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be responsible in part for the sup
port of the following missionaries:
l)r. and Mtb. J. W. Bradley, Sutsien,
China (medical), >350; Rev. and
Mrs. A. C. McKinnon, Luebo, Africa
(evangelistic), $7 50; Dr. and Mrs. L.
J. Coopedge, Morelia, Mex. (medical),
$S00; Professor and Mrs. C. C.
Knight, I>avras, Brazil (educational),
$700; Miss Annie V. Patton, Maru
game, Japan (evangelistic), $100; a
total of $2,700. This plan makes more
definite and personal our interest and
responsibility for Foreign Missions.
The Woman's Auxiliary is responsible
for the $100 which goes to Miss Pat
ton. and they have contributed this
amount to her support for some time.
GEORGIA.
Ik>ratur: Children's Day in our
church was a delightful occasion, in
spite of very unpleasant weather con
ditions. A special offering was taken
for our work in Japan, and twelve
children were dedicated to the Lord
in baptism. The gathering of these
young fathers and mothers with their
little ones before the flower-covered
platform made a very beautiful and
inspiring picture. Mr. W. Ted Jones,
of the Junior class at Davidson, has
been employed by the church as a
leader for our young people during
the summer. Christian Endeavor in
its various departments is looking for
ward to a three-day conference to be
conducted by Field Secretary Dendy
May 26th-28th. The conference opens
with a banquet on Friday evening,
and closes with a general mass meet
ing on Sunday evening at 8. While
here Mr. Dendy will also get in touch
with the societies at Ingleside and
Oakhurst. The last meeting of our
Sunday school teachers and officers
was addressed by Mrs. S. H. Askew,
who is to be in charge of the Com
munity Vacation Bible School to be
conducted in our church July 17th
August 25th.
LOUISIANA.
Belcher: A gracious revival was
recently held at the Presbyterian
church. Thirty-one by profession of
faith and four by letter united with
the Methodist, Baptist and Presby
terian churches. Rev. T. M. Lemly,
pastor of the Presbyterian church at
Natchitoches, La., and Mr. William L.
Saxon, of Oklahoma City, gospel sing
er, assisted the pastor, Rev. Charles
L. Nourse. Cottage prayer meetings
were held every evening of the week
previous and were largely attended
by the members of the different
churches, and were unique for their
spiritual tone and Christian fellow
ship.
IHxie: Following the meeting at
Belcher, Rev. Mr. Lemly and Mr.
Saxon conducted a meeting at the
Presbyterian church at Dixie, five
miles from Belcher, May 15th-21st.
Here the same spirit and blessing at
tended the preaching of the Word,
resulting in fourteen persons profess
ing faith in Christ as their Saviour,
ten uniting with the Presbyterian
church on profession of faith and
three by letter. Mr. Lemly is a
preacher of the gospel, Scriptural,
earnest, eloquent, convincing. Mr.
Saxon has a well trained voice, is a
good soloist, and a splendid inter
preter of gospel hymns.
MISSISSIPPI.
K?#?t Mitwltwlppl Presbytery: The
constitutional requirements having
been met, I hereby call the Presby
tery of East Mississippi to meet at
Pontotoc during the session of the
Summer School for Christian Work
ers, June 2d, at 2 o'clock P. M.
J. A. Warren, Mod.
NORTH CAROLINA.
Canton: In the churches here a
three months' campaign for in
creased church attendance closed in
April with gratifying results. Dur
ing these three months the average
attendance at the morning preaching
services was 83 per cent, of the resi
dent membership. The average at
tendance at the evening services was
57 per cent, of the resident member
ship. The average attendance at the
Sunday school was 85 per cent, ot
the resident church membership.
The average attendance at the Wed
nesday evening prayer meetings for
two months was 20 per cent, of the
resident church members. This cam
paign 'for increased church attend
ance was followed by simultaneous
evangelistic meetings in the four
churches of the city, and the pastors
of the churches did their own preach
ing. Services were held twice daily
in all the churches, and three times
on Sundays. The meetings continued
for two weeks. The pastors believe
that the attendance at all the
churches during the meetings was
larger than at any time when evan
gelistic services were held in only
one church at a time. . Of course
spiritual results cannot be tabulated.
