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April 16, 1913]
until the whole debt Is paid. The
church gave $744.00 to benevolent
causes and all the local funds show
a healthy condition. The field is constantly
enlarging before this ohurch and
It looks as If Southern Presbyterianism
in El Paso were coming into its own.
John E. Abbott, PaBtor.
VIRGINIA.
iticiimoiui, J una tiinrch: On Sunday,
March 29, at the morning service,
the following newly elected deacons
were ordained and Installed: C. S.
Dowdy, "Win. E. Qrlffg, W. P. Collins
and W. A. Duncan. Mr. O. D. Eanes,
who had been elected elder, and wtho
had formerly served as elder in the
Second church at Petersburg, was also
Installed at this time.
Lexington: The quarterly communion
was observed Sunday, April 6, at
which time six were received into the
church on profession of faith in Christ.
One was a man past middle life, who
also received the ordinance of baptism.
AtfA ?,??? 1 ..A All A! tu
J no uiuci live wcic uu)D, an ui iuciu
being baptized children of the church.
Besides these six, five more were received
from other dhurches In which
they had been communicants. Since
our last communion eight others had
been received on profession, and three
on certificate?a total of twenty additions
in the three months.
This being the first Sunday of the
new church year, the duplex envelope
system was inaugurated. A. H.
Montgomery Presbytery: Program
for spring meeting: . Tuesday, April
22, 8 P. M., opening sermon by Dr. W.
T. Palmer. Wednesday, April 23, 9
A. M., devotional exercise, led by W. T.
Williams; 11 A. Of., communion services,
sermon by 'Moderator; 4 P. M.,
special order, report on Systematic Beneficence,
J. D. Woods, chairman; S
P. M., Home Missions: (Report of committee,
P. C. Clark, chairman; address,
l^eroy Gresham, on Home Missions in
the growth of towns and cities; address,
Dr. W. T. Palmer, on "Home
Missions in relation to Foreign Missions.
Thursday, April 24, 9 A. M., devotional
exercise, led by J. J. Fix; 10
A. M., special order; Election of commissioners
to General- Assembly; seconH
nrdor- nvf?rtiirr>o frnm fiiinapdl A a
sembly. Afternoon: First order: Reports
of permanent committees. 1st,
Education and Relief, P. C. Clark; 2d,
Publication and Sabbath Schools, A.
Rowbotham; 3d, Orphanages, J. D. Paxton.
Second order: 4 P. M., Laymen's
Conference, W. S. McClanahan presiding.
1st, address, Pusiness Methods In
Winning Souls, by L. S. Randolph; 2d,
address, "Man tc Man for Christ," by
J. R, Kyle; 3d, address, "A Faithful
Truslee," B. M. Ha^an. Thursday. 8
P. M., doctrinal sermon, The Divinity
onvhrlst, James D. Paxton. The Presbytery
of. Montgomery will meet in
Radford, Va., April 22.
J. H. "Whitmorc, Pastor.
Chatham Church: Five persons
united with this church last Sunday
on profession of their faith in Christ,
four of whom were n ??n hers of ths
Sunday school Xext Sunday Rev
Melton Clark, D. D., of Greensboro N
C., will begin a ten days* meeting, aided
by the pastor, and the congregation
la looking forward to it in faith and
prayer. On Sunday, Rev. (R. G. Me
Lees, the nastor. preached to a larg<
congregation on "Soul "Winning." Thli
Church gave $500 to Foreign "Missions
Farnivillc: Rev. D. Clay T^illy, D. D.
of Richmond, f>egan a series of ser
mons In the Farmvllle Prestivterlai
. church on Sunday, the 6th, and con
"mien with us, preaching each evenlni
and giving heart-to-heart talks at th
afternoon meetings, until Saturday.
His flrst text was taken from Jobi
3: HI, and he began by saying It wa
a "gTeat text," and those who wer
privileged to hear blm unite In sayln<
TBI ril8BlflBii
it was a great sermon. In the pulpit
and in the home circles, Dr. Lilly has
most pleasantly and profoundly impressed
our people, and his visl has
been a benediction.
The Woman's Missionary Union of
Roanoke Presbytery -will meet in Danville
May 6th, 7th and 8th, 1913.
You are earnestly urged: (1) To send
full delegations to this Important meeting.
(2) To forward to Mrs. C. E. Har
per, Broad Street, Danville, Va., names
of all delegates. This Is most Important.
'3) To fill out blanks recently
sent and mall them to Mrs. Chas. M.
Hutcheson, Charlotte C. H., Va.
