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November 10, 1909. TH
and three candidates received during the
last year.
E. M. Munrce. Stated Clerk.
VIRGINIA.
Norfolk: The Knox Church has had
recently a "feast of fat things" in special
services in connection with its Calvin
celebration, having had Drs. Rennie,
Strickler and Wellford with them; and
Dr. Nisbet, of Nashville, is conducting
special evangelistic services.
Lvnchhurn* "I .nilioc' AuvIHqw /?<*
Presbyterian Orphans' Home," Lynchburg.
On Thursday afternoon in the
First Presbyterian Church of Lynchburg
a Ladies Auxiliary of the Orphans' Home
was organized with 48 members. This
purpose was conceived some time ago before
the disastrous fire, which has so
stirred the hearts of our people, to meet
a long felt need, of a steadier support
and larger interest in this institution.
The effort of this local association
will be directed toward the organization
of similar associations all over the Synod
of Virginia in the cities or particular
churches as may be best. A Committee
on Extension will be at once appointed
to prosecute this work and further to
keep such associated organizations in
touch and intelligent sympathy with the
work and needs of the orphanage. The
writer would suggest that other churches
shall not wait until solicited by the local
Association, but act upon their own initiative
and at once form such Auxiliary
Associations and establish communication
with this central association. The
response of the people of Lynchburg to
the great need of the orphanage at this
time has been splendid, and I believe
that at least $15,000 will be raised here
for the purpose. There is reason to hope
that the churches of the Svnod of Vir
ginia will respond generously to *he call
that has been made upon them. But we
may replace the building that was burned
by a much larger and handsomer one,
accommodating many children; but how
will we support such a work, unless some
organized and wide-reaching plan is executed
such as is contemplated in this
Ladies Auxiliary. We would urge this
plan upon the thoughtful consideration
of all and urge a cordial co-operation.
(Signed) W. T. Palmer.
Suffolk: On Wednesday evening, November
3, the installation services of the
pastor-elect, Rev. F. L. Delaney, took
place with a large and appreciative congregation
present. Dr. Joseph Rennie,
of the First Church, Norfolk, presided,
preached and propounded the constitutional
questions. The speaker choosing
as his theme, "The Magnetic Cross,"
preached a powerful sermon, which was
fully appreciated by all present. As Dr.
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present, Dr. R. B. Eggleston, of the Third
Church, Richmond, who was present, consented
to deliver the charge to the pastor.
His remarks were well chosen and
full of earnestness. Rev. R. C. Gllmore,
of Portsmouth, delivered the charge to
me people. He reminded tbem of their
solemn pledges and their duties to. uphold
their "Under Shepherd." Well chosen
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musical numbers were rendered by the
choir, which added much to the occasion.
The new pastor rejoices in the
cordiality and general good feeling, which
exists among the various denominations
of Suffolk. And this was specially evidenced
by the presence of the pastors
with a goodly representation of their
I1WK8.
Alexandria: Rev. B. L. Price received
a most unexpected compliment a few
days ago in the form of a bequest of $100
from one of his Alexandria friends, an
old man in his eighty-sixth year, Mr. B.
P. Perley, who was not a member of the
Presbyterian church. Mr. Perley died
a few weeks ago, and Mr. Price conducted
the funeral. When the will was
probated, it revealed the bequests along
with others; then, as an after thought,
he concludes by making provision "for
a stone to mark the place where I am
laid," and says, "If there is any religious
service held, I desire Mr. Price to hold
the same."
The Synod of Virginia, in session at
Elkins, \V. Va., decided to hold its annual
session of 1910 in Charlottesville.
Rev. J. E. Hooker, the Synod's superintendent
of Home Missions, made a report
for the year's work which he has in
charge. From this report the following
facts are gathered: Twenty-six preachers
have been supported in whole or in
part. About 2,000 sermons were preached,
400 members were added to the Presbyterian
Churches, fifteen Sunday
schools and two new churches were organized,
and $14,000 raised by these
evangelists. Lexington Presbytery is
ahead of all others in contributions, going
ahead of her apportionment. This
Presbytery was apportioned only $2,300
and gave $2,573.69, as against $1,185.15
in 1897.
