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January 1, 1913 ]
Sabbath School, etc.?Rev. W. P. Rob<--rt8on,
Elders A. Hostetler, and Clarence
Miller.
Commissioners to the General Assembly
were nominated, Dr. F. H. Barron
principal, and Rev. W. A. Reve!ey
alternate; Elders Jno. J. Davis
principal, and W. H. Wilson alternate.
Prof. J. Lewis Howe, of Washington
end Leo University, addressed the Pres
uyiery en uenair or ine ASEemoiy s conference
to be hel.1 In Elkins January
23 and 24; and Dr. P. H. Barron, Rev.
\\*. A. Ilevcley, and Elders T. M. Mrt'orkle
and Jno. J. Davis were appointed
a committee to make all arrangements.
President Jas. E. Allen addressed the
Presbytery on behalf of the Davis and
Elkins College and the following resolutions
were adopted;
The Presbytery expresses Its hearty
appreciation of the work of the Davis
end Elklns College and urges the mln.
isters and elders to support the college
in every way possible and to acquaint
the prospective students of their
churches with the work of the collegj?.
The Presbytery accepted the invitntion
of the Belington church to meet
:n uiai city ror us next stated meeting
on the first Tuesday after the second
Sunday of April. 1913.
Presbytery expects soon to have a
good evangelist and Superintendent of
Home Missions to look after the work
in the weak and new charges, but until
the evangelist is obtained the Rev. G.
A. Wilson, D. D., the Superintendent
of Home Missions for T-exington Presbytery,
will look after the work.
The Rev. J. E. Booker, of Farmville.
Vn., the Superintendent of Home Missions
for the Synod of Virginia, was
present and assured the Presbytery of
the hearty sympathy and support of
Synod in the new worlc.
Mr. Booker also presented Presbytery
with its first record book, w.hich was
gratefully received by the Presbytery
Presbytery adjourned at noon, November
22, 1912.
Rev. N. W. Kuykendal!, S. 0.
WEST VIRGINIA.
Keysers A Commission of the Presbytery
of Winchester, consisting ot Rev.
.T. H. Lacy. D. D., Chairman, and Rev.
P. J. Brooke, D. D., and Rev. H. M.
Moffett, and Elder P. E. Hutchison, of
whom 9- quorum was present, installed
Rev. A. O. Price at Peyser. W. Va.. on
:he evening of December 11th.
Petersburg: Evangelistic services
have hocn held at Petersburg and mission
points as follows* In August we
participated in a nnioin meeting at
which Rev. Oeo. H. Wiley, of Richmond
an evangelist of unusual ability, did
the preaching. These meetings after
the first week were held in our church
and wpre attended by the largest crowds
ever known in the history of the town
A number of people made profess'ons
and reprofesslons. and the whole community
was stirred. At the close of
these rervlecs we secured Dr. P. J.
Brooke, of Romney, to preach for us
from Wednesday through Sunday, on
*v.iihti niiv iiie uoriis supper was aaminlstered.
Five new members were
received into the church.
Comer: \ meeting was held at this
point for ten days, hepinninp: October
i!Ph. hv the pastor There were si*
rrofesslons and five were received into
our ch'irch. At a congregational mecttne
held in Peterphnrp December If.th
nr. knnorf i ook. or isomer. was elected
ft ruling elder to serve the people of
that community!
Oreenland dap: A meeting -was held
at this point by the pastor. In November,
lasting sly davs. and there were
six professions, all of t.hem being received
Into tbe Proffbvterfan ehnreh.
"Martin: A meeting held at this point
THE PRESB YTERI,
in December was interrupted the fourth
night by a diphtheria scare; up to that
time two had signified their purpose to
unite with the church.
'Meetings are yet to be held at WllUamsport
and at Brake school house,
if the weather will permit.
With some help from Pretfbytery, the
Petersburg church sustains ail this
mission work. Three years have passed
since the present pastorate began,
and this policy of aggressive mission
work was adopted. The following
young men from Union Seminary have
given valuable assistance in the summer
months: Messrs. J. Harry Viser,
l now of Welch, W. Va.), J. C. Crane,
W. T. Mann, and T. W. Simpson. The
membership of the Presbyterian ehnrch
in Grant county has been increased by
nearly one hundred, ninety-two, to be
exact. Nor is our county very thickly
populated. We have some sections,
however, that are very inaccessible,
almost isolated, and therefore have
been very much neglected. One of
ibese called the "Smoke Holes," is yet
intouched; but if God spares us to
work here another summer, we hope
;o do something also for their destitutions.
