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November 17, igog. TH
Williamsburg: Rev. R. L. Walton was
formally installed as pastor of the Williamsburg
Presbyterian church last Sunday
morning at 11 o'clock by a commission
of the Norfolk Presbytery. Dr. Walter
W. Moore, president of Union TheoIuHpq
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Uev. Joseph Rennie, pastor of the First
Presbyterian church, Norfolk, delivered
the charge to the pastor, and Rev. E. T.
W'ellford, of the First Presbyterian
church, Newport News, delivered the
charge to the people. In the afternoon
Mr. Walton was installed as pastor of
the York River Presbyterian church,
ltev. Joseph Rennfe preaching the sermon.
Will thn
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brethren of the Synod of Virginia, please
remember, that November is the month
appointed by the Synod, for one of the
two collections, to be taken for the
Synod's Home Missions? This month
was fixed upon, 19 years ago, when this
worti was started, as one of the two
months for this offering and that time
has never been changed. The third Sunday
in November is the day fixed by
Synod (for 19 years), but the particular
day of the month is not so important. By
December 30, we shall need funds very
much, so let us have your offering before
that time. We closed the best year
October 1, and made the best report to
Synod at Elkins, W. Va.f October 14, in
the history of this work, and we want to
make this year, still better. The Presbyteries
will all notice that an advance
has been made in all apportionments, and
the Presbyterial Home Mission Committees
will bear this in mind. Don't forget
to freely distribute the matter sent
you this and last week, but above all,
don't forget this fall collection. It is an
absolute necessity, if we are to pay our
men promptly every month, as we have
done for seven years.
(Signed) J. E. Booker, Supt.
Richmond: It will be of interest to the
members of the class that graduated
from Union Seminary in 1899, which was
the first class to go out from the institution
after its removal to Richmond, to
know that the movement which has been
on foot for a few months past to furnish
a class room in Richmond Hall, the new
building recently presented to the Seminary
by the Presbyterians of Richmond,
has been entirely successful and that the
entire amount has been sent in. This is
the second class to entirely complete its
fund, though a number of others have
very nearly raised the amount necessary,
and it is evident that it is only a matter
of time until they will be fully completed.
The Seminary appreciates very
" uuii mis toKen 01 loyalty ana interest
on the part of the alumni and trusts that
they will frequently make it a visit and
enjoy the room that they have furnished.
Much credit is due to Rev. H. P. McClintic,
of Liberty, Mo., for the successful
completion of this fund by the class
of '99.
Blacksburg: Rev. David Junkin Woods,
for the last twelve years pastor of the
Presbyterian Church at Blacksburg and
the senior chaplain of the Virginia Poly- <
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technic Institute, has notified his congregation
that he has accepted a call recently
extended him by the church at Bluefield,
W. Va., subject to the consent and
approval of the Presbytery of Montgomery.
Mr. Woods has asked the church
here to send a delegation to $ called meetine
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ber 23, and he has also announced that
he will abide by the decision of the ministers
there. His removal to another field
is very strongly and unanimously opposed
by the members of the Blacksburg
church. Mr. Woods came to Blacksburg
from the home mission field of Texas in
1897, and during his pastorate a new
church costing $17,000 and a parsonage
costing $5,000 have been built, the membership
has almost doubled, and the
church leads the entire Montgomery Presbytery
in giving to the benevolent causes
of the Southern Church.
High Bridge: The Rev. L. McC. Williams,
was ordained and installed pastor
of High Bridge Church, Sunday morning,
November 7. The sermon was preached
by the Rev. L. H Paul nf Pliftnn p?-kr?ro
from Isaiah 40: 1, "Comfort ye, comfort
ye my people saith your God." After
the sermon, followed the ordination exercises,
which are the most solemn and
most impressive of all church services.
The Rev. E. C. Lynch, delivered the
charge to the pastor, followed by the
charge to the people by Rev. P. C. Clark.
