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in religious matters.
Yokona: Sunday, July 16th, two
persons united with the church at
tliis place, both by baptism. They
aro children who in early life have
answered the call of the Master to
love and serve Him. Rev. C. P. Col
mary, the pastor of the church, will
next month enter upon the thirty
lifth year of his pastorate.
Ackorman Church: Our church re
cently shared in a very helpful se
ries of services. The Methodist, Bap
tist and Presbyterian churches hav
ing joined together, with their pas
tors doing the preaching, to deepen
the spiritual life of members of seve
ral churches and people of town. We
feel that the results are encouraging.
At our last service the following were
ordained and installed as officers: W.
S. Graves, elder, and C. H. Cornell,
C. D. Blanton and G. S. Burkes, dea
cons.
MISSOURI.
St. Joseph: Rev. Bunyan McLeod,
D. D., pastor of the First church, will
spend August and September supply
ing St. Matthew's Presbyterian
church, Halifax, Nova Scotia, and St.
David's Presbyterian church, St. John,
New Brunswick ? two of the largest
churches in the Maritime Provinces.
During Dr. McLeod's absence the
First church will be most acceptably
supplied by Rev. J. M. Campbell, of
Dardanelle, Ark.; Rev. J. H. Lacy, D.
D., of Clarksville, Tenn.; Rev. C. P.
Browning, Liberty, Mo., and Dr. F. W.
Hawley, president of Park College.
NORTH CAROLINA.
Mecklenburg Presbytery, at an ad
journed session at Charlotte First
church, July 3d, received Revs. W. S.
Hamiter and S. B. Lyerly. Mr. Haml
ter accepted calls to Pineville, Banks
and Six Mile Creek churches, and Mr.
Lyerly accepted a call to St. Paul's
church, Charlotte. The pastoral rela
tion between Rev. Daniel Iverson and
Tenth Avenu9 church was dissolved,
and Mr. Iverson was granted a letter
of dismission to Albemarle Presby
tery, that he may accept a call to
Haward Memorial church, Tarboro, N.
C. Licentiate J. W. Miller was dis
missed to Savannah Presbytery. Alex
ander Simpson, of Tirzah church, was
received under care of Presbytery as
candidate for the ministry.
C. C. Anderson, S. C.
Kings Mountain Presbytery met in
the Gastonia First church July 10th
and received Rev. F. W. Akera from
Columbia Presbytery. A committee
was appointed which installed Mr.
Akers in the Lincolnton church on
July 16th. Dr. J. H. Henderlite pre
sided, preached and propounded the
questions, Rev. J. T. Dendy charged
the people, and Dr. J. R. Bridges, by
request, charged the pastor. Ruling
Elder John Ramseur was a member
of the committee. Mr. Akers will
make a most valuable addition to the
working force of the Presbytery. Fol
lowing Dr. W. S. Wilson at Lincoln
ton, he has the promise of a most
happy and prosperous pastorate.
Gastonia: We have 'Just closed a
three weeks' session of the Daily Va
cation Bible School at the First
church. Under the direction of Mr.
A. L. Currle and Miss Elizabeth Q.
Martin, with Mrs. F. L. Wilson In
charge of the Bible hour, the school
had a very prosperous session. A
corps of the young ladies of the
church served most efficiently a? as
sistants. Bible stories were told evary
day and the children were drilled In
memory work and singing. Several
health talks were also made. One of
the most interesting features of the
school was the hand work. The chil
dren were taught basket weaving and
sewing, also made toys and scrap
books. All the products of the hand
work were presented to the children
at the State Orthopaedic Hospital, lo
cated here.
Miss Ella Graham, of the Korean
Mission, visite dthis church on July
9th, under the auspices of the Worn
an 8 Auxiliary, and made a most in
teresting and instructive address.
Tho central churches are uniting in
union services on Sunday nights
throughout the months of July and
August. Congressman Will D. Up
shaw, of Georgia, addressed the union
service in the First church on the
night of July 16th.
Wilmington : Winter Park church
has recently received a great blessing.
