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REV. GEORGE SUMMEY, D. D., LL.D.
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The Month of April is set apart by the
General Assembly for offerings for Education
for the Ministry. Send all funds
to Mr. John Stites, treasurer, 110 Fifth
street, Louisville, Ky.
ALABAMA.
Montgomery: Rev. Dr. Neander M.
Woods has offered his resignation of the
Central Church, the pastorate of which
he began in 1908. He has been ill for
some time. Rev. W. P. Neilson, formerly
of Texas and Oklahoma, and for several
months past, a graduate student of Princeton
Seminary, has been engaged as a
temporary supply.
GEORGIA.
Atlanta: Moore Memorial Church has
enjoyed a series of meetings of ten days'
duration, conducted by the pastor. Dr.
Stacy, of Elberton Church, was prevented
by sickness from filling the engagement
made, much to the regret of pastor
and people.
?North Avenue: God has greatly
blessed our people with the grace of liberality.
A study of the reports of the various
activities shows a condition which
may be surprising to some and which
should be a cause for profound thanksgiving
to God, the giver of every good
gift by Whom alone such a condition has
hoon mnrie ' nnsslhlo. The erifts of our
people, as reported for the year ending
April 1, 1909, amounted to $21,503.79, of
which $11,017.04 was used for congrega
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tional expenses, and $10,486.75 for the
extension of God's Kingdom outside our
own immediate congregation, at home and
abroad. The gifts this past year amount
to $32,384.75, a gain of $10,880.96. Of the
total amount $13,298.70 has been used for
our congregational expenses, and $19,086.05
for the extension of the Kingdom
at home and abroad, outside our own
bounds. Of this latter amount $4,901.78
was given for the salaries of evangelists,
physicians, teachers and their families;
for education of native preachers, for
the maintenance of industrial schools,
for the maintenance of hospitals and dispensaries,
for the care of the sick, for
the care of orphan children, for publication
of religious literature and of the Bible
in over four hundred languages, for
the erection of hnsnitnla ochnnl iMilldinoo
and manses (not any for church erection)
on the foreign field among nonChristian
people. The balance, $14,184.27,
was given for the same purposes in this
country. Our resident membership is 731.
The per capita gift to all causes was
$45.70, distributed as follows: For our
own expenses, $19.56; for work in America
other than our own, $19.44; for similar
work abroad, $6.70.
?Georgia Ave.: Rev. F. D. Hunt, evangelist
of Atlanta Presbytery, has just concluded
a two weeks' series of meetings,
under the auspices of this church, of
which Rev. H. J. Williams is the pastor.
The services were opened on Sunday
morning, March 20, in the Georgia Avenue
Church; the Sunday night service
ueuig ueia at- me waiao street .Mission
of the church. Throughout the first week
services were held every afternoon, at
3:30 p. m., in the Georgia Avenue Church,
and every evening at 7:30 p. m., at the
mission. The attendance was very good,
and during the first week, there were
thirteen professions of faith.
It was decided to continue the meeting
through the next week at the Georgia
Avenue Church, for both the afternoon
and evening services, closing with Sunday,
April 3, at which time the sacrament
of the Lord's Supper was observed.
During this week, ther were eight more
definite professions of faith, making
twenty-one in all. The last meeting, on
Sunday evening, was concluded with a re
consecration service
Mr Hunt's sermons, throughout the
whole series of meetings, were clear,
forceful and convincing At the afternoon
services the talks were inspirational
rather than evangelistic, dealing
with the subject of "the Bride of the
Lamb." The whole church has been instructed
and helped by his faithful ministry
in its midst. A thank ottering of
fifty-five dollars was made by the Geor
Km avenue unurcn on April 3, the
amount to go to the home mission work
of Atlanta Presbytery.
Augusta: I am now conducting a
meeting here and. as a good interest
is being manifested will continue through
Presbytery, which convenes here April 6.
I will be at liberty, together with my
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singer, J. Talmage Smith, to aid any
church in series of meetings during the
months of May and June. Address me,
Augusta P.a
J. Dowell Fleming.
Evangelist of Augusta Presbytery.
Augusta: Rev. W. McF. Alexander, of
New Orleans, whom the First Church
called a week or two ago, spent last Sunday
and a few days following, with this
people. His decision as to the call given
him will not be made known for some
time.
Savannah: Westminster. The regular
April quarterly communion was held April
3. A fine congregation was present. A
very earnest, helpful and spiritual service
was enjoyed. Sixteen names were
announced, received since the January
Communion. Two by letter and fourteen
on profession of their faith in Christ.
Rev. Frank Wright, the Indian evangelist,
began a meeting February 13, lasting
three weeks. The Independent, First and
Westminster Churches jointly engaged
in this service. The preaching of Mr.
Wright was sound, faithful and earnest.
Large and attentive congregations attended
these services. If great blessings
do not result from these services it will
not be the fault of Mr. Wright.
W. A. Nisbet.
Poulan: After a series of services at
our church lasting ten days, conducted
by Rev. J. W. Roseborough, evangelist of
Macon Presbytery and our pastor, Rev.
B. R. Anderson, we feel much good was
accomplished. The Christians of our
own and other denominations were edified
and encouraged. The preaching was
done by Dr. Roseborough in a strong,
forceful manner, and yet so simple the
children were persuaded and came and
accepted Christ. Twenty-one made public
profession of their faith; eight joined
the Presbyterian Church, the others
will go to the Methodist and Baptist
Churches here. Our hearts ache, we are
alarmed for the unconverted elderly people
in our midst. Our ministers visited
them, but few of them attended the serv
ices at all. P.
To the Ministers and Pastors of the
Synod of Georgia: The Executive Committee
of the Presbyterian Hospital is
sending out to all the churches of the
Synod a special appeal in behalf of the
hospital. The "Advisory Board," which
Is composed of thirty-six ministers, has
been requested to endorse this appeal
and urge upon all of the pastors the importance
of pressing the imperative
claims of the hospital upon their people
at once and to secure a liberal response
to the appeal. The Executive Commit
tee is prepared to go forward in the work
of building and of pushing the "Larger
Movement" to a successful issue. This
work of our Lord is imperative. Let us
therefore go forward. Let us arise and
build. Press the cause upon the hearts
of your people.
In behalf of the "Advisory Board,"
A. R. Holderby,
President.