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Sunday-schools were present, representing
several denominations. A silver service
was presented to the retiring su
perintendent, who this week goes to^ Richmond,
to become the president of a bank.
The presentation speech was made by
Alfred A. Thompson, a former superintendent.
Tabor: A meeting was recently held
in this church conducted by Rev. Win.
Black, Synodical evangelist. Twenty
persons were received into this church
and a number united with the other
churches.
Davidson: Rev. Dr. T. W. Lingle, field
representative of the College, returned
from a partial tour of Albemarle Presbytery.
He reports encouraging progress
in securing subscriptions for the endowment
Fund. He was in Raleigh last
Sunday and Monday and the contributions
lead to the expectation that the
entire amount asked can be secured. The
coming week he will work in the bounds
of King's Mountain Presbytery, beginning
at Shelby on Sunday. As a result
of the visit of Dr. T. Dwight Sloan, one
of the college traveling secretaries of
the International Committee of the Students'
Volunteer Movement, the Y. M.
C. A. cabinet has recommended that the
following young men be sent as delegates
to the International Convention to be
held at Rochester, New York, the last
of December: Messrs. J. B. White, G.
H. Cartledge and M. S. Huske with Dr.
J. M. McConnell as representative from
the Davidson faculty. These nominations
have been approved by the association.
Dr. M. E. Sentelle will speak at Steele
Creek Sunday, in the interest of Davidson.
Rev. John Wool, at Honewell and
Rev. W. A. Daniel at Sharon.
KENTUCKY.
Georgetown: At the fall communion
meeting last Sunday, the pastor,. Rev. W.
O. Cochrane, D. D., announced the names
of nine new members received. Five
on profession and four by letter.
SOUTH CAROLINA.
Greenville: In the Second Baptist
Church, on October 31, farewell services
were held on the occasion of the Rev.
Lowry Davis and his wife leaving as
missionaries for Kashing, China. Rev. J.
C. Shire presided, and made an impressive
address. He felt that there is a
call for more knowledge about missions
as well as a call for more prayer and
more liberal giving. Rev. S. P. Fulton,
D. D., a returned missionary from Japan,
delivered an able address on the needs,
hindrances and successes of mission
work in the East. He said that in Japan
the commercial, moral and spiritual
life need the elevating truths of Jesus
and that the chief hindrances to the
progress of the Gospel are national customs,
skepticism and the heathen relig
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ions, that are not dead as some suppose.
He mentioned numerous facts
that indicated the decided success of the
mission work in Japan. The meeting
was largely attended and many blessings
were showered upon the heads of the'
new missionaries.
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who was the beloved pastor of this
church for fifteen years, came by on his
way from the late meeting of Syncd and
preached twice for them last Sabbath.
Dr. Law received a cordial welcome from
his former charge and the community
generally. We have had no special services
but have received nine members
into the communion of the church since
the spring meeting of Presbytery, coming
mainly from the Sabbath-school. .
TENNESSEE.
Memphis: The Alabama Street Church,
Rev. Dr. L. E. McNair, pastor, has elected
Messrs. R. B. Clinton and John Lang, as
ruling elders, and .Messrs. S. B. Love, A.
G. Smith, and W. H. Withers, as deacons,
to re-inforce its present roll of
officers.
Columbia: Rev. W. T. Shears was installed
pastor of the Frierson Memorial
Church on October 17, by a commission
from Columbia Presbytery. Rev. J. D.
Wallace presided and preached the sermon,
Rev. S. P. Hawes charged the pastor
and ruling elder W. S. Fleming the
congregation.
West Nashville: The home of the pastor,
Rev. C. O'N. Martindale, and his .
family was happily invaded by a wellsupplied
pounding party of this congregation
recently, filling the pantry with
many good and necessary things, under
the leadership of Messrs. Cockrlll,
Hughes and Appleby. The evening was
interspersed with pleasantry, enjoyable
music and recitations. This is a worthv
people, beloved by their pastor, and zealous
of good work. The attendance on
the services of the church is growing
steadily, praise the Lord!
TEXAS.
Texarkana: Rev. Irving Carroll, of Dallas,
has accepted the call formally tendered
him by the First Church. Dr. Carroll
will enter at once upon the work
of his new charge.
Greenville: The First Church of this
city has extended a unanimous call to
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Edua: Allen Memorial Presbyterian
Church has greatly enjoyed a visit from
Rev. C. F. Hancock, missionary from
China. We most heartily commend his
service to our churches.
Dallas: Westminster Church: The
Women's Society for Christian Work
opened the "Fall Work" in mission
study, by an open meeting in the church.
Post cards were sent to each lady of the*
church, inviting attendance, and the response
was large and appreciative?and
five new members were received. The
program was most entertaining and instructive.
The paper on the "Call of the
World," was a remarkable picture of the
need abroad, and at our own door. Miss
>UTH. November 10, 1909.
Calvert, Head President of the Presbyterian
.Mission Home, and her assistant,
the kindergarten, gave a most encouraging
report of the work.
Eight nationalities besides our own
had been tound in three weeks visiting?
a little new Italian girl, probably not un
derstanding a word of English, had closed
her eyes in playing baby go to sleep,
and allowed herself to be put upon the
table, remaining quiet, until another
child kissed her awake.
Through the children, many homes
are being reached for good.
Within a few days the Young Ladies
Missionary Society gave an afternoon
program and social, at the home of one
of its members, the principal feature
of which was a talk by Dr. Hill, the pas
tor, and the enjoyment of a MissionarySalad.
The Salad was green crepe paper
leaves heaped in a glass bowl. On
each was a question, or an answer. After
passing to each one, the reading of questions
was carried on to the end?and the
corresponding answers read to each.
Dallas: Rev. Francis L. Patton, D. D.,
jjiesiuttiu ot t-nnceion seminary, will be
gin a series of lectures at the First
Church, November 24. His subject will
be, 'The Fundamentals in the Christian
Religion."
The Westminster Church, of Denison,
has recently called Rev. A. S. Venable,
pastor of the College Park Church, Sherman.
The call was declined as Mr. Venable
did not feel that his work with his
present charge could be surrendered at
this time. The church at Denison is an
inviting field for some energetic and
consecrated young minister, the only
Southern Presbyterian Church in a town
of more than 20,000 people. The church
recently organized, has an active membership
of about twenty-five and has
just completed a comfortable and attractive
church building.
Presbytery of Dallas, Adjourned Meeting:
The Presbytery of Dallas met according
to adjournment in the First Presbyterian
Church, Dallas, October 25, at
3 p. m., and was opened with prayer.
Present, six ministers and two ruling
elders. Rev. B. W. Beers, of the Presby
tery of Illinois, of the Reformed Presbyterian
Church, was invited to sit as a
corresponding member, and Rev. J. C.
Sly, of the M. E. Church, South, was
invited to sit as a visiting brother. Rev.
E. E. Bigger was received from the Presbytery
of Central Texas, and Rev. J.. T.
Sailes from Red River Presbytery. A
call was presented from the Waxahachie
Church for the pastoral services of Rev.
E. E. Bigger, which was accepted. The
following commission was appointed to
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E. M. Munroe, D. D., Rev. W. A. McLeod
and Elder T. M. Sleeper, the time to be
decided by the commission. The Statistical
Report to the Synod of Texas
was read, adopted and ordered forwarded
to Synod, which shows that Presbytery
now consists of thirty-seven ministers;
seventy-seven churches; has two licentiates;
eighteen candidates; 4723 communicants;
262 added on examination;
328 on certificate, and seven ministers