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\ July 7, 1909. TF few of the things He has accorded His people the privilege of doing. Our meetings and prayer services, and hard lights in the very haunts of the Devil himself, have produced in our church a large number of men who lead in prayer, and who are ready to testify for the Master any time and anywhere. The spirit of service has led them into many efforts that have been hard to produce where the Brotherhocd is not known such as visiting the sick, canvassing the hotels in the interest of the church services, teaching classes in the Sunday school, leading the prayer meeting services, taking part in rescue mission work in the slums, and many others too numerous to name here. Eearly in the spring of the present year our Brotherhood, remembering the final command of our Lord, "Go ye into all the world and preach the Gospel to every creature," decided to undertake an evangelistic campaign in the suburbs of Atlanta, and for this purpose twenty-one of our men pledged themselves, out of a meeting of about thirty-five. Hence we purchased a good sized tent with benches and after careful selection pitched it on the edge of the city in one of the most populous manufacturing districts, and began our services. The preaching was done by our pas ior a pari ot tne time, sometimes by the men, and at other time3 by otner pastors of the city, and our men and women did the personal work. One earnest little woman and several of the men visited all the neighboring homes in the interest of the meetings. By the grace of God the word spoken has reached many hearts, quite a number of conversions taking place, and many lives being changed. These services lasted a little more than three weeks and the interest manifested was so great that at the end of that time we decided to establish a mission Sunday school and Thursday evening prayer service. For this purpose one of our earnest laymen was elected superintendent, a house rented, and the school opened on Sunday, June 20, with an attendance of sixty-six, which increased to eightyeight on Sunday, June 27, and gives promise of growing continuously for some time to come. For the carrying on of this work quite a number of our men and women have volunteered as teachers. After tho starting of this work on a firm basis the Brotherhood, in conjunction with other Brotherhoods and churches of the city, expects to move the tent from place to place and carry on an evangelistic campaign throughout the Bummer. ihe time has come, dear brethren, to Ihrow off our lethargy, and putting on he whole armour of God, go forth with iur matchless Captain to wage the vicorious fight against Satan and the evil? 'For as the body without the spirit is lead, so faith without works is dead Llso." 1 Shall we not join hands in this work |nd have some part in the winning of the porld for Christ? Curtis M. Anderson. IE PRESBYTERIAN OF THE SOU' JUNE DOTS FROM THORNWELL. ' A.x. the recent commencement of th Thornwell College for Orphans and the Thornwell Home and Schools, the exercises were all of the highest order and the general public expressed themselves la kindest terms of the same. Now that the season Is over, eight young women who have graduated, face the stern realitie? of life. Two of these have li.?en offered situations at *he institution. Several ethers will take up teaching aid some will undertake office work. The 'president of the institutien, will take great pleasure in putting them in communication with those needing their services. Quite a large number of former pupils took occasion to visit their Alma Mater, coming even from distant States, thus showing their love for their old home and their happiness in revisiting the scenes of their youth. A lively, happy party of them, some forty in number, spent a day at Riverside, and several receptions were given them both on and off the Orpuanage place. The Thornwell Momnp'oi Church v,???, row been fully organized by the election of two e!ders and two deacons. This church of the fatherless is taking up all collections ordered by the General Assembly and is also trying to raise funds by weekly collections fcr the purchase of a communion service and baptismal font. This latter is needed, as many of the children who come to the throne have never been baptised. Notwithstanding the urgent appeals sent out to the pastors to take up collections during June, only five churches heeded the request. May the God of the fatherless bless those who did so, and may lie lead others in the three Synods of South Carolina, Georgia and Florida, to do in July what they could not find a place for in June. Ihe institution will suffer without it. The Board of Trustees met during Commencement, there being thirteen members present. A strenuous call was ordered to be sent out for an addition of $25,000 to the endowment fund and the Executive Committee was urged to ta&a measuresr accordingly. Of course this must come from special donations. One thousand dollars will found a scholarship. The grounds about the Home were never more beautiful than now. The green grass and the many forest trees make an ideal place for childhood and the children enjoy it to the full. It Is surely a gratification to visitors to see what the dear old Southern Pre?hvt?rU? Church is doing for her orphans. Indeed, it is & work that is worth while. And there are many who say. Why don't you let the Cnurch know what you have here. W. P. Jacobs. Clinton, S. C. SOME CHAPMAN ME88ACE8. My definition of a Christian is to bs like Christ, but that change can corns only through regeneration?there must bs repentance, belief, confession and obedience. If you are to live as a Christian you must show it In your business, at home, on the street and in your conversation. How many of you have ever led a rH. " " 23 soul to Christ? 1 asked a reporter thismorning if any one had ever spoken to* him about his soul, and he thought noi. Speak to your friends. A young lawyer in Indianapolis struggled with the question of becoming a Christian, because, as he said, mental difficulties were in the way. a grand old general heard of it and went to the man's room at night, talked with him until he had brushed away all the difficulties, one by one, and at one o'clock in the morning they knelt and the lawyer made a full surrender of his l?ie to Christ. That General was Benjamin Harrison, President of the United States, Cry your eyes out, and it don't amount to anything; sign the cards that are passed among you ^y the personal workers and that don't amount to anything; stand up for Christ and then go to some church. The reason you are drifting is that you do not keep in touch with some church. God is constantly bringing us opportunities, but we are busy here and there and do not take advantage of them. There are constantly within the sound of our voices people to bring to Christ, but we are busy here and there. And the boy has grown to manhood and no word >; 3 been spoken to him, and the door is snut and the soul is lost. i?ve worked the miracles, wrote the parables?love, matchless love. The finest trait in your own great Bishop Broons was love. He was known as "Mr. Greatheart"?the man who won people by the grasp of a hand, and the kindly glance of his eye. Wherever you find a man who ha3 held and swayed people you will find it is by the spirit of love. ??????? BUSY DOCTOR Sometimes Overlooks a Point. The physician is such a busy man that he sometimes overlooks a valuable point to which his attention may be called by an intelligent patient who is a thinker. "About a year ago my attention was called to Grape-Nuts by one of my patients," says a physician of Cincinnati. "At the time mV no/n hooltl, ,--'1 ? ? J w u xvuivu r* uo uau and I waa pretty well run down but I saw at once that the theories behind GrapeNuts were sound and that if the food was all that was claimed, it was a perfect food. 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