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Mr. McFadyen't baby was baptized.
To the Elders Deacons und Laymen
of Presbytery of Fort Worth: The
Home Mission Committee at a meeting
December 12th appointed the undersigned
a committee to prepare for holding a
Daymen's Convention, tn ho rnmnntoH
representatives from each church in the
Presbytery, and to be held during the
spring meeting of Presbytery* which
convenes Wednesday, April 17, 1912, in
the North Fort Worth Presbyterian
church, at 6 P. M. and to prepare a pro.
gram therefor.
The great importance of aggressive
Presbyterian development of such a
movement cannot be over estimated.
The Christian world i3 awakening to
the fact that the laymen have not been
taking their part in the extension of
the Gospel.
The laymen are themselves being
moved to recognize the necessity of
more aggressive activity in church work
as never before in the history of the
Church.
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ww tuo \jucowuu ueiuie us IS, OIia.il
the Presbytery of Ft. Worth arise to
her full duty aud take her proper place
in the onward march of the Church at
large?"
We propose a Laymen's Convention
to be held on Thursday, April 10, 1912.
the second day of Presbytery, to be
composed of the representative of each
church, and three additional men from
each church, an elder, a deacon, and a
member from the congregation at large.
At this convention there will be a
carefully studied, and prayerfully prepared
program in which our leading
laymen, principally, shall take partThis
is the scope, purpose, and in a
general way the plan, by which it is
hoped the laymen will begin to feel
their responsibility, and see their opportunity
for a more aggressive service.
Will you then kindly call your lay
members together, submit to them this
matter, get them to appoint representatives
to the proposed convention, and
report to the undersigned?
We shall write later asking you to
send the names of all who shall attend
so as to be able to prepare entertainment
for them during the convention.
Don't fail to be interested, and act at
once, and let us hear as soon as you
possibly can do so.
Remember that opportunity is always
a call to duty. Yours in his service,
Jno- E. McLean, J. B. Davies.
^ommiuee.
VIRGINIA.
Richmond: A Presbyterian SundaySchool
Institute and week of prayer
service began Monday afternoon at 5
o'clock in the Grace Street church and
will continue each night through Friday.
Teacher training was discussed
Monday night by W. L. Dingle. T. C.
Diggs and A. M. Forrester took up the
subject of grading, while that of organization
was discussed by Rev. J. J. Fix
and A. K Sage. At 7:30 a song service
will begin, when "World-Wide Sunday
School Work" will be the subject of an
address by Mr. Diggs.
Church of the Covenant. Richmond:
With the closing dag^of 1911, the Rev.
J. Calvin Stewart. Mm D., preached a
sermon that rounded out twenty-flve
years of service as the pastor of the
Presbyterian Church of the Covenant.
This quarter of a century, representing
iuc ucov ? t; rt. i a ui iur ine ui 111c uuui^ii.
has been filled with untiring, active
work on the part of the pastor and his
people. It can truly be said that the
New Year finds the church admirably
organized, the congregation larger than
ever before and a spirit of unity and
zeal among the members that promises
the greatest year In the history of this
church.
great work has been done during
these twenty-fire year*. The little
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THE PRESBYTER
chapel on West Grace Street, known as
the Fourth Presbyterian church, has
been given up and the growing congre
gation housed in a more elegant and
spacious chapel on Harrison Street.
Then followed the erection in time of
the large and handsome Gothic structure
adjoining the chapel at the corner
of Harrison and Park Avenue, with one
of the most beautiful and churchly
auditnriiimR to ho fnnnrf in i ?
the meantime, a substantial frame
church had been erected on the corner
of Beverly and Washington Streets,
where a most: useful and effective work
was done for years.
This latter work and building has
since been transferred to other hands
by reason of the growth of the present
church and the increasing demanus on
the time and energies of the pastor.
The Church of the Covenant is one of
the most vigorous of the Presbyterian
churches in the city. It has more than
400 members. An imposing organ has
been recently installed at the cost of
about $4,000. The entire plant as it
stands has a valuation of certainly $72,.
000, if not more. Of this amount, all
has been paid except $14,000. This
sum represents the bonded debt of the
church, and the people are laboring
most industriously to liquidate that.
The Sunday school now ranks second
in point of attendance among the Presbyterian
Sabbath schools in Richmond,
with an intelligent corps of teachers
and three Bible classes.
The efforts of Dr. Stewart have been
iuny recognized, Dotn among nis own
people and those with whom he has
come in touch. His church now enters
upon a new period of service with gratitude
to its pastor and a firmer spirit of
co-operation with him in his work.
