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Rogers for deacons. This has been i?r
a ion* time tue weakest church in trie
giouy, sua aduitiouui ouicers has been
a crying need, it is practically certain
that ail of tuese brethieu wiji ?ccey'
the honor and responsibility. The
church is to be congratulate 1 on the
re (diction of lour such men, and we
all leel that a new ers is duwniug for
our .Title cnuich. These brethren will
be installed on the fourth Subbath of
February.
A. J. Ponton.
Drake's branch: Six persons were
received into tue church at the last
service, lour by letter and two on profession.
These added to the number
previously reported makes something
over forty received in this Held during
the last few montas. Rev. R. L.. McNair
is the pastor.
The iNceds of West Hunover Presbytery:
A condition of affairs exists in
West Hanover Presbytery the seriousness
of which is perhaps unrealized
by most Presbyterians w ithm its
bounds, but to which their prayerful attention
is now earnestly called.
1. Ihere are practically twelve counties
within the Presbytery in which, according
to the 1910 census, there are
175,337 people. Of these 175,337 persons
only 2,318 are Presbyterians, i. e.,
about one seventieth.
2. One county, having a population
of 10.005, has in it only one Presbyterian
church of nine members, while
another county, with 6,937 souls, has
no Presbyterian church at all!
3. Furthermore, on January 1, 1912,
nineteen of forty-six churches were
vacant!
4. Only two of the forty-six churches
support ministers for all of their time
without assistance.
This is the state of affairs in the
Presbytery in which the great University
of Virginia is located; in which
also is the largest Normal Training
School (or young ladies in the entire
State; In which almost anything will
grow, from peanutB to pippins.
As a committee we are unable to
meet these crying needs of our "Judea"
simply because we have not the money.
So urgent is the demand that Presbytery
has called upon the churches to
double last year's contributions for this
work. The committee has asked each
church to give a definite amount February
is the last month of the church
year for this offering. Will not every
one of our church members see to it,
therefore, that his church sends the
full amount asked of it to Mr. R. P.
Valentine, Treasurer, Charlottesville,
Va., and thus save our many weak
churches from what must otherwise be
inevitable suffering?
Hugh H. Hudson,
Chairman Home Mission Committee.
Alexandria: Plans are being perfected,
through the Men and Rellglyn For.
ward Movement. tr> maVo SunHav
February 11th a day memorable In our
city's church ?lfe. All of the churches
of the city will hold rallies for men and
boys and at the Sunday morning service
In each church the pastors will
preach special sermons.
In this church in addition to the
special sermon which Dr. Allison will
preach Sunday morning, there will be a
Boy's Rally service in the lecture room
at 3 o'clock Sunday afternoon, which
will be in special charge of Mr. D. M.
Lowe, Jr., who is the Boys' Work Committee
representative of this church.
On Tuesday night, the 13th, the men of
the churoh will all be invited to gather
around the gunnsr tahla In tho lontnra
room, where a tempting repast will be
served by some of our good ladies, as
Jthey alone know how to serve, and following
the supper there will be some'
stirring talks by our own men, and
probably by some special guests from
V'ishlngton.?Alexandria Presbyterian.
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THE PRESBYTERI
on tha b?w Virginian railroad, about
(our mllas from Charlottes Court
House, lu tha county of Charlotte. Va.
Here there la great need of a building
for church services. The village has
perhaps 60 or 70 inhabitants. There
are 10 or 12 families, three large stores
with five clerks, besides proprietors, a
blacksmith shop, depot, etc. There is
only one old house in the place. The
new houses are small. This summer
some gentlemen have conducted a Sabbath
school here with about 35 scholars.
Rev. Mr. McNair, of Village church, has
preached two or three months, two Sabbaths
in the month in the afternoon in
the open air and now it is so cold they
need shelter. Please, all who read this,
sena nome Help bo that we may get
shelter from the winds and rain. Send
to Mrs. Pattie J. Scott.
Fredericksburg: The morning service
at the Presbyterian church Sunday
was conducted by Rev. Dr. G. W. Butler,
of the Presbyterian Mission in Brazil.
Dr. Butler gave a vivid and exceedingly
interesting account of his work
there. He took for his text "Despise not
the day of small things," and showed
the wonderful results accomplished
from only small beginnings. Dr. Butler
is a medical missionary and besides the
work in his hospital and as practitioner
he preaches every Sabbath. He is recognized
as one of the most successful
missionaries of the Southern Church.
