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Addreaa: The Presbyterian of the South
920 E. Main St.. Richmond, Va.
Entered as eeeond-class matter, June
15, 1910. at the oo?t-nfflce at Richmond,
Va.. under the act of March 3. 1879.
Church j^etog
The Month of December has been
designated by the General Assembly as
. the time for offerings from the churches
and Sabbath schools for Christian Education
and Ministerial Relief, including
the work of Education for the Ministry,
Ministerial Relief, the Assembly's Home
and School, and School and Colleges.
Send all funds to Mr. John Stltes,
Treasurer, Fifth and Market Streets,
Louisville, Ky.
THE PASTOR'S CHRISTMAS GIFT.
J. Ernest Thacker.
It has been my privilege to be more
or less intimately associated with many
ministers of various denominations over
our Southland during the last two
years, having traveled 33,000 miles in
evangelistic work. I feel that I can
make a suggestion about a Christmaa
gift for the pastor that would be very
helpful and greatly appreciated.
1 can make the suggestion without it
hoin <r nnnoiHftmA ? ? * ? - ?
-v-B vvumutlEU (IClOUUttl 1U ttUJ W HJT
as there is no church, or person responsible
(or my salary. I believe it
'would be a great double-remembrance
if each church would write a letter to
the pastor on Christmas day, saying:
"Beginning on New Year's day your
salary will be increased from $ to
$ Nearly every church could
easily make the Increase if the officers
would only start the ball rolling; for
almost all contributing members would
increase their weekly offering, and new
subscribers could be gotten for such a
worthy purpose.
How many churches will act on the
suggestion? It will depend on some one
person starting the movement, which
will certainly succeed if prayerfully,
promptly, persistently pushed.
ALABAMA.
Mobile: The Government ' Street
church. Rev. A. P. Carr, pastor, Inaugurated
its magnificent new pipe organ,
at the evening service of Decern,
ber 10th.
Birmingham: The congregation of
the Central has unanimously resolved
to change the name of that church
from Central to Handley Memorial.
This Is done In affectionate memory and
appreciation of the work of lis founder,
the Lai* Dr. L. ft. Handley.
THE PEESBYTERIA
FLORIDA.
DeLaud: The handsome new house
of woisuip of lue vigorous church here
was to oe dedicatee on December 10,
Kev. J no. Vv. btagg, of Orlando, preaching
the 8eru.on.
Durtow. Our town has been greatly
favored of late by visits troai consecrated
missionaries, who gate us niucu food
Cor thought. A few weeks ago Mrs. J?.
M. bliss, a missiouary of the A. B. 0.
b\ M. to the Soutn beus. was a most Intel
esting aud helptul speaker at the
Monrau's Missionary Jubilee. Mow we
have just heard another and more
famous missionary of the same Board,
Misg blleu Stone, who was captured by
lurkish brigands some ten years agoIt
will be remembered what a thrill of
horror ran through the veins of the
American people when the news of
Miss Stone's capture flashed acioss the
sea, and how the amount of her ransom
i$t>5,000j wag over-subscribed by
our citizens. This estimable lady came
to our town on December 12th under
the auspices of the W. C. T. U. She
gave a lecture iu the afternoon to the
450 pupils of the Summerlin Institute,
in which she described the lack of educational
facilities in Bulgaria and
Turkey and the eagerness of the young
people to acquire kuowledge. From
this she drew a lessou for the highly
favored scholars of America aud urged
her hearers to improve every moment.
Her lecture to the gneral public
at nigh:: was held in the Auditorium
and the large building was tilled. For
more than an hour Bhe held the audience
in rapt atteneion as she described
her terrible ordeal among brigands, and
the manifest provideuce of God in over,
duling all things for good, and how his
promises of comfort were fulfilled in
these moments of despair. Miss Stone
is a magnetic speaker, with a remark,
able how of language, and full of the
missionary spirit. Her charming personality,
gracious manner, aud wide
culture were impressed upon all who
were privileged to meet her in social
intercourse. She did a very gracious
thing before her departure by going to
visit a minister whose physical disability
prevented him from attending
her lectures. She had been associated
with the minister's wife on several oc
casions ana tnus Honored tne lady's bus.
band by a personal call. Y.
