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Dwa*b?r 30, 1911] '
ion QsMg of tb? Pre*bytery were never
In a more promising condition than
juat now.
At tbe same time the Presbytery
wishes to commend Mrs- Louise Hubbard
Hudson, the faitbful wife of our
evangelist, who has shared the labors
of her husband so constantly and
patiently. By her presence and assistance
in the tent campaigns of tbe last
few years, and by her personal work
with enquirers and in tbe homes of the
people, she has proven herself to be a
most worthy helpmeet
The Presbytery hereby congratulates
the Executive Committee of Home
Ml88lon8 of the General Assembly upon
securing Mr. and Mrs. Hudson for the
work among the "Highlanders of the
South," believing that the blessing of
God will continue to rest upon them,
and we ask for them the prayers of all
our churches.
Newton Donaldson,
James M. Payne,
Committee.
Elklns: A special meeting of the
Board of Trustee of Davis and Elklns
College was held at the College Tuesday.
November 14th, with Hon. H. G.
Davis presiding- The Board passed
upon the annual budget for the current
year, authorizing an Increased expenditure
In view of the demand for equipment
necessity the growth of the
student attendance. Including the
spekMal students, the enrollment now
exceeds the total enrollment of last
year.
In the following resolution the Board
acknowledged the announcement of
Senator Davis during the summer of
his provision for $100,000 as the foundation
of a permanent endowment fund:
The Board of Trustees of Davis and
Elklns College desire to express their
profound appreciation of the noble
generosity of the Hon. H. G. DavlR for
his many liberal gifts to th's college
and esneclally for his princely donation
of $100,000 as a permanent endowment
fund. For th's we ask the richest blessing
of Heaven upon all his davs.
Trustees were elected as follows:
The Hon. Davis Elklns to succeed his
father, the late Senator Elklns: the
TVs. U T -1 /x# r?1? talrn
*%y?v. it. a. .MV,1 iunaiiu, ui viniiia.
burg, to succeed the Rev. Dr. J. W.
Francis. formerly of Parkershurg. and
Mr. P. Chalfev. of Flklns. to succed Dr.
J. C. Irons, formerly of Elklns.
The Committee on Honorary Degrees
recommended to the Board for the
Doctor Dlvlnltatla. Rev. F. H. Baron, of
Elklns, and Rev. John Young, of Pittsburg.
Pa. The Board unanimously
voted to confer the degrees on commencement
day, 1912.
A committee wag appointed to take
Immediate steps to establish a per
manent loan fund for needy students,
which fund It is hoped will gradually
displace the non-compitltlve free
scholarship.
A committee consisting of Dr. W. A.
v-ook ana rreiineni noages ui mo
University of West Virginia to confer
with the Secretary of the College Eoard
of New York and with Senator Davis
with a view to Increasing the permanent
endowment.
CHANGE OF ADDRESS.
Rev. Dr. P. D. Stephenson changes
his address from Bon Air. Va., to 117
B. Cary St, Rlcmond, Va.
PERSONAL.
Rev. D. H. Scon Ion, Ph. Dn pastor of
the Presbyterian church at Richmond,
Kentucky, has received successful
treatment for a serious attack of appendicitis.
His unmerous friends will
be glad to hear that he Is steadily recovering
his normal health.
R?v. C. E. Raynsl. of the First church,
StBteevllIe. N. C.. win nave tne aympethjr
of a lanre circle of frtenda In the
doth of hla beloved wife. The Md
the P K JB S B Y TISI
vent took piece on December S.
IteT. CL VY. Helh, of North Carolina,
has declined the call of Mublenburg
Presbytery to Its evangelistic work.
Dr. James Park, pastor emeritus ot
the First church, Knoxvllle. Tenn., Is
now the oldest living alumnus of
Princeton Seminary. He belonged to
the class of '46 of that institution.
Rev. Dr. R. H. Fleming's address.
cinnet hi- *? T
? ...3 iguivai nuui Lifncnourg, va.,
recently, 1b Hillsdale Station, Baltimore.
Md. He has been received most
cordially by bis new charge.
Bev. C. A. Hyland, of Morgan City,
La., will spend tbe holidays with his
kinspeople at Yokena. Miss.
FRANKLIN STREET CHURCH AM)
BALTIMORE HONOR DR. KIRK.
Tbe great Importance of the Franklin
Street Presbyterian church to the
Southern Assembly, and the wide and
growing Influence of Its pastor. Rev..
