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FAYETTEVILLE PRESBYTERY.
Organization: Moderator, Elder W. A.
Monroe, M. D.f of the Sanford Church;
temporary clerks. Rev. L. Smith and
Rev. W. C. Brown.
Roll: Thirty-two ministers, 41 elders.
Received: Rev. Charles L. Bragaw,
Presbytery, of Nebraska city, U. S. A.;
Rev. J. Mclver Wicker, Presbytery of
Philadelphia. U. S. A.
Licensed: Mr. R. D. Dixon.
Candidate taken under care: Mr. Robert
Carter, of Bethesda Church.
Organization of Churches: Selma, June
21, 1309, twenty members, two elders,
one deacon. Commission appointed to
organize at Lane.
Installations, order taken for: Rev. J.
Mclver Wicker, SL Paul's and ML Tabor;
Rev. T. H. Spence, Smithfield,
Kenly, Oakland.
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lington, Sardis, Duke and Lane. To get
a pastor.
2. Flat Branch, Barbecue, Mt. Pisgah,
Cameron Hill. Rev. Charles L. Bragaw.
3. Gulf, Jonesboro, St. Andrews. Rev.
A. E. Grover.
4. Pee Dee. Mt. Gllead, Wadeville,
Troy, Biscoe, Macedonia. Rev. L.
Smith.
r>. Rockingham, Brainerd, Cameron
ian. To get a pastor.
6. Mark's Creek, Mt. Hermon, Hoffman,
Harrington School House, Ellerbe
Springs, Gibson, Aberdeen. To get a
pastor. The present supplies to serve
until this is done.
7. Smithfield, Oakland, Kenly. Rev. T.
H. Spence.
8. Pittsboro, Haywood, Salem, Broadway.
Rev. A. H. Shaw.
Supplies for Vacant Churches: Phlllippi
and Shiloh, Rev. L. Gross; Culdee,
nev. it. a. Arrowooa; issuers, Kev. A. E.
Baker; Pembroke, Rev. H. M. Dixon;
Mt. Carmel, Rev. W. R. Coppedge; Selma,
Rev. T. H. Spence.
H. G. Hill Endowment Fund for
Union Theological Seminary: Amount
secured to September 15, $6,469.
Davidson College Endowment: Third
week in October set tot Davidson College
Week, and an effort to be made to
secure thorough canvass of the whole
Presbytery at that time.
Changes in Confession: Attention of
General Assembly's ad interim committee
called to action at last meeting, towit:
We are willing for such a change in
the language of the Confession as will
make the historic position of the
church, that infants dying in Infancy are
saved, perfectly clear, but would prefer
that It be done by a foot-note.
Revised Proof Texts: Ad Interim committee
appointed to examine and report
at spring meeting. Rev. R. J. Beattie,
chairman, Sanford, N. C.
Presbyterial Sermon: Rev. David Fairly;
subject, "Infant Salvation;" text, 1
Cor. 15:22 and Matt. 18:14. For next
PRESBYTERIAN OF THE SOUT1
regular meeting, subject, "The Fundamental
Character of Pastoral Work and
the Necessity of Its Performance." Rev.
R. J. Beattie, principal; Rev. J. M. Wick
er, alternate.
Sunday Schools: The movement set on
foot by the Rowland Sunday school to
place one or more Sunday school missionaries
in our bounds was endorsed
and action was taken to secure a Presbyterial
superintendent of Sunday schools,
a collection to be taken in all our schools
first Sunday in November for this pur
pose. ?.ev. w." r. WalKer, Red Springs,
treasurer of this fund.
New Trustees Appointed: Davidson
college, A. L. .lames, exit 1913. Southern
Presbyterian college, Rev. J. K. Roberts
and Elders J. R. McQueen and W. .1.
Page, exit 1912.
Sunbeam Evangelistic Campaign:
Twenty-eight meetings were held resulting
in an ingathering of about 200 souls.
Adjourned Meeting: Red Springs, during
Synod.
Next Regular Meeting: Pittsboro, N.
*J., April 11, 1910, 7:45 p. m.
A. W. Crawford, S. C.
PRESBYTERY OF KANAWHA
Met in Montgomery, W. Va., in the newly
reDaired and cmatlv imnrnvorf
terian Church, on Monday, October 11,
at 8 p. m.
