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JULY COLLECTIONS.
The month of July is set apart by the
General Assembly for Ministerial Relief.
oeiiu reuuiiauv?B iu ivir. junu Qiuea,
treasurer, 110 Fifth street, Louisville, Ky.
CHINA.
Nanking Theological Seminary: Rev. J.
Leighton Stuart, D. D., requests that the
funds for the Seminary be discontinued.
The amount already subscribed is $185,
which will be sent to Rev. J. W. Davis,
D. D., Nanking, China.
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Colling j*e Church; Mr> j. E. Hixson, a
reCoO
ont graduate of Austin College, will
supply this church for the summer. A
protracted meeting is being planned, to
begin on July 11, conducted by Rev.
Will. E. Hill, of Gadsden.
Birmingham: At a congregational
meeting of the First Church, held imme
aiareiy aner me muiuiug bchivo juuc
20, it was decided that Dr. John W.
Stagg be requested to withdraw his resignation
as pastor of the church. After
several talks on the subject, the following
was adopted: "The congregation of
the First Presbyterian Church has received
with sadness and regret the resignation
of its pastor, the Rev. John W.
Stagg, D. D. We recognize In him a
faithful and sympathetic friend, a sincere,
devoted and courageous minister
of the Gospel and one of the ablest
preachers within the confines of the
Southern Presbyterian Church. We feel
persuaded that his withdrawal from the
pastorate at this time to enter another
and a different field means a great loss
to the ministry of the Presbyterian
Church in general, and to this congregation
in particular, that we should unite
in an effort to secure from Dr. Stagg a
reconsideration of his decision. There
fore be it resolved. That a committee of
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five be apointed by the moderator of this
meeting to call upon Dr. Stagg, and in
behalf of this congregation to request
him to withdraw his resignation as pastor
of this church, and said committee
to report to a called meeting of this congregation
on Sabbath morning, June
27.
ADiyAMOAO
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Da Queen: The Session set apart the
first Sunday of June as Decision Day in
the Sunday-school, and the second Sunday
as Children's Day. There were good
results from both, and the effect was
very impressive on the Sunday-school.
There have recently been seven additions
to the membership of this church.
Cane Hill: We have recently enjoyed
a splendid meeting here. Rev. Dr. R. B.
Willis, of Fayetteville, did the preaching,
Rev. A. E. Miller, of Barstow, Texas, directed
the singing, and Rev. J. E. Wylie,
evangelist for Washburn Presbytery,
acted as pastor. The church was
greatly helped.
Augusta: Rev. W. H. Richards writes:
"Our church had no pastor a little over
a year ago and was in a very discouraged
condition. They had been paying
two hundred dollars for one-half of a
minister's time. Rev. M. D. Williams
was called for half of his time, and four
hundred dollars, with a manse, promised.
His first year has just been completed,
and instead of four hundred dollars
six has been paid him. Quite an addition
has been made to the manse, built
by the pastor. The ladies lately placed
electric chandaliers in the church and
have on hand sufficient money to have
the building repainted. Excellent offerings
have been made to alJ.oMh&O&uses. ~
Pastor and3 people are greatly encouraged.
The membership numbers about
fifty. During our meeting two deacons
were elected, ordained and installed and
one elder. Three adult members were
received into the membership. The offering
for Presbyterial Home Missions
amounted to $59.27, and $5.70 for incidentals.
My next appointment is at
Wynne."
Arkansas Synodical Home Missions:
The following amounts have been subscribed
by the Churches and individuals
of the Synod for Home Missions: Presbytery
of Arkansas, Augusta, $40; Argenta,
$32; Batesville, $310; Blytheville,
$60; Conway, $27; Cotton Plant, $44;
Cotter, $5; Des Arc, $32; DeValls BlufT,
$39; Earle, $43; Forest City, $49; Jonesboro,
$176; Lonoke, $31; Little Rock,
Central, $113; Marianna, $50; Newport,
$97; Osceola, $39; Searcy, $42; Walnut
Ridge, $70; Wynne, $150. Total, $1,*
443.85.
Presbytery of Ouachita: Arkadelphia,
$151; Camden, $171; Champion Hill, $30;
n..oon ? 1 Art ?1C.
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$69; Hope, $309; Hot Springs, $200;
Junction City, $190; Louisville, $36;
Magnolia, $30; Malvern, $123; Marlbrook,
$7; Mena, $51; Mt. Holly, $15; Nashville,
$25; Prescott, $65; Scotland, $52;
otamps, $109; Texarkana, First, $190;
Washington, $50. Total, $1,993.01.
H. June 30, 1909.
Presbytery of Pine Bluff: Carthage,
$15; Clarendon, $33; Dermott, $56; Fordyce,
$452; Helena, $100; Holly Grove,
$86; Hamburg, $112; Monticello, $287;
Princeton, $45; Pine Bluff, First, $500;
Warren, $276; Wilmot, $42. Total, $2,010.25.
Presbytery of Washburn: Alma, $18;
Bentonville, $35; Cane Hill, $33; Charles
ton, $4t; Dardanelle, $72; Fayetteville,
$67; Ft. Smith, $400; Hazel Glenn, $33;
Morilton, $61; Russelville, $86; Springdale,
$24; Individual, $15. Total, $891.89.
Total for the Synod, $6,339. Several
churches yet to be reported.
J. C. Williams, Chairman.
GEORGIA.
Villa Rica: This church has recently
made extensive and needed repairs upon
its building and is now in quite attractive
and comfortable quarters. Its
growth has been steady, slow and gratifying.
Carrollton: With an enrolled membership
of 89 and a resident membership of
68, this church last year contributed to
all causes $2,099, giving of this amount
$625 to Foreign Missions. Eight members
were received into its communion,
one died and six were dismissed to other
Presbyterian Churches.
Rev. J. Dowel I Fleming writes: "Without
designating any work I am the evanjrpllst
for A ncnofQ
0 i icouj icij, anu uxii
constantly engaged in the work. On last
Sunday and Monday, I preached at Gough
and received two additions to the membership.
This cuurch has thirty members
and a bright promise for the future.
1 am assisting Rev. D. X. Yarbro at Monticello
in a meeting. My next appoint?
ment is CrawfordsyiU,e.".?. Augusta
Presbytery: The constitutional
requirements having been complied with,
I hereby call a meeting of Augusta Presbytery
to be held at 4 o'clock on Friday
afternoon, July 2, 1909, in the lecture
room of the First Presbyterian Church,
Augusta, to attend to the following business:
(1) To hear and consider the request
of Rev. J. T. Plunket, D. D., for
a dissolution of his pastoral relation with
the First Presbyterian Church, Augusta,
Ga. (2) To dismiss the Rev. J. T. Plunket,
D. D., if the way be clear, to the
North Alabama Presbytery.
G. M. Howerton, Moderator.
Atlanta, Westminster Church: In addition
to the regular services of Westminster
this week protracted services will
begin on Wednesday evening, Dr. R. O.
Flinn preaching each evening. A series
of cottage prayer meetings have been
arranged to be held at 5 o'clock each
afternoon in the homes of the members
of the congregation. We are praying for
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season.
First Church, Athens: Rev. E. L. Hill,
pastor. The annual report of this church
shows a total membership of 514, eighteen
having been received* during the
year by letter and seventeen by profession
of faith; 503 officers, teachers and
scholars in the four Sunday-schools of
the church. The contributions for the
year were as follows: Foreign Missions,