Rev. Leonard Gill, one of our North
Carolina Synod's evangelists, wps
with us for a week of services from
June 18th to 25th. His preaching
went right to the hearts of the oeo
ple" There were good congregation.?,
and interest was manifested from the
very beginning. As a visible result
e ghteen were added on profijasAon
and nine by letter, while a good of
fering was made to Synod's Home Mis
sions. We thank God for sending
Brother Gill to us, and for the won
derful outpouring of His blessing
upon our meeting.
Bethel: Home-Coming Day will be
observed at Bethel church, near Da
vidson, on Tuesday, Auguit 1st. Ex
ercises will begin at 10 o'clock, con
ducted by the former pastors. Dr.
John M. Grier, who was pastor of
Bethel for nearly fourteen years, will
preach at 11 o'clock. A history of
the church will be given by Mr. Frank
J. Knox, a loyal son of Bethel, now
an elder In the Davidson church. A
Picnic dinner will follow the morning
service. The afternoon service will
consist of addresses by Dr. and Mrs
R. M. Wilson, of the Korean Mission.'
Mrs. Wilson, who was formerly Miss
Bessie Knox, is a daughter of this
church, as is Miss Hattie Knox, who
is now in Korea. All former pas
tors, members and friends in general
are cordially invited to come back to
Bethel and enjoy the day with old
friends. Bethel church is nearly a
hundred years old, having been found
ed in 1828. And at no time in her
history has she had a better prospect
for the future, nor a greater respon
sibility, because of the goodly num
ber of children and young people in
the congregation. Our annual pro
tracted services will begin this year
on Friday, August 4th, at 11 A. M.
Rev. J. M. Walker, of Steel Creek,
will do the preaching.
R. C. Clontz, Pastor.
lrnionviUe Group. Mr. R. W. Park,
a second-year student of Columbia
Seminary, is serving this group dur
ing the summer. The people are high
ly pleased with his labors among
them and would be glad to retain
him as their permanent pastor, but
he must return to the Seminary in
the falll, when this field will be avail
able for a settled pastor. It has two
organized churches and mission
points. It has a good manse in High
School village, and eight acres of land.
All building insured and free of debt.
Laurel Hill, Ijakralde Church: Ou/"
new pastor, Rev. Charles R. Bailey,
was installed on the evening of June
3d by Dr. H. Q. Hill,, Rev. C. B.
C raig and Elder J. B Calhoun, com
mission of Fayettevllle Presbytery.
This church has three preaching
points and three growing Sunday
schools. The membership of the
church Is seventy and that of the Sun
day schools is 260. The Christian
Endeavor Society and the Ladies' Mis
sionary Society are doing good work.
There are signs of growing interest
in several departments of the church
work, and the blessing of the good
Lord seems to be resting upon the
labors of the consecrated leaders
among the membership.
West Avenue: At the regular
quarterly communion service held
July 2d the pastor of this church.
Rev. Roswell C. Long, announced the
names of seventeen new members who
had been received into the church
during the quarter. The Senior Chris
tian Endeavor Society of this church
won the banner at the Charlotte 1922
Christian Endeavor State Convention
for the best all-around Christian En
deavor Society in the State. For two
years the Sunday school of this church
has held the banner for the largest
offering in the Presbytery to Sunday
School Extension, and the school is
possessor of the Gold Seal for 100
per cent, efficiency on the Standard
of Efficiency. The Woman's Auxil
iary, organized on the Circle Plan,
achieved the highest rating on the
Standard qf Excellence of any Auxil
iary in the Presbytery for the last
church year. Mr. C. Q. Long, brother
of the pastor and a candidate for the
ministry ,is director of Young Peo
ple's Work in this church for the
summer months. He will enter Udion
Seminary in the fall.
Asheboro: The ordination and in
stallation of Rev. Arthur Lang as pas
tor of this church was solemnly and
impressively performed in the church
on Sunday night, June 18th. The
commission appointed was composed
of three pastors and one ruling elder
of Orange Presbytery: Rev. E. Frank
Lee, of Greensboro, who preached the
sermon; Rev. W. E. Whitely, or
Greensboro, who charged the congre
gation; Rev. S. M. Rankin, who
charged the pastor; Ruling Elder A.
W. McAlister, of the Church by the
Side of the Road, Greensboro, who
addressed the pastor and congrega
tion. The ceremony was conducted
before an audience that packed the
new church to the doors, the other
churches of the town having suspend
ed their regular Sunday night ser
vices, the several pastors of these
churches, attended the service, which
was dignified and appropriatelp rev
erential.
