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fKafcle of Contents
CONTRIBUTED.
A Strong Man's Doubts,
Rev. Ernest Thompson, D. D., 1
Patent Remedies vs. Evangelism,
Rev. W. J. McMillan, D. D. 3
The Significance of Immigration
.to American Citizenship and
Christianity, Juan Orts Gonzalez, 3
Surrender, S. E. Paxson 4
Details of Parables Not to Be
Pressed, Rev.- Luther Link 17
Bible Standard of Practical Chris
uanuy, aiibs ivute ai. huiu is
Are You Going to Presbytery or
Synod? Rev. Ross Lynn 20
Our Doctrinal Symbols?
Prayer?Choice Thoughts Selected,
by C. T. Wettstein 21
FAMILY READINGS.
Change of the Day of the Sabbath, 4
In a Railway Carriage, 5
Home Happiness 5
The Girl Who Is NervouB 5
How to Live a Century 5
OUR BOYS AiNID GIRLS.
Two Ways of Looking at It 6
How They Were Cured 6
The Stormy Petrel 6
Indian Moccasins 7
Old Simon and the Umbrella 7
Legend of the Dandelion, 7
Couldn't Look Father in the Eyes, 7
SUNDAY SCHOOL, Y. P. S. AND
PRAYER MEETING 8
EDITORIAL.
Notes, 9
Hurry 9
Heret.cs?Whence Come They?... 10
Beware of False Prophets 10
Notes 11
CHURCH NEWS 12-15
SURVEY OF CURRENT EVENTS,.. 16
AMERICA'S FUTURE DEVELOPMENT,
17
MARRIAGES AND DEATHS 20
WORLD CONFERENCE OF FATTH
AND ORDER, 22
FARMERS AND THE SOUTHERN
RAILWAY 23
STORY CORNER 24
Cfjurri) ifjetos
ALABAMA.
Rev. L. R. Simpson, of Macon, has
received and accepted a hearty call
extended to him by the church at Allcevllle,
Ala. This Is an Important field
and a great work awalta the coming*
pastor.
. '
i'H? PRESBYTERlA
The Commission appointed "by Tuscaloosa
Presbytery at a late called meeting
installed the Rev. J. P. Stevenson pastor
of the Centerville church Wednesday
night, September 11th. Rev. -C. M.
Boyd, of Tuscaloosa, presided, preached
the sermon anrt r>hnrciwi ho -oootoi.
people. This installation was preceded
by a few days of preaching. y
To the Elect of East Alabama Presbytery:
Greeting. Send at once an
offefing to D. C. Carmichael, Dothan,
Alabama, for Local Home Missions in
order that the second quarter's obligations
may be met promptly.
Churches desiring the services of our
xost excellent synodical evangelist, W.
J. Garrison, will please notify the chairman
of Local Home Missions, D. J.
TT".. 1- at
uiavn?CU? uuiauitti AlU.
A Pastor in South Aluhnma desires
to supply a church or group for six
or twelve months with a view to a call.
Can leave his present work October 1st.
Write D. J. Blackwell, Elufaula, Ala.,
for reference. .
GEORGIA.
Savannah Presbytery will meet In
Valdosta, Ga., October 15, at 7:30 P. M.
R. A. Brown, S. C.
Atlanta: The Ministers' Association
met the 9th and was opened with a
devout and spiritual address by Rev.
S. W. Reid, of the Associate Reformed
Presbyterian church, on "God is a Spirit,
and they that worship him must
worship him in Spirit and in truth."
?Rev. R. L. Walton, of East Point,
has withdrawn his acceptance of the
call of the church on account of health.
This was done much to the regret of
the church and the L?ocal Home Mission
Committee.
uev. Homer McMillan, of the Assembly's
Home Mission Committee, presented
this cause to the North Avenue congregatlon
on September 8.
Rock Spring: An excellent meeting
has been held at this church. Just outside
of Atlanta. The unique feature
was that a different minister preached
each night. This is a model country
church, well organized and growing,
though close to a large city. Rev. E.
