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t?able of Contents
CONTRIBUTED:
The Modern Church and Its Mission?Dr.
E. C. Gordon 1
New Light on an Accepted Fable,
Dr. Juan Orts Gonzalez........ 1
A Scripture Study,
Rev. J. S. Gartledge 2
To-day?May E. Edmondson 3
A Separating Line,
C. H. Wetherbe 3
The Early Morning?Addison.... 4
How Lila Trusted?Sylvia Furst, 5
Comments on a Recent Issue,
Minister 17
Prejudice Against Presbyterians,
Rev. Jno. C. Williams 17
Needs?Great, Urgent and Fundamental?Rev.
H. H. Sweets, D.D. 18
Extracts from a Letter from
Mrs. Junkln. 21
: The Drawing Power of the Simple
Gospel 21
China Famine Notes 22
FAMILY READING: 4
The Tears of Jesus.. 5
The Security of Christianity.... 6
First Aid for the Tempted...... 6
Fifteen Years Without a Birthday, 5
How'God Molds Us 11
In Everything Give Thanks 11
OUR BOYS AND GIRLS:
A Small Scholar's Wish 6
A Boy Scout of Old 6
A Boy Who Recommended Himself 6
Letters from the Children 7
SUNDAY SCHOOL. Y. P. S. AND
PRAYER MEETING: 8
EDITORIAL:
Notes 9
Notes in Passing?Bert 9
Helps That Do Not Help 10
Encroaching Ecclesiasticism 10
The Sunday School in the Semi.
nary?Dr. W. L,. Llngle 10
CHURCH NEWS: 12-16
Survey of Current Events 16
Marriages and Deaths 20
BENEVOLENT OBJECTS AND THEIR
TREASURERS.
As Ordered by The General Assembly.
Foreign Missions! (May and October)
. W. H. Raymond, treasurer, 1st Nation- 1
al Bank Building, Nashville, Tenn.
Home Missions: (June and November)
A- N. Sharp, treasurer, Box 1686 Atl?n4a
Ha
Christian Education and Wlnfaterial
Relief: (April and December) John
Stltea, treasurer, Bth and Market ?ts
TxjuiSvllle, Ky.
Sabbath Aehoet Extension: (March> 1
THE PRESBYTER1A
R. E. Magill, treasurer, Box 883, Richmond,
Va.
i>ibie cause: (.September) William
eoulke, treasurer, bibie House, New
York, N. Y.
All Monies raised for I'resbyterial and
Syuodu-ul Missions to be sent to local
treasurers.
ABKili COLLECTION.
The (ollectious in April are for Christian
Education and Ministerial Relief
to be used in tne work of tudueation lor
tne Ministry, Ministerial Keiief, tne
Assembly's Home and School, and
Schools and Colleges. Send all moneys
to the Treasurer, Mr. John Stites, Fifth
and Market Streets, L<ouisville, Ky.
TO CHURCH TREASURERS AJiD
PASTORS.
As the last day of our llscal year
falls on Sunday, we have decided to
keep our books open until the cIobc
of banking hours on April first. A
number of church treasurers, pastors,
etc., have requested me to make some
arrangement by which they could have
all their contributions to Foreign Missions
for the year ending March 31st,
sions for the year ending March 31st,
included* in our Annual Report.
In order to comply with these re
quests ana to accommodate otners who
have the same desire, I am giving this
notice to say that I will draw on any
church treasurer or pastor who will
telegraph me not later than eleven
o'clock on Monday, April 1st, to draw
for a specific amount. All such designated
amounts drawn for by me will
be credited in the receipts for the
present year.
W. H. Raymond, Treasurer.Cijurci)
jSttos
ALABAMA.
Mobile Presbytery will meet in the
Central church, Mobile, Tuesday, April
16, at 7:30 P. M.
Birmingham: A Presbyterian church
was organized on March 13 at Corey,
the beautiful new suburb of Birmingham,
by a commission of North Alabama
Presbytery. Rev. W. L. Bedinger
is supplying it for the present.
