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spring meeting, and 3d, To change the
piace for the next meeting.
Rev. M. Peralta wub dismissed to the
Mexico City Presbytery, lie was called
to be pastor of the Presbyterian church
of Vera Cruz, Mexico. The place for
the next meeting was changed from
Laredo, Texas, to San Antonio, 'lex.
Ihe spring meeting will take place in
the Mexican Presbyterian church of San
Antonio, April 10, 1312. at 7:30 P. M.
The opening sermon will be preached
by Rev. J. Q. Cavazos, retiilug Moderator.
Rev. C. R. Womeldorf will preach
the doctrinal sermon on "Justification
and Faith."
Saturday, from 2 P. M. to 5 P. M. will
V.o ~ 1
UO UU U tv,u IU lUb UIDVUOOIUU tiUU V*UI1
BideratloD of Home .Missions. These
exercises will be presided over by the
chairman of the Home Mission Committee,
Rev. VV. S. ScolC
The following addresses will be made
also: 1st. "Which System is more convenient
for our work, to have pastors
or evangelists?"?by Rev. E. Trevlno;
2d. "Is it prudent to open new tieids
with the short means of support we
have?"?by Rev. W. S. Scott; 3d. "Which
is the best way to secure capable workers
for our work?"?by Rev. C. C. Acevedo.
We regret very much that Rev. R. D.
Campbell has been in bad health for
seveial months. The Presbytery will
grant him a good vacation and we hope
very earnestly that he will recover his
health. We ueed hiai very much in our
? work and we are praying God to grant
him his health and keep him in our
work.
E. Trevino, Stated Clerk.
San Marcos, Texas.
VIRGINIA.
To the Presbytery of ltoanokc: As
Moderator of the Presbytery 1 have appointed,
1st. As a committee to prepaie
the memorial of the late Rev. Hugh
Henry, of Keysville, Va.: Rev. T. S.
"Wilson, D. D., of Richmond, Va.; Rev.
W. R. Laird, D. D., of Danville, Va.; Rev.
W. T. Doggelt, of Danville, Va. 2nd. As
temporary Stated Clerk, to act until the
spring meeting of Presbytery, Elder J.
C. Carrington. of Charlotte C. H., Va.
(Signed), Geo. H. Leeper.
Moderator.
Front Royal: On Sabbath, February,
25th, the Rev. A. M. Earle, gave the
Presbyterian church here some interesting
accounts of his missionary work in
xN-urutt. ne uupets to return to nis worn
in this field in the near future.
fieale Memorial: Sunday, February
25th, was a great day for this little
church. Rev. G. B. Strlckler, D. D. LL.
D., of Union Theological Seminary, was
present and preached for the pastor at
both services. The continued rains and
feaiful condition of the roads caused
the congregations to be small, but those
who had the pleasure of bearing Dr.
Strlckler will not soon forget his powerful
preaching. It is noteworthy that a
man of his standing should condescend
to visit n little nhscure church like this
Another special feature at the morning
service was the ordination and installation
of Messrs. R. P. Longsworth and
Robert Neely, Jr., for elders, and Jas.
C. McCann and Geo. N. Rogers for
deacons. Dr. Strlckler made a few remarks,
clearly show'ng the Scriptural
authority for the offices, and by prayer
and laying on hands these brethren
were solemnly set apart for the work.
Our little church is much encouraged
and will send up to Presbytery this
spring the best report In Its history.
"Pastor."
Alexandria: The General Committee
of the Men and Rellelon Forward
Movement representing all the churches
of this city held a meeting last Sunday
Sftsrmoa lm the Young Peoples Building
THE PRE SBYTERI
and decided to reproduce the Washington
Eight Day Campaign on a smaller
scale. It was decided to hold an opening
mass meeting of men on Sunday
afternon, March 10, at 3:30 o'clock,
probably in the Surprise Theatre, foil,
owed by separate training conferences
on each of the subjects covered by the
Movement, from 0:50 to 8 o'clock on
Monday and Tuesday evenings, March
11th and 12th and to follow these meetings
by a big evangelistic men's mass
meeting the next Sunday afternoon.?
Alexandria Presbyterian.
Richmond, Fair mount: The new
church building which has recently been
completed on the corner of 23rd Street
and Fairtnount Avenue will be dedicated
on Sunday, March 10, 1012, at 3:30 P.
M.
Dr. W. W. Moore, President of Union
Theological Seminary, will preach the
dedicatory sermon. Dr. F. T. McFaden,
pastor of the First church will assist in
the services. Since moving from the
old chapel into the new church, both the
Sunday school and congregation are increasing.
