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bers were added to the Cliurcli, three being
mature men. He won many warm
friends for himself and the institution
which he represents.
Sherman Presbytery: The second evening
of the approaching meeting of Sherman
Presbytery, ordinarily devoted to a
popular meeting in the interest of Home
Missions, has been assigned to the Laymen's
Committee on Home Missions. The
program for this meeting will include discussions
on the subjects, The laymen's
nart in Church work. The necessity of our
getting busy in Home Mission work, the
pro and con of the budget system of
financing a Church, Texas and our
Church, Our Presbytery. Music will be
interspersed through the discussions. After
the formal program, there will be a
round table session, at which time various
questions and problems of Church
work will come up for consideration. A
large attendance is desired at this first
regular meeting of the new presbytery,
which has seven pastors and twenty-three
churches in a territory of nine counties.
The laymen's work has become quite well
organized and is a valuable adjunct in the
prosecution of Church work. Each
Church has a "local man," who stands in
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cause of Home Missions.
Austin College is closing a very successful
year, with an enrollment of 192.
Of this number about thirty are candidates
for the gospel ministry. The county
of Grayson, in which the college is located,
has just undergone one of the
fiercest conflicts in its history. The whiskey
element made a desperate effort to
restore the open saloon in the country,
but was ingloriously defeated, largely
through the loyalty of the farmers of the
rural districts. This victory was of the
greatest significance to Austin College.
Under prohibition the enrollment has alrnftQt
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have been made than during any time
previous.
In the city of Sherman, bank deposits
increased by about $1,000,000, more improvements
made and prosperity in all
lines was evident. If this is a sample of
how prohibition kills a town, it will well
pay other towns to make the experiment.
VIRGINIA.
The Woman's Home and Foreign Missionary
Union of Winchester Presbytery
will meet at Charlestown Tuesday
ana weanesaay, April 12 and 13. Opening
service at 7 p. m. Tuesday. Sermon
by Rev. J. H. Lacy, D.D., at 8 p. m. Delegates
ajid visitors are requested to report
time of arrival to Miss Frances
Campbell, 2J8 South Samuel street,
Charlestown, W. Va.
Mrs. J. E. Triplett,
Corresponding Secretary.
PRESBYTERIAN OF THE SOU'
Waynesboro: Rev. C. R. Stribling, pastor
of the Waynesboro Church, has had
the assistance of Rev. Henry Miller, of
Rockbridge Baths, in a series of evangelistic
meetings.
Lexington: At the meeting of the Executive
Committee of the American section
of the Pan-Presbyterian Alliance,
ueia at Louisville, Ky., Dr. J. R. Howerton,
of Washington and Lee University,
was elected president for the ensuing
term.
Petersburg: In the# Second Church,
evangelistic services have been held,
with great interest manifested, Rev. J.
A. Trostle, of Timber Ridge Church, assisting
the pastor.
Richmond: Dr. William Hoge Marquess,
Profesor of Old Testament Literature
in the Kentucky Theological Seminary,
preached at the Grace Street
Church Sunday, March 20, very much to
the enjoyment and profit of the congregation.
Dr. Marquess is spending his winter
vacation at Virginia Beach and is .
steadily regaining his normal strength.
i_>r. (jnester, Secretary of Foreign
Missions, has spent several days in Richmond.
The churches and mission societies
as well as the pastors, have been
stimulated by his visit.
The ministers of the city held a meeting
on March 22 to consider the expediency
of a movement to abolish the saloon
in Richmond. There was deep interest
manifested and the discussion was
extended. The prevailing sentiment was
against taking action at this time. The
matter was placed in the hands of a committee
for consideration and advice. The
sentiment among the ministers against
the licensing of saloons is unanimous.
The Woman's Missionary Union of East
Hanover, will hold its annual meeting
April 5-6 in the Third Presbyterian
Church, Richmond. Dr. Fair will preach
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me annual dciuiuu uu ouuuuy, April jra,
at 8 p. m., in the Third Church. A
meeting for leaders of Young People's
Unions will be held April 6th, from 3
to 5 p. m. Leaders of all denominations
are cordially invited to attend.
New Monmouth Church: Greatly to the
comfort and convenience of the pastor
the Church has put a telephone in the
Manse. A handsome Mason & Hamlin
organ has recently been purchased and
placed in the Church. In addition to the
many good things that are constantly being
sent to the Manse the financial obli
Bilious to me pastor are not only rully
but promptly met.
We are grateful and much encouraged
by these acts of kindness and tokens of
appreciation and interest. But we are
even more rejoiced to see marked evidence
of spiritual life and growth in the
Church. In January and February the
pastor preached a series of sermons on
prayer. He is now engaged in preaching
sermons on "Bearing Witness for Christ
to the Unsaved." These sermons, both
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to attract the worldly minded. The close
attention and deep interest of the congre
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gation which have prevailed throughout
this preaching and the response the people
have made to the appeals, are In the
highest degree encouraging. Many covenants
of prayer have been formed to pray
for the unsaved. There have been accessions
on profession of faith at each communion;
and our Church seems to be realir?cr
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be constantly engaged in saving men. The
Y. S. C. Endeavor has begun an active
evangelistic campaign to reach the unsaved
young people of the community.
March, 13. there was a most gracious
service held by these young people. Dr.
J. L. Howe, of W. & L. University, was
present and addressed the meeting. Five
young people took a stand publicly for
Christ for the first time. Four of these
were received into the Church Sabbath
morning, March 20. We are praying that
this may be only the beginning of a
great work of grace in the Church.
West Hanover Presbytery: At a called
meeting of this Presbytery held in the
Presbyterian Church, Charlottesville, Va.,
Rev. Isaac N. Campbell was received on
certificate of dismission, from Winchester
Presbytery. On account of his impaired
health, and trouble with his eyes,
brother Campbell, it is to be regretted,
feels compelled to retire from the active
work of the ministry. In consequence of
this, he has, with his family, moved to
their new home at Lindsay, in Albemarle
Co., Va.
South Boston: Rev. R. G. McLees, of
Chatham, Va., has recently assisted us in
a meeting of much interest. The attendance
was large from the first and the sermons
wei'e highly appreciated by all who
heard them. Mr. and Mrs. McLees captured
the affections of the people and
there were numerous requests to have
them as guests at the approaching meeting
of Roanoke Presbytery. There were
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of faith in Christ and the church members
were greatly revived. Roanoke
Presbytery will meet with us Tuesday,
April 5, at 7:45 p. m. Our afternoon
trains arrive as follows:
From Richmond at 2:55 and from Danville
at 5:40; from Lynchburg at 6:55,
and from Durham at 8:25.
Visitors will please address the undersigned.
C. W. Maxwell.
WEST VIRGINIA.
Moorefield: At a congregational meeting
held in the Moorefield Church, March
20th, the following officers were elected
Elders?Dr. R. W. Dove and Mr. G. W.
McCauley; Deacons?Mtxsrs. Robert G.
VanMeter and Robert S. Kuykendall.
Kearneysville: Messrs. V. G. Moore,
J. E. Selbert and H. C. Marshall
were ordained and Installed
ruling elders and Messrs. S. W. Thomas
and Clemmons Flagg deacons, of this
church, Sunday, March 20th, 1910. Rev.
J. C. Siler and Mr. J. B. Osbourn, pastor
and ruling elder of the Elk Branch
Church, assisted the Kearneysville Session
in this service.