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I January 22, 1913
gon City because of tils unflinching
loyalty to them during the fearful epidemic
of 1878. He was the only Protestant
minister in the place. He attended
to the material and spiritual
wants of the stricken people irrespective
of race, class or church affiliation.
During the plague he lost two of his
children. Un the absence of any other
minister he himself performed the
burial service for his own children.
The people of -Morgan City invite all
persons, any where, who may see this
notice, to join with them in erecting a
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faithful minister of the gospel in the
form of a house of worship which is
much needed for carrying on successfully
the work of the Lord.
Unton Kouge: This church has
abundant reason for rejoicing with the
opening of another year. The pastor,
who received a flattering call from one
of the New Orleans churches, decided
to remain here. The gratitude of his
people was immediately shown in the
gift of a horse and surrey, that his usefulness
might be even more extended
than in the nast. Provision was made
also for the up-keep of the horse. This
church never does things half way.
Another cause for gratitude is the addition
on the first Sunday of the new
year of eighteen members, eight of
them on profession; and on the second
Sunday three others joined. Several of
these are heads of families.
We are looking forward to the evangelistic
conference to 'be held here and
expect great good to come from it.
Rev. Lacy Moffett, of China, will lead
in the discussions.
MISSISSIPPI.
Long llcnch: At the last regular Sabho
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our church here. Our membership is
about doubled.
Corinth: Rev. Dr. Wm. C. Lindsay,
recently of Newport, Ky., has accepted
the call of the Corinth church, lately
the charge of Rev. Jno. W. Orr. Dr.
Lindsay was well known in our
churches in Florida and did a most efficient
work there, before removing some
years ago to Kentucky.
MISSOURI.
Columbia: There were fifteen additions
to this church on Sunday, January
12th. Four adults were baptized.
Paris: The Presbyterian church of
Paris was organized 70 years ago. Its
history has becu ono of encouragements
and discouragements. Some twenty
years ago its disbandment was seriously
considered. For the past fifteen years
Rev. C. F. Richmond, D. D., has been
the esteemed pastor. Our meeting was
much hindered by unfavorable weather.
Yet the attendance and interest was
most encouraging. The last Sunday
night, ull who came could not be seated.
A number of numcs were secured
for a "Brotherhood." Some promised
to erect family altars. Eleven members
were received, six of whom were
adults. Two children were baptized
The brick structure now used, being
old and not suited for present needs, Jl
was decided to erect a new and modern
building, not to cost less than $10,000.
Committees were appointed, an<
much encouragement was received bj
substantial pledges given to aid th<
work; In two days tho rinn of $4,21i
was secured. It was an inspiration t<
see the large congregations come for
ward and give 'the pu&tor and officori
their hand, pledging them their pray
ers, sympathy and co-operation. $8<
was given for Synod's work; $10 foi
incidentals. My next appointment ii
at Bismark, Mo.
Vm. H. Richardson.
1 II ? PRESBYTEE1
NORTH CAROLINA.
Ret. .1. II. Ilenderlite was Installed
pastor of the First church, Gastonia,
on the 12th Inst, by the Commission of
King'B .ML Presbytery. Ut was "a
uuypy marriage. xno people are uelighted,
the pastor, congregation and
all are hopeful.
Charlotte: At a conferenco of pastors,
eiders and deacons held in the
First Presbyterian chuicli, Charlotte, N.
C., January 16, 1D1J, the follo wing resolution
was unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That we, Ihe pastors, elders
and deacons of *he Presbyterian
churches of Charlotte, N. C. heartily endorse
the i'alunt Money Plan," and the
oilier plans of cur Ixttutive Committee
of Foreigu .Missions tor relieving our
Forcigu .Mission wcrk of its financial
ditiicultics, and most warmly commend
these plans to all our caurches.
The Assembly's Campaign in Wilmington
Presbytery: T.ie Conference
on Evangelism and Stewardship in Wilmington
Presbytery was held in the
First church, Wilmington, January 910.
Tuere were fifty representatives
from thirty-four of the fifty-three
churches which constitute the Presbytery.
Especially encouraging was the
number of town and country churches
represented. The Conference was led
in an auie ana inspiring manner by
Mr. J. P. McCallie, or Chattanooga.
