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August 16, 1911]
church, Rev. W. McC. White, D. D.,
left Raleigh August the 9 th for LindenVa.,
where he has joined his family
for a month's vacation. During Doctor
White's absence the pulpit will be
supplied by the Rev. J. Edwin Hemphill,
the assistant pastor.
Mount Pleasant Church: One of the
moBt successful meetings that has been
held in the Presbyterian work of Wake
county for many years has just closed
at the Mount Pleasant church. The attendance
was the largest in the history
of the church, every available space
in the rhiifAh ?J Al
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many were unable to gain entrance.
One of the most beautiful features of
the meeting was the co-operation between
the various denominations of
the community. The Christian, Methodist,
Baptist and Presbyterian churches
all worked together with one accord
for the glory of God and the good
of humanity. As a result of this Christian
co-operation and the guidance of
the Holy Spirit, there were something
like one hundred people under deep
conviction. Of that number ten have
already united with the ML Pleasant
Presbyterian church, and others are
still to be received by the various
churches. Doctor White, the faithful
pastor of the Raleigh church, did the
preaching, and preached the gospel in
all its purity, simplicity and power.
Mr. Hemphill, the evangelist of Wake
countv. wnn In P.hnrm> ftf tlia mnolo
which waa used very powerfully, not
only for drawing out large congregations,
but also for Impressing the people
deeply, In the song services.
Apex: The building committee has
just received the plans for the Presbyterian
church here, and will be ready
to let the contract as soon as the
necessary four hundred dollars is in
Bight. Send all contributions for this
building to Mr. Samuel Watklng, Jr.,
Treasurer, Apex, N. C.
Davidson: Rev. Dr. C. M. Richards
left yesterday for Washington. Prom
thorn hn anno frv Mloerara onH Mnntrno 1
and thence to Northfleld to attend the
conference for Christian Workers. Mrs.
Richards accompanied him. They expect
to be absent till the first week in
September The Presbyterian congregation
anticipates great pleasure from
a visit of Rev. Dr. R, A. Webb, of
the Louisville Seminary, who comes
down from Montreat on Saturday and
will fill Dr. Richards' pulpit on Sunday.
Dr. Webb was formerly pastor here,
leaving in '88 to accept a call to Charleston.
Dr. Richards was absent during
the past week, preaching over Sunday
at Poplar Tent church in Cabarrus
county. The meetings were well attended
and the church from all accounts
greatly edified.
Rev. C. A. Monroe, superintendent of
nome Missions in concord rresbytery
is preaching this week at Gilwood in the
same neighborhood.
Rev. Dr. J. A. Scott filled the pulpit
here in Dr. Richard's absence last Sunday.
His sermonB were heard by attentive
congregations, were delivered
with earnestness and force and were
in every way for edification and profit,
as well as Interesting and suggestive in
thought
Blowing Bockt The Presbyterian
church of this justly popular summer
resort has an Interesting history.
It was organized in August 1887 by
the Rev. Jethro Rumple, of Salisbury,
and at the dedication of the first modest
little wooden structure he preached
from Psa. 72:16. The village of Blowing
Rock is small, and the congregation
during the winter months is necessarily
small, but during the summer the
church Is generally well filled, for
Blowing Rock seems popular with Presbyterians.
THE PRESBYTEKI.
The summer before Dr.- Rumple died,
he decided that they needed a larger
church, and was anxious that it should
be built of stone.
In 1907 a committee was formed composed
of Dr. Rumple, Dr. J. 1. Vance,
Dr. C. *G. Vardell, and Prof W. J. Martin,
of Davidson college, to arrange
matters and solicit add, and work was
begun the next summer, the present
quaint and attractive edifice being the
iuouil. iviucn 01 tne actual work was
done by members of the committee.
After Dr. Rumple'a death the committee
decided that it should be built as
a memorial of this faithful laborer, and
a memorial window will be placed in
the rear of the pulpit before the Bummer
iB over, by his daughter, Mrs. Vardell.
Rev. Edgar Tufts, Principal of LeesMcRae
Institute at Banner Elk, gives a
part of his time to the church, and during
the summer it has been favored by
hearing some of the most attractive
ministers from all parts of the country.
On last Sabbath, Dr. Watkins of
Spartanburg preached a noble sermon,
an original and very interesting exposition
of the Parable of the Prodigal Son
to a large congregation.
It was resolved to appropriate the
collections to be taken next Sabbath
morning to paying off a small debt on
the building.
TENNESSEE.
