Newspaper Page Text
pround for a building at Preston.
Mr. B. H. Wiggin, a student (or
the ministry under care of Presby
tery, and who will enter the Seminary
in September, is doing most excel
lent work In the Smyrna group of
churches.
The fine new manse of the church
at Fort Valley is now completed, and
occupied by tho recently installed pas
tor, Rev. J. W. Smith, whose work
is making a real impression upon the
community.
The newly organized church at
Wayside, Jones County, has com
pleted its manse, and it is now oc
cupied by the pastor, Rev. E. B. With
erspoon. Work on the church build
ing will be commenced at once, most
of the money for its erection having
been secured.
At a recent meeting of the Home
Missions Committee, steps were taken
looking to organized work among the
negro population of the city of Ma
son, Revs. Douglas, Geff and Owens
constituting the committee to inves
tigate and report.
The Vineville church, Macon, Rev.
J. H. Owens pastor, has entered Into
arrangements with Rev. Douglas W'au
chope, Eynodical evangelist for Synod
of Georgia, and his singer, W. H.
Taylor, for two weeks of service, in
cluding three Sundays, from Novem
ber 5 to November 19, 1922, and haa
already begcn the work of prepara
tion.
East Macon: This church had the
pleasure of having with it a second
time for a protracted series of ser
vices Rev. John Goff, evangelist of
Macon Presbytery. His earnest ser
mons were greatly enjoyed by those
present, and we trust that much good
may result from the truth sown and
the earnest prayers offered in behalf
of the meeting. Mr. O. K. Webb, a
student from Mercer University, "did
fine work in leading the music for
us.
KENTUCKY.
Louisville*: The Kentucky Presby
terian Educational Movement has
opened headquarters at the Theologi
cal oeminary, No. 109 East Broad
way, Louisville, Ky. The campaign
will be for $1,000,000 to be appor
tioned to Kentucky Theological Sem
inary, Center College, the Women's
College, Mountain Mission schools
and the Synodical Orphans' Home.
Rev. R. T. Gillespie, D. D., pastor of
First church, Louisville, is chairman
of the Executive Committee. Mr. B.
B. Veach, treasurer, and Rev. S. W..
McGill, director. The campaign opens
with much enthusiasm.
? James Lees Memorial: The ses
sion of the church has kindly length
ened the vacation of the pastor from
one to two months in order that he,
Rev. N. G. Stevens, may take a six
weeks' Bible course in the Biblical
Seminary in New York. During the
pastor's absence the officers will con
duct the prayer meetings, and visiting
ministers the preaching services.
LOUISIANA.
Gueydan: Sunday, June 11th, was
a happy day for us. The sacrament
of the Lord's Supper was adminis
tered to a congregation that filled the
house. Six persons were publicly re
ceived into the church on a confes
sion of faith in the Lord Jesus. Two
were heads of families. Two were
baptized. At the evening service the
People could not find room inside the
church and a large number stood
around the windows during the entire
service. One of the most beautifully
impressive ceremonies was when four
families presented seven infants for
baptism. Mr. Wood has filled his last
regular appointment with us, having
been here for seven years.
MISSISSIPPI.
Lclanri: Gracious revival services
have been held in this church by Dr.
Joseph Rennie and Rev. George
Smiley. The Lord graciously heard
prayer and blessed toil and the great
levee held back the flood of waters
which threatened to devour our fair
valley.
Vicksburg;: Eight persons, two by
letter and six on profession, were re
ceived into the Presbyterian church
here Sunday, June 11th. This was
one of the results of the Bulgin meet
ing which began May 28th. The
meeting has been a gratifying suc
cess. The big tabernacle, built in one
day, as has been described in a pre
vious issue of the Presbyterian of the
South. It has a seating capacity of
nearly three thousand, and has been
well filled each night. Some nights
the crowds have overflowed into the
streets. Some of the interesting fea
tures of the meeting have been the
services for the negroes and for the
various organizations of the city.
Each of the five evangelical denom
inations have had a night, as also
the Masons, Odd Fellows, Pythlans,
Woodmen, the Greeks and the Jews.
