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Cable of Contents
The Centenary of Robert Livingstone.
1
Aly Friend, Rev. J. E. "Wallace, .. 4
On the Roof of the Alleghanies,
Rev E. W. AlcCorkle. D. D 17
Woman's Work at the Memphis
Convention, Mrs. George D. Booth, IS
The Debt, Etc 19
Some Facts to he Remembered,
Rev. Wim. P. McCorkle, 20
That Report on Romanism,
Rev. I. S. McElroy, D. D.. 20
FAMILY READINGS.
The Syrian Baby 4
A Wise Fear Used Unwisely 4
What It Meant to .Him 5
Sympathy and Tact, 5
Setting Forth the (Ideal, 5
Chinese Gordtm, 5
/\T?n nrt\ro *\?r\ ntDIiO ?
VJUJl UUIO A.> U U1ULO, .......... u
Caleb's Partners C
The Boy Who Said No to Himself, 6
The Cuckoo, 6
The Duty and the Chance 7
The Squirrel's Foster Mother, .. 7
Letters from Children 7
SUN DA if SCHOOL, Y. P. S. AND
PRAtfER MEETING 8
EDITORIAL, 9
'NOTES 9
Livingstone, 9
The Romish Problem 9
Our Church's Doctrine, 10
Just Over the Line 10
Something New 10
Bert's Notes in Passing, 11
Conuection and Connectional, ... 11
CHURCH NEWS 12-15
SURVEY OF CURRENT EVENTS, 1<$
ABOUT A VALUABLE BOOK,
Rev. W. H. Perkins, 17
.MARRIAGES AND DEATHS 20
ALU-MX'] OF CLUSTER SPRINGS,
Sarah Cruddock, 21
Brotherhood of Damascus 21
Tho New Method of Troe Planting, 22
STORY CORNER 24
Ctjurctj iielus
ALABAMA.
Clios Rev. W. J. Garrison, Synod's
Evangelist, has iust rinsed an interest
ing meeting at Clio, In which there were
26 proresson8, 15 additions and 170 reconsecrations.
and $53 contributed to
the evangelistic cause.
Fair view t The past week (from February
23 to March 2nd) Mr. Garrison
was at Fairview near Birmingham, In
a meeting. There were 12 professions
/
THE PRESBYTERli
ma i2 uaaiuons. goes next to JlonLovallo,
where is located the Industrial
School lor Girls. Rev. W. 11. liolmes,
ot Lebanon, 'lean., nas accepted Uie can
ic Vlue Street cuurcii, Birmingham.
Cor.
1)IS>1UU1 01 COLUMBIA.
Washington: Tue session of the
Second rresbyterian church I Southern
Assembly) ol Washington, h>. C.,
extends a cordial welcome to aii members
ot our Church throughout the
Southern Stales who may be coming to
tue Capital through tiie recent change
01 administration, to worship -with us.
We earnestly desire to otter a helplui
church home to our Southern people
when in Washington, that they may he
enabled to work for our Master througn
the same benevolent agencies as when
ut home.
Andrew It. Bird, Pastor.
?'l'lie Centrnl Church: At a congregational
meeting Sunday, March 2d,
It was unanimously decided to concentrate
their work at the chapel, llith
and Irving Streets N. W., and to build
a new church there. To that ?nd oom
aiittees were appointed to receive bids
lor sale of the old church, 3rd and I
Streets N. W., and to prepare plans
for a new church to be built on the lot
now owned by them at 16th and Irving
N. W. The work on the chapel was
started about three years ago and is
growing very fast, but services have
been held each Sunday as well as Sunday
school and Christian Endeavor.
It is with great sorrow and manv heart
breaks that this move was deemed necessary,
but those who loved it best are
wise enough to see that the move was
imperative, as the neighborhood hud so
changed that there could be no accessions
from near by.
FL0U1DA.
I'nlatka: The Palatka Presbyterian
church was organized February 16.
