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I. Dickey, pastor, has about 135 members,
many of whom are children whose
parents are of foreign birth, some of
them Catholics, some saloonkeepers, etc.,
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her little daughter joined that church
through her father's influence, because
he didn't like Catholics. Again, there is
a considerable Lutheran element there.
When the present pastor was installed,
two years ago, a considerable debt rested
on the church, which has now been paid
off, leaving them free of debt. Rev. T.
S. Clyce, D.D., of Austin College, at Sherman,
recently held a ten days' meeting
with this church, resulting in two additions.
The congregations were unusually
large and included men who had not
been inside a church for ten years, and
some of them never. The membership
has practically been doubled during Mr.
Dickey's pastorate, having only 77 when
he took charge.
Houston: We have just organized a
church at Blessing, in Matagorda county,
with an enrollment of 12 good people, and
have ordered the trustees to advertise for
bids to build a house of worship, which
we expect to complete within ninety days.
Our Presbytery has also secured the services
of a Bohemian minister who will
give his entire time among his people and
the German, Polish and Russian population
coming into our state, and many are
from the Reform Church and become
Presbyterians readily, if we can only
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We are also looking for a Sabbath school
missionary to look after six or seven
points already opened and lay foundations
for churches, and enter new fields of
promising outlook and organize Sabbath
schools, hoping to work many of these
into churches. So Brazos Presbytery is
waking up and you may hear further from
her in the near future.
G. W. Story.
Toyah: Rev. W. M. Elliott, of Colorado,
Texas, recently assisted Rev. W. L. Downing
in a meeting here, preaching twentyseven
sermons in twelve days. The attendance
was much larger than has been
known at Toyah. Four persons united
with the Presbyterian Church and others
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was done.
Fort Stockton: The little church at this
place has been greatly encouraged and
strengthened. Rev. Messrs. W. L. Downing
and W. H. Matthews, held a meeting
here last month, continuing eighteen
days. Thirty persons professed faith in
Christ. Thirteen have united with the
Presbyterian Church and several others
are to unite at next monthly service.
Twelve have united with the Baptist
Church. Most of those uniting with the
Presbyterian Church are heads of families
and fitted for great usefulness. A
church building will doubtless be erected
soon. Fort Stockton is a very promising
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point in^We new west in El Paso Presbytery.
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VIRGINIA.
Lexington Presbytery will hold an adjourned
meeting at Lexington, Va., Dec.
7, at 10:30 a. m. Rev. D. N. Yarbro will
be received and order taken for his installation
at New Monmouth church.
Wm. C. White, Stated Clerk.
Churchville, Va.
Richmond: A Bible Class Demonstration?A
federation of organized Bible
classes for men, of all the Protestant
churches, made an Impressive demonstration
on Sunday afternoon, Nov. 21. About
four thousand men without bands or banners
marched through the streets and in
the great city auditorium were addressed
by the governor of Virginia and several
noted Bible scholars and teachers. It was
a public exhibition of the interest in
Bible study, and of the value of the present
day movement in organized class
work. No doubt the demonstration will
serve to extend the gathering of men for
diligent Bible reading and study.
Richmond: A memorial service was
held Sunday afternoon, November 28, in
the Grace Street Presbyterian Church, as
a tribute of esteem and affection to Dr.
Witherspoon, the beloved pastor of the
church, who died October 27. Dr. McDaniel,
pastor of the First Baptist Church,
Rev. Thos. Semmes, of St. Andrews Episcopal
Church and Rev. J. N. Latham, of
Centenary Methodist Church, were associated
with the Presbyterian ministers
of the city in this service. Appropriate
addresses were delivered by Rev. Thos.
Semmes and Dr. Cecil, pastor of the Second
Presbyterian Church. Dr. Witherspoon
was honored and beloved by Christians
of all denominations and especially
by his ministerial brethren in all the
churches.
?Second Church: Impressive services
were held at the Second Church on Sunday,
November 21, when Rev. Lowry
Davis, of Greenville, S. C., was formally
designated for the foreign mission work
and invested with evangelistic powers.
President Moore, of Union Theological
Seminary, preached the sermon on the
occasion and Dr. Cecil, the pastor, delivered
a charge to Mr. Davis.
?The Several Presbyterian congregations
of this city united in the annual
thanksgiving service, which was held at
the Second Church. An appropriate and
enjoyable sermon was preached by Dr.
Theron Rice, of the Seminary.
?First Church: Former Gov. Glenn, of
North Carolina, spoke with his usual
power at the First Church last Sunday
morning and at the Second Church Sunday
night.
Norfolk: Park Avenue Church. Rev.
S. W. Moore was with us for a week
recently, preaching twice each day t<5
good congregations. The church ani\
Sabbath school were greatly benefited by
Mr. Moore's visit. Tin tn loot fiohho?ii
twelve had been received into the church
by profession as a result of the meeting.
V. R. Gaston, Pastor.
Staunton: At a special meeting of Lex
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ington Presbytery, on Thursday, Nov, 18,
the resignation of the Rev. Dr. A. M.
Fraser of the pastorate of the First
church, Staunton, to accept the presidency
of Columbia Theological Seminary,
was considered at length. By a vote of
ten to four the Presbytery declined to
accept the resignation, and Dr. Fraser remains
in Staunton, to the great satisfaction
of his church, the community and
many friends throughout the Synod of
Virginia.
Petersbura: On Sunday. Nov 21 Ttov
Jno. S. Foster, D. D., announced to the
Tabb Street congregation his purpose to
resign the pastoral charge, which he has
held for a number of years, to accept the
call of the First Presbyterian church, of
Birmingham, Ala. Dr. Foster has had an
able, fruitful and most acceptable ministry
in Petersburg, and his resignation is
greatly regretted by his large congregation
and throughout the whole community.
Fredericksburg: Two of our beloved
missionaries. Rev. and Mrs. C. K. Cumming,
with their youngest boy, left Fredericksburg,
Va., on November 11, for San
Francisco, where they expect to take the
. steamship, Manchuria, on their return
voyage to their mission field in Japan.
They left Calvin, their eldest son, at
school in Fredericksburg, and to both
parents and son, the prospect of so long
a separation, made the parting hour very
sad.
Mr. and Mrs. Cumming are two of our
most efficient missionaries, and have
been on the mission field for many years,
except while on furlough in this country.
Their attractive personality and devoted
consecration have won for them many devoted
friends wherever they have been.
During their "rest" in this home land,
they have visited many churches, from
Maryland to Florida, always leaving behind
them an increased interest in the
spread of the Master's kingdom in foreign
lands. They are earnest and devoted
workers, and feel that there is no
higher calling or nobler work than that
of spreading the gospel of Christ among
the heathen, to which work they have devoted
their lives. May God's richest
blessing go with them and crown their
lives with the fullest success in all their
efforts.
Thanksgiving began early at Tabor
manse. The congregations of Olivet,
Tabor and Lebanon, of which the Rev.
J. C. Painter is pastor, have conspired together
to humble him and they have succeeded,
for he feels that he is not worthy
of the great kindness they have shown
him. First, Olivet led off with the presentation
of a handsome new buggy, and the
children's society gave a lovely laprobe
to go with it. Then the following week,
suddenly, without warning, the Lebanon
and Tabor congregations, almost every
family represented in some way, made
such an overwhelming inroad as to All
the manse with cheerful, chattering,
happy people, and an impromptu Thanksgiving
service was held on the spot. They
not only brought, but put away, such a
store of good and substantial thin&rs. that
there shall be a constant memorial of
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