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December i, 1909. TH]
Miss Mattie Sanderson, French Camp,
Miss., $1; Miss Florence Walters, Christiansburg,
Va., $2.50; a friend of the
cause at Henrico (?), Va,, $1; Henry
White, Romney, W. Va., $1; Rev. H. R.
Raymond, D. D., Starkville, Miss., $5;
Church Building Fund of the Synod of
Louisiana, $9.57; a Presbyterian, Cumberland,
Md., $1. Total, $132.57. These kind
contributions are gratefully acknowledged
in behalf of the Hungarian at Arpadhon.
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church re-dedicated to the service of the
Lord. Meanwhile the carpenter is waiting
for a part of the money due him and
further contributions are earnestly solicited.
Address, Rev. Louis Voss, 932 Second
Street, New Orleans, La.
Louis Voss.
KENTUCKY.
The Presbytery of Louisville, at an adjourned
meeting held in the Kentucky
Theological Seminary, Louisville, Ky.,
November 22, 1909, received Mr. J. J.
Rice, a member of the Fulton (Mo.)
Church, as a candidate for the ministry.
Presbytery adjourned to meet in the
First Presbyterian Church, Louisville,
Ky., Tuesday, December 7, 1909, at 10
a. m. As this will be an adjourned meeting,
any matters of business can be
transacted.
David M. Sweets, S. C.
Louisville, Ky., November 24, 1909.
MISSISSIPPI.
Unity: On the second Sabbath of November
Dr. H. L. Lewis was ordained
and installed deacon. This addition
greatly strengthens the official body of
the church.
Fayette: The installation of Rev. J. C.
Johnson as pastor of the Fayette Presbyterian
church took place last Sunday
morning. Rev. M. E. Melvin, of Port
Gibson, propounded the constitutional
questions and charged the pastor, and
Ruling Elder Jno. F. Frierson, also of
Port Gibson, charged the people. At the
evening service Mr. Frierson delivered an
able address on "Calvinism."
Columbus: Rev. M. E. Melvin, principal
of Chamberlain-Hunt Academy, our Synodical
school for boys, located at Port Gibson,
preached for us last Sabbath, morning
and evening. At the morning service
he spoke on Christian education, concluding
by presenting the plans and opportunities
of our school. Our congregation
made a liberal subscription to the
Scholarship Endowment Fund. Mr. Melvin
is the man for the work, because he
is succeeding. To this, and similar
church schools, must we look for the future
leadership of the Church: hence
there is no department of the Church's
work more vital than her schools. Chamberlain-Hunt
proposes to give the boy.
who wants it, a chance. Ex-Governor
Glenn was with us Tuesday, the 9th Inst.,
and after his able appeal, our people subscribed
$460 to Assembly's Home Missions.
MISSOURI.
The Presbytery of St. Louis, in Central
church, St. Louis, Nov. 16, refused to re
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lease Rev. R. S. Brank from the pastorate
of the Brank Memorial church. He had
been called to the pastorate of the Ghent
church, Norfolk, Va. Rev. T. B. Southall
was received from the Presbytery of Palmyra,
and Rev. J. E. Latham, D. D., was
dismissed to the Presbytery, where he
goes to undertake the financial agency
of the college at Batesville.
Walter M. Langtry.
NORTH CAROLINA.
Grassy Creek, Albemarle Presbytery:
Once each day from the eighth to the
twelfth of November, the. congregation
of Grassy Creek Church enjoyed a series
of plain gospel sermons by the Rev. J. N.
H. Summerell, D. D., of New Bern, N. C.
These services were very helpful and uplifting.
Three united with the church on
profession of their faith in Christ. We
bless God for his coming.
J. F. C.
SOUTH CAROLINA.
Rev. G. G. Mayes has announced to
his church his decision to accept the
office of General Superintendent of Local
Home Missions, to which he was
called by the Synod of South Carolina.
He hopes to enter upon his new work
by the first of the year.
Richburg: On Sabbath evening, Nov.
14, the installation services of the pastorelect,
Rev. S. R. Hope, took place, a large
and appreciative congregation being present.
