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will be Invited, wham they hope will become
members of this class in the near
future. This shows that it is not always
necessary to have a male teach,
er in order to enlist the young men of
our church in the work of the Sabbath
school. We feel that this class will be
a great power for good in the work of
our church.
Memphis: Comments of a Presbyterian
minister who was present at
"Smith" meeting in this city:
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x uc Lain, ui rreu ouinu was one OI
his best, earnest. Scriptural and enthusiastic
and to the very heart of the
business men." "Smith is a superior
talker to men and I have heard many
of them in all parts of the country and
at various times and I believe he is
one of the very best. His fine qualities
are due to the training which his old
PreBbyterian mother inspired in his life
by her prayers and tears." "The 'Forward
Movement' needs more of prayer,
contrition, confession, humiliation, restitution
and walking before the Lord in
asnes ana sacKciotn."
West Nashville: The pastor. Rev. C.
O'N. Martindale, having recently accepted
a call to the Presbyterian church
at Crawley, Louisiana, and the pastoral
relation being dissolved by the Presbytery
of Nashville, the church concurring,
to take effect March 31, the congregation
through a committee of the
Session adopted viva voce appropriate
resolutions expressing their "hearty
appreciation of his untiring and persistent
labors to upbuild the church and
Sunday Bchool, especially through teacher
training, for the past two years and
a half, the membership having nearly
doubled in that time, and a goodly sum
raised toward a new Sunday school
building. Our sincere desire and prayer
are that God's richest blessings may
rest unon him and his familv in thnir
new field of labor and he be an instrument
in the hands of our dear .Master in
leading many souls to Christ"
Geo. C. Appleby, M. S. Cockrill, W. T.
Robeson, Committee.
Christ's Opinion of the Law of Moses
is the subject of the opening sermon
of Holston Presbytery on March 27.
The sermon will follow the text (Matthew
5: 17-20), as follows: (1) The
law not repealed: (2) Christianity is
its fulfilment; (3) every jot of it equally
important; (4) the evil of neglecting
a single jot; (5) the blessing attached
to observing its smallest command;
(6) the sin of not conforming to
it J. B. C.
TRY A S
Sherman: A revival meeting has begun
at College Park Presbyterian
church. Dr. R. M. Hall, pastor of the
first Presbyterian church of Galveston,
dong the preaching.
Pecos: Rev. V E. Miller, for the last
four years pastor of the First Presbyterian
churches of Pecos and Van Horn,
who lately resigned the pastorate of
both churches, preached his farewell
sermon in this city and left for Plain,
view to assume charge there.
The Presbytery of Western Texas will
meet in the Seguin church, Seguin,
Texas, Thursday, April 11th, at 8
o'clock P. M. There will be held a
Presbyterian Conference on Church Finance
on the day preceding the meeting
of Presbytery. By order of the Presbytery
the program for this conference is
in thft hnn/ia nf *V?n pammftfnn at? Cvo
tematic Beneficence.
Brooks I. Dickey, Stated Clerk.
The Woman's Missionary Union of
Dallas Presbytery will hold their annual
meeting on April 25th and 26th at
McKinney, Te*., and all societies are
requested to send names of delegates to
Miss Ruth Davis, of McKinney, so that
arrangements may be made for their
entertainment.
Nannie M. Lavender, Sec'y.
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THE PEESB VTERI,
Lancaster i Our Session received oat
member on confession yesterday. Our
congregations have grown steadily for
two months each Sunday.
Fund for Texas-Mexican School of
Industry and Education. Received from
January 26th to March 8th, 1912:
Ladies' Aid Society, Cisco, Tex., % 5.00
Miriams, Lexington, Va 25.00
L. Mis. Soc., McDowell, Va., 5.00
L. Mis Soc., Palistine, Tex., 6.00
L. Mis. Soc., Media, Tex 10.00
L. Mis. Soc., Horeb, Va., 2.00
Mrs. G. A. Wilson, Lexington, Va., 1.00
Mr. Elmore Lowell, Minnlsota, .. 10.00
Mr. W. T. Courson, Kenedy, Tex., 5.00
Previously acknowledged, $ 950.04
Total contribution 1,019.04
Mrs. Fred. S. Robbins,
Bay City, Texas. Treasurer.
"Sott-Oampbell 11811:" The special
appeal In behalf of the "Scott-Campbell
Hall" has already met with some
encouraging responses from Individuals
as well as from churches. It is to the
Sunday schools that we are now looking
for a great uplift. Will not each
Sunday school superintendent over the
entire church have read before his
school the article In The Prehbyterian
of the South for February 28th, page
13, entitled, "The Scott-Campbell Hall."
