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It the morning service, after the devotional
exercises, the chairman, Mrs.
L. H. Tyree, gave an Interesting talk
on several women of the Bible, whicb
was followed by short talks from representatives,
Miss Bradford, Miss Gunin-.ings
and Mrs. Carmack, who gave interesting
accounts of mission work
at home and in foreign lands. Mrs.
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a,, i^eauuur urau addressed the assembly
on "Fifty Years of Missions in
Foreign Hands by Women." Her address
will be published as soon as pos.
cihle.
Miss Northington, who is the field
secretary of Tennessee under the Southern
Baptist Board, told the story of
the Jubilee, giving account of the organization
of the first Missionary Union
and the growth in the mission work.
After a season of prayer and song,
the assembly adjourned to the Jubilee
luncheon, where 225 ladies were served
a delightful luncheon menu. During
that hour, there were several toasts
bv Mrs. Prpstnn .Tottnn Vtro I?,? t ? ?
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Mrs.- W. C. Caldwell and Mrs. G. Hargrove,
being presided over by the toastmistress,
Mrs. E. C. Matthews. The
subjects of the toasts were, "Woman,"
"The Woman Missionary," "The Women
of the Church," and "The Women to
Whom We Go."
At the afternoon sessions, the denominational
meetings were held in the
Baptist, Methodist and Presbyterian
churches, each being well attended
Returned missionaries from Argentina,
S. A., and Mexico spoke, and much in
terest was manifested in Foreign Missionary
work by women.
The masB meeting at night was well
attended, the house being crowded to
its utmost Capacity. The Junior Missionary
Societies opened the services
by singing, "I'll go where you want
me to go," as they marched in. This
Was followed by a beautiful pageant,
reprsenting a call from, the heathen
lands to Christian America. About sixteen
girls and young ladles took part,
dressed In different costumes, representing
China, Japan, Korea, Mexico,
Brazil, Cuba, Africa, the American Negro,
the poor class of people, the shop
and factory girl, and several others,
ending in a song of missionary nature,
"Publish Glad Tidings."
The addresses for the evening were
by Mrs. Mahon, returned missionary
from Mexico, Miss Cummings, returned
missionary from Mexico, and Mrs.
Spight, returned missionary from Argentina,
S. A. The responses were
made by Mrs. J. S. Cooper and Mrs.
F. A. Collins. Miss Bradford then gave
an appeal to the children, asking them
to 'be faithful to the cause of missions,,
reminding them that in all probability
when the next Jubilee would be held,
fifty years hence, they would be the
ones to hold It.
After reports from the afternoon
meetings by the different secretaries.
me meeting closed with the hymn, "All
Hall the Power of Jesus' Name.," and
benediction.
The success of this meeting Is due to
the untiring efforts of the chairman,
Mrs. Tyree, and her faithful committees,
and their work was greatly blessed
by Him for whom It was all given.
Snnday School Conference for Nashville
Presbytery, West Nashville Presbyterian
church, corner Charlotte Ave.
nue and Forty-seventh Street, April
30, 1912.
Morning Session: 9:30?'Devotional
exercises, Rev. W. C. Alexander; 9:45?
Enrollment of school representatives:
10:00?Good S. S. Records?What
How, Rev. C. E. Diehl, D. D.; 10:20?
General discussion; 11:00?Singing; and
voluntary prayers; 11:10?Providing for
Substitutes?Supt. W. E. Hudson; 11:20
?General- discussion; 12:00?Appointment
of Committee on Recommendations'
to Presbytery; prayer; 12:10?
The Summer Training School at S. W.
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THE PRESBYTERI
F. U,. Prof. Wn. Dinwiddle, LD. D.
Period for luncheon.
Afternoon Session: 2:00?Praise service,
Mr. TI108. Harrison; 2:15?Organizing
the adults?Supt. Geo. R. Gillespie;
2:45?General discussion; 3:00?
Planning for life saving, Supt. W. H.
*_.jurn.e; ?vienerat discussion; 3:30
?Missionary Study Class Work, Rev.
H. P. Williams, D. D.; 3:50?General
discussion; 4:00?Report of Committee;
4:10?Queries and Problems; Open Parliament;
4:30?Prayer and Benediction.
Every school in the Presbytery is
urged to send as many representatives
as it possibly can from its oilicers and
teachers and adults over 16 years of
age. Pastor and superintendent especially
expected. Bring notebook and
pencil. Send names of representatives
to Mr. Qeo. C. Appleby, Alabama Ave.,
West Nashville, by April 21st.
Earnestly yours,
C. O'N. Martindale,
Chairman S. S. Committee.
TEXAS.
Central, Wichita Fulls: On Sunday,
March 17th, Mr. Frank Mclnnis
was duly made an elder In this church
and Mr. R. 1^. Price a deacon. We have
four faithful elders and three active
young men as deacons in this new
church.
