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November 10, 1909. T
their meeting on Thursday night, had as
their guests, Miss Annie Shadden, a former
member of the Committee, but who
has during the past year been working
in Oklahoma, under the Assembly's Committee,
and Miss Medora Askew, who is
expecting to go to Mexico very soon as
a missionary teacher. The Men's League
have taken charge of the prayer meet
ings through the winter.
?A Missionary Institute was conducted
by Rev. E. D. Soper, General Field
Secretary of the Young People's Missionary
Movement at Trinity Church, Atlanta,
November 8 and 9. Special emphasis
was made to increase the number
of mission study classes in the various
churches. The Institute proved both instructive
and interesting.
?Westminster Church: There were
eleven valuable additions to this church
during the month of October. On Sunday
night, November 7, Rev. A. L. Phillips,
secretary of Sunday schools, preached
an unusually interesting sermon to a
large crowd. The Sunday school had 325
present, showing a steady growth with
i m;i casing interest in the use of the new
international graded lessons. The pastor
will "soon begin a series of sermons on,
"How the religion of Jesus Christ may
solve the problems of modern social life."
LOUISIANA.
Monroe: The Protestant Ministers'
Association has decided to hold a union
revival meeting in Monroe in April, and
all of the Protestant churches of the
city will Join in the movement. Arrangements
were made with Rev. J. Ernest
Thacker, D. D., of Norfolk, Va., genoral
evangelist of the Presbyterian Church, to
conduct the services. He is now in New
Orleans, holding a series of meetings.
New Orleans: The pulpit of the Napoleon
Avenue Church was supplied last
Sunday morning by Rev. J. Ernest
Thacker in the absence of the pastor,
Rev. H. W. Burwell, who spent that day
in Pauucah, Ky.
?The Third Presbyterian Church has
been supplied for several years by Dr.
C.eorge Summey, editor of the Southwestern
Presbyterian. Encouraged by
its growth and tired of a merely tem
I'urary relation, which it has to ask the
Presbytery to renew every six months,
it has unanimously and heartily given a
call to Dr. Summey to its permanent pastorate.
This was done at a regular congregational
meeting yesterday morning.
-New Orleans Times-Democrat, Novem
ber 1.
1/ ?The Evangelistic Meeting, conducted
by Rev. J. Ernest Thacker, and co-operated
in by all the Presbyterian pastors
of the city, continued last week, in the
First Church, having been transferred,
as previously arranged, from the
ette Church, where it was held the week
. before. The evangelist and his singer,
^ Mr. Geo. A. Fisher, did good work, aided
m by Mrs. Fisher in the music. The conI
gregations, composed chiefly of the best
I people of all the churches, who were
m most faithful and diligent in attendance,
were large and most solemn and atten|
five. A nnAnJo^ 1? '
dci vice was neia every
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HE PRESBYTERIAN OF THE SC
day, for thirty minutes, in a bank building
on Camp street, near Canal, and was
attended by from forty to fifty persons.
During the meeting, up to the last night,
from which reports have not yet come,
nearly one hundred cards were signed
and collected in the nightly congregations
or in the Sunday schools, professing the
signer's acceptance of Christ nrwi
fession of his name. The meeting closed
Sunday evening. The evangelists will
go next to Austin, Tex.
Rates to the Synod of Louisiana: Application
for a reduction of rates for
members and visitors attending the meeting
of the Synod and Laymen's Conference
of Foreign Missions at Alexandria,
beginning Tuesday, November 16, was
made more than two weeks ago to the
interested railroads, but up to date,
November 6, no definite reply has been
j-pppi : -
,t ucu ii. is received, It will
be too late to publish it in our church
papers in time to reach those interested.
It is suggested that those, who purchase
full fare tickets going, will ask
for a certificate to that effect. It is probable
that the combined attendance of the
Synod and Conference will exceed fifty
persons holding certificates, in which
case they would return at one-third fare,
provided the railroads return a favorable
answer. Louis Voss, Stated Clerk.