Revenue officers recently made
several arrests for illicit distilling in
the Smoke Holes. The gospel is better
than manv revenue nfT1i?ers
Oti Sunday, December 15th, the Peters-'burg
church had the pleasure of
bearing their beloved former pastor,
Rev Robt. B. Hudson, of Sink's Grove,
W. Va. His visit and his sermon were
both srrcatly enjoyed.
CHANGE OF ADDRESS.
Rev. S. ff. Rogers, from Florala to
Clayton, Ala.
Rer. N. IV. Kuykendall. from Beverly,
W Va., to Tuscaloosa, Ala., care of
Stillman Institute.
Rev. IV. VV. Powell, from Jackson to
Dyersiburg, Tenn.
hot. a. "s. venaDle. from Lewisburg,
Tenn., to Millersburg, Ky.
Rev. J. E. Jones, from Meridian to
Macon, Miss.
Rev. X. Keff Smith, from Charleston
to Beaufort, S. C.
Rev. C. I.. Altfather, from Wetumpka.
Ala., to 1517 College Ave., Fort Worth,
Tex.
PERSONAL.
Rev. R. L. Temple, of Missouri, is
wintering in New Orleans and vicinity.
Chancellor William Din^iddie, of the
Southwestern Presbyterian University,
is spending a part of the holidays with
his "brother, Dr. Albert B. Dinwiddle,
dean of Tulane University, in New Orleans.
Rev. S. W. Rogers, Ph. D., of the Bast
Alabama Presbytery, was married in
Columbus, Ga., to Miss Minnie Blanton
Cox, on Friday, December 27th.
Rot. R. F. KFrkpatrlek, pastor of the
Third Presbyterian church, Memphis,
Tenn., shooting in defense of his hoipe
and possibly his life and those of his
family, shot and and Instantly killed
an unknown negro burglar about one
o'clock December 21. The burglar had
broken the glass out of the front door
nnd was demanding to be let in the
house, his hoarse voice rousing the
family.
Ttev. Dr. TV. C. liindsoy. who was a
pastor of one of our churches in Florida
for some years, and who removed
to Kentucky, has resigned the pastoral
charge of the First church, Newport.
Kentucky.
Dev. Sherwood I, Grhrsby. who was
pastor for a number of years of our
churches In Hollv Sprinps, Miss.. and
Newport. Ark., and for the last fourteen
months the pastor-evanpellst of
the Preshvtery of Southern Orepon. 1n
the Northen Church, has accepted a
unanimous call to the pastorate of the
First church, Pendleton, Ore.
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A. N OF THE SOUTH
Rev. J. Calvin Smith died In Wythevllle,
Va., December 13, 1912, at the
home of bis son. He was born at Pino
Creek, Carroll county, March 19, 1835.
He taught before and after the war.
He served through the war. Licensed
hv A hi tl crr\ P rooKut nr., +Ka ? ?"? ?f
?j - * i t at n:o age u 1
37. He served faithfully churches in
Carroll and Wythe counties and
Thompson Valley. For eight years he
traveled as colporteur through the
Southern States by private conveyance.
A few years ago a stroke of paralysis
laid him aside from preaching.
SPECIAL REQUEST.
All Treasurers of Churches, Societies,
etc., are urged to remit before the close
of the year all funds in their hands for
Foreign Missions. The calls upon our
Treasury are very heavy and we are
largely in arrears to our Missions.
W. H. Raymond, Treasurer,
1F>4 Fifth Avenue North,
V-.U..111 - m
.>usuviiie, icnn.
UMOX SEMINARY MAGAZINE.
The readers of the October-'November
number of the Union Seminary 'Magazine,
which contains a very full account
of the Centennial Celebration of
Union Theological Serrdnary at Richmond,
will note with resret that the excellent
address of the Rev. President
C. R. Hemphill, presenting the greetings
of the Kentucky Theological Seminary,
does not appear with the others. The
address had not been written out before
its delivery, and Dr. Hemphill was informed
that it had been taken down at
the time and would be sent him for revision.
Through some misunderstand*r?
<r tli !c wo? nnt Jor?A T*v. ?"
>ixa nan I1UI U""C. 1IIC CUILUrS OI
the Magazine regret greatly that for
this reason this address, which gave so
much pleasure to all who heard it, does
not appear in this number of the Magazine.
W. W. Morton.
rUVETIMO OF THE HOMTTE>'T TO
TITF LATE OR- A. C. HOPKINS.