Timber Ridge: Rev. William T. Williams,
pastor of Falling Springs Church,
on his way home from his bridal trip
filled the pulpits at Timber Ridge Church
and Riverside chapel, Sunday morning
and evening. Rev. John A. Trostle, pastor
of Timber Ridge Church, has for a
fortnight been conductinc an interesting
protracted meeting at Dayton.
REV JERE WITHERSPOON, D. D.
A Tribute.
Whereas God, in his wise and loving
Providence, has taken from the Church
Militant to the Church Triumphant the
Rev. Jere Witherspoon, D. D., for twelve
years the beloved and honored pastor of
the Grace Street Church, and an active
member of the Presbyterian Ministers'
Association of Richmond, always interested
in its welfare and contributing
largely to its success:
Therefore, be It resolved by the Presbyterian
Ministers' Association of the
city of Richmond,
First, That while we bow in humble
submission to the will of him who doeth
a'l things well, we hereby express our
overwhelming sense of the great loss sustained
by this association in the removal
of our friend and brother.
Second, That we, his co-laborers in the
Gospel of Christ, tender to the bereaved
wife and son the deepest Christian ?vm.
patby in the sorrow that has come to
them; and we commend them to God, and
to the word of his grace which is able
to build them up and give them an inheritance
among all them which are sanctified.
Third, That we express to the Grace
Street Church our sorrow in the removal
>f their Under-Shepherd, who was so j
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faithful and devoted in the Master's service,
and commend them to the g.eat
Shepherd and Bishop of their souls.
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WEST VIRGINIA.
Princeton: Rev. L,'W. Irwin, of Bradford,
Va., has announced his acceptance
of the call to the First Church, subject
to action of Montgomery Presbytery.
Princeton is the county seat of Mercer
county and division headquarters of the
Virginia Railway and offers a great opportunity
for usefm aoss.
Keyser: At its last regular monthly
meeting, held at the Presbyterian manse,
the first Monday in November, the Ministerial
Union, of Keyser, took unauimous
action for the holding of a series
of "Union Gospel Meetings for Men," ev
ery Sabbath afternoon at 3 o'clock. The
meetings will be held from church to
church in rotation. A committee of
three was annnint??fl 11 "
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Lambdin as chairman, to arrange the
necessary details and to prepare a program
of speakers and topics. Mr. Lambdin
was also selected to preach the sermon
at the coming Union Thanksgiving
services, to be held in the M. E. Church,
South, November 25.
PERSONAL. .
Rev. Wisel Beale's address is Apache,
Okla.
Rev. J. P. Robertson, of Paris, Texas,
has received a call from the church at
Greenville.
Rev. J. Gray McAllister, D. D., changes
his address from Hot Springs, Va., to
109 E. Broadway, Louisville, Ky.
Rev. D. H. Scanlon, of Montreat, N. C.,
has received a call from the church at
Richmond, Ky.
Rev. W. B. Doyle has resigned the pastorate
of the church at Marion, Ala. He
will take a course of study at MeCormick
Seminary.
Rev. T. M. Stribling has accepted a
call to the churches at Commerce and
Cooper, Texas. His address is changed
from Grandview to Commerce, Texas.
Rev. Dr. J. S. Foster, of Petersburg, Va..
has accepted the call of the First Church
at Birmingham, Ala. He will begin work
there about December 15.
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from Greenwood, S. C., to Chatham, Va.
Rev. J. A. Montgomery, pastor of the
church at Marlin, Texas, returned to his
home last week, after a visit to North
Carolina.
On Thursday, November 11, the venable
pastor emeritus of the First Presbyterian
church, Charleston, W. Va., Rev.
Dr. J. C. Barr, completed eighty-five years
of a good, honored and fruitful life. Not
strong physically, he is cheerful and
bright, surrounded by a grateful Deonln
and a community in which he is held in
the highest esteem.
Dr. M. McH. Hull has the sympathy
of many friends in the recent death of
his father.
The Spruell School is mi
IDEAL School for Boys, Marietta,
Ga.