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The Presbyterian of the South
Thornton S. Wilton, Managing Editor.
Editors?Thos. E. Converse, James P.
Smith. E. B. McCluer. Oleorcre Sumrtiev.
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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 Ldttltf, Treasurer, Tuscaloosa,
Ala.
HON. WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN IN
ATLANTA.
Atlanta saw Mr. Bryan in a new role
last Sunday. We have heard him before
on political questions, but this time he
came as a preacher of righteousness. He
came unaer tne auspices of the Young
Men's Christian Association. His theme
was "The Prince of Peace." He spoke
in the Grand Opera House.
The weather was at its worst. The
trees were covered with ice and it was
Btill raining and freezing. But this seem ed
to make no difference. Every available
seat was taken long before the appointed
hour and literally hundreds were
turned away. It was a great audience
of men only. There must have been five
thousand in all, and they were not the
pillars of the church and the old saints
in Zion. For the most part they were
young men, many of them not identified
with any church.
Mr. Bryan spoke for an hour and a
"half.. It was a remarkable address. He
spoke in a clear simple style. There
were no fire works and no straining after
?ffect. He began with some of the
objections to the Christian religion and
gradually came to the Prince of Peace.
He showed wide reading in science
and philosophy and even theology. He
drew considerably from Fairbairn's Phil
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osophy of the Christian Religion, which is
a pretty heavy book. He quoted at
length from P. Carnegie Simpson's "The
Fact of Christ."
He came nearer demolishing Darwin
iiui evolution man any man l ever Heard.
A young fellow Bitting near me remarked
to me, "I think I am done with Darwinian
Evolution." He looked like a fellow
who fairly doted on it.
He discussed with clearness the doctrine
of vicarious atonement and the
objections to it. Especially satisfactory
were his remarks on the miracles and
mysteries of the Bible. He says that
the whole question of miracles resolves
itself around two questions: Could God
work a miracle? Would He want to work
a miracle?
Having disposed of the objections he
came to the constructive part of his lecture.
No analysis can do justice to his
picture of "The Prince of Peace." When
he got through every man in the audience
must have had a secret yearning to
know more of this Prince of Peace and
to be more like him.
The address made a profound impression
and must do good, whatever we
may think of Mr. Bryan's Dolitical vi^wa
one thing we know: He is a great preacher
of righteousness. W. L. L.
NOW OUT.
The new Calendar of Prayer for Home
Missions, issued by the Executive Committee.
Handsomely illustrated in sepia
tints. Replete with beautiful quotations
and apt Scripture texts. Full of information
that our people desire, and indispensable
for our missionary workers. It is
made to "hang up," and furnishes an artistic
gift to an interested friend. As the
edition is limited, orders (with cash)
should be sent at once. 10 cents each,
50 cents for 6, $1 per dozen. Address:
Executive Committee Home Missions,
Presbyterian Church, Drawer H., Atlanta,
Ga.
ALABAMA.
Selma: The First Church has called to
its pastorate Rev. D. W. Richardson, of
South Carolina. Mr. Richardson has
.proved himself, in his short ministry, to
be a most efficient and successful
preacher and pastor, and has in addition
enjoyed and used rare advantages in
scholarship.
Montgomery: It is announced that the
Central Church, Rev. Dr. Neander M.
Woods, pastor, has determined to sell its
present church property with a view to
locating in the southern part of the city.
At present the two leading churches, the
First and the Central, are very near to
each other.
Mobile: At the morning service of the
Central Presbyterian Church on Sunday
Dr. D. A. Planck reminded the congregation
that it waa the twentieth anniversary
of his call to the pastorate of that
church. At his coming the membership
was about 210, while now it is ddlible that
number, and the move from Jackson
street to the new location, on Dauphin
and Ann streets, some years ago, gave a
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very promising outlook for the future. He
further announced that unless the pastorate
came to end previously in some
other way he would retire at the expiration
of five years, making a service of a
quarter of a century. He said that in
looking over the faces before him he saw
few who had been present when he asDiimnH
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there is but one minister who has been
here longer. Many went up and congratulated
the doctor upon his long and useful
service.?Mobile Register.
GEORGIA.
Atlanta: Rev. John Little, of Louisville,
Ky., has been in this city during the past
week. Mr. Little is doing the greatest
work among the negroes that is being
done in the Southern Presbyterian
Church. He has a message. During his
stay in Atlanta he spoke in the Central,
North Avenue, and First Churches. He
showed stereopticon views of his work
and work among negroes in general, in
each of these churches. His addresses
made a profound impression. After his
address at the First Church on Wednesday
afternoon ex-Governor W. J. Northen,
who is a Baptist, arose in the audience
and said that he believed we had before
us the man who could lead us to the
true solution of the race problem If we
would follow. He also asked that Mr.
Little come back to Atlanta after Christmas.
promising to do all that is in his
power to secure for him large audiences
from all denominations. Governor Nor
then's remarks made a deep impression.
Mr. Little promised to return some time
during the last half of January. We believe
that he has a message for the whole
church and only wish that the whole
church could hear him.
?First Church: We clip the following
from the Calendar of last Sunday. It contains
an excellent suggestion: "The services
this evening at 7:30 will be largely
a song service. Yet we want to make
it more than the regulation song service.
We want it to be a song sermon.
The theme will be: 'Simply to Thy Cross
I Cling,' and every hymn and every piece
of music will center in the Cross."
KENTUCKY.
Covington: The Madison Avenue
Church has suffered a great loss In the
death of Joseph Chambers, Esq., for forty
years an able and faithful ruling elder.
He was one of God's noble men,
modest, unassuming, cultured, loyal,
faithful and generous. Every interest of
our church found a warm place in his
great heart.
Nicholasvllle: Three additional mem
Dera nave been received Into this church,
niAklng ten recently received. The* Presbyterian
ministers of Central Kentucky
met on Monday, the 6th, and organized a
Ministers' Association for Central Kentucky,
with Rev. E. W. McCorkle, president;
Rev. J. W. Tyler, vice-president;
Rev. H. O. Moody, secretary. It is hoped
this association will be productive of
great good.