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March 20, 1912 ]
ceptlon to delegates. The regular sessions
of the Union will open at 10 A. M.,
April 10. An Interesting, inspiring program
has been prepared. Including addresses
by Miss Rida Jourolman, of
China, and Miss Isabel Arnold. All
Ladies' Aid and Missionary Societies
not belonging to Union are asked to
send a representative. It is hoped
every society in the Presbytery will be
represented that all may catch the zeal
and inspiration of this meeting and get
a broader vision of the work, its possibilities
and needs. Send names of all
ucicgmes lo ivirb. j. on. tioDerisaaw, VU'J
Main Street. Greenville, that entertainment
may be provided.
Mrs. C. S. Everts, Rec. 'Secy.
Carrollton: Our church very greatly
enjoyed a visit on second Sunday in
March from Rev. J. Rockwell Smith, D.
D., and his wife, our veteran Missionary
to Brazil.
Dr. Smith delighted a good audience
morning and evening, and Mrs. Smith's
talks to the Sunday school in the morning
and to the ladies in the afternoon
were very much appreciated. The
writer was at the Chattanooga Laymen's
Convention, and he heard no finer addresses
by anyone there than Dr.
Smith's morning and evening sermons;
and the ladies said, if possible, Mrs.
Smith's afternoon address was even
finer.
As many churches and Ladies' Missionary
Unions as Dossible ought to
secure a visit from tbese consecrated
workers. Any church or individual
family who entertains them will surely
say they "have entertained angels unawares."
We are the richer for their
visit Elder.
Columbus: The prayer service of this
church held Wednesday evening, March
6th. was quite interesting. After a few
introductory remarks by the pastor, Mr.
John P. Mayo made a short but instructive
address upon the famine in
China, telling us of the great suffering
caused by the floods from the Yang-tse
Kiang river and reminding us of our opportunity
to Christianize and save the
people in this, their time of need. Following
Mr. Mayo, Mr. Eugene Crampton
Scott told us of the field of the Southern
Presbyterian church in China. These
earnest talks were heartily enjoyed by
nil 1 J a*
an nuu uenru lueui.
J. F. Nellson.
MISSOURI.
Rev. C. F. Richmond, D. D., of Paris,
conducted a revival meeting in the Clayton
church during two weeks in February.
The weather was unusually severe
during the second week, a very heavy
snow making it almost impossible to
reach the church for a day or two, and
this Interfered materially with the success
of the meeting, and Interrupted the
growing interest.
Dr. Richmond's preaching was of a
very high order, simple, strong and
practical, and the church was very
much benefitted. W. M. L
Kansas City Central Chnrch.
The following commission appointed
by the PrGBnvtprv nf TTnnop
will constitute ttc pastoral relatious
between Central PreBbyterlan church,
and Rev. Charles Richard Nlsbet, D. D.
Rev. S. M. Neel, D. D. to preside, propound
the constitutional questions and
preach the sermon.
Rev. Trigg A. M. Thomas to charge
the pastor. Rev. W. R. Dobyns, to
charge the congregation. Ruling Elder
Leslie to complete the commission.
The following newly elected officers
will be installed at the evening service.
Elders: E. W. Clark, E. McD Col.
vln, W. H. Hayden, W. A. Hoyt, L. O.
Mclntire, E. A. Neel, J. E. Ross. Deacons:
P. W. Blggar, W. C. Duvall, Geo.
Goudle, L. A. McMillan, Chester Newman,
T. W. Parry, M. D. Pypes, W. B.
Young.
THE PRESBTIEKIj
BTEW MEXICO. '
Dayton and Lake Arthur In the Pecos
Valley Presbytery (U. 'S. A.): We have
recently received several accessions to
both these mission churches. At Dayton
five upon profession and at Lake Arthur
three by letter and five upon profession.
We need Presbyterians In this fast developing
country, and we believe there
are some Presbyterians who need our
climate an^ the advantages of our
country. We are Bituated In the heart of
the Pecos Valley and the next few years
will see great developments In this section
of the new State.
The undersigned will take pleasure in
giving information to any who may
desire the same, relative to climate,
country, etc.
Rev. H. J. Cumpsten,
Lake Arthur, N. Mex.
NORTH CAROLINA.
Wilmington: St. Andrew's church,
ever alive and ever working, has brought
out Vol. 1, No. 1, of Life and Work?
devoted to full and encouraging reports
of all that the Church through all its
various organizations is doing for the
advancement of the Kingdom. A reading
of this first number cannot but impress
one with the wide awake activity
of Dr. McClure, the beloved pastor and
Vila tiaKIa aaat*1a
UUUIO pcv/pic.