1S56, and with possibly one exception,
is the oldest of our organizations in
Florida. Through all these years it
has been served by good men and true,
amor-ig whom in later vears hnvim?
been Dr. Thoa. P. Hay, now of Kasley
church, Birmingham, and L. Rosa Lynn,
the vigorous and successful pastor of
Springfield church, Jacksonville. The
present pastor, Dr. J. W. Purcell, la
well along in the third year with us,
the church year now about to close
being the beat yet. Constantly increasing
congregations have attended on the
ministry of tho word, the Sabbath
school has more than doubled during
the past twelve months, with strong
and growing Baraca and Philathea
plnecna J 1 * ~ '?" *
v._..vs ui6uui/.cu ana aura hi worn.
Fiitcen additions h^ve been made to
our membcship, and the various departments
and societies of the church
are in better condition for successful
work than at any former time. The
pastor and people are laboring together
in perfect accord and the outlook was
never brighter for the cause of Presbyteriauism
in our town than now.
GEORGIA.
Ncwnan: Dr. H. K. Walker has been
with us all this week in evangelistic
ickivio. iic una npieuuia anenuance
and fine preaching. A number of persons
manifested Interest in Christ.
Atlanta: Dr. Ogden, of Central
church, has been in Tuskaloosa holding
special services jvith the First church
and the University of Alabama. Great
interest is manifested in these services
and Dr. Ogden's -work promises great
things.
Conyers Group: At Smyrna, Sunday,
March 2d, Messrs. J. C. Plunket and
J. L. Young were installed elders, and
Carson Powell deacon of this church.
On the same day Rev. J. D. Keith, the
retiring pastor, preached his last ser
^ N OF THE SOOTH
mon. He goes beloved by all and leaves n
tbe church in good condition. d
Commerce: lie v. J. D. McPhail, one c
of die most beloved pastors who has t
served the PreBbyterian church at Com- h
merce in recent years, stopped over n
and preached for his former congrega- q
uou*again last night, while returning v
home from llehron -church. As Is
known, the Presbyterian church at this
place is temporarily without a pastor,
and hence Mr. McPhall's former members
were doubly glad to have him
preach to them again, as it reminded
theiu of the time when he served them
so faithfully and acceptably as pastor
and spiritual leader. While Mr. McPhail
was pastor of the Presbyterian
church at this place, he built up the
church, both numerically and spiritual- t
ly. and when he resigned as pastor it i
was one of the most harmonious church- <
es, with the brightest future before it, <
to bo foun5 in the Athens Fresbytery. <
Su tan nub, First Church: At the close i
oi the Sunday evening service on Feb- !
ruary 16th two adult members were
received into the church on profession '
Of faitil. hiishanri an?l wifo Tha noo.
tor attended the .Memphis Convention,
being absent on the second Sabbath,
and the pulpit of the First church was
most acceptably filled by Elder W. C.
Smith, of Richmond, Va., who spoke
in the morning on The Soul-Saving
Sunday School, and in the evening on
Laymen in Service. On the second
Sabbath of March at the morning service,
two men, heads of homes, were
received on profession of faith and two
by letter. At the close of the evening
service a lady came forward and was
received on profession of faith. On
navt ^ahhoth Hwa o??a /* aaaImaA
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letter and three on profession of faith.
About sixty-five have been received
since the beginning of the Church year.
A canvass of the congregation has been
made in the interest of the Church papers
for the mission debt, which has
resulted in the placing of Quite a number
of Church papers in the homes
though an unusually large number were
already taken in this congregation.
This plan is worked in the church,
while the talent plan is being worked
in the Suobath school in a modified
form. This church gave about a dozen
members to the new church recently
organized at Thunderbolt, out of a mission
which has been conducted there
for a number of years by the pastor
and laymen, three of whom were
cn oftiocra.
KENTUCKY.
Guthrie x At the last monthly service
there was a good attendance, and
one profession of faith?a physician?
who was publicly "baptized. The selfdenial
envelopes were distributed to
members and friends.
