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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 IE PRESBYTERIAN OF THE SOUr 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 ORQ nf tHo nrA\r/io *- ~x 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 4L - - * *L. rn. 19 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 ho mo*v>h/v??Ui- * 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 tn bo noM i- 1 ~ 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 (Continued on Page 22.)