Llllington: A very interesting meeting
has just closed in. the Llllington
Presbyterian church. Rev. J. Mclver
Wicker was present and did all the
preaching, very much to the delight of
all who heard him. The visible results
of the meeting are a strengthened
church, two additions to the Presbyterian
church, and two to the 'Methodist
church.
Davidson: Rev. Dr. George L. Petrie,
of Charlottesville, Va., class of '59, has
accepted the invitation extended him by
the Y. M. C. A. to preach the annual
sermon before the Association on Sunday
of commencement.
Dr. Petrie is well known as a preacher
of excellence, especially of late much
before the public as the author of two
well known books, one the "Sons of
Jacob," and the other, quite recently
published and receiving very eulogistic
notice, "Evenings with the Prophets."
Rev. W. H. Hudson came home this
week from his itinerary among the
churches to find his household of seven
children sick with the measles, though
fortunately there is no serious illness
from the disease. He is to speak at
Clemson on Sunday, with an appointment
at LAnde, Fla., for the week following.
Dr. John Wilson MacConnel, Rev.
Dr. Tos. W. Lingle and Prof. M. Q. Fulton
all expect to build residences here
this summer.
Sanford: Rev W. R. Minter, of Ldncolnton,
who recently received calls
from both the Sanford and Red Springs
Presbyterian churches, has notified the
Sanford church of his acceptance of the
pastorate of that church, stating that he
would move to Sanford about May 1.
Mr. Minter has been <pastor of the
Lincolnton church for the past five
years, during which time he has received
flattering calls from Lumberton and
Statesvllle. He is Moderator of the
Synod of North Carolina, having presided
at the last session held in Charlotte
and is considered one of the ablest ministers
in the Synod. He will take up
the work in Sanford, laid down by the
lamented Dr. Beattie. The Sanford
church is an Inviting field and the people
are being congratulated on securing
so able a pastor.
Winston-Salem: The churches of
Winston-Salem have been hl|hly blessed
this week with a series of Mission
Study classes, under the direction of
Mr. "W. E. Doughty, Educational Secretary
of the Laymen's Missionary Movement.
These began on Monday, March
X N or THE SOUTH
llth, and war* hald la tfca Caldwall
Memorial of the First Presbyterian
church, for four consecutive afternoons
and evenings. The text book used was
John K. Mott's "The Decisive Hour."
In the afternoons at 4 o'clock over
a hundred women of different denominations
assembled, and Mr. Doughty
gave a most delightful talk, interspersed
with questions and answers.
and with the skilful use of the Missionary
Map of the World, and the blackboard,
carried his class around the
world and made them realize as never
before one share of the responsibility
for the evangelization of the world.
At 7:15 the men, one hundred strong,
gathered, and enjoyed the same rare
treat
On Wednesday, after the men's class
was over, by special request, Mr.
Doughty delivered his noble addresB on
"The Achieving Power of Prayer."
The heads of his splendid address
were: 1, Breaks all barriers. 2, Fills
up the gap. 3, Releases money. 4, Fits
for leadership. Each of these heads
was illustrated by striking stories.
He had a large congregation, composed
of members of most of the denominations
in the central part of the
city, and there was a general expres- ]
sion, afterwards, of pleasure and profit
expressed by all.
The sight of that great class of men
as they came into the church from
the Caldwell Memorial, and took the
seats reserved for them, was a neverto-be-forgotten
scene.
Mr. Doughty has a most attractive,
simple manner, and in prayer speaks
to God as a child to his father.
Mr. Doughty also spoke on two afternoons
to the colored people of the city,
at the First Baptist church (col.), and
spoke to crowded houses, and was
listened to with great interest. He
was much gratified by the size of the
congregations, and the attention paid.
D.
SOUTH CAROLINA.
The Presbytery of Harmony will meet
in the Presbyterian church at Lynchburg,
S. C'., on Tuesday, April 9, at
8 P. IM. Blanks have been sent to all
the churches and the Sessions are requested
to prepare their reports
promptly after March 31st and mall
them to the Stated Clerk before the
meeting of 'Presbytery.