An invitation to the Knights of Co
lumbus was refused. There have been
ladies' prayer meetings, all now
merged into one, at the homes of the
people, and a daily business men's
prayer meeting. We are expecting
large things from this meeting.
Shaw: Two married couples were
received into the church Sunday night,
June 18th. In these two families are
five children, making a valuable ad
dition to the Sunday school.
NORTH CAROLINA.
Bluff-Godwin Group, Fayetteville
Presbytery, has called Rev. U. T.
Croker from the Presbytery of Albe
marle as pastor. He will take imme
diate chargo of that group and begin
work at once.
West End: This church received
twenty members by confession on Sun
day, June 4th. All of them came
through the Sunday school, and dur
ing a meeting held for us by Rev.
Conner Brown, evangelist ot the Sy
nod of North Carolina. This gather
ing in a Joy to us and is 'a good proph
ecy for the future of our church at
West End, which is young and has
just gotten into its own church build
ing. We have planned for the or
ganization of a Junior and Senior
Christian Endeavor Society. To God
be all the praise.
R. G. M.
Spray church has secured the ser
vices of Miss Margaret Shive, of De
catur, Ga., to assist their pastor dur
ing the summer months. The people
have already fallen in love with her
and she with them, so the prospects
for a very profitable summer in the
advancement of the kingdom of Jesus
Christ are bright. This church will
be ten years old June 25, 1922. Only
a child, she expects a daughter this
fall born In North Spray, two ftlilea
from this church. Miss Shive will
devote the greater part of her time
at this mission point training and
developing workers from which we
expect to choose the officers for the
new church to be organized then, the
Lord being willing and the way clear.
All of these people at this mission
point are cotton mill people of the
finest type, and are very glad that
they are to have a church to be called
their own. They have recently built
a church and owe a great deal Of
the cost of building yet, and as the
work Is not full time, It makes It
very hard for the people to pay this
debt. There are many of God's chosen
that have enough and to spare, and
if you will send us a gift we will ap
preciate it very much, and will praise
and thank our heavenly Father for
you and the gift. Those desiring to
help us may send their gifts to Rev.
J. S. Cook, pastor of the Spray church,
Spray, N. C., Box 200.
Mt. Olive: The pastor and people
of this church were delighted to have
with them recently Dr. G. C. Worth,
who has been our missionary surgeon
in Kiangyu Hospital, China, for twen
has taken on new life and interest,
having present last Sunday eighty
young people who enjoyed a fine pro
gram. At a congregational meeting
on June 4th the pastor's salary was
raised 20 per cent.
S. W. Kluttz.
(?oldNton: Rev. Jonas Barclay, who,
in addition to his pastorate, is serv
ing Fayetteville Presbytery as evan
gelist of Chatham County, has been
preaching monthly in the afternoon
since December at this place. Here
he began a meeting on the third Sun
day morning in May, continuing un
til the fourth Sunday night. The con
gregations were appreciative and in
spiring, and were notable for the large
attendance of young people and chil
dren. The people of the different de
nominations were helpful in co-oper
ation, and were cordial in hospital
ity. There were nine acceptances of
Christ as Saviour, and a petition for
the organization of a Presbyterian
church was signed by seventeen pros
pective charter members. Quite a
number of well wishers also signed
the petition. Goldston is a beautiful
and promising new town on the South
ern Railway, four miles west of Gulf,
terian church seems encouraging.
J. B.
St. Paul's: The town pastors have
held a union meeting at the St. Paul's
cotton mill, Rev. J. J. Murray, of
Wilmington, preaching for us. While
pastor here he did a great work
among the mill people, and they gave
him a joyous welcome. New mem
bers were added to all of the churches,
two joining the Presbyterian church
on profession and two by statement.
We have also received three others
on profession. We have now nearly
400 members.
A most gratifying evidence of
spiritual interest in our congregation
has been the number of young people
dedicating themselves to the minis
try and mission work. Two have been
received by Presbytery as candidates
for the ministry, and three of our
girls have volunteered for the foreign
field, Brazil, Mexico and Africa. An
other young lady Is now teaching in
a mountain mission school.
