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CONTHIBUTED:
The Fatherhood of God,
Rev W. H. Perkins, 1
A Huguenot's Will,
Rev. B. H. Dupuy, 2
The New Neighbors Who Moved
Away, W. H. Morse, M. D 2
Christian Growth, C. H. Wetherbe, 2
The Significance of Immigration
to Amencan Citizenship,
Juan Oris Gonzalez, 3
In Heaven, Carrie Primrose, .... 4
God's Word, Mrs. M. H. Barnett, 5
Christianity's Storm Center,
Rev. I. S. McElroy, 17
As to Leaven,
Rev. W. S. Bean, D. D? 18
The Leaven Again,
Rev. H. C. Fennel, 18
Notes on Mexico, Rev. W. S. Scott, 20
FAMILY READING:
Blessed Are They That Mourn,.. 4
The Useful Shark, 4
Antonio, the Little Sculptor, 5
The Crown of Honor. R
Rules for Preachers 5
OUR BOYS AND GIRLS:
A Song at Twilight,
J. R. Morel and, 6
The Story of Mrs. Appletree, .... 6
Bobby's Mistake 6
The Prettiest Garments 7
Bather's Looking Glass 7
SUNDAY SCHOOL, Y. P. S. AND
PRAYER MEETING:
EDITORIAL:
Notes, 9
For the Presbyteries, 9
World Wide Evangelistic Effort,.. 10
Real Heroes 10
Vanishing Barriers 10
The Little Things 11
CHURCH NEWS 12-15
SURVEY OF CURRENT EVE-NTS, 16
MARRIAGES AND DEATHS 20
EDUCATIONAL 22
MUMB HINTS 23
STORY CORNER 24
Cburcf) ileto
A SUGGESTION.
Next year the General Assembly will
meet on the 15th of May, the earliest
date upon which "the third Thursday"
can fall. It Is therefore respectfully
suggested to the Presbyteries that in
fixing the dates for their spring meetings,
they make them as early as con
IH? ?fcKdfiy??fciA
venient in April, bo that their Stated
Clerks may save suiiicient time to get (
ready their reporis lor the Assembly ami
have them m my hands not later taai.
tne 1st of May.
Thos. H. Law, Stated Clen.. <
ALABAMA.
Synod's Evangelistic Hork in Alabama:
Through the liberality of cer
katu OsUU U1X UlUiiCb Liie XlOIUf
Mission Committee of tile Synod of Alabama
>""? been enabled to .put Rev. W. J.
Garrison into tbe beld as stated evaiw
gelist. The need for tnis work is great,
both on account of toe large number o.
weak churches and of new openings
where churches should be organized.
Mr. Garrison has me; with a very cordial
reception. His first meeting was
held with the North Birmingham
church, which been vacant over a
year. The meeting there was greatly
blessed.
The various elements were brought together
into Christian harmony; twelve
persons professed faith in Chris:, hfty
renewed thAiv unwa nthom I
t W VVUV4S UU11CVU tu
get their church letters and five or six
were received into the church. Elders
and deacons were ordained and installed
and a pastor was called, a liberal subscription
having been made by the membership
for that purpose.
This work is arousing deep interest.
The first church, which heard Mr. Garrison
Anniston, subscribed $100 in addition
to $100 previously promised by
one of its elders, and an elder in California
sent $25.00 for the work with
the hope that a meeting might be held in
a weak church in which he was interested.
C'.
Selma: Rev. M. .M. Parkhurst, a noted
Methodist divine, preached for the
First church the first Sabbath of September.
He is a very helpful speaker
and has lectured on the Chautauqua
platform. Runng the vacation of the
pastor, Rev. Joseph Dunglinsou, the
the pul-pit was supplied by Rev. A A. I
Little, D. D., and Rev. F. B. Webb. .
Catherine: The Presbyterian church
is remodeling its house of worship and
putting on a fresh coat of paint, and iB
looking forward with pleasure to entertaining
the Presbytery of Tuscaloosa.