GEORGIA.
Atlanta: The people of tbe First
churcb, Atlanta, are much disappointed
by tbe refusal of tne Fresuytery of
Los Angeies, California, to reiease Dr.
Hugh K. V\ aiker fiom bis pastorate
of tbe lmmanuel churcn. Los Angeies.
It is beueved tbat tne Atlanta cnurcb
will make a secoud effort.
Atlanta?.North Ateuue l'resbyterlan
churcb: Tbe evangelistic meetings
which are being conducted by Kev.
Frank Yv right, of Dallas, Texas, are
now in tbe third week. Tbe interest
is growing, anu aiieaay mere nave oeen
eighteen accessions to North Avenue
church, besides many who have gone
into other churches.
There have been three meetings a
day; one at noon at the Montgomery
Theatre, one in the afternoon and one in
the evening at North Avenue church.
All of the meetings have been weil attended
and It was because of the great
interest manifested that the services
were continued instead of closing at the
end of the second week. aB was at first
intended.
At the meeting of the Ladies' Aid Society
on the first .Monday In the month,
Mr. Wright led the prayer service, after
which Mrs. J. K. Coit, of IHacoochle. told
of the need of the school at NacoocheeAs
a result of this talk, the ladles sent
a box of Christmas stockings for their
Christmas entertainment; the Young
Tadlsw Committee have s^ot a box, and
l N OF THE SOUTH
the Business Women's Committee also
sent ptoviDious, books, etc.
jiti/vuuuiju: v?e bo.ve just bad Rev.
F. D. Hum, of Decaiur, iia., evaugeust
for Auauia r-resujteiy, wiui us in a
meeting. He pieached for us twice a
day, for eight days and as a resuit our
cuurcb was greatly blessed and six
Dersons were added to the ehurrh Klvo
of them were cuiidren from tue Sunday
school, Ihis is the tnird time that
Bro- Hunt has been with us in the bve
years that he has been evangelist for
the Presbytery, and our people always
enjoy and are helped by his visits.
Augusta?1'he Green Street Church
has recently enjojed a three weeks'
meeting under the leadership of Dr. F.
W. Troy, of New York, assisted by
Mr. Jas. H. McConkej. From the beginning,
God was manifestly at work,
and though the attendance was never
large, there wa8 not a service at which
someone was not wonderfully blessed.
God has no two men anywhere better
fitted?fitted by prayer and the most
remarkable experience of his grace?
to speak of the deeper things of the
Christian life, and it was these things
that formed the burden of their ministry.
Dr. Troy is the apostle of happiness.
His joy in the Lord is so abounding as
to be contagious. "Contentment,"
ouy, rvepi oy tne rxira, are nis
characteristic themes. "If I am not
happy," he says. "I am misrepresenting
my Lord."
Mr. Aicoonkey, who is widely known
througn his boons on "tne inree-roid
secret, of ine noiy Spirit." "'Ine t>urrenaered
Liie," "jt layer," "Laie-iains,"
etc., spoke on such themes as "'ine
'troubled Heart." "The restored Soul,'
"The Highways of God's Vvili," and
many of nis hearers consecrated them,
selves altogether to God.
Many received a new vision of Jesus
Christ, and many were transformed.
Quite a number accepted Christ as the
only Saviour. G. E. Q.
LOUISIANA.
New Orleans: The Memorial church,
which has been vacant sluce Rev. W.
L. Nourse resigned its pastorale, about
two years or more ago, has called Rev.
U. B. Currie, recently of Snreveport,
La.., and now of Roswell, New Mexico.
Mr. Currie will accept the call and
come at once to the church. He will
receive a very warm welcome in New
Orleans, where he Is well known.
Louisduuu Presbytery met In special
session In Welsh and Lafayette December
13 and 14. Rev. W. H. Benton was
received from the Methodist church and
given charge of the Plaquemlne and
White Castle churches. Rev. E. M.
'Stewart was installed as pastor of the
Welsh church. The matter of helping
the Lafayette church to secure a pastor
was placed in the hands of Rev.
