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TENNESSEE.
Trenton: The service at the church
at this place on Christmas morning
consisted of the beautiful pageant.
"The Days Come," which was effec
tively presented by the Sunday
school. A liberal offering was made
to be devoted to the cause of Minis
terial Education. At night a union
song service was rendered by the
choirs of the Cumberland Presbyte
rian and our own church. The mes
sage of this hour was delivered by
Rev. E. Rueb, of the Cumberland
Presbyterian church. Our people are
looking forward to a meeting to be
gin on the 29th of January, at which
time Dr. J. J. Hill, field worker of
Memphis Presbytery, is to preach for
us.
R.
Memphis: Sixteen new members
were received at the Idlewild church
on January 1st, making thirty-three
since the last communlcn, twenty
four by letter and nine by profession
of faith. Some time ago the execu
tive department of the Sunday school
wa? organized under a Sunday EChool
board which is composed of the two
general superintendents, secretary,
treasurer and superintendents of de
partments. Much benefit came to our
Sunday School and Young People's
Work from a visit of Dr. Gilbert
Glass, of Richmond, in the fall. The
latest development in the Sunday
school is the organization of a Teach
ers' Training Class, in which forty
five have already enrolled. At the
prayer services for six weeks the pas
tor, Dr. Neilson, lectured on Stew
ardship, using aa a basis "The New
Christian," by Cushman. (Definite
goals for the different phases of the
Progressive Program have been
adopted and considerable Interest is
manifested in their realization. The
treasurer of benevolences reports a
gratifying increase in the offerings to
benevolences.
TEXAS.
)l Dallas: An unusual Christmas en
ertainment in the First church was
one given by the boys' classes of the
\ Junior Department to the N.ewsboys'
Club of Dallas. One hundred and
ninety-eight newsboys assembled. A
program of ~eading, story-telling and
lYio.igs by tne male quartet enter
[\ined the boys for an hour. Then
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Santa Claus came in with stockings
full of good things for everybody.
The gift to the Orphans' Home from
the Sunday school amounted to al
most $2,000. Forty-two new mem
bers were welcomed at the commu
nion service. About one hundred of
ficers and teachers of the Sunday
school met on Wednesday evening,
the 4 th of January, to plan work
for the coming year.
Corsicana: Dr. A. R. Bird present
ed the Church of the Pilgrims in this
congregation December 11th. Much
interest was manifested and sub
scriptions were taken amounting to
$1,100. The following Sunday, in re
sponse to a special appeal for Dan
iel Baker College, a cash offering of
$432.50 was taken. The Christmas
offering for the orphans and Minis
terial Relief amounted to $95. "The
Days Come," the program prepared
by the Committee on Christian Edu
cation and Ministerial Relief, was
used and pronounced by all a great
success.
Milford: Sunday, January 8 th,
marked a great advance in the work
of this church. Early in the 11
o'clock service the twenty-three new
ly elected officers and teachers in the
Sunday school for the year 1922 took
their places in front of the pulpit
for a brief but impressive installa
tion service. There were seven addi
tions to the church, three by letter,
one by restatement of faith in Christ,
and two by profession, boys from our
Sunday school. There were two bap
tisms. Immediately following the re
ception of members the communion
of the Lord's Supper was celebrated.
The faculty and students of Texas
Presbyterian College united with us
Sunday for the first time in our Sun
day school session. The splendidly
equipped Sunday school unit makes
it possible now for us to handle our
enlarged Sunday school with facility.
We have looked forward for years
to the dream which has now become
a reality. The completion of our new
church building and the recent dedi
cation has left the membership of
the church with a renewed Interest
in and zeal for every department of
the work. The splendid results of
the Wright meeting in December are
manifest on every hand. We thank
Ood for all His blessings, and face
the new year with great hope.
Giddings: The Christmas program,
"The Days Come," was beautifully
rendered on the Sabbath before
Christmas to a real good audience
from all the churches of Giddings.
An offering of $40 in cash and about
$40 worth of canned goods, etc., were
sent to orphans. The Teachers'
Training Class and the Intermediate
Christian Endeavor are much inter
ested and doing good work.
WEST VIRGINIA.
Charleston: Christmas, 1921, at
Bream Memorial church, was fitting
ly celebrated by all departments of
the Sunday Bchool. Bach depart
ment's program was presented at dif
ferent times, always to large and en
thusiastic audiences. Each entertain
ment depicted the birth and life of
Christ. The concluding exercises, in
which both young and old partici
pated, was the "White Gifts" ser
vice. The program consisted of ster
eoptlcon views and Bible stories, in
termingled with both instrumental
and vocal selections. At the conclu
sion of the "White Gifts" offering it
was found that eighty-nine baskets
of provisions, amounting to $450,
were piled around the white cross
for distribution to the needy. A cash
donation of $150 was given for Rus
sian relief. In addition to the mate
rial offerings, seven members of the
young people's division of the Sun
day school dedicated their lives to
the service of the Master. It was a
most inspiring sight to witness tLese
young Christians at the foot of the
cross offering themselves in the ser
vice of the King. Bream has had a
most successful year, and in the last
nine months two hundred have united
with the church, of which one hun
dred : nd seventy came by profession.
Between 80 and 90 per cent, of the
new members have come through the
Sunday school. Three months yet
remain of the church year.
Huntington, First Church: The pas
tor, Rev. J. Layton Mauze, is con
ducting a series of evangelistic ser
vices at Sutton, W. Va., and much
interest has been aroused. During
his absence from the pulpit on Jan
uary 8th a talk on Tithing was given
by Judge C. W. Campbell, the Mayor
of the city, and an elder of the
church. The Mayor handled his sub
ject in a straight-from-the-shoulder,
logical and convincing manner, and
held the closest attention of his hear
ers throughout, resulting in twenty
four signing pledge cards, agreeing
to tithe during the year 1922.
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