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load being brought one day from Union,
with almost everything for the storeroom
and barn that can be thought of.
It is very evident that they do not intend
that their pastor or family shall lack for
anything within their power to give. Such
a cordial reception is certainly greatly
appreuiuiea uy me pastor ana nis iamuy.
May the dear Lord indeed help us to be
a blessing to these good people-in spiritual
things.
W.
Bristol: The program announced for
the Bristol convention of the Laymen's
Missionary Movement, which was held
October 19-21, included addresses on the
following themes: "Why the Laymen's
Movement?"; "The Evangelization of the
World as a Life Purpose"; "The Awakening
Orient"; "Prayer and the Missionary
Enterprise"; "How Can the Men of the
Church Become Informed?"; "The Organization
Needed"; "Business System in
Missionary Finance"; "A Broad Survey
of the Field."
Penick's: The second Sabbath of October
was a day of special interest and
blessing to Peak's church. The Lord's
Supper was celebrated, and six young
people were admitted into full membership
by the pastor, Rev. T. M. McCorkle.
On the following Sabbath four more
names were added to this church. The
pastor seems much cheered and encouraged
in his work in this field. To God
be all the glory.
New Concord: A series of meetings has
just closed at New Concord Church consi
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in which there was mucK interest manifested,
this being particularly so among
the Sunday school scholars. There were
fourteen additions to the church by profession
and one by letter. The church
under Mr. Elder's faithful ministry is
moving along well in Christian work; a
Union Young Men's Christian prayer
meeting is being agitated and organized,
and we look for it to do a good work
among the young men of the church and
neighborhood. We are fortunate to have
Mr. Elder to labor with us; he is earnest,
prayerful and very devoted to his work,
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advance and prosper under his ministry.
Layman's Missionary Movement: The
Synod of Virginia adopted the following:
Your committee appointed to reply to
the address of Messrs. Ostrom and
Friend, representing the Layman's Movement,
would heartily commend the movement;
and would say, God speed to every
effort made for its advancement, and
earnestly hope our whole Southland- may
soon be imbued with Its interests. And we
do most sincerely express the hope that
the movement may continue to be controlled
by those who believe in the dlety
of our Lord Jesus Christ and that no one,
however distinguished may be his position,
may be invited to take part in their
proceedings who does not believe.
The Woman's Missionary Union, of the
Synod of Virginia, will hold its fifth annual
meeting in the Second Presbyterian
Church, Staunton, November 2-5. The
meeting will be opened Tuesday at 8
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p. 111., with an address of welcome by
Rev. W. N. Scott, D. D., the pastor of the
church, followed by a sermon by Rev.
A. M. FraBer, D. D. This will be a consecration
service, at which the communion
will be celebrated. The union is
most fortunate in securing ex-Governor
R. B. Glenn, for the second evening, and
Rev. L. B. Tate, of Korea, for the third
evening. The first morning, November 3,
will be given up to the business of the
Union, the reading of the reports from
the Presbyterial Unions, and a conference
on the work of the Presbyterial
Unions, led by Miss Rutherford. The first
afternoon will be devoted to our young
people. An interesting nroeram has hepn
arranged by the secretary of Young People's
Work, Mrs. Sallie H. McCormick.
Mrs. McCormick will also conduct a conference
for the leaders of Young People's
societies, bringing up for discussion many
questions of interest and importance.
Miss Blanche McCrum, the assistant secretary,
will speak to the little folks. On
the second day, there will be several conferences.
One on Finance, led by Mrs. A.
M. Howison; one on Home Missions, by
Miss Mattoon: one on Personal Work,
led by Mrs. J. Stewart. Mrs. E. P. Bledsoe,
will speak on the importance oif Bible
study, and will give an outline study of
the Gospel of John. We will have as
missionaries from the foreign field Mrs.