The singing of the congregation was
splendidly led by the choruB choir
and a solo was finely rendered by Mrs.
Barnes. The congregation was large
and the entire service greatly enjoyed.
Hethesda Church: The people in the
vicinity of the McElwee Memorial
Chapel requested the pastor to conduct
a series of services which began with
the snow and continued during the
"cold" week, when the mercury was below
zero. But, strange to say, as the
themometer fell the spiritual interest
rose, the congregations were better and
thirteen persons made a profession of
their faith. The test was a trying one,
but these good people stood it without
flinching, and as always the blessing
came. There have been thirty-one additions
to the church in the last few
months, all but seven of them on profession
of faith. The good seed sown
by Henry Miller and his faithful workers
is bearing fruit. Though "he being
dead yet speaketh."
To the Churches of the Winchester
Presbytery: Dear Brethren,?February
is the month for our Presbyterlal Home
Miseion collection. We stlarted last
year to raise $2,000 for Presbyterlal
Home Missions. We fell short about
25 per cent. Can we reach the $2,000
this year? Your committee has tried
to carry out the work that Presbytery
gave them. In order to do so we have
been ompelled to borrow $450. This
must be paid back and the work carried
on for "another six monthB out of
our February collections. We need at
least $1,200 from this collection. It
means an increase of nearly 50 per
cent over last February. We realize
that we are asking a great deal, but
we are going on Wesley's principle,
"Ask God for great things; expect great
things from God."
We may not retreat, we can not stand
still, we must advance.
If we do not receive a fuller financial
support one of three things must be
done:
1. Reduce the number o' students
this summer, or,
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?. uci our ouijerimeuaeni. go, or
3. Cut off the support from some of
our weak churches.
To do the flrst means that some of
our churches must be closed for 12
months except In so far as some visiting
preacher may presch for them.
To do the second means that there
will be no one to whom the week end
AN OF THE SOUTH
vacant churches cmn loolc for eld, advice
and guidance in times of need.
To do the third means suffering
either to the churches or pastor, for
the pastors must either leave and make
vacant the church, or he must stay
at a salary that gives but the bare
necessities of life. r
As each session must be represented
at Presbytery in April, please decide
what shall be done. Whether we will
take one of these alternatives, any of
which is to confess failure in the Master's
work, or whether we shall go forward.
The committee expects to obey
the will of the churches, but we can
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So we put the matter In your hands
to decide what shall be done, and with
God's help we will do as we are instructed.
Fraternally,
J. F. Leeper,
Chairman Home Mission Committee.
Lynchburg?the Presbyterian Orphanage:
Our new buildings are now completed
and we are busy cleaning the
floors and windows and getting ready
to move in. The furniture is coming
in by wagon loads?nice enameled bedsteads,
woven wire springs, splendid
felt mattresses, neat bureaus and dressers
of antique oak finish, new chairs
and tables, quilts and bed linen. The
committee decided that all should be
new for the new buildings. And splendid
new buildings they are. On the highest
part of the farm, facing the high road
and arranged in a semi-circle, are the
Administration Building, which contains
the chapel, library, boys' and girls'
school rooms, superintendent's office
and cloak rooixs; the boys' and girls'
dormitories, each having commodious
living rooms, dining room, matron's
room, bedrooms and kitchen, pantry and
store room; and the superintendent's
house, which is a handsome eight-room
s"ructure. Two more dormitories are to
be built this year, and another building,
an exact duplicate of the superintendent's
house, to be used as an infirmary.
The whole of the buildings are
built of red brick, trimmed with white
cornices and window frames. The
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buildings as substantial and lasting as
possible. The gutters and downspouts
and the dome of the central building
are of heavy copper, which is the most
durable material for the purpose. The
plaster on the interior walls is a cement
plaster and will not readily crack
or peel off. The plumbing and sanitary
fixtures are the best of their respective
kinds. The buildings are all
Leated by steam generated in an adjoining
power plant, and lighted by electricity
furnished from Lynchburg, but
space has been left in the new powerhouse
for an additional boiler, so that
we may generate our own electricity.
