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August 14, 1912)
added. There were thirteen children
baptized. Many pledged themselves to
better lives. The sum of $86 was given
for Synod's Home Mission Work and
$20 for incidentals. Through voluntary
labor, much improvement was made on
tbe church property and the cemetery
during tbe meeting.
My next meeting will be at Laddonia.
Mo.
Wim. H. Richardson.
NORTH CAROLINA.
Davidson: The pastor, Rev. Dr. C. M.
Richards, has been holding a ten days'
meeting at Rowland, with Rev. A. W.
Crawford. Rev. W. R. Walker, of Barium
Springs, has filled the Davidson
pulpit.
Foreign Missions "Group Meetings:"
Mecklenburg Presbytery has arranged
for a number of "'group meetings" ,n
the interest of Foreign Missions, for
the month of August. Such meetings
will be held in Providence, Philadelphia,
Waxnaw, ruarsnvine, r~ww wcea, nuncersville,
Wndesboro, MoTven, Albemarle,
Central and Sugar Creek churches, In
the order named, and from August 11 to
August 22, each churoh named being t>e
central point for a group of three or
more churches.
Blowing Rock: The Rumple Memorial
churoh at this place was very well tilled
by an attentive congregation on the first
Sabbath In August, to hear Rev. Joseph
Vance, of Detroit. Mich., who preached
a very interesting sermon on "Burden
Sharing/' from 'Deut. 22:4.
His illustrations were fresh and
striking and there were few burden
bearers preent who did not carry away
some comfort, and a new feeling of confidence
In him who hath "bourne our
griefs and carried our Borrows."
The mission of the faithful servant of
God who is willing to take part of his
time at a summer resort to minister to
a congregation, most of whom are
strangers, .{n a most responsible one.
He may be bringing a message that may
efTect bhe future of more than one, but
It is also a blessed privilege, and he
may claim the promise: "He that watereth
shall be watered himself."
It will be seen that Montreat ib not
absorbing all the PreabyterianSj for
there is a fast growing company here,
representing a number of states. Men
and women who acknowledge with delight
the stimulating exhilerating efTect
of the wonderful climate.
SOUTH CAROLINA.
In Ion: Rev. John F. Matheson and
fam.ly are spending the month of August
at Montreat, N. C.f and the (Presbyterian
church .will be closed for the remainder
of the month. Sunday school
will be conducted every Sunday morn'ug
at 10 o'clock.
Hlockstoek: As the result of a meeting
In the Concord church, in which the
pastor, Rev. W. S. Haumiiter. was a.dec
by Rev. A. R. Woodson, thirteen members
were received on profession of
their #"11.1. 1- i-iu?irt
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R?y. \S\ M. Slfees. who has been pastor
of the church at Burgaw, N. C.f for
over four years, has accepted a hearty
and unanimous call to the church at
Newton, N. C. It was w.ith great reluctance
that the churches he has been
serving gave him up. because he has
done a successful work in this field
and the people have become very much
attached to him and his family. Recently
the pastor received three members
on profession of faith into full
communion in one of the churches of
the group. This makes more than one
hundred received on profession during
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the present pastorate. Mr. Slk.ee expects
to begin his work in his new hold /
on Sunday, August 18th. The Presbytery
ot Wilmington met In called session
In Burgaw recently and dissolved
the pastoral relation and dismissed Mr.
Sikes to Concord Presbytery. The
brethren of the Presbytery expressed
very high appreciation of the work Mr.
oi&tja una uuiie, ana uismiBsea aim
with great regret.
TENNESSEE.
Humbolt: We have a splendid Junior
Missionary Society of 22, under the direction
of Mrs. John Harder. She has
labored faithfully for many years in
this work. The society contributes very
liberally to missions. It has been our
custom in the past to "graduate" them
from tho Junior into the Woman's Foreign
Society, thus they are kept in touch
with missions from the "cradle to the
grave." Cor.
Cornersville and Brick Churches:
Rev. Cochrane Preston was installed as
pastor of these churches on Sunday
morning and afternoon, August 4, by a
commission of Columbia Presbytery,
consisting of Revs. A P. Gregory. A. S
Venable, J. F. Pharr, and Ruling Elder
T. E. Gordon.
Nashville: The West Nashville church
has called Rev. G. B. Harris, of Smyrna.