At present we are having Sunday
school at 0:30 A. M., preaching at 8
P \l ?.--J -
. . .... auu piajcr Lueeimg *> eanesaays
at 8 P. M.
On Sunday, March 17th, we will begin
our morning services at 11 A. M. The
public is cordially invited.
C. C. Myers.
Syuod of Virginia: The Moderator
has appointed the following committees
to prepare memorials of deceased ministers:
For Rev. M. L. Lacy, 1). D., of Presbytery,
of Greenbrier: Rev. D. P. McGeachy,
Rev. A. S. Rachal, Rev. Ben.
Harrop.
For Rev. J. M. Ciymer, of Presbytery
of Chesapeake: Rev. William Cbinn,
Rev. L. F. Harper, Rev. T. W. Hopper,
Jr.
Harris E. Kirk,
Moderator, Synod of Virginia.
The Annual .Meeting of the Woman's
Missionary I'uion of Fust llauorer Presbytery
is to convene in the Tabb Street
church, Petersburg, Va., March 27th,
1912, at 8 o'clock, P. M., and is to sit
during the two following days.
Plans are being laid to celebrate, with
appropriate services, the twenty-fifth
anniversary of the Un'on. These services
will, It is presumably hoped, add
much to the Interest of the meeting. The
Executive Committee of the Union has
decided to ask each society of the Union
for a thank-offering for all God's goodness
to the Un'on during its twenty-five
years of life (the offering to be used in
lessening tne debt on our General Assembly's
Executive Committee of Foreign
Missions).
Send the offering by your president,
or delegate, to be taken up t at the
anniversary service.
Remember, that every society, no matter
how small it may be, has the right to
send to the meeting of the Union its
president and one other delegate, and
that societies having an average attendance
of more ihan ten members, may
send one additional delegate for every
additional ten in their average attendance.
You are requested to appoint
delegates accord'ngly, and to send their
names as early as possible to Mrs. Mary
J. Camp, 168 South Sycamore Street,
Petersburg, Va.. (Chairman vn
tertalnrrent Committee), that homes
may be provided for all of them In good
time. Effort Is being made to secure
the best available speakers for the occasion.
The Rev. Chas. H. Pratt has
been secured for Wednesday night. On
Thursday afternoon at 4:20 the Rev.
Theron H. Rice, of Union Theolog'cal
Seminary, will make an address.on "The
Scriptural View of Woman's Relation to
Church Work.' W# wish It could be
AN OF THE SOUTH
possible for every woman in EaBt Hanover
to bear ibis address.
Mrs. 'inos. cary Johnson,
President East Hanover Onion.
WEST YTRCRMA.
Montgomery: Rev. M. B. Lambdin,
with bis family, has moved frprn Keyser,
VV. Ya., to fnis piace. Mr. Lambdin
received a unanimous call to the pastorate
of tnis cuuicb, and began bis woik
here last Sunday.
HiUiuiiisou: Rev. H. D. Hunter, after
montus of successfui and encouraging
work in tnis p.ace, leaves tor bis new
cnaige. Yaie, Mich. Health conditions
necessitate bis move. During bis brief
UtOir in Yv <11 nnifA" " ? - 1 ?~ ? --
? vv*j iu ?? uuauiouu ol'uiu Liiiny iiQditions,
mainiy ou confession aad baptism,
v/eie made to tbe cuurcn. This
is an important post now left vacant.
Where is tae rignt man to hil it?
l'RRSOAAL.
Rev. O'A. Siartiudnie, of West Nashville,
has been called to tbe pastorate
of the church at Crowley. Louisiana,
in Louisiana Presbytery.
Rev. J. A. Wilson, of Greensboro, N.
C., is at the Johnston-Willis Hospital in
Richmond, Va., for treatment. He has
been advised to take absolute rest for
several months. So he expects to resign
tbe pastorate of Alamance and
Bethel churches and go to Society Hill,
S. C., as soon as he leaves the hospital.
Rev. 11 in. M. Alciheeters, D. !>.. of
Columbia, S. C., has recently been visiting
friendB in Lexington, Virginia,
l'rof >V. !<?. t'urrel, of Washington
onrl T aa 1
uiiu i-wc UUOC10H.J, ucta aute|)ieu an
invitation to lecture next summer on
Literature at the New York University
in. the city of New York.
iter. J. L. Green, of Temple, Texas,
has accepted a call to the First church,
of Greenville, In that Synod.
Kev. lleury Tucker Graham, President
of Hampdon-Sidney College, received
the degree of D. D. from the
University of Httsburg during the celebration,
recently, of its 15th anniversary.
