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Address i The Presbyterian of the South
920 E. Main St.. Richmond, Va.
Entered as second-class matter, June
16, 1910, at the post-offlce at Richmond.
Va., under the act of March S, 1879.
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ALABAMA.
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auuuiusju; wiimn tne past tew days
handsome pews and pulpit furniture
have been ordered by this congregation,
to be placed by September 1st. This
entirely completes the church building,
the result of five years' effort on the
part of a small but determined membership.
Stlllman Institute: Rev. W. E. Hutchison
has resigned his position in this
important institution for the education
of colored ministers, on account of his
health. He has been held in the highest-esteem
by all connected with the
Institute and by the people of the community.
ARKANSAS.
MontJcello: Rev. Pournoy Shepperson
has been installed as pastor, by
a commission of Pine BlufT Presbytery,
consisting of Rev. Messrs. J. F. Lawson,
W. F. Tims and C. H. Maury.
GEORGIA.
Atlanta: At a congregational meeting
on Sabbath, June 25th, Rev. W. E. Hill
of Farmville, Va., was unanimously
elected pastor of the West End Church,
Atlanta, Ga., by a rising vote. The churc
had previously extended a call to Mr.
Hill, without having personal acquaintance
with him. He was invited by them
to make a visit, after such call had been
extended, and the people were so much
pleased that they renewed the call most
enthusiastically.
They greatly hope for an early response
on his part, accepting this important
work.
Way cross First: The Diaconate has
been strengthened by the installation of
Messrs George W. Barnes, W. J. Hodgson,
and-E- Downer Dimmock. Six members
have been received, two on profession
and four by letter. The church
has raised the full $2,000 for a new
Piltcher pipe organ which is being built
and will be installed the first of Septem
ber. Rev. R. A. Brown.
Toccoa: The Officers and Teachers
Association of our Sunday schools, composed
of the officers, teachers and assistant
teachers of our two ' Sunday
schools, the main school and a mission
school, held its regular quarterly meeting
on Friday evening, June 23rd, at the
home of Mrs. Isbell, one of the teachers.
THE PRESBYTEEIj
The Sunday school orchestra was present
and rendered special music for the
occasion. A delightful program was carried
out consisting of two parts, the
first part for entertainment, and the second
part a discussion of the work in our
Sunday school. Simple refreshments
were seived provided by a committee
and paid for from the regular funds
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about forty members at present.
MilledgtMlLle: The congregation of
the First church took rather unusual
action on June 18. Having heard that
Davidson College had conferred the degree
of Doctor of Divinity upon their
pastor, Rev. D. W. Brannen, a meeting
of the congregation was called, withoi t
the knowledge of Dr. Brannen, and appreciative
resolutions were passed, expressing
the sense of obligation of the
church to Davidson for the honor it
had conferred upon their pastor. President
William E. Reynolds and Dr. 3eo.
D. Case were authorized to forward fhe
resolutions.
Smyrna Annual Camp Meeting: The
annual Camp Meeting at Smyrna
camp ground, six miles west of Conyers,
Ga., Rockdale county, will begin
Friday 7:30 P. M. July 28. This meeting
held annually for a week or ten
days is of great interest and value to
the community and the church. It is
held under the auspices of the Smyrna
Presbyterian church in the Conyers
group of the Presbytery of Atlanta.
The members of Smyrna church keep
up the tabernacle under which the services
are held, the tent cottages in
which the people "tent" during the ser
vices, the beautiful cemetery near by,
the large and attractive church house
on the ground in which worships a
membership of nearly two hundred, and
the old church house which is now the
public school building. The camp
ground is surrounded by one of the
most prosperous and picturesque farming
districts of Georgia, and Presbyterians
are numerous thereabout. Bountiful
water is supplied by wells almost
as numerous as the tents. Extensive
preparations have almost been :onpleted
for the meeting this year <\s
follows: A new roof on the tabernacle
and seats replenished, the tents and
wells put in good order, the arrangements
with those who are to conduct
the services have been made, consisting
of Revs. John D. Keith and William
Thompson, of Lake City, Fla, who will
do the preaching; Mr. J. B. Lansdell,
of Atlanta, Ga., who will lead the music,
and Miss Winnie Guffln, of Conyers,
Ga., who will be in charge of the piano.
