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March 19, 1913 ]
convene In regular spring session at 1
Keatchie, La., April 15, 1913, at 11 <
o'clock A. t
. Blanks for Sessional Reports have
been mailed to pastors and to Clerks ot
Sessions ot vacant churches. U any
church should tall to* receive these
blanks, a duplicate set will be sent,
upon application to the Stated Clerk 1
at Belcher. I .a
H. M. McLain, S. C. *
Jlorwood: Our church here is now
without a pastor, Rev. W. H. Benton,
who until recently was in charge of s
this part of the Master's vineyard, upon
being called to' the pastorate of the
Central Presbyterian church at Jackson,
Miss., moved there with his family.
This is a most inviting field for a
working pastor and most especially so
right now, since very recently numbers
of Western families have moved and
settled around here, and with the proper
efforts could hp Ihrmicht in(n Mile
church.
Morgan City s The Presbyterians oi
Morgan City are trying to raise money
to pay off part ot a debt 'which they
contracted in purchasing a lot lor the
erection of a church building, a much
needed adjunct to their work. Owing
to the high water of last year and other
disadvantages they are obliged to call
on the friends of Pre&byterianism
everywhere to assist them. Morgan
City is on tho main line of the Southern
Pacific Railroad, eighty miles from
New Orleans. It is also situated on
the Atabafalaya River, near its mouth.
It is both an important railroad town
und a seaport It la in the center of ,
what promises to be a prosperous coun
try. All monies received will be
promptly acknowledged. Address Rev.
C. A Hyland, Morgan City, La.
MARYLAND.
Baltimore: Rev. Dr. William Hervey
woods, or franKlin Square church, has
been elected an Associate (Member of
the Victoria Institute, London. Dr. P.
P. Flournoy, who won the Gunning
prize last year and Dr. Robert H. Fleming
are also members.
Prof. Randolph Eucken, Professor of
Philosophy in Jena University, who
shares the honor with Prof. Henri Bergson,
of Paris, in recent times, lectured
at Johns-Hopkins University March 10
on "Philosophy and Religion." It was
good to hear this talented German
w uil auuicutc Ul CUIIUICU IJtJOple,
members of the faculty of Johns- 1
Hopkins and Invited guests, in which he I
earnestly urged the necessity of religion.
I
Laying his manuscript on the desk 1
his face lighted as he concluded in 3
German with a devout wish for a re- :
vival of religion and that it might he- <
gin In America. . 1
At the last meeting for the season of '
the "Presbyterian Union of Maryland," 1
held at the Belvldere Hotel, March 10. 1
Mr. Wang, of the Chinese Bmfbassy at ]
Washington, Mr. Bible, a missionary <
In China, and Robert E. Speer, of the
Mission Board, New York, spoke on :
China as a mission field. It is rare that <
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Wang spoke with remarkable case and
fluency, almost as If the English were <
' his native tongue. All three speakers i
emphasized the present need of Chi- i
na for more missionaries. ?\Ir. Wang'3 <
testimony as to the igreat value to i
China of the work of Missions was '
clear and unmistakable. The efcurr.hes 1
In Baltimore, U. S. A., are In a cam- ]
palgn to raise $100,000 to send addition- t
al missionaries to China. j
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MISSISSIPPI.
Baldnryn: The Baldwyn cn-urch gave
a free-will offering of $60.00 to the For- i
elgn Mission debt This cliurch has !
only 22 members. I
Mew Hope (East Miss. Pres.): New <
i lit FKEBhKTKEli
lope church gave |19.25 for the For
;iga Mission debt. This was raised by
he "Talent Plan", and free-will offering.
>OKTU CAltGLlSA.
Albemarle: The people here gave us
i u>jbt hearty welcome. They ibrought
O tile matLse H^nnrinnt mmnllm t/\ moat
ill our temporal needs, and gave us
:very evidence ol their love and loyalty.
Q. Wilbur Shipley.
Carthage: The congregation on last
Sunday took linal action on building a
tew church and appointed the Board
Elders and Beacons aa a building
lommittee. This committee met Monday
tigbt and elected a finance committee
. onsisting of D. A. McDonald, J. E. Curie,
G. C. Graves, A. C. Kelly and M.
j. Dalryxple. The lin&nce committee
ivas empowered and intrusted to build
i new church, to appoint all committees,
to The tinnneo rnmmiiino mat /w.
lay afternoon. Q. C. Graves was elect2d
chairman, M. G. Dalo-ymple secreary,
and N. T. Blue was elected treasurer
of the building fund. D. A. McDonald
was appointed superintendent
)f new church -work, to make all contacts,
employ hands, purchase material.
etc. J. Alton Mclver and D. McS.
