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March 23, 1910.>; THE
and Dorsey have been efficient deacons
in this church. The newly elected
deacons are earnest, active Christian
men. We now have five elders and seven
deacons and are well officered. This
church is looking forward with pleasure
to the entertainment of Presbytery at
the time of its first anniversary, April 5
to 8.
GEORGIA.
Atlanta?Moore Memorial: Rev. C. I.
Stacy, of Elberton, Ga., will assist the
pastor In a protracted meeting, beginning
April 3. The pastor will preach on
Sunday, and Mr. Stacy will take up the
work on Monday, April 3. Prayer services
will be held each day prior to the
meeting.
?Central Church has adopted the Budget
System of Benevolence and is preparing
for a great advance. Besides the
four dollars per member, for foreign
missions and the general gifts for home
missions, it makes liberal provision for
the support of city mission work. A very
determined spirit is back of this great
move. ur. j as. P. Smith delighted a
very large gathering on last Thursday
night in the Brotherhood rooms, with his
splendid address on the great Christian
soldier, Jackson. Dr. Bachman begins
his special services Tuesday evening.
Services twice daily?4 and 8 p. m.
?West End: Rev. L. R. Walker, pastor,
is engaged in holding special services
daily this week. Rev. J. H. Patton, D. D.,
of Marietta, is assisting.
?Westminster expects to begin on
Sunday night, March 27th, a week's special
services. Dr. Lingle will assist the
pastor. Thus, throughout the city, Presbyterians
are working and praying for a
great blessing.
The church and manse are being over
hauled and painted by the Ladies' Aid
Society. Four members were received
on Sunday.
Boston: Our pastor, Rev. E. B. Witherspoon,
held his last services with this
church on the third Sabbath in February.
No more loyal and tender relations
could exist than between this pastor and
his people for the last six years. It was
a sore trial to both to sever this strong
bond. Mr. Witherspoon goes back to his
native State, Mississippi, and to a
former charge at Ellisville. Resolutions
were adopted by the Boston Church exnrpsslnf
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? ounu w UL glVlUg up
their beloved pastor, and witnessing "to
his ability as a minister, sympathetic
pastor, wise counselor and trusted
friend."
KENTUCKY.
Louisville: The meeting recently held
by the pastor of the Portland Avenue
Church, Rev. Dr. W. H. Mlley, aided bv
Rev. Dr. J. H. Morrison, of Memphis,
Tenn., resulted in the addition to the
church of twent>-three members.
?The Council of Reformed Churches
met in the chapel of the Theological
Seminary last week. Five of the churches
PRESBYTERIAN OF THE SOUT
belonging to the Council were represented.
Further account of the meeting will
be given later. /
Woodland Church; The good people of
this church recently gave the pastor and
wife, Mr. and Mrs. Gregory, a very delightful
surprise party, which was thoroughly
appreciated. Four members have
ueen received recently, two on profession
and two by letter. Last Sunday
two new deacons. Prof. H. B. Moore and
C. A. Roy, were ordained and installed,
both being men of exceptional ability
and splendid qualities. The Sundayschool
has reached the 175 mark, the
largest in the history of the church. We
hope to have 200 by May 1. Our Foreign
Mission contributions for the coming
year will be doubled.
LOUISIANA.
New Orleans: Among the brethren
of the Presbyterian ministry who were
present during the Sunday School Convention
last week were Rev. Dr. J. Y.
Allison, of Lake Charles; Rev. J. N.
Blackburn, of Houma; Rev. Geo. D.
Booth, of Monroe; Rev. Morrison Brown,
of Jeanerette; Rev. J. B. Carpenter, of
Ruston; Rev. Pierre Danis, of Centerville;
Rev. Geo. A. Grille, of Jackson;
Rev. Chas. A. Hyland, of Morgan City;
Rev. Edmond LaVergne, of Bogalusa;
Rev. Wm. Megginson, of Biloxi; Rev.
G. W. Painter, of China; Rev. David M.
Talmage, of Hammond, and Rev. .T M
Williams, of Covington.
