at leect $100,000 as an endowment. There is no doubt about It that there are at least a thousand of us who haven't in the past given to . church purposes what we ought to have given, who can well afford to give $100 a piece to such a splendid permanent investment as this. Why not do it? I will be one of that number. If each one who can will just do it we will soon have the number. Elder. ARKANSAS. Batesville: The baccalaureate sermon of the Arkansas College will be preached by Rev. Robert E. ?inson, O. D., 01 .-\usuu, i exas, on June 13. un ine 101lowing night the Inter-soclety Oratorical contest will take place, and on June 15, the seven members of the graduating class will receive their degrees. , FLORIDA. Suwanee Presbytery has accepted the resignation of Rev. J. P. Ford as pastor of the Live Oak Church, and granted him a letter of dismission to the East Alabama Presbyt'ery, where he has accepted a call. Palatka: Rev. L. R. Lynn, has resigned the pastorate of this church and will be installed as pastor of the Springfield Church, Jacksonville, about the middle of June. During the flfty-fhree years of its history, Mr. Lynn's pastorate of six yearsT is the longest the church has ever had. GEORGIA. Diavniiiicai a vnj urai ana aiirscuve invitation, from the faculty and graduating class of the Presbyterial Institute, has been received. The commencement exercises began May 28. Rev. Lynn R. Walker, of Atlanta, Is lo preach the baccalaureate sermon. Moultrie: The report to Presbytery from this church contains the following: Members received on examination, 19; On certificate, 11; Making a total of 115. All the causes were liberally remembered, the total being $5,408. Rev. and Mrs. Motte Martin, missionaries to Africa are supported by this church. Athens Presbytery: The constitutional requirements having been met I hereby .call a meeting of Athens Presbytery to meet at Commerce, June 18, 1909, 11 a. m., to attend to the following business if the way be clear: (1) To act upon the irsi^iiniiun ui rwev. j. u. mcrnaii, as pastor of the Commerce Church. (2) To authorize the home mission committee of Athens Presbytery to call the Rev. J. D. MePhail as supervisor of home missions in the Presbytery, if his pastoral relations are dissolved. (3) to elect another member of the home mission committee in the place of Rev. J. D. McPhafl, if fk?~ is rH. June 2, 1909. called as supervisor of home missions. (4) Anil to transact any other business which might concern the hoane mission work ol the Presbytery. I W. L. Barber, Mod. I The Presbyterians of Atlanta are hav- I ing a week with John Calvin A mittee appointed by the Presbyterian Minister's Association has prepared a most excellent program which we give below. We have net seen anywiigre a more interesting or stronger program. All the services will be held in the Central church. Monday, May 31, 8 p. in. "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, S p. m., "The Life of the Man Calvin," Rev. Henry E. Dosker, D. D., LouisVille Theological Seminary. Thursday, June 3, 8 p. in., "Calvin, Exegete, and Theologian," Rev. R. A. Webb, D. D., Louisville Theological Seminary Friday, June 4, 8 p. m., "The Five Points of Calvinism," Rev. G. 13. Stricter, D. D., Union Theological Seminary, Richmond, Va. Atlanta, Norm Avenue Church: At the Close of the Sabbath school six children were baptized. Dr. W. H. Venable, one of our missionaries from china, preacued in the morning and Rev. Homer McMillan at night, Sunday 30th. ?First Church: On Sunday morning, May 30, Dr. W. L. L.ingle, preached a very instructive ferraon on the life of John Calvin. Rev. J. L. Uachman, or Sweetwater, Tenn., tilled the pulpit at night. ?Barnett Church: Mr. G. R. Buford, a recent graduate of the Kentucky Theological Seminary, has declined the call to this church. ?Inman Park: Children's day was observed in this church on Sunday morning, May 30. The pastor, Rev. J. B. Ficklen, delivered an address to the children on their influence, which he represented by candles. It was a record-breaking day with the Sunday school, 254 being present out of 260 on the roll. I KENTUCKY. Morganfield: Rev. C. N. Wharton and wifft XT aw V/v?% ? , iion iui& uu muy io, returning from their visit to the Holy Land and various points in Europe. Their trip was a very interesting one, though it was shadowed by sad tidings from home and the severe illness of Mr. Wharton in Rome and Florence. They have gone to his old home in North Carolina to rest and recuperate and hope to return to Kentucky about August 1, wliere they will be warmly welcomed by their people in Morganfleld. A. B. M. LOUISIANA. A- ^ * * ? .??.?? viicmis. yjii iue lirst ouiiaay ot June, Rev. J. Ernest Thacker, of Norfolk, Va., will fill the pulpit of the First Church, and on the three following Sabbaths, Rev. D. Clay Lilly, D. "D., will" ba the supply. Minden: "Children's Day," was observed by this Sabbath school on May 23. The interesting program prepared by the committee was <arefully followed; no little interest being manifested. A