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The Presbyterian of the South
Published weekly by the Presbyterian Co., Inc.
REV. WM. S CAMPBELL, D. D.
Richmond, Va.
REV. A. A. LITTLE. D. D.
Meridian, Mis*.
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VIRGINIA.
The Syuo<l vt Virginia will meet in
the Glnter Park church, Richmond,
Va., on Tuesday, September 19, 1922,
at 8 o'clock P. M. The stated clerk
will be there several hours in ad
vance, and all members of the Synod
are requested to come to him for en
rollment before the session begins.
The acting moderator announces
the appointment of Rev. F. M. Woods,
D. D., to prepare a memorial of Rev.
William J. Webster, D. D., deceased.
Jos. A. McMurray,
Stated Clerk.
Union Theological Seminary: As the
Synod of Virginia is to hold its meet
ings here after at Union Seminary &nd
as it convees this year o September 19,
the annual cleaning and freshening
up of the buildings was begun earlier
than usual this summer and the
rooms are all being put into ship
shape. The steam fitters too have
just finished a big job, the installation
of another great boiler in the central
heating plant, made necessary by the
addition of new buildings to the semi
nary group. The beautiful campus
also, after some defacement caused
by the protracted and extensive build
ing operations of recent years, is be
ing put again into perfect order. A
gentleman who has traveled much
abroad says this campus is the only
parallel he knows of in this country to
the lovely cathedral closes of Eng
land. One of our missionaries from
China, a graduate of another insti
tution, after walking through It the
other day inspecting the eleven sub
stantial, modern buildings, with
every detail of them up to date, ex
pressed the opinion that no theolog
ical school in America had a more
complete equipment for Its work than
this. The Seminary session begins
September 27. That Is, the students
will take possession of the buildings
the week after they are vacated by
the member* of Synod.
Work has begun In earnest on the
new buildings of the Assembly's
Training School for I^ay Workers,
just opposite the Seminary, and the
big steam shovel Is making the dirt
fly.
Kach of these institutions had
more than a hundred students last
year. Both are expecting a large at
tendance again this fall, and Mission
Court will as usual he full also.
Richmond: In the absence of their
pastors. Her. C. 8. Matthews of
Hhelbyvllle, Ky., preached at the First
rhurrh; Her. Dr. II. A. White of Co
lumbia Seminary at the Second; Rev.
w. L. Carson of Memphis. Tenn.. at
Graeo Covenant: Rev. Dr. Gilbert
Glass, general superintendent of Sun
day school work, at Westminister;
Mr. W. B. Holmes. Jr., of Union Semi
nary at Overbrook; Mr. Foster of the
Railroad Y. M. C. A. al Pulton.
Second Church: The pastor. Rev
Russell Cecil. D. n., left last Tuesday.'
August 1. on his summer vocation. He
Roes first to Falmouth. Massachusetts,
where he expects to remain to attend
the Massanetta Conference, where he
is to be one of the speakers. During
his absence the pulpit wil be supplied
as follows: August 6. Rev. H. Alex
ander White. D. D.. of Columbia
Theological Seminary; August 13 and
20. Rev. Thomas M. Lowry, D. D., of
Memphis. Tennessee; August 27, Rev.
W. Taliaferro Thompson, D. D., ? of
Union Theological Seminary; Sep
tember 3, Rev. W. W. Moore, D. D.,
of Union Theological Seminary. Dr.
R. C. Gilmore of Fredericksburg
preached for us on the last Sunday in
July.
The Daily Vacation Bible School
closed last Wednesday, with Com
mencement Thursday evening, Au
gust 3. The school was a marked
success. There was an enrollment of
one hundred and ten pupils, many of
whom had almost a perfect attend
ance.
There were four delegates from
this church sent to the Young peo
ple's Conference at Massanetta and
one to the Sunday School Conference.
Westminster: This congregation
recently acquired the residence prop
erty immediately adjoining the church
on Park Avenue. The new property
will be used as a church house and
for additional Sunday school rooms.
