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April 6, 1910. THE
Someone said we could have elected a
dozen others if they had been needed.
The Georgia State Philathea Union will
hold its third annual convention in
Brunswick, Ga., beginning on the evening
of Tuesday, June 7, aivd extending
through the 8th and 9th, instead of beginning
on Sunday evening, June 5, and
extending through the 6th and 7th as was
erroneously written in the announcement
a few days ago.
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. i uc cuurcn at tms place
lias just closed a very helpful meeting,
Dr. Geo. L. Bitzer, of Valdosta, assisting
the pastor. There were nine additions,
eight of them being on profession of
faith. The membership was greatly helped,
and much interest was manifested.
The year is closing with quite a good
deal of encouragement and the Church
is looking forward very hopefully to the
coming year, resolved to do much for the
extension of the Kingdom. All the women's
societies are to send representatives
to the Presbyterial Union at Statesboro,
in April.
Savannah: The Independent Presbyterian
Church has extended a call to
Rev. Rockwell S. Brank, of St. Louis, Mo.
KENTUCKY.
The Presbytery of Louisville at a called
meeting held in Louisville, Ky., March "
31, granted a letter of dismision to Rev.
J. W. Graybill to the Presbytery of Suwanee.
Dr. Graybill is supplying the
First Church in Jacksonville, Fla.
LOUISIANA.
New Orleans Presbytery has been called
to meet in special session on Monday,
April 11th, at 10:00 a. m., in the
lecture room of" the First Church, to
act upon the call of the Napoleon Avenue
Church for the pastoral services of Rev.
Geo. D. Booth, of Red River Presbytery.
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New Orleans: The people of the Prytania
Street Church are greatly stirred
up over the announcement that their pastor,
Rev. Dr. W. McF. Alexander has received
a most pressing and unanimous
call to the First Church, Augusta, Georgia.
It is earnestly hoped among those
who are familiar with his work in New
Orleans that he will quickly decline the
call.
The Napoleon Avenue Church has exended
a call to Rev. George D. Booth, of
Monroe. Mr. Booth has been pastor of the
Monroe Church for six years and has had
a most useful and successful ministry.
His first pastorate was in the Madison
and Hendersonville Churches, near
Nashville, Tenn., where he took charge
while yet a student in the Clarksville Divinity
School. After a short time there
he became president of King College,
Bristol, Tenn., and from there was called
to the assistant pastorate of the First
Church, Nashville. From Nashville he
came to Monroe, Louisiana.
Baton Rouge: The pastor, Dr. Hunter,
fine lnfolw ? ??' '
?~ ...rci, UC1U n special series or serv
PRESBYTERIAN OF THE SOU
ices in the First Church. On last Sunday
the church calendar gave the names of
twelve persons admitted to the communion,
six of them by profession and six
by letter.
Baker: Our hearts were made glad at
the Plains Church last Sabbath by the re
ceptlon of seven young people into the
Church on profession of faith. Four
were baptized, the others being children
of the covenant. Four were boys just arriving
at the age of young manhood. It
gives us great encouragement to see
these young people take the vows upon
themselves and then sit with us at the
Lord's table for the first time.
D. F. Wilkinson, Pastor.
Baton Rouge: The Baton Rouge
Church, Rev. Dr. T. M. Hunter, pastor,
has elected to the e'dership Mr. F. C.
Gladney and to the diaconate Capt. L. S.
Sorley, Mr. A. R. Garvin and Mr. John
Mundinerer "
.Uvoc are an active and
faithful and will add much to the church's
working force. The church is in good
condition, having made remarkable progress
especially in its benevolent work.
The recent meeting added many to the
membership of the church.
MISSISSIPPI.
Meridian Presbytery will meet at Philadelphia,
Miss., April 19, 8:30 p. m.
A. B. Coit, S. C.
Columbia:. Rev. Hervey McDowell, of
Pass Christian, preached at the high
school auditorium on the morning of
March 27. Under his direction the
rresDyterians organized a Sunday-school.
