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February 28, 1912 ]
the present he will spend some time
In Colorado.
The date of the spring meeting of the
Presbytery was changed from April 16
to April 30. The meeting is to be held
in the Southern Presbyterian church,
Frankfort, Ky.
David M. Sweets, S. C.
Called Meeting of Paducuh Presbytery
In First church, Henderson, Ky.,
Monday, February 12. The pastoral relation
between Rev. C. N. Wharton and
the Morganfleld and Spring Grove
churches was dissolved and he was
granted a letter of dismissal to East
Alabama Presbytery. Presbytery adopted
the following: "That Presbytery
make a record of ItB sincere and very
cordial appreciation of the faithful and
efficient services of Rev. C. N. Wharton
as pastor and presbyter; and its sense
of great loss because of his departure
to another held of labor and its prayer
for him that the grace of God may be
with him to make his labors abundant
and fruitful in the Lord.
Rev. H. V. Escott, of Marlon, Ky.,
was elected to serve as chairman of
Foreign Missions until the next regular
meeting.
Llewellyn Humphreys,
Stated Clerk.
Lexington: Maxwell Street church.
On February lltb, at the morning and
evening services, helpful addresses were
made by Dr. W. H. Forshee, Missionary
to Korea and elder in this church.
At a congregational meeting the following
Sabbath, February 18th, In addition
to the present force of officers,
two elders and six deacons were chosen.
This marked the encouraging beginning
of the second year of the present pastorate.
During the past year forty were
added to the membership. The church
Is well organized and active in all of its
departments.
LOUISIANA.
New Orleans: Many will be grieved
though not surprised, knowing how
long she has lingered on the verge,
' to hear of the death of Mrs. Kate F.
Burrus Glnder, wife of Ruling Elder
Henry Glnder, of the Prytanla Street
church, and this faithfv' man will have
the sympathy of a great circle of
friends.
?On the First Sunday of February
the Carrollton church, Rev. Jno. W.
Caldwell, Jr., pastor, had a most delightful
communion. There were six
additions to the church.
Belcher: This church has recently
enjoyed a visit from a very much beloved
former pastor. Rev. W. A. Zlegler.
He preached twice per day for seven
days. His sermons were strong and
convincing. God used them for the
strengthening of Christians and for the
salvation of souls. Ten young people
united with this church. Six of these
? had been baptized in infancy. Nearly
all of them are regular pupils in the
Sunday school. H. il. .McCain.
MARYLAND.
Baltimore: Franklin Street Presbyterians
are bringing out Tudor design,
i A work of much interest to those who
like to see the old architectural monuments
of the city preserved is the restoration
of Franklin Street Presbyterian
church, at Franklin and Cathedral
Streets. Built in 1849, the edifice is
regarded as one of the best specimens
of the Tudor Gothic style in this country.
The front is almost exactly like
the front entrance and gateway of St.
John's College, at Cambridge, England,
and also closely resembles one of the
entrance towers of Hampton Court
Palace, near London.
Recognizing the hidden beauty of the
old building, the trustees are having
the gray paint removed from the exterior.
When this Is done the surface
will be subjected to a process of water.
THE PRE8BYTEBN
proofling and sandblasting which will
restore the original color of the brick
and give an effect entirely in keeping
with the design which was originally
in the mind of the Architect.?Baltimore
Sun.
MISSISSIPPI.
Urookhnven: The Presbytery of Mississippi
in special session on February
15 again declined to dissolve the pastoral
relation of Rev. R. L.. Walkup to
the Brookhaven church. The Synod's
Committee of Home Missions will therefore
need to look elsewhere for a secretary.
Meridian Presbytery held a pro re nata
meeting on February 14, at Hattlesburg.
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West Lexington Presbytery and the pastoral
relation existing between Rev. A.
A. Craig and Mt. Olive cburcb was dissolved.
A. B. Colt, 8. C.
Columbus: At the Sunday Bchool
service February 18th Mrs. L. E. Cockrill,
a field worker of the Mississippi
Sunday School Association, spoke very
entertainingly to the children of our
school, telling them of the greac Sunday
school army to which they belong,
and bidding them strive to be good
soldiers of the cross. She emphasized
the vital lmpor^mce of learning to use
the weapons of this spiritual warfare
in which all Christians are engaged.
