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Church Extension in New Orleans,
A. Oscar Schreiber, Sec't'y, .... 1
Social Church Work. Rev. T. D.
Wesley. 2
Vision, Miss E. J. Bryant, 2
Undermining the Home, Rev. J. M.
Walker 3
Snap-Shots from Other Cameras, 3
The Apostle of Amorlcan Presbyterianism,
Rev. L. P. Bowen,
D. D 4
The Federal Council, Elder, .... 11
Publish the Report at Once, Rev.
M. B. Lambdin, 17
1 UVUlUglCttl lOIIUB KJL O^IA^LUJCB,
Rev. W. J. McMillan. D. D., lb
Sunday School Work in Georgia, 18
Christinas Echoes, Miss Fannie
L>ee Curdts, 19
The Every Member Canvass in
(March 2 >
How One Church Does ilt 21
FAMILY READINGS:
Man the Crown of Creation, 4
The Picture of a Gambler 4
The Lord's Day &
The Security of Christianity, .... 5
The Great Surrender 5
OUR BOYS AND GIRLS:
The KeeDsake G
One of Our Bird Friends, 6
Winged Warriors, 6
The Luck of a Little Vagabond,.. 7
Letters from the Children, 7
SUNDAY SCHOOL. Y. P. 8. AND
PRAYER MEETING 8
EDITORIAL:
(Notes 9
The Preacher in the Home, 9
Lost Motion, 10
Can Two (or More) Walk Together
Except They Be Agreed? 10
The Railroad Courtesies, 10
Our Responsibility, 11
Far Away Fields are Green, 11
CHURCH NEWS 12-16
SURVEY OF CURRENT EVENTS,., 16
THE MEMPHI8 CONVENTION, .... 17
(MARRIAGES AND DEATHS, 20
HOME HEALTH CLUB, 22
VIRGINIA FARM REPORT 23
STORY CORNER 24
EDUCATIONAL COMBINATION, ... 24
COLLECTIONS AS ORDERED BY THE
GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
The Every Member Canvass Plan, by
Which each member eh all contribute
secularly?weekly If practicable?to all
the Causes. Is earnestly recommended
THE PRE8BYTKR11
by tii*; General Asausbly.
But in case this is not convenient or
practicable, the Assembly designates
the following mouths for collections for
me several Causes; and for giving emphasis
as an educational means:
Foreign Missions?May and October.
Treasurer, W. H. Raymond, 104 Fifth
Ave. No., Nashville, Tcnn.
Home Missions?June and November.
Treasurer, A, N. Sharp, Box 1686, Atlanta,
Ga.
Christian Education and Ministerial
Relief? April and December. Treasurer,
John Siites, Cor. Fifth and Market Sts..
Louisville, Ky.
Sabbath School Extension?March.
Treasurer, R. K. Magill, Box. 888, Richmond,
Va.
Bible Cause?September, Treasurer.
Win. Foulke, Bible House, New York,
N. Y.
Indian Schools and Evangelization?
ive*iew s&ooauia. (la isaoiMUii bcnools
i'Qd Young People's Societies) Children's
Day for Home Missions. Treasurer,
A. N. Saarp, Box 1686. Atlanta, Ga.
Sabbath School Extension?Special
collection in Sabbath schools last Sabbath
in September. Treasurer, R. E.
Magill, Box 883, Richmond, Ya.
Cyuttg jieuis
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Evangelistic Wvik in the &jnod of
Alabama: ltev. W. J. Garrison, the Synodical
Evangelist of the Synod of Alabama
is doing fine work among the
weak churches of the State. He recently
held a meeting with the Second
church, Anniston, during which there
were twelve conversions. At Manville,
a small cousin unity, there were three
The past month he has been in Mobile
Presbytery*. At Camden there were 2S
professions, 10 additions and $100 contributed
to the Evangelistic Cause. At
Swift there were 22 professions, 7 additions
and $10 given to the cause. Mr.
