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Address i The Presbyterian of the South
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TABLE OF CONTENTS.
Page.
Reverence for the Sanctuary 1
Infinity 2
Absolute Alienation from Sin 3
FAMILY READING.
New Year Resolutions 4
Concerning the Catechism 5
Dangers of the Dance Hall 5
Jesun Paid It All. *
What Makes the Stain 5
The Lure of the Gospel 5
POETRY.
The Call of the New Year 1
The Morning Watch 4
The Cross 5
A Dandelion 6
How to Help 7
OUR BOYS AND GIRLS.
Little Gentle Hand 6
When the Smoke was Diving.... 6
Purity of Speech 7
The First Truths 7
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*jciLcis iium iu6 i^nuareii. * (
Sunday School; Y. P. S.; and Prayer
Meeting 8
EDITORIAL.
Notes 9
Notes in Passing 9
Faith and True Manhood 10
The Children for Christ 10
Seeing Ourselves as God Sees Ua 10
The Boy Problem 11
Extracts from Sermon on Peace.. 11
News from the Churches and Important
Announcements 12-16
Survey of Current News 16
What About This 17
A View of Prayer 17
An Overture from the Women's Missionary
Societies 18
Letter from Japan 19
English Bible at S. P. U 19
Marriages and Deaths 20
Influence of the Missionary Interest
on a Church 21
Miscellaneous 22.23
Story Corner 24
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THE PRESBYTERIi
Ctjurct) Jletos
Jb'AJLLNE LN Clil-NA.
Rev. W. F. Junkiu, of Suchien. China,
writeg briefly of conditions in China:
"1 had hoped we were through with
famine for awhile at Suchlen, but it is
on us in more horrible severity again
this year- See Amos 4th chapter. Fray
that they by these ainictions be brought
to God Fray for us, God's missionaries
in this land. 1 had typhus
(.famine) fever this summer. God spared
my life." Surely many of our Christian
people will take earnest heed to tnese
words of our beloved Missionary who
has suffered so much to carry the
Gospel to the Chinese people, remember
ing in dally prayer the Missionaries and
native Christians, that great nation now
in their hour of need and suffering, and
many are able whom God has so richly
blessed in this land of Gospel privileges,
and wonderful prosperity, to send liberal
help to the starving people. Hereby
perceive we the love of God. because
he laid down bis life for us; and we
ought to lay down our lives for the
brethren.
But whoso hath this world's good,
and seeth his brother have need, and
shutteth up his bowels of compassion
from him, how dwellest the love of God
in him?
My little children, let us not love in
word, neither in tongue; but in deed and
in truth. 1 John 3:16-18.
Those who will help in this work may
send funds to the Executive Committee.
TiMrat Mgllnn.l Ron), U.ilMUs MooWulllo
Tennessee, with a request that it be forwarded
for famine relief in China.
ALABAHA.
Tuscaloosa Presbytery: At a called
meeting of the Presbytery in Tuscaloosa,
Ala., December 29th, the pastoral
relations of Rev. T. R. Best with the
Aliceville and Pleasant Ridge churches
was dissolved, and Mr. Best dismissed
to the Presbytory of Arkansas. He
changes his Presbyterial connection that
he may accept the call for his services
recently made by the church at Argenta.
In taking this action, the Presbytery
expressed its deep sympathy with Mr.
Best, because of the continued ill health
of his wife and her protracted absence
in a distant State, where she is undergoing
medical treatment, thus necessitating
the separation of his family from
himself and each other and practically
breaking up his home. P.
ARKANSAS.
Rot Springs. On New Years day the
First church of this city was destroyed
by fire. A large congregation had as.
sembled to hold a special New Years
service. As the exercises were being
concluded a volume of smoke suddenly
filled the auditorium and the worship.
er8 had to grope their way through the
smoke to the street. No one was injured.
but the building was soon a
mass of flame and smoke and was entirely
destroyed. The pastor. Rev. John
McLear and the congregation have the
sympathy of the Church at large. We
trust they are prepared to rebuild with,
out serious embarrassment.
GEORGIA.
To the Presidents of Synodical and
Preshyterlal Union#: This is to ask
that all Presidents who have not already
done so. will appoint historians
to send in at once to Mrs. John B.
Knox a history of the woman's work in
thn Svnnrt nr Praahvterv. Th? llmi> la
short now for Mrs. Knox to get this Information
In hand and compile it so as
to make a report at the Montreat Conference
next summer
Kate C. Roberts, Atlanta, Ga.
Chairman Program Committee Montreat
Conference. 1
\N OF THE SOUTH
Atlanta?North Avenuex Ths evangeliBtic
meetings conducted by Rev. Frank
Wright closed on December 17th. Since
then 66 have united with the church on
profession, and 16 by letter. Of the 66
that came by profession, 43 were from
the Sabbath school. Since April 1st, 142
have been received into membership of
this church..
At the meeting of the Men's League
held last hriday night a large number
were present Supper was served at
7:30, after which all enjoyed the social
. .V
nour which, followed.
Yuldosta: During 1911 thirty members
were added to the roll. Of these
twenty-three were heads of families;
twelve were men and four boys. Other
denominations contributed to the mem.
bership: Methodists, four; Baptists,
two; Lmtherans, one.
The congregation has just completed
a two-room addition to the manse, a
Christmas gift greatly appreciated by
the pastor's family. Many other Christmas
remembrances were received. Indeed,
they come every year from this
generous people. For the new year let
us ask for each other. Deeper Life;
Puller Power!
