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| Marriages |
Brown-Fortune.?At the bride's home,
in Asheville, N. C., March 2, 1910, by
Rev. R. P. Smith, Mr. E. B. Brown and
Miss Bessie Fortune.
Gillespie-Cobb.?At the home of the
bride, in Asheville, N. C., March 2, 1910,
by Rev. R. P. Smith, Mr. Samuel W. Gil
icapie, or sumier s. (J. and Miss Charlotte
B. Cobb.
Wood-Whitaker.?At Asheville, N. C.,
May 3, 1910, by Rev. R. P. Smith, Mr.
John A. Wood, of Johnson City, Tenn.,
and Miss Leonora Whitaker of Dillingham,
N. C.
Deaver-Lemeunier.?In New Orleans,
La., at the residence of the bride's
brother-in-law, Dr. Wm. T. O'Reilly, May
7, 1910, by Rev. Dr. George Sumney, Mr.
Stephen Courtenay Deaver, of Baltimore,
and Mrs. Eliza E. Nock Lemeunier, of
New Orleans.
Mabry-Meek.?In the parlor of the
Hotel Macon, Macon, Miss., May 2, 1910,
by Rev. J. W. Allen, of Booneville, Miss.
Mr. J. P. Mabry of Panola Ala tn Miss
Marie W. Meek of Gainesville, Ala.
Turnbull-Walker.?In Lynchburg, Va.,
April 16, 1910, by Rev. L. B. Turnbull,
D.D., Stockton Graeme Turnbull and
Miss Mary Barney Walker, of Bristol,
Virginia.
| Obituaries
Brisbane.?At her son's residence,
Magnolia, Miss., April 2, Mrs. Elizabeth
Brisbane. She (Elizabeth Risk) was
born In Belfast, Ireland, March 2, 1822.
o? years six days. An earnest Christian,
more than three score years and
ten. "Well done."
Brownell.?In Morgan City, La., May
6, 1910, Mrs. Fidelia Spencer Brownell,
wife of Mr. Chas. R. Brownell, in the
sixty-seventh year of her age. An
earnest Christian, active in all departments
of benevolence and philanthropy,
dispensing a bountiful and beautiful hospitality
in her attractive home, she will
be long remembered. "Her works do
follow her."
Mr. Wm. H. Bryan, of Warm Springs,
Va., died May 6, 1910, in the eighty-sixth
year of his age. An honored ruling
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_ iv vnc pci itjui, man ana Dehold
the upright; for the end of that
man is peace."
Mrs. Josephine Blair, wife of Mr. R. D.
Blair, died In Roswell, N. M., April 12,
1910. For many years she was a devoted
member of the Presbyterian
church. The remains were taken to
Clarksville, Ark., for Interment in the
family burial ground. "Precious in the
sight of the Lord Is the death of His
saints."
U. B. Currie.
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-cuanc.?\jh ouiiuay nignt, May 1,
1910, In ail automobile accident, responding
to a sick call, Samuel Peachy Latane,
M.D., a prominent physician of
PRESBYTERIAN OF THE SOI
Winchester, Va. He was a son of the
late Bishop Latane, of the Reformed
Episcopal Church, and brother of Professor
Latane, of Washington and Lee
University.
Miss Jane A. Heagy, a beloved member
of Lake City Presbyterian Church
and teacher in the Lake City High
School, died Tuesday, May 3, 1910, at
9:30 a. m. She was ill only two weeks.
She left a beautiful testimony of resignation
to God's will, a testimony to a beaui:r..i
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inui me, wmeii luciue uer useiui ana ueloved
wherever known. She was burled
at Jacksonville, Fla., beside her parents.
Four sisters?Mary, Willie, Elsie and
Louise?and three brothers?James, Robert
and John?survive her. She needs
no word of eulogy. Her life, as loved
ones, friends and God knew it, was
bright, beautiful and has gone to rest
and reward.
KANAWHA PRESBYTERY
Met in the First Church, Charleston, W.
Va., on April 12, at 8 p. m., following a
called meeting in the afternoon to change
the place and time of the meeting. The
opening sermon was preached by the retiring
moderator, Rev. J. K. Hitner.
Rev. Alfred Jones, D.D., was elected
moderator, and Rev. W. E. Hudson was
eiecieu leuiijorary ciera.
Received: Rev. J. Frank Baxter, from
the Presbytery of Crawfordsville, U. S.
A., and arrangements for his installation
were made for Point Pleasant Church.
The Presbytery indorsed the work of
the Proof Text Committee by a unanimous
vote.
Call was placed in the hands of Rev.
J. W. Carpenter, from Maiden, for his
full time.
The fall meeting of Presbytery is to be
with the St. Aldans Church.