It is not intended to make any
changes in the property just now, but
at a later time to remodel it and make
it harmonize architecturally with the
present church building. This will
give Westminster one of the largest
and handsomest church establish
ments in the city. Westminster now
has the second largest enrollment of
any Presbyterian Sunday school in
Richmond. Under the able adminis
tration of Mr. W. L?. Bell, as super
intendent, the school continues to
grow in interest and efficiency as well
as numbers. Dr. Fair, our beloved
pastor emeritus, besides preaching oc
casinally for us, has also recently
supplied the Grove Avenue pulpit,
and is now preaching for the Porter
Street church during their pastor's
vacation. Rev. w. S. Golden, the pas
tor. was absent two Sundays as a
leader in the Alabama Young Peo
ple's Conference, and also two Sun
days recently holding evangelistic
meetings in Powhatan county. It has
been decided, however, not to close
the church for any services during the
summer, and our Sunday evening and
Wednesday evening congregations
continue good, considering the sum
mer weather.
Porter Ktre?* Chart* : At a con
gregational meeting a vote of thanks
was extended the different commTI
Kes, the Woman's Auxiliary, and In
dividuals for the splendid work that
had been arcomllshed, showing that
$.r,,300 had been expended for the in
terior Improvements of the church,
which Included pews, choir gallery,
pulpit platform, pulpit Bible, electric
motor, bracket lights, new silver com
munion trays and floor covering, it
was also resolved that the name of
the pastor. Rev. W. A. Hall, who has
labored so faithfully ln the further
ance Of these, in n|, other activi
ties. be added to the lint of those
thanked, as well as for all of his
other efforts in increasing the mem
bership of our church, and his leader
ship in advancing the Master's cause
in this community both spiritually
and materially, which have had his
untiring efforts during the nearly five
years of his pastorate among us.
lx-xington: Ilev. J. A. Trostle, as
sociate pastor, recently closed a meet
ing in Beechenbrook chapel, which is
an outpost of the Lexington church,
in which there were 55 professions of
faith in Christ. Nino of these were
received into the Lexington church at
the close of the meeting. Most of the
others were children and young peo
ple. These have been organized into
catechumen classes which meet twice
a week.
Spring Garden: We have had a
rare privilego at this church in hav
ing with us that versatile and re
markable servant of the Lord, Rev.
Wade C. Smith, who slipped away
from his busy life at the Church-by
the-side-of-the-RoaQ at Greensboro,
N. C., and gave us a six days' meet
ing. His colored crayon lecture 011
stewardship of substance and life
was intensely interesting and had a
wonderful spiritual appeal. The en
tertainment given to the children on
Bible themes, using the Little Jets 011
an enlarged scale, was exceedingly
good for young and old. His serm<Tn
on "Walking With God" will never be
forgotten, and his lofty discussions
on personal work, the family altar,
and the tithe, will bear fruit for all
time. Our church can never be the
same after this meeting, and we aro
grateful for the great visions he has
brought to us. At a single service
twenty-seven young people signed the
pledge, saying: "I will try now to find
and then carry out God's plan for my
life." Three others signed later.
There were four accessions to the
church.
Cascade: Sunday night, we closed
a week's meeting in this church. The
Rev. B. P. Bedinger, D. D., assisting
the pastor, preached the word fully
and clearly, forcibly and attractively.
The attendance was good throughout,
and the results of the meeting very
helpful.
North Garden: A series of evan
gelistic meetings which lasted nine
days has come to a conclusion in this
c hurch. The pastor, Rev. Dupuy Hol
laday, was ably assisted by th<v Rev.
A. T. Francis of the Shoe Creek Mis
sion in Nelson county. Mr. Francis
not only did the preaching but led the
singing. His solos were sweet and
earnest; his sermons were simple,
penetrating and convincing.