In the afternoon, at the First Methodist
church, Mrs. Cockrill held a conference
with the Sunday school teachers of the
local churcheB. Mrs. Cockrill is an
earnest speaker and made a good lm
pression upon her hearers. May God s
richest blessings rest upon her and
upon her work.
J. P. Nellson.
MOUTH CAROLINA.
Wilmington: The First church, full
of zeal and activity, heard on a recent
Sunday full reports from its representatives
to the Convention at Chattanooga
and also heard with much pleasure addresses
by Mr. J. Campbell White. Rev.
J. M. Plouden, uucli Improved In health,
is back at the post of duty at Delgado,
where Rev. William Black, the evangelist,
has been holding an interesting
meeting. Dr. Wells, the pastor, purposes,
at an early date, to deliver a
Home Mission address on the conditions
wtthin the bounds of oui own Presbytery.
In our mission work, which is
really one, there needs to be not only
the "lengthening of the chords" abroad,
but the "strengthening of the stakes" at
home. The census of 1910, as compared
with the reports of all denominations
for 1911, furnishes much food for
thought
Davidson: The students of the College,
along with all the rest of Davidson's
friends far and wide, near hv and
at a distance, are making every appeal
possible to President Henry Louis Smith
In an effort to induce him to decline the
flattering call that has came to him to
accept the presidency of Washington
and Lee University. Individually and
collectively they have urged him to remain
at Davidson. Awaiting, along with .
hundreds of other anxious Davldsonlans,
alumni, citizens and friends generally
with much concern his decision; they
have, in the meantime, sent him a petition
stating In vigorous form some of
their many reasons for desiring that he
shall remain here. In part they say: It
la +Vio firm KAllof nf atn/lanf fkof
Ul Ul *-?*. WUQ HlrUU^Ut MVU/ bUHt
the marvelous development of Davidson
(during the past decade), is directly
traceable to your splendid personal efforts
and your wise administration.
2nd. That If you should glye up your
work here, your leaving would Inflict
a serious shock on the progress and
growing Influence of Davidson College
In many ways. 3rd. The students feel
a confidence In and an affection for their
President which none hot themselves
L N OF THE SOUTH
can appreciate or understand. We have
learned to look to you aa to no other,
aa our chief and sympathetic friend, to
whom we can freeiy appeal at all times.
It la the earnest, heart-felt prayer of
every student In Davidson that you
shall continue to. guide and direct the
work you have begun so well and carried
on so nobly, and that Davidson College
may for many yearB to come look
into the future without fear or misgivings,
secure In the knowledge that
one so greatly beloved and so able remains
in control of her affairs.
Oar Orphanage t This 1b to remind
the people of our Church that It is
Incumbent upon them to be watchful
lest the support fund of the Home shall
become Involved In debt again. While
there were good returns from the
aw * - *
lucluadgivius uuciiuk, yet tne lact remains
that the gilts have not been
forthcoming In any abundance since
that time> and to be plain about It, we
have lesB money on hand for the support
of the Home Just now than we have
had for some time. This amount will
not last much longer.
As is well known to you, we are having
a severe winter, and on account of
the short crops last summer, we have
had to buy more supplies than was
necessary the Drevious winter. "We
were able to put up practically no
canned goods for tbls season, and iu
many ways our expenses have been
heavy.
I write to urge the people of our
churches to remember their Orphanage.
Do not allow us to. get Into debt again.
It would be a reflection, upon our
Church and hampers our cause no little.
We earnestly request the Sunday
schools to take their regular monthly
collection on the fourth Sabbaths. We
would also ask the societies and individuals
to come to our help In the matter
and see to it that our support fund
is kept intact. Let us have liberal responses
at once. We need your help.
We need It now. Do not deny us the
necessary funds with which to provide
for your large family. The treasurers
will please send the funds collected for
the Orphanage to me as promptly as
possible. Fraternally yours,
W. T. Walker,
Supt and Treasurer.
Barium Springs, N. C.
SOUTH CABOLLNA.
Tliornwell Orphanage: Special appeal
is made to the generous-hearted
to help Thornwell Orphanage just now.
An epidemic of measles, with some sixty
rhllHron In hari anA a B/inra nn mora
of grippe cases make It needful to provide
some special food and delicacies
which are not on the usual list.
