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MONTREAT AUDITORIUM.
The Church in general and Mon
treat in particular is to be congrat
ulated on the completion of the new
auditorium. Most happy results have
been obtained at a most reasonable
cost. The building has been con
structed by day labor, without a con
tractor, and through the generous co
operation of our friends we have ob
tained a $100,000 building for about
$50,000.
We believe the auditorium is the
best building of its kind in the
United States. Cuts appear in this
issue of the paper, giving a sugges
tion as to the exterior and interior
appearance of this wonderful build
ing, its assembly hall, ten committee
rooms and two chapels having a seat
ing capacity of five thousand people.
The Executive Committee is now
confronted with the problem of fur
nishing the building, that it may be
ready for use next summer. All avail
able funds have been exhausted and
the only possible chance of securing
furnishings is special donations for
this purpose. Four thousand seats
are needed at once, about one thous
and have been subscribed for, other
furnishings, including light fixtures,
will cost at least $2,500.
The plan approved to secure fur
nishings is to ask everybody to take
a seat in the new auditorium and
make themselves comfortable. Tho
price of the seats is $3.80 each. ? A
little extra should be added for other
furnishings. We believe this to be
the easiest and best way. Let every
body take a seat! Let every pastor
see to it that some one or more in
his congregation personally solicits
subscriptions for seats and other fur
nishings. If all the pastors, ladies'
societies, young people's societies and
Sunday school superintendents will
give prompt and glad co-operation in
this plan, the great building will be
quickly furnished to the delight of
us all. Without this co-operation w?*
see no chance of having the building
ready for use next summer. Every
one should have some part in this
wonderful building, owned by the
whole Church and designed to serve
the General Assembly and all of Its
agencies.
Will you please take a seat in the
new auditorium at $3.80 each, and
make yourself comfortable? Of course
you will: But please do not wait and
forget.
On application subscription blanks
will be sent from the Montreat office
to any one desiring them. Or please
send subscriptions direct to Rev. R.
C. Anderson, Treasurer, Montreat, N.
C.
R. C. Anderson, President.
CHURCH NEWS.
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more interested in every branch of
its work, and we are hoping and
praying for greater things.
F. L. Allen, Pastor.
Springfield: Tabernacle church,
Rev. W. Bruce Doyle pastor, on the
second Sabbath of January raised the
pastor's salary $300, notwithstanding
the fact that it is by no means a
rich congregation, and is finishing an
0laborate new church building, and
has contributed to a single cause
during the past year about $85 per
resident member.
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NORTH CAROLINA.
Greensboro: During December the
fchurch by the Side of the Road re
ceived twenty-five new members, all
but two on profession or faith. Six
Infants were baptized. Ninety-six
tithing covenants were signed. One
(hundred signed "A Step Forward"
Icards, pledging themselves to re
newed consecration and to undertake
any possible service they might b<>
called upon to do. Seventy-eight reg
istered in writing to "try now to
find and carry out God's plan" for
their lives.
Hickory: During the past year this
church has experienced some of God'<?
rich blessings. There has been an
average of one addition to the church
for every Sunday, which has contin
ued during the pastorate of Rev. E.
M. Craig, D. D., who has been here
two and one-half years. Four elders
and six deacons were installed. One
[young man, Rev. W. B. Knox, has
been ordained to the ministry; an*
other, Glenn O. Yount, has entered
the Junior class at Union Seminary;
two others, Mr. and Mrs. Hubert
Ramseur, have -been called to take
charge of mission work at Burkmont
in Burke County, and will begin their
work February 1st; two other young
people have dedicated their lives for
Christian service. All these, with
the return of Rev. and Mrs. C. L.
Crane, the latter a member of this
church, to resume th3ir work in Af
rica, have made a tremendous impres
sion. The financial success, the im
provement to the church property,
and the cordiality of its membership
has added to the joy of the church
and its usefulness.
Wilmington: Rev. Dr. John M.
Wells, president of Columbia Semi
nary, and former pastor of the First
church in this city, is supplying its
pulpit until a new pastor can be se
cured. The Brotherhood Bible Class
has shown its interest in the Sunday
school in a most gracious way. They
gave three hundred dollars to buy a
piano for the Beginners' Department.
The cashier's check for this amount
was presented to Colonel Taylor as
a Christmas gift in appreciation of
his services to the class. Colonel
Taylor made the presentation to the
school. Mr. Morton accepted for the
Beginners' Department. Music is the
very life of the program for these
little folks from three. to six years
old. It is singularly appropriate that
the oldest class In the school should
give such substantial help to the
youngest department of all.
OKLAHOMA.
Hugo: The Woman's Auxiliary
made use of Home Mission Week and
gave a pageant in the church and
served refreshments later in the base
ment to all the women of the con
gregation. Thirty-one dollars was
contributed to the Building Fund of
the Assembly's Committee. Christ
mas exercises were held for the Sun
day school with appropriate songs
and carols and gifts for the younger
members of the school. During
Christmas week the pastor and his
wife gave a reception and social to
the Sunday school In the church base
ment, which was quite largely at
tended and much enjoyed. At the
January communion New Year's day
the pastor, Dr. John V. McCall, an
nounced the names of ten members
received during the last quarter, two
of these being by profession of faith.
During December the pastor and of
ficers went two by two and made *
pretty thorough canvass of the con
gregation for funds towards the in
terest on the debt on our new church
building. Despite the very trying
conditions in this section, enough was
secured to pay the interest and make
a small payment on the principal.
Sulphur: Shortly after the return
of the pastor, Rev. Robert Ray, from
Virginia with his bride, a reception
was given them by the members of
th* congregation. The reception was
at the church, where most of the con
gregation and some of their friends
were gathered. A very interesting
program was rendered, the cloning
numbers of whleh were welcome 'ad
dresses from the representatives of
othe? churches of the city and of the
congregation. The representatives of
the congregation presented the pas
tor's wife with a generous check, say
ing that he knew something of the
expense connected with "the hang
ing of the crane." Much to the sur
prise of the new residents of the
manse, just two weeks later an old
fashioned "pounding" was given
them. Groceries and canned fruits
along with other gifts were sent. The
pastor and his wife wish to thank
them for the loyal support they are
giving them and the many favors
showing their thoughtfulness.
SOUTH CAROLINA.
Piedmont Presbytery: At a called
meeting, held at Anderson January
10th, the Rev. J. A. Clotfelter was
received from South Carolina Presby
tery. He accepted calls from Town
ville, Roberts and Fair Play
churches, and the following commis
sions were appointed to install him:
At Townville and Fair Play, Rev.
Messrs. I. E. Wallace and W. H.
Mill*, and Elder J. W. Todd, of Se
neca; at Roberts, Rev. Messrs. R. F.
Kirkpatrlck and P. S. McChesney and
Elder E. W. Brown, of Anderson.
The time in each case is to be fixed
by the commission in agreement with
the church.
Robert Adams, S. C.
Smyrna Church: The members of
this church gave the pastor, Rev. A.
M. Keys, and family a severe pound
ing, which began Christmas Eve, and
continued for several days, even un
til the pantry was filled with flour,
hams, sugar, coffee and many other
useful articles which are always need
ed in * preacher's home.