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May 8, 1912 ]
("alley visited and held services at this
and the Pleasant Hj!11 church a few
weeks ago and wen the hearts of the
people and koth churches are looking
d to a happy and presperoi
wirk with the new relation which they
l ope will assume tangible form about
June 1st.
The recent meeting of the Woman's
Missionary Inlou of Orange Presbytery
in Greensboro. N. C., was one of the
most interestine in its hi?t?rv ?n?
array of speakers, the splendid attendance,
the delegation of presidents and
representatives from other Unions, the
important questions that came up for
consideration, and the live issues that
confront us, all combined to make this
a notable meeting.
Passing over the splendid addresses,
and many items of Interest, the one
question paramont to all others at this
time was. What action shall we take in
regard to the proposed Woman Secretary?
After a thorough discussion, ably
guided by MIbs L<ambdin, of the Home
Mission Office, we deliberately and
heartily voted to endorse the overture of
the Synodical Union of Missouri in their
request for a Woman General Secretary.
We took this action, realizing that this
request is the logical outcome of the
Women's Union movement, and that the
appointment of such an officer will mean
a great advance step in the further development
of our women's work as an
auxiliary factor In the evangelization of
lut nvnui arm vne ouiiaing up and
strengthening of our home base.
We earnestly hope that this action
may not be misconstrued as being an
Attempt to giiin undue power in the
church.
We are not askVng, as has been repeatedly
emphasized, for mo re. authority.
We are only asking for the same power
in the church aB in the home, and that
is to be helpmeets in every good word
and work.
Those of us who are advocating this
step as an aid to greater efficiency in all
departments of our work, feel greatly indeWed
to Dr. Egbert Smith for his
illuminating article replying to and refuting
the various objections that have
been urged against ?hls proposed officer.
We are very sure in the light of all
the explanations that have just appeared
in the church papers that our friends in
the ministry, and our good sisters m the
muiuH, win not willingly be classed
with those disciples whom our 'Saviour
re/buked when he asked, "Why trouble
ye the woman? for she hath wrought a
geod work upon me."
Mrs. E. C. Murray, Pres.
SOUTH CAROLINA.
The sixth annual meeting of the
Woman's llome and Foreign Missionary
UniOn of Harmony Presbytery was held
at Manning, S. C., April 21-23, 1912.
This meeting was attended by a la/ge
number of delegates from, the churches
in the Presbytery. The reports from
the societies were very encouraging.
The services on Sunday were tlrst:
Talk to Sunday school children, Miss
Margaret Douglas; 11 A. M. Missionary
address, Africa, Rev. H. M. tParker, D.
D., Georgetown.
Pour P. M. mettlng for ladies only.
Addresses of welcome were delivered by
representatives from the other denominations
of the city. Mrs. L "W. Deschampe
resoonded fr?r t-ho iininn a*
this meeting Miss 'Margaret Douglass
delivered a missionary address on Brazil.
At 8 P. M. Rev. H. M. Parker, D. D.,
delivered an address on Cbdna.
The regular work of the Union was
taken up Monday morning. After a full
discussion it was decided that we as a
1 nion shall not ask for a General Secretary
of Woman's Work.
The following resolution was adopted in
regard to the Synodical Conference:
"Resolved, That the Pres/byterial Union
Harmony Presbytery requests the
Synod at its next meeting to grant permission
for a Synodi'cal Conference,
similar in general plan bo the Georgia
Conference."
Other addresses delivered during the
meeting were: Woman's work, Rev. H.
M. Parker; Home Missions, Rev. H. C.
Hammond; WV>rkers Together With God,
Rev. w. L. Trimble; Systematic Beneficence,
Rev. A. R. Woodson; Africa,
*'r_8. J. 0. Reavln
The following papers were read: "The
^'alue of Missionary Institutes," Miss
Julia Ervln; "How Much?" Mies Minnie
MoCutdheon.
