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August ii, 1909. TH Nine members were received into the church, one of them being Willie Ching Bing, a Chinese young man of Christian parentage, who was baptized in infancy in China. He has been in New Orleans between three and four years, and has been a regular attendant at the Lafayette Church Sunday school. Three of the other members were received on letters from other churches and four on profession of faith. Communion service was conducted, and Dr. Barr's sermon dwelt on the nature of the Lord's Sup per.?Times-Democrat. MISSISSIPPI. Port Gibson: Miss Mabel Witherspoon, a daughter of the late Dr. T. D. Witherspoon, of Louisville, Ky., will be Housekeeper for the Chamberlain-Hunt Academy. Rev. M. E. Melvin, president of the school and agent for the Synod, announces that about $12,500 have been subscribed for the $50,000 fund the Synod is seeking to raise to get another $50,000. This fund will be devoted to the help of worthy boy3 unable to get an education. Jackson: The Central Pr&byterian Church Sunday School, of Jackson, Rev. W. H. Hill, pastor, and Dr. J. R. Dobyns, superintendent, marshalled its forces on the afternoon of August 1, proceeded to the extreme west end'of the car line and organized a mission Sunday School wLu twenty-five charter members. The Central Church is, itself, the outgrowth of a little mission inaugurated and for a long time maintained by the First Church. It Is now a full-grown, progressive church, doing a splendid work in a rapidly-growing section of the city. It has a wideawake Sabbath school. On August 1 it "put out a shoot" and became a parent stock. Dr. Dobyns was placed temporarily in charge of the newly-organized mission, as superintendent. Mr. A. E. Smith, a charter member, was made secretary and treasurer. Presbyterian literature was adopted. Time for the meeting, every Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock. The school was graded into five classe : A men's Bible class, a woman's Bible class, two intermediate classes, and a primary class. Teachers were obtained for all the classes. Ten members nf thr Central Sunday school comprfsed the organizing party. The meeting was most enthusiastic and the start for this school is auspicious. It took place in the home of a lady who had especially requested that her house might be thus honored. However, the schoolhouse nearby ha? been tendered and accepted for permanent use. Ridgeland Sunday School, encouraged \by its success of the previous Sunday, proceeded on the afternoon of August 1, with nineteen of its members in wagons and buggies to a point eight miles north where some preliminary work had been done, and organized the "Gluckstadt ^Sundav School" with ?*-? ? .,..u iiiciuuerB. Sftx boys from the Intermediate DepartmWt of the parent school took part in theN^xercises with short, but very earnest plovers for its success. One of them, Fred fc^nt, was unanimously chosen for superintaident. He is a faithful member Of thp Rll?o1nni1 onhnnl rpl? " iuo urgauizatlon did not sail so easily. There was a difficulty, a big difficulty. The new organization had no home; this meeting was held in an oat fleid, shaded from the aftV E PRESBYTERIAN OF THE SOU1 ernoon sun by an old three-room house which we had expected to use, but Wn.ch is now filled with the oats just threshed out. The owner said as soon as the oats were taken out he would need it for hay; he might have arranged it for us if !.e had wanted to do so, but, like Gallio, he "cared for none of those things." He was present at the meeting and made a speech against the nriraniznMnn oavina _ ?O it was ill-advised when there was not a place in the whole community where the meetings could be held. Another agreed with him; the balance were non-committal. 'this was going uphill, but we organized just the same, and asked the Lord to help us get a home. And we are going to have one! Win every reader join us in prayer for the Gluckstadt Sunday School? Mrs. John Law, of Gluckstadt, was made secretary and treasurer. Presbyterian literature was adopted. Time for meeting 4 p. m., in the oat field until something better. This is the only Christian organization for white people within a circle of fifteen miles diameter. Reports from Garland Hill Sunday School's meeting a' .is first regular meeting after organization are very encouraging. One new pupil was enrolled and all the charter members were present, with uut. exception, mis school numbers twenty-four. The collection amounted to $2.95. They made a special effort in order to pay for their singing books. Smith. Moss Point: After a month's