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May 1, 1912 ]
wrmon will be preached by the Rev.
Charles B. Loving, D. D., president of
Westminster College, 'Missouri. Dr.
Loving, who has recently-entered upon
the presidency of this fine old college,
is justifying the wisdom.of his election
to the offlee by a splendid record of
work. On Monday evening, May 6th, the
faculty reception to the students, especially
the out-go?ng class, will be
held in the social room of the Seminary?an-occasion
that is counted one
of the most delightful in the anelnl ltf#
of the Seminary session. Tuesday,' (May
7th, will be a orowded day. At 10 A. M.
the annual meeting of the board of directors
w.'ll be held, and at 12:30 P. M.
the annual meeting of the Alumni Association,
the alumni banquet following
at 1:30. A large number of alumni are
expected. At 3 P. M. the closing exercises
will be held in the beautiful
Harbison Chapel of the Seminary. First
on the program will he the installation
of the Rev. J. Gray McAllister, D. D.,
cs professor of Biblical Introduction
and the English Bible, and inaugural
address by Dr. -McAllister following the
charge delivered by the Rev. Peyton
H. Hoge, D. D., president of the board
of directors. Then will come the final
exercises, with presentation of certificates,
diplomas and degrees, and closing
addresses, one of which will be delivered
by a member of the faculty: and
the session of 1911-12 -will be declared
at an end. Items not down on the official
program will be the marriage at
or near commencement of three members
of the graduating class.
MOWIilll*- (Jrutl Vlwil ''!> . ?- mw
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pastoT, Rev. Robert H. MeCaslin, D. D.,
welcomed 19 now members Into the
church on Sunday, April 21st. The
reports sent up to Presbytery from thiB
church are thd best in several years.
Sixty-eight were received Into the
church during the year. The benevolent
contributions amount to $1,700, and
the congregational to $6,119. The total
membership of the church is 680. The
church has adoptpd the Assembly's plan
for collections, with the exception of
Foreign (Missions, for which a separate
and individual every member canvass
is taken. Bxclpoive of the Sunday
schools, the church has eight organizations,
including missionary societies,
Cnvon onfnwa 1 - *
MHciu, 4J?vm?riioou, eic., m wnicn
over 300 members of the church are at
work.
Hopkinsvllle: Dr. G. "W. Painter, of
our China "Mission, filled the pulpit of
the Westminster church here Sunday,
April 14th. The past year's work in
this church indicates one of the best
in the history of the church. The contributions
are increased, the additions
were 29. Rev. C. H. H. Branch Is the
pastor.
t'entral City* The church here, of
which Rev. R. D. .Montgomery is the
pastor, has .Just closed a good year's
work. Ten were received into the
church during the year. The Sunday
school enrollment is 129, while the
membership of the churbh is 40. The
other two churChes supplied by Mr.
Montgomery are'Rockport and MoHenry.
In each church the Sunday school enrollment
is larger than the church membership.
Franklin: The little church here has
sreatly prospered this year under the
faithful and efficient leadership of Rev.
C. W. Sommervllle D,. D., professor In
the Southwestern Tresbyterlan University
who syppljes the pulpit one Sunday
In the month. Eleven were added to
the church during the year. The total
contributions amounted to $394. Dr.
Sommerville also supplies the church
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church ?ri. tester memorial
this fj'tv, , 6 ?arneatne8B and zeal of
cannm h * profe88?r 1*? the University
fillllnil 1?? Wghl,/ commended. While
Biblif^i t great ability the ohalr of
tl>e rniv^uBUageS and Uterature in
gives ^ ' and to which work he
every 01 the week' he goes
church ?n^ay to tbe Home Mission
fr?nuentivld prea?hes twice and very
talniv u? ue 11x1168 a Sunday. CervUle
u. ^ 6 8a*d that Dr. Sommeral'Ve
Imo e6; the means of keeping
Westeri? ir ? ^ e W8ak churches in
wieriji Kentuoky.
^'hie^class?w<ib*1^ Chu,rcl,: A men's
flfteen m ? ?v. rg X6d^ 01,8 church
8'x mpm'K ago the pastor, with
'? >'The"e "x K'e grown
volcen ? y"^ne' A choir of twenty
On ;hp r* 8etected from among them.
