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MISSISSIPPI.
Aberdeen: At a meeting of the First
Presbyterian Church of Aberdeen,
Miss., held on Sunday, May 28, 1911,
Dr. Richard M. Boyd was elected a ruling
elder. It is expected that he will
be ordained and installed on next Sunday,
June 18. Miss Annie Dowd, who
is a member of this church, and who
has been spending her furlough with
her mother and sister, is much improved
in health, and expects to return
to her work in Japan early this
fall. F. W. Lewis.
French Camp: The Commencement
exercises of the two schools at French
Camp, Miss., were of a most interesting
character. On Sunday, May 28th,
Rev. Wm. Irvine, of Indianola, Miss.,
preached the annual sermon. In the
evening of the same day Rev. J. Moffatt
Mecklen, Ph. D., of Lafayette College,
Easton, Pa., made the address to
the Y. M. C. A. On Monday evening
the declaimers' contest by members of
the junior and sophomore classes from
the Academy was held. Tuesday, May
30, 10 A. M., the address to the students
of Central Mississippi Institute and the
French Camp Academy was delivered
by Rev. J. B. Hutton, D. D., who took
the place of Judge Calvin Wells, Sr.,
who had been hindered from coming.
Two young ladies received diplomas
from the Institute, while thirteen young
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from the Academy- Good work had
been done in both schools and the
friends of these institutions can loyally
support them for their future prospects.
C. T. Thomson, Secretary.
MISSOURI.
Springfield: This church has recently
called Rev. Olarence Stewart, of
the Northern Assembly. Mr. Stewart
has accepted the call.
Fulton: -The Presbyterian Church
of this city has issued a call to the
Rev. Robert H. McCaslin, D. D., of
Bowling Green, Ky. He has the call
under consideration.
St. Louis was represented by about
fifty alumni at the dedication of the
new Westminster Hall of Westminster
College, at Fulton, Mo., last ThursdayThe
party was conducted by Benjamin
T. Edwards, President of the Board
of Trustees, and E. T. Miller, Presi
ueni 01 tne St. Louis Alumni Association,
and two special cars were necessary
to carry the delegation. Among
the ministers, Dr. Nlcolls, Dr. McKittrick,
Dr. Cannon, Dr.Nlsbet, Dr. Gregg,
and Dr. Skilling were present
Oakridge: Our church here is of
recent origin, but has had an encouraging
development. In the past few
years, however, deaths and removals
have greatly decreased its numbers, i
found but fifteen members with no officers
preaching every fifth Sunday and
a night service during the week once
a month conducted by Rev. W. W. Killough,
of Terryville, Mo., who was with
us part of the time- The church owns
a comfortable building in good repair,
fully paid for and centrally located.
The attendance and interest were most
euuuuraging cunsiaering ine excessively
hot weather and very dull season
with the farmers. During the meeting
the church premises were put in good
order and a new fence built, a committee
appointed to have a cement walk
constructed, two officers elected, ordained
and Installed. Mr. Oilbert Statter,
elder and Mr. T. J. Miller, deacon.
Three adult members were received
and thirteen children baptized and enrolled.
The sum of $13.47 was given
for Synod's Home Mission work; $20
to Insure church and $9 for incidentals.
Many pledged themselves to better lives
and some promised to erect family altars.
I return home for a short rest.
Wm. H. Richardson.
THE PRESBYTE&I
NORTH CAROLINA.
Asheboro: Rev. D. H. Rolston, of
Petersburg, Va., 1b assisting the pastor
of this church, Rev. W. B. Mcllwalne,
Jr., in a week's special service.
Missionary Conference: Normal and
Collegiate Institute, Asheville, N. C.,
June 30-July 9. Price: Registration fee
$5.00. Board, two. or more in a room,
$15.00. One alone, $20. Purpose: To
train leaders for the local church.
Will you be one of 200?
Mooresville Second: F. A. Barnes
was installed pastor June 11, thus returning
to work in the town of hlB
maturity after an absence of twentyone
years. This church has been vacant
about nine months, but has had
all the regular services maintained and
has a Sunday school with nearly a hundred
as an average attendance. Rev.
W. T. Walker presided at the installation,
preached the sermon and propounded
the constitutional questions.
Rev. R. W. Culbertson charged the
pastor and Rev. W. S. Wilson, pastor
of the First Church, charged the people.