Garrison is now engaged in a meeting
with Rev. J. E. Wallace In Mobile.
When this meeting is completed Mr.
Garrison will return to Anniston for a
little rest and then hold Borne meetings
in East Alabama Presbytery, at Auburn,
among the A. N. C. boys and at
other points. Let all churches and Individuals
who would have a part In this
good work send their contributions to
8. C. Cassels, Montgomery, Ala.
W. C. Clark, Chairman.
The pastoral relation between Rev.
W. 1+ Bedinger and the Pratt City
church has been dissolved and lie has
accepted the call to the Springville
church, his Installation to take place
the fourth Sabbath of February.
Kev. I . D. Moouej, D. D* has signified
bis aceptance of the call to the Nupoleau
Avenue church, New Orleans.
The Presbytery Is called to meet to consider
his request next Tuesday, the 4th
of February.
AltKASSAS.
Dardanelles At our prayer meeting
of recent date our attendance reached
near the number of fifty. Two of our
young men conducted the service and
told of their attendance at the Missionary
Rally, recently conducted in Ft.
Smith, Ark. Their enthusiasm was
good and their talks very commendatory.
On last Sabbath our school reached
the highest mark in attendance in Rs
history. Our work is moving on nicely
and wo hope to soon be in our new
house.
Hamhorgt The church here, of which
Rev. C. H. Maury has been pastor nearly
five years, has been much encouraged
lately by the manifest presence of the
Holy Spirit In the regular services of
the sanctuary. The first Sunday in
January the pastor preached a special
L N or THE SOUTH
sermon to the young people, and m a
result, twelve professed faith In Christ,
and four of them united with the church, j
und the following Sunday four others i
followed their example, while still i
others have expressed their intention of i
uniting with the church later. ]
During the mouths of February ant] 1
March the pastor will make the annual
canvass for Synodical Home Mission
hinds In the Presbyteries of Pine Bluf <
und Ouachita, in his absence the pul- :
pit will be supplied every Sunday morning
by Rev. J. W. Aloseley, Sr., who,
though not physically strong, still re- i
tains his wonted intellectual powers unimpaired,
at the age of more than four
score, and is always glad of an opportunity
of preaching the gospel.
FLORIDA.
Gainesville, First Church; There
have been three additions to this
church recently on profession of faith,
and three by letter.
The religious interest on the part of
me young people is manifest, and the
Sabbath school is growing in numbers
every Sabbath.
GEORGIA.
Atluuia: Protracted services, led toy
Rev. W. W. Orr, D. D.. of Charlotte,
N. C.. uave Just been concluded in
North Avenue Presbyterian church.
These services began on January let,
with a New Year communion service.
For the drat few days the preaching
was by the pastor, Dr. Flinn. Dr. Orr,
assisted by bis singer. Prof. Harry B.
Armstrong, began preaching on Sunday,
January 5th. From the very first
the atendance and the interest manifested
were unusually good.
During these services two meetings
were held each diay, at the morning
l.our Dr. Orr spoke especially to Christian*
on the subject, "If any man have
not the Spirit of Christ he is none of
His," snowing that the Spirit of Christ
weans patience, forgiveness, meekness,
long-suffering, etc. His illustrations
were particularly good.
rrof. Armstrong baa an unusually
beautiful voice, and bia selections were
always appropriate, ilia singing added
much to tbe effectiveness of the preaching.
During these meetings about 160
cards were signed, hi any of those signing,
however, have united with other
churches, both in and out of the city.
On last Sabbath three united with this
church by profession, and eighteen by
letter and restatement, a number of
those coming by letter having had their
letters in their trunks for soine months.
A number moro will be received next
Sabbath.
One of Che results of the meeting is
already being shown in Che increased
earnestness and activity of the church
members themselves. A Personal
Workers' League has been organised,
numbering more than 80 people.
