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16 T The Presbyterian of the South Thornton S. Wilson, Managing Editor. Editors?Thos. E. Converse, James P. Smith, E. B. McCluer, George Summey. Published weekly by The Presbyterian Co. Incorporated In Georgia. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. Price.?Two dollars a year In advance. If payment is delayed three months, $2.50. Receipts.?The label pasted on the wrapper Is a receipt for payment. If label is not changed within two weeks after your remittance, notify us at once. Discontinuances.?We And that a large majority of our subscribers prefer not to liave their subscriptions interrupted and their flies broken in case they fail to remit before expiration. It is therefore assumed, unless notification to discontinue is received, that the subscriber wishes no interruption in his series. Notification to discontinue at expiration can be sent in at any time during the year. If you wish the paper stopped, write us yourself?don't ask the postmaster to do it. Change of Address.?Give the old as well as the new address. Remittances should be made by money order or by draft on some of the large cities. Make all remittances to "The Presbyterian Company," 104 Edgewood Ave., Atlanta, Ga. When local check is sent, add 10 cents for collection. Address the Richmond, Va., office: Central Presbyterian, Box 850. Address the New Orleans, La., office: Southwestern Presbyterian, Box 731. Entered as second class matter January 6, 1009, at the Post Office at Atlanta, Georgia, under'net of March 3. 1879. | Church News j THE DECEMBER COLLECTION. The General Assembly designates the month of December as the time for taking a collection to support our missionary work among the colored people. The committee at Tuscaloosa is doing a fine work, which might be enlarged indefinitely, if they had the necessary funds. The Assembly asks that a sum equal to 25c per member be sent in from each church. Remit to John Little, Treasurer, Tuscaloosa, Ala. CUBA. Rev. J. H. Gruver and wife have reached their station at Camaganni, Cuba, and are making good progress in the study of the language. Their household goods which left Virginia, Oct. 14 have not reached them, causing delay and discomfort in getting settled. Still they are happy and busy among many strange surroundings. They find "an open door and many adversaries." Their wee little daughter of a year old opens many hearts to them. "A little child shall lead them." ARKANSAS. IArU/\i*A TKto r?V* 11 roK nroo irtaftaH pa. wviivwvvi v? i uid vuuivu n ao i ioii^u t v cently by Rev. Robert J. McMullen in the interest of the Forward Movement. The church subscribed about $1,200 as its annual gift to foreign missions. The membership of the church is 91. The contributions to Foreign Missions last year were $57. The large increase in gifts to this cause is due to the missionary leadership of the pastor, Rev. Chas. Morris, and also to the prayerful placing on his congregation of a definite responsibility for a multitude in heathen darkness who are without a saving knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. A systematic canvass of the congregation was made in securing definite subscriptions, giving every member an opportunity to have a part in the ?- - HE PRESBYTERIAN OF THE SO work of evangelizing the world in our generation. One Christian business man in the congregation gave $600, thereby paying the salary of a foreign missionary. If each church should give in proportion to its membership as generously as the church at Jonesboro, the annual gifts from our entire Church for this cause would amount to nearly three millions of dollars. We believe that a large spirit ual blessing awaits the congregation which gives so generously to the work, for which our Saviour gave his life and which lies so near his own heart. Wynne Presbyterian Church, Arkansas Presbytery, William Denham pastor: At this season of thanksgiving the pastor and people of this church are very grateful for - the providential and spiritual blessings of God, made manifest in the former instance by the improvement of the church and manse property, and in the latter by the increased interest and activity in every department of the church work. Recently the Ladies' Society of the church have had laid about the church property 350 feet of cement sidewalk and have also repaired the manse, adding two convenient and comfortable rooms and