All societies not already enrolled are
urged to do so at once that we may
go forward as a united host to conquer
In His name.
Visitors from societies not enrolled
ns well as those from dhurches not
having an organization, will he most
cordially welcomed and names shopld
be sent to address given above.
Will not the women of Roanoke Presbytery
pray earnestly that Clod's richest
blessings may attend this meeting,
and that It may have a wonderful Influence
upon the work of all the societies
In Roanoke Presbytery; and will
you not come with Joy to Danville to
give and to gain Inspiration for high?'*
service for the Waster?
Mrs. Chas. M. Hutciheson,
Cor. and Rec. Secretary,
By direction of
Mrs. J. Maclfn Smith,
President.
WEST TTRGrSIA.
Kanawha Tresbyfery: On account
of the floods on the Ohio the meeting
of Kanawha Presbytery will be changed
from Point Pleasant, W. Va., to First
church, Charleston, "W. Va No change
In time.
Montgomery: A Livingstone Centenary
celebration, given under the auspices
of the Ladles Missionary Society
of the Presbyterian church, Mrs. M. B
Lambdln, President, was held at th<
Manse last Friday evening.
An interesting progrm of exerciser
had been arranged and was successfully
carried out.
Two excellent papers were prepared
and read. One. by Mrs. D. C. Small
rld-ee. on "The Life of Livingstone," anc
nnother hv Mrs. Forest Stemple, deal
Ing with "What. "Livingstone had Ac
compllshed in Africa."
The responsive readings consisted o
selections from "Livingstone's favoriti
Psalms.
An npproprlte solo by Miss Mankit
added greatly to the enjoyment of thi
occasion.
A verv gratifying amouiit was realize*
from the semi-annual opening of th
mtte boxes and the thank-offering.
After the completion of the prograti
the Inrrre company present repaired t
( the dining room, where delightful re
r freehmenta were served.?Montgomer
News.
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CHANGE OF AOPRESS.
Rev. Vf. If. Renton from Norwooi
I T^a.. to Jackson. Miss,
i Rev. O. G. Jones from Cleburne 1
I wpmnerrora, rex.
Rev. R. 0. Ho** from TTlkln to Reul
} 1, Kittrell. N. C.
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PERSONAL.
. UTrs. J. 7f. Tver, the -wife of Rev. J. 1
- Tver, of Amarrlllo, Texas, died snddei
1 1v on the 3rd Instant. We tender to oi
- beloved brother onr sympathy.
* Rev. F. W. Thompson, of New Orlean
? tan been on a short visit to his form<
home. In Hot Springs, Arfc., Teturnlr
n last weefc to New Orleans. It has n
a vet t>eefl* practicable for his. family
? Join hlna In his new home.
5 Rev.' A. S. Caldwell's address
iN Of TBB SOOTH
changed from High Point to B&rlum
Springs, N. C.
GENERAL.
Over fifteen thousand dollars were
given at the Easter collections in the
Bedford Presbyterian church, Brooklyn,
Dr. S. Edward Young, pastor. This
church is now well established in its
large, finely-equipped new plant at the
corner of Nostrand Avenue and Dean
Street, in what is regarded as the cholceest
residence section. Dr. Young came
here a little over four years ago from
the Second Presbyterian church of Pittsburg.
A Chnrch in a College Towns The
church at Bryn Mawr Pa, is rejoicing
in the large addition at the last com- 1
m union of thirty-seven on confession '
of faith and eight by letter. Most of \
the thirty-seven were young people, but '
the ages ranged from' fifteen to fifty. '
Since the present pastorate began last '
May, there have been more than fifty
received on confession and more than
thirty by letter. Besides these, in Feb- '
ruary nearly a hundred -were received
with the college and the large schools,
as "associate members," all connected
This membership does not Invalidate
the students' membership in their home
church, but it gives them a welcome
and a home feeling in the Bryn Mawr
church while their student life continues.
A number of these students are
members of our southern church. The
pood effect of this associate membership
is already manifest in greater interest
A normal Bible class of college students
has gTown out of it, the members studying
the lesson a Sunday ahead and so
coming prepared to take any class
whose teacher may he absent.
> The pastor Is the Rev. AndTew Mutch.
M. A, of Edinburgh, who came from
the Church of Scotland, and "who already
In less than a year, Is greatly
r endeared to the people He Is a scholarly,
practical, courageous preacher.
; cultivating simplicity, eschewing personal
display; an earnest sympathetic
, pastor, a good organizer; the church
r Is responding to the new life he has
hroncht A. E S
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TT01TE MTSSTOX RECEIPTS.