Those In charge will be glad to have
other ministers visit and assist during
the meeting. Keep in mind the time?
begin Friday 7:30 P. M., July 28- The
place?six miles west of Conyers, Ga.,
Smyrna camp ground, forty miles
southeast of Atlanta.
KENTUCKY.
Bowling Green t The pastor of the
First church. Rev. Robert H. McCaslin,
has been called to the pastorate of the
Presbyterian church of Fulton, Mo.
At a called meeting of Ebeneser Pres
uyiery xieiu in i^oYmguni, n.y., June 26,
the pastoral relations between Rev. W.
McC. Miller and Richmond and Union
churches was dissolved, and he was
\ granted a letter ot dismission to Atlanta
Presbytery. Presbytery expressed its regret
at the severance of ties that have
strengthened with years and have been
so agreeable and profitable.
Lebanon i Rev. A. S. Moffett, D. D.,
pastor of the church at Lebanon expects
to leave in July for a trip to China. Dr.
Moffett has four children engaged In
mission work in China and plans to
spend several weeks with them, returning
In October.
& N OF THE SOUTH
LOUISIANA.
Keutckle: Rev. W. P. O'Keeley, pastor
of the Dunlap Memorial Church,
Shreveport, preached for us three days
In June, immediately preceding the Communion
service. The weather was extremely
warm, but the congregations
were good, from the first, and increased
as the meeting progressed. The truth
was presented clearly and forcibly, and
the church was blest in the presnce
ana preacnmg of Brother O'Keeley.
Morgan City: On Monday, June 5th,
Rev. Geo. D. Booth, pastor of Napoleon
Avenue Presbyterian church, accompanied
by Mrs. Booth, came to Morgan
City and remained with us until Saturday
morning. Mr. Booth preached
for us each night he was here and
Mrs. Booth sang for us. The weather
was very hot, but the congregations were
remarkably good and all who attended
were greatly pleased with the preaching
of Mr. Booth and the singing of
Mrs. Booth. The only thing further
which need be said is that the Christian
people of Morgan City wish both
these good people to come back again
soon. There has been one addition by
letter, recently.
New Orleans: Sunday, June 26, was
a notable day in the history of Carrollton
church, marking as it did the fifteenth
anniversary of the pastorate of
the Rev. J. W. Caldwell, Jr. While
no special exercises were held, the pastor
gave an interesting resume of the
progress and work of the church during
this period, emphasizing the importance
of renewed consecration to God and the
necessity for continued and united effort
on the part of the church in pushing
forward the work of the gospel ministry
in this portion of the city. Mr.
Caldwell came to this church direct
rrom the seminary at Hampden Sidney,
Va., preaching his first sermon May 17,
and was ordained by the Presbytery of
New Orleans as a minister of the gospel
and installed as pastor of this
church June 28, 1896. The church was
then located in a frame building in
Burdette, between Hampson and Maple
Streets, had a membership roll of only
forty-five, many of these having removed
from the city, and was dependent
to some extent for its support on the
congregation of the First Presbyterian
church. Under the leadership of the
young pastor, assisted by Col- W. R.
L?vnch. Maior W n n
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Brothers, F. U. Rochester, G. W. Boutcher,
Alexander Hay and a few consecated
women, the work of the church
progressed rapidly, and within two years
it had moved into the present brick
building; in two years more it had paid
off the entire indebtedness and laid the
foundation for future progress. This
progress has been most satisfactory, and
the little church of forty-five has increased
to 240 members, its Sabbath
school of sixty, in one room, to 300, in
three rooms, with a large home department
and cradle roll, all under separate
superintendents; a paid city missionary
at home and one In Japan, besides
contributing liberally to all the
benevolences of the Church at large.