AIbo let each exhibit before the school
the cut of the proposed place of buildings
which has been sent out. Then
let each Sunday school scholar have
full opportunity to contribute his
twenty-five cents.
Miss L<ula Met ampbell, Goliad, Tex.,
is the authorized treasurer for the
"Scott-Campbell Hall" fund.
M. W. D.
VIRGINIA.
Synod of Virginia:. The Moderator,
Dr. Kirk, haB named the following committee
to prepare a memorial of Rev.
Hugh Henry, viz: Revs. W. R. Daird,
D. D., R. L. McNair and W. P. McCorkle.
Richmond: Rev. Dr. Cecil, the pas
tor of the Second church, and Moderator
of the General Assembly and of
the Synod of Virginia, while returning
home from his church service on last
Sunday night was struck and run over
by an automobile. After a careful examination
by surgeons the following
bulletin was issued:
"We found a fracture of the left
collarbone and he is badly bruised and
cut about the head. Dr. Cecil soon
regained consciousness, however, and
so far as we can tell there are no internal
injuries. While he will require
treatment for some time until the broken
bone knits, I see no reason to anticipate
any more serious consequences."
The prayers of God's people will be
earnestly offered that this useful man
may be soon restored to his great work.
East Hanover: The constitutional
requirements having been complied
with (Book of Church Order, par. 79), I
hereby call East Hanover Presbytery to
meet In the Chanel of the Preahvterlan
Publishing House, on March 25, 1912,
at 4 P. M. (1) To consider request
of the Second church, Petersburg, to
prosecute a call for services of Rev.
J. A. McClure as pastor; (2) to examine
Dr. J. J. Deck with a view to licensure;
(3) to receive report of Commission to
visit Bohemian church; and (4) to consider
applications of Robert Lucke and
Plumer Smith to the Executive Committee
to be sent as missionaries, and
anything arising out of these matters.
Russell Cecil, Moderator.
Richmond: At a largely attended
meeting or rne Ministerial union or
Richmond and vicinity held in the Y.
M. C. A. assembly room Monday morning,
the 11th, Dr. W. J. Young, D. D.,
pastor of Centenary Methodist church,
delivered a most forceful address on
"The Pulpit and Pulpit Questions."
At the conclusion of this address
A N OF THE SOUTH
short, sympathetic addresses were made
by Rev. D. Clay Lilly, D. D., pastor of
Grace Street Presbyterian church,
George. W. McDanlel, D. D., pastor of
the First Baptist church; Rev. R. A.
Goodwin, rector of St. John's Episcopal
church; Rev. H. Pearce Atkins, pastor
of Allen Avenue Christian church, and
others.
At the conclusion of these addresses
the following resolution was unanimously
adopted by the fifty-seven ministers
present:
Whereas, some of the newspapers of
our State and some of our citizens
seem to feel that the minister should
keep silent on public questions and
preach what they call "The simple
Gospel," only; therefore, be it
Resolved, That the Ministerial Union
of Richmond declares it to be their
firm conviction that the prophetic office
of the pulpit demands not only the
preaching of the evangelical truth as it
is in Jesus Christ, but also the application
of this truth to present problems
confronting the city, the State and the
Nation.
Lexington Presbytery: The Constitutional
requirements having been met, 1
hereby call a meeting of Lexington
Presbytery, at the First church, Staunton,
Va., on March 25th, 1912, at 11 A.
M., to transact the following business,
if the way be clear:
1st To consider and act upon request
of Rev. O. C. Dolphy for a letter of dismission
to the Presbytery of North
Alabama.
2nd. To change the time of spring
meeting of the Presbytery at Tinkling
Spring church, from April 23, to April
30th, so as to permit the attendance of
students from the seminary?applicants
for license.
S. T. Ruffner, Moderator.
Fredericksburg: We have just closed
a moBt successful meeting at Northend
chapel, a work conducted under the
care of this church, in which there
(have been forty conversions, about
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Presbyterian church. The preaching
was done by Rev. W. R. McElroy, of
Charlottesville, Va., who conducted services
each night for about ten days.
Among the accessions is a large proportion
of men and women. One man
had not gone to church for seventeen
years.
Mr. McElroy is unusually efficient
as an evangelist. He is a strong and
attractive preacher; his sermons being
sound and instructive, and at the same
time holding the close attention of the
congregation. His methods are beyond
criticism and are very effective. He
gets the people to think and to act.