Nashville: The pulpit of the First
church, Dr. James 1. Vance, pastor, has
mi ii& auppiy uiis monui ana a part of
September, Rev. Geo. D. Booth, pastor
of the Napoleon Avenue church, New
Orleans.
Monteagle: Rev. Drs. J. T. Plunket,
of Birmingham, Ala., J. Addison Smith,
of Murfreesboro, Tenn., L. R. Nisbet, of
St. Louis, Mo., and George Summey, of
New Orleans, are among the sojourners
at Monteagle, just now. Dr. Hemphill,
of Louisville, and Rev. G. D. Booth, of
New Orleans, are expected this week.
The Presbytery of Western District
meets with the Bethel Springs church
church on the 5th of Sept at 7:30 P. M.
This is one of our Home Mission
churches and a large attendance is desired.
Let all the churches be represented
and let us make the meeting of the
Presbytery a great evangelistic power
in that church and community. Send
without fail the Synodical tax for the
traveling fund. This is 7 1-2 cents per
member.
R I T /in tr fl+o fori Pln*?lr
Buffalo Valley: Rev. J. Walter Cobb,
evangelist of Nashville Presbytery, assited
by Mr. J. E. Caldwell, his singer,
thas recently conducted (a ten days'
meeting in this church, of which Rev.
E. S. Brainard Is the pastor. There
were eleven persons who made professions
of faith and ten of them united
with the Presbyterian chcurch. Mr.
Cobb is conducting a meeting this week
ip the church at Cripple Creek.
TEXAS.
The Presbytery of Fort Worth will
meet in the jBrqadway Presbyterian
church on Thursday, October 6th at 8
P. M. and be opened with a sermon
by the Rev. S. L. Rleves, Moderator.
J. N. McFarlane, S. C.
Sherman Presbytery meets in Wolf
Ridge church, Cooke Co., Tex. Tuesday,
Sept. 5th, 8 P. M. Representatives from
the east will be met at Qainesyllle by
conveyances and those from the west at
Lindsay. The train from the east leaves
Whitesboro for Gainesville at 1:25 P.
M. and reaches Gainesville at 2:10 P.
M. The train from the west reaches
Lindsay at 4:65 P. M. The church is 9
miles in the country.
Jno. V. McCall, 8. C.
Wortham: We have just closed a ten
days' meeting here. Rev. R. R. Crocket,
AN OF THE SOUTH
of the U. S. A. church, came to our
assistance on the second night, and
preached the old truths of the gospel in
a forceful manner. Brother Crocket is
well known and greatly beloved in
this congregation. There were five additions
to the church?three on profession
of their faith in Christ
Our federation with the U. S. A.
church is working finely, and we hope
nro Inner fwA
mv vnu wu5icg?uuug mill
be harmoniously united in one church.
J. E. Wylie.
Itasca: The President of the Home
who is supplying the pulpit of Files Valley
Church, two Sabbaths each month,
has Just closed a ten days' meeting with
that church in which he did all the
preaching, and which resulted in the
addition of twenty-four young people to
the church, most of whofrn were from
the Home. The meeting closed with a
Communion Service last Sabbath at
which the names of forty-eight persons
were announced no ho?ino n..
- jv/iilCU iue
church during the pant three months.
At least forty of those were children
from the Home. Truly God is blessing
the work of the Home, and those who
are sustaining it by their 0ifts should
feel encouraged to continue and enlarge
the same.?Orphans' Herald.
Stiles: On last Sunday, July 6tb,
Rev. J. F. Lloyd organized a church
at this place, with. H. H. Delavan as
elder. Stiles is the county seat of
Reagan county, which is one of the
youngest counties of West Texas.
Graham: How a little work united
with a living faith was wonderfully
blessed. During the McLean meeting
in Graham, Texas, in June one of the
eldera hAarH ?? "" "J
? a feWU WOUJIU1 llVing
east of Graham that had not heard
a Presbyterian sermon since she had
been in the country; the elder told the
pastor. Rev. G. B. Hall, of her and the
pastor and elder at once started to
find her. Soon they were at the home
reading God's word and praying for
the home. While there they heard of
another lady in the neighborhood; they
went to see her and although a Cumberland,
Bhe was gdad to have them
call and engage in worship with her,
and on that trip they heard of another
family that were of the Presbyterian
faith. The next day the old elder
and pastor went to see them, and as
a result the pastor was asked to preach
at their school house (Flat Rock) on
Sunday evening; the pastor did so and
the house was crowded and the people
all joined together and asked the
preacher to preach for them at night
ior one week. Mr. Hall gladly agreed
to do this and now the result is 16
conversions and 14 admissions to the
Presbyterian church at Graham; from
the very beginning of the services it
was plainly to be seen that the Spirit
was present, and now In that community
there is but one head of a family
who Is not a member of the church.
