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Church News
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tional minister, kindly began a series
of services at Ambia, Lamar county,
Texas, August 14, and preached until Sunday
night. Monday, Rev. John A. Wil
nams, evangensi ior me fresDytery or
Paris, came and continued until Saturday
night. The congregations were
good and the results of the preaching
very gratifying. Five made a profession of
fa'th, two of whom joined the Ambia
church; the others will join other
churches.
Presbytery of Paris: At a called meeting
of Presbytery held in the First Presbyterian
church, of Honey Grove, Texas,
the pastoral relation existing between
Rev. George M. Matthis and the First
Texarkana church, was disolved. Mr.
MoHhlo llOO Kaon Onlto
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his pastorate in building one of the most
tasteful churches in.the Southwest. It is
a source of great sorrow that the state
of his health compelled him to resign
the work.
Meetings have been held in nearly all
the mission churches of Central Texas
Presbytery during the summer. These
have been attended with great success and
many professed saving faith in Christ and
united with the church. This special
effort will continue at mission points and
' in mission churches, during the fall
months. W. M. L.
Ballinger: Rev. J. D. Leslie, the pastor
of this church has returned from a two
months vacation spent in visiting relatives,
the Yellowstone National Park, the
Exposition at Seattle and the Pacific
coast. He resumed his labors the first
Sunday in September. The Permanent
Clerk of the Synod of Texas nas kind?
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to the return of the Stated Clerk of the
Synod, who is now prepared to attend
to any business that the brethren of the
Synod may have with him.
Ponder, Denton County: Rev. Jno. V.
McCall, Chairman of Home Missions, in
Dallas Presbytery, held a protracted
meeting at this point and September 1
organized a church of nine members.
One adult and three infants were baptized.
Mr. R. H. McSpadden, formerly
an elder in the Denton Church, was
elected and installed elder. Ponder is
a little village on the Santa Fe railroad.
nair-way oetween uamesviiie and Fort
Worth. "Mr. McCall has been giving his
fifth Sunday to this point for about a
year.
Greenvlew: Rev. T. M. Stribling, pastor.
On September 5 the pastor was
greeted by a good congregation and five
new members were publicly welcomed
into the church, two by letter and three
on confession of faith. Last month five
children were dedicated to tne Lord in
hantlam and In nthar wnva tha nsnnln oro
showing their interest in the church.
Our membership is now larger than ever
before and the outlook is encouragingClifton:
The Committee of Home Mis
: PRESBYTERIAN OF THE SOU!
stons, of the Presbytery of Central Texas,
has recived word from Rev. Isaac J.
Helzer, of Waynesville, N. C., that the
call of the evangelistic work of the Presbytery,
issued to him by the Committee,
has been accepted, and unless his Presbytery
objected, he would begin his work
October 1st. The Committee has been
without an evangelist for several months,
but the work has been kept up and pushed
forward by the members of the Committee
giving unstintedly of their time.
The coming of Mr. Heizer to this very
important work is looked forward to with
the hope of greatly increasing the work
of the Southern Presbyterian Church
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VIRGINIA.
LaCrosse: This is one of the points
supplied by Mr. R. D. Bedinger during
the summer. His father, the Rev. B. F.
Bedinger, preached for him Friday night
of last week and received two new members
into the church on profession of
iaith and baptism.
Salem: This church, vacant by the
resignation of Rev. H. C. V. Campbell,
on account of impaired health, has
extended a call to the Rev. Leroy Gresham,
of Chapel Hill, N. C. Mr. Gresham
visited this church and preached on Sunday,
Sept. 5.
New Monmouth:. Rev. David N. Yarhrn
nnfitnr nf tho Prnahvtnrinn r?hnrnVi of
Monticello, Ga., who is spending his vacation
in Virginia, is supplying the pulpit
of New Monmouth church during the
month of September.
