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ment of the election of Prof. Scherer to
the presidency of the school, the faculty
for next year is announced and it has
been decided to begin work at once on
the new $15,000 building, to be erected
at the north end of the main building.
This will give the school a group of
three buldings. The central building 1b
the old structure, which was modernized
'ast year at a cost of several thousand
aoiiars, and tne Handsome new Caldwoll-Tadlock
Memorial hall, a $15,000
building.
Memphis: The Third Presbyterian
church, which has been vacant since
October last, has extended a unanimous
call to Rev. R. F. Kirkpatrick, Monroe,
North Carolina, and he has signified his
acceptance of the same, subject to the
action of his Presbytery. The church
hopes Mr. Kirkpatrick will enter upon
his work about the first of May. Mr.
Kirkpatrick will receive a warm welcome,
not only from the members of the
Third church, but from the entire Presbyterian
constituency of Memphis.
Southwestern Presbyterian University:
The commencement program has
recently been completed, and is as follows:
Saturday, June 8, Senior Reception.
Sunday morning, Commencement
Sermon by Rev. J. T. Plunkett, D. D.
Sunday night, Sermon to Y. M. C. A. by
Rev. Win. Crowe. Monday night, Address
before Literary Societies by Prof.
W. R. Webb. Tuesday morning, Meeting
of Alumui Association, and Alumni address
by Rev. R. O. Flinn, D. D. Tuesday
night, Commencement Exercises.
Deeherd: This is a small church,
which was but a few years ago, one of
the Home (Mission churches of Nashville
Presbytery. They now employ a
pastor for all his time, and, during the
year of the present pastorate, have
paid him promptly each month. They
have repaired and beautified the
church building. They sold a very
small, and, as a manse, a badly located
house, and bought a nine-room house
and large lot adjoining the church,
thus giving them a very valuable and
convenient church property. They are
ijuiuiig hud (nupti\j lino guuu condition.
Recently Messrs. F. M. Bass and
W. A. Blair have been added to the
eldership and Messrs-. L. L. Benneitt
and R. L. Ixioney to the dlaconate. The
board of deacons are all young, active
men, and we begin the new year with
a fixed purpose to make our church a
helping factor in all of the church's
work. F. L. L.
TEXAS.
Dallas: Annual Statistical Report of
First church, 1911-1912:
Elders 17
Deacons, 23
Added on examination, 57
Added on certificate 92
Total members, 885
Adults baptized 19
Infants baptized, 9
Total in Sunday School 536
Congregational $34,000
Miscellaneous, 397
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Total expenses, $34,307
Benevolent Causes.
Foreign Missions $ 2,655
Assembly Home Missions 50
Local Home Missions 800
Christian Education, 262
S. S. Extension, 137
Bible Cause, 15
Orphans' Home, 221
Total. $4,153
Total Funds handled by the
congregation $38,550.00
?"Westminster: We had a good day
last Sabbath receiving seven members
into the church. Two by leite- and five
on profession. The heart of our good
pastor. Dr. Robt. "H. Hill, and also of
our good people was made glad by the
reception ' of these dear ones. Our
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THE PRESBYTER1
church has approved the Assembly's
principal plan and has just completed
the canvass for a budget of $4,500 for
expenses, which was cheerfully given
by our good people. The budget of $3,000
for beneficences will be canvassed
for later and we feel will be given
easily. We are now worshipping in our
beautiful new $28,000 church, with a
large, magniiicent new pipe organ. We
trust to have a protracted service very
soon and look for a large blessing from
the Lord.
The report of the Hay City Presby.
terian church for the year just closed
shows a net Increase In members of 32,
two Sabbath schools with 325 enrolled
in all departments, a manse debt of
$1,100 provided for, $1,300 given to General
Assembly Home Missons, Local
Home Missions and Foreign Missions,
with a total of $3,800 given for benevolent
causes and the support of the local
work.
We are grateful to God for his blessings,
and look forward with bright hopes
for the year just beginning.
L. E. Selfridge.
Crockett: Besides other things that
have been encouraging to the pastor
recently, the following handsome incident
has occurred. A package was sent
to his home, with a card stating that it
came from friends. It was a hamlsnmp
suit of clothes. Just before one of the
merchants had kindly equipped the pastor
with a valuable pair of shoes. In
addition the lady friends of the pastor
have been treating the pastor's wife in
a similar way. So we have fresh occasion
for gratitude to God, and thankil
appreciation of our kind friends,
whose names we do not know. We believe
the Master will see that they do
not lose their reward. Such thoughtful
kindness tends to strengthen our hands
and hearts for Christian work. This
pastor has labored more than fortyone
years with the Crockett church, and
yet the good people of Crockett have
not grown weary in well doing in the
way of kind and appreciative acts
towards their pastor and co-operation
with him In good work.
