Newspaper Page Text
ST. MARYS CHURCH
In June. 1SSH. a Presbyterian
church was organized at St. Mary's,
(2a., and (-a led for its lirst pastor
ltev Iloruce S l'ratt, D. D. June 25th
tnp centennial ol' this organization was
pelebruied. the original building still
standing and being in use. During
its hundred yearn of service it has had
twenty pastors, beginnig with Dr.
Pratt and ending with ltev. J (' lilack
hurn. lis twenty-first pastor was on
t he ground to begin his ministry with
this centennial celebration, 1{<-v. P. M.
Baldwin. lately called to this church.
Da lien and Hi van Neck.
Our people at St. Mary's counted
themselves very fortunate in h&viug
present the grandson of the lirst pus
tor to preach the morning sermon. lie
is the ltev. Dr. II. \V. Pratt of Colum
bia! S. and his theme, "The Dis
tinctive Teachings of Presbyterian
ism," was ably handled. Through his
influence the other speaker of the day
was Dr. Thornton Whaling, of (he
Kentucky Theological Seminary, Lou
isville. lie preached afternoon and
night, dividing hi.; sermon on "Willi t
Presbyterian ism Has Done for the
World" into two parts, giving one at
4 o'clock and the other at S P. M.
A nicely decorated church, line
music and line sermons made this an
occasion long to be remembered. A
largo audience was present at all
three services.
The tirst pastor served the church
l'roiii 1S2J ttt 1 S:?0 and again from
is:;:! io l s :: 7 , twelve years in all.
The longest continuous pastorate was
that oi itev. J. W. Quarterman, twelve
years. INSO to 1S!?2. In 1S:>2, llev.
\V. S. l'orter succeeded him, remain
ing three years. Six of those who
have served the church are still liv
ing. Itevs. \V. S. l'orter, 10. I). Visor,
X. Keif Smith. \\\ S. Milne, M. K.
Poabody and J. ('. Iilackhurn, succeed
ing each other in the order named.
Itev. \V. S. l'orter was to have
preached in the afternoon, but very
much to his regret as well as that of
his many friends in the congregation,
sickness kept him at home. It goes
without telling that Dr. Whaling ably
-a red for the vacancy caused by Mr.
Porter's enforced absence.
The new pastor congratulates him
self and his people that he begins his
work under such favorable auspices.
The cloud of witnesses admonishes
that we run with patience the race
set before us with our eyes fixed on
Jesus, the Author and Finisher of our
faith. We send greetings to sister
churches everywhere and commend
you to His grace and His love.
P. M. Baldwin,
Pastor.
< iii k<-ii \ i:\vs.
(Continued from page !( . I
accepting tl>'- chairmanship o!' the
campaign committee, Mr. Miller will
direct hi.s activities on tlx- basis that
"A Greater Davidson College Means
a (Sreater Southern I'reshyterian
Church."
Part of the money raised by the
campaign approximately $400, 0O0,
will he used to rebuild the historic
Chambers Hall that recently burned,
and the remainder, $200, ouo, will be
added to tin* endowment fund of the
institution, in order that liftceu in
structors and professors may bo
added to the laculty.? Greensboro
Daily News.
liethpagr: The writer has just
closed a week of services in this
church with fine results. The people
showed interest lrotn the beginning,
and there were einht additions on
profession and one by certificate.
A committee of Concord Presby
tery installed Kev. Ovid Pullcn an
pastor the first of the week and he
has evidently already won a warm
place in the hearts of these good peo
ple. ? i?. D. H.
TKNXKSSKK.
Memphis: In the absence of the
pastor, Kev. \V. I'. Nellson, D. 1)., the
Idlcwild pulpit was supplied July SO
in tin- morning by Rev. J. 1*. McKins
try, pastor of a home mission group
on the Southern Railway, near .Mem
phis.
< 'oliici'villr: A week of special ser
vices. conducted by the Rev. J. 1J.
Carpenter of .Memphis in this church,
has just closed. (Sood cong'egat ions
gave lixed attention to the preaching
of the Word, tin* sermon being force
ful. helpful and scriptural. rwo
adults united with the church and
two infants were baptized. .Mr. Car
penter greatly endeared himself to
this people and to others, the spi'it
o! the co-operating pastors being
markedly helpful.
t i:\.\s.
Refugio 4 oiiuty: We have just
topped it). .'>()(? utiles in home mission
work in the last four years, accord
ing to I lie speedometer on our car.
and still the car is on the road d'tily.
We have two churches :!:? miles from
home and give them each a Sunday a
month. There is one house on the
road for the first 27 miles, so if you
break down you are liable to have a
long walk. In our many trips we
have always been fortunate enough
to make it through in safety.
Since coming into this llehl the
Austvvell rhurcli lias doubled in nieiu
Ix rsli ij? and we have an enthusiastic
people. We have 110 building at ibis
point but 11 ti i 1 1> wiib the Met liodist ?
lor Sunilav school and use their build.
itiK for preaching with an attendance
that taxes tin* building often.