MISSISSIPPI.
McComb: Ex-Governor R. B. Glenn, of
North Carolina, will lecture at the Presbyterian
Church, November 12, on, "Is
the Nation Safe?"
i ne Work of Rev. R. W. Mecklin has
been changed, and the churches are arranged
as follows for the current year,
beginning with the first of October:
Ackerman, Old Lebanon, and Bywy will
remain nder the ministry of Rev. R. W.
Mecklin, Ackerman taking half the time;
and Louisville will be supplied by Rev.
J. D. West, D. D., of Newton, Miss.
Synod of Mississippi: Since sending
out notice of the meeting of this body a
week ago my attention has been called
to the fact that Svnod adjourned to meet
on Monday, the 15th of Nov., at 7:30 p.
m. Please give notice of this through
your columns and oblige.
Fraternally,
J. E. Jones, S. C.
MISSOURI.
Hon. Wm. H* Wallace, Pres. Constitutional
Amendment Association of
Missouri.
Dear Sir:
The Synod of Missouri of the Presbyterian
Church in the United States heard
this morning your eloquent and able address
In behalf of the objects proposed
to be accomplished by the Association
you represent, and also the request which
was expressed or implied in that address.
In reply the Synod bees leavo
assure you and those whom you repre
sent that the members of this Synod and
their constituents recognize with painful
emotions the great evil incident to
and consequent upon the traffic in intoxi*4*
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eating liquors as it is now carried on in
our State and country. Moreover we desire
to assure you and all the interests
you represent that we and our people
desire to co-operate and will co-operate
as individual Christian citizens in doing
everything in our power to mitigate and
if possible abolish the evil of this dreadful
traffic in intoxicants. At the same
time we are constrained to say that this
Synod, sitting as a court of Jesus Christ,
has no authority to dictate or recommend
to the people of the State of Missouri
what amendments should be made
to the Constitution of the State: nnr tv.?
manner in which any proposed amendment
to that Constitution should be secured.
Praying God's blessing on you
and all engaged in the suppression
of evil in ways in accord with God's
revealed will, we are
The Synod of Mo. of the Presbyterian
Church in the U. S .
Mr. E. J. Moore, State Supt. Anti-Saloon
League, St. Louis, Mo.
Dear Sir:
The Synod of Missouri of the Presbyterian
Church in the United States acknowledges
the receipt of your very
courteous letter of the 26th inst. In reply
it begs leave to assure you and those
whom you represent, that the members
of this Synod and their constituents recognize
with painful emotions the great
evil incident to and consequent upon the
traffic, in our State and country, in intoxicating
liquors. Moreover, the Synod
desires to assure you and all the interests
that you represent, that we and our
people desire to cooperate, and will cooperate
as individual Christian citizens
in doing everything in our power to mitigate
and if possible abolish the evil of
this dreadful traffic in intoxicants. At
the same time we are constrained to say
that this Synod, sitting as a court of Jesus
Christ, has no authority to appoint
trustees as our representatives on the
board of trustees of the Anti-Saloon
League; or to nominate members as candidates
for such position.
Praying God's blessing on you and all
others engaged in the suppression of evil
in wavts m accord with God's will, we are,
Very respectfully yours.
The Synod of Mo. of the U. S.
NORTH CAROLINA.
Bethel: On the fourth Sabbath in October,
the 24th, we delebrated the sacra
ment of the Lord's Supper at Bethel
Church. The Rev. J. W. Grler, of Huntersville,
was with us and preached on
Friday and Saturday. On Sabbath the
congregation was a large one. Three
were received into the communion of the
church, a mother by letter and her two
daughters on the confession of their
faith in Christ.
Raleigh: At the First Presbyterian
Church Sunday morning, Oct. 31, the
Sunday-school was thronged, the occasion
being the farewell to Herbert W.
Jackson, for several years superintendent
of one of the Sunday-schools of this
city. A number of teachers from other
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