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is now at Thomasville, North Carolina,
to become our pastor. Air. Phipps, while
visiting in Waynesboro, came up ami
preached for us. All our people were
pleased with uiui. \N e all pray the Master
to send him to us. At the same
meeting we elected Air. Granviile liucker
a deacon.. \\ ill install him on the
ord. Dr. G. A. Wilson presided and
preached us two line sermons.
G. S. Craig, S. C
?Till- Constitutional Requirement*
Laving been met, East Hanover Presbytery
is hereby called to meet in the
Piesbyteriau Publishing House in Richmond,
\ a., on Monday, March 17, 1913,
at 10:30 A. M., to consider and act
upon the request of the Fredericksburg
church for permission to prosecute before
Norfolk Piesbytery a call for the
pastoral services of Rev. R. C. Gilmore,
and to ullend to any busiuess growing
out of this matter.
D. Clay Lilly, .Moderator.
Fredericksburg: At a cougiegational
meeting on Sunday, March 3d, a
very hearty call was extended to Rev.
K. C. (Jiimore, of Portsmouth, Va., to
become pastor of this church. Rev.
Mr. Porter, wno has been supplying
the church for some months, has won
the affection of all our people to a
marked degree.
Timber Jtidge: Rev. Prank P. Jones,
of North Carolina, has accepted the
call to the pastorate of the 'Umber
Hi dye Presbyterian church, and has
arrived "to take charge of the work.
Alcxandiiu: On Sunday, .March 2il,
uine niein*bers were received into this
church on profession of faith, and two
by letter. The congregation presented
the pastor, Dr. J. L. Allison, and his
wife with a service of silver, consisting
of knives, forks and spoons, on
the 25th anniversary of their marriage,
February 28th.
Lexington: Wednesday night, February
2dth, Rev. Phiiip Siderski, a converted
Russian Jew wnose mission
amoug his own people in Baltimore our
church partially supports, gave an address
in the lecture room at tne prayer
meeting hour, and in spile of a rainy
night, he had a very good audience to
he protited by the talk, as well as entertained
by the steieopticon views he
showed. Sunday morning the pulpit
was occupied by Rev. Dr. William M.
Morrison, o?nr missionary to Africa.
At night Dr. Jas. Lewis Howe gave an
account of the Memphis Convention,
which he had attended. A. H.
Washington and Lee I'niversitj: The
fact that "blessings brighten as they
take their flight" was forcibly presented
to our eyes and minds early Friday
morning, February 28th, when the clang
of the fire bell roused our community.
Our old gymnasium?to which we had
hoped to bid adieu after one more
year of use?was taking its flight as
brightly as was possible for a large
wooden building wrapped In flaraeB.
How It caught is unexplained. The
only person in the building was a little
dog, and he did not live to toll the tale.
Fortunately the building stood far off
rrom any otners, and the morning was
outte calm. The insurance will about
pay for the apparatus destroyed, the
most serious part being the hundreds
of steel lockers put in last fall. There
is no other college building that we
could so readily have spared (with possibly
one exception), and now the new
gymnasium is an imperative necessity,
and we have good reason to believe
that our energetic president will sec
it erected at me earnest possible moment
A. H.
CHANGE OF ADDRESS.
Her. James P. Smith, from Barnes*ilie.
Ga., to Rt. 7, Lexington, Ky.
Bey. J. P. Henderson, from Gadsden,
AJjl, to Tlnunontville, 8. C.
T H JS PKESBVTER1
lU>v. Cha*. it. ltojle?, from Nacogdoches
to Pecos, Tex.
lie v. t. tarlyle Ljnch, street address
lrorn 3V42 Central to 3520 Baltimore
Avenue, Kansas City, Mo.
liev. Wm. E. Hoggs, 1). D? from Miami,
Jp'la., to 7a W. Aortn Ave., Atlanta,
Ga.
PERSONAL,
liev. James 1*. Smith, 1). D., after
spending a pleasant winter in Atlanta
is back in Richmond, where he is most
warmly welcomed by his hosts of dear
friends. Dr. Smith delivered his famous
addresses on Jackson and Dee to
many delighted audiences during the
winter and kept busy otherwise. Ho
may be addressed at 115 E. Franklin,
Kicirmond, Va.
C111MA.