?The Napoleon Avenue Church has engaged
Rev. Wm. Houston, of Mount
Gilead, Ohio, to supply its pulpit during
the remainder of his stay in the South.
New Orleans Woman's Foreign Missionary
Union: The spring meeting of
the Woman's Foreign Missionary Union,
of the Presbytery of New Orleans, will be
held in the Prytania Street Presbyterian
Church, Tuesday, April 12th, 1910. Delegates
meet at 11:00 a. m. Business session
at 11:30 a. m. to 1:00 p. m. Afternoon
session at 2:00 p. m? at which
time Rav. L. C. Vass, of our Congo,
African, mission, will address the union.
The ladies of the church will serve
lunch from 1:00 to 2:00 p. m.
The spring meeting of the Junior nw.
eign Missionary Societies will be held in
the Prytania Street Presbyterian Church
Saturday, April 9th, at 2:15 p. m., sharp.
Morgan City: The evangelist in charge
of this church, Rev. Chas. A. Hyland, will
now devote all his time to the work in
Morgan City, at Berwick across the
Bay, and at Ramos, and other points
in that neighborhood that may be developed.
The placing of a new worker at
Ceutervllle makes possible this enlargement
of the territory which New Orleans
Presbytery is endeavoring to cover.
Centerville Group: The Rev. Pierre
i miiis, wno nas recenny come rrom the
Northwest to take charge of this group,
has now been in the field two or three
weeks. He has made a fine impression
and the prospect for good results is
bright. Mr. Danis uses both the French
and English languages.
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Houma: On the first Sunday in March
another ruling elder, Mr. W. T. Cobb,
formerly of Geofgia, the principal of the
city schools, was ordained and installed
as a ruling elder. The church session
is now complete and the church is showing
many practical indications of auick
ened life.
Dixie: Rev. C. L. Nourse, Evangelist
of the Louisiana Presbyteries of New
Orleans and Red River, assisted the pastor
in a meeting lasting six days. Our
people were strengthened and encouraged
in their spiritual lives by his splendid
preaching. The simple and impressive
manner of presenting the truth turned
many to think seriously of spiritual
things. There were no additions to the
church but we are far from believing that
the meeting wa's in vain. Rev. Mr. Nourse
having been called away on account of
the illness of one of his children, the
meeting was brought to a rather abrupt
close. We trust that we shall even yet
reap the fruit nf thia ?* *
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H. M. McLain, Pastor.
Abbeville: On March 6, the church at
this place had a line ingathering, the resuit
of faithful %work recently done and
now going on by Rev. M. R. Paradis
Eight persons were received into the
communion on profession of faith, six of
the number French and two Americans.
Three French infants were baptized.
Very large congregations attended the
services and also the meetings held in
the afternoon and evening in a dance
hall and a school-house some miles out
from Abbeville. At the latter places the
room could not accommodate the number
who came to hear the preached
Word.
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....iuc largest congregation
seen in this church was present last
Sunday. The people are greatly encouraged.
The evangelist. Rev. M. R. Paradis,
received three members and baptized
two infants.
The Teche Country: The two new
French-English-speaking ministers who
have recently gone to this section of
New Orleans Presbytery have begun
their work under the most favorable
auspices and have produced a good impression.
The development of the
French-English work in Southern
Louisiana has been very great lately,
thanks to the increased ability of New
Orleans Presbytery to take hold of It,
through the RlliA.nre hatwoor. t?
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bytery and the Home Mission Committee
in Atlanta. Five French-English ministers
are now at work in the territory of
New Orleans Presbytery and one in the
territory of Louisiana Presbytery.
Shreveport: At its last official meeting
the officers of the Dunlap Memorial
Church adopted the following resolution
in connection with the denarturfi nf tno
former pastor, Rev. U. B. Currie, who is
going to Roswell, New Mexico, to take
charge of a church: "The congregation
of the Dunlap Memorial Church, of
Shreveport, has Just been called upon to
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