Cliristiansburg: The thirty-first annual
offering of the Sunday school at
this place to the Thornwell Orphanage
at Clinton, S. C.? resulted in the sum
of $715.00 This is the largest yearly
Sunday school offering for orphans in
the Southern Presbyterian church. The
next keenest competitor is the Sunday
school of the Central Presbyterian
church, Atlanta, Ga., which gave this
Christmas season $500. On Sunday,
December 31st at the Communion service,
the congregation had the pleasure
of hearing Rev. W. D. Dingle, D. D., of
Union Seminary, Richmond, Va. Dr.
Dingle spoke in the morning on "What
it is to be a Christian," and at night on
"Prayer." The church was greatly
helped by the visit of this devoted minister
of the Word.
CHUB
IAN OF THE SOUTH
The Presbytety of Norfolk met ia adjourned
meeting In Newport News. Vs..
Oct. 17. 1911.
The Presbytery dissolved the pastoral
relation between the Rev. R. L. Walton
and the Williamsburg: and York River
churches and between the Rev. F. L.
Delane.v and the Suffolk church.
Permission wag given to the Second
church, Newport News to prosecute a
call for the pastoral services of the
Rev. G. B. Hanrahan before the Presbytery
of Lexington.
The Presbytery of Norfolk met In
called meeting at Norfolk. Va., December
11, 1911.
The Rev. Benj. Csuteros was dismiss.
ed at his own request to the Presbytery
of Mahoning. Ohio. U. S. A.
The Rev. G. B. Hanrahan was re-*
ceived from the Presbytery of Lexington
and a Commission appointed to in'
stall him pastor of the Second church,
Newport News.
The Rev. J. A. Christian, of Norfolk,
was elected chairman of the Sabbath
School Committee of the Presbytery.
The l'resbyterj' of Norfolk met in
called meeting in Norfolk, Va., January
2. 1912.
The resignation of the Rev. Joseph
Rennie. D. D., as pastor of the First
church, Norfolk, was accepted, to take
effect after the first Sabbath in February,
1912, and Dr. Rennie was given a
letter of dismission to the Presbytery
of Central Mississippi in order that he
might accept a call to the First church,
of Greenwood.
Rev. Stuart Nye Hutchison was elected
chairman of the Home Mission Committee,
in place of Dr. Rennie, resigned.
The Commission to install Rev. G. B
Hanrahan at Newport News. Second
church, submitted its minutes as having
performed its duty on the 17th of
December. 1911.
Minutes were approved and the Commission
discharged.
Robert Campbell Gilmore, S. C.
Roanoke Presbytery is called to meet
First Presbyterian church, Danville,
Va.. January 16, 12 M., 1912, to transact
the following business, if the way be
clear:
1. To dissolve the pastoral relation
between Rev. M. Raine and Shelton
Memorial church.
2. To receive Rev. R. E. Henderlite
from the Enoree Presbytery, and to
permit him to labor In W. Pittsylvania
field. Hugh Henry, S. C.
Heale Memorial Group: At two of
the churches of this group Christmas
exercises were held by the Sunday
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\CH OF THE COVENANT, Richmo,
[January 10, 1912
sohools. At Concord church on Chrlstmas
day a very helpful and impressive
program was rendered, after which
Santa Claus made glad the hearts of
the children with gifts of confectionarles.
At Beale Memorial on the night of
January 2d a very elaborate musical
program was rendered, with recitations
by the children, also choruses and tableaux,
followed by gifts of confectionaries
to all the school.
The pastor of these rhurches would
make thankful acknowledgement of the
receipt of a substantial purse, a Christmas
gift of the four churches combined,
besides many other remembrances. We
begin the new year with faith and hope.
A. J. P.
WEST VIRGINIA.
Huntington First: The old year was
closed with a Communion service which
was largely attended by communicants.
Nineteen new members were publicly
welcomed. Seven of them came on profession
of faith.
A series of evangelistic meetings will
be begun January 7, 1912. Rev. Frank
Hall Wright, the Indian evangelist, will
assist the pastor, Dr. Newton Donaldson.
Mr. WTight is well known in Huntington
and is highly esteemed. He held
similar meetings in this church two
years ago. The campaign will continue
through the month.
Romney: On December 15th the
pastor of this church closed a two
weeks' meeting at one of its outposts.
Deep interest was manifested from the
first- Twelve persons accepted the Lord
Jesus as their personal Saviour. Ten
of these were heads of families not
heretofore identified with our church.
It was an unusual sight to see four
couples?husbands and wives?consecrating
themselves to the Lord together.
Ten were received into the church December
30. and one other will join our
church, while the twelfth will unite
with a sister denomination. This result
is largely due. under God, to a
Bible School conducted on week days
during the past summer.
Petersburg: The people of this
church showed their high appreciation
of their pastor, Rev. J. Hoge Smith, and
of his untiring efforts by presenting
him with a new buggy as a Christmas
gift The church shows the true mis
sionary spirit Dy giving one nail or Its
pastor's time to mission work, which
has prospered greatly under his ministry.
ftd. Va.
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