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has aroused a great Interest, especially
among the young men of the congregation.
Its development "will be watched
with, interest.
?The Omiug Meeting of Atlanta
l'resbytery promises to be of great interest.
It meets with the College Park
church, which is a suburb of Atlanta.
The church is located on John Calvin
Avenue, which promises much for its
orthodoxy. Rev. Fritz Rauschenberg is
pits tor.
Oglethorpe University: On the 17th
a banquet was given to the incorporators
of the Oglethorpe University at the
Piedmont Hotel. One hundred men have
each given $1,000, and additional gifts
of $100,000 have been promised. Fifty
acres of land to the north of Atlanta,
bordering on the Peachtree road and
running back to Silver Lake, have been
given to. the proposed university. The
use of the Lake has been secured.
Great interest has been aroused in
this proposal to restore the time-honored
Oglethorpe College in this new
site. Mr. Geo. W. Watts, Durham, N. C.,
was elected president of the board.
.Messrs. Hoke Smith, E. C. Graham, C. A.
Mcllaarg and L. C. Manderville vicepresidents.
Mr. J. K. Ottley, treasurer,
and Rev. Thorn well Jacobs, secretary.
An executive committee of 15
was appointed. It seems the long desired
University at Atlanta is to be
realized.
Greenville: A meeting began in this
church on Friday before the first Sunday
in August, and continued through
Sunday. Rev. J. E. Hannah preached
twice daily to good congregations.
There was much interest from the beginning
to the close of the meeting. The
preaching was in the power of the gospel
and God's people were revived and
encouraged to do greater things for the
Lord. There was one addition to the
church on confession, and one infant
received the ordinance of baptiBin.
Turin: Rev. Frank D. Hunt, evangelist
of Atlanta Presbytery, came to
this church on the first Sunday in
September, and preached twice daily
through the following Sunday. Through
the powerful preaching of the great
truths of the Word this church and
commuuity received a manifest spiritual
uplift. Twelve made confession of their
faith in Christ, and four were received
into the church on examination.
KENTUCKY.
St. Helens: A two weeks' meeting
in this church, in which the preaching
was done by the Rev. I. Cochrane Hunt,
the Superintendent of Missions, resulted
in the addition of nineteen persons to
the membership of the church, sixteen
being on the profession of their faith
in Christ, the remainder by letter. Of
the total number, nine are heads of
families.
Hays: An eight day meeting in this
church, in which the Rev. J. I. Armstrong
of Atlanta, did the preaching;
ten persons were received into member
*mp, six of these beng heads of families.
Lair:. An eight day meeting, conducted
in this church by Rev. I. Cochrane
Hunt, gave two additions to the member
ship of the church, both on profession
of their faith. Sixteen dollars and four
cents was given in a free-will ofTering
to Home Missions and an every member
canvas of the congregation secured over
one hundred and fifty dollars towards
self-support,- thus relieving the Home
Mission Committee of the necessity of
further aid.
Reattyriiie: Rev. Win. Cummng, D.
O., of Winchester, reeentw VmM n moot
tog In this church of eight days duratlon,
in which two persons were received
Into the church, both on profession
of their faith.
Twin Creek: The evangelistic services,
conducted In this ehurch by the
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Cary F. Moore of Cynthiana, resulted
in the addition of three persons
to the membership of the church, all on
profession of faith.
Whitesburg: An eight day meeting
held recently in this church by the Rev.
1. Cochrane Hunt, resulted in the addition
of three persons to the church
membership, two by letter and one on
profession of faith. Two infants were
cupuzea, an eiaer and a deacon were
elected, ordained and installed. *
Highland: Fifteen persons have.been
received into membership of this church
during the last six weeks. These were
received at the stated times of service,
seven being received at the opening of
the fall term of the school and the
remainder since. Special evangelistic
services have not yet been held.
LOUISIANA.
The Synod of Louisiana is called to
meet, in special session, in the lecture
room of the First church New Orleans,
Tuesday, October 8, at 10 A. M., for
the purpose of changing the place of
the next meeting.
>'ew Orleans:- Rev. Morrison Brown
who has for several years been the
pastor of Calvary church, Jeanerette,
In New Orleans Presbytery, supplied the
pulpit of the Napoleon Avenue church
on September 15. iMr. Brown Is expecting
to enter Princeton Seminary for
special graduate studies.