Harris E. Kirk, D. D., not only In the
city of Baltimore, but throughout the
country, were demonstrated last night
at a meeting held In the church to cele
uraie me tentn anniversary of the commencement
of his pastorate. Notwithstanding
the Inclement weather, the
church was crowded, and the program
was varied and most interesting. Prof.
B. L. Glldersleeve, li. I* D.. of John Hopkins
University, was the presiding officer
and made a charming Introductory
address. Rev. Dr. W. W. Moore, of
Richmond, was in his happiest vein and
his address was an admirable tribute to
Dr. Kirk as well as to Franklin Street
church. A congratulatory telegram was
read from Rev. Francis L. Patton, D.
D., of Princeton, who was to be present
but was detained by illness, and one
from Rev. Dr. Theron H. Rice, of Union
Theological Seminary, Richmond.
One of the features of the eventng
was the recitation by Rev. Dr. William
Harvey Woods of a poem entitled,
"Soldier! Soldier!" written by him for
the occasion, an Incident unique in such
celebrations, and Its rendition was
greeted by prolonged applause. Dr.
Woods Is a great poet and his volume,
"The Anteroom and Other Poems." recently
published, Is a mine of rare gems.
Addresses were made by other prominent
ministers of different denominations
In Baltimore, all excellent and in
the sp'rlt of the occasion.
Dr. Kirk conducts four large Bible
clasees outside of his own congregation?three
for men and one for women,
and at this meeting one of these classes
of more than a hundred men marched
Into the church In a body, making a
very Impressive sight The announcement
was made by one of the officers of
thn rhnrrh thof tha onm nf !M 000
been raised In the last two weeks to
be added to the Endowment Fund In the
nature of a thank offering for the occasion.
Th's brings the Endowment
Fund to $8R.0fl0, all contributed In the
last two years. Notwithstanding this
great contribution from Its people, the
general benevolences of the church have
been larger than ever before and gifts
of more than si* thousand dollars have
been made to the Endowment Fund of
Union Theological Seminary at Richmond.
This demonstrates that large
gifts to special causes need not lessen
a church's contributions to Its general
benevolences. In the ten years of Dr.
Kirk's mlnlstrv the church has con.
contributed tM W6 for congregational
purnoses. besides the endowment, and
and we start on the second decade of
Forelprn Missions the contributions have
been st the average rate of $4.34 per
member and for the current rear they
will be lareer than ever before. A
yrest preacher snd a united and loyal
people make a powerful combination
our pastora ministry with high hope*
for rreater ntefnlneea.
. After the done of the anniversary
a a or x a b iootb
meeting Dr. Kirk was presented with a
handsome silver service?a gift from
the officers of the church.
Thos. B. G res ham.
Baltimore. Dec. 15th.
REPORT OF THE TREASURER OF
THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
OF FOREIGN MISSIONS.
The following report of the Treasurer
of the Executive Committee of
trnroivn ? ' * ' ?
- ? vOU ?.iBi?uua ?oo Buuuiniea ai me
monthly meeting December 12. 191L
"I would respectfully report that our
receipts for November. 1911. were as
follows:
Specials $ 1.539
Debt fund 8.042
Regulrr Funds, 31,902 $41,483
"Receipts for November, 1910, were
as follows:
Specials $ 6.650
Regular funds 28,695 $35,345
Net gain for November.
1911 ' $ 6,138
" rhe total receipts for the ye- r to
December 1st, are $243,870. For co
responding period, 1910, $255,623. showing
a loss for the year of $11,753"Our
total indebtedness on December
1st wsg $189,921. as against $198,123 on
November 1st, showing a decrease of
$8,202.
"For the past few months we
have been able to furnish our missionaries
on the field with sufficient funds to
provide for their actual necessities, bit
we still need at least $100,000 over and
above our ordinary receipts to enable
us to pay the amount due the various
missions.
"The Business Committee, In making
its appropriations for 1912. has appro,
prlated $28,000 less than the appropriations
of this year. This was done In
spite of the fact that the estimates for
1912 sent in by the missions called for
$94,500 more than the appropriations
for 1911. In every case these estimates
were accompanied by one or more letters
stating that the estimates had been
pruned by the missions to the very
lowest amount that they felt would be
absolutely necessary to carry on the
work.
"The Business Committee, wh'le sym.
pathlrlny with the missions, and knowing
that the Increased appropriations so
urgently called for were necessary, felt
that In view of the recent action of the
General Assembly In reference to our
present debt, that the only thins: that
could be done was to rednce the secondclass
annronrlMlons for 1912. In dolny
this the Business Committee felt that It
wonld seriously crlnple the efficiency
of onr missions, and that mnch of the
necessnrv work that has hitherto been
done would have to be abandoned.
