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| Church News |
February Collections: Are for Presbyterial
Home Missions. Send all contributions
to the Presbyterial Treasurer of
Home Missions.
ALABAMA.
Selma: Rev. Junius M. Batte is supplying
the Alabama Street Presbyterian
Church. Three persons have recently
been received into this church on profession
of faith, and five others have united
with Valley Creek and Pisgah. These
last churches will send their pastor to
the Laymen's Convention at Montgomery.
Tuscaloosa: Stillman Institute has just
enjoyed a week of special services. Rev.
J. A. Bryan, of Birmingham, came and
spent three days with us, preaching
three times each day, and services were
conducted by the faculty and students
for the remainder of the week. Bro.
Bryan literally "knows nothing save
Jesus Christ and him crucified," and his
sermons were very helpful to both teachers
and students, as well as to a large
number of visitors. The visible results
of the meeting were that two of the students
united with the Presbyterian
church and one with the Baptist church,
while six of the young men who had been
naiting between two opinions decided to
enter the ministry. This gives us a total
of twenty-five ministers and candidates,
which is perhaps the largest number
that have ever been at the institute at
any one time, though the total number
of students is not so large as last year
or the jn|ar before. The fact that so
many of oVr students decide for the min\
E PRESBYTERIAN OF THE SOI
the importance of keeping up a good
academic department.
D. D. Little
ARKANSAS.
Wynne Church, Arkansas Presbytery,
William Denham, pastor. Since the present
pastor took charge of this church
last summer, to which he gives half of
his time, the work has been marked by
a continuous and steady development.
The Sabbath-school is well attended and
the interest is good. Our Y. P. S. C. E.,
organized five months ago, shows a
steady growth and the attendance at its
devotional service is often equal to the
total membership of the church. The
Ladies' Society has recently had laid
about the Church and Manse property
nearly four hundred lineal feet of cement
sidewalk, have repaired and remodelled
the manse, and have added to it
two very convenient rooms, and have
very kindly remembered the pastor and
hiq family by a generous contribution to
the needs of the pantry.
The attendance at Sabbath service is
much larger than the total membership of
the church and for the past several Sabbaths
there have been accessions, in all,
twenty-two have been received into the
church since the pastor took charge of
the work. Last Sabbath there was ordained
and installed W. M. Robinson as
ruling elder, W. W. Shaver, A. J. Chilton
and James Sheridan as deacons.
These brethren are taking hold of their
uunus wun v. zeai ana intelligence which
bespeaks much for the future welfare of
this church. We are hopeful and see
better and greater things to come, and
give God the glory.' W. D.
FLORIDA.
Eartow: After union services held for
several weeks in the various churches of
town as a preparation, Dr. L. W. Munhall
of Philadelphia, came to us on January
26, and has been preaching to large and
responsive congregations. The services
are held in a large tent, which is well
filled, especially at the night meetings.
The severe cold for this latitude has had
some effect on the attendance, but interest
is increasing and the Holy Spirit is
manifestly present with His saving power.
Dr. Munhall uses no sensational
methods, but preaches the fundamental
doctrines of grace with earnestness and
fearlessness, and so clear and simple
that a child can understand him. It is
too early to speak of results, but it is evident
that our community is greatly moved
by his masterful discourses. Mr.
Wegner, his sweet singer, conducts the
musical services with great acceptability
and power W.
i-'ensacoia; *jii oauunui morning, January
30, five additional deacons were inducted
into office of First Church. Two
of these, having been deacons in other
churches, were installed; the three others
were ordained and installed. The
nfew deacons are: A. M. Stillman, James
T. Gerald, James McL. Gillis, Wm. A.
Ray and Calvin C. Goodman. All these
are business men of fine character and
JTH February 9, 1910.
interested in church work. The pastor,
Rev. Julian S. Sibley, improved the opportune
occasion by a most practical
discourse, showing the authority for the
office, its necessity, the honor attaching
to it when used well, the obligations incumbent
upon the officer and also upon
the members whom he serves. The
whole service was of unusual interest
and solemnity. A deep feeling of sorrow
was experienced by the members as they
assembled that morning at the remembrance
that Elder James A. Chaffin had
been called to his reward, and we would
see his face in the house of God no
more. Although gone from us, his influence
remains with us.?Cor.
GEORGIA.
To the Pastors of Atlanta Presbytery:
In order to prepare for the approaching
meeting of Atlanta Presbytery I am getting
a correct list of the clerks of sessions
of the churches. I shall appreciate
it if each pastor will send me at once the
name and address of the clerk or clerks
of his session or sessions, even though
they may be. the same as that of last
year. If you will do this at once you
will save the Presbytery the expense of
the printing and correspondence necessary
to get this information later.
H. C. Hammond, Stated Clerk.
Atlanta: The Presbyterian churches
of the city and vicinity held a joint
communion service on Sunday afternoon,
February 6tli, in the First church. The
large auditorium was filled with an assembly
from all the churches. Dr.
Lingle, the pastor, presided. Dr. Ogden
made a brief address; Dr. Patton and Dr.
Little conducted the administration, other
pastors shared in the devotional service
and Dr. Young offered the closing
prayer ana gave the benediction. The
large number of ruling elders were a fine
looking body of very strong men of the
city. It was the first joint communion,
and was an impressive and profitable occasion.
?Central Church: The Rev. Dunbar
Ogden, pastor, is preaching to full assemblies
in this large sanctuary. On
Sunday night he gave the first of a number
of sermons on the religions of the
non-Christian world, as contrasted with
Christianity. The first of these services
was on Confucianism, its author, its morality,
its agnosticism, its awful failure.
Proverbs 14-12. "There is a way
which seemeth right unto a man, but the
end thereof are the ways of death."
The Presbytery of Atlanta held a special
meeting in the First church, Atlanta,
on Monday, February 7th, at 11
a. m. Rev. H. J. Williams, moderator.
The fesignation of the Rev. J. D. Keith,
of the pastorate of Wallace church, the
church reluctantly consenting, was accepted,
the relation dissolved, and Mr.
Keith was dismissed to the Presbytery
of Suwanee. He has accepted a call to
the church at Lake City, Fla. The Rev.
A. Z. Johnson was received from Augusta
Presbytery, and placed in charge of Harnett
church, with evangelistic powers.