At a Called Meeting of Enoree Presbytery,
at Clinton, S. C., on February
16th, the pastoral relation existing between
Rev. R. L. McLin and New Harmony
church was dissolved.
TENNESSEE.
Nashville t Rev. E. McNair, of Monroe
City, Mo., has resigned the pastoral
cuurge ox uie monroe cny cnurcn,
which he has served for nine years, and
will hereafter make his home with his
son, Rev. Dr. L. E. McNalr, pastor of
the Moore Memorial church, Nashville,
Tenn.
The Presbjtery of Holston meets
Wednesday, March 27, 7:30 P. M., in
the Mossy Creek church, Jefferson City,
Tenn. The sessions are urged to see
that the reports are accurately made
out and forwarded to the PresbyteryJ.
Albert Wallace, S. C.
West Nashville i We recently welcomed
a young girl In her teens Into
church membs.-shlp on profession. Mr.
Geo. C. Appleby, a ruling elder, was sent
by the church to the Laymen's Convention
at Chattanooga, u4 on his roturn
mm ?
gave two capital addresses to our congregations.
The pastor, Rev. C. O'N.
Martludale, through January, February
and March Is giving a series of "Heartto
Heart Talks on Jesus" to the Nashville
Sunday School Teachers' Graded
Union, by special request. He has just
returned from attendance on the International
Sunday School Workers' Conference
at New Orleans, February 2-9.
TEXAS.
Corpus Christ!: This good pastor, in
a recent church bulletin has this to say:
"The Church paper is Indispensable to a
well regulated home. It furnishes the
best reading for youth and age alike. It
keeps one abteast of the religious movements
of our day It records our own
church history. It furnishes most ex
cellent devotional Inspirational studies.
In every home there should be found
the church paper."
Beuumont, First Church: This church
has recently had with it in a week's
meeting Rev. A. O. Browne, of New Orleans,
and God has blessed his faithful
presentations of the word. The church
is strengthened for service and a part
of the fruit of the meeting is to be seen
in the addition of about twenty-five
members to this church, besides a few
others who have given their names for
membership in other churches.
The Presbytery of Fort Worth will
meet In North Fort Worth church on
April 17. 1912, at 8 P. M. The opening
Bermon will be preached by Rev.
B. H. L.yle, Moderator. The Presbyterial
sermon will be preached by Rev.
R. P. Walker, of Hillsboro.
J. N. McFarlane, S. C.
Texas-Mexican Industrial institute:
The readers of the Presbyterian of the
South need no introduction to the work
among the Mexican people in Texas.
The names of Walter S. Scott and R.
D. Campbell aro familiar to all our
Church people as missionaries to the
Mexicans. Mr. Scott entered upon the
work abo it nineteen years ago when
there was only one organized church
among the Mexican people in all Texas.
Mr. and Mrs. Campbell entered the
work about thirteen years ago. The
Rev. Ellas Trevino, the hrst native
minister, entered the work about fifteen
years ago. Now they have a sep
arate rresuytery with six native ministers
and three American missionaries
But what are these to the 350,000 Mexicans
in Texas who are without a saving
knowledge of the gospel? These
people are today open to the reception
of the gospel as never before.
A crisis has been reached in the development
of this great work. This
crisis is the fruit of the splendid
achievements wrought by Mr. Scott and
Mr. Campbell. The present imperative
need is native preachers. These must
be had or the present marvelous opportunities
for growlu will ho lost. The
native materia' is at ha-'d not onlv
:eady to enter ho ministry but pleading
i< r i"ot privilege ine dimcuity now
c oufri ntlng us is the fact that we have
no preparatory s?. ?ool to wl ich to send
these boys and young ji^n.
One of the first things done in the
Foreign field Is to provide Christian
educational advantages for the young.
This is absolutely necessary In the production
of native material for the ministry.
Our Mexican work Is phenomenal
In. this, that numbers of boys and
young men are ready to enter upon
* course 01 v^unnuan training lor tno
gospel ministry without one single dollar
having been spent by the Church
for the equipment necessary to meet
this demand. Thenty or twenty-five
boys are now In hand ready to begin
this preparatory work. Let our church
at once arise and meet successfully
this rare opportunity.
A great foundation has been laid
tor this enterprise. We have had do