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secutive years. When he took the
charge, there were only 172 members.
Now the membership is more than 450.
During his pastorate of thirty-live
years, Mr. Hamilton has received into
the church more than seven hundred
persons. There are only between
thirty and forty persons now living,
who were members of the church at the
beginning of his work. He is still doing
the full pastor's work and is
much beloved by the whole community.
Lexington: The meeting begun last
week in the Baptist church by My.
Robert D. Garland and now held in the
Presbyterian church has grown in interest
with each additional service.
The crowds became too great for the
Baptist church and the Presbyterian
church was offered, in which the services
have been held since Sunday.
The various congregations united
Sunday and the gatherings were
notable. At 10 o'clock Mr. Garland addressed
the various Sunday schools
gathered in the Presbyterian Church.
Sunday morning and evening the other
congregations united and were addressed
in touching sermons by Mr. Garland.
Sunday night there were 23 seekers
who went forward, and a larger number
last night. Sunday afternoon a men's
meeting was held, in which spiritual
experience was deepNot
for years has the community
been so stirred with religious fervor,
in which all the churches are participants.?Gazette.
lirookncal: Rev. E'. W. Bedinger, D.
D., of Auchorage, Ky-, is coming to
take charge of the work in the Roanoke
group of churches in Charlotte Co.,
while his son, Rev. B. P. Bedingei, the
pastor, takes a much needed rest dur
tug me montn or August. His address
for the month will be Brookneal, Va.,
R. D. No. 2.
Brunswick Church: Rev. P. F. Jones,
the pastor of this church has calls to
Olivet and Piuetops Churches in
Albemarle Presbytery, North Carolina.
He has asked for a called meeting of
East Hanover Presbytery to give him
permission to accept these calls.
l'resbytery of Chesapeake in called
meeting in Washington, D. C., July 24,
1911, dissolved the pastoral relations of
Rev. T. W. Hooper, Jr., with the Culpeper
Church. He was given permission
to give his full time to the
Mitchell's Church, which, together with
Culpeper, was already under his
pastoral care.
R. Gamble Lee, S. C.
WEST VIRGINIA.
Clarksburg: In the Central Presbyterian
Church, Rev. Edgar Gammon
was ordained and installed pastor,
Sunday, July 23rd. The sermon on the
occasion was preached by Dr. G. A.
Wilson, of Lexington. Mr. Gammon is
a sen of the late Dr. J. P. Gammon,
pastor of the Third Church, Richmond,
>a., ttuu ib a recent graduate or union
Seminary.
Lewisburg: Rev. Dr. Lilly, of Richmond,
spending the summer here, and
Mr. McGeachy have charge of the
Boy Scout encampment on Greenbrier
River above Caldwell, which will
break camp this morning or tomorrow.
Dr. Lilly conducted a prayer service
in camp for the boys and the people
of the community last evening.?Independent.
Lewlsbnrg Seminary j At a meeting on
July 13th, the Board of Directors elected
a new president for the Lewisburg
Seminary to take the place of Dr. R. L.
Telford, who had resigned. They elected
Mr. R. C. Somervllle, who since his
graduation from college has been engaged
in teaching. His latest work was
the organizing and building up of a successful
school in Savannah, Ga. Mr.
SomervJlie is commeded by those having
THE PRESBYTER
accurate knowledge of his past work as
"a conscientious, high-toned, Christian
gentleman; a scholar, a splendid disciplinarian,
firm yet very gentle and
quiet, by precept and example holding
the highest ideals before his pupils."
A majority of the teachers of last session
have been retained. These with
the new ones will constitute a faculty
of approved ability and experience. In
a report of the directors, recently made,
the affairs of the Seminary were shown
to be In better shape than ever before.
The session of 1911-12 will begin Wednesday,
September 13th, and parents
having daughters to educate are invited
to investigate the advantages of
this schoolWilliamson:
The Covenanter boys
of this church took their annual camping
trip the week of July 10th. They
were in charge of Rev. S. W. Moore,
the former pastor of the church. The
place selected for the camp was an
ideal one, far from the railroad and
in the heart of a beautiful mountain
country. A fine swimming hole, gord
baseball ground, fine fishing and plenty
of half ripe apples constituted an almost
ideal paradise for a crowd of
boys, and they all had a fine time and
returned home well and strong. The
Rev. Hamilton David Hunter, of Greenville,
Texas, is expected here the first
Sunday in August, and it is hoped that
satisfactory arrangements can be made
to have him take charge of the work
permanently.
