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N. C., and on Sunday evening Mr. W. T.
Kills, 01 Swainmote, ieuu., will deliver
the Missionary Address. Ou Tuesday i
evening tne annual reception in honor
of tne Senior Class will he held, and
the hual exercises, with an address to
tne graduating oiass by Kev. \V. M.
Laird, D. D., will occur Wednesday
morning.
The graduating class, which is the
largest in the history ot the institution,
ia rxttn IIACO.I A' *1W "-? 1 '*
u VI VU UiCUlVCia, KJL ? IIUIU AC
ere voiameers tor the foreign lieid.
Second i roil* lenuu tliurcb, Kich- 1
uioud: As will be seeu from the report
of bast nanovei Ftesbyteiy, else..acre
in this paper, our church had the pleasure
of welcoming this bouy last week. <
There was good attendance, giatiijing '
reports tioui the dihcieut blanches 01 <
the cnurch s work, and It was altogether
sn ehjoxable occasion. <
Our own church, in particular, felt
much gialilied at the report it was able <
lu seud to f rcsuyteiy, and the iucrease
of us guts to ail of the causes of the
church, especially to Foreign Missions,
which lor the year amounted to over $t>,^00,.00.
1
weduesday morning was set apart for
the report on Foreign Missions, after
%MV vuuiu^ VI I>ui?.u IUC1C ?03 a U1USI
stirring audi ess by the He v. Harris E. J
Kirk, oi baniuioie, who v.as in the city i
delivering u couise of lectures on the
liibie to tne Federation of llibte Classes <
of this city. Dr. Kirk's subject was the <
awakeuiug of the East constituting an i
importunate demand upon the Church
to take advantage of the Godgiven opportunity.
This address, delivered in 1
Dr. Kit k s Btrikuig and loiome uiauuer, i
was greatly enjoyed by, and should
prove an inspiration to all who had the
piiviiege o: hearing it.
Fariuvilte: At the Presbyterian
church on last Sunday the communion
was celebrated and 14 persons united
with the church, eight on proiession
and six oy letter. During the past year 1
61 have oeen added to tne cnurch roll. i
On each communion season it is the
custom of tne pastor to make special
prayer for those who paiticjpaie for 1
toe nrst time and those for tue last 1
lime. Since the last observance of the 1
sacred feast two members of the church 1
have died. R. B. B.
Chat huiu: The series of meetings conducted
by Rev. Melton (..lark, D. D., of
Ureensooro, N. C, continued for a week 1
or more, and much interest was manifested.
Dr. Clara delivered splendid 1
sermons and made a line impression on
the large congregations which attended
the services. The whole community 1
was blessed and during, and since the 1
meeting, eight young persons united
with this church ou protcssion. Dr. 1
Clark Is a strong preacher and relies
upon the Holy Spirit to bless his |
preaching.
Timber Ridge: Rev. F. F. Jones will 1
be 'natall.M as pastor of Timber ltldge 1
cburch on 3unduy, May 4th. Dr. T.
Graham, of Lexington. Dr. E. W. Mo '
Corkle, of Rockbridge Baths, Rev. D. K. '
W altbail, of WajiicsL-- re a : E.oer A. \
.Moore Anderson, of Rockbridge Baths, '
weie appointed commissioners to con- '
duct the installation. Rev. .Mr. Akers, 1
of Falrtleld, and Elder H. A. Lackey,
of Timber Ridge, were appointed alter- 1
nates.?Rockbridge County News.
The Ninth Annual Meeting nf (lm
Woman's Missionary Union of Abingdon
Presbytery was held in the Norton
church April 9th and 10th, 1913, with
thirteen delegates and a number of visitors
present. The small attendance is
readily understood because of the distance
from nearly all the other church- 1
es in the Prefibytery and the consequent
expense of the journey. Two of i
our speakers were unable to be there, i
but the gaps were well tilled by our
president. Mrs. Gait, and by Mr. Viser,
pastor of the church. The sessions ]
were delightfully harmonious find the
ladies of Norton proved themselves ,
worthy hostesses. Rev. D. W. Richard- ,
son, or Chlakiang, gave a public lecture,
which was thoroughly enjoyed (
by old and young. We have now seven
Y. P. societies In the Union, several of
wMch sent excellent reports; next year
we want to enroll several more. Big 1
Stone Gap joined our ranks at this
meeting. Contributions reported to all '
causes amounted to $3,528.24, being an
increase aver last year of 1434.09.
Officers elected for coming year?Mrs.
E. O. Hankla, Rural Retreat, president;
Mrs. 8*1 Copenhavu, Marlon, corres- 1
ponding secretary; Miss E. W. Wysor,
Dublin, recording secretary; Mrs. W.
