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August 21, 1912 ]
bytenan church, Just before the meeting
of Presbytery In that church, September
9-10.
This convention is most important.
Vital practical themes wdlil be discussed
practically. A large part of the discussions
will be by deacons themselves.
A Presbyterial Organization of Deacons
is to be effected. Discussions of methods
and problems, getting and exchanging
of ideas, personal acquaintance wiith
the deacons of the Presbytery, etc.,
makes this a meeting, which for your
own baKe, ana lor tne sake of your
church's temporal affairs, sacredly committed
to you, you simply cannot afford
to miss.
There are llfi deacons in King's
Mountain Presbytery. You are one ot
the 115. Every one of you is desired,
needed and, in the name of our Church
and our Saviour, urged to come. If It
is not convenient to come, make it
convenient. Make a personal or business
sacrifice to come. Let's see how
many churches can nave a perfect attendance?that
is, all their deacons
present. The time asked is scarcely
24 hours, the expense email, the cause
supreme.
Will you keep this letter and program;
talk it over with your brother
deacons, get enthusiastic over it, pray
for the blessing of God on the convention?and
by all means, COME! It
isn't right for other deacons to sacrifice
to go and you do not. You should
do. It too. You will be missed If vnn
are absent. Don't debate 'whether or not
you are coming. Just; say: "Of course,
. 1 am coining."
The Program: September 9, 8 P. Al.
1. Qualifications of a Deacon,
Rev. Jas. Thomas
2. The Importance of the Deacon's
Work and the Special Call at This
Time for Activity and Aggressiveness,
Rev. R. C. Anderson
September 10, 10 A. M. to 12 M.
1. Devotional
2. The Assembly's Plan,
Rev. R. C. Anderson
3. The Proposed Evangelism Campaign
for March, 1913,
Rev. W. R. Minter
4. Open Discussion
0. Value of System and Promptness
in Meeting Local Expenses,
Dr. J. B. Wright
6. Need of Organization of Deacons
in the Church and in the Presbytery.
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7. Permanent Organization (Enrol bIng
of Deacons and Annual Election
of Officers)
September 10, 1:30 to 3:30 P. \1.
1. Use of Literature on Christian
Stewardship by Deacons,
'Messrs. J. B. Johnson and J. B. Hall
2. Importance of Securing Suitable
Books for Church Treasurers and
of Neat Businesslike Bookkeepmg.
Mr. J. Lee Robinson
3. Question Box
4. Rewards of a Faithful Deacon,
Rev. W. S. Lacy
5. Plans for the Convention of 1913,
Messrs. L M. Hull and P. P. 'Murphy
Yours confidently looking for you at
this Convention,
W. R. MINTER,
JAMES THOMAS.
W. S. LACY.
I'resbytery's Committee on Systematic
Beneficence.
SOUTH CAROLINA.
Union: The First Presbyterian church
is closed this month on aooount of the
absence of thb pastor. Rev. John F.
Matheson, wbo with his wife and two
children are spending ifche month of
August at 'Montreat, N. C.
The Sabbath school of this church
JOIN THE
T H is PRESB VTERI,
continues to grow, and la well attended
on Sunday mornings at 10 o'clock.
The King's Daughters of the First
church here have greatly improved the
appearance of the manse by having a
new tin shingle roof put on.
Mt. Zion: I see in your last issue a
very kindly notice of this church whdch
we appreciate, and I know you will not
take It unkindly if il correct one or two
little mistakes and also add something
about the new manse of the church.
The church is located In Lee county, and
not Sumpter, and cost something like
$19,000 and not $17,000, as the notice
states.
MANSE,
St. Charles, S. C.
The church has just finished what is
perhaps one of the finest, possibly the
finest manse, in our church. It is expected
when all is completed to cost
between $8,000 and $9,000. It is located
at St. Charles, about two miles froan
Che church. While the little town of St.
Charles does not boast of city water
works or gas, indeed is not an incorporated
town, the house has all these conveniences.
It has its own acetylene gas
plant, the entire house and porches being
lighted with acetylene gas, there
being also gas at the stable. The manse
has its own system of water works, and
is so arranged that hot and cold water
an be obtained throughout the house.
It Is thoroughly screened, every window
and door and transom and the back
porch .being so screened. I enclose a
picture of the house taken just as It was
about completed in what was previouslv
n /V\Hnn floM ja -
iviu, ouvnjig u'u-L n i? euner
in the country or the edge of town.
It has given the preacher the best house
in the community by all odds, and I am
told the best house for her pastor that
any church in the State has. A people
that have made such provision for the
comfort of their pastor deserve, I think,
to havemention made of the fact
H. C. Hammond, Pastor.
TENNESSEE.
Knox Wile: Sixteen members were
added to the Fifth Avenue church at
the July communion. The pastor is
spending this month in vacation.
Buffalo Valley: Rev. A. S. Allen, of
Nashville, and Rev. E. S. Brainerd, the
pastor, held a good meeting here, closing
August 7.
Monteugle: Revs. G. F. Bell, of Florence,
Ala., B. A. Pendleton, of McMinnville,
Tenn., H. C. Evans, of iMilford,
Texas, Geo. D. Booth, of Laurel, Miss.,
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sion, and Rev. Jno. W. Caldwell, Jr.,
of New Orleans, are among the numiber
of ministers.
Jellico: Pour more good members
have recently been added to the
church at this place, and on Sunday
evening, of August 11th, Mr. Will Sedgrist
was ordained and installed a deacon
in the presence of a good congregation.