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oonducted the services. All music
Wa? turniBhed by the men's choir, dieted
by our organist, Mrs. Oerrol AlTour
young men at each service
on ?Tr#a anrefully jpreperad .addresses ,
n themea assigned some -weeks In adnc?
More than a dozen active workera
wera developed by this plea. who
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THE FKEBBYTEKIi
are proving a gTeat Inspiration and
help in i our work here.
The severe weather of the oast winter
reduoed our regular attendance, but
the interest of the men continued unabated.
They came when .they could,
and kept all the financial obligations
assumed .by .the class paid up in full.
The return of spring finds .them again
in their .places, pulling bard to make
me coming summer surpass the achievement
of last Bummer. We are planning
programs which we hope to execute,
beginning with the fourth Sabbath night
in May.
The membership of .this class is com- '
posed of men of all denominations, several
Catholics and a large number of 1
men not affiliated with any church,
some of whom had not attended Sabbath
school for forty years, and who
rarely attended divine service anywhere.
Several such men have already come
-Into the ohurch, without any special
series of sonricee, and some have gone
from it Into other churches of the town.
This class has had a remarkable effect
on the life of the entire school.
Our Sabbath Bchool has Increased its
attendanoe threefold, and its offerings
to various causes during the past year
exceeded thoae given in any three years
during the last quarter of a renturv
Our class has exerted an influence over
the other -schools in town, which has
provoked them to good works. They
have been inspired to organize similar
classes, and have ?n turn been blessed
and helped. We huilt up the class and
sustained the interest of members in
three different ways:
1. We got them there by going after
then) personally. .2. We kept them there
by hard work in preparation of the lesson,
by which we sought to interest
and instruct them. 3. We endeavored
to lead them to a definite stand for
Christ. In other words, the teacher
had a distinct object in vie-w in teach,
tng. He labored to bring them to Christ.
This-class has, in large measure, solved
the problems of attendance and interest
in our school, and has developed
workers in our church. We relate our
experience -with the hope that it may
prove suggestive and helpful to some
other churah similarly situated.
S. 6. Lander.
Hurrodsburg: The pastoral relation
between the .Harrodsburg church and
Rev. Dr. J. fl. Hunter has been dissolved
by Transylvania Presbytery, after twen
^-u..cc uuuuuuance. ur. Hunter
will remain as pastor-emeritus.
Greenville: A series of services covering
two weeks has just closed in this
church. The Rey. George W. Belk, the
Presbytenal Evangelist,, was with us,
and the goBpel was preached by him
with great tenderness and power. Like
Apollos, Brother Belk's preaching
showed that he is "an eloquent man,
and mighty in the Scriptures." He
steadily hews to the line of "the law
and the testimony." The services were
largely attended, the church at times
being crowded to its utmost capacity.
The pastors of other churches, with
many of their people, were present, and
exhibited a most fraternal interest in
the meeting. The Holy Spirit's presence
soon became manifest, in a constantly
increasing interest upon the
part of God's people and in the conver- 1
sion of fllnnnrii H />!<??" ??
. ??i, buv A/twoc UL L'lIC
meeting the session received eleven new
members, two by letter and nine on
profession, four of whom were baptized.
Brother Belk has evangelistic powers
of a high order. He indulges in no
clap-trap expedients. Sensationalism is
utterly absent from hs preaching. His
reliance is upon the word and Spirit of
our Lord. 'He left Greenville April 26th
to begin a meeting with the Graham
church, wtaloh is under the care of the
session of the Greenville church.
LOUISIANA.
New Orleans: Mr. J. N. Schroedel
has been elected treasurer of the board
of deacons of the First church, in the
place of Mr. John Davidson, who has 1
"purchased to himself a good degree" '
by advancement to the eldership.
?On &undaj, April &lst, Rev. John 1
C. Barr, D. D., preached In the West- J
wego church to .& large congregation.
After the sermon three were reoeived 1
Into the church, two on profeason of 1
faith anH aho Kw
MVU MUU uuc WJ 1VILC1
Thoa. Hayes.
Bogalusa: The church here entertained
the Presbytery of New Orleans 1
very handsomely last week. The at. 1
.tendanee was large, but the hospitality 1
of the people measured up to the call.^
Rev. Edmond La Vergne is the efficient
and much beloved pastor.
