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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 \ 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* >UTH. 17 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 (Continued on page 20.) ,