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I he Presbyterian of the South
Thornton S. Wilson, Managing Editor.
Editors?Thos. E. Converse, James P.
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AUGUST COLLECTIONS.
..The Month of August is set apart by
the general Assemoiy for Local Home
Missions. All remittances should be
sent to the Synodical or Presbyterial
treasurers.
FOREIGN MISSION COMMITTEE
NOTES.
Miss Mary Alexander, of Sherman,
Tex., was appointed a missionary to
Cuba, to be sent out when the way is
clear. Rev. H. F. Williams, having returned
from his visit to the Orient, gave
a brief report of his visit, to be followed
by a fuller report at our next meeting.
The following resolution was adopted:
Resolved, That the committee has heard
Mr. Williams' account of his visit to
our missions in China, Japan and Korea,
and hereby expresses its cordial appreciation
of the service rendered by him
to our cause during this visit, of which
reports have come to the committee
from each of these missions. The secretary
was instructed to write a letter of
appreciation to the members of other
v*-? Ion! r?r? a for thn ^mirtoaloQ nnri hpln
extended to Mr. Williams during his
visit. The resignation of Mr. F. A.
Brown as a representative of the Forward
Movement work was accepted at
his request, and the secretaries were instructed
to express to him the committee's
high appreciation of the fidelity
with which he had prosecuted the work
committed to him and of the value of his
work to the cause. Mr. Brown's report
shows that he has visited two hundred
and sixty-four churches in the interest
of the Forward Movement, whose con
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IE PRESBYTERIAN OF THE SOUT
tri'outions the preceding year amounted
to $25,394 and whose subscriptions for
the present year amount to $59.47ti. The
secretary reported that a cable had been
received announcing the arrival of Dr.
Morrison and Dr. Sheppard at Leopold
ville on August 10. He also reported
that, through the assistance of Mr,
Robert Whyte, of London, and of Mr. E.
D. Morel, British secretary of the Congo
Reform Association, the services of M.
Vandervelde, an eminent Belgian lawyer
and leader of the Liberal Party in the
Belgian Parliament had been secured as
legal counsel for Dr. Morrison and Dr.
Sheppard in their trial before the court
at Leopoldville. According to a report
sent out by the Associated Press, the
date of the trial has been Dostnoned tn
September 24.
S. H. Chester, Secretary.
HOME MISSION LEAFLETS.
The Home Mission office is now prepared
to furnish literature on all
phases of mission work. Pastors and
sessions desiring a supply of leaflets for
gratuitous distribution to prepare their
congregations for the September collection
will be gladly and promptly supplied.
Send a card to the office stating
the number of leaflets or collection
envelopes wanted. Don't postpone until
the last moment and not allow yourself
sufficient time to get the supply by the
time they are needed.
In addition to the pamphlets issued
by our committee we carry a stock of
the latest and best helps furnished byother
Home Mission Boards, which we
supply at cost. Send for our catalogues
and sample copies of the Home
Mission Herald. It always gives us
pleasure to serve pastors, sessions, societies
and friends of Home Missions.
Most sincerely,
S. L. Morris,
Homer McMillan,
Secretaries.
ASSEMBLY'S HOME MISSIONS.
That September Collection: To realize
the vast, varied and prospering work
carried on by the Assembly's Executive
Committee of Home Missions is to en
list your interest and hearty co-operation.
This realization will be brought
about by a careful reading of the Committee's
Annual Report and an occasional
half hour with the Home Mission
Herald. While the brethren are enjoy
ing tneir rest season, I should like to
suggest that they take advantage of the
opportunity and give a day to reading
and meditation on the great work of the
Assembly's Home Missions. Perhaps
yQU will get a new and larger vision of
this important cause, and when you return
to make your September appeal
you will doubtless do so with zeal and
power. We are convinced that there is
need of more knowledge of the work
which the Aniipmhlv'a rnmmlHoo l?
ing, else the apportionment of one dollar
per member would soon be met.
The point which I wish to emphasize in
this brief reminder is to study Home
Missions. Read, gather statistics, watch
H. August i8, 1909.
the moving of the centers of population
and consider our opportunities and re
sponsibility. There is abundant availahlo
1 itorntnrn wM/.l> ??
...viuvuic nuivu la avCCBSIUIH lO CVery
preacher. The committee is eager to
supply you with information. The facts
will loosen your tongue and give point
and power to your speech. The phenomenal
success of Governor Glenn in
stirring our people to greater liberality
in this cause is largely due to the fact
that his heart is afire with the real
spiritual destitution of our country.
Until the pulpit is fully informed on this
subject it 9an not and will not arouse
our people to their easy task of one dol- .
lar per member. "Lift up your eyes
and look on the fields, that they are
white already unto harvest."
R?v Hunh D ?
Bishopville, S. C.
ALABAMA.
Gadsden: Rev. William E. Hill, the
pastor here, was recently called by the
church at Farmville, Va. He has determined
to accept the call.
The Presbytery of Tuscaloosa will
hold its next stated meeting at Hadden
Church, Sumter county, at 1 p. m.,
Tuesday, October 12, 1909.
J. G. Praigg, S. C.
Prattville Church has given a unanimous
call to Rev. E. M. Craig, the successful
evangelist and superintendent of
home mission work of East Alabama
Presbytery. It is hoped that he will accept
the call.
Selma, Valley Creek Church: A very
gracious meeting in this historic church
has lust closed Rev H M Rdmnnio
of Montgomery, assisted the pastor,
Rev. Jupius M. Batte. The Word of God
was preached effectively. "He preached
as a dying man to dying men." Eight
were added to the membership of the
church.
ARKANSAS.
Paraloma: This is a new town on the
M. P. & G. railway, in Sevier county,
and has no church organization or building
of public worship. It is surrounded
by a very fertile black land country and
is filling up quite rapidly with settlers.
The Rev. Messrs. J. L. McAdams and
J. C. Williams conducted a protracted
meeting under a brush arbor, including
Sunday, August 8, and the attendance
and attention was very good. Rains interfered
with the preaching, but the in
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ioicbi iiiuicitimu, ana mere were several
professions and two additions to the
Presbyterian church. Mr. McAdams will
preach to them monthly, and great good
is expected. They nave no regular
preaching and are very glad to have
these monthly visits.
Fordyce: Mr. E. Cata, a recent graduate
of Westminster College, Fulton, Mo.,
and whose home js In Cuba, on his return ,
to his native land stopped for an evennig
with the vounz neonle nf the pv?r.
dyce Presbyterian church. We were
much impressed with his gentle earnestness
and humility, and believe he will be
a valuable acquisition to the work in