They also expect to have with 1
them Rev. W. P. Neilson, of Montgomery,
the latter part of September, to
hold several days' meeting.
PIsgah: This church held its meet- J
ing the fourth week in August, and the
pastor was assisted by Rev. F. E. Bagby,
of Plantersville, who preached earnest
gospel sermons, and the whole com- i
raunity was helped by his good sermons.
ARKAWAAH
Malvern: The corner-stone of the
new house of worship, which is to take 1
the place of the one burnt a little over
a year ago, was laid on August 19.
Marlbroolc: This is one of the oldest 1
churches of Ouachita Presbytery and (
is altogether a country church and has
done a great work, not only in building
up the immediate neighborhood and con- 1
ducting an evergreen Sunday school for
nearly fifty years, but has supplied several
of the town and city churches with
good material. Rev. J. W. Atwood, evangelist
of the Presbytery, began protracted
services here August 21st and con
tinued one week. He was assisted by !
Dr. J. C. Williams, chairman of the 1
Home Mission Committee, and one of <
the sons of this church. There "was a
great outpouring of the Spirit and there i
was good interest from the first to the i
last service. There were sixteen additions
to the church and Mr. G. W. i
Robs, formerly of the U. S. A. Church, I
was elected and Installed a ruling elder, i
Mountain Work: Rev. John T. Barr, <
pastor of the Womble. Alphine and Kir- 3
. ft of ftt? tt 0 "u i A
by churches has been doing extra work
auring tue hot summer months and has
just completed a tour of the mountain
section adiouiin* his wnrlt iln ..
valley he lound a community where an
avangeiical sermon had not been preached
for jears and was iutested with Utah
Mormons. He conducted a protracted
service and was greatly blessed of the
Lord, beven persons made a profession
of laith and were received into the
nearest PreBbyterian church. Mr. Barr
nopes that a Presbyterian church will
)>e organized within a few months in
this mountain valley. There are a
number of similar communities and the
Presbytery hopes to organize a numbei
of Sunday schools and churches as soon
as an edicieut minister can be obtained
to do the work and reach the people
witn the gospel of love and power.
FLORIDA.
Tampa: Rev. P. H. Heusley, Jr., is
supplying the pulpit of the First church
and of Rev. Alex. Linn, of the Heights
church, during the absence on vacation
of the pastors.
Lakeland: This church has called
Rev. W. S. Patterson, of Gloucester,
.Miss., and he begins his work at once in
his new held.
Arcadia: .Mr. C. R. Bailey, of Columbia
Seminary, has very acceptably done
the pastoral work during the summer.
He returns to Columbia and carries
with him the best wishes of the Arcadia
people. Dr. Bell, from Kansas, has accepted
the call to the pastoral care of
the church and is expected on the
ground very soon.
Sarasota: Rev. J. Fraser Cocks is
abundant in labors among this people,
and the church is reaching out towards
self-support.
Clearwater: Rev. J as. T. MacLean
has his hands full in his new charge.
(.learwater is the connty seat of the now
county of Pinellas. The town is growing
very rapidly in population and material
development. The prospect is that
a much larger number of visitors will
winter in. Clearwater than in any prev.ous
year in the history of the place.
Inverness: Work on the new church
is almost completed, and it is hoped
that the building will he ready for
dedication in the early part of October.
Great praise is due to Rev. B. H. Dupuy
for the excellent work he has done; and
with him there is a devoted band of
self-sacrificing Christian workers who
will rejoice to have their own church
home.
Bartow: This church is still without
a pastor, but the session has Invited
Rev. D. E. PrierBon, of Transylvania
Presbytery to supply the pulpit for the
present. Brother Prlerson came to
nonaa iasi winter on account of his
wife's health and is living in the vicinity
of Wintex Haven, which is near enough
to permit him to be with us each Sunday.
