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July 14, 1909. TH1 KENTUCKY. Louisville Presbytery: In accordance with the resolution "to meet at the call of the Moderator," Louisville Presbytery will meet in the First Presbyterian Church, Louisville, on Tuesday, July 20, at xi?:30 a. m. The call of the Shelbyville Church for Rev. W. R. Anderson, of Bardstown, Ky., will be laid before Presbytery, and any other matters of business can bo considered. Henry H. Sweets, Msd. David M. Sweets, S. C. LOUISIANA. New Orleans: Rev. T. S. Clyce, D. D., president of Austin College, Sherman, Texas, is supplying the First Church this month. \ ?The Lafayette Church, Rev. Dr. J. C. Barr, pastor, is holding Its evening services during the heated term on the lawn adjacent to the church. ?At the Third Church communion service was held last Sunday. The names of five members received on profession were announced. .Three of them received adult baptism, two coming from the Church of Rome. ?Second German Church: The Westminster League, of the Second German Church, hope to enjoy an outing per steamer "New Camelia" to Mandeville and Pineland Park, on Wednesday, August 4. They would be delighted to have members of the other Presbyterian churches enjoy this trip with them. Baton Rouge Church has directed its pastor, Dr. T. M. Hunter, to take a vacation in August, and with characteristic generosity has provided the wherewithal. The example is well worthy of imitation by others! Westwego: On July 5, the Sabbatschool children with their parents and friends, had a very pleasant time at the annual picnic in the Audubon Park. New Iberia: Rev. M. R. Paradis, the French evangelist, leaves this week for Waverly, Minn., for the summer. Correspondents will note the temporary change of address. MISSISSIPPI. Moss Point: The pastor, Rev. E. H. Gregory is spending a month's vacation at hiurfreesboro, Tenn. He expects to visit Monteagle, Tenn.; also Louisville, Ky., before his return the end of July. Port Gibson: The congregation has extended a call to Rev. R. L. Benn, of Trenton, Tens., and it is hoped he will accept it and soon take- charge of this important field. Columbus: On Sunday, June 20, seventeen young men of the Columbus Church met in Sunday-school room and organized a Baraca Class. This is an outgrowth of a similar class which was organized last fall. The membership of our present class is growing rapidly. We hope to have at least a hundred men before many months have passed. The Baptist and Methodist Churches each have large Baraca classes. When Baraca classes or similar organizations have been formed in all the churches of Columbus. W? hnrw? fn ? ' w ?wfv "V ?? ? UIVTUUl^lll looking toward the erection of a Y. M. building. These "young men are in, i > _. . * i PRESBYTERIAN OF THE SOUT at work for young men, all standing by the .Bible and the Bible school." C. O. MISSOURI. Sainte Genevieve: This Church was organized by a commission of Potosl Presbytery, October 19, 1902 with thirteen members, two ruling elders and one deacon. Soon after the organization steps were taken to build a house of worship and a lot centrally located was purchased at a cost of three hundred dollars. The members, though few in number, prosecuted the work with great zeal and perseverence so that it was ready for occupancy sometime in 1905 at a cost, including the lot, of $3,202, of which Potosl Presbytery appropriated about $775. The edifice is of brick on a stone foundation, of semi Gothic architecture and has a seating capacity of two hundred and fifty. On Sunday, June 27, 1909, this Church was dedicated with appropriate and impressive services, conducted by Rev. A. Kistler, of Cape Girardeau. This Church had its origin in a Sunday-school and has been well sustained with an average attendance of about thirty-five scholars. On January 1, 1905, Rev. C. H. Talbot, of Festus, Mo., preached one Sunday a month for nineteen months when he resigned to devote his Whole time to the Ohiirrh at TTooJ-tio Rev. L. V. Cobb took charge in May, 1908, preaching with great acceptance until the eighteenth of April last; when his career of usefulness, embracing five years, was suddenly ended by his death. As yet no successor to him has been found. However, notwithstanding its reverses, the outlook is very encouraging for as John Wesley said, "God buries the workmen and carries on the work." Trusting in Him the members can not fail in the work which thus far they have so faithfully prosecuted. H." MEXICO. The Mexican Presbyterians of Hays, Caldwell and Guadalupe Counties, will hold their customary camp-meeting beginning July 24 to August 2. We will have with us all the national tplnisters and preachers and also our two American evangelists, Rev. Messrs. W. S. Scott and R. D. Campbell. We request In our behalf the prayers of God's people. Our expenses will be great, therefore we will appreciate any financial help that our friends will send us for this purpose. We need to buy religious literature and pay the traveling and boarding expenses of all the ministers, rent of tents and many other items, so we need to extend the privilege of contributing to a good cause, to the friends of the Mexican work. Send your contributions to Rev. Elias Trevino, Box 274, San Marcos, Texas. We are very glad to hear from Rev. R. D. Campbell, that it might be posaiDie ror Rev. S. L. Morris, D.D., Secretary of Assembly's Home Mission Committee, to visit us during the campmeeting. Ellas Trevlno, Evangelist. ' San Marcos, Texas. H. * 19 OKLAHOMA. > Oklahoma City: The communion service in the Central Presbyterian Church was neld Sunday. * The names Of thirtynine new members, received during the past quarter, were announced. Dr. A. J. Coley was installed elder and Messrs. T. D. Turner, J. W. DuPree and Tinsley Smith were ordained and installed deacons. The Church begins the new quarter with the brightest hopes in its his tory. NORTH QAROLINA. Sherwood Church, Fayetteville Presbytery, has recently had quite a number of accessions, more than doubling its membership and there are yet others to be received. Rev. James Wioker, of the Puritan Church, Philadelphia, is supplying the St. Paul's Church during the month of July. New Church in Fayetteville Presbytery: At Selma a church was organized with twenty members. Hector McNeil and W. B. Bency were made elders and W. H. Mitchner, deacon. The Interesting feature -about this church is that Mr. McNeil makes the fourth generation of ruling elders who has served our church. His great gandfather was one of the original elders of the Bluff Church, the first Church in the Cape Fear Scotch section. . ./vkisTiiis rrcsoyiery oegan employing an evangelist two years ago and adopted an evangelistic campaign policy, that is trying to have a week's meeting in every church every year. The results have been most gratifying; for those two years this Presbytery has led all the Presbyteries of the Assembly in the number of accessions on profession of faith; and this year there were added to the Church a larger number than in either the Synod of Arkansas, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, or Oklahoma. Fayetteville: Rev. Watson Fairley, pastor. Three new elders, Dr. J. W. Mo" Neill, Dr. A. S. Rose, and John H. Culbreth and two deacons, Messrs. C. O. Rose and A. A. McKetcham, have been recently elected and installed. Sherwood Church: Thero ty-one additions to this church during the last quarter, of which Rev. H. A. McLeod Is pastor. Charlotte, First Church: At the communion on July 4, twenty-six were received into the membership, ten on profession of faith and sixteen by letter. This makes 127 that have joined this church' since January 1, of this year. North Eno: This Church was organized five months ago with a membership of twenty-six. Rev. C. Arrowood was recently Installed pastor by a commission of Orange Presbytery. Mooresvllle: On the second Sabbath in June arrangements were made for the erection nf n now *>".<?? ? *-*- * uvuoc Ul ?TU1BU1JJ Dy the Second Church. The pastor, Rev. M. B. McLaughlin, has been absent on a vacation, but the services have been kept by the efficient work of the elders, not one service has been omitted. As soon (Continued on Page 22.1