vacation spent very pleasantly and profitably In Tennessee and Kentucky, the pastor is at home again, much improved in health, and as we trust, better equipped in every way, by rest and change of climate for resuming the active work of the pastorate. So far as our plant is concerned, our people hope at an early date to be much better prepared for carrying forward the work of the Church, especially In the important department of the Sabbath School, as plans for remodeling our present church edifice have been adopted, and in all probability will soon be in the hanas of a capable contractor. E. H. Gregory, Pastor. MISSOURI. St. Louis: Dr. J. P. Cannon, pastor of the Grand Avenue Church, left last w^ek for a month's vacation, to be spent a Ocean Grove. St. Louis: The St. Louis correspondent of the Philadelphia Presbyterian says that plans are on foot to dispose of the fine stone building of the Grand Avenue Church with a view to the erection of anotuer house of worship on Union Boulevard. Owing to the great growth of the city and the encroachment of business, the Grand Avenue site has become almo t "down town." WABTU ^ mmm m nun i n V/MHULIINA. Carthage: Colonel M. H. Caldwell, the superintendent, made an offer of a motor car picnic to all the children who would do a certain amount of work for tne Sunday school library. He carried eighteen children to High Falls on Saturday, July 31, for an all-day picnic. Rose Hill: At the first service held in the new house of worship, ten persons united with the church. Rev. Peter McEH CH. 19 Intyre assisted the pastor, Rev. W. P. M. Currie, in a week's meeting recently. Asheville: Rev. Dr. Campbell, of the First Church, will spend his vacation at Banner Elk, where he has a summer home. Rev. L. R. Walker, of Atlanta, Ga., will fill this pulpit, the second and third Sabbaths of this month Home Mission at Montreat: During the Missionary Conference to be held at Montreat, three whole days, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, August 23, 24 and 25, will be devoted to a discussion of the various phases and problems of our Home Mission work. The best possible list of speakers has been secured, and a most helpful and interesting conference is expected. The following program has been arranged: Monday, August 23, 9 to " 10 a. m., Bible Hour, Rev. D. C. Lilly, D. D.; 10 to 11, Home Mission Study, Rev. E. R. Leyburn; 11 to 12, "Are We Reaching the Masses at Home," Rev. J. M. Wells, D. D.; 8 p. m., "Some Home Mission Ideals," Rev. D. C. Lilly, u. D. Tuesday, August 24, 9 to 10 a. m., Bible Hour, Rev. D. C. Lilly, D. D.; 10 to 11, Home Mission Study, Rev. E. R. Leyburn; 11 to 12, "The Value of Our Present Opportunities," Rev. T. S. Clyce, D. D.; 8 p. m., Stereopticon Lecture, Rev. S. L. Morris, D. D. Wednesday, August 25, 9 to 10 a. m., Bible Hour, Rev. D. C. Lilly, D. D.: 10 to ii **???? aaviuc midaiuii aiuay, Rev. E. R. Leyburn; 11 to 12, "Our Country and Home Missions," Rev. H. C. Hinton, D. D.; 8 p. m., "Some Broader Aspects of Home Missions," Rev. C. R. Hemphill, D. D. In addition to these, Rev. W. S. Scoti, of our Mexican work in Texas, Rev. J. P. Hall, of our Mountain work, and others will be present and speak during the Conference. SOUTH CAROLINA. Liberty Springs: An interesting meeting began here Sunday, August 2, and closed Friday night. Rev. C. F. Rankin, of Laurens, assisted tne pastor, Rev. G. M. Hollingsworth. Air. Rankin is forceful and eloquent in the presentation of Gospel truth. Good congregations attended thn oovirlnoo ~J auu eieven young people united with the church on profession of faith in Christ. Much interest was manifested and though the weather was rainy anil threatening, services were held eacn day. i?lr. Hollingsworth, the pastor is doing a good work here. Hopewell Church, PeeDee Presbytery: Recently I had the pleasure of visuing Rev. A. E. Spencer's churches, Hopewell and Effingham as a forward movement representative.. At Hopewell I found a congregation enthusiastic on tne subject of Foreign Missions. Dr. Wilkinson is a son of this church. I also found a young man studying to be a medical missionary, and two young lady volunteers, one to be a trained nurse, another to be a teacher. This church subscribed three hundred dollars which is the four dollar standard. The work is left in charge of an ideal missionary committee. J. H. Gruv?r OKLAHOMA. Our Oklahoma Evahgelist: Dr. A. O. Browne, Texarkana, Tex., the Assembly's Evangelist for Oklahoma, has just finished his last quarter's work?holding flvb meetings of ten days .to two weeks each. As a partial result of these meetings at (Continued on Page 22.)