E. M. Stewart.
Tlie Annual Meeting of Jnnlor and
Chlldrens Borne Mission Bands, of the
Woman's Home Missionary Union, Presbytery
of New Orleans, will be held Sat
urday, January 6, 1912, at 2:30 P. M.
at the CanaPStreet Presbyterian church,
corner Canal and North Derbigny
Streets.
A hearty and most sincere invitation
is extended to all young people and all
mission workers in our churches to
come and see and hear what this department
of our Home Mission workers
are trying to do.
As this work embraces that of Dr.
Oscar A Brown. Church Extension secretary.
he will address the meeting;
there will also be presented the work
of the Presbyterian Hospital and Its
Free Clinic.
The Italian Mission will show some
of the results of its faithful workers.
and the cause of the mountaineers and
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the help that can be given them will
also be shown.
As ail tnese interests are so important,
a tun attendance at mis meeting is
especially aesiied.
MISSISSIPPI.
Summit: Rev. H. W. Wallace, assisted
Rev. A. F. Laird In a live days'
meeting; weather bad; congregation
small; good preaching, and good meeting;
six added on profession.
Magnolia: Sunday, 10th, three eld.
ers were elected: John Thorburn, Dr.
V. L. Terrell and W. D. Pains also
two deacons: R. W. Custer and Dr. J.
S. Moore- We value The Presbyterian
of the South very highly.
The adjourned meetiug of Central
Mississippi PPresbjtery, held at Winona,
Miss.. December 5, declined to grant
Rev. W. C. Underwood's request, that,
the pastoral relations between him and
the Carrollton group of churches be
dissolved Ihe churches were unanimous
in their desire to have him remain
with them as their pastor. The Presbytery
voted unanimously not to break up
mis pastorate that has now existed for
six years. There was much rejo<clng in
the congregations at Presbytery's action.
Presbytery received Dr. W. J. Caldwell
and appointed a committee to install
him as pastor of tne Yazoo City
church on the last Sunday in December.
Dr. J. S. Hillhouse to preside. Dr. J.
R. Dobyns, elder, to charge the congregation;
J. B. Hutton to charge the
pastor. Dr. Caldwell wab oidained by
Central Mississippi Presbytery and the
Presbytery it, delighted to have him
again with them. At a meeting of
Synod's Home Mission Committee, held
December 7th, in the First church.
Jackson, Rev. R. B. Walkup was elected
Secretary to take the place made vacant
by Mi. W. C. Smith's removal. Mr.
Walkup is to give his answer as to his
acceptance at a meeting of the Committee
to be held January 11, 1912. A call
frAm fK/* -t- L ? " *
..uu wuo 1'iauauu cuuiua was piacea la
the bands of Rev. T. M. Lemly (or onefourth
of his time, which was accepted
and a committee appointed to install
him, consisting of Dr. W. J. Caldwell,
to preside; Rev. D. M. Hawthorne, to
charge the pastor, and Elder T. H.
Armstrong to charge the people.
Meridian l'resbjtery met at Laurel,
December 12th, pursuant to adjournment.
Rev. A. U. Ferguson and Rev. J.
Eddins were released from thir respective
pastorates. 'I he Home .Mission
Committee was requested to make provision
for Mr. Ferguson's services uutil
spring meeting. .Vlr. Eddius was granted
permission to labor without our
bounds until the spring meeting, after
which Mr. Eddins was chosen as super
intendent of Home Missions in our Presbytery
and given ten days to give bis
decision to the Committee. The Committee
was authorized to elect another
superintendent in the event of Mr. Eddins
declining to Berve. Wiggins
church was granted permission to employ
Rev. Wm, B. Worrell and Mr. Wor
rell was granted permission to labor in
Presbytery under the direction of the
Home Mission Committee. Rev. E. B.
Witherspoon and Rev. J. W. Allen were
added to the Home Mission Committee.
Presbytery then adjourned to meet at
Montrose by standing vote.
A. B. Coit. S. C.
MISSOURI.
Sweet Sprlngst Rev. J. E. Wylle has
accepted calls to the Sweet Springs
uiiurcn ana nrst church, Pettis, at
Hughesvllle, subject to the approval of
Presbytery, and expects to take up the
work by the first of January.
Kennett: On Wednesday evening.
December 6th, a committee of Potosi
Presbytery met In the Presbyterian
church and Installed Rev. J. EL Flew ae