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Cable ot Contents "
CONTRIBUTED.
The Bible Cause, Rev. Louis Voss. 1
Commentaries on the Decision, etc.,
Juan Orts Gonzales, 2
The Doctrine of Remnants,
Rev. -R. L. Benn, 3
Recompense, J. R. Moreland 4
His Two Commands,
(Lois Johnson Erickson, 5
Arminianism Has No Tendency to
Universalism, Rev. Luther HinTi, 11
The Leaven, H. "Waddell Pratt, .. 11
Mississippi Leads Again,
Rev. W. McBride, 17
The Great Commission from a
Negative Standpoint, E. H. A., 17
Old Pelham's, Anne L. Price, 18
The Great Men of the World on etc.,
C. T. Wettstein, 18
The College of Hampden Sidney
p Calendar, 19
More Words of Encouragement to
'MMnlwters. Atr. 19
FAMILY READINGS.
Social and Religious Conditions in
Leading American Cities, 4
A Dump Boy Who Saved Sixty, .. 4
Seeking the Best 5
OUR BOYS AlND GIRLS.
Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep, .. 6
Bernlce's Business, 6
Robert Mclntyre's First Battle, .. 7
The Cricket and the Lion, 7
Letters from the Children, 7
SUNDAY SCHOOL, Y. P. S. AND
PRAYER MEETING.
EDITORIAL.
Notes 9
The Assembly on Romanism 9
Notes in Passing, Bert, 10
Another Huge Machine, 10
CHURCH NEWS 12-15
SURVEY OF CURRENT EVENTS, .. 16
MARRIAGES AND DEATHS 20
BOOKS, 20
HOME HEALTH CLUB, 22
MONTREAT?Some Attractions, ... 23
STORY CORNER 24
Cfmrri)
ALABAMA.
Tuskegee: We have Just closed a
good meeting here. Rev. Wm. P. Nellson,
of Montgomery, preached a series
of most helpful sermons. His singing
was enjoyed by all. Large congregations
were present. The other denominations
co-operated in a very sympa
THE PRESBYTERIi
thetic and helpful way. It was good
to be In the meeting. The Spirit of
the JLord wub with us.
llirmingham: The Fn-st church will
have Dr. AicDougall, of Annlston, for
its supply during August, when the
pastor, Rev. J. S. Foster, will be absent.
ARKANSAS.
Arkansas Presbytery has declined to
dismiss Rev. M. S. Smith, of Searcy,
to Cisco Presbytery, the iBatesville
church having called him and the Presbytery
wanting to. hold him here.
l)e Que^n: At a congregational meeting
of thiB church the following memhopa
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elders, M. F. Allen, J. H. Black, W. H.
Collins, Esq., J. S. Bake, Esq., and J.
W. Waggoner. Deacons, R. D. Ruskins
and Henry Rapp. Though this church
lias lost a number of members by removals
to other States, yet there have
been recently 11 additions and the
gains are more than the losses.
Evangelistic Work: The Presbytery
of Ouachita is pressing the evungelistic
effort this summer with the country
churches and small towns and the following
appointments have been made
to August 31: Rev. J. W. At wood, regular
evangelist, will conduct services
at Kirby, including the 3d Sunday of
July; Ashdown, the 4th Sunday of July
and 1st Sunday of August; Jakayjones,
the 2d Sunday of August; Marlbrook,
3d and 4th Sundays.
Rev. F. W. Thompson, of Hot Springs,
will assist Rev. W. F. Tims in a meeting
at Dobyville, including the 3d Sun
day of July. Revs. J. C. Williams, D.
D., and W. T. Sullivan will conduct
protracted meetings at Arden, beginning
July 15, and at White Cliffs some
time in August. There is no church
of any denomination at either of the
last two places, but each has a good
live Sunday school.
FLORIDA,
tiaiuesville, First t'hurcli: There
have been hve additions to this church
recently, two of them were on profession
of faith, and all of them heads of
families. The congregations are holding
up well for the summer, and considerable
improvement is manifested in
the attendance upon the night services.