?elly were elected additional membere
;f the finance committee.?Carthage
|.N. C.) News.
Eden ton: Beginning with the night
>f February 18th and continuing for
seven nights we preached in a church
)n what is known as "The Hill," or the
'Cotton Mill Community," on the edge
Df town. God's Spirit was present.
mere were three reconsecratlons, and
torty-two stood up for the first time
& profess publicly their Lord. Why
io we write this notice ourselves? Read
ihead and you will see. Bdenton has
no resident pastor, and only fourteen
members and just one preaching service
a month; but there is a consecrated
eldership at Edenton, and one
?lder especially, in whose breast there
burns a genuine zeal for the 'Master's
kingdom. He is a very busy man, but
be finds time to visit, to see men personally
for Christ, and to organize his
people for work. That's the reason
w by the Cotton Hill proposition was
jpen to us. He is an elder with a vision
nnH ho 1? n-lwlncr ?!?? ? ?- ?-?
v. o>' Wiab (UIUU tU aib
people. When we reached Edenton we
JIdn't have to waste time preaching to
'no-account church members"; they
were ready and hungry. They had been
really praying for that meeting, not
just "saying their prayers." Now here's
the point and may It stick deeply. Albemarle
Presbytery has a tremendous
Home Mission problem, and perhaps
jrou are an elder In a Home Mission
rhurch. If you are, this is for your
benefit and encouragement. Get to
work, get to prayer, get to nlannlns;
for a meeting; for if you will, you can
have just as big a blessing as came to
Eden ton. Just write the Home Mission
Committee, care of Dr. Morton, at Rocky
Mount, that you want a meeting next
year and are willing to lay yourself
5ut for It, and the preacher will be
provided.
Then, brother pastors, let us bestir
lurselves and remove from our records
that charge which some make, that we
ire lazy in evangelistic effort. Until
we look beyond our own church and
field, we are not "delivering the goods."
mere are some -who have not held the
meetings assigned to them last fall,
have not even tried to arrange for
them. Are you one? "Go -work today
In my vineyard" means a great deal
more than one church and one people.
8. K. Phillips.
Davidson: Rev. Dr. C. M. Richards
rave notice ,to his congregation last
Sunday that the pulpit would he filled
lext Sunday, March 23rd, hy Rev. Dr.
3. L. Morris, of Atlanta, Secretary of
1& Of THE SOUTH
Home Missions. Dr. Morris's address
here oue or two years ago is weil remembered
as a very informing and
equally entertaining one, bo tuat his
presence on Sunday is looked forward
to with genuine interost.
Dr. Richards leaves the last of the
week for Kueiord, wnere beginning on
Sunday he will assist the pastor. Rev.
W. C. Brown, in a series of services.
In the absence of Dr. Richards, who
was visiting Newton and Hickory in tire
mieresi 01 uie endowment iund lor the
Statesville Female College, the midweek
prayer meeting was conducted 'by
itov. \V. C. C. Foster.
The congregation at Gilwood, Kev.
J. E. Summers, pastor, will adopt the
Assembly's plan in tho near future, instituting
an every member canvass.
Or. C. K. Harding has been asked to
be present next Sunday morning at
Uilwood and assist in bringing the plan
properly before the church.
President Martin received several
days ago a telegram from Dr. Howard
Bell Arbuckle, of Agnes Scott College,
stating that he accepts the appoiut
meat to the chair of Chemistry made
by the Board of Trustees the last of
February.
The announcement has been received
with a great deal of pleasure by every
one here. Dr. Arbuckle's election to
the chair was undoubtedly an instance
in which the place sought the
man and not the man the place. It is
believed that the College has gained
a very valuable addition to its teach
ing force and the community a line
citizen.
The College Bulletin in a late number
contained the following interesting
items:
The Medical Department of the Johns
Hopkins University, Baltimore, admits
only full graduates of colleges of
standing to the study of medicine. As
regards scholarship this Institution has
long maintained the primacy among
medical colleges of America. It has today
354 students from 44 fitates and
graduate? of 140 colleges. No one of
these 140 colleges has more graduates
studyiug medicine at the Hopkins than
Davidson, -with the exception of Yale,
Princeton, University of Georgia, and
the College Department of Johns Hopkins
University.