Winston-Salem: Rev. Dr. D. Clay
Lilly, who was pastor of the Presbyterian
church some years ago, is here
from his present pastorate in Richmond,
Va., and addressed the Presbyforiqw
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night he spoke at a prayer meeting
at the North WinBton Presbyterian
Church.
Davidson: Rev. Dr. C. M. Richards
is absent this week conducting a series
of services at his old home. Liberty
Hill, S. C. His pulpit will be filled
Sunday by Rev. Dr. E. H. Harding.
President Smith is in Virginia on a
visit of a week. He attended the Commencement
of the University of Virginia,
being present at this time to be
initiated into the Phi Beta Kappa Society,
to which he was elected some
time ago. Thursday he delivered the
Commencement address biiore the
Woodbury Forest University School
Dr. W. T. Martin has returned from
Atlanta, where he attended a meeting
of the executive committee of the Laymen's
Missionary Movement. Plans
were mapped out for the holding of
conferences at Montreat In July and
at Kerrville, Texas, the first of August,
at which conferences an effort will be
made to have present all the Presyterian
chairmen of the Laymen's Movement.
The special matters to be discussed
and considered is the Assembly's
plan for the Benevolent Causes
of the Church and the way to make
this plan most effective and successful.
Dr. Martin will attend the Montreat
meeting and then will leave for Texas
to take charge of the conference at
Kerrville. In about 10 days Dr. Thos.
W. Llngle hopes to wind up his office
work for the past scholastic year and
sail on the 28th for a summer In Europe.
He will conduct a bicycle party
of seven.
Willow Springs: Interest 1b greatly
increasing in the Sunday school here,
which was organized some three
months ago, during which time it has
more than doubled Its enrollment. Our
Evangelistic pastor, Rev. J. Edwin
Hemphill, has arrived, and located at
this point, where among several hundred
people, there Is no church at all.
We are glad to report three members
of our school who have recently recited
the Catechism. Master William Irving
Rowland and Casle Mills Rowland,
Clyde Marie Rowland have all
recited the Child's Catechism, and Mr.
William Irving Rowland has also mastered
the Shorter Catechism, studying
it day by day as he went to and from
his work, until he knew it perfectly
and could ask many of the questions
in their order as well as give the answers;
This, too. In a community that
is not Presbyterian at all, and had per
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haps never heard of the Shorter Catechism
until recently. S.
Albemarle Presbytery: More than
two years ago as a result of the work
of Dr. W- McC. White, pastor of the
Raleigh Church, some ten members
were organized Into a church at Apex,
N. C., and since that time this faithful
band has struggled along, battling
against discouragement, having no pastor
save Dr. White, who is the spiritual
father to. the Presbytenanism of all
Wake county. But through his untiring
zeal and the constant auDsort of
the members of the Raleigh Church,
services have been maintained here as
well as at some five other points in the
county, and now they have secured the
services of the Rev. J. Edwin Hemphill,
who has taken charge of the evangelistic
work of the entire county. Mr.
Hemphill returned from Atlanta and
began work actively here the first day
of June. Within four days he had visited
every Presbyterian in town and
many families which are not connected
with any church. At a meeting of
the Session before service Sunday,
June 4th, two new members, heads of
families, were received upon profession
of faith, and plans were laid for raising
some four thousand dollare for the
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the generosity of the members
of the Baptist Church, we are using
their building for worship at present;
but we are greatly in need of a building
of our own. A congregational
meeting has been called for Friday
evening, June 30th, at which time we
expect to raise as much of the four
thousand dollars so greatly needed as
possible from our own members. We
mow have a membership of twelve, with
prospects of doubling this number
soon. In Mr. Hemphill's first regular
service here a congregation of some
two hundred neople greeted him and
g.adly received the Word through him.
A special song service was held for
a half hour before the evening sermon.
This proved very helpful and uplifting.
Our entire membership is wide awake
and actively at work, and we are expecting
great things for our Master.
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SOUTH CAROLINA.
Chester: The Rev. A. D. P. Gllmour,
D. D., the new pastor of Purity Pres
byterian Church, will be formally installed
on Sunday, June 18th, with the
exercises incident to such occasion. The
services will be held at 11 o'clock A.
M., and everybody is invited. The Rev.
Alexander Martin, of Rock Hill, will
preach the sermon and propound the
constitutional questions. The Rev. E.
E- Gillespie, of Yorkvllle, will deliver
the charge to the congregation, and the
Rev. R. P. Klrkpatrick, of Monroe, N.