Crockett, Texas. S. F. Tenney.
Nuvasota: The following figures are
taken from the annual report of the
First Presbyterian church of Novasota,
Texas.
The largely increased gifts of this
church are due altogether to a change
of the financial system from the old to
a new. following in large part the Assembly's
plan.
Total number members of the
church on March 31st, 1912 298
Received by letter and statement
during the year, 16
Received on profession of faith during
the year, 25
Total new members, 41
Total (lifts of the Church for Year Ending
Mnrch 81, 1912:
Gave to Foreign Missions $1,226.91
Gave to Education 183.00
Gave to the Bible Cause, 9.70
Gave to the Ministerial Relief, 17.89
Gave to Sunday School Extension
Work, 23.68
Gave to Orphans' Home and
School, 295.00
Gave to Homo Missions 527.87
Paid for Repairs and Improvements,
359.12
Paid Tor New Hymn Books.... 74.25
Paid to Laymen's Missionary
Conference, 100.00
Paid for New Manse 3,412.05
Paid for Current Expenses 2,088.51
Total for year, 18,317.88
Fund for Texas-Mexican School of
Industry and Education. Received from
March 8th to April 8th, 1012: Mis. Soc.
Highland Pres. ch., Austin, Texas,
120.00; Mis. Soc., Palestine, Texas, 1.00;
Young Ladles' Mis. Soc., Navasota,
Texas, 18.76; S. S.. Paint Rock, Texas,
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1.00; L. Mis. Soc., Westminster ch.,
Dallas, Texas, 7.00; L. Aid and Mis. Soc.,
First Pres. ch., Sherman, Tex., 25.00;
.. Mis. Soc., Denton St. ch., Gainesville,
Tex., 15.00; Mis. Soc. Cameron, Tex.,
5.00; W. Mis. Soc., First ch., Gonzales,
Tex., 32.65; O. Brunk, Hamilton, Tex.,
5.00; Week of Prayer, Hamilton, Tex.,
2.50; S. S, etc., Hamilton, Tex., 2.20;
Mrs. Leila A. Main, Pres. Vis., Hamilton,
Tex., 5.00; Ladies' Mis. Soc., Leander.
Tex., 5.00; Miss Lucy Gibb's S. S. Class,
Xavasota, Tex., 15.00; L. Mis. Soc., First
Southern Pres. ch., Austin, Tex., 7.40;
W. Mis. Soc., Pres. ch., Mt. Pleasant,
Tenn., 5.00; Children of Mrs. Robert H.
Gray, Leesburg, a., 1.25; L. Aid, Somerville,
Texas, 7.00 Idel Henderson, 1.15;
Brazos Missionary Union, Texas, 20.00;
Mrs. M. W. Wolcott, Second ch., Houston,
Tex., 1.00; S. S., Alexander City,
Ala., 3.60; Mrs. W. R. Kennedy, Beaumont,
Tex., 1.00; L. Mis. Soc., First Pres.
ch., San Marcos, Tex., 20.30; Rev. F. D.
Hunt, 5.00; Carlsbad, Tex., (Brownwood),
5.00; Davidson, M. S., 5.00, 15.00;
New Monmouth M. S., Lexington, 18.70;
Buena Vista, L. M. S., 5.00, 23.70; Clavendon
(Panhandle), S. S. 4.00; Richmnnsl
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xxvuu ucwuu, iviuituiio, u.uu, nail.;,
9.00; Previously acknowledged, $1,019.04;
Total contributions, $1,294.54.
Mrs. Fred. S. Robblns, Treasurer.
Bay City, Texas.
VIRGINIA.
Richmond, First: This church under
the pastorate of Dr. F. T. McFaden, has
had a line year. Additions to the
membership have been 37; contributions
to benevolent objects have been $10,320;
Congregational, $8,003. In addition
$2,500 have been paid into the organ
fund, not reported in the above, making
a total of $20,883. The contributions to
Foreign .MiseionB averaged $4.12 per
member.
?Third Church: Sunday was communion
day. The names of 15 new
members, received since the last communion,
was announced. The reports
which go up to Presbytery this week
were read to the congregation. They were
very encouraging, showing an excellent
year's work, notwithstanding the fact
that so many of our very substantial
members moved into other parts of the
city, bought homes and connected themselves
with other churches. The Third
church dismissed thirty-one by letter
to other churches and received during
the year 45 by profession and letter.