Tenn., to its pastorate. The church has
been vacant since the removal of Rev.
C'. O'N. Martlndale to Crowley. I^a., a
few months ago.
Dyersburg: Western Distnlct Presbytery
has dissolved the pastoral relation
of Rev. Geo. P. Scott and the DyerE.
burg church, and has dismissed Mr.
Scott to Mississippi Presbytery, where
he will become pastor of the Tupelo
church.
Bee Spring Church: In April the Rev.
A. P. Gregory, evangelist of Columbia
Presbytery, assisted by Rev. C. H. Turpin
organized a Sunday schcol in the
Bee Spring school house, Giles county
with a membership of 86. Rev. G. H.
Turpin has been preaching at this place
every first and third Sunday afternoon
since that time. On July 21st Rev. A.
P. Gregory With his tent, and Rev. G.
H. Turpin began a two weeks meeting
at this place with the following results:
Conversions, 40, and baptisms 22. united
with the Presbyterian church 22, and
several with other churches. On the
second Wednesday of the meeting we
had a basket dinner, and all day service.
Rev. H. H. Newman, of Key West.
Fla., was present and preached at the
morning service, followed by Rev. G. H.
Turpin. After the noon hour the people
assembled in the tent, and requested of
Rev A. P. Gregory, evangelist, that tney
be organized into a Presbyterian
church. The way being clear, a church
of 62 members was organized, and 5 elders
and 5 deacons were elected, ordained,
and installed, elders W. K.
Loyd, Will McGuire, Robb Roe, Max
Stevenson, WB11 Stevenson, deacons
El ma Loyd. Thomas Stevenson, C. C.
Stevenson, Buford Stevenson, Jaimes
Corpier. The name chosen for the new
church was Bee Spring Presbyterian
*? *V,o meeting of
church. At the cioms VI LUV _
Friday night. August 2nd, the following
committees were appointed to take
steps looking forward to the erection
of a church as soon as possible: lot
committee, finance committee, building
committee. Since the organization of
the Sunday school In April the membership
has grown to 126. Brethren, this
is some of the fruits of the evangelistic
services of your Presbyterlal pastor.
Is it not *orth while? G. H. Turpin.
Two Lumber Camps, Three months
i N O Jr tE? bOO'tb
ago I visited Camp No. 2, which had had
no preaching ol any kind tor a year.
This visit ied to a monthly service by a
Bapust clergyman. .Lust Sunday i
revisited this camp, and one hundred or
its people voted unanimously and heartily
to appoint a oosnmkt.ee to secure a
minister t?? llv? nmnna Iha ?
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every Sunday to them. On Monday 1
visited the Laurel Fork Lumber Camp
and its people appointed a similar committee.
The two camps would make a
noble field of labor for any minister
whose family can stand the discomforts
of living in a lumber camp, and 1 shall
be pleased to send the name of any such
minister to the committees.
James B. Converse,
Morristown, Tenn.
TEXAS.
Laredo: Sunday, August 4th, was a
glad day for this church. It celebrated
on that day its seventeenth anniversary.
An early morning service and two anniversary
services were held. At the
night service, attended bv nv?r ? j
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red people> eight new members were
received and baptized, which with eight
others received previously, make sixteen
added to thiB ohurch s.nce it was
put under my care on May the 1st last.
It was my privilege to organize this
church, and it gave me peculiar pleasure
to be with it to celebrate its anniversary.
after seventten yearn. The
membership is working actively and
harmoniously and we look for large results
in a few month.s The church has
two branch missions in the city, with
work begun across the Rio Grande in
New Laredo, Mexico. It has a senior
and a Junior Society of Christian Endeavor,
a Woman's Aid Society, & Heme
Department, a Cradle Roll and a Normal
Class. The well planned aggressive
campaign we are nroo?*r>iiti???r
are confident, will give this church a
record year. Help is asked to make
needed repairs on the church, and the
Session asks from some society $8.00, a
month to place a Bible woman at work
in the city.
"Walter S. Scott.
Fund for Texas-Mexican Industrial
Institute: Received from June 29th to
July 31st, 1912:
Third Presbyterian ch., Houston,
Texas $1.48
Mrs. W. R. Kennedy, Beaumont.