Adresses were made by Mr. W. C.
Smith, of Richmoud; Dr. W. J. Martin,
of Davidson; Rev. Geo. Atkinson, of
Albemarle, and Rev. John Paxton, of
Danville, Ya. As chairman of the Committee
on Statistics, Dr. J. M. Wells
gave some interesting and startling
facts as to what the Presbytery has done
during the past church year. It was
shown that although there are 65,000
adult nou-church members within the
bounds of the Presbytery there were
only ?40 additions to the church on
r? t?a Fooo'nn a# on j .f o"
es reported not a single addition. It
was also shown that while the average
contribution to all benevolent causes
in the Presbytery was $8.80 per capita,
when the strong and liberal churches
in Wilmington are excluded, this average
falls to less than $1.50 per capita,
and that seventeen churches gave nothing
to benevolent causes. The Conference
adopted unanimously the Evangelistic
program outlined by the Assembly's
Campaign Committee. The resolution
of the Presbyterial Campaign
cominiu.ee as 10 our goal ror the year
beginning April, 1913, was also adopted,
and is as follows: That we accept
in our churches the apportionments
made by Presbytery as a minimum of
our gifts to benevolent causes; that we
carry out the Every Member Canvass in
every church; that we all, ministers,
elders and deacons, preach and practice
proportionate giving with the tithe as
1 our basis.
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iu i in* i ri'Minienaii!) oi ^orui Carolina:
Dear Brethren: The Synod
which met over a year ago in Charlotte
! passed this resolution: That we under1
take to raise $50,000 for Barium Springs
1 Orphanage equipment, and that the
Board of Regents be authorized tc
> lake such steps as will enable thorn tc
1 secure this fund.
This action was taken by the Synod
" the day following their visit to Barlutr
' Springs, when the needs of this lnstitur
tion weighed heavily upon the hearts ol
5 every member of this body. There It
* absolutely no question as to the im>
peratlve need of better equipment, as
every one who has visited the Institu'
tion will testify.
In view of this action of Synod, th<
> Hoard of Regents appointed a Flnanct
t Committee. This committee has beet
s at work, trying to devise means b]
?ich tbey could raise this money. \V<
determined to put a financial agent li
N OF T H ? SOUTH
the Oe.'J, but It has been bard to flud >
u man who could leave his work to it
undertake the raising of this fund. y
At a meeting of this Committee on K
tne 23rd of December we unanimously t
elected the Rev. K. Murphy Williams, c
pastor of the Church of the Covenant, n
Greensboro, N. C., to undertake the
task, it was with reluctance that Mr. u
Williams would even consider it, but he t
decided to leave the decision with the s
Session of his church, so the matter
was presented to the Session, and be- n
cause of their interest in the Orphan- c
ago, they agreed to lean Mr. Williams to 0
uui v,vuuuincu iui a ycuuu Ul tin ec
months, notwithstanding tbe sacrilice it
means to tbeir church.
.Mr. Williams bas now entered upon
this work, and we most earnestly ask
the hearty co-operation of every minister,
ohicer and member of the Presby- C
lerian Church in North Carolina. We
trust that the churches wil be open to 1
Mr. Williams or members of the Com- 1
mittee, or auy one else who can be in- v
duced to help him in this most import- 1
ant work, and that there will be a
most hearty response in liberal contributions.
A. M. Smyre,
O. L. Clark,
J. It. Young, t
Rev. C. M. Richards,
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LX. -XL. OCdlL'b,
Chairman.
Greensboro: We are bo deeply inter- i
ested in the relief of the Foreign Mis- t
tion work from its financial embarrass- t
menu that we (eel it hardly less than
our duty to report to other churches t
the actual working among our own peo- <
pie of the plan recommended by the Ex- <
ecutive Committee. j
Many years ago this church used the t
"Talent Money" Plan, not only with excellent
spiritual results, hut with fin- <
uncial results IS times the original sum <
distributed 1
We are now employing the plan for
the second time in this congregation, i
hi 6 of our members are "Talent Money"
users and have been at work for a l
month. We have seen absolutely no ill- j
effects from the operation of the plan.
