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February 26, 1913]
the meeting held bj the Rev. .Leonard
Gill In January. j. E. \V.
StatesviUe Female College: There
are Beveral items that will deeply Interest
the alumnae and friends of this
College. First, a succesful effort has
been made in the churcnes of Concord
Fre&ibyierv to oav off tne entire bonded
debt of the college. This puts the institution
Into excellent financial condition.
Secondly, the graduating class is unusually
lurge. 'there are nineteen who
expect to receive their diplomas.
Thirdly. The commencement address
will be delivered by the honored Governor
of North Carolina. His presence
will greatly add to the Interest of that
occasion.
And lastly, a number of the alunmae
ure planning to be present at commencement.
Ihere are some of the classes of
previous years who are planning to hold
reunions at this time. Addison.
Melmne: The new church being built
here Is beginning to show the beauty
and convenience of its design. The
walis, which are if red brick, are finished;
the tower will be completed
within u lew days, weather permittting;
and the roof is being put on. The
trimmings are of Mt. Airy grauite. Art
windows, several of which will be memorial,
are to be placed; and a pipe
organ is to be installed. An up-to-date
Sabbath school room adjoins the main
auditorium, and will be separated from
it by rolling partitions. A large base
meni win provide room lor parlors,
reading room, kitchen ann such othei
modern conveniences as tne congregation
may care for. TLe furnace room
iB entirely separated from the temaindcr
of the basement by thick brick
walls, insuring safety from lire. Thy
foundation is of concrete. The building,
tinished and furnished, will cost
$10,000 to $12,000.
A Home Department was started the
lirst of January; already 44 members
have been enrolled. -Mrs. Hawley, the
pastor's wife, is in charse of this work.
"Every member of the church a member
of tl.e Sabbath school, and every
member of the Sabbath school a member
of the church" Is the goal this
church will strive to reach 4ur^QE the
comiug year.
Rev. F. il. Hawley, the pastor, has
gotteu the consent of Rev. W, W. Orr,
D. D., Charlotte, N. C., to conduct a
series of services in Mebane, beginning
July tilh. It will be a union meeting,
and will be conducted In one of the
large tobacco warehouses.
SOUTH CAHOLINA.
Tbe rrcsbytcry of Euorce will meet
at Woodruff, S. C., on April 8th, 1913,
at 8:30 P. M.
IE. P. Davis, S. C.
At n meeting of the Presbytery of
JEnoree in Spartanburg, S. C., on tho
15th of February, the pastoral relations
existing between Rev. J. E. Coker and
Fairforest, Pacolet, Mount Tabor and
Lockhart churches wero dissolved, and
he was, at his own request, transferred
to Charleston Presbytery.
Salem, Hlack Itlver: While Rev. W.
R. Workman was preparing to scald
some meat, his little five-year-old son
William accidentally stumbled backwards
into tbe boilinz water, and wa?
bo badly burned that death shortly ensued.
His father's back was turned at
the instant, and tho accident happened
before he could be rescued.
Darllngtou: Rev. D. M. Fulton has
the sympathy of all hearts in the death
of his wife, which occurred on February
13, 1912. She had been in ill health
for some time.
Easleyx new church is in process
of erection. It will be handsome and
commodious, with Sunday school equipment.
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TENNESSEE,
l?r. 1 backer at C'iarks vlUes Thv
First i'resb> leiian church of Clarkaviile,
'luunossee, has enjoyed a gracious
season of special privilege, by
reason of the fact that for hfteen days
we have had with us our Assembly's
evangelist, the Kev. J. Ernest Tnaciter, 1
L). L>., and his most efficient co-la- ?
borers, Air. and Airs. Geo. A. Fisher.
For more than a year we have desired
and plunued to secure these couse- 1
crated workers, but have not heretotore
been successful in our efforts.
However, we will feel amply rewarded
lor our patient waiting and for our i
uusnaken purpose to bave them, and i
no others, to conduct our special ser- i
vices. They came to us in the fresh- i
ness of an earnest vigor, in the consecration
of lives entirely devoted to
their work, and in the convincing, sanctifying
power of the Holy Spirit. The
work was conduced on an exalted
plane. There was a gratifying absence
of death-bed anecdotes and hackneyed
illustrations, of the recounting of im- ,
probable stories and the use of un
worthy means. Dr. Thacker never descends
to the sensational, the petty, of (
the unseemly. There Is no trumpery, (
no attempt to play upon the emotions, (
and no suggestion of hypnotic in/lu- ,
tuce. There are no stage effects. But ,
there 1b good, hearty, soulful singing, (
under the very efficient leadership oi l
Mr. Fisher, who is not only an excel- {
lent soloist, but a leader of rare ability, .
who very aptly secures the hearty co- ,
operation of the congregation as well ,
as that of his large chorus choir, and ,
of .Mrs. Fisher, a graduate of the Bos- (
ton Conservatory of Music, who Is rated
In her work second only to the
6icui A'uui-ruuan, fi|irKness, the ac- ,
companist for Dr. Wilbur Ohapman.