HosolutVons were unanimously adopted
expressing the appreciation of the
Kracious hospitality of the citizens of
nnl<ng. The next annual meeting will
"e held' at Mt. Zlon church, St. Charles,
8 C.
The following officer? were elected:
1 resident, Mrs. L.. W. Deschamps, Bish
THE PRESBYTERI
opville; Vice Pres. Mrs. W. L. Bruncon,
Sumpter, S. C.; Rec. Sec'y, Mies Bettie
Aycook. Wcdgefield, S. C.; Cor. Sec'y,
Miss Helen MoLaurin, Sumpter, S. C.;
Sec'y of Y. P. W., Mrs. N. Y. Alford,
Wisacky, S. C.; Sec'y of Literature, Miss
Jennie Bradley, Mayesville, S. C.;
Treasurer, Miss Annie Anderson, Mayesvi'lle,
S. C.; 'Members of the Bxecutive
Committee: Mrs. J. H. L. Chandler, Salters;
Mrs. J. C. Murphy, Georgetown;
Mrs. A. R. Woodson, Manning.
'Miss Bettie Aycook,
fR PPQ rH Inor Coo rerf n ??
TENNESSEE.
Memphis, Westminster Church, Rev.
C. O. Groves pastor, sent up a very encouraging
report to the recent meeting
of Presbytery. There were 54 additions
during the year ending April 1st,
making a net increase of 42 over the
statistical report of the previous year.
During the month of April there have
been 13 more additions; 10 on profession
of faith and 3 by letter.
Nashville, First Church: The annual
report of the First church for the year
ending April 1, 1912, to be submitted
to iPresbytery, shows a total membership
of 1,449,, and contributions aggregating
$28,744.49, being an increase in
gifts of $4,928 over the preceding year.
There have been 111 additions to the
membership. Every object to which the
church contributes shows an Increase
ib t)he offerings received. Of the $10,510.71
given to benevolence, the causes
received as follows: Foreign Missions,
$3,903.57; Assembly's Home Missions,
i-ocai Home Missions, $2,664.71;
Colored Evangelistic Work, $336.28;
Mnisterial [Relief and Education,
$807.56; Schools and Colleges, $309.10;
Publication, $220.69; Bible Cause,
$127.27; Orphans' Homes, $1,205.60;
Miscellaneous, $637.00.
Mooresburg: Ten more persons were
lately received Into membership, all by
profession of faith. The membership
thus was doubled in the last month
The leaping was done in a Methodist
meeting. Holston Presbytery will meet
here on September 25th, the first Presbytery
meeting In sixty years. Two
ministers with alternates have been appointed
to remain over the following
Sabbath. J. B. C.
KING COLLEGE ALUMNI REUNION.
AW King College men who are interested
in the Alumm' Reunion which will
be held at Bristol during the approaching
meeting of the General Assembly
are notified that the reunion will be
held on Monday, May 20th. The cornerstone
of the Alumni and Old Students
Building will be laid Monday afternoon,
perhaps about 5 o'clock and the alumni
banquet will be held Monday night. Unfortunately.
tils arrangement of date
will not be convenient for some, but
after considerahlp i>nrro?nA?i^oni.. -- ?>u
. vwj'wiiucii\.c vr riu
many of the brethren it is found to be
the most convenient day for the largest
number.
Preachers Wanted: Having recently
been appointed the chairman of Knoxvllle
Presbytery's Permanent Committee
on Local Home Missions in the place
of Dr. T. H. MoCalli'e, who has been the
very efficient chairman of the same for
nearly a quarter of a century, I desire to
announce that all communications with
reference to the work of this committee
as well as to the funds fer the work
should be addressed to me at the address
given below. I also desire to get
into communication with some good men
who might be induced to supply our
vacant fields. There are four such
fields in the Presbytery which, while not
offering very large salaries, do present
fine opportunities for work "and healthy
places to live.
John R. Herndon, Chairman.
Cleveland, Tenn.
TEXAS. . '
Crockett: The pastor and his -wife are
expecting to attend the General Assembly
at Bristol, Tenn., and afterwards to
taike a vacation of a few weeks to visit
relatives in South Carolina and Georgia.
The Presbytery of Brownwood met in
the First Presbyterian ehurch of San
Angelo, Texas, at 8 P. M., April 25,
1912. By request, the opening sermon
was preached by Rev. F. T. Charlton.
Bight ministers and six ruling elders
were In attendance.
Rev. T. O. Perrin was elected Moderator
and Rev. F. T. Charlton, Temporary
ni?l.
v, icrn.
Rev. R. M. Hammock and Rev. H. M.
Smith were received from the Presbytery
of Cisco and order was taken tq. Install
Rev. R. M. Hammock pastor of
Balllnger church.
Presfeytery gave an affirmative answer
on the Elect Infant Clause and a
negative answer on Synodlcal gradation.