The Presbyterians have no church here,
but are arranging to use the school auditorium
until a house of worship can be
built. Arrangements have been made to
hold services here the fourth Sunday in
each month.
MISSOURI.
Lamar: On the evening of March 28,
about two hundred laymen of this (Barton)
county sat down to an interdenominational
banquet conducted along the
lines suggested by the Laymen's Missionary
Movement. At the close of the
feasting, addresses were made by Hon.
E. W. Stephens, of Columbia, Mo., and
Hon. E. W. Blair, of Joplin, Mo. Both
theR? (ronflam 1
0 uave traveled widely
In the east; Mr. Blair has two sons who
are missionaries In Korea. Vigorous resolutions
were adopted by the men present
endorsing the plans of the Laymen's
Movement.
Lawson: Rev. W. I. Mclnnis, who recently
accepted calls to this church and
the Bethel church near here, has arrived
with his family, and entered upon his
work. The ladies of the church had the
manse In splendid condition, ' and welrnrrmH
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? vuo new pasior and his family
warmly. Mr. Mclnnis preached two excellent
sermons on the fourth Sunday in
March, and at once won his way to the
hearts of the people.
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NORTH CAROLINA.
Peace Institute, Raleigh: Rev. Dr. J.
S.. Watkins, pastor xnany years ago of
the First Church, Raleigh, now of Spartanburg,
S. C., will deliver the baccalaureate
sermon.May 22nd.
Charlotte: The meeting conducted by
Rev. William Black in the First Church
begun week before last, was continued
last week, having developed great interest
Henderson: This church, with a resident
membership of 140, reports $1,733
given to the benevolent causes during
the year, an increase of $1,027 over last
year. Of this amount $962 was given to
Foreign Missions and $510 to Home Missions.
Ex-Gov. R. B. Glenn will visit
this church on April 12, under the direction
of the Home Mission Committee.
Graham: A decade of good, healthy
growing is the record of the First Presbyterian
Church of Graham, of which
Rev. E. C. Murray, D. D., is pastor. Dr.
Murray was for a number of years president
of the Presbyterian College of South
Carolina, but re-entered the ministry after
a successful administration of the affairs
of that institution. His work at
Graham and that of the good people who form
his church is encouraging and interesting.
In nine years they have contributed
some $14,000 to beneficent causes and
some $18,000 to congregational work and
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..c*?c auueu on certlticate or profession of
faith, almost as many souls as the total
membership of the Church, the largest
number, 31, have been added the last
year. This is great work and constitutes
a record worth being very grateful for.
SOUTH CAROLINA.
Clinton: The citizens of Clinton have
heard, with regret, of the resignation of
Rev. Dr. Adams from the presidency of
the PresbvteHnn rv.ii.~~- r>- * "
. ? v/uncgc. ur. Adams
has had under advisement a return to
his life-work in the pastorate and has decided
finally upon the course. His successor
will be elected at the annual meeting
of the Board of Trustees in June.
Conway: The Presbyterian Church has
been handsomely repaired and improved,
by being repainted, electric light puts in,
and other improvements made.
Thornwell Memorial Church (composed
of orphans) reports to Presbytery that it
has responded to every call made by the
General Assembly, and will give a pro
rata of $2.00 a member, exclusive of the
pastor's salary.
Yorkville: The Yorkville Presbyterian
Chnrr.Vi io - 9? PAA
tuovaiimg a <po,yuu organ.
James Island: On March 27, five young
people were received on profession of
faith into this church, Rev. Dr. N. KefT
Smith, pastor. Three are to be received
from the Methodist Church, four by certificate.
There is no church of that faith
on the Island.
Special Attention will be given to evangelism
in connection with thp> A?somKi ?~
?wwvtuuy a
plan at the approaching meeting of Charleston
Presbytery. Having been appoint(Continued
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