There is aa honest, earnest, clear-cut,
comprehensive, forceful, convincing
presentation of the truths of the gospel;
a pointed, direct, manly appeal,
and a reliance upon the Holy Spirit's
power to produce the results. There
are no embarrassing propositions, no
undignified performances, but in the
silent hush of reverence, with all heads
bowed and all hearts open 'before God,
after fervent prayer, each worshipper
is given the opportunity of accepting
Christ or of reconsecrating the life to
him. And there are results?results
which are lasting, and which have no
deplorable consoquences. There is begun
an enlarging and enduring work
of grace which continues in the church.
There is left an atmosphere of health,
stimulating, fresh and pure, an odor of
freshness and fertility, which bespeak
the springtime of life and growth.
The attendance upon the special services
was most remarkable, not only
upon the part of the members of this
church, but upon the part of those of
other churches and of no church. This
is all the more remarkable to those
who know that this city claims the
doubtful honor of being a non-churchgolng
place. >Many of the members of
churches whose pastors affiliate with '
nothing save their own denomination c
were in constant attendance, and were
greatly blessed. That there was unl- f
versal commendation of these workers
and their work, and not any adverse
criticism heard, in this very conservative
and critical church and community,
la ft. iinlntiA ??? ?*
? ? u.<,>,uv uuu giaui;iug IftCU indeed,
though there have been in our t
city at various times many evangelists t
and musicians, some of them of nation- t
wide fame, it is the testimony of those i
of ail classes and denominations that f
none have given such universal sat- I
isfactlon as have Dr. Thacker, the pas- (
tor-evangelist, and his co-laborers. <
Our only regret'Hs that they could not <!
stay longer with us, but we sincerely i
trust that it may again be our prlvl- ?
lege to have them hare. i
J 0 if' T H Jfi 8 0 U 1 a
One concluding remark should be
uoted. Just because Dr. Tbacker does
not emphasize lite Iree-will ottering at
tbe couclusion of Uie services, tins uttering
willed, tttougb it is sent to Uie
Assembly's Home .Missions Committee,
>o uic v/uij dvuuo ui uis suiar>, uiurt'aes
should bo all the uiore aiert 10 m*uu>
a generous response, especially so,
since, because of the great nervous
strain, it is not possible lor aim lo
conduct more than fourteen or iiiieen
meetings during the course of a year.
We have been greaiiy blessed taroug'h
the instrumentality of these faiuiiul
servants of tlod. We are grateiul lor
their labors; we recommend them to
other churches, and we bid them Clodspeed.
Chaa. & Diehl, Pastor.
TEXAS.
Jtev. t. 1. Scoiicld, D. I)., lor many
sears an eminent minister in the cnn
gregational Church, was received by
the Presbytery of Paris at a special
meeting hold in Paris, Texas, on February
13th. He will continue his Bible
Correspondence Course and the holding
af Bibio Conferences among the churches
as heretofore, with headquarters in
Lho Presbyterian Building, Mew York,
where he may he addressed by those
lesirlng his services. He has recently
held a Bible Conference in Paris at the
request of the Pastors' Association and
greatly to the comfort and upbuilding
A the large congregations that attended,
despite the inclement weather. His
ipleadid addresses are well adapted to
deepening spirituality and joy lu the
lx>rd, thereby fitting the people for
joul winning and other forms of Christian
service. J. P. Robertson.
YHtGLXLL
Third Church, Richmond: Rev. H. J.
tVilllams and family are now very comiortahly
settled in their new borne, the
nanse of the Third Presbyterian
:hurob, Richmond, Va. The members
ft the church very thoughtfully filled
iie pantry wun an me necessaries and
nany of the luxuries of life.
The Girls' Junior and Senior Mission
iands are conducting a Tea Room every
ifternoon this week, the proceedings to
;o for missions.
Suffolkt The Woman's Home and
foreign Missionary Society of the Sufolk
Presbyterian church, recently re>rganized,
held a meeting, largely atended,
at the home of Miss Daisy Merley
Tuesday night. Rev. W. A. Hall,
he pastor, gave an encouraging talk.