Hungarian Church: The wind storm
of last week wrought great havoc In
the Hungarian settlement near Spring- i
field. The berry fields, on which the 1
. N OF THE SOUTH
welfare of all the people bo much depends,
were devastated. The church
building of our people was badly damaged
and will require a considerable
sum to restore it. The conditions make
an appeal to the generous-hearted absolutely
necessary. Any who wish to
help m the restoration of the house
of worship may send their offerings to
this paper's Mew Orleans office. It is
a time of great need. Every gift, be
it large or small, will help.
iTowiey: un April lu, 7:30 P. tM.,
a Commission of Louisiana Presbytery
duly installed Rev. C. O X. Martindale,
late of Nashville, Tsnn., as paator of
this congregation. The Rev. J. Y. Allison,
D. D., of Lake Charles, presided,
preached an able sermon and propounded
the constitutional questions to pastor
and people. Rev. E. M. Stewart, of
Welsh, fittingly charged the pastor.
Rev. R. T. Price, D. D., of the Steuben vllle
Presbytery of Eastern Ohio, who
has so acceptably served this church in
recent years, delivered a well-to-beremembered
charge to the people. Elder
W. B. Gabbet, of WelBh church, completed
the commission. This is a responsive
people, with a good work
ahead of them. They showed their ap.
preclation of their new pastor as a Sunday
school specialist by sending him,
w;th two other gentlemen, to the State
SundflV School fnnvAntlnn Anrll 1C-1C
at -Shreveport, in which he acted as the
Dean of the School of Instruction, and
was elected Teacher Training Superintendent
of the Louisiana Sunday School
Asociation for the ensuing year.
MARYLAND.
Baltimore, Maryland Avenue: The
Presbytery of tPotomac, at its recent
meeting, appointed Rev. Harris E.
Kirk, D. D., Rev. W. H. Woods,
D. D., -Rev. R. H. Fleming, D. D.,
and Ruling Elders Thomas B. Gresham
and C. B. Dushane a committee to install
Rev. W. J. McMillan, D. D., as
pastor of this church. This service was
appointed for Wednesday, May 1, 1912,
at eight o'clock. Rev. Hams E. Kirk,
D. D., will preside, pVeach the sermon
and propound the constitutional questions.
Rev. 'W. H. Woods, D. D., will
deliver the charge to the pastor. Rev.
R. H. Fleming, D. D., will deliver the
charge to the people. It is most earnestly
desired that every member of the
church wll arrange to be present at the
installation, and that they will also extend
a most cordial invitation to their
friends.
MISSISSIPPI.
Water*Valley: Our church begins the
new ecclesiastical year under favorable
Circumstances. The church gave about
$1,000 last year to missions and to
other causes in proportion. Stress is
laid upon Home Missions as well as
Foreign Missions. Several Home 'Mission
appointments and Sunday schools
are maintained by the church. Surely
God is leading this church by his providence
into wider fields of usefulness
eaoh passing year.
MISSOURI.
Kansas (Kty: Our meeting with the
Eaetminster Presbyterian church,
"Branch work," in the Northeast portion
of Kansas City, Mo., was most encouraging
in its results. Thirty-eight members
Were rAnnlvM oil oHiiIiq ovnont
two and all upon profession of faith except
four. Twenty-dive were heads of
families and represented fifteen new
families brought into the church. In
addition to the members received, sixteen
children were baptized. The sum
of |50 was given for Synod's Home
Mission Work and $16 for incidental
purposes. Last December, T assisted
these Eastminster brethren in a meeting,
when one hundred and three members
were received, ninety of whom
were upon profession at faith; there
were sixty-elx baptisms, thirty-six of
whom were adults, and thirty little children.
The work being done by the
members, officers and pastor of this
church is remarkable; they have now
upwards of seven hundred members,
and they purpose in the near future, to
organize another church out of this
"Branch work." One of our young
ministers from our Theological Semi
nary ui ixmmviile, ivy., is expected soon
and will devote his entire time to this
'Branch work." Rev. Trigg A. M.
Thomas, the esteemed pastor, a man of
untiring zeal with whom it is a pleasure
to labor, was with me during the entire
meeting.. I go from here to Benton
31ty, Mo.
