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16 THE 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. payment Is delayed three months, $2.50. Receipts.?The label pasted on the wrapper Is a receipt for payment. If label is not changed within two weeks after your remittance, notify us at once. Discontinuances.?We find that a large majority of our subscribers prefer not to have their subscriptions interrupted and their files broken in case they fail to remit before expiration. It is therefore assumed, unless notification to discontinue is received, that the subscriber wishes no interruption in his series. Notification to discontinue at expiration can be sent in at any time during the year. If you wish the paper stopped, write us yourself?don't ask the postmaster to do it. Change of Address.?Give the old as well as the new address. Remittances should be made by money order or by draft on some of the large cities. Make all remittances to "The Presbyterian Company," 104 Kflgewood Ave.. Atlanta, ua. When local check is sent, add 10 cents for collection. Address the Richmond, Va., office: Central Presbyterian, Box 850. Address the New Orleans, La., office: Southwestern Presbyterian, Box 731. Entered a$ second class matter January 6, 1909, at the Post Office at Atlanta, Georgia, under act of March 3, 1879. | Church News | THE DECEMBER COLLECTION. The General Assembly designates the montn or 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. NOTICE! All monies for the Assembly's Committee of Schools and Colleges should be sent to Miss Eva Neal, Treasurer, 51 Inman Bldg., Atlanta, and not te Rev. W. L. Lingle D. D. Church Treasurer will please remember! THE YEAR BOOK OF PRAYER FOR 1910. Issued by the Executive Committee of Foreign Missions is a very attractive volume. The cover is especially attractive and unique. A full list of the missionaries of the Southern Presbyterian Church supplies topics for daily prayer. The edition is limited and it is desirable that those desiring to use the Year Book -should send early orders. The price is 10 cents, postpaid. Send orders to the Executive Committee of Foreign Missions, Nashville, Tenn. HOME MIS8ION LEAFLET8 AND ENwciAnco w bbvr The Executive Committee is now ready to furnish pastors, sessions, and Christian workers with our January leaflets and collection enevlopes to be used in January, the month set apart for the Assembly's Home Missions. Please let us know at once how many of each will be needed, and we will take pleasure in All PRESBYTERIAN OF THE SOU! ing the order promptly. Have you seen a copy of our new Prayer Calendar on Home Missions for 1910? We will send them at 10 cents each, or SI uer dozen. This calendar will be found very valuable in giving information on the various phases of the work, the names of the Missionaries, statistics, etc. S. L. Morris, Secretary. P LABAMA. Demopolis: Rev. L. G. Hames, the pastor of the Demopolis Church, has accepted the call of the church at Cartersville, Ga., and will remove to that place about the first of the new year. Mobile: The Presbyterians of this city have invited Rev. Dr. J. Ernest Thacker, the Assembly's evangelist, to conduct a meeting in this city, and are gratified at Kin RftirK* ?kl? - ??- ??? ? 1 * uio uciug auic lu unaiigt; iu ue nere irom the first to the fifteenth of March. It is planned to have a union meeting of the Presbyterian Churches of the city. ARKANSAS. Argentia, located across the river from and connected by several bridges with Little Rock, is a railroad town, with railroad shops, many homes of railroad people and largely dominated by railroad interests. Much of its population is of a floating character, which gives many opportunities for Christian work, but makes the work oftimes trying and somewhat discouraging. Our church here, with Rev. J. Z. Haney as pastor and a number of vuuomaicu muin.cn}, m exerting a nne influence among all classes, especially the young. The membership is steadily increasing. They have a fine Sunday school, a Young People's Society, an efficient Ladies' Aid Society, also a Ladies' Home Mission Society just organized. One year ago, I assisted these brethren in a meeting, when fourteen members were received. Our present meeting was greatly blessed. Thirty members were received, of whom twenty came in upon profession of faith, a few by letter and the others upon renewal of covenant vows. Nine children were baptized and the sum of $1,020 raised for the purpose of securing a manse. The results of this meeting clearly demonstrated the wisdom of having frequent revival services. The pastor and people are much encouraged. My next meeting will be held at Newport, Ark. W. H. R. GEORGIA. Atlanta: The session of the First Church has issued an invitation to all the Presbyterian Churches of the city to unite in a Joint communion service in January. It is hoped that this may become an annual custom. Such services are held in other cities and have resulted in great good. Or. W. L. Lingle gave an invitation on last Monday to the Evangelical Ministers' Association of Atlanta to be guests of the First Presbyterian Church at a supper on the evening of January 10. There are over one hundred ministers of the evangelical denominations in Atlanta, and this will be a great gathering if all who can, will attend. The purpose of this invitation 'H. December 15, 1909. is to promote good fellowship and to bring about a greater spirit^, of unity among the Christian forces offcAtlanta. Wallace Church: Four members have been received into this Church. Another will be as soon as the certificate arrives. A large per cent, of the members and many friends of the Church on December 3 met in a reunion and second anniversary Of the nroaont nootnroln m . . , vwvuv j'ltoiui nic UL IUC Church. There was a musical and literary program and refreshments were served. All announce a splendid hour of social pleasure and spiritual uplift. We are preparing for our annual Christmas services. McDonough: We have just closed an eight days' meeting at Kelly's Church, Rev. Frank D. Hunt, evangelist for Atlanta Presbytery, doing the preaching. Bro. Hunt preached God's Word faithfully to our people, and God blessed it in reviving the members of the Church, and in 4- 41 m *- * ouuiug iu me onurca twenty-one precious souls. There were twenty-nine confessions of Christ during the meeting. This meeting proves conclusively that the country churches can successfully conduct protracted services at other times than in July and August. Millen: J. D. Fleming, evangelist for Augusta Presbytery, organized a church at Sandersville, Ga., November 21, 1909, with four officers, viz.: Mr. T. C. Adamson, Col. A. R. Wright, Mr. P. C. Thomas, Elders, and Mr. C. F. Irvin deacons. On December 8 he also organized a Presbyterian Church at Millen, Ga., with thirteen members, adults, three children, and following male members: Mr. G. Middlethon, Mr. R. G. Smith, Mr. E. H. Wood, and Mr. Nicholson. Summerville Church: The three churches forming this group gave their pastor, Rev. J. C. Hardin, a month's vacatiou dur ing the summer just passed. The three churches are, Summervllle, Bethel and Milner Memorial. They continued the salary in full and in addition to the salary the Summervllle Church paid all the pastor's expenses. Mr. and Mrs. B. R. Brown were received into this church, Sunday, December 5. Rev. J. H. Patton, D. D., of Marietta, Ga., recently assisted the pastor, Rev. J. C. Hardin, in a series of services in Bethel Presbyterian Church, Chattooga County, Ga., Cherokee Presbytery. Dr. Patton's nreftchln?r w?? earnest, Scriptural, Impressive and showed careful preparation. He made a profound impression upon the community. There were six professions of faith in Christ, and three additions to Bethel Church. Commerce: Prom the nearby Presbyterian Church, at Hebron, on the line of Banks and Franklin counties, news has Just reached here of a new and eminently satisfactory way of Interesting the ouauiiy ucnooi pupus in raising fund* for the different causes of the church. Last spring Mr. T. Neal Little, the worthy and efficient superintendent of the Hebron Sabbath school, offered to give each of the pupils of that Sabbath school a quart of cotton seed on the condition that they would agree to plant, cultivate and gather the same and donate the proceeds arising