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Addresst The Presbyterian of the South
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BENBVOLENT OBJECTS AND THE IB <
TREASURERS. t
As Ordered by Th? General Assembly.
Foreign Missions: (May and October) t
W. H. Raymond, treasurer, 1st National
Bank Building, Nashville, Tenn. (
Home Missions: (June and November) ^
A, N. Sharp, treasurer. Box 1686 At- j
lanta, Ga. <
Christian Education and Ministerial ]
Relief: (April and December) John q
Stites, treasurer, 110 6th street, Louis- ,
ville, Ky. <
Sabbath School Extension: (March)
R. E. Magill, treasurer, Box 883, Richmond,
Va.
Bible C&nse: (September) William
Foulke, treasurer, Bible House, New
York, N. Y.
All Monies raised for Presbyterial and
Synodical Missions to be gent to local
r<v!?enr?re
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ALABAMA. '
Tuscaloosa: The First Presbyterian
church of this city is steadily growing 1
in numbers and efficiency. The pastor, 1
Rev. C. M. Boyd, is looking after the 4
university students?about sixty of 1
whom come from Presbyterian fam. I
illes in the State?also strangers, 1
those having no special church con.
nectlon, and at the same time doing the
pastoral work inside the church proper. 1
The Sunday School is now in a flourish,
ing condition. In the last twelve months
it has increased more than 60 per cent '
having on the roll at present 220 pupils.
The Session has recently received ten -1
new members, five on confession and
Ave by letter.
Second Church x The Rev. Mr. Boyd as- {
sisted the pastor of the Second Preeby- *
terian church in a meeting lasting ten
days, closing September 29th. The visible
results were four confessions of
faith In Christ and two baptismB.
ARKANSAS.
McOehee: A Presbyterian church has
been organized here, by the order of
Presbytery, Rev. C. H. Maury, of Hamburg,
officiating. Fifteen members were
enrolled. A house of worship will be
built at once.
FLORIDA.
Jacksonville! The new Riverside
church h*a called Rev. J. Q. Venable,
of Moultrie, Ga., who has announced
hla decision to accept It. The church
THE PRESBYTERIA
has a bright outlook. It occupies one
af the most rapidly growing and promising
sections of the metropolis of
Florida.
Presbytery of Florida will meet in
Mayo church, November 10, at 7: 3o
P. M.
The ltiverside Church, Jacksonville:
is rejoicing over the fact that Rev. J.
G. Venable, of Moultrie, Ga., has signified
his acceptance of the call which
for the second time was recently extended
him.
This is one of the most attractive
iields anywhere to be found and it is
confidently expected that it will yield
large results under the leadership of
Mr. Venable who will find a cordial sup_
port on the part of this excellent band
of Christians.
Peculiar interest attaches to the formation
of this pastorate, as it is the
first, the church having been organizes
about a year ago.
Suwanee Presbytery met in called
session in the Springfield Church, Jacksonville,
on Oct 2nd, 1911.
Rev. Thomas P. Hay, D. D., was released
from the Gainesville Dastorate
which has been on? of great pleasantness,
peace, and success for the past
sight years, that he might take up work
in the Ensly, Ala., church to which he
iaa been recently called.
The Gainesville church was very loath
.0 give him up and Bent urgent reluests
to the Presbytery that he b? reained
in that field. 1
Dr. Hay ha? been a member of Suvanee
Presbytery for 14 years, having
)een for nearly six years in Palataka. 1
The brethren, without exception, are
levoted to him and he has been a most
valuable Presbyter, holding the most im.
jortant positions in the Presbytery and
Synod. His going will leave vacant a
place on the board of Directors of Columbia
Seminary and remove one of the
valued members from the Assembly's
Vmmltln. O ? n ? ?
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DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.
Washington: The Central Presbyterian
chapel, the extension work of the
Central Church at 3rd and I streets, in
Morthwest Washington is now dn a
nore promising condition to grow than
it any previous time. Recently this
ihapel was moved from 13th and Monroe
streets to 16th and Irving streets,
N. W. At this location the work Is
not only more accessible by car from
a.11 points in the city, but is in the newest
and most desirable residential section
surrounded with a large field for
growth and usefulness. Since moving
to the new locality the Sunday school
is larger and the work in general gives
better promise of steady and sure progress.