B. Cecil. Dublin, treasurer; Miss Kate
Hunt, 707 Anderson Street, Bristol,
* Tenn., secretary of Y. P.
Mrs. Thomas Gait, Marlon, Va., was
elected honorary president for life.
IlamiMlen-Sldney t The recent meeting
of the West Hanover Presbyterlal
THE FRESBYTSRIA
Union was uu occasion of great interest ?
com to lue visitors and to cue residents f
of luc Hill. Tuo reports presented iroiu
me various sociel.es iuuuu^u a ueaituy
auu sucsianual giowtu, ana gave great
encouragement to uiose good women
wuo na?e oeeu so forward 111 evry good
word and work. A very eujoyalne re- n
L-epuon was given to tue visu.ng deie- 1
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church. ii
ltev. W. J. King, Prof. A. W. lie- b
W'horter and Presiuent Giauam attend- '1
ed tne spring meeting ot West Hanover tl
Presbytery at para.iv.iie. It is especial- t<
iy graidymg to be abie to say mat mis
was tac must interesting, encouraging,
mid aitogeiner satisiuetory nieeung ot
mis veueiame ire&byvery t.iai me wilt- Y
er has ever been pr.vi.eged to attend, n
tne woik is iu a most prosperous coulIuiou,
and tne reports suuw mat tne
liberality ana activity of our cuurcnes
are iar auead ot tuat of past years. >
President Grauani was e.ecied a corn- c
Liiiss.oner to tue General Assembly taut i<
will meet in Auanta 011 .May lam. 1.
Prof. .McWhorter was chosen alternate b
to Kuling P.luer li. 11. \v ood. P
In resent weeks we have had the IV
pleasure ot a visit from Dr. Lingle, of
uie Seminary, who made a torcihle pre- A
seniaticn of the claims of tue uiiu.si.ry, w
t:ud delivered also a very impressive c
sermon in the coaege chapel on Sun- c
day evening. Mr. \v itherspoon Dodge, n
of the senior class of tne seminary, was a
also here for the same purpose suorily 1?
before. It was especially pieas.ng to
near tne cause of tne ministry present- i
ed botu from the point of view of the tl
older minister and from that of one t
who was just about to cuter upon his *
life worn. tl
The college catalogue for the current
session is just from the press. It is H
admirably gotten up and shows that v
the college is not only In a healthy C
condition, but is Iteeulnsr fnliv ahmast LI
of the best institutions ot this State C
and of the South.
The Eighth Annual Meeting of West A.
Hanover Presb> terial, recently held in ti
College church, hainpdcn-Sidney, was u
an occasion of great interest and pleas- o
ure to those attending its sessions, and a
the kindness and hospitality of its good \?
people left nothing to be desired by the v
visitors. U
The writer has just read in your issue
of April 23rd, the article by ltev. A. A. T
Little, D.. D , concerning the meeting of d
the Atlanta Presbyterial, at Decatur, Ga. o
It is a cause 01' great rejoicing that c!
it can be truly said that the sainc spirit y
of love and obedience to the courts of
the Church, the same desire for and dis- L
torn inuiinn At* Into ft-*-* o i/??? ?? * ~ u *?
vra. tiuvi uiaLiuu ao lU LUC UCSL ?
methods of accomplishing the most God ti
intends the women of his Church should Ji
do, was manifested in the meeting of ><
West Hanover Pre3byterial, as was
shown at Decatur by her sister organiza u
Lion. n
West Hanover Presbyterial is not very s;
aid, having just celebrated her eighth a
birthday, but she is a strong and vigor- f<
jus child, and those who have nurtured w
iier during the years of her Infancy are a
doping great things for her. in the near b
future of her strong young womanhood.
The progress tho Presbyterial lias 1
made is, under God, largely due to tho
loyalty and devotion of the individual
societies to their leaders and Prcsby- e
ferial officers, anrl their wliHn?nooo tn
> b,
try to their utmost. ability to carry out 0
the plans suggested to them, by those |4
who have thought deeply and intelligent- ^
iv concerning tin perplexing questions ^
which arc front time to time confront- v
Cd. ' jjj
The watch-words of the Presbyter'al il
pre Information, Organization, Inspiration!
