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December 22, 1909. THI
LOUISIANA.
Ruston: Rev. J. B. Carpenter, of West
Virginia, has decided to accept the call
to the pastorate of this church.
New Orleans: First Street German.
The pastor, Rev. Louis Voss, and his
wife were agreeably surprised on their
recent twenty-fifth wedding anniversary
in receiving an elegant silver table service
of knives, forks and spoons in handsome
rosewood case from the members
of the church. Owing to a death in the
household which occurred last summer,
the kind donors had abstained from preconHnor
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~v?v>uB inio gm in jieisuu. i ne pastor
thanked his people from the pulpit on
the following Sabbath in tender words.
Minutes of the Synod: The printed
minutes of the recent meeting of the
Synod of Louisiana held in Alexandria
have been mailed to all the pastors of
the churches and to vacant churches so
far as addresses of officers were known.
Those who failed to get them can obtain
them by addressing the Stated Clerk,
Rev. Louis Voss, 932 Second street, New
Orleans.
MISSISSIPPI.
Presbytery of Mississippi held a called
meeting in Brookhaven, December 14,
and dissolved the pastoral relation between
Rev. W. E. Phifer and Brookhaven
church and dismissed him to the Presbytery
of Western District. Rev. R. V.
Lancaster, D. D., was appointed to
preach .in the Brookhaven church one
Sunday in January, 1910.
S. C. Caldwell,
Stated Clerk.
Synod of Mississippi: During this
month of December, we have Elders in
every Presbytery of the state occupying
the pulpits of our larger churches while
the ministers from those pulpits are going
out to the local mission points and
pastorless churches to supply them with
preaching of the Word, receive members
into the church, baptize infants and do
evaneellstic work Tho mnvomiint <?
saining ground rapidly and next month
will see double the number of such transfers
made, as compared with December.
W. C. Smith, Secretary.
Port Gibson: The annual declamation
contest of the Chamberlain-Hunt Academy
occurred on the night of December
9. The attendance was unusually large.
Rev. M. E. Melvin, the president, presided.
The band rendered an interesting
program. The contest was one of the
most interesting and entertaining in the
history of the institution. All the declamations
were classic and were well delivered.
The Delphic Society was successful
over the Columbian this year.
NORTH CAROLINA.
Bethphage: The Presbytery of Concord
has dissolved the pastoral relation be
tween this- church and Rev. L. H. Query.
Graham: Sixteen new members have
been received, nine on profession of
faith, three baptised. This makes thirtyseven
accessions this year, eighteen on
profession. Twelve of these were nonPresbyterian.
The membership now
numbers 276. We have recently had an
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enjoyable meeting in which the pastor
was assisted by Rev. Melton Clark and
Rev. R. M. Williams, of Greensboro. The
congregation will vote next Sabbath on
the question of devoting Sunday afternoon
to the teaching service and abolishing
the evening service.
Charlotte: The First Church has arranged
for a series of evangelistic serv
ices, to begin January 9, and to be conducted
by Rev. William Black, the Synodical
evangelist.
Steele Creek: This great church, the
largest country church in all our connection,
will celebrate its one hundred and
fiftieth anniversary next August. A
"Home Coming" is to be one of the features
of the occasion. The church is
bringing forth fruit in her old age, and
is as vigorous as ever. On the first Sunday
of the present month Messrs. Lester
W. Byrum, Henry W. Davis, and I. B.
Faires were ordained and installed as
ruling elders making thirtnon now in
session. Rev. W. A. Cleveland is the
hard working and successful pastor.
Davidson: Partial returns from the
Winston campaign in behalf of Davidson's
endowment fund indicate or rath
er make it certain that this church is
also measuring up well to expectations
and is giving generously in response to
the appeal. Among the gifts calling for
special mention is that of Mr. George
Brown, who ofTers 51,000 to endow a ministerial
scholarship, this to be named for
his father, the late Rufus D. Brown. An
interesting fact connected with the
founding of this scholarship is that Mr.
Rufus D. Brown himself endowed a scholarship
at Davidson in the name of his
father, Thomas Brown. Thus it seems
the good work continues from generation
to generation.
Durham: The newly organized church
at Edgemont has recently been the
scene of a rather unusual protracted effort
to reach lost souls. The pastor, Rev.
Carl Barth, found that a number of his
members were desirous that they also
should have a "meeting" as well as the
otner churcnes in ttdgemont. They were
promised by the pastor that he -would
assume- the responsibility of doing the
preaching if they on their part would
covenant with him to hold him up in
prayer and personal work. The result
of the eighteen nights' meeting showed
the marvellous possibilities of sympathetic
co-operation between pastor and
people, and that God does answer prayer.
Between three and four score people
made a profession of faith. Over two
dozen united with our communion, and
the outlook of our work for the future is
bright
80UTH CAROLINA.
Blacksburg: At a recent meeting of the
congregation of Calvary Presbyterian
Church a call was extended to the Rev.
W. B. Arrowood to take charge of the
church here as pastor. He has accepted
the call and will begin his labors here on
the first Sunday in January. The congregation
has been without a pastor for
a year or more, and the coming of the
Rev. Mr. Arrowood is looked forward to
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with much pleasure.?News and Courier.
To the Synod of South Carolina: Brethren:
In accepting your call to the work
of superintendent of local Home Missions
permit me to say, that I appreciate the
great importance of the work committed
to me and crave vr.nr- v.~i~ "
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love the pastorate and nothing but your
unanimous call and the repeated private
solicitation of brethren from all parts of
the Synod could make me feel that it was
my duty to undertake it. I pledge you
the best that I can do. All funds in the
hands of church treasurers should be forwarded
to me promptly, as there is urgent
need Just now. Fraternally,
G. G. Mayes.
Laurens: The fifteen day revival meetine
at iho ~
? ?? ruai t-resDyterian Church
came to a close tonight. These meetings
have been conducted by Dr. J. Ernest
Thacker, formerly pastor in Norfolk, Va.,
but now secretary of the evangelistic
committee of the Southern Presbyterian
Church. He is assisted in the services "
by Prof, and Mrs. G. A. Fisher, who have
charge of the music.
The meetings just closed here have
been probably the most remarkable ever
held in this city. They were characterized
bv tho *
_ ~ uuuouan} large attendance at
every service regardless of weather, the
close attention given the able sermons,
the excellent chorus music and the many
professions of faith. Up to Tuesday
there had been something over ninety
who professed faith and united with the
various churches of the city.
Dr. Thacker came here from Austin
Texas; he leaves tomorrow for his home
in Norfolk. Early in January he goes,
with a number of other evangelists to
the state of Maine for a religious campaign.?The
Chronicle.
TEXA8.
San Angelo: Rev. J. W. Siler, D. D..
pastor, is almost at the western limit
of Presbyterlanism in Texas. They have
a nice, new church, handsomely finished
and a growing membership roll. Quite a
number have united with it since the
late meeting of Synod held there. Many
of the Cumberland Presbyterians have
united with this church instead of the
church north, and are working harmoniously
and effectively. The pastor's
health is quite delicate, but he says his
people have been kindly considerate in
not making unreasonable demands upon
his time and strength. The church seems
to be in fine working condition.
Ballinger: Rev. J. D. Leslie, D. D., pastor,
has had quite an acquisition of
strength by reason of the Cumberlands
uniting with his church instead of eoinsr
into the church north. This church, as
well as the others at this place, has profited
greatly from a revival conducted
there a short time since by Evangelist
Lockett Adair, the converted Dallas policeman.
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vuurca at una place Is
in its infancy, the town itself being Quite
young. But though small, and (ts members
few. embracing the Cumberland
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