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November 17, 1909. TK
LOUISIANA.
New Orleans: The Berean Church,
where our colored Presbyterians worship,
has been restored. It was badly
damaged by the September storm. While
repairing it, the congregation added a
capacious choir recess* back of the pulpit.
It is a great improvement to the
building.
?a meeting of the Woman's Foreign
Missionary Union, of New Orleans Presbytery,
was held on November 9, in the
Napoleon Avenue Church. A roll of the
missionaries who have visited the Union
was read, and reminiscenses given as far
as possible of each one. Addresses were
delivered by the pastor, Mr. Burwell, and
l)r. Cornelson, of the First Church.
Baton Rouge: Ex-Governor Robert
E. Glenn, of North Carolina, who made a
national reputation in his light against ^
the railroads of that State, has accepted
an invitation from the First Presbyterian
church, and will be in Baton Rouge
?in November 21, and will deliver an ad
uress Sunday morning, at 11 o'clock, at
the First Presbyterian church, and 7:30
o'clock Sunday night at Garlg Hall. ExGovernor
Glenn comes here in the inter
est of Home Missions, and is sent out
by the Home Mission Board of the Presbyterian
Church. He will arrive in Baton
Rouge on Saturday afternoon and
will be tendered a reception Saturday
night at the Istrouma hotel by the gentlemen
of the Presbyterian Church. ExGovernor
Glenn is an eloquent talker as
well as a former distinguished official,
and he will undoubtedly be greeted by
large audiences.
Houma: The pastoral relation was
happily formed on the evening of November
10 between this church and Rev.
In?. N. Blackburn. A large congrega
nun was present and hearty greetings
were given the newly installed pastor.
In the installation service Rev. Dr.
Ceorge Summer presided and preached;
Rev. Chas. A. Hyland charged the pastor,
and Rev. Jno. W. Caldwell, Jr., charged
the people. A delegation was present
from the Ladies' Home Missionary Society
of the First Church, New Orleans,
which has long helped this church, rejoicing
in its having now reached selfsupport
and a pastor for all his time.
r\ c. IN i UUK.Y.
Paducah: The announcement made
last week that Rev. H. W. Burwell, of
New Orleans, had accepted the call to
the First Church, Paducah, and was expected
to preach his first sermon there
<>n the Sunday before, was altogether
without warrant. Mr. Burwell has the call
under consideration and has not in any
way indicated his purpose or even reached
a dete'rmination. He simply visited
the church to meet the n^onl^ nna in.
spect the field to which he was called.
Westminster Church, Louisville: Rev.
-1. W. Qrayblll has tendered his resignation
of the pastorate of the Westminster
Church, that he might remove to a climate
better adapted to his condition. He
has agreed to supply the First Church,
-Tacksonville, Fla., for a few months. He
IE PRESBYTERIAN OF THE SOI
supplied this church most acceptably last
winter.
MISSOURI.
St. Louis: Rev. Rockwell S. Brank,
pastor of the Brank Memorial Church,
has resigned to accent a call to the Ghent
Church, of Norfolk, Va. He will assume
his new duties the latter part of Novem
ber. The Norfolk church has called Mr.
Brank on three different occasions, but
It was not until the third time that he
gave the question of removal from St.
Louis serious consideration. The Brank
Memorial Church was named after his
father, Rev. Robert C. Brank who for
more than thirty years was identified
with the Presbyterian ministry in this
city?The Times-Dispatch.
Eastminster Church in Kansas City:
me dedication of the new sanctuary for
this church marks a step forward. Some .
five or six years ago, the First Church
of that city, sent out a colony and called
Rev. Trigg A. M. Thomas to the work.
Under his care, it has grown till now
it has completed a very handsome church
at the corner of Benton Boulevard and
Armour avenues. On Sunday, November
7, it v?as dedicated. Dr. W. W. Moore,
of Union Theological Seminary, preached
the sermon. Rev. Dr. S. M. Neel, and
Rev. J. E. Brown, assisted the pastor in
the services. At this service, $1,100 was
contributed to the building fund. The
church has a noble bench of elders.
Messrs. M. R. Wright, H. T. Young, Ben
E. Todd, J. C. McClintock, A. O. Har
nauu, ur. j no. u. l^app, S. H. Staley,
superintendent of Sunday school, J. E.
