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portant fields in this Presbytery to be
supplied with pastors, all of whom will
live in good railroad towns in one of the
finest sections of the State. Rev. D. M.
Fulton, of Darlington, S. C., is chairman
of Presbytery's Committee.
TENNESSEE.
Rogersville: The commencement of
Rogersville Synodical College will begin
Sunday, May 29, with the baccalaureate
sermon by Rev. John Lee Allison, D. D.,
of Johnson City, and will close Thursday,
June 2, with the graduating exercises.
Lawrence Rolfe.
Nashville: .The announcement of the
pastor of the First Church, Dr. W. M.
Anderson, of his intention to accept the
call lately given to him by the First
Church, Dallas, Texas, from which he
pania tr* tlio Vochvillo Phnr^h ic a
to all his present flock. He has done a
great work In Nashville, and the outlook
has never been so fine as it is just now.
Bethbirei Church, Marshall County:
This church, one hundred years old June
1, 1910, combined her "Centennial Celebration"
and her annual third Sabbath
May communion services in appropriate
exercises running through May 13, 14
and 15. Friday, May 13, was observed as
Former Pastor's Day. In the forenoon,
Rev. M. S. Kennedy spoke on ' Bethbirei
Retrospective." In the afternoon, a paper
prepared by Rev. F. L. Ewing, D. D.,
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was read, which gave very interesting
reminiscences of some of the pastors
known to him in earlier days. After the
reading of this paper an address on
"Bethbirei Prospective" was delivered
by Rev. W. J. McMillan, of Franklin,
Tenn. Rev. J. V. N. Talmage, canvassing
the churches of the Presbytery of
Columbia in the interest of "The Forward
Movement" and being present,
spoke on Foreign Missions. Saturday
morning, May 14, the annual sermon to
the Rock Creek Bible Society was
preached by Rev. A. D. McClure, D. D.
of Wilmington, N. C. After the sermon,
the Society was.called to order by Mr.
George C. Appleby, and following a brief
history of the Society, which is ninetyfive
years old, read by Mr. S. C. Appleby,
the regular routine of business was
transacted with a liberal contribution
and increase of membership. The address
of the afternoon was made by Dr.
Allen G. Hall, dean of the law department,
Vanderbilt University, Nashville,
Tenn. The subject of this splendid address
was. "A Comparison of the Gen
eral Condition of the Church in 1810 and
1910." Dr. Hall is a grandson of Rev.
Thomas J. Hall, who served this church
as its pastor for thirty-four years. Sabbath
morning, May 15, the Centennial
sermon was preached by Rev. M. S. Kennedy,
of Pulaski, Tenn. Who was pastor
of this church for nearly eleven
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years. Text: "What I do thou knowest
not now, but thou shalt know hereafter.'
John 13:7, and "I will never leave thee,
nor forsake thee." Heb. 13:5. Rev. J.
M. Brown, a former stated supply, was
present and assisted in the service and
administration of the Lord's Supper.
These centennial exercises mark a great
event in the history of this church,
which, in the first half century of her
history, became the mother of four Bible
Societies, five Sabbath Schools, a Tract
Society, a Temperance Society, and four
organized churches. She has sent several
sons into the ministry. Relying on
the promised presence of a never failing
God, her sons and daughters set their
faces to the toil and service of another
century. The weather was ideal, the attendance
large, and the exercises gave a
spiritual uplift to this church of splendid
record. The testimony of all who attended
was, "It was good to be there."
TEXAS.
Dallas: There will be a called meeting
of Dallas Presbytery in Dallas at 11 a.
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Presbyterian Church of Dallas permission
to prosecute the call recently made
to Dr. W. M. Anderson as its pastor, and
which has been accepted by him, subject
to the Presbyteries concerned.
?The call of the First Church, Dallas,
to its former pastor, Dr. W. M. Anderson,
has been responded to favorably and Dr.
Anderson expects to return to his work
in that field about the first of next
month.
?East Dallas Presbyterian Church has
given a call to Dr. J. M. wells, or Wilmington,
N. C., to become its pastor.
McKinney: Rev. S. L. Rieves has accepted
a call to the College Avenue
Presbyterian Church in Fort Worth.
Houston: The name of the Lubbock
Street Church has been changed, with
Presbytery's consent, to Third Church,
Houston.