All departments of church life show
advance.
J. W. Carpenter, S. C.
MOBILE PRESBYTERY
Met at Stockton, Ala., April 19, 1910.
Present, four ministers and nine ruling
elders. Opened with a sermon by Rev.
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the true Light that lighteth every man
that cometh into the world."
Moderator, N. Crane; temporary clerk,
J. M. Davison; candidate transferred, S
E. Crosby to the care of the Presbytery
of Macon.
Corresponding Member: Rev. W. H.
Rowe, of tdie Black River and St. Lawrence
Congregational Church, who, in
the near future, will join this Presbytery,
with the view of being pastor of the
Citronelle Church. The reports of the
various committees were encouraging,
especially that of Foreign Missions.
An Appropriate Memorial was read of
our aged and lamented brother, Rev. W.
T. McElroy, who lived and died full of
faith and good works.
The Home Mission Committee was instructed
to consider the advisability of
employing a man for a part or all of his
time to do evangelistic home mission
work in this Presbytery." The same
committee was also instructed to "take
such steps as may be necessary to raise
one thousand dollars, which is this Presbytery's
part of a fund needed to do
certain repairs on the Auburn Church,
Government Street Church agreeing to
pay one half of said amount if the other
churches will raise the remainder."
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the Proof Texts reported by the Assembly's
committee. Next place of meeting,
Stockton. Time, third Tuesday in September.
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JTH. May 18, 1910.
PRESBYTERY OF EASTERN TEXAS
Met in Beaumont First Church April 29,
1910, at 8 p. in., the opening sermon being
preached, at request of the moderator
by Rev. J. H. Davies, of Nacogdoches.
There were present nine ministers
and nine elders.
Rev. H. C. Arthur was received from
the Presbytery of New Orleans. The
Willard Church, recently organized, was
enrolled.
Rev. J. D. McLean, D. D., was present
and addressed Presbytery on the work
and needs of the Southwestern Home
and School for Orphans, also preached
a very able and interesting sermon at
the First Church, Sunday morning, on
the "Presbyterian Church."
Rev. S. F. Tenney, of Crockett, was
chosen moderator and elder Geo. W.
Curtis, of Orange, temporary clerk.
Home Missions. The report showed
most of our financial obligations assumed
for the year met and an aditional
field,Trinity County group, supplied with
the preaching of the Word. The work
was turned over to the newly elected
committee which has the following officers:
Rev. E. T. Drake, of Orange,
Chairman (in the absence of Mr. Drake,
Rev. F. E. Robbins, of Beaumont, was
appointed temporary chairman), George
W. Curtis of Orange, Secretary, Alexander
Bone of Beaumont, Treasurer. By
direction of Presbytery all contributions
in our bounds for Assembly's and Local
Home missions, should be forwarded to
Alexader Bone, at Beaumont.
Foreign Missions. The report on this
subject showed a total contribution for
the year of $1375.00, being nearly $500.00
in excess of last year. This increase is
due largely to the Palestine Church
which has assumed the entire support
of a missionary in the foreign field.
The Presbytery instructed its committee
on Schools and Colleges to gather
all posible data and report at next meeting,
for the consideration of the establishment
of a presbyterial school.
Mr. F. C. Eason, of Palestine, was appointed
a trustee of the Hughes Property
and Rev. G. S. Robinson was appointed
to take up the work in this connection
laid down by our lamented ruling
elder J. M. Fullinwider, Sr., of Palestine
Church.
Presbytery voted unanimously for the
adoption of the revised proof texts, on
our standards.
Presbytery adiournf?ri tr. ????* ?
?VV4 VV meet ill fHl"
estine, September 16th at 2 o'clock.
T. E. Robbins, Sec.
THE PRESBYTERY OF HOLSTON.
Met in the New Providence Church, of
which Rev. S. R. Crockett is pastor. The
churches were welll represented and the
Presbytery was most delightfully entertained
by the people of New Providence.
The Introductory Sermon was
preached by Rev. J. A. Little, retiring
moderator.
Ruling Elder J. D. Lancett of
Windsor Avenue Church, was elected
moderator, and presided with satisfaction
to the Presbytery.
The reports from the churches were in
the main quite encouraging. Good progress
has been made in the Home and Forp{pTl
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After full consideration the Presbytery
declined by unanimous vote to dissolve
the pastoral relation existing between
Rev. Asa D. Watkins, and the Windsor
Avenue Church.
Rev. J. A. Thompson was received as
a member of the Presbytery, and takes
charge of the Greene county group of
churches. Rev. J. L. Allison, D. D., received
permission to labor
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City Church till the meeting of Presbytery.
Candidates Geo. N. Thomas and Geo.
I. Leeper were transfered to the care of