At Tivoli, wo have a nice building
with a Kood Sunday school and Cluis
( Continued to page I H. )
BOOKS OF UNUSUAL VALUE
PRINCES OK THE CIU RCH, by Sir
W. R. N'icoll.
\ -i'I'H'S <i| livillt! I >ii | >1 1 it-:i I ski'li'ln'S
ill I lie ?ireat |iiiI|iii :iinl religious l<*ai|i*rs
hi ? ir?*.*il I >ri I :i 1 1 1 during 1 Ik* j >:isl I i:i 1 1"
e?*nturv. Iiv I In* editor < >i tin* Itritish
N.ekly.
l'rice 5.1.00
Tin; i.ife or roiiert laws, of
I.IVINCSTONIA, by \V. P. I.ivinft
st otic.
Tlii> i.- \\ iilimii question tin* outstandiim
missionary book ol tin* period. Dr.
I,a\\s is doubtless Ilir must notable figure
hi any missionary t it*l? 1 today. Tin*
aeeouut of his adventures is an extraord
inary life story, to \\ iiicli tin* noted author
lias iloiu* lull justiee. Fully illustrated.
Price SJ.00
THE DIVINE INITIATIVE, by 11. R.
Mackintosh.
These lectures when delivered in Lon
don made mi ( > an impression that the
Stiuleiit Christian Movi*iiu*iiI published
1 1 k*ii i in hook form that they miulit have
a wilier hearing. A notable addition to
present-! lay apologet ics.
Price $1.25
ink 01 i.si 01 i\di>stuiai.
IM.ACK, l?y NV. \1. Clow.
Fourteen lectures mi i Ik* indu-l rial
situation. An exhaustive and penct mf ?
inn discussion til cverv phase til tin* vital
subject In >111 I lie ( 'hrist iaii standpoint .
Price 1 . 7 f>
TKIAI. AM) DI.A I II Ol' JKSUS
CI IK 1ST, by .las. Stalke r.
In writing tins ional history of
our I .on I > passitm, I )r. Stalker has
si i| t| ilt-t n? 'i 1 1 ? ?< I tin- "I. il?' o|' Jesus < 'lirist,"
l?v a much more ?*xt ?*ih i study of the
closing | m Tii ii 1 ol tin' Saviour's earl 111 v
history. \ new edition of I Ins groat
hook which will always remain a stand
ard work on tin's supreme subject.
Price SI. 50
( :r kat i \ i: ci i u i s r i an it y .
Addresses delivered at Westminster
Chapel under Auspices of the World's
Kvaiifielieal Alliance.
These fifteen addresses by sueh men
as II. W'aec, 1). 1 >. (Dean of Canterbury)
F. Ii. Meyer. I). I V. .1 D Jones. I ). I).,
D'tisdale T. Voanii; -I. Douulass Adam,
I). I)., .1. (!. Simpson. I). I).: M. I'"..
Aubrey. M. A. and others, parralel in
spirit and purpose the pronouncements
ol the ( 'lirist iaii Fundamentalists in
America. A very important addition
to l lie groat "affirmations of the Faith."
Price Sr 1 .50
Write ns of your Hook mi'ils. It is our business to help you. Special lists and
cat ah igs, with prices, on request.
Presbyterian Committee of Publication
RICHMOND, VA. TKXARKANA, AKK. ? TEX.
"I AM VERY HAPPY
Miss ? is a pastor's assistant. She
is locatnl in an industrial hum in tct stem
l'i misfilrania anil flirts ecertf mornitiij to the
secretarial work of the church, ami the after
noon to ctnujreijiitional culls ami a iriniiinij
work a motif f the foreigners of the cmnm unit//.
She has orqaiiizctl a si irimj class for the t/irls
ami a class in Euijlish for tin fort ii/n-s/n tiki nt)
ironic n, ami in this teat / has n trontlerfiil o/i/tor
tuiiitii of icinnitii \ these /ico/tlt In Christ thromjh
the Sit mill !/ School ami Church. Sin irritcs,
"The tneinhers of the Church are cert/ lint! ami
hi I /if ill to me in my inti reslintj trttrl:, ami I am
rertj ha/ini/."
Mow many young women would delight in iloinu thiskind of work if they
only knew how. There is :i ureal need for practical and trained Christ iau
workers, and t he sole purpose of t lie Philadelphia School for ( 'hrist iau \\ orkers
is to train sterling young women for this work. The graduates go out into
many forms of Christian service where the remuneration is sufficient and their
joy of accomplishments in His Name is great.
The course of the Philadelphia School for Christian Workers covers singing.
Mihlical studies in the Old and New Testament, kindergarten methods, cook
inn. dressmaking, social hygiene, playground and gymnasium methods, type
writing, office methods, Knglish and public speaking. Write NOW for fur
ther informal ion. I 'rge I he young women in your Church and Sunday School
to take up this glorious work. Scholarships available.
The Philadelphia School for Christian Workers
1122 Spruce Street Philadelphia. Pa.