T. H. Daniel, and one from the home field
Mrs. Virginia C. Staples with us. The
Synod chairman of Home Mission work,
Rev. J. E. Booker, will address the Union
Each Union is requested to send four
delegates, besides its president, and the
secretaries are urged to send the names
of their delegates to Miss Rutherford,
822 W. Grace Street, Richmond, Va.
WEST VIRGINA.
Rev. Isaac N. Campbell has resigned
his pastoral charge at Berkley Springs,
W. Va., and removed to Lindsay, in Albermarle
County.
Falling Springs: After being vacant for
several years, Falling Springs Church has
succeeded in securing the pastoral services
of Rev. R. E. Redding for one half
of his time. They have completed the
manse and Mr. Redding and his family
took possession Thursday, October 14.
The following afternoon the lail.es o.
the congregation paid them a visit. They
came in carriages, buggies, wagons; and
on horse back, while some walked; but
they were all well loaded with good
things, and when they left, the manse
pantry was filled to overflowing; so were
the Hearts of tbe new pastor and his
family.
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PERSONAL8.
Rev. V. G. Smith, of Hartsville, S. C.,
has accepted the call to the church at
Goldsboro, N. C.
Rev. Isaac N. Campbell changes his address
from Berkeley Springs, W. Va., to
Lindsay, Va.
Rev. J. W. Moseley, Jr., has accepted
the pastorate of the church at Durant,
Okla.
Rev. Leroy Gresham changes his ad*
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-dress from Chapel Hill, N. C., to Salem,
Va.
Rev. E. E. Bigger changes his address
from Mexia to Waxahachie, Texas, having
accepted a call to the church at the
latter place.
Rev. Dr. J. Addison Smith has gone to
his new field of labor, Murfreesboro, Tennessee,
and accordingly changes his ad
aress to tnat place from Richmond, Ky.
Announcement has been made of the
approaching marriage of Rev. Samuel
McPheeters Glasgow, now located in
Texas, to Miss Mary Finley Mcllwalne,
of Petersburg, Va.
Rev. Dr. W. Francis Irwin, of Louisville,
Ky., has been called to the secretaryship
of one of the boards of the
Northern Presbyterian Church in New
York. It is thought that he will accept
the place.
Robert J. Burdette has been forced to
resign the pastorate of the Temple Baptist
church, Los Angeles. He is a hopeless
invalid as the result of an injury
to his spine. It is said that he bears the
pain and helplessness with the same
cheery courage which has always marked
his life and words. The thousands or
people all over America who have been
made to sinile and to love the good and
true by his quaint words, spoken or written
will think of him now in this fierce
ordeal of affliction with tpniior affop?inti
Rev. H. S. Caldwell will supply High
Point Church, N. C., until a pastor can
be secured.
Rev. H. F. Williams, editor of The. Missionary,
is announced as one of the speakers
in the National Laymen's Campaign
Conferences at Bristol, Tenn., and Richmond,
Virginia. The Presbyterian
churches of Richmond are making special
use of Mr. Williams by arranging for
addresses to union meetings of the ladies .
and young people. Mr. Williams will give
addresses relating to our own work in the
Orient, in one of them using Steropticon
views collected on his visit to the mission
fields.
Presbyterian Church, U. 8. A.: The
Synod of New York in session October
21, at Johnstown, N. Y., is reported as
approving the action of New York Presbytery
in the ordination of Mr. Archibald
Black, as follows: The consideration of
the Presbyterian Synod of the State of
New York of the heresy charges preferred
against the Presbytery of New
York in connection with the ordination
of Rev. Archibald Black ended late this
afternoon, when the Judiciary Committee
of the Synod reported sustaining the
Presbytery and deciding that no further
action was called for.
Rev. Walter S. Scott's address is San
Antonio, Tex., 2807 W. Houston St., and
not Hondo, Tex., as given in the minutes
of the Assembly by mistake. Correspondents
will please take notice.
Rev. J. Henry Wilson changes his
address from Basconvllle, S. C. to Euharlee,
Oa.
The Sprucll School is mi
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rietta, Ga.