II
The dars spent at Hampden-Sldney
were days of great uplift and encourage %
m< 11 tl
The reports of societies and officers all v
showed a gratifying increase in interest, C
membership and gifts, the contributions t(
for this year being almost double those a
of last. n
The spirit of the meeting was ail that 11
cou'd bo desired, there v.ns no selfseeking,
but rather an earnest desire e.
for guidance and strength in carrying j1
out God's plans. Jj
West Hanover Presbvterlal believes
Uod ha3 a plan for it, its great ambition j,
Is to find out what is that plan, and tf
rnrougn uonfl grace remove every ob- 0
Btaole which hinder Its accomplishment. ^
Such meetings as that at HampdenSltlney
are times of great refreshing.
The delegates and officers returned to n
their own churches full of enthusiasm 0
und thankfulness. w
An Invitation to meet next spring at n
Rapldan was gladly accepted, where It r
is hoped and believed that the impetun ft
the work received at this meeting will t
N OF THE SOUTH
how In still greater eauses for thanku
In ess.
Mrs. Laurence Mendenhall,
Recording Secretary.
WEST VI ltd IMA.
Minefield: Kev. S. W. Moore, pastor,
1 Q L' t)Q flics lin not * a??am ??" ? ? ?? ? *?*
UK. mavol. 1 CjlUI v cia soil up IU
Tesbytery. The contributions to all
auses having increased from $7,151.00
ii 1911 to $1U,533.00 in If IS. There has
een also marked spiritual growth,
hirty members having been added,
tius iniiiging the total membership up
) 344.
CHANGE OF ADDRESS.
Rev. N. W. Kujkcndiill from Beverly,
V. Va., to Tuscaloosa, Ala., care Stillian
Institute.
PERSONAL.
Rev. II. M. Jenkins, pastor of the luka,
lew Hope, Booueville and Baldwyn
hurches, lias resigned these churches
3 accept calls to tlie pastorate of the
.one Beach. Ocean Springs and Handsoro
churches on the Mississippi Coast,
le expects to take charge the 1st of
lay.
John L. Cunipbell: Friday afternoon,
.pi il _ ith, the Faculty and students, as
ell as a large concourse of Lexington
ktizens, gathered in the Presby lerian
hurch to pay their tribute of respect to
man who bad rendered the University
long and ley ai tervioe, on all of which
e had put the stamp of his own perQuality.
Fidelity, integrity and upightuess
characterised the man, and
tierefore left their Impress ou hi6
hirty-six years of uninterrupted deotion
to the interests of this iusituion.
Mr. John Lylc Campbell, a brother of
lev. Dr. Robert 1?\ Campbell, of Ash
ilie, N. C., and of Professor H. D
ampbeil, Dean of the I'uiversity, w as
Lie oldest sou of Professor John Lylo
ampbeil, one of Geoerat Robert E. Lee's
acuity. Fioni 167? till the List of last
larch he had served his alma mater as
reasurer and secretary of the Faculty
nd of the Trustees; and bad also tilled
Iter important positions. The Uiousncs
of students who ame into touch
ith li'ia during h?* generation of secice
need not be reminded of his genial
ispositiou aud lovable traits.
During the pastorate of Rev. Dr.
'hos. L. Preston he was ordained as a
eacon. thus being one of the successors
f Stonewall Jack sou, who served tnis
hurch in the suiac capacity. In later
ears, when the growth of the llniverity
bought such increased demands on
is tilliu. lie withdrew linm rlia <
e, feeling that liu ?jould noc give to
;iat work tin; aUuaiicn thai in his
idgiueal, the olfioe of deacon properly
quired.
He died in Philadelphia Wednesday
lorniug, April 2dd. His friends did
ot pay him '"their last tribute of repect"
when lhay sorrowfully gathered
round his grave. That tribute, we may
jel sure, will be contiuously paid
rhenever and wherever Washington
nd Lee oxen speak of John L. Campell.
A. H.
HE .MISSION AJtl' D0X0L0G1 AND
MESSAGE FOE MAY.
Surely God's blessing upon our Forign
Mission v^ork for the past year
?v?.uu mi uui ucarm wiiu JU|. mil)'ne
new missionaries sent out, the
trgest numlier ever sent in a single
ear; $032,000 contributed, the largest
itm by $128,000 ever given in a single
ear; iast and best, our Foreign Alision
work completely out of debt for
le first trace in nine years.
"Praise God from whom all bless'ngs
ow."
As late as March 26 there still lacked
191,000 of the necessary income for
ie year. But our faith was strong,
k'e knew that all over our beloved
hurcb men and women, and children,
>o, God bless them I had been working
nd giving and praying. And so the
ext four days brought in $90,000. And
ic next two aays $f;t,uuu more. And
'hen im Friday the books were closed
nougb had b?en received to pay all
ebta and ?1*!pb in full to April 1st, Ieavlg
a small balance with which to start
le new church year.