The present enrollment of the church
after purging the roll is 524.
The Men's Brotherhood, the Woman's
Foreign Missionary Society and the Sunday
schools are worthy of mention because
of splendid work done.
?Westminster: The Sacrament of
the Lord's Supper was observed in this
church last Sunday mnrnlnv n anlpmn
sweet service. Twenty persons were
added to the church, eight on profession
of their faith, three of whom were baptized.
This flourinshing church in the
west end expects to worship in its handsome
new building in a few Sundays.
The congregation has generously donated
its old building to Westminster
number 2, the mission in Scott's addition,
where a most encouraging work
is in progress.
?The Presbyterian League, composed
of the pastors, elders, deacons and men
of all the city and suburban churches
had a most delightful annual meeting in
the Grace St, church rooms. The ladies
of that church treated the <men to a most
delightful supper, every feature of
which was a fine success and the men
showed in ample form their hearty appreciation.
Interesting and enlivening
reports from all directions Bhowed as
to what earnestness Richmond Pastors
are now destined to extend the influence
of the church. Dr. Rice's "Throw out
the life-line," met with a most cordial
response in the thought of all.
Great credit was given the efficient
[April 24, 1912
Chairman, Mrs. Owsley Sanders, for this
great success of the work of the League
during the past year and over his protest
he was unanimously elected to succeed
himself to oillce. Other officers
were also re-elected for another year.
The work Is great?the demand for volunteer
members Is urgent, and the
promise of great returns, on a small
single investment, is rich.
( hathain: The pastor of this church,
Rev. R. G. McLees, has just closed a
meeting of some ten days, in which he
had the assistance of the Rev. W. R.
McElroy, of Charlottesville, Va. Mr.
McElroy is a good preacher, a man of
fine sense, and preaches the Gospel in
its purity. He has no methods and no
excitement. The congregation increased
from day to day, and listened attentively
to his preaching. There was considerable
interest manifested and a
number of persons made a profession of
their faith, in Christ. So far, 13 members
have been received on profession
and others will probably join Sunday.
God blessed the faithful proclamation
of his word. Mr. McElroy is located
for the present at Charlottesville and
would be of great assistance to any
church desiring to hold protracted ser
vices.
Lyucliburg, The Orphanage: On the
last Sabbath of March, the session of the
Rivermont Presbyterian church admitted
six of our dear boys and girls to
membership. They took the public
vows on the first Sabbath in April. It
gives us unspeakable joy to record this
fact, and many friends will rejoice with
us over the young lives given to the
Saviour's service. Pray for us that we
may have a rich spiritual blessing?not
alone on these six newly enlisted
soldiers of the cross?but on those who
have not yet come forward, that every
one of our children will early seek and
find the Redeemer.?'Bulletin.
Newport News: Thirty-seven new
members were received into the First
church, Dr. Wellford, pastor, on the
14th. Seventeen of these were upon certificate
and twenty on profession of
their faith. Of the thirty-seven, twentyptfht
nro iHon-Mflo/l u/lfh
school. No special meetings have been
held, merely the ingathering of the ordinary
means of grace.
On May 7tli to 9th, 1912, the Woman's
Missionary Union of Roanoke Presbytery
will hold its annual meeting in the
Presbyterian church at Chatham, Va.
Rev. O. V. Armstrong, from North
Kiangsu Mission, China, will give the
Foreign Mission address. The Home
Mission Committee will probably send a
speaker for the cause of 'Home Missions.
Each Society enrolled in the Union is
urged to send a delegate and visitors
from other societies will be most cor.
dially welcomed. This will be an' important
meeting. A new president and
secretary will be elected and matters
or vuai interest will be brought up.
Names of delegates and visitors
should be sent as early aB possible to
Mrs. S. S. Hunt, Chatham, Va.
MrB. Chas. M. Hutcheson, Sec'y.
Rev, H. M. tfoffett, of Leesburg, has
accepted the call to the Charles Town
church, and expects to take charge
June 1st. In the meantime Rev. S. T.
Ruffner, D. D., will continue to supply
the pulpit.
The Woman's Missionary Union of
Xexington Presbytery will meet In Harrisonburg,
Virginia, on Tuesday even
nig, may it, laia, ai eigni o ciock, counuing
its seselona throughout the 15th
and 16th. All societies in the Presbytery
are urged to send delegates, and
tfieir names Bhould be sent at once to
Mrs. J. S. Hamburger, Harrisonburg,
Virginia, that entertainment may be provided.
Woodstock: A business and social
meeting of the congregation was held in
the Laughlin Memorial Chapel of the
Woodstock church on Wednesday night,
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