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October 13, igog. THE a. m. and 11:25 p. m.t and the westbound at 4:05 a. in. and 5:10 p. m. Tho passenger on the A. & St. A. B. leaving at 5:15 p. m. waits on the 5:10 p. m. L. & N. train, in case of delay. Representatives will be met at Panama City and conveyed to St. Andrews by launch. Those who expect to attend Presbytery are reaiifvatort _ _ _ _ ^vw UUV11/ i'l I .John Sturrock, St. Andrews, Fla., chairman of the Entertainment Committee. Clyde Johnson, S. C. GEORGIA. Atlanta, rirst Church: A reception was given to Dr. Lingle by the members and congregation of this church on Tuesday evening, October 5, in honor of his birthday. An enjoyable musical program was rendered. During the day he was showered with post cards of good wishes. Central Church: The first Sunday in October was a day of special interest and blessing. The attendance at the uuuuaj-scuuoi was 673. The morning congregation was very large, and that of the evening but little smaller. The quarterly communion service was held at the morning hour. Nineteen persons have united with the church since the last communion. Mr. Randolph K. Axson has entered upon his work as assistant to the pastor and has made a pleasant impression upon the congregation. ?Westminster Church: Rev. S. L. Morris, D. D., supplied the pulDit of this church on Sunday, October 10, the pastor, Rev. A. A. Little, D. D., being absent assisting Rev. G. G. Sydnor, D. D., of Rome in a meeting. ?inman Park Church: Under the lead r-muip oi Mr. w. K. Newill as superintendent, the Sunday school of this church ha* steadily pushed forward for the past Ave years. Each year an advance step haa been taken in some direction. Sunday, October 3, which was our Rally Day, we reached a high water mark as to attendance and offering. The attendance was 317, and the offering, $18.49. The Inman Park Church also has under its control a Sunday school in the town of Edgewood, one mile away. Just a little more than one year ago this church bought a lot in Edgewood for Ave hundred dollars and built a temporary structure for about the same amount. This lot, situated near the corner of Whiteford avenue and McLendon street, and measuring m/wiort r~~- *- ----- ...uuu lcoi, is naturally tne ideal spot for a permanent church. The first of October, 1908, the Sunday school, under the leadership of Mr. J. Caleb Clarke, was organized with an attendance of about thirty-five. Now, the average attendance is between eighty and ninety. Sunday, October 3, was their Rally Day and also the anniversary of their beginning, the attendance reached one hundred and eighty-one, and the offering, three dollars and twenty cents. During the present week the work at that point is being very much encouraged by the series of services, which our Evangelist, Mr. Hunt, is conducting. The services have been well attended and the hearts of the people have been encouraged. J. B. F. PRESBYTERIAN OF THE SOUT West End Church: At a congregational meeting held in this church Sunday, October 3, the following officers were elected: Elders, Messrs. C. B. McGaughey, C. P. Hunter, Maxwell R. Berry, R. S. Lowrance and J. R. Langford; deacons, Messrs. G. N; Morris, W. A. Lyons, John S. Martin, J. L. Nisbit, M. C. Huie and J. A. Campbell. These officer* will be ordained and installed on Sunday, October 17, These make a fine addition to the officers already in charge. Several improvements are being planned by this church. The District Meeting of the Home Mission Society, will convene at Greensboro, November 5-7, in the Presbyterian Church. Beginning Friday evening, three sessions will be held Hon* ? 0? _ Viuoiug OUllday evening. Several prominent speakers and indefatigable workers will be present. * KENTUCKY. At the Kentucky Theological Seminary, at Louisville, the opening address was by the Rev. Henry E. Dosker. The entire quadrangle of new and beautiful buildings is almost completed. Louisville, Stuart Robinson Church: The Board of Elders of this church have not yet chosen any one to fill the pastorate Of the Church made vnront K.r mjt cue resignation of Rev. H. W. McLaughlin. A number of ministers will preach in this pulpit during the next month, and it is hoped. a pastor may be selected. Appropriate resolutions were drawn up by the session on the departure of their former pastor. Second Church: The congregation of the Second Church, after an absence of about a year and a half from a home of their own, has returned to its rebuilt house of worship, a splendid edifice, reproducing, in exterior, the lines of the old church, but embodying within many most substantial improvements and arrangements. Sunday, October 3, was the day on which the church was used, and it will be long remembered and treasured in the history of the congregation. Dr. Charles R. Hemphill, the former pastor, and Dr. Egbert W. Smith, the present pastor, took part in the services, while Dr. Ignatius Mueller, the rabbi of the Jewish temple, which the congregation had been using, was present to offer congratulations and to bring the greetings of the recent hosts of the Second Church. Midway: All arrangements have bden about completed by the members of the Pisgah Presbyterian Church for the celebration of the one hundred and ?w?ntv. fifth anniversary of the founding of this historic congregation. Tho exercises were to be held on Thursday, October 8. Indications point to a very large attendance. Tbe morning sermon is to be by the Rev. J. S. Lyons, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church in Louisville. Bloomfield and Big Springs Churches have added two hundred dollars a year to the salary of their pastor, Rev. S. B. Lander. Boyer'a Church: In the recent meeting ? H. 17 conducted by "Uncle Joe Hopper," there were thirty-seven professions of faith. Thirty-four persons united with the Presbyterian Church, and three with other churches. Versailles: The one hundred and twenty-fifth anniversary of the founding of Pisgah Presbyterian Church, in this county, was celebrated October 7. Over 500 persons, all connected with the founders of the ancient house of worship, were present at the exercises, which included addresses and an open-air dinner. President F. W. Hinnitt, of Central University, Danville lanHoH ?1- -* , .... * iogau as me chapel in the wilderness, which had given the educational impulse to all the United States west of the Alleghenies and resulted in the founding of Central and Transylvania University of Kentucky. Rev. W. O. Shewmaker is pastor of the church. LOUISIANA. Lafayette: Evangelist Charles L. Nourse is assisting the pastor, Rev. E. M. Stewart, in a meeting at this place. The meeting will continue for nine or ten days. New Orleans Presbytery's opening sermon, at the meeting next week, October 1, will be preached by Rev. H. W. Burwell, at the request of the retiring moderator, Ruling Elder J. W. Caldwell. New Orleans: Rev. H. W. Burwell, of the Napoleon Avenue Church, returned last week from his two months' vacation, in fine health, and resumed his regular work in the church and in Mallard Memorial Chapel. At a Meeting last week of all the ministers, following several previous conferences, it was unanimously resolved to hold special evangelistic ser vieeB, ueginning on the evening of Sunday, October 24, and continuing at least two weeks. It was determined that but one place at a time should be used, and the services will begin and be held for one week in the Lafayette Church, Magazine street, and will then be transferred to the First Church, on Lafayette Square. All the Presbyterian congregations of the city will unite in the one place of meeting. Rev. Dr. J. Ernest Thacker, the General Assembly's recently chosen evangelist, will be in charge, assisted by Mr. George B. Fisher as leader of the singing. Committees nave Deen appointed to make all necessary arrangements.* Their headquarters will be at 204 Camp street, Room 405. Hungarian Church: It is hoped that very many will respond, and respond quickly, to the urgent appeal made in our columns last week in behalf of the Hungarian Church. This pretty new house of worship was badly damaged by the storm and unless it is promptly protected, rain and wind may yet do still uiure uitiuuge. Hammond: A promising; Sunday school was organized by the Presbyterians of this place on the first Sunday of the month. Through the kindness of our Baptist brethren, we have been able to have preaching the past two Sundays, on (Continued on Page >0.)