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Beaver Creek: This church, which was
organized about the year 1777, is showing
signs of renewal of her youth. Arrangements
have been made for remodeling
and recovering the church building which
was erected fifty or more years ago. Five
members have been added on profession
of faith and five by letter since July 1,
1909. A Sunday School has been carried
on for some time. These are tokens of
new life.
Kershaw: Our fall communion was held
on the fourth Sunday in September, preceded
by a week's preaching by Rev. W.
a. wainer, 01 Jtvort miii. wis preacmng
was clear, simple, forceful. He gave us
the milk and meat of the Word. God's
people were greatly edified, their faith
strengthened, their hearts cheered and
encouraged. The pure seed of the Kingdom
was sown. There was one accession.
We believe there will be a greater harvest
reaped ere long.
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the Independent Church, Savannah, Ga.,
Dr. N. Keff Smith has returned to James
Island. He enjoyed his work there and
also the visits, during the weeks of September
to his old charge, Darien, Ga.
Programme of Woman's Foreign Missionary
Union of Enoree Presbytery:
Eleventh Annual Meeting, October 14,
1909, 4 o'clock p. m: Devotional Exercises;
Enrollment of Delegates; Music;
Prayer; Social Half-hour. 8 p. m.: Devotional
Exercises, Mr. Rankin; Address of
Welcome, Mr. Rankin; Address by Misfiionarv
Mr Vqqq PnlWfl/\n
Prayer. October 15, 9:30 a. m.: Devotional
Exercises; Minutes of 1908; Reports
of Societies; Report of Executive
Committee; Report of Missionary Visi
tor; Discussion on Our Literature and
Mission Study Classes, led by Mrs. Watkins
and Miss Belle Craig. 3 p. m.;
Prayer and Praise Service for Our Missionary
Work at Home and Abroad, by
Mrs. Adams; Our Country Societies, discussion
led by Mrs. Hunter of Old Fields,
and Mrs. Anderson, of Centre Point; Report
of Treasurer; Unfinished and New
Business; Election of Officers; Selection
of Place of Next Meeting; Music. Prayer.
8 p. m: Devotional Exercises; Address by
Missionary, Mr. Vass; Collection; Prayer.
9:30 a. m.: Devotional Exercises;
Talk by Dr. Mattie Ingold Tate; Our Hal
Chow Station, by Mrs. Austin; Missionary
Letters; Our Missionary Home at
Montre'at; Prayer; Adjournment.
TENNESSEE.
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place has called to Its pastorate. Rev.
J. Addison Smith, of Richmond, Ky. Dr.
Smith has accepted the call and will begin
his work in the new field at once.
To the Presbytery of Nashville: We,
your committee appointed to express the
sentiment of this Presbytery In the departure
of Rev. O. H. Cornelson, Jr., D.
D., beg leave to submit the following:
PRESBYTERIAN OF THE SOUTF
We have found Dr. Cornelson a man of
a high type of character, scholarly, accurate,
energetic and kindly in all his
work in our body. He is both sane and
safe in his judgment and courageous in
his defense of definite opinion. He is a
man of strong spiritual life and conservative
in his interpretation of the Word
of God. He has been a great help to the
machinery of our work, and as a hndv
we shall miss him in our councils. His
friendship offers a sweet fellowship to
those who come to know him and we
have great hopes that his labors for the
Lord will be abundantly blessed wherever
the Lord shall" place him. He carries
with him the affectionate regard of our
entire body. Respectfully submitted,
Wm. M. Anderson, Chm.
C. R. Nisbet.
Chairmen.
TEXAS.
Cameron: At a recent meeting of the
session, Rev. M. M. MacFerrin tendered
his resignation as pastor of the Cameron
Church, and asked that a congregational
meeting be called to join him in a request
to the Presbytery of Central Texas for a
dissolution of the pastoral relations. Mr.
MacFerrin has accepted a call to Marion,
Virginia, and will leave for that place
some time the latter part of October.
The Svnnrf of Toxae will moot at Ban
Angelo, Texas, (not San Antonio, Texas,
as printed in the minutes of the Assem
bly) November 17, 7:30 p. m., 1909.