Hebron Church, Wilmington Pres
bytery: At a recent congregational
meeting the following officers were
elected: John W. Hammersley, rul
ing elder; Lonnie Smith and Hugh
Stroud, deacons. Our work at Pleas
ant View schoolhouse, where there Is
a flourishing Sunday school and our
pastor preaches twice a month, Is very
encouraging. Since the work was be
gun there fifteen months ago there
have been eleven additions to our
church in that community, two being
by reaffirmation of their faith from
other churches, the rest by profession.
The Rev. D. M. McGeachy, of White
ville, last week assisted the pastor In
a' meeting there, during which six of
the additions mentioned were made.
There was one other who rededicated
her life to Christ, but did not unite
with our church. We were fortunate
In having Mr. McGeachy with us. His
preaching and his fellowship wero
both blessings to us. WJe all hope to
have him again.
OKLAHOMA.
Idabel: Two new members were
received into this church on July
16th, one on confession and the other
on confession and baptism.
S. Addison McElroy.
SOUTH CAROLINA.
Columbia: The First church has
elected the following new elders:
Cyrus H. Baldwin, H. T. Baylin, T.
Hal Dick, W. D. Melton, A. C. Squier
and Wyatt A. Taylor. The church
will elect nine new deacons in the
near future. A committee has been
appointed to nominate them.
TENNESSEE.
Purely: This once flourishing town
brick building. Right near It stands
last winter lost its last remaining
the dormitory erected by the Home
Missions Committee of the Presbytery
of Memphis. It is a pleasing build
ing to the eye, substantial and solid
and well proportioned. A service was
held in this building on June 25th.
About sixty persons were present. The
speaker's theme was the Bible. A
good many questions were asked, and
the readiness with which they were
answered indicated the influence of
the Bible course in the Purdy school.
Rev. Charles N. Ralston and Mrs. Ral
ston live just across the road from
the new dormitory. Their house is
a shack of a building, two rooms and
a lean to that was standing some
where else and was torn down and
moved to the present site. The influ
ence of Mr. and Mrs. Ralston in this
community for the last nine years is
quite marked for good. The Home
Missions Committee proposes to build
again on the site of the oid college
building. Plans are about ready for
that building now. The school plans
to open again on the third Tuesday
In August. Not all of the teachers
have yet been secured. Mr. Ralston
still needs two, and perhaps three,
teachers for the coming session. They
have been paid forty dollars a month
and their board. The Rev. Kenneth
McCutchen is serving this field during
his vacation. He is a Junior student
at Union Seminary, Richmond, Va.
TEXAS.
Crosbyton: We held a meeting of
ten days recently in this church, Rev.
James L. Bowling assisting. The rain
interfered one or two nights. There
were no conversions nor additions to
the church, but some people have
joined since that time. Two came
last Sunday, a young man and his
wife. Prospects are fine for big cot
ton and feed crops in Crosby County,
but the wheat crop was very light.
Happy: We opened a new building
the first Sunday in June this year at
this place. It is a large bungalow,
but in front has a vestibule and rest
room. The men of the church did
all the work. We had to purchase
only the lot and material. Moreover,
the building is paid for. We owe only
for the pews. The building is neatly
and tastily furnished, and furnished
with oak pews, and we are all proud
of it. Rev. Frank Flncher will assist
in a revival meeting at Happy, be
ginning the latter part of July.
WEST VIRGINIA.
West Virginia Synod meets in the
Presbyterian church at Hinton, W.
Va., on September 19, 1922, at 8 P.
M.
J. E. Flow, S. C.
Greenbrier Presbytery: The fall
meeting of Greenbrier Presbytery will
be held in the Richlands church on
October 10th at 8 P. M. An ad
journed meeting will be held on Tues
day, August 8th, at 4 P. M., during
the sessions of the Elders' and Dea
cons' Conference at Maxwelton.
J. E. Flow, S. C.
An Elders' and Deacons* Conference
will be held in the Clifton church,
Maxwelton, W. Va., for the churches
of Greenbrier Presbytery on August
8th-9th. The program begins at 10:30
A. M. on Tuesday. Dr. Henry Louts
Smith, president of Washington and
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