?The Pastor of the First Church, Dr.
Geo. H. Cornelson, Jr., has returned to
his work, after a vacation of only a
month and a half. In his present robust
health and after the long absence
of last year, he did not feel the need
of a longer vacation, and he returned
in vigor for the busy fall and winter
campaign. He will preach in the uptown
Sunday school building on Sunday
evenings, for the present, as well
as in the Lafayette Square church on
Sundav mnrninff-o
?The first service in the new Lakeview
Church, now nearing completion,
was held on Sunday morning, September
15, Rev. A. Oscar Browne conducting
it. A large congregation was present,
though i: was not prev ously publicly
announced. Several persons expec-;
to cast their lot with this church in
a short whim. Tun church was organized
in May, with twenty-two members,
and now h.13 a m 1 nbership of twentyfive.
Its choice of location has proved
to he most happy, several new and handsome
houses having been erected near
the church since the latter was begun.
Mindeu: Rev. A. Oscar Browne, of
New Orleans, is helping Rev. G. G.
Woodbridge in a special meeting in
Minden this week.
Lafayette: The Lafayette church,
vacant since the removal of Rev. E. M.
Stewart to Welsh, will soon have for its
minister Rev. W. A. Rolle of Texas,whom
the Home Missions Committee of Loulsana
Presbytery has engaged to tahe
charge of this church in connection
with the church at Opelousas.
MISSISSIPPI.
The Presbytery of Central Mississippi
will meet in Camden, Miss., October 25,
at 7:30 o'clock, P. M.
F. L. McCue, Stated Clerk.
Gloster: Press dispatches announce
that Rev. W. S. Patterson, who lately
came to the Hoyte Memorial church,
Gloster, from West Virginia, has resigned
that charge, in order to accept
wor^ in Florida.
Water Valley: Miss Edith McClung
Houston. of C dlhol.lon Oi,K? -
^MiMutuwu, vuua, s poil I a
week with this church, and we were glad
to have her as our guest. Miss Houston
is a fine character and an efficient worker-in.
the Master's kngdom.
J. E. Hobson.
New Hope (East Mississippi Presbytery)
: The New Hope congregation
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having completed their new building
and finished paying for it, it was dedicated
on September 8th. Rev. H. M.
Jenkins, the pastor, made the prayer of
dedication and Rev. A. S. Johnson, of
Jackson, Tenn., preached the sermon.
Mr. Johnson then remained and nreaoh
ed twice a day until the following Friday.
He preached with great earnestness
and interest to large congregations.
The Spirit seemed to be present from
the beginning. The card system, as
used by Dr. Thacker, was used. As
results of the meeting, there were about
forty who signed cards pledging themselves
to better lives, nine accepted
Christ as their Saviour, four of whom
united with our church. One young
man expressed his purpose to enter the
ministry of the Methodist Church and
two promised to establish family altars
in addition to a number of others who
already have established it and kept it
up for years. To God be all the praise.
Mt. Curmel: A petition, signed by
twenty-four persons, will be presented
to the Presbytery of Meridian at its
approaching meeting, asking for the organization
of a church at this point,
fourteen miles from the city of Meridian.
The petition is the happy solution
of troubles in the neighborhood in connection
with the divisions growing out
of the union between the Northern
church and the Cumberland church.
Tylertown: We have just closed one
of the greatest meetings here it has been
my privilege to be in. I have never seen
such manifest indications of the Holy
Spirit's presence and power as was seen
in this meeting. Great crowds came
from the first, and profound interest prevailed
throughout the entire meeting.
Twenty professed faith in the Lord
Jesus, and every Christian seemed to
have feasted to the full on the good
things of God. Dr. Jones, of Gulf Port,
did the preaching. The pastor conducted
the prayer and song services. We
had the hearty co-operation of the entire
town, and the meeting closed with
a feeling of good will in every heart. No
one can estimate the good, or measure
the blessing that this meeting has
brought to Tylertown. Greatly to be
praised is our God for his goodness to
the children of men.
W. W. Patton, pastor.
Liberty, Miss.
MISSOURI.
The Synod of Missouri stands adjourned,
to meet in Jackson, Mo., on the
last Tuesday in October (the 29th), at
8 o'clock P. M.
Franc. Mitchell, S. C.