Bluefield: The finishing touches are
being put on the main auditorium of
our new church here. The carpet and
pews are waitine to be nlneed It
planned to hold the opening service
the first Sunday in September with
Dr. W. W. Moore, of Richmond, Va.,
preaching the sermon.
This congregation enjoyed the visit
and sermons of Rev. C. G. McMillan,
of Abingdon, Va., who filled the pulpit
Sunday, July 16th, in the absence of
the pastor at Williamson, W. Va.
Ben Harrop, Pres. of Board.
Frankford: At a pro re nata meeting
of Greenbrier Presbytery held here
Tuesday morning Rev. W. L. Bedinger,
of the Frankford Church, was dismissed
to the Presbytery of North Alabama,
where he will have charge of a church
near' Birmingham.
llillsboro: The new and handsome
Presbyterian Church at this place,
Pocahontas County, will be dedicated
on Sunday, August 27th, Rev. Dr. G. B.
Strickler, of the Union Theological
Seminary, delivering the dedicatory sermon.
A gasoline light plant supplies
the light for the new edifice.
Elkins: Hon. Henry G. Davis has endowed
the Davis-Elkins College, at
Elkins, with $100,000 and the College
Board of the Northern Presbyterian
Church- proposes to donate another
$100,000 for the same purpose. The
school is run under the auspices of both
Northern and Southern Churches.
The Presbytery of Greenbrier will
meet in regular fall meeting in Oak
Grove Church, Academy, W. Va., on
Tuesday, August 29, 1912, at 8 P. M.
The opening sermon will be preached by
the Moderator, the Rev. J. L. Lineweaver.
The Presbyterial sermon will
be preached by Rev. D. P. McGeachy on
"The Privileges and obligations of Presbyterians
to our Education Institutions.'
B. H...
PERSONAL.
Rev. Wm, R. McElroy, of Charlottesville,
Va., 'hbs been supplying very
acceptably the puDpit of the Grace
Street Presbyterian Church, in the
absence of the pastor. Dr. Lillv. Mr.
McElroy has been devoting his time
for the past two years to very successful
evangelistic work, but now pro
IAN OF THE SOUTH
poses to enter the pastorate. Churches
interested might address him.
Rev. J. E. Ballon, pastor at Tarboro,
N. C., sailed on July 29th for a two
month's travel in Europe. He expects
to visit England, Holland and Germany.
Rev. Geo. Hudson, of our China Mission,
who, on account of his health,
had recently to give up his evangelistic
work, Is very ill, and, under doctor's
orders, he and his family have left
China for their home in London, England.
Rev. A. D. McClure, D. D., of Wilmington,
N. C., will spend the month
of August with his family in Montreat
and vicinity.
CHANGE OF ADDRESS.
Rev. Win. II. Smith from Gueydan,
La., to Thibodaux, La.
Rev. J. K. Hall from Rutherfordton to
Lillington, N. C.
Rev. Clms. E. Wehler, D. D., from
Ingleside, Ga., to Care of Woman's
College, Frederick, Md.
Rev. W. C. Smith, from Ridgeland,
Miss., to Richmond, Va., care Presbyterian
Committee of Publication.
MONTREAT.
Montreat is enjoying the best season,
by far, in its history, and never before
has the number of visitors been so large
so early in the season. The Summer Assembly
of the Presbyterians of the
South began on July 16, but several
days before that time every room in the '
Montreat hotel, which is a large hotel,
was taken, and boarding houses and 1
cottages were crowded. So many re- 1
quests from others desiring to come to
Montreat at once were received that
the manager, F. L. Jackson, was forced
to open the other large hotel, Hotel
Alba, on the 30th ult., whereas in former
years this hotel has not been opened
until August- The guests here represent
almost every State in the South,
and every one is delighted with the
climate, the entertainment, the association,
and the progress of the Assembly.