At the prayer meeting services the
pastor is drilling a class of about
sixty In the books of the Bible, using
Dr. I. P. Black's text-book and charts.
About once a year we convert the
prayer meeting into a class for spe
cial study, and all ages from ten to
seventy take an enthusiastic part in
the exercises.
E. C. Murray.
Mofklonbnrs! Presbytery: Rev. W.
S. Hamiter has accepter calls to Pine
ville and Banks churches, and is al
ready on the field.
Rev. S. B. Lyerly has accepted a
call to St. Paul's church, Charlotte,
to take charge of the new work June
1st.
Rev. Daniel Iverson, pastor of
Tenth Avenue church. Charlotte, has
accepted a hearty call to First Pres
byterian church, Tarboro, N. C., and
hopes to remove to his new field Au
gust 1st.
The Presbytery of Mecklenburg will
convene In adjourned session in Char
lotte First church Monday, July 8,
1922, at 2 P. M.
Charlotte, Wilmore Church: Mr. B.
Frank Yandell, a middle classman ot
Columbia Seminary, is supplying this
church and the North Charlotto
church for the summer. Mr. Yandell
is a gifted young man and has the
quaalities of a most useful minister
of the gospel. The churches already
have taken on new life, and are work
ing harmoniously together. Rev. M.
F. Daniels, Superintendent of Home
Missions in Mecklenburg Presbytery,
is to conduct a series of meetings in
the Wilmore church soon.
Ihirham, First Church: A $ 50,0 00
church house is being erected in con
nection with this churfch, which is to
contain club rooms, parlors Scout and
Camp Fir 3 rooms, dining room and
kitchen, business office and apart
ments for all employed workers. The
daily vacation Bible school, which is
conducted by this church Just closed,
having had an attendance of 255
pupils. A camp is being conducted on
Eno River for the young people of
this church and with capacity atten
danco. The Sabbath evening services
are held on the church law with .at
tendance of from 800 to 1,000 every
Sabbath evening. Dr. David H. Scan
Ion has just entered upon the third
year of his ministry here and will
spend the summer at his post, as he
and Mrs. Scanlon are to spend con
siderable part of the winter in Pales
tine and Egypt.
SOUTH CAROLINA.
Antioch: This church was highly
pleased with the heartening and
forceful messages recently given us
by Rev. D. W. Richardson. D. D., of
Nanking, and Rev. W. H. Hudson,
D. D., of Hashing. China. May God's
blessing rest upon them!
Chester: It was a joyful piece of
news to the Purity Presbyterian
church when the Foreign Mission
Committee announced that Miss
Orene Mcllwaine had been assigned
to this church as its missionary. This
congregation became very warmly at
tached to Miss Mcllwaine when she
worked with the Sunday school and
young people for a few months with
such acceptability and efficiency. She
will sail for her fleld in China some
time this summer. Our Sunday school
is right now enjoying a more sus
tained growth than it has during any
other period in its long history, and
all the preaching services are more
largely attended than ever. Members
are received into the church every
Sunday.
Reldville: Recently our church
had a visit from Mrs. Darby Fulton,
of Japan, who made one of the choic
est, sweetest and most illuminating
talks on missionary life and work
that it has ever been our privilege
to hear. In her own charming way
she presented the work so as to make
an unusually impressive appeal to
those who heard to heed the mission
ary call and to support the mission
ary work of the Church. This con
gregation had five young people be*
sides the pastor, Rev. C. O'N. Mar
tindale, to go to the Synod's Young
People's Conference at Clinton.
Nn/Jireth: This church has en
joyed three visitations of representa
tives of the Laymen's Association of
the First Church, Spartanburg, in
the past few weeks, and their fine
spirit and ardor in the Master's
cause was greatly appreciated. They
took the services two Sundays in the
absence of the pastor, who was hold
ing a meeting at Bethesda Church and
attending the Young People's Con
ference, to which this church sent
four delegates. *
Antioch: This church was recent
( Continued on page 12.)