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closed has been a useful and happy one
for pastor and people. Truly God has
ueen gracious.
Pastor.
TEXAS.
Clarksville: Rev. W. K. Johnston and
Rev. Jno. A. Williams closed a meeting
at Clarksville April 6. A protracted rainfall?which
was needed?interfered with
the attendance. The people of our own
church were very regular in their attendance
and the church was blessed
and strengthened. The outside attendance
was not large, but those who did
attend were delightfully cordial in their
co-operation. Eight were added to the
church, three by letter and five upon
confession of Christ. Rev. \V. J. Johnston,
of Texarkana, is preaching at
Clarksville one Sunday a month and the
the people are delighted with him.
Redwater: A Presbyterian Sundayschool
of twenty members has just been
organized at the Redwater Church. Candidate
R. L. Owen is serving this church.
He is proving himself a very efficient
Sunday-school man, as well as an acceptable
minister.
. Presbytery of Eastern Texas in called
meeting held at Palestine, Tex., Apr. 6, the
time of stated meeting was changed from
April 21 at 8 p. in. to April 29 at 8 p. m.,
the place of meeting remaining the same,
Beaumont First Church.
Linton: nev, 1 nomas s. ciyce, u. u.,
President of Austin College, Sherman,
Texas, spent the eight days from March
20th to March 27tli with this Church
preaching the pure gospel with special
force and power each night, and twice
each on the two Sabbaths. Six were
added to the membership, all on their
profession of faith. Dr. Clyce is one of
the strongest evangelistic preachers this
writer has ever heard; his arguments
are convincing and unanswerable. This
Church has recently enjoyed having Rev.
R. E. Vinson, D, D., President of the Austin
Theological Seminary, spend a Sun
day with them, and delighting all who
heard the two masterly sermons delivered
at the morning and evening hour. Earnest
Vinson is undoubtedly a God chosen
minister, and this great and prosperous
West rejoices that he feels called to devote
his great talents to work in this
field. The Committee of Home Missions
is fast closing up the years' work, and
win be able to report to the meeting of
Presbytery, which will convene at McGregor,
on April 13, the greatest year's
work which has ever been accomplished
in the Presbytery of Central Texas. A
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made In the mission churches; all have
regularly supplied, and the treasurer will
show a substantial balanc^of cash carried
over for the next year's work, and
every cent of indebtedness fully paid.
W. M. L.
; PRESBYTERIAN OF THE SOI
Dallas: The Quarterly Communion
Service was observed in the Oak Cliff
Presbyterian Church last Sabbath when
thirteen new members were received into
the church.
?First Church: Dr. Neal Anderson,
of Winston-Salem, N. C., who was re
cently called to the pastorate of the
F'rst Church, is spending a few days in
the city, visiting the church, where he
preached to large and appreciative congregations
last Sunday. He has not decided
thus far his acceptance of the call.
Rev. Geo. F. Robertson, D. D., of Charlotte,
N. C., has been secured to supply
the pulpit of the First Church until they
secure a pastor to succeed Dr. Whaling,
who recently moved to Norfolk, Va.
The Home Mission Committee of Dalloc
Proshvtorv hac copnrorl tho corvi noc
of Mr. E. Marshall Munroe, Jr., a student
in the Austin Theological Seminary,
to supply the churches at Maypearl,
Kaufman and Crandall during his vacation.
All these churches are near Dallas,
and constitute an attractive and promising
work for our church.
Rev. Dr. R. E. Vinson, President of the
Austin Theological Seminary, has been
selected and has consented to supply the
East Dallas Presbyterian Church for the
present.
McAllen: The new Presbyterian
Church organization at McAllen has just
passed through a rich season of grace.
The Rev. S. M. Glasgow, the pastor of
the church, preached each night for a
week, closing on Sunday night, March 27.
The services were well attended and resulted
in ten accessions to the church,
seven by letter and three (3) upon profession
of faith in Christ.
Three years ago the McAllen town site
and couniry arounu 11 was ausoiuieiy in
the brush. As it now is at this point it is
at countless other places. The silence of
nature has been broken. The songs of
men now make sweet melody where only
a few days ago untamed nature held
sway. The sweep of civilization is fast
covering this great Southwest country.
Happy the man who is privileged to unfurl
the banner of the Lord Jesus Christ
in the very forefront of this onward rush.
Happy the man who is privileged to lay
uie iounuauons upon wmcn win soon rest
the church's bulwark of strength. Today
Is the din of battle! Tomorrow the
shout of victory! What Is done for
Christ and the Presbyterian Church in
this country, must be done at once.
M. W. D.
Attention Precbytery of Paris! The I.
G. N. Ry. will sell reduced tickets to
Presbytery of Paris and Laymen's Convention
at Troupe, one and one-third fare
for round trip, and have asked the following
lines to do so: Cotton Belt, TexPaHflr
n C S P M W T
Midland, and Texas and Gulf, and It is
hoped they will all join the T. G. N. Ry.
in their request. Tickets on sale April
20, good to arrive Troupe April 21, good
until April 26. This rate is on account
of Laymen's Missionary Convention and
LJTH. April 13, 1910.
Presbytery, and we hope to have 100 persons
there during the meetings. Pastors
and Sessions are urged to send their
men and oatrh thp snirit onrl
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of the meeting; there will be a banquet
Friday night. Ask your ticket agent for
through ticket, reduced rate to Troupe.
Should he fail you buy to next road and
get reduced rate. Every church is expected
to send two laymen, besides the
elder to Presbytery. The rate is open
to all.
Jno. E. McLean, Stated Clerk.
Galveston: First Presbyterian Church,
Rev. Robert M. Hall, pastor. Last Sunday
morning the regular ouarterlv com
munion was observed in this church. The
pastor had the great pleasure of announcing
the names of thirty-five new members
received since the last communion in
January; twenty-four of these upon a confession
of their faith in the Lord Jesus
Christ and eleven by letter. For the past
five or six weeks the pastor has been
preaching a short sermon to the children
of the Sunday-school every Sunday morning,
and there has been much interest
among the young people, resulting in a
gracious ingathering of these precious
children, and the end is not yet. The
work is not limited to the children. Old
and young alike are being blessed. Last
Sunday a father came into the church
with his two children, and he was baD
tized. A mother brought her babe, and
both were baptized in the presence of the
congregation, and at the same time a
young lady was baptized. We are most
grateful to God for this gracious outpouring
of His Holy Spirit, and we give Him
all the glory.
VIRGINIA.
Richmond: Rev. Allen P. Jones, of
Abingdon Presbytery, has declined the
call extended by the Hoge Memorial
caurch of this city. The congregation
regrets that the call was not accepted by
Mr .Ton PC whn la rocyn?/lr.J *
....v. >o iv^aiucu as especially
qualified for the work that is to b% done
at Hoge Memorial. They will proceed
without delay to call a pastor.
?On the second Sabbath of May the
churches of Richmond will unite in a service
at the Second Church. The occasion
will be the annual sermon before the Society
of Religious Inquiry of Union Seminary.
The sermon this year will be by
Dr. James I. Vance, of Newark, New Jersey.
?Church of the Covenant: The series
of sermons preached by Dr. W. R. Uaird
at tills church were heard by large audiences
and produced a fine impression
on the congregation. There were nine
accessions to the membership of the
church aftet the close of the meeting.
The Presbytery of East Hanover will
hold its sessions this spring in the
Church of the Covenant. The exercises
of nilhlir wnrohU ? '
. 111 c capecien to ne especially
interesting. The pastor, Dr. J.
Calvin Stewart, has arranged for several