ThP ViflPfln nf nrnl&o otroll
Igher still as we catch the tidings from
le foreign fields. 3,185 souls brought
ut of darkness Into the Saviour's kingom
of light and love.
Africa.
From our African Mission, supplied
ow with almost her full complement
f missionaries, comes the news that
rhen the long-prayed-for relnforcejents
of fourteen new missionaries arIvod,
n native congre'gatlon of 1,200
lied the church at Luobo and lifted up
heir voice* In prake to Ood. "As we
[April 30, HUB
sang the hymn, 'Rejoice and Be Glad,'"
write* one of those present, "you could
have heard us n-iles away."
The Latin (<>iiuiries,
From our missions In the Latin countries
of Brazil, Mexico and Cuba, with
the.r church membership of nearly
t>,00U, come reports of cheering progress
In spite of their piticuily inadequate
equipment of mcu and buildings.
Japan.
From the difQcult Held ol* Japan with
our membership there of 2,400, comes
the news of 16 per cent of this number
added last fear on confession, and of
the reversal of the attitude of the governing
classes toward Christianity.
Tweuty-tivc years ago Count Ito, then
the leading statesman of Japan, made
the statement, "1 regard religion as
quite unnecessary to a nation's life."
At the recent dedication of a Y. M. C. A.
building iu Kobe, Cuuut Okmna, the
i'? vobui icuuui ui i?iu i_iuL'iui puny
?-poko is follows:
Any nation tuui neglects the spiritual
in the education of its i ;u?.ns, though
it may llouris:: I .r a time, must eventually
decay. The origin of modern civillzatioi
'? to be found in the teaching
of the i& ;j ..r Ji dcu. uy >v? ):u aluii i t:?e
moral dynamic is supplied."
Keren.
In Korea the last year will be men.
orable lor the addition of 20 new missionaries
to our iorce, thus reaching the
lull complement required lor the evangelization
of that part of Korea committed
to our Church. The lire of evangelism,
which by a special campaign we
are seeking to kindle on our home altars,
st) ii burns with Pentecostal power
in our native Korean church, as seen in '
the addition of 1,070 last year on confession
of faith.
China.
At almost the very moment of penning
these lines there comes a cablegram
to our ottice from l)r. Woodbridge,
our missionary at Snanghai, with the
u nesting message:
-SITUATION WONDERFUL, PRAY."
No doubt the astounding fact it points
to is the oilkiul request by the Chlueso
Republic for the prayers of aii the
?Jhristian churches in China on Sunday,
April 2".th. The mere idea of the government
of China issuing such a request
would Jive years ago have been universally
considered by even Christian missionaries
as tne dream of a lunatic.
What nath God wrought! The openness
just now of this nation ol onefourth
the human race to Christianity
is tho supreme event of modern worldhistory.
Never since Christianity came
out of Palestine has the Church of
Christ been face to face with such a
crisis aud such an opportunity.
Reinforcements Needed.
From our devoted missionaries at
nearly every Mission there come the
mnot rvl H P? 11 J 4 "
...v.. iouiui uiiu luoiaium appeals tor reinforcements
to enter the doors that
(iod is opening all about them.
Oiir China Missions call for 12 men
evangelists, 16 women evangelists, d
men teachers, 3 women teachers, 6 doctors,
5 trained nurses.
The Japan Mission asks for nine ordained
men and four slugle women.
The Mexican Mission calls for two
ordahvxl men and one woman evangelist.
The African Missions desire seven ordained
men and one woman teacher.
The Brazil Missions desire seven ordained
men and one woman teacher.
The Cuba Mission asks for three ordained
men to supply vacancies made
by sickness.
Cost of Sending.
For each of these needed missionaries,
before he can be sent, an annual support
fund of $1,200 must be provided; also
an expense fund for travel und equipment,
varying from $250 for Mexico to
J750 for Africa. And these amounts
must be given or reliably pledged over
and above what the givers have herototore
been contributing to this cause.
What church or individual will assume
in whole or In part the support
fund or thr> ?*wnoo f41
*? ??%* vi uur wi menu
needed missionaries?
Tlie Sorest Agony.
Our missionaries on the field assure
us that the sorest agony of their lives
Is not the leaving of home and friends
for Christ's sake, but the continual losing
of golden opportunities which the
needed means and helpers, if sent them
by their beloved Home Church, would
enable them to ernsn. This !
wrings their hearts and almost staggers
their faith. Shall we not meet their
hopes, and answer their prayers, and
glorify our Master, by doing our very
utmost right now for the coming of His
Kingdom in the earth?
Egbert W. Smith,
Executive Secretary.