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18 TH I he Prtsbyierlen of the South Thornton S. WilBon, Managing Editor. Editors?Thos. E. Converse, James P. Smith, E. B. McCluer, George Summey Published weekly by The Presbyterian Co. Incorporated in Georgia. Subscription Terms. Two dollnrs a- year if paid in advance; if payment is deferred three months, $2.50. Subscriptions made for a definite period are discontinued at expiration. Remittances should be made by money order or by draft on some of the large cities. Make all remittances to "The Presbyterian Company," 104 Edgowood Ave., Atlanta, Ga. When local check is sent, add 10 cents for collection. Address the Richmond, Vn., office: Central Presbyterian, Box 850. Address the New Orleans, La., office: Southwestern Presbyterian, Box 731. Look at the TAB on your paper, and if it reads JULY '09, your subscription is due and payable at this office. Your earliest attention to this matter will be greatly appreciated. In sending change of address, be sure to mention tne oia post office as well as the new. .This will prevent any delay in the delivery of your paper. Rntered as second class matter January 6. 1908, at the Post Office at Atlanta. Georgia, under act of Marcb 8. 1879. 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. T U 9 n. n? 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