UEOROIA.
Atlanta, Westminster: The quarterly
communion services of this church
ware largely attended. The pastor announced
twenty-four names of members
received since the last communion?16
on profession of faith and 8 by letter.
xne congregations have been unusually
good this summer, both morning and
evening. A meeting was held at the
10th Street Sunday school rooms during
the l&*t week in June by Rev. F.
D. Hunt, though greatly interrupted by
the rain, did much good. Rev. Hugh
K. Walker, D. D., preached to a large
audience Sunday night, July 7th, exchanging
pulpits with the pastor. It
is needless to say, the congregation
was delighted with the timely preaching
of this prince of the pulpit.
?Pryor Street Charch, communion
service June 30th. Rev. Falrman Preston
of Korea, assisting his father, Dr.
S. R. Preston. Sixteen additions to
the church; three baptisms (adults).
Delightful occasion, large congregations.
Tenth anniversary of organiza
tion of the chuTch. F*lrBt service in the
new building and though unfurnished
Sunday school room-, the change from
the old building was most agreeable
and inspiring. Church greatly encouraged;
seems to be entering upon a new
era of service. Twenty-seven persons
have been added since Dr. Preston came
a few months ago. Handsome church
building begun January 1, 1912; hope
LN OP THE SOUTH
to occupy main auditorium by October.
Augusta: The First church has recently
ordained and installed as deacons
Messrs. Chas. ID. Carr, Edward S.
Johnson, Robert "W. Wingfleld, and
Philip S. North. The Sunday evening
services are now held on the church
lawn. The church's spacious grounds,
on a whole city square, gives ample
facility for this plan.
The open air services which are
being held each Sunday evening on the
church lawn are attracting great congregations.
Ail of the chairs from the
Sunday school building have been used,
and benches borrowed from the courthouse
to seat the congregation. Despite
the heavy rain last Sunday at
noon there were over five hundred present
Sunday evening. The beautiful
lawn is lighted with streamers of electric
lights strung between the trees.
Over the choiT platform Ib a great five
hundred watt Tungsten light. The
wuuie scene is one 01 weird beauty.
The pastor, Rev. Joseph R. Sevier,
is preaching direct evangelistic sermons,
urging men and women to come
to Christ. l>ast Sunday there were
twelve who accepted Christ. Should
the coming Sunday be fair and warm
there will doubtless be over twelve hundred
present. The singing of the great
chorus choir is a most attractive feature
of the service. The quartette also
sings one selection during the evening.
?.Sibley Mission: This church has
been without a regular pastor for some
months. The Sunday school has been
kept up by local workers and helpers
from the First and Green Street church.
Latelv Mr -T R ' ?1 -
? ? . ?ni?ii a uivuiuoi missionary
volunteer, has come to take
charge of the work during vacation.
He and Rev. J. R. Sevier of the First
church will hold services here on Friday
and Sunday nights.
Yaldostn: This church held a gracious
communion service on the first
Sunday in July. Six members were
added by letter and by confession.
The session has voted the pastor a six
weeks' vacation and also presented him
with a well filled purse "to get him
out of town." Dr. Bitzer and family
Will take their vacation at Montreat,
N. C.f and at Tacoma Park, D. C.
East Macon Presbyterian Church:
The pastor was recently assisted in a
series of meetings, continuing ten days,
by Rev. J. D. Keith, of Conyers, Ga.,
There wore eighteen professions of faith
and additions by letter. Eight persons
joined this church on profession,
and four by letter, among the number
were four heads of families.
Mr. Keith is a worthy revivalist.
He preaches the gospel, presenting it
in plain and Interesting manner. His
attractiveness as a preacher is partly
due, one thinks, to his experimental
knowledge of the Christian religion;
apparently he lives what he preaches.
Another element of his power to draw
is .'his deep, strong feeling, without which
few ministers are able to reach their
hearers. Yet, he is not} 1n the popular
sense, an emotional preacher; he ap
ijcoid iu iue ueart ana tne neaa. Above
all, he places due reliance upon the
Holy Spirit. With him it was a pleasure
and an inspiration to labor. May his
usefulness to the Master continue many
years.