Klassen, superintendent of branch Sunday
school, and J. M. Cheney, Jr., clerk.
The deacons are: G. Y. Thorpe, Geo. A.
Ennis, C. H. Lembke, H. C. Bulkeley,
R. J. Scott, C. C. Henderson, Carl P.
Barnett, D. C. Ketchum, and Sam T.
Lewis.
NORTH CAROLINA.
St. Paul's Church: Rev. J. Mclver
Wicker has been installed as pastor of
St. Paul's Church, by a commission of
Fayetteville Presbytery.
Mooresville: The Mooresville Church
is rejoicing in the agreement of Rev. Dr.
Strickler, of Union Seminary, to visit it
at some early date, to deliver his great
lecture on Calvinism
Davidson: Mr. R. O. Alexander, ot
Charlotte, spoke to the Y. M. C, A. last
week. He made a stirring address that
had In It a great deal for the Christian
man to weigh and- ponder. His theme
was "The Knowing God as He Reveals
Himself to All Seeking Souls." President
Smith is absent for several days attending
the Georgia Synod which met
at Cedartown, November 9. Dr. W. J.
Martin will speak in Statesville Sunday,
November 14, in the interest of Davidsons'
endowment fund and the canvass
will be taken up on Monday by Rev.
Drs. Wharey and Richards. Dr. C. R.
Harding with Mr. J. A. McQueen will
visit Morven at this same time, addressing
the Presbyterians there Sunday
morning. Rev. Dr. J. M. Wharey will
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again preach at Barium Springs the
coming Sunday.
SOUTH CAROLINA.
Bowling Green: Beth Shiloh and Allison
Creek churches, Rev. Wm. J. Wyly,
pastor. One year has passed since the
present nastorate wnc -
_ ?mm iv/t iiiuu. in many
respects it lias been a happy year. The
work was found in a healthy condition,
which had been directed so well by the
former pastor, and we are made to realize
the truth of the Scripture, which
says, "One soweth and another reapeth."
There have been forty five accessions
to the church, thirty-seven by profession
of faith and eight by certificate.
At the Fall communion, which was observed
in all the churches, the pastor
had the assistance of Rev. Alexander
Martin, of Rock Hill, at the preparatory
service at Beth Shiloh, aud Rev. Geo. B.
Sparrow, of King's Mt. Presbytery, at
Bowling Green. The weather was so
inclement at Beth Shiloh, Mr. Martin
only preached one day, morning and evening.
This was a source of great regret
by all, for many were deprived of the
meetinir entirnlv Wo ? 1
w uuiic, uuwjier, to
have Mr. Martin with us again under
more favorable circumstances when all
can hear his excellent sermons. Mr.
Sparrow preached four excellent sermons
at Bowling Green. He always has
a warm welcome in this congregation.
Some of the members formerly belonged
to Union Church. In these meetings
live members were received at Beth Shiloh
and three at Allison Creek on profession
of faith.
THEIR ONLY CHURCH COLLECTION.
The only official
?ca[jeciany
recommended by the Synods of South
Carolina, Georgia and Florida, for the
Thornwell Orphanage Is the Thanksgiving
Day collection. If the Churches, any
of them, fail to contribute on that day,
as churches, they have no other set time
for an offering. As many of our churches
fail to have a Thanksgiving service or
unite with others, it is hoped that the Sabbath
following, will in that case, be used
for that purpose. Private contributions,
direct to the institution, when not convenient
to contribute through church
channels, will serve an equally good purpose.
Send contributions to Rev. Wm.
P. Jacobs, Clinton, S. C., by check #r
post office money order.
TEXAS.
Brownsville: Rev. W. C. C. Foster has
resigned the pastorate of the Brownsville
Church. The Presbytery has cited the
church to show cause why the request
shall not be granted.
Goliad, made forever memorable by
the murder of Colonel Fannin and his
men, by order of General Santa Anna, in
the atniirfflo 'u - 1 "
.esx tvi iub independence of
Texas, is situated 9n a high rocky bluff
on the bank of the San Antonio river.
The church here was organized in 1855.
It has had many stated supplies, but fcae
now its first installed pastor for all his
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