Jiev. Steven Traylor is supplying the
Poulan and Syl/e&ter churches; he
I reaches two Suudays at place.
I do lot know he.v long \c call keep
him. Bro. Traylor preaches an earnest
gospel sermon. These two churches
are in need of regular, permanent
preaching. We have dismissed so many
ol our members that we have very small
attendance. 1 hope to have one or two
of our church members attend the Laymen's
Missionary Convention in Chat,
tanooga. These conventions enthuse the
laymen to renewed work when they
come home. May you prosper this
new year as never before.
Augusta: The First Presbyterian
church is entering upon a series of
special evangelistic services under the
uirucuon 01 uie AssemDiy s tvaugelist,
Dr. J. E. Thacker, and his singer, Mr.
Geo. A. Fisher, Sunday, January 7th.
Elaborate plans have been made for the
coming of Dr. Thacker and it is Loped
that a great city-wide revival will follow.
Various committees have contributed
to this preparation, such as the
Committee on Spiritual Preparation,
Material Preparation, Finance, Advertisement,
Distribution of Advertising
Matter, the Press, Invitations, in vhich
a representative has been secured for
every office building, factory and boarding
house in the city to give a personal
invitation to each inmate to attend the
services; ushers, music, which committee
has secured a great chorus of
one hundred to be under the leadership
of Mr. Fisher. Shop and Factory Committee
has arranged for noonday shop
meetings in various manufacturing
plants in tne city, ana anally the Committee
on Conservation, whose duty it
shall be to plan for the conservation of
the result secured during the services.
The Invitation Committee will see that
a card of invitation is sent to every
traveling man spending the night in the
city. Tt Committee on Spiritual Preparation
has been very earnest in securing
the prayers of our people for we
realize that after all it is only the
power of the Holy Spirit that can grant
a true revival.
KENTUCKY.
Loaisville: December 30th closed the
twelfth year of the present pastorate.
Durng this time 334 have been received
into the membership, which now numbers
443?a net gain of some 60 per
cent. The great majority of these were
received on professionThe
Flower Committee of the Christian
Endeavor arranged quite a number
of baskets of fruit and other good
things which were distributed among
the alck, and In other homes, to help
[January 10, 1912
bring good Christmas cheer. Friday
evening. December 22nd. a number of
friends visited the manse, bringing good
cheer, and many substantial gills to replenish
the larder, a handsome present
for the pastor, and a purse for his "better
half." During the holidays other
presents continued to come in for members
of the family?tokens of friendship
that make glad the heart.
W. H. Miley.
St. Helens: The Sabbath-school of
thi3 little mission church tried, to its
very great satisfaction, a new experiment
this Christmas. A donation party
was held in lieu of a Christmas tree
and the proceeds were sent in a large
knv ^ 1J 1 rt i * *
wva iu uio mguiauu ufjiunus name at
Clay City?the orphanage now maintained
py our General Assembly's Committee
on Home Missions.
A delightful program was rendered
by the members of the school; some inspiring
music by the choir; a brief talk
by the superintendent of Home Missions.
who lives here; a prayer of dedication
was offered and then the donations
were received. A box of groceries
weighing about three hundred
pounds and a collection of $2.18 in cash
was the result, for the orphans, but
who shall measure the result to the
children who gave in love and with
sacrifice to themeslveB?
The Lexiugton and Eastern Railroad
with its characteristic generosity transmitted
the box to the "Home" free of
charge.
This is hut the type of Home Mission
development which West Lexington is
now striving to accomplish within its
mountain territory, but we believe it
worthy of commendation to schools
other than mountain mission.
Presbyterian Theological Seminary of
Kentucky: The December Missionary
Day was given tc the discussion of the
missionary situation in the far East.
"The Missionary Situation in Japan"
was presented by Mr. Jame3 Jaffray and
that of China by Mr. E. M. Ewers, who
after some years of service in China is
preparing to return as a medical missionary
and from personal experience
was able to interpret certain of the
marvellous changes that are now attractiug
the eyes of the world to this
wonderful people. Dr. H. A- Webb, in
charge of the services of the day, spoke
of "The Crisis in the Missionary Situation,"
and dwelt upon the fact that the
real peril to the enterprise of missions
lies in the failure of the church at home,
absorbed in nearer and smaller problems
of administration and financially
crippled to provide for them, to realize
and enter into the unexampled opportunities
presented to us in ripening
fields abroad. This address was followed
by reports from the representatives
of the student body in attendance on the
Conference of Theological Seminaries
at Oberlin. Ohio, Messrs. Thompson,
Preston and Orr, and by brief comments
of President Hemphill, who had
represented the faculty of thfe lnstltu
tion at the Conference.
Complying with the request of the
1910 Assembly of the Presbyterian
Church South that the professors of our
theological seminaries present the call
to the ministry in as many of the
churches within their respective ter.
ritory as might conveniently be reached,
the members of the faculty have visited
quite a number of the churches in the
Synod of Kentucky and are planning to
Visit others so far as time at their disposal
will allow. The results have been
most gratifying, in turning the thoughts
of our young men to this work and in
helping ethers to a decision. At one
service the heart of the speaker was
made glad by the decision of his own
son to make this his work for life.
The Seminary examinations, covering
the work of the first semester, will be.
gin Jan. 12th and end Jan. 23rd.
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