D. Brownlee, Ph. D.. is pastor.
Cherokee Presbytery will convene at
Ringgold, Ga.. September 24th at 7:30
P. M. All persons expecting to attend i
upon its sessions will please address
Rev. J. T. Wade, Ringgold, Ga.
Key. C. Z. Berryhlll recently assisted
us in a meeting at Stone church. His
faithful preaching was greatly, enjoyed.
Ttprv QOOOQclnn a Kw lotto- n ? ^
nv MVWDOiUUO UJ IUkbC| QliU UUC UII
profession of faith. (
J. T. Wade.
LOUISIANA. 1
New Orleans: The work in the Memorial
church has gone on steadily <
through the summer. The pastor, Rev. ]
U. B. Currie, is taking strong hold upon (
the people of this church. He has j
taken no vacation during the heated ]
term. j
?The Pastor of the First Chnreh. 1
Rev. Dr. C'ornelson, will be absent until j
about the Inst of this month. The con- '
gregations in the UDtown ehanel. or i
Sunday school building, at State Street |
and St. Charles Avenue, where services y
are held Sunday evenings, continue to ]
be fine. <
?Many who remember Rev. R. E. i
Steele, who was for some years a mem- j
ber of 'New Orleans Presbytery and In j
charge of the .Seamen's Bethel, will re- I
gret to hear of h r. death, on September f
10, at his late home, In lAmioerton, N C. c
New Orleans Presbytery met, In call- <
ed session, In the lecture-room of the g
First church, on September 9. Nine 1
ministers and six ruling elders were t
present, and two more ministers came <3
In just as the session ended. Revs. W. i
A. jQillon. of Cameron, Texas, and B. L.
. H Or the south
Price, of Alexandria, La., were also
present and were duly Invited" to sit
with the Prebsytery. Licentiate Chas.
F. HofTman was tranferred to the cgre
of Red River Presbytery, where he is
working in-the Mansfield church. The
pastoral relation between Rev. Morrison
Brpwn and Calvary church, at Jeanerette,
La., was dissolved, and Mr. Brown
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bounds of the Presbytery. He will go to
Princeton this week, for certain graduate
studies. The .PreBbytery directed its
Committee of Education to deal with
certain matters connected with the
studies of one of his candidates, and in
the absence of several members of that
Committee added Revs. Douis Voss and
U. B, Cnrrie to the Committee temporarily.
.
?Among the supplies who have officiated
at the different churches recently
have been. Rev. Dr. J. I. Norris and
Rev. A. A.' Boyd, of Pine Bluff, Ark .
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Rev. Dr. T. <M. Hunter, of Baton Rouge.
Da.; Rev, B. L. Price, of Alexandria.
La.; Rev. J. M. Williams, of Covington,
La.; Rev. Edmond LaVergne, of Bogalusa,
La.; Rev.'Dr. J. C. Watt, of Pascagoula,
Miss.; Rev. Lacy I. Moffett, of
China.. . i j.
MISSISSIPPI.
Columbus: The First church has
extended a unanimous and hearty call
to Rev. R. B. Eggleston, pastor of the
Third Presbyterian church of Richmond,
Va.
MISSOURI.
Rev. Charles IL Xlsbet, pastor of Central
Presibyterian church, returned last
week with his family 'from a month's
vacatipn in Chicago, .111., and Ludington,
Mich. Dr. N'isbet's Kansas City address
In the future will be 3527 Forest Ave.
The building of the Central church
has been undergoing extensive repairs
during the past three months, the
congregation worshipping in the lec
luit; room uuriag August, ine auditorium
will be ready for occupancy Sunday,
September 15th.
?Rev. Trigg A. Thomas pastor of
Eastmlnster church, is back at his post,
after an absence of several weeks spent
in the East, and occupied his post last
Sabbath.
?Rev. E. C. Lynch, pastor-elect of
Trinity church, has entered actively
upon bis duties, and his coming adds
materially to our working force here.
With Dr. Neel still resident here, and
Rev. John Johnson, who expects to reenter
the pastorate in the near future,
we now have five active ministers connected
with the work of the Assembly
In Kansas City, Mo.