H. A. Knox, Stated Clerk.
Charleston: The congregation of the 1
First church worshipped in the main
auditorium or church proper on March
10th, for the first time since the storm
of August 27th last, when the building
suffered severe damage, necessitating
the uBe of the Sunday school room for i
all services. The repairs cost approxl- 1
mately $4,000 and the carpeting $1,000,
the latter being furnished through the
efforts of the ladies of the congregation, i
J. M. Walker, of the graduating class 1
of Union Theological Seminary, visited i
Charleston and preached in this church i
and at Knox chapel on Sunday, March
10th. Mr. Walker came to look over
the situation with a view of locating
here and supplying the Knox chapel, a (
new church proposed for the northern ,
part of the city, which is being rapidly |
developed and also to supply Mt. ,
Pleasant church, situated in the suburb ;
of that name Just across the Cooper j
river by ferry.
Dr. Alexander Sprunt, the pastor, re- 1
ceived recently from his daughter, Miss i
Nell Sprunt, who went to China last '
fall, two minature silk flags of the new i
n ^ _ m nui "
noijuuuv 01 liiiu?, prouaoiy iae nrst to '
be seen In this part of America. The i
national flag consists of five horizontal j
bars, representing the branches of 2
Chinese nationality as follows: China. 1
red; (Manchuria, yellow; Mongolia, <
blue; Tibet, white, and Siberia, black. <
The battle flag consists ef a red field <
&rm *
with black star in center and eighteen
yellow spheres surrounding, representing
the provinces of the Republic of
China.
Union: The PreBbyterianB of this city
have subscribed $1,019.00 to the fund
of $200,000 that 1b being raised throughout
South Carolina for the endowment
of the Presbyterian Theological Sem
inary in Columbia, the Presbyterian
College at Clinton and Chicora College,
Greenville, for young ladles.
This week is being devoted to a
whirlwind campaign in all the Presbyterian
churches throughout the En
oree Presbytery- which is composed of
Union, Spartanburg, Greenville. Laurens
and Cherokee counties.
Chester: At a congregational meeting
at Pleasant Grove Presbyterian
church Sunday, presided over by Rev.
James Russell, a unanimous call was
extended to Rev. Roy Brown, of Seneca,
to become paBtor of the church. Mr.
Brown will complete his theological
course at Columbia thiB spring and will
be expected to take up his work immediately
after completing his course.
Rev. A. D. P. Gilmore, D. I)n pastor,
of the Purity Presbyterian church, has
accepted an invitation to deliver the
Baccalaureate sermon for the Lewisburg
Female Seminary at Lewlsburg. W. Va..
on Sunday, April 26.
The Woman's Home and Foreign
Missionary Union of Harmony Presbytery,
will meet in Manning, April 21,
22, 23, 1912. All societies of the Presbytery
are earnestly requested to send
delegates to this meeting. Names of
delegates should be sent at once to
Mrs. J. A. Cole, Manning, S. C.
Mrs. A. R. Woodson,
Pres.
MiBB Bettie Aycock,
Rec.-Sec.
Smyth Lectures for 1912 at Columbia
Seminary: Dr. Casper Rene Gregory
has Just completed the delivery of the
Smyth lectures for 1912 before Columbia
Seminary. They were an unusual
combination of marvelously accurate
scholarshiD and skill in tx?nular exnosl
tion. He depicted with masterly analysis
the intricate interplay of the complex
forces which produced the distinctive
schools of the German theology
in the nineteenth century. He did a
work in three addresses never before
attempted in German or English literature,
and when published the volume
will at once command wide attention
and applause as a philosophic and satisfactory
exposition of the movements
of German theology in the last century.
Attentive and large audiences heard
the lecturer and the noble beneficence
of Dr. Thomas Smyth in founding this
lectureship is bearing fruit in the notable
volume which will soon be pub
iiouea a? omitn lectures for 15)12,"
and in due season, as the years pass,
the volume of successive lectures will
accomplish the full design of the gifted
founder.
TENNESSEE.
Lewis burg: Last year there were
only one or two young men In the
shurch who attended or took part In
the Saibbath school. The pastor and
superintendent had conferred many
times as to how the youne men could
be interested. To find a male teacher
who would undertake the work, was
the great problem. Finally, as a male
teacher could not be found, Mrs. A. S.
Venable, the pastor's wife, offered her
services. A separate room was provided
for the class, and now the class
lumbers fifteen. Last Sabbath they organized
themselves Into "The Young
Hen's Bible Class." Next Tuesday evening
their teacher, with the aid of Mrs.
1. W. Collins, and at the beautiful home
>f the latter, will give the class a resoptlon.
Other young men of the town