The monument erected by the Confederate
Veterans, the Daughters of the
Confederacy and other friends of the
late Dr. A. C. Hopkins, chaplain of the
Stonewall Brigade, was unveiled at
Hdpe Hill Cemetery on Wednesday afternoon.
December 4th.
Owlne to the unfavorable weather
he preliminary services, conducted by
Rev. H. 'M. Moffett r.nd 'Rev. J. S. Alfrlend,
were held at the Presbyterian
chapel.
A larre crowd was present. led by
that "thin pray line" who loved him In
the flesh and will never tire of dolnp
honor to his memory.
Bishop W. T* Gravatt made the address,
In which In earnest words of
ufrectlon and admiration he reviewed
the lone: and useful career of him who.
:is roldler, citizen and ambassador for
.Tears Christ, was tme to every trust.
Of him he truly said that In the discharge
of duty he knew no fear; that
in evevv relation of life he stood alwavs
on the cause of right
That he was pastor and comforter in
need, not only to his own congregation,
hut that to him more doort opened in
this community at large than any other
man who has ever lived In our midst.
This stone, he said, was reared as
a triDute or iove, out im true monument
was the life he lived for over
forty years as a first c'Mzen of this
community?built upon a foundation of
faith, sympathy and love to God and
man. and reared In integrity of character.
unselfishness of service and
Chr'st-llkeness of life.
The Confederate flag which shrouded
the stone was unrolled by his little
vrrandson, Abner C. .Hopkins ITT, disclosing
to view the beautiful shaft of
granite. Inscribed with the Southom
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Cross of Honor and appropriate e*pioBPlons,
wh'cli marks the spot where
bis dust awaits the day when he shall
be clothed anew in the image of Hlai
whom ho so faithfully served.
It beurs the following inscription:
East Side?"Well done good and
fai'.hful servant, enter thou into the joy
of thy 1-ord."
West Siie?On side? Confederate
Cross of Honor. Sub base?Rev. A. C.
Hopkins. D D., 1825-1911.
North Side?Erected to the memory
of the Chaplnin of the Stonewall Brigside
from 1861-1865. by old Comrades
ind many loving friends.
South Side?Forty-live years of hi3
useful life was spent ministering to
this community, endearing himself to
alL ! j -
"Such as lie, confirms our faith in
immortality and makes heaven lovelier
to our thought"
Neither monument nor memorial can
do justice to the life that has been
uvea among us. If you would know
its worth, go to those whose lives have
felt the touch of his uplifted hand.
If you would know his place in a
sorrowing people's affections, stand by
the gate that leads to his tomb, and
see the rich and poor, those of ?.ll
sects and those of none, who go to
spread their llowers on his grave, and
'here uplift their hearts to the God of
whom his life taught them even more
than his words.
A UNITED EFFORT WITH A DEFINITE
PURPOSE.
The Foreign Mission debt must be
paid. There will be no better time (except
sometime before that date), to pay
it than March 19th, 1912. the centennial
anniversary of the birth of David Livingstone.
It has teen suggested and
urged by our Foreign Mission Executive
Committee that the whole Southern
Presbyterian Church make a united
effort to wipe out the debt at that time.
They have also recommended, and many
have heartily approved of it, that the
"Taient Alnnn., " ??-?-?- ' -
j mil, wmcn nas oeen
fully explained, bo used to secure the
"wherewlthall" to pay It. There are
some who are anxious for the debt to be
paid and are willing to help pay It, who
object to the suggested plan. It does
not appeal to me. It does appeal to me,
however, very strongly, that the church
should make a united effort to nay that
debt on March 10th. 1013, and thus cause
a great shout of Joy to go up to God
from our whole church, both at home
and across the seas. The plan that the
writer shall urge upon our church is
the followinc
Have every ember of the churcb,
Sunday school, and societies to bring
that night a token of the previous
weeks Income, for the debt. Those who
nave no regular income will be asked
to make an offering. Those whose income
comes in a few lump sums will
he expected to bring 1-10 of 1-52 of
their Income for the year. Perhaps this
plan will appeal to others. I am not
presumptuous enough to claim that it
is a better plan for the church; it suits
me better.
The point of this article is this: Let
every minister in the Southern Presby
terlan Church, whether he indorses the
"Talent Money Plan" or not, whether
his church has already paid their pro
rata of the debt or not, do everything he
can to make March 19th, 1913, a day
ever to be remembered in our church
because of the complete wiping out on
that day of the $100,000 debt. The opportunity
is before us. We may differ
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end.
As God gives to every one of us to
see the best means for us, let us all use
them earnestly and prayerfully for the
-one grand and common end. Amen.
Refugio. Texas Jas. I. P.
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