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ao THE
Church News
(Continued from Page 17.)
the first by Rev. C. L.. Nourse, and on
the second by Rev. H. C. Arthur, both of
New Orleans.
MISSISSIPPI.
Synod of Mississippi: At the request
of the retiring moderator, Elder J. R.
DobyiiB, the opening sermon at the meeting
of the Synod of. Mississippi, in
Yazoo City, in November, will be
preached by Rev. J. B. Button, D.D.
Synod of Mississippi: The three new
Sabbath-schools recently organized are
as follows: By Rev. W. F. Creson, on
August 29, at Talbot school-house, near
the Louisiana line, with twenty five charter
.members; on September 19, by the
McComb Sunday-school, three miles from
McComb, with eighteen charter members.
Thirteen members of the Forest
Church went ten miles north of Forest
to a little hamelt called Steele and organized
a Sabbath-school with fifty members.
Great results are being accomplished
through the extension work of
the Synod.
Shuqualak: l)r. H. M. Sydenstricker, of
West Point, preached with clearness and
much profit to these people five days this
summer, as he did last. The whole community
enjoyed the simple yet forcible
presentation of divine truth. Two were
added on examination, children of the
church, though nearly all are quite grown
in vears. Another has united since the
meeting. The children of this church are
gathered in as they grow up. We bless
God for His work among these people.
Bethel: This church, in East Mississippi
Presbytery, has recently enjoyed a
very precious season of refreshing. The
meeting continued through six days with
interest and profit to the community. It
began on Sabbath. Rev. J. W. Allen, of
Boonville, came on Monday and preached
with great power and acceptance till Friday
night, the old truths of the gospel,
showing that these have not lost their
saving effect. Eleven were added to the
church on profession of faith and the
church has been strengthened and edified.
To God he all the erlorv. For this his
people had been praying and he did not
disappoint them.
NORTH CAROLINA.
Rev. L. W. Curtis, Presbyterian Evan
gelist, held a week's meeting at Philippi
Church. Ten were added to the church
on profession of faith.
Rev. L. B. Tate, of Chunju, Korea, lectured
recently to the Hamlet Church. He
told in burning words of the marvelous
growth or our cnurcn mere ana or tne
urgent, immediate needs of the field.
Spencer and Chestnut Hill Churches
have had their new pastor, Rev. R. E.
Steele, installed. Mr. Steele is well remembered
as for several years the superintendent
of the Seamen's Bethel in New
Orleans, as a chaplain in the SpanishAmerican
war, and as a pastor in Virginia
for several years past. His work
PRESBYTERIAN OF THE SOUT
in his new field has already resulted well,
seventeen members having been received
in the Spencer Church and two in the
Chestnut Hill Church.
A Sunday School Missionary for Fayetteville
Presbytery: Last spring the
Presbyterial Committee on Sabbath
Schools made an earnest appeal for a
more aeerressive work in the Snhhnth
schools of Fayetteville Presbytery. The
opportunity for such work is great and
inviting at this time. We need two missionaries
in order to do the work thoroughly.
One to re-ovganize the weaker
Sunday schools, to assist in organizing
mission Sunday schools within the bounds
of our large congregations. The other
to plant mission Sunday schools in the
destitute parts of the Presbytery and de\elop
them into self-sustaining churches.
An aggressive Sunday school work will
be "of inestimable value to our churches.
It will call many willing workers into
active Christian service, and will prove
to be a feeder to our churches through
the h< Iding of evangelistic services at
the mission points. No one will fear as
to results, when he remembers that it is
estimated at the present time seventy
per cent of our churches came out of
mission Sunday schools. Some weeks ago
the Rowland Sunday school, W. D. McCallum,
superintendent, addressed a communication
to the Sunday schools, inviting
them to unite in an annual collection
for the support of a Sabbath school mis
sionary in Fayetteville Presbytery. Presbytery
in session at Rockingham, en- dorsad
the movement with enthusiasm
aiid appointed the first Sabbath in November
for taking a collection to support
what shall be known as "The Children's
Missionary of Fayetteville Presbytery."