making other important changes. Too much can not be said in praise of these good women. But that for which we feel even more grateful is the evidence of spiritual life which manifests itself in love, joy, peace and fellowship. We have an increasing attendance at Sabbath service, a very encouraging Sabbath-school, a Young People's Society that has an attendance equal to 65 per cent, of the membership of the church, and a prayer-meeting attendance equal to 50 per cent, of our resident membership. The above is encouraging to all, and to us it bespeaks better things to come. We say with the rsaimist, "inou crownest tne year witn thy goodness," and "The Lord hath done great things for us, whereof we are glad." FLORIDA. Palatka: At a recent congregational meeting of this churcn a call was extende to Rev. A. G. Wardlaw, D.D., of Union, S. C. The East Jacksonville Church has called Rev. J. L. Irvine, of Amerlcus, Ga. Jacksonville: Rev. J. W. Graybill, recently of Louisville, Ky., begins his work for the winter with the First Church on November 28. GEORGIA. Atlanta: At the North Avenue Church, on Tuesday night of last week, there was an occasion of special pleasure. It was the marriage of Mr. Rufus Morrow and Miss Medora Askew. Miss Askew has been a specially efficient worker in the T nn..n/v ? ?wl ?lnA inn l.' ikn * ijuiu o taunc ouu ttiou icai;uoi ill iuo parochial school of the church. Mr. and Mrs. Morrow are under appointment as missionaries to labor in the Graybill Memorial School at Hidalgo, in Mexico. The ceremony by Rev. R. O* Flinn, was marked by the fact that the little girls of the parochial school were present to m UTH. December i, 1909. assist. The congregation provided a delightful reception in the lecture room, and the new couple started for Mexico with many blessings and prayers. Rev. R. E. Telford writes: "At an adjourned meeting of Augusta Presbytery, Nov. 17, the pastoral relation which has existed so pleasantly between myself and the churches of Union Point and Bethany for nearly four years was dissolved and I c was dismissed to the Presbytery of South Carolina. I have accepted a call to the Upper Long Cane Church, where I expect to begin work on the first Sabbath In December." Dahlonega: On Nov. 26, the organ and altar in the Presbyterian Church was dynamited and many windows were broken by the concussion. Penticostal worshippers have been using the church in holding protracted services. The people of Dahlonega will offer a reward for the perpetrators of the deed. Cartersville: The members of the First Presbyterian Church of this city have called Rev. M. L. Hames, of Demopolis, Ala., to be their pastor. He has accepted and will move to Cartersville and take charge January 1. Mr. Hames has had charge of the church at Demopolis, Ala., for eight years. Athens Presbytery: The constitutional requirements having been met, I hereby call a meeting of Athens Presbytery to be held in Commerce Presbyterian church on Dec. 8, 1909, 7:30 p. m., to transact the following business if the way be clear: (1) To receive Rev. G. M. Telford into Presbytery and install him pastor of Commerce Church. (2) To dissolve pastoral relations between Rev. R. N. Abraham and Mizpah Church and to permit Jefferson church to amend their call for Rev. R. N. Abraham. (3) To transact any business pertaining to home mission work of Presbytery. E. L. Hill, Mod. LOUISIANA. New Orleans: Rev. George A. Pflug, of Plymouth, Indiana, filled the pulpit of the Second German church last Sunday and spent several days with the congregation. New Orleans Presbytery is called to meet on Thursday afternoon, December 2, at 2:30 o'clock, In the First Church lecture, room. New Orleans: Thanksgiving services were held in several of the churches. The Prytania Street and Napoleon Avenue Churches worshipped together, Rev. H. W. Burwell nronrhlnc At ?ho Ponoi Street Church the pastor, Rev. C. S. Sholl, preached, as did Dr. J. C. Barr, the pastor at Lafayette Church. Dr. Cornelson preached at the Third Church. Rev. John W. Caldwell, Jr., preached in the Carrollton Avenue Methodist Church. Hungarian Church: The following contributions towards the resloration of the Hungarian Church at Arpadhon, in addition to the amount of $102.45, previously acknowledged, have been received: From a member of the church at Martinsburg, W. Va. SR: MIhh Ida V TTrUrm *9. MUa Mary McCall, New York, $1; a member of the First Church, Columbia, Tenn., $1;