At the same time Prof. Henry
Donald Campbell, of Washington and
Lee University, received the degree of
LL. D.
Kev. Dr. Thomns IV. Lingle has been
named as Davidson's representative in
the Princeton Theological Seminary
celebration occuring May the 5th, 6th
and 7th. Dr. Lingle will attend and at
the same time visit Richmond, Va.
iurs. Jiuria ismitu) Knrr, the widow
of Rev. J. C. Barr, D. D., died at the
manse, Charleston, W. Va., on February
24th, aged 80 years. She is survived by
one son, William Barr, of Charleston,
and a brother, Rev. Dr. James P.
Smith.
Rev. J. "P. Robertson, D. D., pastor of
First church, of Paris, Texas, has written
an Illuminating tract on prophecy
and its fulfillment, entitled, "Hitting the
Mark in the Dark." The first pages are
given to a discussion of prediction In
general, in which Biblical prophecy Is
contrasted with pagan impostures. A
second division is devoted to Prophesies
concerning the Saviour. A third division
deals with prophecies concerning
Ancient Cities and Nations. Presbyterian
Committee of Publication: Price,
3 cents.
WASHINGTON AND LEE PRESIDENCY
The Rockbridge County News contains
this Information:
Dr. Henry I>oui8 Smith, pres'dent of
Davidson College, N. C. has accepted
the presidency of Washington and l^ee
University, which was unanimously
tendered him by the board of trustees
at a meet'ng here January. 24th.
The information was conveyed by him
Monday, the 26th in a telegram from Da
vldson College, N. C. to Dr. Qlvens B.
'
[March 6, 1913
Strlckler, rector of the board of trustees
of ashington and Lee at bis borne
iu Richmond. The dispatch was brief
and no communication has up to this
time been received from Dr. Smith in
Lexington.
Much gratification is expressed by all
associated there with the University
and by citizens of Lexington at the I
acceptance of Dr. Smith, it is felt that
his energy, expeiience and abilities will P
carry the institution forward to yet ( J
greater useiulness. Ihe effort made
by friends of Davidson College to retain
him at the heed of that institution is a \
pleasing testimonial to the strong qualifications
Dr. Smith possesses as a college
bead. Dr. Smith's term as president
begins July 1st. ,
FINANCIAL RE I'OUT OX HOME MIS
810X8.
The report of the treasurer of the
Assembly's department of Home Mis.
sions shows the following figures:
Amount appropriated $190,000.00
Amound due, 174,166.00
Axount received, 79,955.00
Deficit, 94,211.00
PALMER MEMORIAL DAY .
The faculty and students of the
Southwestern Divinity School have
adopted as the title of ? nem
tiieir calendar, the Palmer Memorial
Day.
The day is observed monthly with
missionary and homiletic exercises and
prayers and praise. A chief paper is
presented each time on some phase of
missionary concern at home or abroad.
Recent topics have been: "Missions
and the Divinity Student," by Dr. Rosebro;
"China's Awakening," by Prof.
Fulton: "The Ameiican Highlanders,"
by Mr. Henderson, who has lived
among them in Kentucky. Other
themes are, "Africa and the Southern
Church," by Mr. John C. McQueen, who
is under appointment for Africa; "Our
Duty to the Negro," by Prof. Robert j
Price, and "Missions to the Jews," by
Dr. Sommerville.
The young men find the day a clearing
house for their missionary reading
and *-he cream of facts is presented and
discussed Prayers for missionn to
thus made pointed and earnest.
The meetings are held in the room
associated with Dr. B. M. Palmer and
his name was most appropriately given
the day.
One result of this kind of general
meeting of the men and the professors
was a quickened interest in the Laymen's
Convention at Chattanooga. The
whole Divinity School has gone to Chattanooga.
Prof. Fulton was chosen as
the representative of the school, but
found it Inconvenient to go. Those attending
the convention are Messrs.
Stokes, Stewart, Tomb, Martin, McQueen,
Rev. J. P. Stevinson, Pettis, Mcintosh,
Hoffman, Boiling, Gordon, McJunkln,
Henderson, Shephard, King,
Butler, Snead, Hopkins, and the chancellor.
The School enrolls eighteen this year,
the largest number for a long series of
years. The men are of fine class and
some of them verv siinoHnr
c. w. s
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A BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIOX.
On Wednesday, January 24, 1912, a
goodly number of the relatives and
friends of Mr. B. H. Garr'son assembled
at his home In Mallard Creek township,
Mecklenburg county, N. C., the occasion
being the celebration of his nlnety-n'tht
birthday. The day wlb an Ideal* one
for this season of the year and everything
connected with the occasion tended
toward the enjoyment of all present.
Uncle Harvey, as he la familiarly called,
has been and Is yet a remarkable
man in many respects. In his quiet and
unobtrusive way, hs has tons about all