Luling: The Luling Church has secured
the services of Mr. Robert A. McCurdy,
who graduated a week or two ago
at Austin Seminary.
Lancaster: The Presbyterian Church
at this place, on their Rally Day for Texas
educational institutions, after an ad
dress on that subject by the pastor, took
pledges to the amount of $2,285, given in
form of gilt-edge notes. The membership
of this church is 148. One member
was received yesterday on examination.
The ladies of the church have
purchased a carpet and have had the
windows and doors of the church screened.
S. A. M.
Presbytery of Western Texas, Evangelistic
appointments: Rev. S. M. Glasgow,
Alice, to begin May 27; Rev. J. A. Black,
Floresville, to begin May 29; Rev. M. W.
nmrcett Rov Rnhprt Mrf!nrdv. tent meet
ing at Kenedy, May 27; Rev. R. E. Porterfleld,
Gregory, to begin June 3; Rev.
J. B. Hudson, Rev. Thomas Gallaher,
tent meeting Uvalde, begin June 8; Rev.
B. D. Kennedy, Thomaston, to begin
June 10; Rev. C. H. Dobbs, Yorktown, to
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begin June 10; Rev. H. L. Paisley, Lockhart,
to begin June 16; Rev. ?. ?. Offield,
Lavernia, to begin June 17; Rev. H.
S. Springali, Rev. C. H. Spence, tent
meeting Pt. Lavaca, June 24; Rev. Robert
McCurdy, Ganado, to begin June 23;
Rev. J. L. Green, Oakville, to begin June
10; Rev. B. D. D. Greer, Rockport, to
begin July 1; Rev. E. H. Hudson, Slnton,
to begin July 5. These meetings are expected
to continue from ten to fourteen
days. The church sessions in the borders
of the Presbytery are earnestly requested
to hold special prayer services
in the interest of this united effort. Each
pastor is requested to make public announcement
of these meetings and to solicit
the prayerful interest of all Christian
people in their behalf. "But ask in
faith, nothing wavering." James 1:16.
Brownwood: The following is the program
of the commencement exercises of
Daniel Baker College, Brownwoood, Texas,
June 4 to 8 inclusive. Saturday, June
4, Celebration of Literary Societies?8:30
p. m. Sunday, June 5, Baccalaureate
Sermon?11 a. m., Rev. D. N. McLaughlin,
D. D., Austin, Tex. Sunday, June 5,
Address before the V At ohh v \\t n ?
?8:30 p. m., Rev. D. N. McLaughlin, D.
D., Austin, Texas. Monday, June 6, Art
Department Reception?4 p. m. Monday,
June 6, Annual Concert?8:30 p.-m. Tuesday,
June 7, Annual Meeting Board of
Trustees?10 a. m. Tuesday, June 7, Annual
Alumni Association Meeting?4 p.
m. Tuesday, June 7, Alumni Address and
Banauet?8:3ft n m Hon t
r. AAv/u. uamai VV IIliamson,
'05, Monticeho, Ark. Wednesday,
June 8, Graduating Exercises?10 a.
m. Address before the graduating class
by Rev. Wm. States Jacobs, D. D., Houston,
Texas; conferring of degrees by the
President of the Board, Rev. W. A. Gilion;
Announcement of distinguished students;
Awarding of medals.
The above commencement exercises
will close one of the most prosperous
years in the history of Daniel Baker College.
More students have been matriculated
than ever before, and the work
of the year has been most satisfactory
to both patron and faculty. The contract
for the girls' new dormitory has been let
for $21,500, and will be ready for occupancy
by the opening of the next session
in September. The Home Coming of all
old students during commencement promises
to be one of the greatest and most
enthusiastic gatherings ever witnessed
here.
VIRGINIA.
Richmond: Dr. Boggs, retiring moderator
of the General Assembly, preached
at the Second Church, Sunday morning,
May 15. At the evening service Dr. Cecil,
the pastor, preached the baccalaure
ate sermon before the graduating class
of the medical college of Virginia.
?At the Grace Street Church, Col. Eugene
Massie, Secretary R. E. Magill and
Dr. Lilly gave accounts of the Laymen's
Missionary Congress in Chicago.
The organization of a noonday prayer