Plans were then made for the furtherince
of the work. Mrs John B. Pinter,
Mrs. J. W. Simmons and Mrs. R.
?_ .TonAfl WPrn 11 nnnlntnH fn oaIIpII
members. Miss Xurney, Mrs. Asber
3ole and Mrs. J. R. Ellison were apjointed
to draw up a suitable constiutlon
and by-laws. The Ladies Aid
Society of tbe church held one of the
nost profitable meetings of Its history
m Tuesday afternoon, with Mrs. L. P.
Till, at the Nansetnond Hotel. Encouriglng
reports were made and plans
or work during March and April.
WEST YIRGIXIA.
Lcwlsbnnr: Rev. W. R. McElroy, who
ias so acceptably supplied the pulpit
if the Old Stono church here during
be temporary absence on leave of the
>astor. -will close his service here next
lunday and return to his work as Pres>yterlal
Evangelist of West Hanover
Va.) Presbytery. Mr. McElroy is an
excellent preacher and the church
leems Itself particularly fortunate In
lecurlng his services for the time statk1.
(Mr. McGeachy was at Beckley last
lunday.?Independent
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CHANGE OF ADDHESS.
lier. W, 11. 11 ill from Magnolia to
Brookhaven, Miss.
Her. J. II. Lumpkin, D. Dn from Asheville,
N. C., to 233 N. Waldrou Boule
vard, Memphis, Tenn.
Rev. S. L. Woodbridge from Fulton,
Mo., to Presbyterian Mission Press,
Shanghai, China.
Iter. Dr. IV. t. Itoggs from Cocoanut
Grove to Miami, Fla, care Hudson and
Boggs.
Iter. Dr. P. D. Stephenson from 11?
E. Cary Street to 102 E. Cary Street,
Richmond, Va.
Iter. James Russell from Chester, S.
C? to Bay Minette, Ala.
Iter. C. L. Craig from Pickens to Tillman,
S. C.
i mum-; yyy? FOR FOREIGN MISSIONS.
To Lnymnn No. 2:
Layman No. 1 has already given $100
to the debt on Foreign Missions and
will give twenty more when the other
9,999 agree to give like amounts. He
knows of two others who are ready to
give $120 whenever they can have nay
guarantee that our Executive Committee
of Foreign Missions will not put
tne Church i'J Je ?; another year if wc
pay the present indebtedness. Of course,
the debt must be paid and we are waiting
to hear from the other 9,999.
Pastor of Layman No. 1.
PERSONAL.
Rcr. Dr. John D. Morton died, in, Seattle,
Wash., February 6. He was 65
years of age. He graduated at Hampden
Sidney College in 1871, and at
Union Seminary in 1874. His ministry
was in Georgia for twelve years, in
PlnrlHa 'a- A * ** "
. mi umr years, 10 Aortti Carolina
for seven years, and in Virginia
for Ave years. His last pastorate, ending
nearly six years ago, was at Pulaski,
Va. He was a useful and successful
pastor, a man of ability and
originality and of great geniality.
Mrs. Clara E. Wylie* wife of Rev.
A. X. Wylie, pastor of Oaklawn Presbyterian
church, died Thursday, February
.12, 1913. She is survived by her husband
and two sons, Clarence and Lorn,
and one daughter, Mrs. Edna B. Jewell.
She was a faithful and loving wife and
luutuer, a patient sufferer and an humble
and zealous Christian. G. T. S.
GENERAL.
A Rrlcf Popular Statement: The Assembly's
ad Interim Committee to Prepare
a Brief Popular Statement of our
Church's Doctrine, met in Memphis last
week. It held three important sessions.
It will meet again In Atlanta on May 13,
the Tuesday before the next Assembly
opene.
The Laymen's Home Missions Conference:
The Conference was held In
Memphis, last week was arranged. The
story of it appears elsewhere in this
iionpr If - r'v* L ?1" "
~Ua a v/uurtn-wiae auair,
and foreign missionaries and executives
were there as well. There was nothing
small about it, in interest, attendance,
appointments, or anything else.
No Keeping Like God's.
Soldiers sleep in quietness and confidence,
because all about the camp
sentinels wait and watcb. So it is
that God's peace sentinels the very
thoughts of him who makes God his
intimate, confidential friend. There is
no other keeping like God's. We would
llPtfOf AAiwmU L *? ' * *
v. vvuimii iu mm me Keeping of
our thoughts, and he will guard them
for us. It was a prayer of Fenelon's:
"Tako me, 0 Lord, for I can not give
myself to thee. And when thou hast
me, oh, keep me, for I can not keep
my own life."
We ?hou!d forgive others hut hold
ourselves to a strict account