On the first Sabbath In October
Sunday school rally day was observed
with appropriate exercises consisting
of songs, recitations, and Bible verses
by the children and a couple of short
addresses by the pastor and assistant,
rhis school Is fortunate In having as
Superintendent Mr. Roy Prince, deajon
of the Central, and several experienced
and efficient teachers who are
giving themselves to the work with
loyalty and earnestness. Beginning with
October the first there has been both
nornlng and evening services, one of 1
vhlch fb conducted by Rev. James H. i
raylor, the pastor and the other by Rev.
IT. W. Shannon, the assistant. If any
>f the pastors or elders of the Presby- 1
erlan church In the different states i
lhuw or any or meir memDers aireaay \
n the city or expecting to come here <
hey would confer a great favor by let- 1
lng either of the undersigned know 1
heir addresses. 1
James H. Taylor, Pastor, i
62 8. Street, N. "W. i
H. W. Shannon, Assistant, <
1483 Newton St. N. W.
N OF THE SOUTH
GEORGIA. t
Atlanta, Westminster: Atlanta Pres. ?
bytery?The Communion services of th? I
hrst Sunday in October were preceded j
by a week of preaching by Rev. J. G. i
Patton, D. D. Those who know Dr. s
Patton, know how delightfully he J
preacnes me great truths of the Gospel.
This week's preaching was no exception.
On Sunday the Session received
four on profession of faith. The pastor
announced that fourteen had been
received since the last communion.
Sunday was also Promotion Day in
the S. S. The attendance was very
large and the exercises were interesting.
Th S. S. as well as societies has
grown steadily in efficiency and size.
?North Avenue: Rally Day was obsrvd
in th Sunday school last Sunday,
October 1st. A large crowd was present
and the sevices were intensely interesting.
On October 17th, the Ladies'
Aid Society will have an all-day sewing
at the church house for the benefit of
Thornwell Orphanage. It is hoped that
these all day sewings will be held at
least twice a year, and will become
one of the social features of the church.
Rev. Frank Wright, of Dallas, Texas,
is expected to begin a meeting in this
church on Sunday. November 26th.
Synod of Georgia will convene in the
Presbyterian church, Decatur, Ga., November
7 th at 7:30 P. M.
Commissioners arriving at Atlanta
win take Decatur car on Edgewood
Avenue, corner of Peachtree Street and
come direct to the church in Decatur,
where a committee will meet them.
We are planning to make this meeting
of synod one of unusual interest, and
we are exceedingly desirous of having
a record breaking attendance.
Communications are being sent to all
ministers, and vacant churches, but in
case any should fail to receive such notice
by mail write at once to Rev. J. G.
Patton that you are coming, and when
you will arrive. All visiting brethren
will Jo likewise.
Our hearts and homes will be opened
to you, and we want you to come.
J. G. Patton.
Athens: Pinoo Avoniio
church. This Sunday school held Its
first "Rally Day" the first Sunday in
October; the attendance was 102. The ]
prepared program of our Southern Pres. 1
byterian Church was very successfully
carried out by the pupils of the school. 1
Appropriate and interesting talks were 1
made by the pastor and Sunday school '
superintendent, and a collection of 1
$11.58 taken for Sunday School Exter. '
sion work. Th? Sunday school is only (
a year old, but is steadily growing in
numbers and we feel a good work is 1
being accomplished by the earnest ef- 1
forts of an unusually zealous and con- '
secrated band of officers and teachers. ^
The music is of the very best; at the {
piano, Mr. Hugh Hodgson; violinists, 1
Messrs. Branson and Oesterman, and 1
Miss Kate Hodgson, while Messrs. Webb, 1
Newton, Hart, Hodgson, Cartledge, Mc- (
Lean and Miss Edith Hodgson, soprano,
compose the choir.
