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August 18, 1909. Tt
cuba. Our young people expect to contribute
one hundred dollars to sustain
him in the work. Many of the members
of this church are spending the heated
term in Colo, and other points in the
West. The pastor has been given the
month of August for a vacation, and a
sufficient amount to defray all expenses
?i luuuucai, or some omer mount of
privileges. A part of his time be thinks
of spending at Kerrville, Texas, and visiting
kindred at other points in that
State. A. J. C.
FLORIDA.
De Funiak Springs: Rev. Dr. Julius W.
Walden, the president of .Palmer College,
at this place, and also the temporary
minister of the Presbyterian
church, is spending the present month
in Newark, O., where he was pastor for
six years. He is filling the Newark
pulpit.
GEORGIA.
Atlanta, Pryor Street Church: The
annual puDiication which is issued by
this church is at band. It is the custom
of this church to issue each year a
directory of the members, together with
other information that may suggest Itself
along the line of a church manual.
In view of their plan for raising money
for the erection of a new church building,
they have this year, in order to
save expenses, issued only a list of resident
members. For six months the
church has been worshiping at their
new location in a temporary building
that has been erected on the rear of the
lot. The year so far has been very encouraging,
both in church attendance
and receipts for the new building. The
past quarter there have been eighteen
additions to the membership, fourteen of
them upon profession of their faith.
Smyrna Camp-Meeting: The annual
camp-meeting on the old Smyrna camp
grounds, near Conyers, was successfully
conducted this year for one week, from
July 30 to August 5, In spite of the
rains, which continued most of the week,
the attendance was large. On Sunday
the capacious tabernacle was crowded
A quartet of Atlanta musicians, under
the leadership of Mr. Carl King, added
much pleasure to the day by their sweet
singing of gospel songs. The greater
part of the preaching during the week
was done by Evangelist Frank Hunt and
Rev. John D. Keith, of Atlanta. Two
better preachers could not have been
found for these meetings. Both have
been asked to return next year. On
Sunday afternoon Rev. J. W. Stokes, a
former pastor of Smyrna church,
preacned an excellent sermon. On
Wednesday the Lord's Supper was cele
brated. Dr. John Patton, of Marietta,
preached a splendid sermon, and Dr. J.
G. Patton, of Decatur, administered the
sacrament. An interesting part of this
service was the baptism of seven infants
by the pastor, Rev. L. P. Field. This
year's meeting was a distinct success in
attendance, in the faithful preaching of
the Word and in results. Several were
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led to make a public profession of faith,
and the spiritual life and ideals of all
were lifted to a higher plane. While a
spirit, of freedom and joy pervaded the
whole week's meetings, there was no
immoderate pleasure-seeking. Every
visitor was impressed with the orderlin
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v.vnuo anu me icvereut attention
given the speakers at every service.
This is the only Presbyterian
camp-meeting in the State, and one of a
very few of its kind in the world. It
has been an annual event in the life of
the oldest residents of the community
since their earliest recollections. For
these reasons it is of peculiar interest
to all Presbyterians, especially now that
our Church is awaking to new evangelistic
endeavor.
KENTUCKY.
Highland Church, Louisville: The pastor,
Dr. T. M. Hawes, has gone to Massachusetts
for a month's vacation. He
and his wife will be guests during that
time of Dr. James Lewis Howe, of
Washington and Lee University, who has
a summer home near Boston.
Beattyville: Rev. E. W. McCorkle has
been visiting this and the contiguous
Home Mission fields. At the communion
service held on Sunday, August 8, the
people were encouraged by the addition
of two members to the church. The
church will be removed to a more accessible
and more central location. Mr.
Washbourne, a seminary student, is
doing excellent work in this section.
Nicholasville: At the last communion
service the pastor was assisted by Rev.
D. Clay Lilly, who had the especial
pleasure of seeing his eldest son unite
with the church on that day. The
church has given her pastor a vacation,
a part of which will be consumed in
Home Mission work in the Kentucky
mountains. Later he will attend the
Bible Conference at Winona Lake. Ind.
LOUISIANA.
New Orleans: Rev. P. Ph. Briol, of the
French Presbyterian Church, is taking
a fifteen days' vacation, which, with his
family, he will spend in Missouri.
Rev. Charles A. Hyland, of Morgan
City, La., filled the pulpit of the Third
Church last Sunday, in the absence of
Dr. Summey, who is in Asheville for a
week's visit. Mr. Hyland was pastor of
this church for five years.
Rev. Dr. Clyce, president, of Aus
tin College, Sherman, Tex., is supplying
the First Church for two Sundays this
month, on his way to Montreat wh?r?
he is expected to lecture. He will return
after the visit to Montreat and
supply the same pulpit the latter part
of this month.
Hammond: The report concerning the
organization of a church at Hammond,
which appeared with the Arkansas items
in our issue of last week, should have
been placed in the Louisiana news.
St. Joseph: Rev. Chas. L. Nourse, evangelist,
closed a ten days' meeting here
on August 11. The attendance upon the
services was good, especially for such
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weather. The church was revived. One
member was received on profession, anu
three children were baptized. A plan
was undertaken to group this church
with Point Pleasant and Quimby, and
thereby make a field which can give a
minister a salary of a thousand dollars
and a manse. Mr. bourse ha3 gone from
St. Joseph to Covington, to assist Rev,
J. W. Williams in a two weeks' meeting.
Alexander: Rev. B. L. Price has declined
the hearty and unanimous call
from the First church of Comanche,
Texas.
Norwood: We have just closed a ten
days' meeting, which was one of the
most delightful and profitable ever held
in this church. Rev. H. A. Jones, D. D?
for the past four years Synodical Evangelist
of Mississippi, was with us,
preaching twice daily and three times
on the second Sabbath. His preaching
was with great earnestness, eloquence
and power; his sermons deeply spiritual,
practical and helpful. Dr. Jones will
ever have a warm place in the hearts of
our people, irrespective of denomination.
The visible results were four accessions
to the church, two on profession and
two by letter; but we feel that he has
left a blessing In our homes and lives
which can not be computed, and will be
as lasting as eternity. We were greatly
favored with pleasant weather and
moonlight nights; no service was
omitted on account of rain, and the interest
increased from the initial service
to the last. Our earnest prayers will
ever follow this devoted servant of God
in his labors in the Master's Kingdom,
whether as evangelist or pastor.
D. O. Byers.
MISSISSIPPI.
West Union: As a result of a week's
meeting recently held in this church
four persons have been received into
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wviuuciBuip upon proression of their
faith. Rev. C. T. Thomson, pastor of
the church at Kosciusko, preaches once
a month at this place.
Rev. R. L. Nicholson was recently installed
pastor of the church at Abbeville
by a commission from North Mis
sisslppi Presbytery. Rev. Newton
Smith presided, preached and charged
the people, and Elder S. S. Johnson
charged the pastor.**
Bay Street Church: This congregation
has given their pastor, Rev. R. L.
Campbell, a month's vacation. He will
spend most of it in holding meetings.
The indebtedness of the new church has
been greatly reduced. The men of the
church met one evening recently, and
without saying anything to the pastor,
paid $10,600, leaving less than $800 yet
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F<,1U. *110 tuurcu i:o?l f2D,0UU. It
is planning to hold the annual meeting,
beginning the second Sabbath In September.
NORTH CAROLINA..
Wilmington Presbytery will meet in
Clinton, N. C., October.6, at 8 p. m.
Buffalo: Rev. William Black, Synodical
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