Jackson: The ofty board of education
has unanimously adopted a resolution
providing for the reading of the
Bible in the schools. The resolution war
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recommended for approval by Prof. Byuum,
the new superintendent of the city
schools, who took charge August 1. The
action of the board closes an agitation
that has been in progress for several
months. The plan contemplated by
the board's resolution which has the
approval of the superintendent is to
have a small portion read at the
opening of school each morning without
comment from the teachers. Active
agitation for the reading of the Bible
In the schoolB was begun several
monts ajro. when Mm
petitioned to rqueet the board to. have
daily readings without comment in ait
the city schools. The petition precipitated
a lively discussion at that time.
The request was conveyed to the board
about the time that body was in a row
over the election of a superintendent,
and the mailer did not come up for serious
consideration until after Prof,
fiynum had been elected.
TEXAS.
Victoria: Since the April communion
thirty members have been received
into the First Church, of which
Rev. John B. Hudson is pastor. Twenty-eight
of these were on profession of
faith.
Cisco: On Sunday, July 21, Rev. J.
IV I 11rk n i
?. w.x.ft, u. v., wito juHuiiica pastor
of this church, toy a commission consisting
of Rev. J. A. Gray and Elder
T. M. Sleeper, of Abilene. The service
had been delayed on account of
the inability to get a quorum of the
commission present. In the afternoon
the new pastor began a meeting at
Word's school house, a mission point
four miles south of Cisco. The meeting
continued ten days. The attendance was
large and the interest great There
were eleven professions, all adnlts. Seven
united with the Presbyterian church,
six on profession and one by letter.
This is an excellent community and
the iprospect for building up a strong
Prstoyteran church here is very good.
?'Christian Observer.
San Antonio, First Church: The activity
of the church interests has been
well maintained in sipite of the disintegrating
influences of summer. During
jne month of July, twenty three additional
new members were received.
On August 12th the pastor, Dr. Arthur
Jones, and wife left for six weeks in
Colorado, Yellowstone Park and the
Pacific Coast. Durdng the absence of
the pastor Rev. W L,. Low ranee. TV T?
will supply the pulpit.
VIRGINIA.
Concord Church, Brunswick county.
Va.: This is one of the oldest and most
substantial of the country churches of
East Hanover Presbytery.
Before the war, the church was ministered
to by some of the great preachers
in the Synod of Virginia, The people
of the church have been and are now,
with all the changes, the finest type o<t
our old Virginia home and church life.
After the war the church was well
nigh depleted, but under the thirty
yearB' pastorate of that noble and sainted
soldier of the cross, Thomas Thweat
Jones, the church renewed its life and
became, as before, the centre of a strong
and Influential body of Presbyterians.
East Hanover Presbytery greatly honors
this church and each year appoints
one of its ministers to hold an
evangelistic service in the church, during
the week most convenient to the
farmer body.
This year the time chosen was the
week beginning August &th and the
preacher. Rev. J. Oalvin Stewart, ID. D.,
of Richmond. Two sermons per day
most of the days, with a luneh hour betNO
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tweeii, was the general order. From the
very first service, much Interest was
manifested. The stated supply, Rev. Mr.
McNeil, of the middle class In the seminary,
has done efficient work In preparing
the way for the service.
On all sides, it was said, that the
meeting was one of the most valuable
and impressive held in the church for
years. The. congregation at times packed
the builddnc to its utmost capacity.
Wagon seats, chairs, and even the pulpit
platform and steps had to be used to
seat the people.
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xuo preacning was most Leartily
and kindly received. At the conclusion
of the services there were two children
baptized, one adult baptism and four
pereons received into -the church on
profession, with some more to follow.
It may be well to call attention to
one or two features of the services.
The Christians of all the churches
were invited and it was a stirring sight
to see Baptists, Methodises, Episcopates
ns and Christian uniting .with the
Presbyterians in worship?all mingling
with great Joy and in hearty fellowship
over the old gospel.
Another point that gave great help to
the services was the hearty and general
singing on the part t>f the congregation.
This was brought about largedy by having
had meetings for singing in the
vanoue homes, enlisting all the musical
talent possible, learning the hymns and
tunes. The effect of this trained singing
was fine and impressive to a degree.
The idea of a general lunch was a
happy one. All the baskets were placed
on a large table and contents spread out.
The entire body of people were Invited
and together all caane in very hearty fel
lOWBQip.
It was a striking sight and did much
good, and anew emphasized the Christian
unity everywhere so apparentSome
twenty minutes before each service
was apent In singing and with
prayer, followed by the sermon.
It was indeed a time of great refreshing
for old Concord and the service will
long be remembered as one of the most
notable and richly spiritual that has
been held in the church for years.
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The followers of John Knox and John
Calvin were much in evidence at Wilson's
Springs (Goshen Pass) on August
12th, the occasion being a conference
held under the auspices of the Rockbridge
County Presbyterian Ministers'
Association, with special reference to
the influence of elders and deacons In
the spiritual work of the church.
Notwithstanding the ladies declared
Monday to be "wash day" in the family,
a choice number of them were present
to Illustrate the fact that the chdrch
cannot get along without them.
There were two sessions of the conference,
one held in the morning on the
east side of the "lawn" In the shadow
of the cabins, commencing at 10:30 and
closing for dinner two hours later. At
this meeting the principal speaker by ,
invitation was President Henry Louis
Smith, of Washington and Lee University.
and the subject assigned him was
"The Place of the Eldershin In tihp
Spirituality of the Church." All present jl
were enthused with the manner in which I
he handled bis subject, and felt that
Dr. Smith Is a strong acquisition to the jl
forces for righteousness In this country. j I
He maintained his reputation of being
one of the best speakers among the j|
laymen of the Southern Precfbyterian ' I
church, and put all under the obligation ' J
of expecting great things from him In
bis new position. The essence of his jl
address was that the elder should ex- fj
hdhit not only the important contempla- *1
tlon side of the spiritual life, but also 1
' See Announcement I
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