Three new churches were reported or
SlN of the south
ganized toy Rev. J. F. Lloyd.
Commissioners to the General Assembly:
Principals, Rev. J. F. Lloyd and
Prof. T. P. Junkin, LL D.; alternates,
Rev. B. E. Wallace and Col. A. J. Baker.
Rev. R. M. Hammond and Dr. T. P.
Junkin were appointed a committee to
confer with the Presibytery of Cisco as
to the Union of Brownwood and Cisco
Presbyteries.
Presbytery instructed the Stated Clerk
to -have three hundred copies of the
minutes of thds meeting printed.
There is need of three or four more
preacners io meet tne demands of the
work in this Presbytery.
Popular meetings were held for Foreign
Missions on Friday night and for
Home Missions on Saturday night.
The doctrinal sermon was preached
by Rev. T. O. Perrln on "Soul Saving."
Next doctrinal sermon is on "Infant
Salvation," to be preached by Rev. R. AI.
Hammock, with Rev. A. H. P. McCurdy,
D. D., as alternate.
Next stated meeting will be at Fort
Ohadbourne, Texas, 11 A. M., September
27, 1912.
Malcom Black, S. C.
PRESBYTERY OF CENTRAL TEXAS.
The Presbytery of Central Texas met
in iMart April 17th and was opened with
a sermon by request from Rev. J. D.
McLean from Matt. 5:14-16, after which
Rev. Ghas. Oberschmidt, the last ModPratnr
i\r??o?xn4 ? ?
Oilicers: Rev. W. A. Rolle was elected
Moderator, and Rev. Jas. L. Bowling,
Rev. J. E. Green and EQder Norman
Smith, of Waco, were elected Clerks.
There were present in all seventeen
ministers and sixteen elders.
Th following corresponding members
were invited to sit with us: Rev. W. S.
Red, of Brazos; Rev. J. D. McLean, of
Fort Worth Presbyteries, and Rev. J. W.
Fort, of tie M. E. church, of Mart, was
invited to sit as a visiting brother.
Received: Rev. G. T| Bourne, of North
Alabama Presbytery, and Rev. A. C.
Smith, of the M. E. Church, South, of
the West Texas Conference.
The present Stated Clerk, Treasurer
was re-elected by a standing vote, for
the next three years.
Dismissed: Rev. J. E. Green to the
Presbytery of Paris.
Overtures: Sent down iby the Assem
bly were all answered hi the affirmative,
except the one relating to Synod as a
court of gradation, which was answered
In the negative. The one relating to the
"Infant Clause" had at the fall meeting
been answered in the affirmative.
Several other overtures to the As- i
sembly were adopted. Churches regularly
supplied four Sabbaths per month
were asked to allow their pastors to give
the fifth Sabbath to Home Mission work.
The Presbytenal sermon on "The Influence
of Presbyterianlsm on the
Events of Human History" was ably presented
by Rev. D. N. McL&ucblin. The
next is to be preached by Rev. G. T.
Bourne as principal and Rev. H. W.
Jopling at alternate. Subject: "Pastoral
Evangelism."
The usual reports were made by the
several permanent committees, and in
the main were encouraging.
The following items are selected from
the report on Home Missions: Rev. E. C.
Caldwell, owing to ill health, was relieved
of the work of Home Missions,
and itev. J. L. Bowling appointed in his
place as Chairman, and at the request of
W. F. Paden, he was left off the committee,
and Rev. W. A. Gallon placed on
the committee. F. H. Leslie, of Bartlett
was made Treasurer.
Special thanks were adopted for the
very efficient aid given the committee
by the Woman's Hlome and Foreign Missionary
Union of the Presbytery.
Rev. A. M. Lopez is doing efficient
work among the Mexicans of Austin, and
two of the Thecfloglcal students who
speak Spanish, are teaching in the Sabbath
school.
The Oommfttee reports that It ifc less
difficult to secure money for the support '
of the work than men to take charge of
It
Rev. E. H. Amis, who has been sick
for many months, and who is one of the
most efficient ministers in the Presbytery,
is reported Improving, and is able
iu au wuie wor* ra nis neia, wnich Information
was hailed with great pleasure.