?The Westminster Church has called
Rev. Francis Tappey, of the First
church, Huntsville, to 4,ts pastorate.
Mr. Tappey has been in bis present
charge nearly ten years and has done
a most successful work. It is said that
the Huntsville people will vigorously
oppose his removal.
East Alabama Presbytery: Dear Delinquent
Church,?We need your belated
Local Home Mission apportionment
now, to pay the noble workers on
the held. Please send it at once to
Mr. D. C. Carmlcbael, Dothan, Ala.
In behalf of the Committee,
D. J. Blackwell, Chairmas.
Andalnsla: Rev. C. N. Wharton accepted
the call to the church at AndaIndia
an/1 nntflrnA ?n/\?
iu?<? UUU CUVVlbU u J/Ull luc W VJ I XV llio
first Sunday In March. A very bright
outlook faces this band of workers.
A beautiful twelve or fifteen thousand
dollar church has been completed with
modern Sunday school equipments. The
paBtor and his wife have been made to
feel at home by the many kind attentions
of a loving people, together with
the pounding so dear to the minister's
family. Three additions have already
been had to the church and many more
will unite in a short time. The church
has grown with the town within the
last five years. The Presbytery of East
Alabama meets In this ehnreh AnHi
16th, which will be the flrBt Presbytery
this town has ever seen.
C. N. Wharton.
ARKANSAS.
The Presbytery of Washburn will
nee* in the Presbyterian church in
i N OF THE SOUTH
Morrlllton, Ark., on Wednesday the 12th
day of April lyi2 at ?:iiU t. M.
S. W. Da vies, Stated Clerk.
PBOKLDA.
Haines: On last Friday night we
Lad the great pleasure of having with
us Kev. W. T. Yvaller of Barton Fla.
The evening was unpropitious, but
we had a good congregation and
they listened very attentively and
seemed deeply interested, as Mr. Waller
preached a powerful sermon on the
text, "Go Bell all thou hast and come
follow me." All of us enjoyed having
our church opened and services again
after a lapse of 12 months or more.
Brother Waller came to look over the
field with a view to a call. J. P. S.
GEORGIA.
Atlanta: Committees from the Presbyterian
Ministers' Association of Atlanta,
and from every Presbyterian
church In the city, are now being appointed
to invite all the Presbyterian
assemblies in the United States to meet
in Atlanta on the third Thursday In
May, 1913, in the Pan-Presbyterian Pentecost.
>orth Avenue Church: The Com
mittees who attended the Men and Religion
meetings, are making their reports
at Prayer meeting each Wednesday
night. On March 13th the committee
on work for boys, with Mr. E. G.
Everritt as chairman, made a most interesting
report, illustrating the work
by charts. On the 20th the Committee
on Evangelism will report, this to oe
followed each Wednesday by the Committee
on Missions Community Extension,
Social Service and Bible Study.
The ladies Aid Society have elected
new officers for the coming year. On
Monday, October 25th the old Board
will give a reception to the incoming
Board, at which time the annual reportB
for the year will be read.
The Missionary Circle, which meets
the Thursday before the first Monday in
each month, have just gotten out a very
attractive program for the coming year.
The Presbyterial Unions of Georgia
are to meet in April as follows:
Athens Union, in Jefferson. Aoril 9th
and 10th.
Cherokee Union in Rome, April 11th
atd 12th.
Atlanta Un.on in McDonough, April
16 th and l<lh.
Macon Union in Quitman, April 17th
and 18th.
Savannah Union in Blackshear, April
19th and 20th.
Augusta Union in Augusta, April 23d
and 24th.
The Synodlcal Conference will meet
in Augusta immediately following the
Union on April 25th and 26th.
Rev. W. H. Hudson, of China, is to be
the Foreign Missionary speaker. Miss
Annie Shadden, the Home Missionary
speaker, and Mrs. J. K. Colt, of Nac.onohpft.
will have pharos nf thn Ynnne
People's work. These speakers expect
to visit each Union In turn.
