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service to Phoenix?the morning service
on the third Sunday in each month.
Shallotte is so far away that only occasionally
do they get a service. Some
day we hope to have a minister for
this group of churches. Rev. E. B. Carr
..as the last pastor we had. We are
hungry for another, but we are feeble
and cannot make demands. We are
grateful for what we receive.
Member.
Mt. Plsgah, Fayetteville Presbytery:
On Tuesday after the second Sabbath
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assist Rev. C. L. Bragg in a meeting
at this church continued until Friday
night of that week. The congregations
were good at all the services. There
were fifteen accessions to the church
on profession of faith and two by letter.
Most of those who came in on profession
are young men and they include
nearly all of the unsaved who attended
the meeting. There are now very few
In that community who are not in the
church.
SOUTH CAROLINA.
Colombia Seminary: It is announced
that Rev. R. G. Pearson, of the Lebanon
Seminary of the Northern Church, a
man widely known as a most successful
evangelist and Bible expositor, has
been called to the chair of English Bible
in Columbia Seminary, and that he has
agreed to accept the call.
Oaffney: At a congregational meetlntr
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city Sunday, it was decided by a unanimous
vote to extend a call to the pastorate
of the church to the Rev. T.
Ellison Simpson, of Society Hill. Mr.
Simpson has preached here on several
occasions and has charmed the people
of the city, not only with his eloquent
and forceful sermons, but by his winning
personality as well. The church
has not had a pastor since a year ago,
when the Rev. P. W. Gregg gave up
his work here to enter the field in
Rock Hill. The universal hope that
Mr. Simpson will see fit to accept the
call and come to GafTney prevails.
Salem Church, Bethel Presbytery:
A series of meetings at this church
closed last Tuesday night with four
accessions to the church. Rev. W. A.
Hofner, of Fort Mill, preached two
sermons a day for six days, and all
his sermons were powerful appeals to
the unconverted, as well as gospel
messages to the professing Christians
?strengthening them in their spiritual
life. At all the services he had large
and attentive congregations, and much
interest was manifested throughout.
There was no lagging of interest and
it was only regretted that the meeting
had to close when it did. Could it
have gone on for another week we
believe a good deal of good would have
been accomplished. The Sacrament of
the Lord's Supper was administered on
Sabbath morning. Elder C. W. Whisojiont
was elected to represent the
church at the meeting of Presbytery at
Bullock Creek church on the 5th of
September.
TENNESSEE.
Bristol: Rev. Geo. B. Thompson, of
Oxford, N. C., has accepted the call of
the Windsor Avenue church, as successor
to Rev. Asa D. Watkins in the
pastorate.
South Berlin: The congregation of
of the South Berlin church, lately organized
by Columbia Presbytery, has
succeeded, through Its efficient commit- '
tee, in securing sufficient funds to erect .
a house of worship, and work will be (
begun on the building in a few days. ,
Nashville: The Woodland Street {
church has given a unanimous call to <
Rev. Walter L. Caldwell, now pastor
of the Third Presbyterian church, Mem- ,
phis. Mr. Caldwell Is a graduate of j
Clarksville, and married Miss Carrie
THE PRESBYTE&li
Lupton, daughter of the late Dr. J. W.
Lupton. He has had a most successful
pastorate in Memphis. He is a
brother of Dr. S. C. Caldwell, of Hazlehurst,
Miss., and Dr. William Caldwell,
of Fort Worth, Texas.
Nashville: The Woodland Street
church has been supplied for several
Sundays by its former pastor, Dr. C. R.
Nisbet, of St. Louis, who is summering,
with his family, at Monteagle.
Lewisburg: Rev. E. A. Paton assisted
the pastor in a meeting of two weeks
at Bethbirei. The old, old Btory was
iniiovucu piainiy itiiu lurciuiy ana witn
earnestness. One man, the head of a
household, joined the church as the
result of the meeting. The service was
helpful and strengthening to the whole
flock.
Rev. A. Sydney Venable has been
granted a vacation of a month. The
first two weeks of September will be
spent at Bayview, Va., his former
charge, and the lost two weeks at
Farmville, Va.
Cripple Creek: The eight days' revival
services held in the Cripple Creek
church, Rutherford county, by Rev. J.
Walter Cobb, evangelist of Nashville
Presbytery, closed last week. The
meeting was well attended and success
ful, with eight additions to the church
and a liberal offering for home missions.