There will be a laymen's meeting during
the day of November 17. The undersigned
will be In the lecture room of the
church at 10 a. m., Wednesday, for the
purpose of enrolling the members of
Synod.
S. J. McMurray, Permanent Clerk.
J. D. Leslie, Stated Clerk.
The Presbytery of Fort Worth will
meet in the Chapel of the Home and
School at Files Valley on Tuesday, October
19, at 7:30 p. in. Trains on the
M. K. & T. Railway leave Fort Worth at
7:55 and 10 a. m. Conveyances from
Itasa to Files Valley will be provided;
but it is likely that they will meet only
the train that leaves Fort Worth at 10
a. in. rtotn evening trains now run so
late that those going by them will probably
have to spend the night in Itasca.
The programme of "the Calvin Celebration"
arranged for the fall meeting of
Presbytery is as follows: 1. Calvin and
His Times, Rev. Edw. H. Lyle; Rev. Geo.
N. Funk, alternate. 2. Influence of Calvinism
in America, Rev. J. B. French, D.
D,; Rev. Robert L. Cowan, alternate. 3.
Calvinism m an Evan?roUo#if? Fnrpo Ba?
F. T. Charlton; Rev. Wm. Caldwell, alternate.
4. Calvin, the Man and Theologian,
Rev. S. J. McMurray; Rev. W. H.
Wycough, alternate.
F. T. Charlton, Moderator.*
OKLAHOMA.
8nyder: Rev. A. O. Browne baa just
closed a meeting which resulted in the
profession of twenty-two persons. We
have no organization at this Important
point, but plans will be laid towards the
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erection of a house of worship in the
near future.
The Central Church, Shawnee: Dear
Friends:?In December, 1908, when the
present pastorate fcegan in the Central
Church in this city, the church had thirteen
charter members, and no place of its
own to worship. Believing that in a city
of 25,000, with no Southern Presbyterian
church, there was a great opportunity for
aggressive church work, we immediately
provided a temporary chapel, and embarked
on the regular routine of church
services. The work has grown and the
prospect has brightened, until we have
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actual work of constructing a ten thousand
dollar brick church has begun. Our
aim for the year 1909 is to complete our
church home and have at least one hun
dred members. Our supreme need is a
suitable church building, and this we are
laboring to provide. Our membership
has done all they can, therefore we are
compelled to ask help from our friends
outside. Knowing that some are interested
in such work as we are e'ndeavorI
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great west, and believing that you might
be willing to have some part in this
growing and encouraging work which
will mean so much for our beloved Southern
Church in this section, we earnestly
solicit such a contribution from you as
you may feel able and willing to give.
Please forward the same, at once, to Dr.
A. L. Austin, treasurer, or Rev. J. M.
Clark, pastor, and oblige, yours in the
Master's name, W. H. Parker, Dr. A. L.
Austin, Kib H. Warren, Richard Wade,
J. M. Casey, Rev. J. M. Clark, Building
Committee.
VIRGINIA.
Stonewall: There has recently been
held a series of meetings in this church
in which Dr. S. K. Winn was assisted by
Rev. J. M. W. Elder, pastor of Old and
New Concord churches. There was one
profession of faith.
New Concord: This church has recently
had a season of gracious awakening in
a series of meetings In which the pastor
did all the preaching, and the officers
and other members of the church rallied
to his support right loyally. During the
nrst nair-nour or each night service the
exercises were led by first one and then
another of the men of the church, many
of whom tooK an active part by leading
in prayer. There were sixteen additions
to the church, fifteen on profession and
one certificate.
Staunton: A big Union meeting here
Sunday afternoon, September 25, in the
interest of the Laymen's Missionary
Movement, held in the M. E. Church,
South, was addressed by Professor J. L.
Howe, of Washington and Lee University;
Prof. Bruce R. Pa>ne, of the Univer
slty of Virginia; W. D. Duke, of Richmond,
of the Richmond, Fredericksburg
and Potomac Railway, and Poindexter A.
Merchant, of Richmond. They spoke at
night also in different churches. Much
enthusiasm was aroused.
Union, Augusta Co.: On Sunday morn