Kate C. Roberts,
Secretary Synodlcal Conference.
Cnthbert: This church recently received
three additions to the communion,
upon profession. The new
members were three bright young girls
from the Sabbath school. This church
has extended a hearty and unanimous
call to the Rev. William T. Waller, of
Bartow, Fla. Mr. Waller recently visited
tfhe field, and the call follows. It
Is confidently expected that he will accept
the call, and soon enter upon this
work.
Robert u Moyer.
Prince ATenne chnrcli. Athene: On
lent Sunday this church decided to
move from Its present location to the
corner of Prince and Mllledge Avenues,
an ideal location In the heart of the
residential portion of the city, and to
erect at once a house of worship to
March 27. 1912. ]
cost, including the lot. the sum of $25.000.
St. Marys: Our last service ueie
proved to be one of uplift to pastor and
people. It was our communion day,
and despite the inclement weather we
had good congregations at morning atiu
night services. A good offering was
made for local Home Missions. Three
members were received, one by certificate
and two on profession. One adult
and three children were baptized, for
all of which we thank God and take
courage. "W. G. M.
KENTUCKY.
Springfield and Oulngsville: Rev. W.
D. Hopkins, of the senior class in the
Presbyterian Theological SCemincry of
Kentucky, filled the pulpits of the
Springfield and Owingsville churches
on the Fourth Sunday in February. It
is hoped that Mr. Hopkins may see his
way clear to go to these splendid people
permanently. Surely there is within
the bounds of our Presbytery no
field which offers more promise for the
Kingdom and which has been more persistently
neglected for many years. Instead
of ninety members in Bath
county, as the Minutes of the Assembly
oi laii gives, we snouid count the membership
by the hundreds, and we will,
If we secure the type of pastor which
we now have in view.?Presbyterian
Visitor.
The Woman's Bible Class of the First
Presbyterian church, Danville, held its
second annual reunion in the afternoon
of the 14th inst. Dr. L. H. Blanton is
the teacher of this large class and was
host on the occasion. The old officers
were re-elected. Mtb. W. L. Wood, president
and Mrs. W. W. Johnson, secretary
and treasurer. Beside the regular
Sunday collections the class made a
oyav^iai uuulhuuhuu 10 me rureign .Missionary
debt. The next special collection
will be to Home Missions.
Her. IV. H. Hopper held a meeting at
Corbin, Ky., and the church promptly
called him to become its pastor. But
it will be difficult to pull him away
from his devoted people at Pisgah and
BurnBide.
West Lexington Presbytery: Two
splendid young men have been secured
by the Committee on Home Missions for
summer work from the Louisville Seminary:
Mr. Harvey H. Orr, who completes
his second year there in May and
who has had valuable and successful
experience in the mission field hereto,
fore; and Mr. S. E. Paxon, who has had
?two years' work in the Moody Bible
Institute and who brings to his work
with us some very valuable experience
in miBBlon work. He completes in May
bis first year of work in the Seminary.
Mr. Orr will care for the churches in
Breathitt county outside of the town of
Jackson, Including the Cannel City, and
will find a wide field for usefulness and
we believe one of great promise. Mr.
Paxon will go to the churches of Letcher
county outside of Jenkins and will
be assisted by the Superintendent in
trying to overcome the demoralized
condition into which years of neglect
has cast that once promising field.?
Presbyterian Visitor.
LOUISIANA.
New Orleans: The Session of the
First church has appointed the first
Sunday in Apxil. morning service, as
the time for the ordination and installation
of its new ruling elders and
deacons.
Rer. Dr. W. McF. Alexander, pastor
of the Prytania Street church, left
on Monday morning for Pittsburg, Pa.,
to attend the meeting of the Council of
Reformed Churches. He will.be absent
several days.
?Rev. Dr. Asa 8. Flske, of Tthaca.
New York, is spending the winter in
New Orleans, with his son-in-law and
daughter, Dr. and Mrs. Aldrlck, of Tu