No other college of any kind In the
Unked States has so many of its graduates
studying Theology in the various
Seminaries as Davidson has in the one
theological seminary la Richmond.
Dr. Woodrow 'Wilson entered David
son in September, 1873, remained
throughout the year, and took all examinations,
both in Deceuvber and in
June. He took a good stand, especially
in the humanities and languages, as Is
shown by the college records, which
are complete. He received iOO on deportment,
both the fall term and the
spring term.
Elise High School, Fayettevllie Presbytery:
The financial canvass for the
school has been completed. Your
agent desires to thank both the pastors
and the people for the interest shown
in the work and the cordial reception
given him by each congregation. Almost
every one approaohcd responded to tho
cause. The only regret is the response
In most cases was so small that there
is still a balance of a little more than
12,000 unprovided for. Perhaps some
aI~V *. ? - A ? -
cifiuu ur ien men or means would like
to take this .burden. .But howovor that
may be. as a result of the canvass we
are all better acquainted with the purpose
and work of the school, and the
writer Is confident that those la the
Presbytery who are vitally interested in
the success of effective home missions
will not allow the school to suffer. To
our agent the canvass has been pleasant
and in experience, profitable.
R. Alex. aioLeod. Agent.
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OkLAUOHA. .
Walter, Itrouduny Ciiurcbi fecial
services were held here Iro:u tho second
10 the 10th ot February, inclusive. Pre
yu.imui/ iLveiiugs nau ueen
held, by the ladles lor about teu days la
the atioruoou iu some oi tue homes of
the members, aud by tbe meu in tbe
church at night for a week. The pastor
of the churcn preached during the hrst
two days, and then Rev. K. 11. Moseley,
of Coalgate, Okfahouia, arrived and
preached during the remaruder of the
series. Brother -Moseley has an . unusual
record for Oklahoma, haying
served the same charge for eight or
nine years. To those who know him. It
is not astonishing that tae Lord has
used and blessed him. Quiet, unassuming,
sell-controlled, consecrated, deeply
in earnest lor the salvation of souls.
zealous for the Master's giory, jealous
for the Master's honor, and preaching
sermons of great simplicity, clearness,
and spirituality, he made a deep and
ubiding impression upon the whole
town, in spite of the bad weather, which
interfered with the first week's work.
There were two adult additions to our
church, and 2S signatures to cards.
"Turning to God," by children and
young people of whom only a lew at*
tended our Sunday school. The names
of those belonging elsewhere were turned
Over to the fthiiri>ho? ??f fhol?
fercnce, and it is hoped that there will
be an ingathering of most of these precious
souls within the near future. On
the last night of the meeting. Brother
Moseley received "orders" not to reach
the church until eight o'clock, and before
he arrived a collection for the
faithful laborer was taken; $95 was
turned over to him. . J. S. J.
SOUTH CAKOLINJL
Union: The special meeting which
has been in session for the past week
In Jonesville in the Presbyterian church
end conducted by the evangelist of
Enoree Presbytery, Rev.~ J. Andrew
Smith, came to a close on Sunday night.
The services have been largely attended
and through the excellent preaching
and faithful services o'f Evangelist
Smith it is believed that great good
will result from the meeting. Mr.
Smith is a powerful preacher and his
sermons are always most helpful and
uplifting. He was assisted by Her
George Mayes, of Greenville, and Rev.Dr.
W&tkins, of Spartanburg, assisted hiir
at three of the services. The musto
was good throughout the entire meeting
and deep interest was manifested
by the well filled church building on
each occasion. The visiting .alerters
were ail entertained during toe entire
week by Mrs. J. E. Lindsay, who is a
faithful and devoted member of the
Fair Forest Presbyterian church gt
Jonesvllle.
W. W. Colton.
TENNESSEE.
Brownsville: Rev. J. B. Hudson, of
the First Presbyterian churoh of Victoria,
Tex., filled the pulpit of this
church on Sunday morning, February
23, to the delight of a large congregation,
and at the evening service both
he and the pastor-elect, Rev. G. C.
Alexander, spoke on the convention
which was held in Memphis. This
oaurcQ is planning to take its "Every
Member Canvass" in the afternoon of
the fourth Sunday in March, Muck
interest is being manifested in every
department of the church work and
congregations are growing rapidly.
The church also purposes to erect in
the near future a modern cburoh building
to take the place of the present one.
Bct. Clias. E. Sullirnn, of Nashville,
Tenn., has assisted the pastor of the
First Presbyterian church, Humboldt,
Tenn., in a series of special evangelistic
services. There were a number of