Roanoke: We have just had a visit
from Dr. Thacker, our Evangelistic Committee
and his singers, Mr. and Mrs.
Fisher. Some of the fruits were gathered
in yesterday when eleven persons
joined the church on profession of their
faith and six came by letter. Others will
come later. During the meeting we had
tine sermons, fine singing and large congregations.
This work is somewhat new
to Dr. Thacker, but he goes at it like a
veteran. His methods are very simple
and direct and are wanting in the many
embarrassing situations in which both
congregations and pastors and interested
people have sometimes been placed, in
attempting to reach the interested person
in the pew and talk with him on the
subject of salvation. His method relieves
from all this and is probably as
effective as the other and may be more
so. Dr. Thacker visited the Roanoke
Minister's Conference and gave a state
ment of his methods and they were most
heartily approved. Dr. Thacker has most
efficient help in his two singers, Mr. and
Mrs. Fisher. Mr. Fisher knows how to
get at singers and get them to sing his
way, and his way is very good. The
First Church has recently revived its
Covenanters Company and twenty-five
boys are now enrolled under the leadership
of Mr. Bruce Buford, a young law4
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yer and graduate of Hampden Sidney
College. One of the pleasant features
of the coming winter is a series of addresses
on popular subjects, by Professors
from the Virginia Polytechnic institute
at Blacksburg, Virginia. These addresses
will be given monthly during
the winter, and are beautifullv uiiiH*ro?_
ed. Dr. Fletcher gave the first in the
course on last Friday night, on "Civic
Improvement." The Doctor gave the
boys and others lots to think about, and
about things they ought to know. Among
the courtesies ot' these public occasions
is an invitation to twenty-five boys from
some other church to be their guests. On
last Friday twenty-five boys from the
Methodist Church were invited.
The congregation of the First Church
still preserves most pleasant memories
of the, meeting of t^e Synod of Virginia
one year since. It will be long before
they forget that body of splendid men
who were their guests.
PERSONALS.
Rev. James L. Bell, of Dallas, Tex., has
our sincerest sympathy in the loss of
his mother.
Mrs. A. T. Graybill has had a pleasant
return trip to her work in Mexico and
io uiccuug wiiu a warm welcome from
her people.
Rev. T. W. DeVane has given up his
work at Chattanooga, Okla., on account
of impaired health and has gone to Sinks
Grove, W. Va.
Rev. G. A. Johnston Ross was installed
pastor over the church of Bryn Mawr,
Pa., Oct. 19.
The Rev. \V. I... McEwan, of the Third
Presbyterian Church, Pittsburg, has been
invited to the chair of Homiletics In
Princeton Theological Seminary.
The Rev. \V. H. Marguess, D. D., has
been granted an indefinite leave of absence
from Louisville Theological Seminary
on account of impaired health. His
chair, the English Bible and Biblical
Theology, will be filled for this year by
the Rev. Dr. J. Grav McAllister fnrmor
President of Hampden Sidney College,
and lately at the Hot Springs, Virginia.
Mrs. Lucy Hall Morton, with her two
children are in this country. Her address
is Fredericksburg, Va., care S. G.
Howison. Mrs. Morton is the widow of
Rev. C. R. Morton, who was so well
known and so much loved by many of us,
and who gave his life to Mission work in
Brazil, where he died at his post in 1903.
Miss Mary Alexander, of the College
Park Church, Sherman, Texas, has been
accepted as a teaching missionary to
Cuba and will leave home for her new
iikiu 01 moor dy way of Jacksonville and
Knight's Key on Monday, Nov. 16. Her
support has been assured by the Indies'
Missionary Society of her church. In
addition to this the College Park Church
comes up regularly with the requirements
of Presbytery, one dollar per member,
for Home Missions.
The Sprue 11 Scho&l is
IDEAL School for Boys, Marietta,
Ga.