HISTORIC OLD HID WAT CHURCH.
Rev. C. I. Stacy has been granted
leave of absence from his church for
the second Sabbath in October, the 8th,
one week from next Sabbath^ to accept
a peculiar honor and privilege that has
been tendered him. He is one of the
lineal descendants of the old Midway
Colony that came hundreds of years
ago from Dorchester, England, and settied
Dorchester, Mass., then Dorchester,
S. C., and then Dorchester, Ga.,
formlne near the later rVta^o
miu- l
way Colony and church. In what wa8 i
.hen, In 1754, St. John's Parish, but It la i
low known as LJberty county, about 30 1
niles south of Savannah. This old t
;hurch has long been known as "the s
Mother *>f Churches," having formed we
[October 11, 1911
a any new churches rrom her member,
ihip, and also as the "Mother of
kiiniwfp.rn " hnvlnf plvnn in Hi?
??v. o*' vu ty vuv *r v/i iu
ind the Church at large eighty-one
uinisters from her membership, be.
(ides four governors, two signers of the
declaration of Independence, six Con.
jressmen, six college professors, three
>rofessors in theological seminaries, two
miversity chancellors, six foreign missionaries,
two judges, three solicitors,
hree presidents of colleges two mayors
>f cities, one U. S. minister to a foreign
country, four authors and one authoress,
six editors, besides a long list of
jroffessors, teachers, writers, lawyers,
loctors, professional and business men
mattered everywhere in this and other
ands, and almost all filling places of
jrominence wherever they have located.
In the old cemetery adjoining the church
lie the remains of the ancestors of Presdent
Roosevelt, Senator Bacon and
scores of other illustrious men of tolay.
Here rest also the remains of
sleven ministers, one governor, one
senator, one commodore, two generals,
besides a host of the most pious and
consecrated men and women the world
aver saw, twelve hundred graves in all,
including a brother of Mr. Stacy.
The many loyal descendants of this
historic old church are arranging to
nave a religious reunion and sacrament,
ll service in the old church building,
now over one hundred years old, on
the 8th of October, and the "Selectmen"'
who manage the affairs of the organize,
tion, according to the customs of the fathers,
have honored Mr. Stacy by inviting
him to preach the sermon and ad.
minister the sacrament on that occasion.
As many as possible of the descendants
of the old church, now scab
terea 10 tne rour quarters 01 tne eartn,
will assemble for the service, and it will
be an occasion of peculiar pleasure and
privilege to Mr. Stacy to minister in
sacred things to his own people nearly
ill of whom will be related to him in
some way.?Elberton Star.
KENTUCKY.
Lexington: Maxwell Street church
has had the pleasure, privilege and
profit of a visit from Dr. W. H. Forsythe,
who is an elder in this church.
For him and for his honored mother
and sister, also members here, the
prayer of our flock have ascended continually,
both while they were in the
xiidst of their labors in Korea and after
lisease came upon their home. It was
truly a great Joy to have Dr. Forsythe
with us so far recovered as to speak
to us and to many of his Lexington
Friends at several gatherings. His ex
cellent addresses before our Ltadies'
Missionary Societies on the afternoon
?f September 26th and at the prayer
neeting hour the following day should
result in much good to us. Many of
jur members and a number from other
:hurches attended these services.
Eight members were received during
September; one of these corning from
Romanism, whose family will soon come
vlth him. The pastor, Rev. S. P. Hawes,
ind the officers and teachers and many
>f the pupils of the Sunday school were
)usily employed during the week pre:eding
"Rally Day" of October 1st, inent
on making the day a success. In
iddition to other efforts, some of our
ioys gave themselves to the task of
sarrylng "telegrams" (very like the real
mesj ana other notices to parties in
liferent parts of the city. The gratifyng
reward of all efforts was an in.
trease of more than a hundred per
tent, in attendance over the previous
Sabbath and the average for the past
nonth; this Increase for the day being
ull of encouragement from the fact
hat it was largefly from our member,
hip and others on whose faithfulness
i may reasonably depend. A part of