Elktou: Several small unclaimed
bank deposits Intended for the "Maben
Presbyterian church here have heeu
secured and "will be used tor repairs
needed on the building. It is hoped
that a monthly service may soon again
be begun at Elkton by Mr. Alwin Stokes
of the Clarksville Divinity Sohool.
MISSISSIPPI. .
Hazlehnrst: At the regular quarterly
communion service held March 2.
1913, the names of six new members
were announced, all received on pro
lession or iaim an ring cue previous
month.
MISSOURI.
CarolhersTflle: Our meeting at Caruthersvllle,
'Mo., was held under adverse
circumstances. Much unfavorable
weather and considerable sickness;
the pastor absent when the meeting
began; parts of three days were given
to funerals, at which he was called to
officiate; court was In session and many
[March 12, 1913
len under duty there; tola last conition
we turned to good account by
onducting a men's prayer meeting in
he court room, oach morning for one
iaif hour; from fifty to one hundred
len being present at each service.' Two
ither services held each day and much
isitation increased the attendance and
ntercst. Rev. T. H. Watkins and his
teople are much encouraged in thoir
s-ork, especially among the young peo>le.
They purpose enlarging their
milding which is demanded by the ln:rensod
Sunday school attendance; two
brethren promised $100 each for this
urpose. The church Is well organized
md the reports Irom the various de>artments
of work as well as the readng
of the history were most intcrestng.
We received sixteen members.
lino of whom wero aduits; others signid
"decision" cards and indicated other
ihurches as their choice. Twelve cbilJren
were baptized. The sum of $85.00
was given for Sjnod's H. M. Work and
?30 for Incidentals. Some promised to
erect family altars Many pledged
themselves to better lives.
Win. H. Richardson.
NORTH CAROLINA.
Rot. M. R. Kirknatrick has been re^
leased by Pied.nont Presbytery of his
recent charge and has begun his new
work in Charleston Fresbytery. Ills
address is Enterprise, S. C.
Mont rent: Last Sunday we received
two new members luto the Montreat
church- ?one by letter and one by profession
of faith. We are preparing to
celebrate the Ldvingtsone Centenary on
March 19th. at which time cur envel
opes for the Foreign 'Mission debt fund
will be openod. We are hoping and
praying for one hundred dollars from
these envelopes.
Black Mountain: We have a choice
lot for which we paid five hundred dollars,
and about seven hundred dollars
In cash and subscriptions towards our
church building. We hope to build
this spring and summer. We need about
live hundred dollars more to erect the
building free of debt. Recently throe
members were received, by letter, tind
we have written for letters for six
more. This will make our membership
2S. The town is growing fast and we
ore getting our share of the new residents.
Eugene L. Siler.
Davidson: Rev. Dr. James P. Smith,
of Richmond, Va., delivered in Shearer
Biblical Hall bis well known lecture
on Stonewall Jackson. Dr. Smith, returning
from his winter in the South,
came nore by the invitation more especially
of Rev. Dr. Richards, who was
acting in behalf of the committee of the
Y. M. C. A. lecture course.
Those who have heard Dr. Smith
know what an Interesting and inspiring
tonic address he made- and of what
vaiue it was 10 me young men and me
audience in general from the point of
view of history and of character building
to bear this recital from the lips
of one who knew Jackson so well and
so intimately, and who as a member of
bis staff could speak from first knowledge,
of the great general, as a strategist,
as a man, as a Christian. His
analysis of Jackson's oharacter is altogether
keeu and discriminating and his
tribute to his chieftain is both beautiful
and inspiring. His account of his
first meeting with Jackson, his call
to serve as his aide, his experiences
in battle, in tbe camp, when Jackson
was wounded by riCe balls from men
In General Lane's brigade, all of it
was told graphically and vividly.
Rev. John E. Wool, of Cornelius, has
been absent from his pulpit at Bethel
and Cornelius for two Sundays past,
having accompanied Mrs. Wool to Richmond,
whither she went for treatment
one of the hospitals of that city.
Rev. Dr. Seatelle and Rev. Dr. EL H.