The program of the Assembly has
been divided into three periods, as follows:
July 16-27; July 28?August 16;
August i6-24. Each day begins with an
hour devoted to Bible study, and during
the first period this study is being
conducted by Rev. R, G. Pearson, D. D.,
and he teaches a large class every morning.
No teacher of the Bible on the program
of the Montreat Assembly during
any season has been more popular than
Dr. Pearsnn, and the fact of his presence
here again this year has added
much to th-; .verest which is being taken
in this featuie of the program.
Another feature of the program which
is being especially enjoyed during this^ .
period of the Assembly is that devoted
to the lectures of Dr. Edgar Banks, who
was for six years Field Director of the
Babylonian Expeditions of the University
of Chicago. These lectures are Archaeological,
and are illustrated with
the stereopticon, which adds much to
their interest.
The introduction of several numbers
on the program of the Assembly
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liiid scaauii, wuicu are not distinctly
religious, but are of the highest literary
and moral tone, has been received
most cordially. Coming under this head
was the evening of humor which was
given on Saturday evening last, by W.
Powell Hale, who Btands In the front
rank of the humorists and impersonators
of the South. He was heard by a
good sized audience, and his rendition
of a program consisting of a number of
selections, was thoroughly enjoyed.
Another feature of the program of the
Assembly which deserves sDeclal men
tlon at th>3 time is (he music, which is
under the direction of Prof, and Mrs.
[ August 2, 1911
George A. Fisher, of Boston. Both are
artists in their profession, and are well
known as evangelistic singers. Much interest
is being taken in the music feature
of the program, and the chorus
choir secured is large already.
The emphasis of Interdenominational
fellowship Is one of the strong points
of the Assembly. All of the visitors hero
are not Presbyterians, neither are all
of the speakers on the program of that
denomination. Both of the sermons ou
Sunday were preached by Bishop Warren
A. Candler, of Atlanta, Ga., and 11
is estimated nearlv. if not fnllv aiia
thousand people heard both sermons.
Bishop Candler is recognized as one of
the ablest preachers and one of the
'ablest executives in the College of
Bishops of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, South, and his sermons here, in
both instances, were masterful, in exegesis,
delivery and thought. Bishop
Candler possesses also those social
qualities which render him most companionable,
and he made many friends
during his short visit to Montreat.
Every thing is in readiness for the
different conferences to be held here
during this season, the first of which
will be thie conference of the Laymen's
Missionary Movement, and which will
be followed by the other conferences,
in rapid succession.
The progress of the Conference in
the inter-sst of Foreign Missions will
present tnat work in a manner that will
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the fart that more than a dozen missionaries.
from the vnr.'ous fields of the
church, will be rresect, and their messages
to the conference will bring those
who hear them in very close touch with
the work which they represent.
Rev. H. P. Williams will conduct the
Mission Study class during this conference,
and the position which he holds
in the church with relation to the
cause of Foreign Missions gives him
special fitness for the leadership of this
study class.
Rev. Egbert W. Smith, D. D., the recently
elected Secretary of Foreign Missions.
is already at Montreat, and he
will present to toe Foreign Mission conference
a number of tacts and figures
regarding the work of the church in
this important field.
Among the visitors this season there
are many mothers and little children,
who are thorouehlv finiovine- tha nniot
and restfulness to be found here in such
a marked degree. The children are anticipating
with interest the opening of
the "Playground," in August, which will
be conducted by a competent kindergarten
teacher.
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.
The German Reformed Churoh,
which will probably unite with the
Presbyterian Church (-North), has
300,000 members, fully 200,000 of
whom are in Pennsylvania. If union
is effected, the result will be a Presbyterian
Church of 1,500,000 members
af a mootin Or a#
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men representing twelve denominations,
held recently at Altoona, Pa.,
an organization of the Inter-Ohurch
Federation of Pennsylvania was effected.
This (organization, which is in line
with the national federation movement,
has for its principal objects: "To
foster evangelistic movements; to promote
the spirit of comity and co-cperation
among all our churches; to ad
vance the charities of the community;
to safeguard the welfare of children;
to encourage the feeling of manual
helpfulness among all parts of society,
especially between employer and employee;
to protect the Interest of the
Sabbath, temperance good citizenship,
social purity, and law and order; and
other objects for local betterment."?
Nashville Christian Advocate.
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