Mr. Cobb will go next to the Stone's
River church.
TEXAS.
Austin: The Highland Church has
called the Rev. R. W. Jopling, of Red
Springs, N. C.
Moore's Chapel: Rev. W. K. Johnston,
of Rose Hill church of Texarkana,
Tex., has just closed a fine ten days'
meeting at this church. There were
thirteen additions to the church and the
community generally was revived and
blessed. Mr. Johnston is supplying this
church on the first and second Sundays
of the month. He is a power for good
in this his old home, and he is much
beloved by all.
Waco, First Church will in a few
days have the cornerstone of its new
bulldine laid by the officers and build
lng committee without ceremony. The
lot and building when completed will
cost about $50,000. The pastor, Rev.
C. T. Caldwell, is absent on his vacation
and will be in Virginia, New York
and North Carolina during August, returning
to fill his pulpit on first Sabbath
in September. Rev. W. A. Gillon,
of Cameron, Tex., filled the pulpit on
the first Sunday in August, but there
will be no other supply during this
month. Three young men from this
church are candidates for the ministry.
One is engaged in mission Sabbath
school work under direction of the
pastor and Bession at Waco; one is
supplying the two churches at or near
Sherman, Texas, and one is on a farm
until the fall session of Austin College
begins, when they will resume their
studies.
Bryson has Just had the greatest
meeting in her history. From the first
service the power of God was seen
in conversion, there being seven the
first night. With the large Presbyterial
tent Rev. Jno. E. McLean, Presbyterial
Evangelist and Superintendent of Home
Missions, began a meeting under as
unfavorable conditions as could be Imagined.
God has shown his mighty
power and conquered. There were 51
men and boys who took a stand for
God, there beng 98 in all who took
a stand for Christ- nnd nt >h?sa oii Hiif
six have joined some church; these
bIx were on the last night of the meeting
and doubtless will Join later. It
was pre-eminently a men's meeting and
all the leaulng business men of the
town who were not Christians before
were reached. Bryson has only 800
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population, yet on last Saturday, August
19th, there were 78 men who on this
the busiest time of the week left business
and came to the men'B prayer
meeting at one of the stores. The
women and young people of course did
their part equally I don't think
I have ever seen th* power of God more
manifest, nor God more ready to answer
prayer. Every man and woman that
was laid upon our hearts was saved.
It was a great sight to see these strong
men and noble women saved to serve
and go at once to work to save others.
Men converted led in prayer and conducted
nraver mooMnco llko r?ld vote
rans. People came for 15 or 20 miles to
hear, and confess their sins and repent.
Old sores and grudges were healed.
Many family altars wtTe erected, and
Christians taught how to pray and work
for others' souls. The Methodists and
Presbyterians held the meeting together,
the evangelist doing all the preaching,
and we worked to help every
church. Fifty-seven joined the Methodist,
fifteen the Presbyterian, fourteen
the Baptist, and 9 Christian. Our little
Presbyterian church only had ten
or twelve, so It more than doubled its
membership. One lady who had been
a Presbyterian forty-five years ago
came and gave her heart anew to the
Saviour and came back to the church.
A Methodist preacher confessed his sin,
sought forgiveness and started over.
He had been a holiness preacher, but
was away from God. A man who had
been a deacon in the Baptist church
for 25 years but was out of the church,
came and made a public confession and
came back into the church. One man
converted sent for his brother-in-law
twenty miles away to straighten out
an old grudge, which was done; this
hrother-in-law was the holiness preacher,
who had gotten mad and cursed
him out, but the Lord forgave them
both when they made it right with each
other. On Sunday last the Methodists
and Presbyterians received their members
and baptized adults and children.
There were over fifty, so we had to get
out in the street to give the hand of
fellowship. It was a great sight to
see some fifty-two or more in line, and
Presbyterians, Methodists, Baptists and
Christians giving the hand of fellowship.
That night there were twenty
professions and we really closed with
the grandest service of all. Christians
learned to love each other more. It
was one of the greatest meetings I
was ever in. Give God all the glory.
Cor.
YIBGFNTA.
Richmond: All of the city pulpits
were occupied last Sunday for the
morning service. Most of the churches
did not have service at night. Rev.
Dr. P. T. McPaden, who has just returned
from his vacation, filled his own
pulpit at the First church; Rev. Dr.