He has an attractive gift of song and
adds to his preaching by bis solos.
Our .people have been delighted with
Bro. McElroy and the fine work he has
Hon A in tho pnmmnnifv Phnrnhoo
siring the services of an evangelist
could not do better than make an engagement
with him. He can be addressed
at Charlottesville, Va., where
he has resided for the past two years
in order to educate his sons. Although
most of his ministry has been in the
West, he is of southern birth and a
member of West Hanover Presbytery.
He would make a most excellent Syn.
odical and Presbyterial evangelist. Our
Church needs men of his sound and
fruitful evangelistic glftB.
J. H. Henderlite.
Farmville: Rev. E. C. Dynch, of
Covington, Va., has declined the cal]
recently extended to him to the pastorate
of this church.
The violent storm which swept over
this town last week unroofed the Presbyterian
church and did much damage
otherwise.
Natural Bridge: The Presbytery of
Montgomery has been called to meet
at Buchanan March 21st to dismiss the
[ March 20, 1012
Rev. E. C. Lynch of the Covlngtom
church to the Presbytery of Upper Miseourl,
he having accepted a call to a
church in Kansas City. Mr. Lynch is
one of our choice young ministers,
highly esteemed in his Presbytery and
Synod and will go to his new charge
with prospects of steadily increasing
influence in the church.
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Aitunuunui me pabior, .ur. Allison,
will preach in Gunton Temple Memorial
Presbyterian church, Washington,
D. C., Sunday evening, the 17th. It will
be the 30th anniversary of the organization
of the church. Dr. Allison was
pastor for five years and the congregation
will be glad to hear their former
pastor. This week, on Friday, the
church will hold a reception, to which
all friends and former members are
invited. Rev. Dr. Wright, of Washington,
D. C., will preach at the evening
service. Dr. Allison will preside at
his own church service Sunday morning,
but Dr. S. L.. Morris, of Atlanta,
Ga., will preach.
CHANGE OF ADDRESS.
Rev. R. M. Haminoud from Sweet
Water, to 400 Coggin Ave., Brownwood,
Tex.
Rev. W. S. Milne from Darien, to Tifton,
Ga.
Rev. >V. K. Johnston from Texarkana,
Ark., to Childress, Tex.
Rev. G. M. llollingsvYorth from Cross
Hill, S. C.f to Arapalio, Okla.
Rev. II. M. Jenkins from Inka to
Booneville, Miss.
Rev. S. Dwiglit Winn from Gulf, N. C.,
to Chunju, Korea, Asia.
PERSONAL.
Rev. Simon Eraser, of Junction, Tex.,
died March 2nd at his home. He had
been in failing health for a number of
years. He was received into the Presbytery
of "Western Texas in 1878. He
had not been actively engaged in the
work of the ministry since 1899. He
lived on a ranch in Kimball county some
sixty or seventy miles northwest of
Kerrville and very seldom attended
of Presbytery. He was held in hign
esteem by his friends and neighbors.
FAIRMOUNT PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH.
By D. I). Tally.
On the afternoon of Sunday, March
10th, the Fairmount Presbyterian church
of Richmond, Va., was dedicated with
interesting and impressive ceremonies.
Mr. C. C. Myers, a student of Union
Theological Seminary of this city, who
is at present acting as stated supply,
presided. Rev. W. W. Moore, D. D.,
president of the Seminary, preached the
sermon. It is unnecessary to say it
was a most able, uplifting and inspiring
discourse. Rev. F. T. McFaden, pastor
of the First Presbyterian cburch, offered
the dedicatory prayer, and the benediction
was pronounced by Rev. J. J. Fix,
pastor of the Manchester Presbyterian
church.
Historical Note.
The Fairmount Presbyterian church
was organized on December 8, 1907, at
4 o'clock P. M., by a commission from
East Hanover Presbytery composed of
the following: Rev. F. T. McFaden,
D. D., pastor First Presbyterian church;
Rev. Russell Cecil, D. D., pastor Second
Presbyterian church; Rev. D. K. Walthall,
Ph. D., pastor Mlzpah church, and
Ruling Elder Gervas Storrs, of the Hoge
Memorial church, with Isaac Curd, M.
D., of the same church as alternate. Dr.
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ww>ucu yiesiuea ana propounaea tne
constitutional questions, and Dr. Cecil
preached a most excellent and acceptable
sermon. The following were received
into the organization after covenanting
together and having previously
presented letters of dismissal from
other Presbyterian churches: S. A. Hall,