1 With grateful appreciation of the
- goodness of Clod for the closing year,
- we ore gratified to report th# largest
receipts for Hom? Missions ever
f reached "by onr Church, amd we are
9 pleased to report further that we have
had the largest Increase of any one year,
i The total amounts to *154,210.77, being
p> nn Increase of $28,423.60 over last year.
or 22 1-2 per cent,
d Tt Is due not only to growing Interest
e In the worfc of Home Missions, but Is
doiVtuMpsn ftlqo thf> wvunlt nf our nrpsent
n plan of Svstematic Beneficence, which
n enlists a laryer number of churches
and Individuals In the support of the
benevolent causes of the Church.
The only Tesrret we have Is that the
demands mnde upon us have been so
arreat, we will be compelled to show
^ a slight deficit for the first time during
our administration of twelve years.
0 However, it Is not an Indebtedness, for
ft. represents on equipment we were
tp compelled to purchase for our Cuban
Mission at Tampa, Fla.. and 250 aers
of land for Stlllman Institute at Tns
caloosa. Ala. The property acquired Is
worth more than double the amount of
the deficit due to Its purchase. The
l" Church need have-no fear that our Home
,r Mission Committee -will permit Itself to
become embarrassed hv drifting: Into
a, debt.
mt Alio win* to express our sincere thantes
ig? to the noble friends and loyal churches
ot which have made possible this substanto
tial progress of the closing year.
S. 1j Morris. Secy.
Is President Wilson has received ths
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[ol lowing from the Presbyterian ministers
of Carlye, England: At the rejuest
of the local Free church ministers,
the Ilev. Edward Booth, minister
of the Lowther Street Congregational
i-hurch, Carlisle, has forwarded to Dr.
VVoodrow Wilson, the President of the
United States, the following communication:
"We, the undersigned Free
Church ministers of the city of Carlisle,
England, recalling with Interest
that your grandfather, the Rev. Thomas
Woodrow, occupied an honored position
in this city as minister for fifteen years
of the Annetwell Street Congregational
church, which is now the Lowther
Street Congregational Church, and that
your mother was born in this city during
her father's pastorate, beg to offer
to you our hearty congratulations on
VAlif oto^tlnn t r? thn nrraat nHlnn /vf
;wui WIWVIVI* wvr uuw 51 VIUVO VI
President of the United States of
America. "We beg to assure you of our
heartfelt wishes and prayers, and that
your term of office may be productive of
much happiness to yourself, lasting
benefit to the American people, and increased
good will among the nations of
mankind."
RECEIPTS FOR CHRISTIAN EDUCATION
AND MINISTERIAL RELIEF.
Rev. H. H. Sweets, Secretary.
The following amounts were received
V?v th? IhYAriitJYA nnmrnrittAA ffvr thn
year April 1, 1912, to March. 31, 1913:
Christian Education and Ministerial
Relief <General Fund), $30,500.97; Education
for the Ministry, $14,309.4S;
Ministerial Relief, $32,430.13; Endowment
Fund of Ministerial Relief, $4,972.35;
Home and School, $10,360.96;
Schools and Colleges, $1,550.54: Educational
Loan Fund, $3,171.21; making
a total of $97,295.64. Last year we received
from all these causes, $97,147.31.
Increase for this year, $148.33.
This amount was received from the
following sources: Churches, $59,993.26,
increase over last year, $3,941.65; Sabbath
Schools, $4,033.54, increase, $1,eflft
flft. ?9 Q9R CO Incrcon
$587.40; Individuals, $6,104.85, increase,
$837.07; Interest, $17,160.23, Increase,
$1,586.09; Legacies, $2,788.98, decrease,
54,618.71; Board and Tuition, $2,943.13,
decrease, $3,424.21; Rent, $258.50, increase,
$25.50; Refunded, $585.00; decrease,
$17.50; Miscellaneous, $491.63,
decreaso, $74.96. Total Increase, S14S.33.
We carry over the smallest balance
for years, after paying all pledges to
the Beneficiaries of Ministerial Relief,
the Candidates for the Ministry, and the
floating debts of the Assembly's Home
and School. We have heavy obligations
to meet this month and we are
in great need of funds.
Please send all funds to Mr. John
Stltes, Treasurer, Fifth and Market
Streets, Louisville, Ky.
The thorny around hearers represent
so called worldly Christians. They
keep up appearances In religion, hut
their life Is choked by worldly cares
and the deceltfulness of riches and they
fall to yield the peaceable fruits of
righteousness.
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