Our Hashing Station, Mid-China Mission
sends out a suiall manual descriptive
of the mission, its equipment
and work. Many photographic illustrations
aid in conveying a clear impression
of what the mission is doing, the
force in the held and resources at their
comt).iaud. Evidently the hospital work
is an important department of the mission,
also the schools and tne mission
boat. These pages are well suited
to quicken our devotion to the work
we are doing and which we hope
to do on a yet larger scale in China.
Suchien, China: .Mrs. J. W. Bradley
Las been quit6 ill and confined to her
room and bed for over a month at the
end of 11)12, but on last reports was
decidedly better, and it was hoped
would be in her usual robust health in
a few weeks.
The American ltiulc Society has just
issued a "Romanised" edition of the
entire Bible in the Hiugnxva dialect,
used In the Fubkicn Province, China,
iiui nuu'.uuizett uocuinany or ecclesiastically,
but by the use of our Roman?
that is. Engilsj alphabet, instead of
the dillicult Chinese character. The
book nas an explanatory "Foreword" in
English.
The translation was made by four
Chinese scholars under the direction of
the Rev. William X. Brews\er, an 1 i-:
put on sale by the Society at about onellfth
of the cost of publishing.
A striking proof that the Bible finds
an open door iu tne new China coraei
from Hunan Province, v/heie one of the
Society's superintendents in making a
careful canvass of the business houses
in Changsha, the capital city of the
l.iovinc.\ He fiuds that not more tie.e
at in thirty or the nusinees hour,;',
declines to purchase copies of the
Scriptures.
ABERDEEN COUNCIL AND EURO
rUAS TO UK.
The meeting of the Pan-Presbyterian
Alliance at Aberdeen, Scotland, in June,
will be a notable event in the religious
world for 1913. The last Assembly appointed
a strong delegation from our
church, and many of them have already
arranged their plans to go Drs.
R. C. Reed of Columbia. S. C.t and S. U
Morris, of Atlanta, Ga., representing
the Southern Church, have been selected
by the Program Committee to prepare
papers for the meeting.
Already a number of visitors, includ
mg imiies, imve Mgmned "uie'r intention
of attending the Alliance, and Incidentally
see socr.etklng of Europe. As
visitors will not be entitled to entertainment
at Aberdeen, Rev. S. L. Morris
is trying to arrange special rates
for them In Aberdeen, as well as engaging
reservations for the steamer.
Any who have not yet registered should
correspond with hlra at once for steamer
reservation, rates, etc.
At the close of the meeting a small
rarty is preparing to spend a few weeks
la England. Holland, Germany, Swlt
I
AS OF THE 8O0TH
zerland, and France, taking in the best
of European travel at rcasouauie cost
The itinerary is about complete and
.will be luruished upon request to any
who care to join the number.
Secretary.
(ll'HviiiVK'ritv iv ouvpiuiinaK
Henry H. Sweets, Secretarj.
For Ibe past twelve years there has
been a steady increase in the nuixiber
of candidates tor the ministry. This
has come in. answer to thu earnest
prayers of God's people and the tireless
efforts of parents, pastors and teachers,
and others deeply concerned about the
kingdom of God.
The Executive Committee of Christian
Education and Ministerial Relief
has sent out thousands of lealiets furnishing
material for sermons and addresses,
and tens of thousands of nae-as
of literature on the claims of the gospel
ministry.
We have secured the names of the
choicest boys and young men throughout
the whole Church and by personal
letter and suitable literature have kept
bofore them the claims of God upon
their lives.
W hile the increase in the number of
candidates for the ministry has been
constant, the offerngs of God's people
for the assistance of the poor boys
who are compelled to take four years
in college and three years In the theological
seminary, have lluctuated. At
no time in this period have the contributions
kept pace with the needs
of the work.
During this year 303 young men who
have been carefullv examined
Presbyteries and received by them as
candidates for the ministry, have been
recommended to us for aid. All of
these men signed a statement that they
are in absolute need of this assistance
in order to get their education. The
Iresbyteries are commended carefully
to look into this matter and to certify
also to the need.
We promised these men sinn a
Up to the present time, however, we
have been able to send them only $70.
Right now our account in bank is
overdrawn. Unless there is a lprge
increase in the contributions of God's
people before the 31st of March we
will not be able to send them any more.
