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Church News
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feBted. Six persons were received into
the membership of the church.
Pecos: A meeting has just closed in
this church, conducted by Rev. J. G.
Smith, evangelist for El Paso Presbytery.
Ten united with the church and
$235 was raised towards paying for a lot
to build a church on.
Lancaster: The cause of Foreign Missions
and the Forward Movement was
ably presented to the Lancaster Presbyterian
Church last week by Rev. R. J.
McMullen, who is under appointment to
China. His two addresses showed not
only that .ae work of our Church in
foreign fields ? . "_e hands of the best
of busineb. "en, t al io that the men
they are sending to those fields are
strong, clear, earnest and consecrated
thinkers as well. This church pledged
$242.20 for the work and will try to
make it more during the year.
C. O.
Houston: Rev. Dr. W. States Jacobs,
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pasiur ul intj r not vjuuh.ii wui oujijmj iuc
pulpit of the First Church, Evanston, near
Chicago, for the next five Sundays. His
own pulpit will be supplied by Professors
Sampson and Caldwell, of Austin Seminary,
and others, until the first Sunday
in September, when he expects to be at
home again.
Somerville: The Rev. P. H.
Hensley, Sr., of Alvin, Texas, has just
concluded a six-days' meeting at this
place. Six persons were added to the
<;hurch, all of whom are regarded as val- %
uable members. Two additional elders
and four deacons were elected, all of
whom wer% ordained and installed except
one of the deacons-elect, who was
absent from town. Although Mr. Hensley's
time is filled up with appointments
at Alvin. Mustang, Chocolate, Angleton
and Danbury, yet he responds promptly
to invitations to hold protracted meetings
whenever he can secure a substitute
for his own pulpit.
Floydada Church: At a recent service
the following officers were installed: A.
L. Love, elder, and J. E. Staley, deacon.
Two members were also received, and
others are ready to join. A Sunday
school was organized. The committee
appointed to secure grounds and raise
means for building a Presbyterian college
at Floydada for the Panhandle has
secured twenty-two acres of land, and
hope to have the desired amount raised
for the erection of the proposed building
within the next few days. The railroad
will soon be completed: the sur
rounding country is rapidly developing;
the town is growing and the Presbyterian
Church has bright prospects before it.
VIRGINIA.
Overbrook: Mr. Thomas M. Lamley, of
last year's Junior Class at Union Seminary,
is doing excellent work as acting
pastor. Services are held every Sunday
Boutin
E PRESBYTERIAN OF THE SOU'
morning, and great interest Is being
manifested.
Falling Spring: Rev. \V. T. Williams
has accepted the call tendered him by
Falling Spring and Glasgow congregations,
and entered upon his duties as
pastor. He filled the pulpits Sunday, July
11.
Lexington: Rev. R. F. Kirkpatrick, of
Union Theological Seminary, addressed
the Presbyterian congregation Sunday*
morning in tne interest of the seminary.
Marion: Rev. C. D. Gilkeson, pastor of
the Presbyterian church at Moorefield,
\V. Va., has declined the call recently
uy unit iu me pastorale or me
church at Marion.
New Providence, Rockbridge County:
A congregational meeting was held on
Sunday, July 11. Rev. G. T. Story, Moderator,
and H. S. Wade, Secretary. A call
was extended to the Rev. Henry W. McLaughlin
to become pastor of this church.
Mr. McLaughlin is pastor of the Stuart
Robinson Memorial church, Louisville,
Ky., where he ha3 had a prosperous work.
New Monmouth: At the close of the
services Sunday morning, July 11, a letter
from the pastor, Rev. R. E. Steele, was
read to the congregation by the clerk
of the session, Mr. Walter McCown, announcing
his purpose, Presbytery conhmting,
to accept the call tendered him
by the church at Spencer, N. C. No action
was taken by the congregation, the meeting
announced for Sunday being post
poned, subject to call of session. Rev.
James McCown preached Sunday, July
11, Mr. Steele being absent in West Virginia.
Tazewell: Rev S. O. Hull, has decided
to decline the call to the Salem church.