RAHIOI riiniMih ? J ~ . ua -
... vMmvii, a uaugllier OI OKI
3outh Fork Presbyterian church, is five
miles from a railroad and located in a
fine blue grass section of the country,
(laving a substantial yeomanry; -many
Kentuckians and Virginians?(being a
fCentuckian myself and my father from
Virginia, I lelt much at home. A fine
jeople! May their tribe increase!
Though the weather was oppressively
lot,' the attendance and interest continually
increased. The last Sabbath
was practically an all-day meeting,
laving dinner on the grounds; many
:ame from quite a distance. The read*
ng of the history of the church and relorts
from the several oraran^.ntirtno
jroved of great interest. Seven memjers
were received, adding three new
amllles to the church, and seven little
:hlldren were baptized. The offering for
lynod amounted to $62 and $11.50 were
flven for dncldtntals. Rev. H. B. Barks
s the present supply?a willing workt.
About forty families were visited
luring the meeting. My next appolntnent
Is at Memphis, Mo.
Wm. H. Richardson.
[September 18, 1912
JiOBTH CAROLINA.
Leaksville-Spruy: The pastor, J. ?M.
Walker, has just closed a week's meeting
at Bethel chapel, three rnileB In the
country. This proved to be one of the
best meetings ever held in this part of
the country. The congregations were
IflrPA at" oan>* oortf ? ?
C- t?wx Del nvv, pcupie COmlng
from as far as ten miles to attend the
services. The pastor spent the tkne between
the services going from house to
house visiting the people, and praying
with them. In his visiting he came
across large country homes that have
stood for a half century or more, inside
of whose doors never 'before had
a Presbyterian minister entered. For
years this has been a primitive Baptist
section, but the people are still Btrong
and active and ready to hear the gospel
as presented by our church, and
whenever they unite with us they prove
valiant for the faith. At the close of
the meeting three united with the
church, all grown people, one by letter
and two on profession of their faith
in Christ. It is expected that Beveral
more will unite soon.
The Spray Presbyterian church during
the past week has been greatly
beautified by having its walls calcimin
ed, its windows frosted, and its borders
stenciled. The wall to the rear of
the pulpit has been pa.nted, showing a
beautiful scene from nature. The
ladies of the church had charge of this
work, and the.r artistic drawings have
received the praise of the town. Mrs.
W. R. Walker, who has been at the
head of this work, delights out Sunday
school each Sunday morning with
a beautiful hand-painted drawing showing
the central teaching of the lesson.
It is a treat to the old as well as to
the young. We commend the practice
to other schools that have those among
their number that can do that kind of
work. It is teaching through the eye
that rivets the teaching through the
ear.
Davidson: Dr. A. A. and Mrs. McFadyen
and children have been sDend
ing some days here, returning from
Montreat. They were the guests more
especially of iRev. Dr. and Mrs. Richards,
whose hospitalities abound always,
but were also the recipients of a
number of courtesies in the congregation.
Dr. McFadyen was heard with
genuine pleasure by the children in a
brief address before the Sunday school
on Sunday and spoke again with interest
Tuesday evening before the anem
ucmiiiy 01 me iwo missionary societies
The evening service Sunday was held
on the campus on the beautiful lawn
south of the Phi Hall. The novelty of
the scene as well as the attractions o'"
the service proper drew thither an unusually
large number of the students
The open air, the dome of the blue
heavens, the beauties of the evening
sunset and the green grass and trees
all seem to act as an inspiration to
the pastor and he almost Invariably attains
a degree of excellence dn his
spoken discourse that the confinement
of four enclosing church walls less
readily prompt to.
The enrollment to date is 335, of
whom about 130 are first year men.
SOUTH CAROLINA.
Columbia: Rev. R. B. Grinnan, D. D..
of Hendersonville, N. C., has been called
to the pastorate of the Woodrow Memorial
church and has signified his acceptance
of the same.
Greenville: The question of the removal
of Chicora College to Laurens
has been referred to the Pres'byteries
for decision.
Gaffney: Rev. H. A. Knox, of Mayesvllle,
has been called to the pastorate
of this church and has accepted the
same.
Beuiali Church, Harmony Preiby