"The Committee has also taken the
precantlon to notify the missions that
wh'le the first-class appropriations are
flved. the second-class annronrlatlons
dnrln* the year as the Chnrch placed
Binds In otir hands to enable ns to do
so. Ow'ny to the fact that such a Is rye
omount rt mnnav ~ * *
? ...w... . lino nui iroBIUIT IS
held back until March, It In alwav* Impossible
fnr us to *av with anv derree
of certalntv whiit our resources will be
for the fscal year.
MI wish to csll the attention of the ,
Executive Committee to the Increasing
number of notices received from
churches cancelling the'r Forward ,
Movement pledves. They write that
thev have adonted the Budeet Plan and
If anv Intlmat'on Is vlven of Its effect
on our receipts, the universal statement
Is that It means money for forelm mis- ,
slons. i
**Tn view of our nresstnv Pn??oi?i
tlmtlooe. ?very effort rhonlrf b? made
to fnrtnc? mrtnw* Tr?**nr?r? of
Tornl ?bnrrbea. socletl?? and omntira. i
ttong to forward to oar treasury prompt- i
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lj all funds coming Into their hands.
"Respectfully submitted.
"W. H. Raymond. Treasurer."
Nashville, Tenn.
TEXAS MEXICAN INDUSTRIAL DfSTITCTE.
Bct. Brooks L Dickey.
The Board of Trustees of the TexasMexican
Industrial Institute held a
meeting in Kingsville, Texas, Monday
?Tenlnr th. 97.K ? "
,?? ?<w u mig meeting Kcv.
J. W. Skinner. D. D.. pastor of the
church in Brownsville, Texas, was
elected president of the Institute. After
long and careful conference, in which
every phase of the work was considered,
Dr. Skinner accepted the office to which
he had been elected. He will enter on
the active discharge of his duties as
soon as he can close up his present
work, which will be not later than
January lstThis
will be good news to all those
who are Interested in the Mexican Mission
work. It marks a great forward
step in the inauguration of this work.
Dr. Skinner brings to the new field
wide experience In church work and In
affairs generally, and deep consecration
and profound sympathy for the Mexican
people. While his connection ?-!???
work has not covered a long period,
the Presbytery of Western Texas has
learned to regard him as one of Its most
devoted and effective ministers and one
of its wisest connsellors.
As is probably generally known the
s'fp selected for this school is on the
St. L. B. & M. R. R. near the thriving
town of Klngsvllle. Mrs. King and the
town of Kingsvllle have given a superb
body of land amounting to nearly seven
hundred acres. It is the purpose of the
president and the board to push the
work of gathering funds to the end that
this land he cleared and put into cultivation
this winter. It is their purpose to
endeavor to secure buildings and equipment
sufficient to open the school in the
fall of 1912.
The school purposes to train Mexican
hoys and young men In hand and head
and heart to the end that they may go
out and become good Christian men and
citizens. Thus laying the foundation
broad and deep upon which a strong
evaneel'cal MmImii
raised. There are between 250.000 and
300.000 Mexicans now In Texas and this
nninber Is being Increased constantly by
Immigration from Mexico. Even a
casual knowledge of conditions and
study Impresses one with the vastness
of the field and the llmHless opportunities
for such a school. No man can
estimate what It wonld mean to the
future of this people and this State to
have going back Into Its citizenship year
after year an Increasing bdy of men
trained nnder the IiPuenee that wc ex
pre41 to characterize the atmosphere of
this sctool.
The Iccat'on ?s lu many respects an
ideal tie. The ?wo artesian wells n?.w
ATI thlo irrAMtiil ?*?/? *,vuv ?
?... ?...V d.vwiiu am; viucis nuil'H IHd)
be drilled offer facilities for Irrigating
as mnch of the land as may seem expedient
The boys mav thus have practical
training In both "Irrigation farming"
and also In "drv farming." From
time to time facilities will be added
for the training In the varlons departments
of mechanics and other handicrafts.
It Is earnestly hoped that the ehnrch
will respond with a willing heart and
open hand to this most practical and
pressing manner of Mexican Missionary
extension. Those desiring fnrther Information
may write to Rev J TV svin.
ner. D. D.. Brownesvllle. or the Chairmen
of the Board of Trustees, Rev. R. D.
Campbell, Beevllle, Texas.
San Antonio, Texas, Not. !f,1SU.
More than half the value of an education
Ilea In what a man discovers, not
about books, bnt about himself.?Anon.
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