Cuero: The eleventh annual meeting
of the Woman's Missionary Union
of Western Texas Presbytery will convene
at Cuero, in the First Presbyterian
church, nine o'clock A. M., May
2-3, 1912.
Rev. J. W. Moore, of Japan, will be
present and make an address. The
work during the past year has been
along most substantial lines, and good
things have been accomplished for the
Master. Our Union has assumed a
large share in the educational endowment
of the Texas-Mexican Industrial
School. "Thine they were, and thou
gavest them me."
Miss Li la Brown Cuero, chairman of
the committee on entertainment, assisted
by the ladies of the Presbyterian
church, is actively arranging for the
success of the coming convention. Let
us be zealous to make this meeting the
most spiritual and helpful one in our
whole history.
Mrs. R. W. Anderson, Secretary.
To the Churches of Central Texas
Presbytery: It is earnestly desired to
get a full report this year from every
church in the Presbytery on Sabbath
Schools and Young People's Societies,
so please fill out the blanks for thiB
work and return same to Dr. M. C. Hutton,
stated clerk, at Georgetown, before
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you have no Sabbath school nor young
people's society, please return the
blank just the same and write the fact
across the face of It. This information
is very necessary both to the Assembly's
committee and the Presbyterial
committee on this work.
There will be a Sunday school missionary
at work in our Presbytery for
four months during the summer and
anyone knowing where there are prospects
of organizing one or more Presbyterian
Sunday schools will confer a
great favor by sending the information
to the chairman at Helton.
William A. Rolle,
Chairman S. S. and Y. P. S.
College Park Church, Sherman, has
Deen greany rerresned by a ten days'
protracted service conducted by Dr. R.
M. Hall, of Galveston. He held two
preaching services a day, besides conducting
the morning chapel services of
Austin College.
Six children of the Sabbath school
united with the church on profession
of their faith in Christ. Others, including
some of the young men of the college,
are considering the matter of
church membership.
AN OF THE SOUTH
Dr. Hall has greatly endeared himBelf
to this people and to the college
men by his earnest and loving presentation
of the gospel truth.
Rev. S. J. McMurry is pastor of this
church and is greatly beloved by people
and students.
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..ami tuiiij^i> nruflDWuou:
The twenty-third commencement exercises
of Daniel Baker College( the co.
educational college? of the Synod of
Texas, will be held in ferownwood June
first to fifth, inclusive. The annual
celebration of the four literary socltties
will take place in the college chapel
Saturday evening, June lBt, at 8:30.
On Sabbath morning Rev. Arthur G.
Jones, D. D., of San Antonio, will
preach the baccalaureate sermon to the
largest graduating class in the history
of the institution, and on the evening
of the same day address the Christian
associations of the college. On June
3d, the reception of the Art Department
at 4 P. M., and the annual concert
at 8:30 P. M. The Board of Trustees
have their annual meeting oa the
4th, as also the Alumni Association.
The commencement exercises proper
will be held Wednesday morning at
ten o'clock, when Hon. R. D. Gage, of
Fort Worth, will address sixteen young
men and women juBt entering upon
the larger activities and responsibilities
of life. Nine of these are candidates
for degrees: M. K. Bailey, Maysfield;
Miss Sallie Boone, Turnersvllle;
Miss Mattie Dodson, Burnet; L,. H.
Gray, Proctor; G. T. Holmes, Brownwood;
Miss Mary Perkins, Brownwood;
Miss Frances Snyder, Brownwood; G.
F. Wilson, Brownwood; Miss Pauline
Wright, Corsicana. Five are candidates
for graduation in the Department of
Oratory: P. J. Davis, Crosscut; Miss
I^eonora Ferguson, Russelville, Ark.;
Miss Melrose Jones, Cottonwood; Miss
Beatrice McDermott, Brownwood: Miss
Nancy Young, Brownwood. Two young
ladies are applying for certificates of
graduation in piano: Miss Sallie Crawford,
Indian Creek; and Miss Irene
Savage, of Brownwood. The friends and
patrons of the college are cordially invited
to be present at all of these exercises.
The alumni are especially
urged to return at this time and renew
their pledges of loyalty to Alma Mater.
To the Home Mission Committee of
Presbytery of Fort Worth: I have now
been engaged 325 days, or 10 months
and 19 days, in the work. I have traveled
during this time 4,520 miles, 325
being by private conveyance; my expenses
have been $92.34. I have held
311 services, reached 280 souls for the
better life, and visited 24 places, one or
more times, as indicated by the number
following the placerCollege Avenue
1, Broadway, Ft. Worth 2, Sherman
Presbytery at Roanoke 1, Bridgeport 2,
Graham 3, Bryson 4 Tonk Valley 3, White
Rose School House 1, Jacksboro 1, Olnfey
2, Newcastle 3, Eliasville 2, Grandview
2, Godlev 3. Mineral Wells 1 Thnr
ber 1, Hllsboro 1, N. Ft. Worth 1, First
church, FY. Worth 1, Itasca 2, Decatur
1, Grandbury 1, Cresson 1.