Lexington: The sunset services in the
grounds of the Presbyterian manse ended
with the month of August for the
summer, and evening services have been
revived in the church. These sunset
services, which were instituted in 1908
by Dr. Graham, the pastor of the church,
have proved most attractive and were
attended by good congregations. They
promise to become a permanent summer
institution in Lexington. The spacious
and beautiful grounds of the
manse, with the abundance of shade
trees, have well lent themselves to the
services, affording an ideal site.
Richmond: The Presbyterian pastors
of this city who have taken vacations
during the summer, with the exception
of Dr. Witherspoon, have returned. Drs.
McFaden, Eggleston, Stewart, Walthall,
English and Cecil, are at their respective
posts of duty, renewed in physical
and mental vigor and, we trust profited
spiritually by their vacation environmpn
t Dr Wlthprannnn will ho ohonnt
during the greater part of September.
Accomac County: Mr. S. G. Stukes, of
Manning, S. (J., a Princton student, who
has supplied the Accomac and Onancock
churches during the summer, has returned
to the Seminary. Under his
preaching there were fifteen professions,
ten uniting with the Accomac church.
He is a young man of marked ability,
and in his quiet, unassuming manner has
won the love and respect of the entire
community regardless of denominations.
Our people shall watch his careef with
Interest. W. L. R.
?H. September 15, 1909.
Suffolk: Since the day of our arrival
in Suffolk, the first of September, both
Mrs. Delaney and myself have constantly
been the object of the goodness and
hospitality of this congregation. On
Thursday night, September 2, the people
of the congregation came with their
hands and hearts full of good things and
left our pantry looking very much like
a grocery store. Such "proceedings" as
these are not calculated to make one
feel at all "blue." Also we found the
manse newly painted and electric lights
have since been installed, which adds so
much to our comfort and convenience.
May our labors here together be a blessing
and uplift to us all. And may we
as pastor and wife live to show our appreciation
in return to all for the many
kindnesses which have already been
shown us.
F. L. Delaney.
Boydton: For many years this old
cnurcn was "vacant." Four years ago it
was proposed in Presbytery that it be
dissolved. One minister entered a protest
and was appointed to visit it. As a
result he has been able, with the help of
Seminary students and occasional sermons
from other ministers, to maintain
a monthly appointment.
A union meting has just been held
by the Rev. J. E. Thacker and
his assistants, Mr. and Mrs. Geo.
A. Fisher. This was preceded by
seven fine sermons from Dr. G. B. Strickler
which took a strong hold upon the
communitv ami wn? a ?
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for Dr. Thacker's wora. Dr. Thacker is
a strong preacher, clear and scriptural.
His methods are free from sensationalism
and are eminently conservative. No calling
of people forward, no going out after
them. Each decision is made quietly
in the pew and indicated by signing a
cara. In this way 328 church members
signed cards expressing the'r purpose to
seek a higher Christian life. Six declared
their purpose to send for letters and join
the churches here, and fifty-four, who
were not previous members, professed
raitn in unrist. Of this number six were
received Into the Presbyterian church.
The entire community received a rich
blessing. The singing of Mr. and Mrs.
Fisher was a decided feature of the
meeting and will be long remembered by
all.
The Presbytery of Lexington met last
Thursday in the Lexington Presbyterian
church, and was preside over by Rev.
J. A. Trostle, acting moderator. Rev.
Robert E. Steele, of New Monmouth
church. WAR Hismiaaoil ?Vio
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of Concord, N. U. Presbytery united
with Fairfield and Immanuel churches in
Rock Bridge in the cali of Mr. S. C.
Akers, a licentiate of Presbytery of
Roanoke, to become their pastor. A
committee'was appointed to examine and
ordain Mr. Akers at Fairfield at a date
to be determined later. The committee
consists of Rev. J. A. Trostle, Timber
Ridge; Rev. A. H. Hamilton, Mount Car
mel; Rev. Q. L. Brown, Middlebrook.
Charlottesville: An impressive service