H. T. Graham, president of HampdenSidney
College, preached again at the
Second church; Rev. Dr. D. Clay Lilly,
the pastor, preached at Graee Street
in the morning and Dr. Graham preached
at night; Rev. M. B. Porter preached
at the Church of the Covenant; Rev.
Wm. S. Campbell preached at Porter
Street; at Overbrook church, Mr. R. B.
Ingham, an elder of the church, conducted
the service in the morning and
Rev. F. L. Delaney of Suffolk, Va.,
preached at night; Mr. Delaney also
preached at the Third church in the
morning.
Westminister: Rev. Dr. J. Y. Fair,
the pastor of this church, has returned
from a delightful vacation spent in the
mountains of North Carolina and on the
Virginia sea coast. He preached every
Sunday while he was away.
Work on the new and handsome
building being erected by this church
is progressing well. The corner stone
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will be laid on September 21st, when
Gov. Win, Hodges Mann, the chief
executive of Virginia, will make the
address. Gov. Mann is an elder in the
church at Nottoway Court House.
Alexandria: Rev. Dr. Thomas W.
Gordon, of Washington, D. C., occupied
this pulpit last Sunday. Rev. John L.
Allison, D. D., will come this week to
take charge of this church for six
months, at the Invitation of the session.
Collierstown: At a congregational
meeting held in this church on August
13th, a call was made for the pastoral
services of Rev. S. B. Hannah, of Pocahontas
county, W. Va.
New Providence Church: The ordination
of Licentiate S. Dwight Winn as
Evangelist, who is under appointment
to the foreign field, took place at New
Providence church on the 27th day of
Aug. (4th Sab.) The commission appqinted
by Lexington Presbytery was
Rev. Holmes Rolston to preside and
charge the Evangelist. Rev. Thomas
R. English, D. D., a member of East
Hanover Presbytery (by requst of the
Presbytery) to preach the sermon.
Rev. Wm. Denham, Rev. J. 0. Mann
alternate; Rev. H. W. McLaughlin and
Ruling elders. David E East and W.
L. Martin, of New Providence Church.
Wm. C. White, S. C.
Greenville: Rev. John J. Fix is
spending the vacation time at the home
of relatives near here and preached
recently in the Methodist church with
great acceptance.
Rev. James A. McClure is snendine a
few days at his father's home near
here.
Churchville, Loch Williow and Union
Churches: Pastor Rev. Wm. C. White?
We have been very fortunate this summer
in having for the assistant of the
pastor of these churches, Mr. A. B.
Curry, Jr., son of Rev. A. B. Curry,
D. D., of Memphis, Tenn. Mr. Curry
has proven himself to be "a workman
that needeth not to he ashamed," and
has made a warm place in the hearts of
the people of these churches. Although
a Junior in the Seminary?he has bad
unusual advantages?having attended
the Bible Training School?conducted
by Dr. W. W. White in New York?for
a year, before going to the Seminary.
He understands music thoroughly and
has been of much assistance in this way,
and the Young Men's Prayer Meeting,
under his leadership, has been a great
blessing to the young men and to the
church for which both pastor and people
are profoundly grateful. He will
close his work next Sabbath and visit
ins miner s nome ror a wnne Derore
returning to the Seminary. The love
and best wisheB of us all will follow
him.
Buena "Vista: The churches of different
denominations in this city have been
holding union services at night for
several weeks. They have been well
attended and have accomplished, much
good in showing the spirit of Christian
unity that exists among the churches.
South Boston: Rev. C. W. Maxwell,
the pastor of this church, has returned
from Montreat, N. C., where he spent
his vacation. Last Sunday Rev. J. E.
Thacker, general evangelist, began a
series of meetings in a large tobacco
warehouse, with encouraging prospects
for good results. He is being assisted
In music by his singer and pianist, Mr.
and Mrs. Fisher. All denominations
are uniting in the services. The meeting
will continue until September 10th.
Roanoke Church: Charlotte Co., Rev.
B. F. Bedinger pastor. A protracted
meeting was closed Sunday night, Aug.
20th, in which Dr. E. W. Bedinger,
father of the pastor, and Rev. A. J.
Ponton did the Dreachlne. Larire coil
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gregationa attended and heard the word
preached with power, Fifteen per?onp
united with the church on profession
of faith, eight of whom Teceived the