Columbus: On a recent Sabbath out
pastor stated from the pulpit that the
annual reports showed that each year
since he oame to the First church was
better than the year preceding, and the
last the best of alL During 1912 there
were 60 additions to the membership;
36 on confession of faith; no month and
few Sabbaths without accessions- The
Sabbath schools, with an enrollment of
464, are graded and have done excellent
work. Total offerings of the
church for the year were $8,845, of
which a little more then half was for
the local church. $6,000 was subscribed
for the Oglethorpe University. In
addition to the salaries of one home
and three foreign missionaries, $260.00
was paid on the Foreign (Mission debt,
' and a number, of our members are now.
working the "Talent Money Plan;"
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I February 6, 1919
LOUISIANA.
>?w Orleanss Rev. F. "W. Tbumiwuu,
assistant pastor-elect of the First
church, entered upon hla work on January
26. He has arrived in the city In
advance of his family, and la for the
present (boarding at 1640 Arabella
Street.
?Rev. Dr. Daniel IT. Fisher, for
twenty-eight years president of Hanover
College, Indiana, died last week at
the home of hla son. Secretary of the
Interior Fisher, in Washington, D. C.
Dr. Fisher was pastor of the Thalia
Street church, New Orleans, now known
HA thfi Afom/vriol /tkiiMV wiAtan ?' ??
began, and realizing that because of his
Northern sympathies and abolition
views he would be unacceptable in this
city, he resigned and moved to Wheeling
before the lines were closed. He
was one of the most useful and prominent
men of the Northern Church.
?The Seamen's Bethel, under the
superlnlendency of our good friend.
Ruling Elder James Sherrard, ccleDrated
its fifty-third anniversary, with
appropriate exercises, on the evening
of January 31. The work of the Bethel
has never been more successful and
useful than In the past year.
New Orleans Presbytery met, in
special session, In the First church lecture-room
on January 30. Eleven ministers
and five ruling elders were present.
The call of the Napoleon Avenue
church for the pastoral services at
Rev. U. D. Mooney, of Birmingham, Ala.,
was approved, and permission was
given the church to prosecute the same
before the Presbytery of North Alabama.
Rev. F. W. Thompson, of the
Presbytery of Ouachita, and assistant
pastor-elect of the First church, was to
have been examined and received, but
his credentials had not arrived and the
Presbytery adjourned to complete the
matter later. Certain action was taken
in reply to a communication from the
Stated Clerk, relative to the classification
of Home Mission contributions in
the annual reports of the churches. The
Presbytery adjourned to meet February
25, to complete the business for which
it was called.
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i.Hiaycite: uev. William A. Rolle,
pastor of the church here, la convalescing
from a surgical operation which
he recently underwent
Bogalnsat On Sunday, January 19,
six members were received into the
membership of the Bogalusa church.
Rev. Ddroond LaVergne, pastor. About
the same number had been received during
a few weeks proceeding this occasion.
The six now additions were all
adults.
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grace lias Just been experienced by our
church at Covington, the parish east
of St Tammany parish, a handsome and
prosperous community of about three
thousand people, somewhat noted of
late years as the capital of the famous
"Osone Belt," regarded by physicians
generally as a natural sanitarium. A
special week's meeting ended on January
26. The pastor, Rer. J. M. Williams,
was hard at work all the time, as well
as for weeks before, and was helped
by the New Orleans editor of this paper,
who preached twice a day. The
weather was unpropitious, on two days
neavy rains prevailing. The people
showed Intense interest and were full
of prayer. The ground had been well
prepared. Sunday school teachers had
been active, parents and friends had
been praying and working, and everything
was ripe (for a great blessing. In- '
eluding two young people received by
the Session two weeks before and publicly
received at this meeting, there
were forty-two valuable accessions to
the church. One teacher saw ten of her
class of twelve nearly grown girls profess
Christ* and another teacher of boys ..
. . sew her whole class of seven aoknowt