C. B. Currie, Pastor.
Columbus: At the July communion
in the First church our pastor, Dr. I. S.
McElroy, reported the names of twenty
unu iicnuun itteneu oiiice April. in IB
is only a few more than the number received
during the previous quarter. Accessions
to this church have been made
on one or several Sabbaths of almost
every month for more than seven years.
In April the Rev. Frank Wright, with
Miss Harbeson for soloist, assisted our
pastor In one of the best meetings ever
1
[July 17, 1912
held in this city. The attendance was
large, the interest was extensive and although
additions were not numerous, th<
influence and after effects of this meeting
were most satisfactory. In June wo
had the unique experience of hearing
two baccalureate sermons from our pastor
in his own pulpit on successive
Sabbaths. Rev. Wm. Clark, Chunju,
Korea, is our missionary in the
Orient, while Rev. and Mrs. Gaston
Boyle are <>ur faithful and efficient representatives
in Brazil. Mr. I. T. Wildman
iB our home missionary, with a
large field and a successful work.
Cony era Croup: The pastor of this
group of three churches, Conyers,
Smyrna and Luther Hays, is very much
pleased with the work which has begun
with such a good will on the part of
.pastor and people. Since coming May
1st each church has been gfiven its
second series, with large attendance at
every service. Two have been received
on confession of faith at Conyers and
two by letter at the Smyrna church.
The Smyrna church arranged at their
last meeting to hold the Annual Camp
Meeting beginning Friday, August 2nd,
at 7:30 and continuing through Thursday
8th. The services will be in charge
of the pastor. Rev. John I>. Keith. He
will have as preachers for the meeting
Rev. J. A. Bryan, pastor of the Third
church, Birmingham. Ala., and Rev.
Fritz Rauschenberg, pastor of the College
Park church, Atlanta.
The Assembly's Songs will be used
and Mr. Samuel Rosser will lead the
music, assisted by an orchestra.
KENTUCKY.
Louisville: Rev. Drs. J. R. Howerton,
of Virginia, and T. A. Wharton,
of Texas, will be the pulpit supplies
of the Second church during July and
August. x
Guthrie: Rev. Geo. W. Belk is conducting
a protracted meeting here. Mr.
Aloin Stokes, of Southwestern Presbyterian
University, preached June 16. He
will carry on Sunday school work under
Rev. Dr. R. H. McCaslin's committee.
Synod's Mountain Work: The Circuit
Court has sustained the will of the
late John M. Greenway in its bequest
of thirty thousand dollars for the mountain
work. Distant heirs had sought to
haVA thnf nork th- ?1? ? ' J
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Midway: On Sunday, June 30th, 1912,
Rev. S. M. Logan was installed pastor
of the Midway Presbyterian church b>
the commission appointed by the West
Lexington Presbytery, consisting of
Rev. S. P. Hawes, Rev. W. M. Eldridge
and Rev. H. W. Du Bose. Rev. Mr.
Hawes preached at the morning service
and also delivered the sermon at the
installation at 5 o'clock in the afternoon.
Rev. Mr. Eldridge delivered the
charge to the pastor and Rev Mr. Du
Bose the charge to the people. The
services were unusually impressive, and
while formal and solemn in the technical
sense, they were warm and inspiring
to a degree seldom felt on occasions
of this kind. The whole community
was brought under the influence
and spirit of thlB most interesting service
as the congregation, which filled
the house consisted of members of all
denominations. The sermon by Rev.
S. P. Hawes was earnest and practical
and was warmly received and appreciated,
while both the charges, to pastor
and people, were out of the ordinary,
glowing with zeal, full of sympathy,
pungent and inspiring. The music,
which was beautifully rendered by the
church choir, added much to the effectiveness
of the services. Mr. Logan
comes to the churoh with the love of the
people before he came and the earnest
prayer and confident expectation is, that
under his consecrated leadership the
church -will go forward to a yet greater
work for the Master.