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Managing Editor.
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THE COLLECTIONS.
The Month of April is set apart by the
General Assembly for offerings for Education
for the Ministry. Send all fundb
to Mr. John Stites, treasurer, 110 Fifth
street, Louisville, Ky.
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
The Fiftieth General Assembly of the
Presbyterian Church in the United States
will convene in Lewisburg, W. Va., Thursday,
May 19, 11 a. m. The opening sermon
will be preached by the Rev. William
E. Boggs, D.D., LL.D., the Moderator of
the last Assembly. And the Permanent
Clerk will be in the Church Wednesday
evening, and Thursday morning at 11
o'clock for the purpose of enrolling the
Commissioners, who will please present
their commissions before the Assembly
convenes. For a month past I have been
in correspondence with the railroad authorities
touching special rates to the
Assembly, and I will publish definite information
upon this matter as soon as it
is arranged.
Thos. H. Law,
Permanent Clerk.
FLORIDA.
Springfield Church, Jacksonville, will
celebrate its first anniversary by entertaining
the Presbytery on April 5. The
nf>w ohnrrh has had a most siir?r?Aesfiil
career thus far, under the able administration
of Rev. L. R. Lynn, who came to
It from Palatka. With the First Church
and the East Jacksonville Church, our
denomination presents a strong front in
this growing capital.
: PRESBYTERIAN OF THE SOI
Madison: The pastor, Dr. E. P. Mickel,
has just had the assistance of Rev. Dr.
W. H. Miley of Louisville.
GEORGIA*.
Presbytery of A.thens: The time of
me meeting or iresDyxery 01 Ainens ai
Commerce is hereby changed from April
19th to April 12th at 8 p. m.
H. F. Hoyt, S. C.
Atlanta: Central Church?The special
services conducted by Dr. Bachman last
week, with a daily gain in attendance
and interest, will be continued through
this week, services at 4:00 and at 8:00
p. m. daily.
?Westminster:?Dr. Lingle began on
Sunday night a special service to continue
through the week. The congregation
has been looking forward in earnest
and prayerful spirit to these services
and a great blessing is anticipated.
?West End: The special services in
this church, in which the pastor was
assisted by Dr. Patton, of Marietta, closed
on Saturday morning. Services were
held twice daily?morning and evening,
the attendance was large, the sermons of
Dr. Patton were greatly enjoyed, they
were so thoroughly practical and spiritual.
Twenty persons were received into
the church during the month, eleven by
letter and nine on profession.
The Woman's Missionary Union of the
Savannah Presbytery will hold its annual
meeting at the Statesboro Presbyterian
Church, Statesboro, Ga., April 6 and 7.
The Executive Comimttee will have its
conference on the evening of the 5th and
the first business session will be held at
9:30 a. m., on the 6th.
Eunice Lester, Cor. Sec.
"The Third Annual Convention of the
Georgia State Philathea Union will be
held in Brunswick, Ga., beginning on Sunday,
June 5, and extending through the
6th and 7th. The leading Philathea workers
of the State will be present and the
Convention promises to be one of the
most instructive and helpful ever held.
All delegates will be entertained by the
Brunswick Philatheas and all who know
these genial people by the sea are delighted
at the prospects, even those who do
not are anticipating one of the most delightful
trips of their lives. Every Philathpa
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of the State Union and have a representative
at this Convention. Send your application
to Miss Leila Bunkley, Cor.
Sec., Brunswick."
Donaldsonville: Ten members?seven
adults?were recently added to this
church, in Macon Presbytery. Seven
were on profession of faith and three received
baptism. Steps were taken at
the close to organize a Sabbath-school
on the following Sabbath. Rev. J. E.
Fogartie, the worthy president of
Young's "College, Thomasville, Ga., ministers
to this church once a month. At
the close of another good meeting in
Cairo Church, served by Rev. J. W.
Quarterman, a hero of the faith, the
Sabbath-school, which had been discon
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tinued for sometime, was reorganized.
In Fort Valley Church a meeting of two
weeks' continuance was closed on the
nieht of March 23 with rioh rnc?no
Thirty members were received on profession
of their faith in Christ, nine receiving
baptism. All but six are adults,
and the majority of them are parents.
Among the boys who joined are "Tom
Watson" and "Grover Cleveland." Generous
contributions were made to the
work by all these churches. Rev. J. W.
Roseborough conducted these meetings.
"The Lord has been good to Israel."
Fort Valley Church is repairing and
beautifying its house of worship.
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LOUISIANA.
Madisonville: The pastor, Rev. J. M.
Williams, had Rev. C. A. Hyland, of Mor
sou v.n.j', iu preacn ror mm last Sunday.
There were fine congregations in attendance.
The Presbytery of Red River will meet
in the First Presbyterian Church at Mansfield
on Tuesday evening, April 12, 7:30.
The attention of every Church in the
Presbytery is called to the standing rule
relative to churches being represented by
an elder, and the churches are urged to
send their presbyterial assessment if
same has not been paid.
William A. Rolle,
Stated Clerk.
New Orleans: The State Sunday
School Association's annual convention
was held March 15-17. The attendance
was the largest ever known by this body.
Every part of the State was represented.
The sessions were held in the First Presbyterian
Church, the great floor and gallofion
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wi wmtn were crowded at all the
evening gatherings. A banquet at which
more than five hundred delegates sat
down was held in the First Methodist
Church. Departmental meetings were
held during the morning and afternoon
hours. Besides the State workers, there
were present a number of leaders from
Mississippi. The great figures of the
meeting were some of those who are
known as "world leaders," among them
Rev. F. B. Meyer, of London, Mr. Marion
Lawrence, of Chicago, Mr. W. N. Hartshorn,
of Boston, and Mr. E. O. Excell,
the great singer. The next meeting will
be held in Monroe.
Bogalusa: The beautiful little church
building just completed by the Bogalusa
congregation was set apart to Its sacred
use on Sunday, March 20. The dedication
sermon was preached by Dr. George Summey,
of New Orleans, from the text, "The
Church of the living God, the pillar and
ground of the truth." The dedicatory
prayer was made by the pastor, Rev. Edond
La Vergne. The building was designed
and its plans drawn by Mr. Alexander
Hay, architect, of New Orleans. It is a
gem in every way. The people of the con
gregation call it their "Chapel," in anticipation
of a more costly and pretentious
house of worship to be erected after
awhile on the North Side, which will be
the handsomer part of the little city. The