Blooming Grove, one of our new
churches, has Just completed their house
of worship. A few members of the Presbytery
have made subscriptions to the
ciiurch Brectlon Fund, whioh are paid
as a weak church reports a building In i
progress. The Committee was asked to >
seek to have thite list of subscribers increased.
Rev. George H. SReen, of Byhalia,
Miss., has been secured as evangelist of
the Presbytery, and expects to begin his
work June 9th. i
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Protracted meetings for the summer
have been provided for among the Home
Mission churches.
Two of these weak churches have been
grouped with churches of the U. S. A.,
and a minister in eaoh case is to be
supplied by these brethren.
Clifton asked to be taken from the
list of Home Mission churches, and
henceforth undertakes its own support
for the whole time cf its pastor.
Mexia was selected as the nlacp of
fall meeting, and an adjourned meeting
is to be held in Temple June 18th at 8
P. M.
After a hearty vote of thanks for the
generous hospitality of the good people
of Mart, the Presbytery adjourned to
meet in Temple.
Stated Clerk.
VIRGINIA.
Concord: On Sunday, April 21st, we
had our quarterly oommunon service,
at which time a good woman, the head
of a family, was received en certificate
from the M. J3 Ghurdh; at the Bame
time her little daughter was received
on a profession of her faith in Christ,
baptized and given the right hand of
fellowship.
Iteale Memorial: On Sunday, April
28th, the pastor preached to a very full
house. After the services a conference
was held, in which four of the churches
of the group were represented by elders
and deacons to devise means to raise
the pastor's salary. The pastor of this
group is an exceedingly busy man, having
five churches, and preaching three
times two Sundays in each month, and
ivriue every omer sunaay, including fifth
Sundays. This necessitates traveling
about 100 miles each month'by the shortest
routes to reach the churches. We
have Sunday schools In. four of the
churches. We have an especially active
school here at Pamplin, not large In
numbers but large in heart. We are
looking forward with interest to the
coming of Presbytery, which meets with
this churcfh August 27th, 1912.
Missionary Union Montgomery Presbytery:
Will the societies that have
not sent in theii Texas Mission pledge
and their contingent fees for the year
ending March 31, 1912, kindly remit at
once to Mrs. William Ingles, Treasurer,
Radford, Virginia.
The H. and F. M. Society of the Radford
Presbyterian church will support
a ministerial student at the "Brick
Church" mission during the summer vacation.
The Seventh Annunl Meeting of the
Missionary Union of West Hanover Presbytery
will be held at Olivet, near Charlottesville,
Va., beginning Tuesday, May
21st, at .8 o'clock P. M., and contmue
throughout the 22d and 23d of the
month.
All those Interested In the cause of
missions are invited to attend the opening
service Tuesday night, when there
will be fine addresses, excellent music
and a warm welcome promised by the
good people of Olivet to all who shall
attend.
It is hoped that a large number of
the women from all parts of the Presbytery
will also attend the day services,
Wednesday and Thursday, nn thoro oro
many questions of importance to be
diBCU88ed and work for the coming year
to be planned and decided upon.
Luncheon will be served at the church
on these days by the Olivet ladies, and
the social hour will no doubt be one
of the pleasant features at the occasion.
' Remember the date, May 21st, 22d and
23d, and let ail come who can.
Mrs. W. B. Burnet, President
Presbytery of the Potomac met in
adjourned meeiting in the Washington
Central church April 30.
Rev. W. iM. Moffett was dismissed, at
his own request, to the /Presbytery of
Winchester. His resignation of the pastorate
of the LeeBburg and Au'burn
churches will take effect June 1st. He
goes to take charge of the church at
Charles Town, W. Va.
Rev. T. W. Hooper, Jr. was granted
permission to labor for part of his time
outside of the bounds of Presbytery.
R. Gamble See, Stated Clerk.
Union Theological Seminary closes
? J
.U.D ncu ilb one uunareacn session
and closes it with profound gratitude
for the most successful session In Its
history, the enrollment having reached
the unparralleled number In our church
of one hundred students. The baccalaureate
sermon was preached on Sunday
morning by Rev. Dunbar H. Ogden,
D. D? of Atlanta, and the address to the
Society of Missionary Inquiry was given
on Sunday night by Rev. Wllbeit W.
White, D. D., of New York. The final
reception to the graduating class was
given Monday night In Richmond Hall.
The Inauguration of Rev. Walter L.
Llngle, D. D., as professor of Hebrew
and Sunday School Work took place