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VOL. III. RICHMOND
The First
Rev. Flouri
Sabbath, September 10, was a red-letter day
in the history of the Presbyterian church of
Monticello, Arkansas. The happy event of this
occasion was the dedication of the splendid
new church, erected and completely furnished
at a cost of something near $25,000. Being
thus early ready to dedicate this handsome
new church speaks volumes for the unremitting
zeal, faithfulness, and generosity of this con
gregation. Tins ciiurcii was built strictly under
the supervision of the laymen; while Dr. J. W.
Purcell, the former pastor, was one of the initiate
promoters and gave substantial aid in the
selection of plans, yet
no preacher was on the
ground during the process
of construction,
therefore it is a lay- k iw j|
men s church.
The church is constructed
of gray pressed
brick, and presents a g|jK t'"
most attractive appearauce
from every side. I
The auditorium, with [' |
its superb acoustic proper
ties, is one of the KjL
most beautiful and art- ^HUI
istic in design and arrangement
to be found
anywhere in a town the
size of Monticello. The
seating capacity of the
main auditorium is 450;
the capacity of the
building, with all compartments
thrown together,
is between 800 IHHI
and 1,000 PRES1
At the service on the
tenth, the building committee came in for their
share of praise and commendation, which they
so ricniy deserved and to wnicn tney were justly
entitled. A double portion of praise and
thanks was accorded the chairman of this coin
mittee, Mr. J. J. McCloy, who was constantly
on the ground superintending the work during
its process of construction.
As usual, the ladies of the church had an
important work in the erecting and furnishing
i budding. They assumed the responsi0
|0\ bility of carpeting the whole church at a cost
. <Drvy^" $1,000. A more energetic and faithful band
? of women than we have in this church is to he
_ / n_ i i
w/ iouna nownere.
All the pastors and congregations of the
town were present at the dedicatory services.
A prince of preachers and students was in the
,r pulpit in the person of Dr. Bobert E. Vinson, of
the Austin Theological Seminary, Austin, Tex.
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, NEW ORLEANS, ATLANTA, OCTOB1
Presbyteria
ioy Shepperson, Pastor, Monti
He had a very apt'theine from Ephesians, 1:23:
"Which is His Body." ami it in o
scholarly and forceful way. He captivated
every hearer, and the impress of his sermons
and visit will long abide in the hearts of the
people.
A brief historical sketch (flkiHyy^hurch is
worthy of mention in this l'o^^fi^dd^7^^ht^~,
Presbyterian Church of Monycjelk/ was organized
with a membership of ?Y?*Wlyember 17.
1866, during the pastorate of frjTtftds'A., Dickson.
The elders were Charles A. McDermott, William
N. Fee, William H. Harper, William II.
t ]J?Lj
I
I . In wSikSmSim 3
I
i.anj, M jiiiaui uumeis aiia j. in. nurd. The
Diaconate consisted of A. T. Hurley, S. M Wiley,
A. N. Allen, and Samuel A. Allen.
This congregation was formed of the members
of the Presbyterian church which existed
prior to the Civil war, and of the members of
the A. R. P. church. The succession of pastors
and stated supplies since its organization is as
follows: Rev. J. A. Dickson (1866-1871), Rev.
Thomas M. Boyd (1871-1873), Rev. J. W. Kerr,
(1874-1878), Rev. J. W. Brown (1879-1883),
Rev. S. W. Mitchell (1883-1884), Rev. J. W.
Brown and Rev. A. J. Cheatham (1884-1885),
Rev. William Crenshaw (1886-1889), Rev N
Smylie (18891893), Rev. S. C. Alexander (18941900),
Rev. E. P. Kennedy (1900-1908), Rev. J.
W. Purcell (1909-1910). Rev. Flournoy Shopperson
assumed the duties of pastor in May, 191
The membership of the church is now 300.
The work of the church in all branches
^ester/vp/^sbytep/am
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shows signs of development and growth. The
members are now all harmoniously at work,
the Sabbath school in a flourishing condition,
all Ladies' societies well organized and at
work. ' As a whole the work now has better
prospects and is in a beter condition than it has
ever been.
With this new equipment and the blessing
of our God upon us, we will do yet greater
things for him to whom be all praise and glory.
WHAT CHRIST DID FOR US.
Dr. T. A. Pierson on one occasion explained
the Atonement so that
any one could grasp its
>significance. He illus*
tna.ted it thus:
"Professor Olcott,
whose name is familiar
in this country, was a
tCttoner v/i ouys, anu natl
PI tiie Doys in ins scnooi
matte rules lor tiie conduct
oi tne scnooi, and
. - - aitach penalties tor viox
_1 I At. ion of kiiIoo n.v
V** v* * UIUO. OU
that when a boy was
punished he was brought
uetore the school and the
1 i
lule was read and the
I penalty intiicted by the
boys themselves. One
little fellow, rather undersized,
had been guilty
I of two violations of the
rules of the school and
I the rule was, that the
second offence of that
(AO. Kina snouia De punished
by a public Hogging,
which was rarely resorted to in Professor Olcott's
school. So the young lad was called up ?and the
rule was read to him and the penalty which the
boys had themselves affixed to the rules. 'Now,'
said he, 'my dear little fellowT, it becmes necessary
for me to chastise you before the boys for
the violation of this rule; but my heart goes out
to you and I cannot really bear to inflict this
punishment upon you. I am going to have you
punish me instead. To the astonishment of the
boys, and especially of the offender, he took the
rod and put it into the hands of the culprit and
said: 'Now lay that rod upon my back.' Well, the
boy of course touched him very lightly. 'No,' he
'?id, 'that won't do. You must punish me just as
hard as you think you ought to be punished. And
he persisted until that boy laid a sufficient number
of stripes upon him with a sufficient force to
. ft (Continued on p*ge 6).