The Opening Sermon, on "Personal
Work," was delivered by the retiring
moderator, Rev. W. B. Hudson.
Rev. J. K. Hitner, a former pastor of
this church, was elected moderator, and
Rev. S. W. Moote was elected temporary
clerk.
Mr. A. G. Stevenson, of Williamson
Cnurch, a student in Washington and
Lee University was received as a candidate
for the ministry.
Tuesday afternoon and evening were
given over to a popular meeting in the
interest of Sunday-school work. Ad
dresses were heard from various members
of Presbytery and from the Rev.
J. S. Carpenter, superintendent of Diet
net wo. l of the Assembly's Sabbathschool
work. He was heard with pleas
ure and profit.
Rev. W. E. Hudson was nominated as
a member of the Board of Trustees of
Davls-Elkins College, subject to the action
of the Board of the college.
8t. Albans, April 19, 1910, was chosen
as the time and place f the next meeting.
The Montgomery Church is to be congratulated
on its neat and commodious
house of worship. They have greatly en
hanced the value of the property by putting
in a thousand dollars worth of improvements.
They have also since the
call of the present pastor. Dr. Alfred
Jones, repaired and improved the manse.
The thanks of tho Preatavtorv w#? o*.
tended most heartily to Dr. Jones and
his good people.
John W. Carpenter, 8. C.
THE PRESBYTERY OP HARMONY.
Met in the Beulah Church October 5, at
7:30 p. m.p and was opened with a ser
ft.. - . October 27, 1909.
rnon by the retiring moderator. Rev.
James McDowell, D.D.
Members Present: Thirteen ministers
and sixteen elders, also a number of visitors,
among whom were Rev. L. C. Vass,
of our Congo mission; Rev. A. P. llassell
and Licentiate J. E. Wallace, who are
supplying Mt. Zion and Georgetown
churches, and Elder W. C. Davis, of
Manning, one of the representatives of
the Laymen's Movement in our bounds.
Mr. Hassell expects soon to go to Korea,
aim in me meantime is getting acquainted
with the church whose representative
he is to be in the foreign
field.
Officers: Elder T. J. Fraser of Sumter,
moderator, and Rev. A. R. Woodson,
temporary clerk.
Home Missions: Petitions for two new
churches at Sardinia and Greelyville
were received by Presbytery and commissions
appointed to organize the
same. Both of these are promising
points, especially the former. The condition
of the Georgetown Church gave
Presbytery much concern, and it was determined
to appeal to Synod in its behalf.
The Synod's Plan for Home Mission
Work was approved.
Foreign Missions: A very interesting
conference was held, with addresses by
some of the visitors mentioned above.
Much enthusiasm was aroused with ref
erence to the J. Leighton Wilson Memo
rial Fund. Presbytery has promised
$1,000 to this, and to raise it has divided
this sum up into one hundred shares at
$10 each. Quite a number of these
shares have already been taken. Those
who wish to contribute to this noble
cause can send their gifts to any member
of Presbytery's Foreign Mission
Committee or to Mr. D. J. Winn, Sumter,
treasurer of Presbytery.
General Assembly Matters: In regard
to the Elect Infant clause Presbytery
voted that it desired no change. All
other questions were referred to committees
to examine and report at the next
meeting.
Manual: Revised and ? new oduien
ordered printed.
Spring Meeting: Manning.
W. 8. Porter, 8. C.
THE PRESBYTERY OF AUGUSTA
Met in Monticellp, Ga., October 6, at 7:30
p. m., and was opened with a sermon by
the moderator. Rev. George M. Howerton,
of Crawfordville.
Members present: Ten ministers and
nine elders.
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moderator; Rev. J. S. Montgomery, temporary
clerk.
New churches: The Home Missions
Committee reported two new churches
. as the result of the labors of our evan
gelist, Rev. J. D. Fleming?Mt. Olive and
Poplar Springs. These were enrolled.
Dismissed: Rev. A. L. Johnson, to the
Presbytery of Atlanta.
Home Missions: The report of the
committee showed the work to be in better
condition than ever before, and It
was determined to continue tbe employ