Texas . . 1.00
J. M. Sedgwick, Union, W. Va., .. 5.00
J. B. Sawtell, Waco, Texas, ......15.00
Mrs. W. W. Saddler, Mart, Tex 5.00
Previously acknowledged, $1,780.81
Total contributiont 1,808.29
Mrs. Fred. S. Robbing,
Bay City, Texas. Treasurer.
VIRGINIA.
Timber Ridge Church in Rockbr.dge
county observed Children's Day Sunday
morning, August 4th, bh? pMrois<? kz>_
ing held at 11 o'clock, 'aking the place
of the regular preaching.
Mr. John D. Sterrett. the superintendent,
presided. The program consisted of
interesting and appropriate songs and
recitations by the school, with a short
address by the pastor, Rev. R. L. Klnnaird.
Miss Isabel Lackey had charge
of the music.
Covington: This church has extended
a call to tljp Rev. T. K. Young, of
Holden. W. Va., to become its pastor.
Mr. Young has signified bis willingness
to accept It subject to the action of his
Presbytery, and will probably take up
the work about the 1st of October. The
Rev. E. C. Lynch, the former pastor, has
done an excellent work in this field, and
the people part with him very reluctantly.
He goes to Kansas Olty, Mo.
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Suffolk: Rev. W. A. Hall, to whom
this church recently extended a unanimous
call to btroome Its pastor, has
notified the elders of his acceptance of
the call.
Mr. Hall was for twelve years pastor
ef the Wythevllle church, and was
called to a larger field in Lexington.
Missouri, but could not stay on account
of his wife's health. Mr. and Mrs. Hall
and their son will arrive in Suffolk on
September 1.
Lexington: Rev. F. M. Woods, D. D.,
of Martinsburg, W. Va., has supplied tne
pulpit of this church for the last two
Sundays.
Ill?- ?
vuvucesier county: The transmigration
of souls is a farce and a folly?the
transmigration of names is a force and
a reality. Rev. T. D. Wesley came to
us recently in the spirit and power of
the man, whose honored name he bears.
He was driven to the manse by George
Washington, an aged negro, whose
courtly manners and benevolent face
made his name 'more appropriate than
many of the colored people who have
been named after the sage of Westmoreland.
Brother Wesley labored With us
at Saddler's Neck for one week with
power and demonstration of the Spirit.
He knelt at the firesides of most of the
fishermen of the Severn as the Master
knelt at the firesides of the fishermen
of Galilee. He preached with musical
voice, deep earnestness and convincing
manner. Five were received into the
church. Others professed who will join
later. The congregations were large
and enthusiastic, sometimes overflowing.
The last night the church could
not; begin to hold the people. Brother
Wesley is a new man, who came recently
to the Rappahannock field of Norfolk
Presbytery. He carries with him the
prayers and good wishes of the people
among whom he labored in Oloucester.
W. H. Grove.
Cumberland: Cumberland church
which is next .to the oldest church in
West Hanover Presbytery was organized
1754. The fourth Sunday in Jul}
two more elders and three more deacons
were ordained and Installed. Mr. S. F.
Badgett and Mr. Ben Walker were made
elders, Mr. Henry Walthall, Mr. Matthew
Steger and Mr. Fred Stuart were
added to the dl&conate. This gives the
church a working force of seven elders
and four deacons.
Covington: Rev. Thomas K. Young,
pastor of the Presyterian churches at
Holden and Logan, W. Va., has Just accepted
the call to the Covington Pres/1K??.w
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....luu vuuuvu. ne win succeed in
this work the Rev. E. C. Lynch, who
after four years of splendid work here,
goes to Kansas City. The Covington
church reporting a membership of
nearly 600, is one of She most important
churches in the Presbytery.
Buchanan County: Rev. Cerl S. Matthews,
of Pulaski, Va., held a meeting
at Blackey, in Buchanan county. Vs.,
beginning July 23rd, and closing July
28th. Buchanan County is a distinctly
home mission county. Blackey is a
lumber camp on Knox Creek. "While
we have no organized church there, we
have had reeular
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a month for three years, in which considerable
Interest has been shown.
Mr. Matthews preached clear, simple.
effective sermons, and God's spirit
seemed to be present with power from
the very beginning. The church was
crowded almost every night. The people
came in, walking from miles around.
Before the meeting closed, between
twenty and twenty-five professed faith
in Ohrlst. Six men and six women have
already expressed their desire to Join