God's people have been edified and
strengthened in the faith, and many
have determined on a more loyal
service for Christ. There was a total
of about sixty additions on profes
sion of faith to the four churches ot
the town. At the Presbyterian
Church, of which Rev. W. M. Sikes,
D. D., is pastor, there were eight ad
ditions on profession, and five infants
of believing parents were baptized.
A number of heads of families have
promised to establish family worship
in their homes. We thank God for
these blessings, and look forward to
still greater results in the future.
Edenton: Rev. Conner Brown, one
of the evangelists for the Synod of
North Carolina, held a meeting here
recently. As sometimes happens,
many other public gatherings con
flicted with the meeting. But despite
all this, we believe that much good
was done. The word was certainly
preached, and a Scriptural standard of
Christianity was insisted upon, and it
was evident that this went home to
many a heart. Three men, with se
riousness and earnestness written on
their faces, made confession and
united with the Presbyterian church.
This church went safely over the top
In the every member canvass for be
nevolences, and is now paying about
six times as much to benevolent causes
as it did three years ago, or any time
prior to that.
W. T. Wadley, Pastor.
OKLAHOMA.
Oklahoma: The Central church has
recently elected new heads for the
Sunday school, Mr. J. P. Stewart as
superintendent, with an able band of
superintendents over the various de
partments. The attendance at Sun
day school and church has picked up
materially during the last few weeks.
The church has set a goal of a 50
per cent. Increase in prayer meeting,
Sunday evening and Sunday school
attendance. The prayer meeting has
almost reached its goal, and the other
departments give fair promise of at
taining theirs. Pastors in the South
ern Assembly who know of members
moving to this city are asked to no
tify Rev. Cevil V. Crabb, 230 West
Twelfth Street.
SOUTH CAROLINA.
Harmony Presbytery, on May 16,
1922, at a meeting held at Klngstree,
S. C., received under its care as can
didates for the gospel ministry Messrs.
R. L. Wood and David E. Cuntey, of
the Williamsburg church, and Dr. A.
P. Doty, of Sardinia church. The
Presbytery now has fourteen minis*
ters ? all pastors ? and nine candi
dates for the ministry.
Blucksburg: Dr. W. H. Miley, Sy
nodical evangelist, closed an eight
day meeting here May 7th, which was
the most successful meeting held here
in years. The first service was held
at the Presbyterian church and the
remaining services were held in tho
Baptist church, as it afforded more
room to accommodate the large num
ber of people. All the churches co
operated with us to make the meet
ing a success. Some of the results
are as follows: Professions, 79;
church letters called for, 14; recon
secrations, 286; signed up for defi
nite church work of these six were
for life service; pledged to maintain
family altar, 40; pledged to practice
the tithe, 42.
TEXAS.
Central Texas Presbytery stands ad
journed to meet in the parlors of the
First Presbyterian church, Waco,
Tex., June 6th, 1:15 P. M., to con
sider the call of the Mexia church
for the pastoral services of Rev. F.
C. Laslette, a minister of the Free
will Baptist church, and to receive
Mr. Laslette, if the way be clear.
Mackey: Scarcely three years have
passed since the forty odd members
of this church forsook Romish super
stition for the pure gospel of our Lord
Jesus Christ. Their development in
Christian life has been really remark
able under the guidance of Licentiate
I. I). Herrera, who was ordained
to the full work of the ministry in
April, when Presbytery was meeting
with this young church. During the
last visit of the evangelist in charge
of this field four members were ad^
mitted to the communion and two
young men were recommended by the
session as candidates for the minis
try.
Martinckkle: Through an exchange
of buildings and location and the re
modeling of an old school building
for a manse, this church is getting
ready for enlarged activities. It has
an extensive but difficult field of un
evangelized Mexicans, but is going for
ward with that faith that should char
acterize all who serve our Divine
Master.