Meetings Hold.?I have held 10 meetings,
ot usually 15 days including Sundays,
at the following places: Graham,
36 reached^ 13 ^Presbyterians; Tonk
Valley, 19 reached, 6 joined us; Newcastle,
51 reached, organized a church
of 20; Bryson, 100 reached, 14 joined
us; Eliasville, 7 reached, 3 joined us;
Godley, 11 reached, 11 joined us; Mineral
Wells, one week only, 3 joined our
church; Strawn, 18 reached, 15 joined
us; Thurber, 29 reached, 9 joined us;
N. Ft. Worth, 7 reached, 6 joined us.
A 1 a! q 1 r\t OCA oahIo 1 OA ~ ?
*?. ui mov ouuio, lO\J UJ piULCDOlUIl,
51 by letter, 39 reclaimed. Of these
100 joined Presbyterian, 91 Methodist,
37 Baptist, 39 reclaimed, already in the
church, tiie rest going to the other
rliurches; 59 adult, 9 infant baptisms.
Funds pledged and Collected.?Graham,
pledged $194.70, paid me $100.00;
March 27, 1912. ]
Tonk Valley, paid $31.15; Newcastle,
pledged $84.75, paid $30.45; BryBon,
paid $109.05; Eliasville, paid $130.07;
Godley, paid $00.00; Strawn. paid
$43.15; Thurber, paid $48.10; N. Fort
Worth, collected $13.05; Grandview,
paid $13.50; Decatur, $1.20; Bridgeport,
paid $5.00; Mineral Wells, pledged,
church, $67.25, and society, $50.00 =
$117.25; Hillsboro, First, pledged
$124.50. Total pledged $962.52. Paid
to me for Dr. Gilmore. Treas., $585.82.
Besides this new tent was secured,
Messrs. Jno. E. Morrison and the Graham
church and Mr. IVm. L.. Donnell,
of Eliasville, paying one-half, the Presbytery
the other half, which was raised
in meetings the past summer. But for
this tent we could never have done the
work we have in these weaker
churches. There was also a gift of
$25.00 given by the Graham people during
the meeting, for Bibles to be placed
in their hotels and they are now supplied,
each room with a Bible.
Visiting and Superintending: Since
January 15th my time has been devoted
to looking after our weaker
churches. I find that 9 of our 33
churches were discouraged and at the
point of death. One of these at Strawn
had not a single member, was reorganized
with 15 members. Bryson has
more than doubled her membership and
they are both now supplied with
preaching regularly once a month.
Grandveiw and Decatur have not had
preaching for several years and were
discouraged and ready to quit. Salaries
have been raised at both places
and we hope to soon have a man living
at Grandview and giving half his time
to this important point. Decatur has
raised a subscription of $158 for onefourth
of a minister's time.
We have helped raise the salary for a
preacher at Eliasville, Newcastle, Bryson,
Grandview, Godley, and Decatur.
With 277 souls helped to a better
christian life, 3 churches organized or
reorganized. Six elders, 5 deacons or.
dained, and our weak and struggling
churches helped and encouruged we
feel that the work has not been altogether
in vain.
One of the best results of the meetings
this past summer has been the
breaking down of the intense prejudice
that exists in many communities against
our Presbyterian faith. They have seen
the work and enjoyed the Lord's blessing.
And not only entered in, but urged
us to come and help them even where
we have no Presbyterian church at all.
Our church stands high In these communities
because our God has blessed
and honored the word and richly blessed
the work.
Your servant in the Lord.
Jno. E. McLean, Evang. and Supt.
Home Missions, Ft. Worth Presbytery.
VIRGINIA
Richmond: Union Seminary again
breaks all records in the enrollment of
one hundred students for the current
session, a very Appropriate number for
the centennial year and the largest
numDer or students ever enrolled In any
seminary in the history of our branch
of the church. The new catalogue
shows that these students represent 19
states and countries, 25 literary Institutions,
and 32 presbyteries.
Of the states, North Carolina and Virginia
Tead with 28 each, Georgia has 8,
West Virginia 7, Tennessee 6, Florida 3,
Missouri 3, Alabama, Maryland, Mississippi,
South Carolina and Texas 2
each, Arkansas, Canada, Cuba, Kentucky,
Ixmlsiana, New Jersey and Oklahoma
1 each.
Of the literary institutions, Davidson
rollPCA k^Anfl thfl Ion or lnflrl mhloK ehA
has maintained for a number of years
past, having 43, 'Hampden-Sidney 7,
Washington and Lee 5, Richmond College
5, Southwestern Presbyterian Uni>