Vacant Fields in Potosi Presbytery:
Thrpp .crAfvi * 01 '
o"wu avu-oupyui IlUg Iieius in
southwest Missouri are without pastors.
Any minister desiring to correspond
with these churches will he furnished
the names of clerks by Lynn F.
Koss, Chairman of Home Mssions for
Potosi Presbytery, Jackson, Mo.
Central Church, St. Louis: After an
absence of six weeks, the pastor, Rev.
J. Layton Mauze, occupied his pulpit
for the first time last Sabbath. During
his vacation the pulpit was most acceptably
supplied four Sabbaths by the
Rev. Frank Foster, of Cincinnati, Secretary
of the American Tract Society,
making his seventh summer with our
people, and one Sabbath each by Dr.
Boving, President of Westminster College,
and the Rev. D. K. Ferguson, of
Terrell, Texas, who was visiting in the
congregation at the home of his mother,
the widow of the Rev. Dr. Ferguson, of
sainted memory.
Last week Dr. Mauze addressed the
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- ..w/wi; <_7i ouuiuurn iiiiuois, or tne
United Presbyterian Church, on the proposed
union of that denomination and
our own. He reports that that Presbytery
to a man is most favorable to
the union, some of them even going
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so far as to declare they were now
ready to vote.
Our mble School Is planning to. have
lour nunured m attendance on raLiy
day.
jacksou: The pastor of this church,
Rev. L?ynn F. Ross, has returned from a
month's vacation ana ail toe services
and activities of the churcn nave been
resumed. Preparations are being made
tor the entertainment of the Synod of
Missouri next month. On the Sabbath
preceding Synod, a memorial service
will be neld, celebrating tne nundredth
anniversary of the birth of Mr. Charles
Welling, for many years the only ruling
elder of this church, and practically the
founder of the church. On. this occasion
the principal address will be delivered
by Dr. T. C. Barrett, of Pattonville.
Mo., who was pastor of this
church in the latter years of Mr. WellIng's
life, and was thus associated with
him in the Master's service.
Perryvllle: Rev. W. W. Killough, pastor
of this church and also of the
Pleasant Hill church in oimr/ino..
county, suffered a stroke of paralysiB
shortly after concluding the morning
service at Pleasant Hill, on Sunday,
September 8th. He was removed to hlB
uome here and is gradually recovering
from the effects of the stroke; in addition
to the left side being affected, Mr.
Killough's sight 1b impaired. Hopes are
entertained for his ggradual and ultimate
recovery.
The l'resbytery of Potosi enthusiastically
endorsed the million and a half
campaign of the General Assembly, and
a Presbyterial Conference on Evangelism
and Systematic Beneficence will be
held at Fannington December 11-12. A
live campaign committee was appointed
to work up the conference. This committee
has set as its goal two hundred
delegates. A thorough and systematic
canvass will be made to. secure representation
from every church, no matter
bow small or how remote it may be.
The Fannington church has generously
offered entertainment to all who will
come, and expects to make this campaign
conference the biggest and best
meeting ever held in the Presbytery.
NORTH CAROLINA.
tiastonia: To the great disappointment
of the First church, Rev. Br. J.
Horace Lacy has declined the unanimous
call recently given him to become
its pastor.
Asheboro: The old Presbyterian
church, of this place, has taken on new
life in the last few months. There are
many indicatlous of growth in the
church, which are very gratifying to
both members and pastor. Since the
first of June the enrollment of the Sabbath
school has almost doubled, and
from present prospects t is expected that
the membership will be much larger in
a few weeks. Besides the increase in
the Sunday school there has been a
steady growth in the membership of the
cnurcn. .No evangelistic services have
been conducted, yet the session of the
church since the 1st of July has received
eight new members, most of whom are
heads of families.
There are many things in the life of
this old church for which we are truly
thankful, and pray that God will continue
to pour out his blessing upon
us. C. H. P.
Thomasville: The Presbyterian church
of this place has enjoyed the helpful
and instructive sermons of Rev. N. R.
Clayter, of Milton, N. C. Beginning with
the second Sunday in September, he
preached every evening throughout the
week. There were not any public professions,
yet the members and whole
wuBicSauuu woie euniea ny nis earnest
and faithful preaching of the gospel.
Our little chmch Is gradually grow