This community that was before a spiritual
desert is now singing songs of
praise from every home. Of the 14
that united with the church at least
11 of them were 50 years old. To God
be all the glory. M.
VIRGINIA.
Alexandria: Rev. Dr. Thomas Gor
don, of Washington, D. C., has supplied
the pulpit of this church for the last
two Sundays, and greatly pleased the
people by his sermons.
Lexington Presbytery will meet at
Union church, near Churchville, Va.,
September 6, 1911, at 8:30 P. M. Ministers
and elders who notify Mr. A. R.
Ollkeson, Churchville^ Va., will be met
at Staunton.
WM. C. White, S. C.
Churchville, Va.
Amelia: Rev. Wm. S. Campbell, of
(781) 13
Richmond, preached for the M&ttoax
congregation of this church last Saturday
night and Sunday morning. In
connection with the Sunday morning
service the Lord's Supper was celebrated
and four infants were baptized.
During the preceding week Rev. J. H.
Viser, of Burkeville, Va., preached sev
uiui aeimuuH ioai pleased the congregation
very much. Mr. H. H. Leach,
of the Middle class of Union Seminary,
is supylying this pulpit for the summer
to the great satisfaction of the people.
Lexington: Rev. Dr. P. Frank Price,
of the Presbyterian mission in China,
who is at home on a furlough, has arrived
in Lexington for the month of August,
and his family is occupying the
home of the late Miss Davidson on Main
street. Dr. Price will fill the pulpit of
the Presbyterian church during the
month.
Madisonvllle: We have just closed a
gracious meeting at this church. Rev.
B. F. Bedinger came to us Sunday night
July 30th. Although weak physically
from a very recent spell of sickness,
he preached the gospel with clearness
and power twice each day. On Friday
night his father. Dr. Bedinger of Anchorage
Kv nroo/iti"^ "
_-w_, ?v ! j|/> t/uvucu* xl wiiB sin inspiring
sight to see Dr. Bedinger, now
past four-score, standing erect and
preaching with all the force of a man
in the prime of life. The congregations
were large. Three united with the
church and there was interest all the
way through. Sunday night, Aug. 6th,
the meeting closed. The pastor preached
to an overflowing house. This is a
noble, consecrated band. One cannot
heilp loving and 'tis a pleasure to
serve them. A. J. P.
UordousviUe: A convict camp engaged
in road building has been located nearby
for a number of months. The Rev. U. H.
Hudson, our pastor, has preached in
the camp on Sunday afternoons, a number
of times having appreciative encouragement
of the superintendent Religious
reading matter has been distributed,
Bibles and Testaments have been
most gratefully received, and more are
to be secured for the men, by the dcr
nation of the Bible Society of Virginia
at Richmond. Several of the convicts
professed their desire to take Christ as
the Saviour and to lead a Christian life.
The discussion of religious work in
prisons in the Synod of Virginia has
borne fruit in a number of places.
West Hanover Presbytery, Hassle's
Mill, Nelson County, Va.: Evangelistic
services were held in this church during
the past week. Rev. Hugh H. Hudson
of Gordonsville, Va. preached most
acceptably to appreciative audiences.
Four persons accepted Christ, and one
backslider was reclaimed. This church
together with two other lassociated
churches and five missions occupies an
important place in a thickly-settled
mountain country, where the need for
the gospel is very great. Notwithstanding
the discouragements, the temporary
pastor and the people feel that
there is a great work and a bright future
before them. The present pastor
expects to go in the late fall as a missionary
to China. Will not someone supply
this vacancy left here at home.
Dupuy Holladay.
Tyro. Va.. Ausr 7t.h. ion
Norfolk Presbytery: A called meeting
of the Presbytery of Norfolk was held
In the First church, Norfolk, on July
17th,
Rev. J. Allen Christian was received
from the Presbytery of West Hanover,
a call to the Park Avenue Church, Norfolk,
was accepted by him and the following
Commission appointed to install
him the night of the first Sabbath in
September, Rev. Dr. Joseph Rennie to
preside, propound the constitutional
questions and preach the sermon, Rev.
F. L. Delaney to charge the pastor and