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I he Prtsbyierlen of the South
Thornton S. WilBon, Managing Editor.
Editors?Thos. E. Converse, James P.
Smith, E. B. McCluer, George Summey
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Church News
JULY COLL LOTIONS.
"i he Month of July is set apart by the
General Assembly for offerings In
churches and Sabbath schools for the
cause of Ministerial Relief for the enfeebled
ministers and the needy widows
and orphans of our deceased ministers.
All remittances should be forwarded to
Mr. John Stites, treasurer, 110 Fifth St.,
Louisville, Ky. H. H. S.
UNSIGNED LETTERS.
The Pre3byterian of the South has
now two communications from subscribers,
one postmarked* Houston, Texas; the
other Ashe and Charleston R. P. O., in
each of which two dollars in currency
was enclosed without a line to indicate
the sender. We hope this notice will
cause some one to write and tell us
something.
THE TRIAL OF DR. MORRISON AND
ljn, oncrr?nu.
As has already been announced, the
trial of Dr. Morrison and Dr. Sheppard
at Leopoldville, which was set for May
2o, has been postponed until July 31. We
learn, through Mr. T. Hope Morgan, of
leopoldville, that this postponement was
requested by the Kassai company as well
as by the missionaries, We have also
received letters from Luebo stating that
when the missionaries started dowa the
river in order to be present at Leopoldville
on May 25, the water proved to be
so low that they were unable to make
the trip. We do not yet know whether
E PRESBYTERIAN OF THE SOU'
tkey were able to overcome this difficulty
in any way, or whether they are still at
Luebo waiting for conditions to become
such as will make it possible for them
to get to Leopoldville. At any rate, we
have learned that it iB absolutely necessary
for us to provide legal counsel in
order to prevent the trial from going
against tne missionaries by default.
We have also learned, through a cable
message from Mr. Robert Whvte ?n i.rm.
don, that he hopes to be able to secure
the services ol^ a member of the Belgian
Parliament who recently visited the
Congo Independent State to undertake
this work for us.*
Mr. Whyte writes us that the expense
of providing this legal assistance for our
missionaries will be about $3,5000 '(gold).
It will be necessary for us to furnish this
amount of money just as soon as it may
be called for, and the committee will, of
course, go to the bank and borrow it if
necessary. We trust, however, that our
friends will make this unnecessary by
sending in at once special contributions
4- - " - -
OUUH.1CUV lu cover me cost oi tnis trial.
Mr. Morgan says in his letter: "This case
is a most important one, and, if lost, it
may set back the whole movement of
Congo reform. So I would strongly urge
you to do all you can at once to procure
competent legal assistance in the conduct
of the case."
Some time ago a friend in Boston forwarded
us a contribution for this special
purpose. If friends that far away are
enough interested in the matter to take
it up in that fashion, we feel very sure
that our friends at home will be glad to
comply with the request we are making
in this communication.
The Executive Committee of Foreign
Missions.
S. H. Chester, Secretary.
Nashville, Tenn.
PERMANENT COMMITTEE OF EVAN
UCLI9I IU WUKK.
The Permanent Committee of Evangelistic
Work will hold an evangelistic conference
at Montreat, N. C., on the afternoons
of August 12-13. All the ministers
and laymen in our Church who are interested
in evangelistic work are urged
to attend this conference that they may
give the committee the benefit of their
counsel and advice in planning for the
great work which is before them. A
number of our strongest men will be
present and lead the discussions, all of
which will be along evangelistic lines.
Charles R. Nisbet, Chairman.
ALABAMA.
East Alabama Presbytery has held two
adjourned meetings in July. Rev. O. F.
Bell was received from Louisville Presbytery
and Rev. J. F. Ford was received
from Suwanee Presbytery. Rev. O. F.
Bell accepted a call from the Dothan
Church and was installed pastor. Rev.
J. F. Ford accepted calls from Hartford,
Columbia and Headland churched, and
order was taken for his installation.
The report of the commission to organize
a church at Qabbett, Macon county,
was received and the church enrolled.
TH. July 28, 1909.
Two candidates were dismissed?Ell A.
Thomas to Ebenezer Presbytery and D.
W. Mclver to Memphis Presbytery. Rev.
G. P. Bell was made chairman of Sundayschools.
The resignation of Rev. T. F.
Haney as pastor at Prattville was accepted
and the pastoral relation was dls-'
solved.
E. M. Craig.
Wetumpka: Our little church has been
greatly blessed in the.past year. Twenty-eight
members, twenty-six of them by
profession and two by letter, have been
received, and the pastor's salary considerably
increased. We have just had with
us Rev. A. P. Ha8sell, who represents the
Forward Movement in our Assembly.
His vi.it was very inspiring and helpful.
Pledges were made which averaged more
than the four dollar mark. We feel assured
that when a thorough canvass of
the church is made that we will average
five dollars per member, against fifty
emus mst year, njvery church will surely
do well to have Dr. Hassell visit them.
W. F. Harris, Pastor.
GEORGIA.
Columbus: The July communion of the
First Church was greatly enjoyed by a
large congregation of communicants. The
names of eleven persons were announced.
All departments of this church seem to
a sojourner to be in a prosperous condition.
Arrangements have been made to
keep the church open Sabbath mornings
during the pastor's absence for a wellearned
outing.
The Presbyterian Church of Atlanta
has suffered a distinct loss in the death
of Dr. J. D. Turner, an elder in the First
Church. He was one of the pillars of the
church. For many years he was an
active elder and one of the leaders not
only In the First Church, but of the Presbyterian
forces of Atlanta. He died at
his home, 925 Peachtree street, on July
13, 1909, after a long and severe illness.
His family and his church have our tenderest
sympathy.
Atlanta, Fourth Church: We are worshiping
in the Copenhill Methodist
Church. The Presbyterians and Methodists
began a meeting on Sunday, July 4,
which is still in progfess. Rev. E. D.
Brownlee, pastor of the Rockspring Presbyterian
Church, preached every night
for two weeks, except Wednesday and
Thursday nights, of the first week, when
he was prevented from preaching on
ai.i.vuui ui iam. mr. tsrowniee preacned
the Gospel with great simplicity and
power. The attendance Was good and
much interest manifested. Four have
been received into the membership of
our church, one on profession and three
by letter. Rev. Mr. Belk, pastor of the
St. Luke's ^Methodist Church, will preach
for us each night during this week.
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Westminster Church: Sunday closed
the first year of the present pastor's pastorate.
There have been 148 additions,
two having Joined on last Sunday. The
pastor will preach an appropriate sermon
at the beginning of his new year on next
Sunday. The Sunday-s?hool continues
large. The beginners class has grown so