Rev. Frank Drennan, of Loweryville,
presided, preached and propounded the
constitutional questions. The speaker
choosing for his text Numbers 22: 12, 18,
22, preached an able and edifying sermon,
which was enjoyed and highly appreciated
by all present Dr. Fraser, of the first
church, Lancaster, delivered the charge
to the pastor. His remarks were well
chosen, and full of earnestness. Rev. J.
T. Dendy, of Ebenezer, charged the people.
He reminded them of their solemn
pledges, and their duty to uphold, encourage
and support their pastor. Both
charges were well calculated to stir the
people up to a greater zeal in the Master's
work. The church is taking on new
life, as is manifested by the increasing
interest in the Sabbath school and other
church work.
OKLAHOMA.
Altus has just closed a successful
meeting, under the guidance of the Synodical
Evangelist, Dr. A. O. Browne, of
Texarkana. Fifteen members were received,
ten of whom were adults, and
there are a number of others that will
follow soon. The location of our church
property has proven a handicap heretofore,
and it will be disposed of and a
handsome modern brick church will be
erected on an uptown site. Plans for this
movement will probably mature In the
next thirty days. Dr. Browne is the right
man in the right place and our Synod has
ample reason to be grateful to our Home
Mission's committee for placing him in
this field. He is conservative, constructive
and sane, yet thoroughly evangelistic
in his methods. No pastor need hesitate
to have him.
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TENNESSEE.
West Nashville: This church, under the
pastorate of Rev. C. O'N. Martindale, has
lately added ten new members to its roll
of communicants. The effort is made to
make every service a soul-winning service,
even where the work is distinctively
with a view to training for efficiency in
serivce.
TEXAS.
Presbytery of Paris: The constitutional
requirements having been met, I
hereby call the Presbytery of Paris to
convene at the First Church, Texarkana,
Texas, December 13, at 8 p. m., to transact
the following business, if the way be
clear: (1) To receive Rev. George C
Moore from the Presbytery of Dallas;
(2) To receive Rev. W. I. Carroll from
the Congregational church; (3) To receive
and act upon the call of the First
Church of Texarkana for the pastoral
services of Rev. W. I. Carroll; (4) To
receive such candidates for the ministry
as may desire to come before us; (5) To
consider our home mission work.
Edgar W. Williams, Moderator.
Presbytery of Dallas: At the adjourned
meeting of Dallas Presbytery at San Angelo,
Texas, during the meeting of
Synod, November 17-22, Rev. J. C. Sligh
was received from the M. E. church.
South, and Rev. George C. Moore was
dismissed to the Presbytery of Paris, and
candidate J. E. Hixon was transferred
to the care of Louisville Presbytery.
There will be an adjourned meeting of
Presbytery in the First Church of Dallas,
December 13, at 3 p. m. Presbytery
was divided by Synod, and two new
Presbyteries were formed. Rev. T. A.
Wharton, D.D., was appointed moderator
of the new Presbytery of Sherman, and
this Presbytery was directed to meet in
the First Church, Sherman, December 6,
at 10 a. m. Rev. J. N. Ivy was appointed
moderator of the new Presbytery of
Panhandle, and this Presbytery was
directed to meet at Floydada, December
6, at 7:30 p. m.
E. M. Munroe, S. C.
San Antonio: First Church, Rev. A. G.
Jones, pastor, is now erecting a new
church building, perhaps the most/ beautiful
in the State. It is of light-colored
building stone and will cost, when complete,
about $70,000. The interior furnishings
will cost about $3,500, the pews
alone costing S2,000. Then, later, a north
wing will be added, costing about
$25,000. This church reported in April
614 members, and about 70 have' been
added to the roll since then. They now
have about 650. Worshipping as they
do now, in the Y. M. C. A. building,
where they are cramped for room, their
congregations, as well as their Sundayschool,
have fallen off somewhat. But
when they get into their new church building,
they will doubtless again assume nor
mai proportions. The present pastor has
been here about fifteen years?a good
instance of the absence of that'unrest
which disturbs so many of our churches.
The Westminster Church, Rev. Brooks
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