In addlton to the above described buildings,
there are the laundry, a spacious
brick building fitted up with washing
machines, wringers, ironers and drying
closets, all run by steam; a brick cowbarn
with iron stalls capable of holding
twenty cows, the hay barn adjoining,
the six roomed farm-foreman's house,
stable with stalls for eight horses, ratproof
corn crib and poultry houses.?
Bulletin.
WEST VIRGINIA.
Winchester Presbytery: Wanted,?
copies of fall meeting of Montgomery
Presbytery for 1902 and 1911 t<5 complete
files in Union Theological Seminary
Library. Any brother sending a
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favor. L. W. Irwin, S. C.,
Princeton, W. Va.
Shepherd stown and Keame/aVllIe:
Services were held fo. a week In December
In the Shepherv'etown church,
and In January In the Kearneyavllle
ehurch. Rev. Samuel Knox Phillips, of
[February 1, 1912
Bsrryrlll?, Va., preaohsd at 8hsphard?towa
strong and stirring sermons, and
at Ksarneysville earnest and instructive
ones wer? preached by Rev. John Calvin
Slier, of Duilields, W. Va.
At both places the members of the
churches worked and prayed and sang.
God heard the prayers of his people
and blessed his word. Christians were
refreshed and five were added on profession
of faith to the Shepherdstown
church and to the Kearneysville church
five on profession of faitn and two by
certificate. "The Lord hath done great
things for us; whereof we are glad."
Charles Ghiselin, pastor.
PERSONAL.
Rev. S. 0. H?ll, of Tazewell, Va., has
been granted a vacation of several
weeks, which he will spend in Boston.
ReT. Robert Lee McNuir, of Charlotte
Courthouse, Va., preached in the Presbyterian
church, Charles Town, W. Va.,
Sunday morning and evening.
Rev. Jnmes M. Gray, D. D., Dean of
the Moody Bible Institute of Chicago,
1b scheduled for a series of Bible conferences
in London, England, and
vicinity, during March. These are being
planned by Rev. F. B. Meyer and
Rev. J. Stuart Holden.
The Rt. Rev. C. P. Anderson, D. 1).,
Bishop of Chicago, the President of the
Commission, the Rt. Rev. Boyd Vincent,
D. D., Bishop of Southern Ohio and
Chairman of the House of Bishops; the
Rt. Rev. Charles H. Brent, D. D., Bishop
of the Philippine Islands, and the Rev.
William T. Manning, D. D., Rector of
Trinity church, New York, have been
appointed, by the Commission of the
Protestant Episcopal Church on the
World Conference on Faith and Order,
to visit England to explain the purpose
of the World Conference.
The Protestant Episcopal Commission
has appointed a Committee on Literature,
consisting of Rt. Rev. A. C. A.
Hall, D. D., Bishop of Vermont; Rt. Rev.
C. B. Brewster, D. D., Bishop of Connecticut;
Rev. Alexander Mann, D. D.,
Rev. A. G. Mortimer, D. D., Rev. Henry
S. Nash, D. D., and Rev. Francis J. Hall,
D. D., and it is hoped that the Committee
will soon be able to begin issuing publications
dealing with the preliminary
and fundamental matters.
UNIVERSITY FOR WOMEN.
The Hrst university college for women
in Germany has just been opened at
Leipsic, owing to the effort of Frau
Goldschiridt, an octogenerlan lady who
has been working at the scheme forty
years. In addition to the ordinary university
branches of education "home
science" will be prominent in the curriculum.
Success seems assured for,
over 600 tudents have already been reported.
RIBLE SOCIETY IN CHINA.
The American Bible Society has
about 150 colporteurs In China. The
work of most of them is Interrupted
by present disturbances. Robberies
have taken place frequently. One man
was colporteur 'aboard a river steamer
when passengers and crew were compelled
to go ashore, leaving behind their
baggage, even their most valuable personal
appa'rel. Once ashore, and some
of them with little clothing, the robbers
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however, where the revolution occurred
without a hitch, Bibles can hardly be
secured In sufficient numbers to meet
demands. Colporteurs simply announce
they have "Jesus Book" and sell their
stocks at once.
General LI Huan Hung, the republican
leader and hero of the campaign
at Wuchang, Is reported In an Interview
with a Shanghai newspaper to favor republican
China establishing the Christian
religion. /Jo admits that Confucianism
"will probably b? the nstloaal