San Antonio: The progress of the
work in this groat center continues
most encouraging. The Sunday school
has reached an actual attendance of
170, while the auditorium is usually
packed at the preaching service. Nine
teen members were received during
the months of January and February.
The Men's Bible Class of the First
church, led by the pastor, have built
quite an addition to the Mexican
manse, including a comfortable and
commodious sleeping porch, and are
planning to put up a large room in the
church yard to be used for Sunday
school and social meetings.
San Kito: Rev. Ventura Eurestl re
ports the reception of seventeen new
members on the 12th and the baptism
of five children on the same date. He
has also, in company with some of
his faithful officers, organized a Sun
day school at Rio Grande, some ten
miles distant, with more than fifty
pupils and this among an entirely new
element.
The churches of this Presbytery aro
making their maiden effort at a really
"every member cajivass." Three
fourths of the churches report having
accepted their assigments in full.
While the individual pledges are far
short of the goal, they expect to col
lect the full amount during the year.
R. D. Campbell.
WEST VIRGINIA.
Hikins: The president of Davis and
Elkins College has announced that
the Hon. John Barrett, of Washing
ton, D. C., diplomatist, author and
expert authority on Pan-American af
fairs, will deliver the commencement
address at that institution June 14th.
The Rev. Samuel M. Gibson, D. D.,
pastor of the First Presbyterian
church of Wheeling, W. Va., will de
liver the baccalaureate sermon Sun
day morning, June 11th. It is un
derstood that the college will present
an unusually large class for gradua
tion this year, and that the scholastic
standard of the class is the highest
yet attained in the eighteen years'
life of this institution. President
James E. Allen, of the college, after
recently being made president of the
Rotary Club for the ensuing year, was
elected to represent the Elkins Ro
tary Club in the International Confer
ence in Los Angeles in June.
CHANGE OF ADDRESS.
Rev. 8. R. Preston, 1>. D.f from
Tampa, Fla., to Montreat, N. C.
Rev. Walter K. Keys, from Rox
bury, Va., to Route 5, Emmett, Tenn.
Rev. O. E. Paxon, from Canyon
Falls to Augusta, Ky. -
PERSONAL..
Rev. Charles L. Nourse, pastor of
the Presbyterian churches at Belcher
and Dixie, La., has been commissioned
chaplain in the Officers' Reserve
Corps, United States Army. Chaplain
Nourse served with the American Ex
peditionary Forces in France and
Germany, as American Red Cross
chaplain, being attached to Evacua
tion Hospital No. 14, which was near
the front during the St. Miliiel and
Argonne Forest drives. After the
signing of the Armistice it was one
of. the hospitals with the Army of
Occupation at Coblenz, Germany. On
the return of hospital to the States,
Chaplain Nourse was assigned chap
lain to the Third Machine Gun Bat
talion of the "fighting" First Division
and was stationed at Girod, Germany.
Chaplain Nourse also served nine
months as field director of the Amer
ican Red Cross, at the United States
Naval Training Camp, Gulfport, Miss.
REV. WM. J. WEBSTER, D. D.
Died, February 21, 1922, at his
home in Hancock, Md., the Rev. Wil
liam J. Webster, D. D. Dr. Webster
had rounded out a good and most
useful life of seventy and eight years,
fifty of which were spent in preach,
ing the gospel, which he loved. "He
died in a good old age, an old man
and full of years."
W.
TITHINC. LITERATURE AT LJ5S8
THAN COST.
During the last five years, up to
May 6th, the Layman Company, Chi
cago, has circulated more than one
hundred million pages of pamphlets
advocating tithing, either free or at
less than cost.
They now offer to send, postage
paid, a package containing twenty-six
of these pamphlets, aggregating 275
pages by twenty-four different au
thors, for 30 cents. They include
"Thanksgiving Ann" and one other
in playlet form; also a "Tithing Ac
count Book" with plain directions for
use, and "Questions and Answers
About Tithing," thirty-two pages.
The price is less than the cost of pro
duction.
Please mention the Presbyterian of
the South.
The Layman Company,
35 N. Dearborn St., Chicago.