These results have been achieved by
the earnest efforts and self-denying devotion
of the pastor and people, who
have striven unitedly for the spread of
the gospel at home and abroad, and they
are now planning the establishment of
other centers of activity In that rapidly
growing section of the city. Two urgent
and flattering calls have been extended
to the pastor to enter new fields,
but he has rather chosen to remain
here, where so much has been accomplished
and so much remains to be
done.?Times-Democrat.
MABTLAKD.
Maryland Avenue Presbyterian
Church, Baltimore, held Its summer
[ July 5, 1911
Communion service the last Sabbath in
June. The.., were fourteen additions to
the church; ten on profession of faith,
and four by letter.
The oongregation expects to install a
steam heating plant in the church during
the summer. The pulpit is to be fillfed
the month of August by Rev. E. R.
Leyburn, pastor of the First Presbyterian
church of Durham, N. C.
MISSISSIPPI.
" Moss Point: The church here has
called Rev. E. B. Robinson, of Marion
Junction, Ala., as successor to Rev.
E. H. Gregory.
Columbus: At 11 A. M., Sunday, June
25, 1911, Rev. H. H. Brownlee, president
of Silliman Collegiate Institute of Clinton,
Louisiana preached for us- Taking
his text from the fourth verse of the
eighth Psalm, he delivered a very able
sermon on the subject of man, showing
how the Psalmist recognized both the
unworthineea of man and the honor
conferred upon humanity by God Himself.
J. F. Nellson.
The Presbytery of Central Mississippi
met in the Central church, Jackson,
Miss., on June 21 and 22, 1911.
Ministers received: Rev. E. W. Ford
from the Presbytery of Western Texas;
Rev. D. M. Hawthorne from Presbytery
of Panhandle; Licentiate T. M. Lomly,
from Presbytery of East Hanover; Candidate
A. S. Crowell from Mecklenburg
Presbytery.
Licensure: O. M. Anderson to labor
id the Leland group; A. S. Crowell to
labor in the Otta Bena and Belzona
group; Q. T. Gillespie, who was transferred
to Mangum Presbytery, where
he will preach at Madell, Okla.
Ordination: Licentiate T. M. Lemly
was ordained and installed on June 25
as pastor at Lexington, Miss.
Installations: Rev. E. W. Ford at
Canton on July 16, by a committee?
Dr. J. B. Hutton, Dr. C. T. Thomson,
and Judge Calvin Wells, Sr.; Rev. C. P.
Colmary, alternate.
Rev. D. M. Hawthorne at McCool,
Weir ML Zion and Bethlehem by Rev.
F. L. McCue, Rev. R. W. Mecklin, Rev.
iC. T. Thomson and Elders L. Foot and
Warren Potts.
Candidates: Mr. V. T. Bryan, of Oak
Hill church, was received; Mr. W. A.
Downing was directed to pursue his
studies under Rev. F. L. McCue, Rev.
A. H. Mecklin, Rev. D. M- Hawthorne
and Rev. C'. T. Thomson.
Parts of trial for licensure were assigned
to Candidates H. H. Thompson. v'
P. S- Crane and J. Q. Crane. j
MISSOURI )
Presbytery of Upper Mo., met at
Eastmlnster church, June 26th, 1911.
The following business was transacted:
Home Mission Committee was directed
to present its cause through its representative
and take subscriptions for
same at every church in the presbytery
before meeting of Synod.
Resignation of Rev. H. H. Patrick,
pastor of Morton-Hardin churah was
accepted and letter of dismissal was
granted him to Lafayette Presbytery.
He takes charge of Forsythe and Branson.
Rev. W. I. Mclnnls was elected
Moderator.
Rev. H. P. McClintic, S. C.
NORTH CAROLINA.
Mecklenburg Presbytery s Rev. Leonard
QUI, of Amarillo, Texas, has accepted
a call to the superlntendency of
Home Missions In Mecklenburg Presbyter}
and will onter upon his duties
in that office July 1.
FayetteTiHe: A new church, of thirty-nine
members, was organised June 6,
In the Haymount section of Fayettevtlle.
Its ruling elders are J. C. McDalrmld
and S. M. Reed, and Deacons