Wm. H. Richardson.
NORTH CAROLINA.
Ret. W. P. Chedester has planned to
jpend the summer in Europe. The time
will be given to study and travel. An
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drews and Robblnsville churches will
he supplied during his absence by Mr.
h. O. Buchholz, of Union Seminary.
Franklin and Morrison churches in
Macon county will he supplied during
the summer months by Mr. Thomas P.
Allen, of Union Seminary.
The Woman's Union of Ashevllle
Presbytery will meet at Montreat May
a-iu. au interesting program has been
arranged.
i'hauksgiTing Services: A special
services was held by FayetteVille Presbytery
at its recent meeting In commemoration
of the ministry of fifty years
and over of three of its ministers. Rev.
David Fairley, fifty-four years; Rev. H.
G. Hill, fifty years; Rev. J. D. A. Brown,
fifty years.
Davidson: Rev. Dr. W. W. Moore,
President of Union Theological Seminary,
Richmond, was the preacher last
Sunday in Dr. Richards' pulpit at both
the morning and evening service. He
was heard, It need barely be added, with
a great deal of genuine pleasure and
profit, his coming to Davidson being always
an event anticipated with keen
relish by town and college alike. His
morning sermon, addressed especially to
the young men, developed two thoughts:
1. The preparation for the ministry that
the Seminary ccurs? is designed in give
and, 2. The work oi the ministr\ it*
noble service to mankind and its honored
and blessed life because of the
oharacter of the work done, and because
one recognizes in it a mission from
God in behalf of humanity.
The discussion was elaborate and well
wrought out. commanding at once the
Intelligent interest and clOBe attention
of a large audience. It was a scholarly
discourse upon a great theme.
Dr. Moore also preached at night
? lutes t Hie Female College: One of
the most beautiful recitals that has been
given in iStatesville College transpired
on the evening of April 23d, in Shearer
Hall. Miss Lizzie Clement gave her
trial recital for graduation in piano.
She is a young pianlste of fine musical
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thorough ami able training given ber by
our Director of Manic. S.
Piiieville: The Presbytery of Mecklenburg
met with this churoh April 18th
with a large attendance and an interesting
and profitable meeting. On Tursday
Preabyterial Communion was observed,
the congregation joining in, at which
t.'me the pastor, Rev. Charles Kingsley
read the names of, and publicly wel.
corned sixteen who had joined the
church since the last communion, the
names comprising seme of the best people
of the town. This number was
brought into the church without any
special meetings except itbe ordinary
services of the church. Rev. Leonard
GUI, the Presbyterlal Evangelist, remained
over Sunday, preaching in his usual
winning way, resulting in four additional
members Sunday night. Mr. Kingsley,
the pastor, has been with this
church less than a year, during which
time the membership has increased
more than forty per cent.
Kenlyi In January of this year the
pastor of this church organized a teacher
training class, composed of our present
teachers and several you?- people
of whom we hope to make teachers. We
spent the first half hour in studying the
teacher training text hook, "Preparation
for Teaching," by Chas. A. Oliver, and
the latter half hour Is spent on the Sunday
school lesson for the following Sun
day. The class meets after prayer
meeting oil Wednesday night. The
members are enthusiastic students and
evince Intense interest in preparing the
lessons for recitation.
We had the pleasure of hearing Rev.
W. L.. Boggs preach on Sunday night,
April 1. He Is circulation manager of
"The Presbyterian Standard," and stopped
here over Snnday in the interests
of that paper. His sermon was helpful
and inspiring to us all. G. P. K.
Wilmington?First Church: Report
on Statistics and Systematic Beneficence
of the First Presbyterian church, of
Wilmington, N. C., tt> Wilmington Presbytery,
for the year ending March 31,
1912:
Elders " 14
Deacons 11
Added on examination 49
Added on Certificate, 19
Tbtal of Communicants 763
Adult Baptisms, 20
Infant Baptisms 16
Sunday School Enrollment 846
Foreign Missions fl 8,279
Assembly's "Home Missions 640
Local Home Missions 8,049
Chrtetlan Education and Ministerial
Relief, 4,801
Sabbath School Extension and
Publication 92
Blhie Cause . 33