C., by special request, will charge the
new pastor. In the evening at 8:30
o'clock the Rev. R. F. Klrkpatrick will
preach, and the public is likewise ln-t
vited to attend this service.
Chester, Purity Presbyterian Church:
At a meeting of the Session held Sunday
morning. May 14th, Elders J. J.
Stringfellow and M. S. Lewis were appointed
a committee to draft suitable
resolutions to express the appreciation
of session and members of Purity
Church for the services of Rev. James
Russell as a supply during the period
the church was without a pastor. Elders
J. J. Stringfellow and M. S. Lewis
as a committee, submitted the following
resolutions, which were unanimously
adopted by the congregation: Whereas.
Rev. James Russell has served this
church so faithfully as a supply since
it has been without a pastor, and we
have heard him with so much benefit,
Be it resolved: First, That we appreciate
fully his service in giving us gospel
sermons from Sabbath to Sabbath;
Second, That he carries with him our
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best wishes and prayers wherever his
duties may call him; Third, That a
copy of these resolutions be Bpread on
our minute bo.ok, and a copy be sent
to Rev. James Russell.
TENNESSEE.
Nashville: Rev. H. F. Williams, editor
of "The Missionary," has received
the degree of Doctor of Divinity from
Westminster College, Mo. Dr. Egbert
W. Smith, who was called to the Foreign
Missionary secretaryship by the
recent Assembly, has announced his acceptance
of the call.
Nashville: Rev. J. Walter Cobb,
evangelist of the Nashville Presbytery,
returned this morning from Edgefield,
where he has been holding a successful
revival meeting. His return after
only six days, and before the close of
the meeting, was necessitated by a
slight indisposition which incapacitated
him for the time being for effective
preaching and work. He hopes by rest
and quiet at home for a few days, to
recover, and to be ready for his next
appointment, which is with Benavi
Presbyterian Church In this city, beginning
Sunday, June 18. The meeting
at Edgefield will close tomorrow night,
Rev. Mr. Clark, the Vanderbilt student
who has been supplying the church
during the past year preaching his
farewell sermon at 11 A. M., be.'ore his
departure for work in Oklahoma, and
Rev. J. P. Stevenson, the new pastor,
preaching at night- During the meeting
four accessions were made to the
church membership; three others indicated
their desire and purpose to Join
and the pastor confidently expects there
will be other conversions and accessions
at the Sunday service.
A unique and interesting feature of
the revival was the carrying out of
what Evangelist Cobb called an all-day
program, which was rendered yesterday
and was participated in by a number
of neighboring pastors and others
Beginning ut 4 o'clock P. M. the programme
was rendered in lour services,
including a delicious luncheon served
by the Ladies' Aid Society. Some of the
principal numbers on the programme
were: Calling the roll of the church,
L. Halley; "History and Work of the
Ladies' Aid," Mrs. L. Hadley; "Opportunity
for Soul Winning," Rev. J. P.
Stevenson, the pastor; "Why I am a
Christian," Rev. B. H. Franklin of Madison,
who said he is a Christian for
two reasons: First, because of his conscious
need of Christ as a Saviour, and
secondly, because of his desire to
glorify God in his life: "Salvation. Ac
cording to the Bible," Rev. C. O'N. Martlndale,
pastor of Wash Nashville Presbyterian
Church, who directed attention
to the fact that the Bible sets forth a
salvation that is for all time, the past,
the present and the future. The evening
sermon was preached by Mr. Martindale,
who took for his text Ezeklel's
"Vision of Dry Bones" and handled it
under the topic, "L?ife in the Face of
Discouragements." At the conclusion
of the sermon there were three who
made profession of conversion.
TEXAS.
Dallas: At a congregational meeting
of the Oak Cliff Presbyterian
church, Rev. Wm. Fred Galbralth, pastor,
Sunday, June 11th, the following
additional officers werye elected: Elders:
Dr. A. Wilkinson, Mr. Julius H.
Smith, Mr. W. E. Robinson and Mr.
Fred H. Low re nee: Deacono- to w
Simpson, Mr. J. Houston Bennett, Mr.
Harry W. Wright, Mr. C. W. Hopp and
Mr- W. A. Middleton. The Ordination
and Installation service will take place
Sunday, June 24th, at the morning service.
At the same congregational meeting
the members voted an increase of
25 per cent, to the Pastor's salary. One
of the members of the Oak Cliff Church,