It is strictly against the policy of our
Committee to go in debt. If more money
is not forthcoming we will simply
have to scale the amounts and many
of these men who have expected to
receive the full amount of appropriations
will be compelled either to leave
the institution of learning or to go in
rtohf
We are hopefully awaiting the returns
from our churches, Sabbath
schools, societies and individuals. We
earnestly trust that large amounts may
l>e sent immediately to our treasurer,
.Mr. John Stites, Fifth and Market
Streets, Louisville, Ky.
We believe that God who put it into
our hearts to pray for more laborcra
in the harvest and who has so graciously
answered our prayers will also
move his people to give the funds so
greatly needefl.
Louisville, Ky.
RECEIPTS FOR CHRISTIAN EDUCATION
AND MINISTERIAL RELIEF.
From April 1, 15)12, to February 2S, 191:1
The following amounts have been rocelved
by the Executive Committee for
tho first elevpi month* of the vi>?f
Christian Education and Ministerial
Relief, 120,305.17; Education for the
Ministry, $11,447.10;. Ministerial Relief,
$27,250.80; Endowment Fund of Ministerial
Relief, $4,388.87; Home and
School, $8,993.53; Schools and Colleges,
$1,237.89; Educational Loan Fund, $2,012.46;
making a total of $75,635.8?.
[March 12, 1913
During the flrst eleven months last
year we received for all of these causes
180.417.55. Decrease, $4,781.73.
"We are In very great need of funds
at this time. It is against the oolicy
of our Committee to borrow any money
and if suilicient funds are not remitted
we will simply scale the appropriations
to the beneficiaries of Ministerial
Relet and the Candidates for the
Ministry.
Please send all funds to Mr. John
Stites, Treasurer, Fifth and Market
Streets, Louisville, Ky.
THE CHILDREN'S 1I0UB.
A Foreword with Pastors and Sabbath
School Superintendents.
To the intelligent and conscientious
application of the principles of Psychology,
the modern Sabbath school owes
much of its success.
The Great Teacher Himself, knowing
"what is in man" confonxed his
teachings to the natural bent of the
human mind at various ages and under
various conditions. Did we not know
his divinity, we would wonder to-day,
as did the Jews "at the gracious words
which proceeded out of His mouth."
Following in His steps, teachers now .
are adapting to the representation of
God's word what are known to be welldefined
laws thct lead to feeling, thinking
and action on the part of the hearers.
One of the fundamental laws of
Psychology, which is recognized as a
strong factor in work with children,
is variety?occasional departure from,
the beaten path. Another, even more
fundamental?is that an appeal to the
feelings is the surest way to incite the
young to a desired action; while, for
the more mature mind, the reason must
be addressed.
Now, all this is introductory to the
announcement that the General Assembly
has appointed March 30, 1913, as the
<miw ior uie ouservance 01 unnoren B
Day for Home 'Missions, which will this
year be in the interest of our Mountain
Missions Schools.
All the psychological principles mentioned
above, and many others which
it would be wearisome to recite, are
reasons why this day should be observed
in our Sabbath schools.
Such an occasion will offer a delightful
break In the useful routine of the
school. It will graphically bring before
the impressionable minds of the
children the great and pressing needs
of the Christless thousands hedged in
our soux-uern .Mountains, and Irresistibly
impel them to pity and action;
while the story of the self-sacrificing
labors of our workers there must inevitably
arouse the hearts of the older
scholars to a realization of their obligation?not
only to the mountaineers?
but for all the work of our Church
in bringing the good news of salvation
to all who are out of Christ.
The mite boxes supplied arc unique
and suggestive?in the form of a mountain
cabin. These should be distributed
the first of the month, and definite explanation
made of the cause for which
offerings are to be made on March 30.
Attractive exercises, too, have been
prepared, and are now being sent to
superintendents. Will not all pastors
and superintendents personally see that
Children's Day for Home Missions is
observed as recommended by the General
Assembly.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. .
MIL F.DW1N F. WILLIS THE NF.W
FOREIGN MISSION TREASURER.
Mr. Edwin F. Willis, from St. Joseph,
Mo., who on February 6th, after a
unanimous election, succeeded Mr.
W. H. Raymond as treasuer of the
Ex^sutive Committee of Foreign Missions,
is a careful and experienced bual