Everyone is pleased with his
sermons, which are among the best ever
delivered in our church. His cordial
bearing and delightful personality have
made a most favorable impression on
the people, and we are expecting renewed
Interest and activity in church
work. Y.
GEORGIA.
Atlanta: Most of the pastors were in
their pulpits on the first Sunday of
September, and in spite of the excessive
neai were gree:e<i Dy large congregations.
?Westminster: Three persona were
received into this church, two by letter
and one on profession of faith. The
Young People's Society is one of the
nost active organizations of this church.
It has a share in the African Missions
and takes up a missionary collection
svery Sunday evening by envelope. Mr.
Gorman Johnson, a junior at Davidson,
1
t September 11, 1912
and candidate for the ministry, made an
excellent talk on "Hopefulness."
A Normal Class will be started in
October, taught by Mrs. S. H. Askew.
This will be a more extended course
than the one taught last spring, which
did so much for the teachers of the
school.
?The Ministers' Presbyterian Assoc!,
atlon will meet the 9th.
?North Avenue Church: The pastor.
Dr. Flinn, has been spending his vacation
at Lake Toxaway, N. C, and Atlantic
City, N. J. This week he is in
Philadelphia, where he Is attending a
meeting of the Committee on Evangelism.
During his absence the pulpit has
been filled by Rev. Louis S. Brooke, of
Howell, Mich., Rev. H. P. Yerger, of
Barnesville, Ga., and Rev. W. E. Hill, of
the West End Presbyterian church, Atlanta.
Savannah: In the absence of the pastor,
Rev. W. Moore Scott, who is having
his vacation in the north and in Tennessee,
the pulpit is supplied by Revs.
E. D. Brownlee, of Atlanta, W. S. Hardin,
of Cordele, Ga., and N. Kelt Smith,
of James Island, S. C.
llavBlnii-Pnnvof- *
, v?b uiuups AUgUSl tQe
17 to 22 we had a meeting at Luther
Hays Memorial church, in which Rev,
F. D. Hunt, the evangelist of Atlanta
Presbytery, did the preaching, and the
church was greatly helped and there
were two who Joined the church on
confession.
Conyers: On Sunday, August the
25th, the pastor of the Conyers group
began a meeting In which he did the
preaching, continuing up to the 30th.
Large crowds attended each of the fifteen
services and all the denominations
cordially united to make it a meeting
for the whole city. The whole population
was aroused to the call of the
gospel. The meetings for men, for women,
and for children were largely attended.
There were twelve confessions,
and ten joined the Presbyterian
church.
Timber Ridge Chnrch, of the McDonough
group, was given a three days'
meeting. Rev. J. D. Keith, of Conyers,
did the preaching and the large attendance
from service to service resulted in
a great spiritual uplift to the church and
community. There were eight confes
sions, two children were baptized, and
three were received on confession of
faith.
Midway: A meeting began in this
church on the first Sunday in August
and continued through the following
Sunday. The preaching, twice daily,
was by the well-known evangelist of
Atlanta Persbytery, the Rev. F. D. Hunt.
Good congregations enjoyed the privilege
of hearing the rich, earnest, forceful
gospel sermons of this beloved minister.
The church was much edified,
and ten were added to its membership.
We thank God and take courage.
Ingleslde: At this church, grouped
with Midway, the meeting began the
third Sunday of August, and continued
for ten days. The Rev. John II. Armstrong
of Klrkwood, professor of the
Bible In Agnes Scott College, gave us
able scriptural sermons tbat were highly
instructive and impressive. The
minds of our people were enlightened
in the knowledge of gospel truth, con
sciences were quicKened, and neariB
were confirmed in faith and love.
Two noble young men were added to
the church, and believers were
strengthened hy the acceptable ministrations
of this faithful and beloved
servant of Christ.
w. MCC. Miller, Pastor.
KENTUCKY.
Louisville: The pastor-elect of the
Second churoh, Rev. Dr. J. E. Vender
Meuleu, recently of New York, has ar