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Student Volunteer Bands of Union Seminary and the Assembly's Training School
Bottom How ? Reading from left to
j-ight: U. E. McClure, Wilmington,
N. C.; E. S. King, Low Moor, Va.;
J. A. Lacy, Meadville, Va.; R. C.
Moore, Susaki, Japan; Mrs. B. C.
Moore, Susaki, Japan; Emma Bissett,
Tampa, Fla.; Hazel Williams, Dan
ville, Va.; Frances Shive, Austin,
Tex.; Mary Woods, Richmond, Va.;
J. R. Woods, Tsing Kiang Pu, China;
R. R. Craig, Pendleton, S. C.
Second Row ? S. L. Hunter. Los
Angeles, Cal.; I). W. Roberts, Wil
mington. N. C.; Agnes Rowland, Au
gusta, Ga.;- Mary Goetchius, Rome,
CJa.; Josephine Boozer, Newberry, S.
C.; Virginia Holllday, Richmond.
Va.; Edna Henry, Howling Gret-n, rr.
C.; Jessie Hill, New London, Mo.:
Frances Orr. Livingston, Tex.; Helen
Bailey, Woodleaf. N'. E. S. Mc
Gavock. Max Meadows, Va.; K. E.
Manning, Richmond, Va.; L. H.
Sclienck, Greensboro. N. C.; Martel
Tremain, Wilmington, N. C.
Third How ? C. H. Patterson. Sut
8i*n, China; Grace McAlpine. Na
goya. Japan; Louisa Roe, Austin,
Tex.; Gussie Fraser. Atlanta. Ga.;
Mary Bellingrath. Decatur. Ga.; Mar
garet Shive. Decatur. Ga.; A. R.
Craig. Pendleton. S. C.; L. A. Me
.Murray, Hedgesville, Va.; G. K
NVomeldorf, Lexington, Va.
Fourth Row ? E. H. Hamilton, At
lanta. Ga.; Jonathan Edwards, Dal
las. Tex.; L. W. Moore, Susaki, Ja
pan; Annie Spencer. Burkeville, Va.;
Mary Alexander. Caibarien, Cuba;
Mary Martin. Flemington, Ga.; Nan
nie Watkins, Danville, Va.; Clarabel
Williams, Orangeburg, S. C.; Ho
bepra Brown, Atlanta, Ga.; G. C. Bel
lingrath, Decatur. Ga.; E. A. Woods,
Tsing KianR Pu. China; J. E. Bear,
Lexington. Va.
Top Row ? D. S. Chalabie, Urumia,
Persia: C. H. Pritchard. Blacksburg
V;? . ; W. II. Harrell, Doerun, Ga. ; I>.
('. Shaw. Jr., Sumter, S. C.; B. A.
Gumming:, Winchester, K>\; R. W.
Gousar. Bishopville, S. C.; W. J.
Flint. Bowden, \V. Va.
There are twenty-nine Student Vol
unteers 'n the Assembly's Training
School and thirty-four in Union Sem
inary. These students have all volun
teered their lives for work in For
eign Mission fields. They are now
preparing themselves for this work,
and in from six months to two and
a half years they will all he ready
to go. Is the Church going to pro
vide the means to send them?
to us, many of whom were adults,
whom we had the joy of receiving
upon their professions of ^aith in
Christ. Undoubtedly OocTs blessing
has been and now is upon us.
Cor.
liOlISIANA.
liognlusu: Both of our Sunday
schools had Christmas trees Decem
ber 23d. On the south side the
church was beautifully decorated, and
an interesting program was rendered
by the school, including a pageant
nntltled "The Days Come." Every
member of the school was remem
bered with a gift, and a liberal of
fering was made to the Student Loan
Fund. The pastor and family were
handsomely remembered by their
friends. Saturday morning the Great
Southern Lumber Company sent out
a tifteen-pound turkey, with cranber
ries, and a little later a box contain
ing groceries, etc., was received from
the Elks. Then, about 9 o'clock In
the evening, some one called the pas
tor on the plion* and requested him
to look on the front gallery, and, to
our delighted surprise, we found ?
number of packages, containing gro
ceries, fruits, nuts, candies, etc.,
which, had been brought by members
of the congregation. For all of these
gifts we were profoundly grateful, as
they contributed to make our Christ
mas a very happy one. New Year's
Day was Presbyterian Church-Going
Day in Hogalusa, by previous ap
pointment, and large congregations
gathered both morning and evening.
At the morning hour two splendid
young ladies were received into the
church on profession of faith. In tne
evening a large men's choir, a recent
organization, had charge of the mu
sic, and their singing was highly ap
preciated by the congregation. This
will be a permanent feature.
C. H. Maury. Pastor.
MISSISSIPPI.
Meridian: The First church taken
on fresh life with the New Tear. On
January 1st the morning service hour
wan devoted to expressions of ambi
tions and a forward look for the com
ing year. Speakers were heard rep
resenting the elders, the Board of
Deacons, the Sunday school superin
tendent, the Womans A'uxiliary,
??very phase of the church work he
inn discussed. On January 8tli the
communion service was participated
in by a large congregation. At this
time the pastor announced that sixty
eight persons had been received into
the communion of this church during
the last three months, forty-six on
profession of faith and twenty-two
by letter. On the evening on Janu
ary Sth the pastor, Rev. A. A. Little,
I? D., gave the first of a series of
sermons that will cover several Sab
hath evenings, on the general theme,
"(Sod," the first subject being "In the
Beginning Was God," "Even From
Everlasting to Everlasting Thou Art
Onrl "
MISSOIRI.
(Yorker: Rev. F. L. Allen was for
mally installed pastor of this church
January 8th by & commission of St.
Louis Presbytery, consisting of Rev.
H. L. Saunders, evangelist of the
Presbytery; Itev. H. L. Snoed, of St.
Charles, and Rev. J. K. llealey, of
Herald. The services were beautiful
and impressive, and were enjoyed by
a large and attractive congregation.
Rev. H. L. Saunders in a very at
tractive way preached a very forcible
sermon and propounded the constitu
tional questions. Rev. 11. L. Sneed
gave an earnest charge to the pas
tor, founded on the charge of the
Apostle Paul to Timothy. Rev. J. E.
llealev in a characteristic manner de
livered the charge to the people, giv
ing them some timely advice and
prayerful admonition. This pastorate
begins under favorable circumstances.
The good people here have already
won the affection of tho pastor and
his family by many kind and thought
ful gifts. The young people have or
ganized a Christian Endoavor So
ciety, which promises to prosper and
accomplish gieat things for the Mas
tor. The whole church seems to grow
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