Therefore in the name of our Lord and
Master, do we most earnestly appeal to
the superintendents and teachers in Fayetteville
Presbytery to present this cause
to their schools. May it receive a liberal
offering so that our missionary can
enter upon the work at once. Forward
your collections to Rev. W. T. Walker,
Treasurer, Red Springs, N. C.
J. K. Roberts, Ch.
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oiaicsviiic. nc*. v/. u. najuuu wan iustalled
as pastor of the First Church on
Sunday, October 3. Rev. J. M. Wharey
presided and charged the pastor. Prof.
Martin, an elder in the Davidson
Church, charged the congregation. The
whole service was of unusual interest
and ability. A large congregation was
present. If the manner in which the
paBtor was greeted at the close of the
service is an indication of the pleasure
of the church in receiving him, he certainly
must have felt they were pleased.
On the last Sabbath of September eight
members were added to the roll. One
gratifying fact is the large attendance
on the prayer meeting. Mr. Raynal has
taken a strong hold on the community.
SOUTH CAROLINA.
Charleston: Many have learned with
pleasure, because of his long and successful*
pastorate, that Rev. Alex. Sprunt,
D. D., of the First Church, will not accept
the call to the First Church, Columbia,
H. October 13, 1909.
Tenn. .,t
Rev. J. M. Harris, of Matthews, N. C.,
donated the communion service to the
Thornwell Memorial Church. The
church remembered him in their prayers
at their first communion.
Rev. J. B. Branch, a former pnpil of
the institution, has been selected to aid
in the work for the advancement of the
Thornwell Orphanage. A special field
has been assigned to him by the board.
He has arrived and has taken hold of his
work with interest.
The First Church Sunday-school, after
the amicable secession of the pupils of
the Thornwell Orphanage, has been re/\roro
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Vi quuiovu, auu (.uuugu 11 1U5L 6UU pUpilS
at the time, is taking on a new and vigorous
life. There were 214 present on
Sabbath, October 3. This church had
undertaken the support of a foreign missionary.
Longtown Church: This church has
just closed a very successful meeting, in
which the pastor. Rev. P. H. Moore, was
ably assisted by Rev. R. G. McLees.
Synodical evangelist. The Spirit was
present in great power, and the whole
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There were twenty-two additions
in all, one being dismissed to a
neighborhood church, twenty on profession,
two-thirds of the number being
men. According to the testimony of the
oldest membcre, this'has been the greatest
evangelistic meeting in the history
of Longtown Church. A noticeable feat
ure of the meeting was the amount of
personal work done by the members of
the congregation.
The Woman's Home and Foreign Mis
aionary union, or Pee Dee Presbytery,
will hold its annual meeting at Marion,
S. C., October 21-22. The missionary
speakers will be Rev. L. C. Vass, of
Luebo, Africa, and Rev. John Little, of
Louisville, Ky. All Women's and Young
People's Societies, and all churches having
no societies, are urged to send two
representatives. Send names to Miss
Emma L. Salley, Marion, S. C.
Margaret P. James, President.
An Appeal from Pee Dee Presbytery:
The GO,000 women in the societies of our
church could, by giving sixteen cents
each, raise the $8,000 needed to send out
our new missionaries. Twenty-one young
men and women are wnUlnr to or? thoii
salaries are provided for, but there is no
money in the treasury to pay for outfit
and traveling expenses, which amounts
to $400 each. Will not the Unions take
up this matter at their fall meetings and .
presidents of societies urge upon their
members a Dromnt and firenernim r?
sponse? We can do it, if we will.
Pee Dee.
TENNESSEE.
Franklin: This church has Jnst enjoyed
a series of earnest, scriptural,
' helpful, heart searching sdrmons by Rev.
J. W. Atwood, pastor-elect of the churoh
at Clarendon, Ark. Mr. Atwood greatly
endeared himself to the people of this
church. Several elders and deacons renewed
their vows of official fidelity, some
heads of families promised to erect family
altars, two united with the church on