There has been no tendency whatever
toward "Bazaars" or "Fairs," or any 1
such methods of raising money. Our
,? wv.??b vat/vvmnjr nviio tauuuuta
not to do their trading in the name of
the church, but on the footing of honest
business. So faithfully have they carried
out these instructions that no com- '
plaint has coine to us from any quarter.
This plan has set nearly half of our
entire membership to actively working
Cor Christ. It has enabled the very
poorest to unite on equal terms with
, all the others in Christian service, dt
has given to many who have never tcsti
ed it before the joy of successful work
for Christ. Our whole church has had
, presented to it a striking lesson in
| Christian Stewardship. They were told
. that the "Talent .Money" is not theirs,
but as it was being entrusted to them
i to be used for Christ, so all they have
t in a deep and real Bense is "Talent
? Money," to be used in the service of
> God. Tboy being not owners but trustees.
I From the reports already coming in
i from individuals we confidently expect
that the total Ingathering on March 19th
t will be at least Bcven or eight times
i the original amount distributed and per.
haps much more than this.
i One of our members loaned the or.
iginal "Talent Money," which will be repaid
him when the returns are brought
In.
We enclose & sample of the receipt
blanks* used in the congregation and
Sabbath school. These can be secured
free of charge from the Executive
Committee of Foreign Missions, Nash
(01) 13
l.ie, leuu., ur )ou can nave as man>
nnted as you need at a slight cost to
our church. 11 your church will bein.
NOW, tners is suihcient time beween
this and March llith lor your
hurch to return a large oilering to relove
the debt.
i'iie plan is easy and inexpensive to
pei-ato, and if carried out with cuhusiusm
will produce wonderful reuits.
We trust you will not be offended
t this testimony and suggestion. We
liler them in the name and Spirit of
ur .Master.
Faithfully yours.
Melton Clark, .Minister;
Elders and Deacons,
Of the First Presbyterian church of
Oreensboro, N. C.
Received of the
Church of
% "TALENT MONEY."
To help pay the Foreign Mission debt,
agree to use and return this "Talent"
vita increase on or before March 19,
313.
(Signed)
Date
SOUTH CAROLINA.
Columbia: The First church, under
he pastoral care of Rev. Dr. J. O.
teavis, is prospering greatly, in both
lumbers and activity. At the January
tommucion it was announced that durng
the quarter then closing Qfty memiers
had been received, twenty-eight of
hem coming in on profession of faith.
Williamsburg: This church, at Kingsree,
S. C., is undertaking to build a
landsome house of worsliip, at a cost
if $20,000. More than half the amount
needed was " - "
_ ?...vu Air uiu urst canass.
The Manning Cliurcli, recently vacat
id by the Rev. A. It. Woodson, has callid
Rev. Li. B. McCord, of Louisville,
Ky., to become Its pastor.
Mission Work in Bethel: For the past
thirty years it lias been my privilege
to work for Christ in South Carolina;
Lwenty-one years of the time has been
given to Bethel 1'resbytery from the
sand bills above Columbia, near BlyLuood,
where we at one time routed the
MornraQs up to the clover fields In
York county, around lllckory Grove,
where we built a neat Presbyterian
church, and when I moved from It to
build up at another point, I left 37
tuou, staunch members. Failing to got
it properly grouped, like many of our
churches built in. the woods, it died In
childhood. Oh, that the Lord of the
harvest would send us men, willing
workers, to occupy these fields when
opened. Men that are not afraid of
work. Men like our forefathers who
remained all day in the saddle, carrylug
Christ's message all over the land.
Our church Is sufloring much for the
lack of this kind of work.
Some eighteen years since I was re
qucsteu to visit the village of Van Wyck
with the view of building a church, if
the way was open at that point. We
have now a handsome brick church.
The walls aro up and the tower about
completed; the carpenters are on the
roof. Wo hope soon to be inside and
fc-el proud of our little band of faithful
workers, who, under many difficulties,
pushed forward this good work.
It will <>n?' *' AA* ~
v?>? auum ^i.uuii. so rar do
debt on the building, We hope to open
It in March and earnestly hope Bethel
Presbytery may be able 90 to group it
that it may live and prosper and blossom
as the rose.
James Russell.
The Conference on Evangelism and
Stewardship for the northeastern section
of Enoree Presbytery will be held
in the First church, Spartanburg, Tuesday
and Wednesday. January 28th and