The Sunday morning he was preaching
in Salem, July 11, a congregational meeting
was held here and earnest protestations
made against the severance of the
happy pastoral relation which has existed
for nearly eight years. A committee was
appointed to wait upon him and tell him
of the above action with the assurance
of the abiding love and confidence of the
whole congregation. This assurance of
the appreciation of his services makes
clear his duty to remain their pa3tor.
Norfolk: The city papers publish the
announcement that Rev. J. E. Thacker,
D. D., pastor of the Second Presbyterian
Church, has announced his declination
of calls from the First Presbyterian
Church, of New Orleans, and the First
fresbyterian Church, of Jacksonville,
Fla. It is believed Dr. Thacker will become
general evangelist for the Southern
Presbyterian Church.
Hampton: Rev. W. S. Trimble was installed
pastor of this church by a commission
of Norfolk Presbytery on July
11. There was a good attendance on
this interesting exercise and general rejoicing
among the young people because
of having a regular pastor. Mr. Trimble
begins his work here under very encouraging
circumstances. The people have a
mind to work and the church has just
purchased a beautiful manse on the
water front.
Newport News, .First Church: This
congregation has just had a visit from
Rev. W. M. Hunter, formerly pastor of
the Second Church, of this city, now
principal of the Williamsburg Female
rH. July 21, 1909.
Institute, the new educational Institution
founded and sustained under the supervision
of Norfolk Presbytery. Principal
Hunter reports a prosperous year's work
accomplished and a prospect of a very
substantial increase of attendance on
the approaching sessions.
Winchester Presbytery has entered
upon a campaign of evangelistic work of
a vigorous and somewhat unique character.
Rev. C. D. Gilkeson, of Moorefleld,
W. Va., is chairman of the Home Mission
Committee and is putting energy and
zeal into the work. Six of the pastors,
including the chairman, are detailed for
40 days' work in three or four fields each;
using discretion as to the exact time
given each field. Other pastors are detailed
to supply the pulpits of the evangelistic
pastors. Traveling expenses for
evangelists and supplies are to be paid
by the home mission treasurer, and collections
made in all of the fields visited.
There will be much good and earnest.
iHeai'uiug, una, we nope, mucn blessing,
"lengthening the cords and strengthening
the stakes."
Waterford: In accepting the resignation
of Rev. E. L. Wilson, pastor of the
Catoctin Church, Chesapeake Presbytery
unanimously adopted the following
tribute: "In ratifying the acceptance of '
the resignation of the Rev. E. L. Wilson
as pastor of the Catoctin Church, rendered
necessary because of impaired
health, this Presbytery desires to express
its sincere sympathy to him, his
family and the church in his being thus
called to lay down his work in the prime
of his laborious and useful life as a faith
fui Christian minister, as an able Presbyter
in the Church courts, and for years
the efficient chairman of the Home Mission
Committee of this Presbytery. We
extend to him tho sincere love of his
brethren, gathered in this meeting, and
rejoice in his acquaintance with the
friendship of the Lord Jesus, to whose
unfailing love and protection- we commend
him."
Montgomery Presbytery: At the last
stated meeting of Montgomery Presbytery
the following appointments for
evangelistic labor were made, the services
to continue at least ten days in
each case, and report to be made to
Presbytery at the spring meeting of
lyiu: K. K. Houston. New Castle and
Hebron; W. C. Campbell, Mtn. Union;
R. H. Fleming, Princeton; P. C. Clark,
Green Valley; J. K. Harris, at discretion;
J. A. McMurray, Rich Patch; T. M, McCorkle,
Roger's Field; L. W. Irwin,
Sbawsville; Boiling Hobson, own field;
D. J. Woods, Aigoma; E. E. Lane, Vinton;
Arthur Rowbotham, Floyd; James
D. Paxton, Bramwell; D. P. Rogers,
Charlemont; Thomas Mowbray, Hebron;
E. C. Lynch, New Castle; A. H. Clarke,
OttervRle; N. A. Parker, discretion; P.
B. Hill, Piedmont: L. H. Paul. Oriskanv:
J. H. Grey, Rocjcy Mount; W. T. Palmer, %
Walker's Creek; R. E. Redding, Hoge's
Chapel.
J. A. McM., Stated Clerk.
To the Pastors and Sessions of Roanoke
Presbytery: Your Home Mission