The attendance was excellent and
the Holy Spirit was present in power
to convict. On the closing night, more
thna forty persons gathered before
the rostrum while God's servant of
fered a prayer that in the future all
might "closer walk" with God.
At a prayer meeting held one af
ternoon in their home, two invalid
young men were received into the
church. On Sunday morning after
the conclusion of the series, sixteen
other persons took upon thomselves
the vows of Christian dlscipleshlp and
were baptized into the faith. An
other young man was received on
statement. Several others arc yet to
come.
God seems to be rewarding the
faithful and porslatmit work that has
been done In the Sabbath school or
this church. All the workers in this
congregation are grateful to God for
the rich blessing that He has brought
to them. In this work a fine spirit
of Christian co-operation is mani
fested by many others outside of tho
immediate membership.
HtnkliiK Hprlnff CI ? arch: Rov. S. B.
Hoyt, of Hilton Village, Va., has ac
cepted a call to this ahureh, has
moved into the manse, and is preach
ing on the regular round of appoint
ments to good congregations.
Colliers! own: We have just re
cently had a series of spccial services
in our church and as oue result of the
meeting ten persons were received on
profession of faith Sunday morning.
Others are interested and we hope to
see many more come as the result of
the most earnest preaching of the
Word of God. Mr. Graham Gilmer
of Tinkling Springs church was with
us and his stay has been a great bless
ing to pastor and people. We feel
that tlio rich Bible messages he
brought will bear more fruit to the
glory of God.
Danville, Oolcgp Avenue Chapel:
The past six weeks have been one of
great activity in this community. The
Rev. A. S. Venable, home mission
evangelist of the Roanoke Presbytery,
was here for the last two weeks in
June conducting evangelistic services.
The meetings had been widely adver
tised, and were successful from the
beginning. Nine were admitted into
our membership on the closing day,
five of whom were men.
For the last three weeks in July
a Daily Vacation Bible School has
been conducted five days of each
week. The attendance averaged
ninety-flve boys and girls, and was
exceedingly regular. Nothing hap
pens during the year which helps our
church and Sunday school more than
this. Automobiles brought the teach
ers and workers out every morning
from the First Presbyterian church
of Danville, Va.
AliABAMA.
Richmond, Center Hidf^: Rev.
W. R. Henderson, D. ?>., pastor. A
week's series of evangelistic ser
vices has just been held by Rev. A.
Q. Irons, the Presbyterial evangelist,
assisted in the service of song by Mr.
M. B. Dendy, a student in Columbia
Theological Seminary. There were
six additions on profession of faith,
one on re-statement and one by let
ter. A short time prior to these ser
vices one man united with our church
by letter. The services were largely
attended by members of the other
churches.
Mobile, Government St rtvt Church:
Messages from the pastor of this
church, Dr. Dunbar H. Ogden, and his
fellow-travelers, who were in Rome
at last report, are to the effect that all
were in good health and good spirits,
and that the trip was exceeding their
expectations. During Dr. Ogden's
absence, the pulpit has been ably sup
plied by Rev. W. S. Golden, Rich
mond, Va.; Rev. James W. Marshall,
Home Mission superintendent for Mo
bile Presbytery; Rev. J. C. Rowan, Co
lumbus, Miss , and Dr. John A. Mc
Sporran, Birmingham, Ala. Rev. J.
C. Rowan was present during tho lat
Jer days of the l>aily Vacation Bible
School, and took charge of the Junior
Bible Story period several days. That
he made a strong impression upon the
children was evidenced by their
hearty invitation each day to "Come
again tomorrow."
Mrs. A. S. Denny.
lliintflvillc, Fiwt: This church has
extended a call for the pastoral ser
vices of Rev. N. G. Stevens of Louis
ville, Ky. Two mombers were received
last Sunday by the session on profes
sion of faith.
4 ARKANSAS.
The Synod of Arkansas* will meet
in the First Presbyterian church of
Little Rock on November 14, 1922,
at 8 P. M,
W. P. Rogers, Stated Clerk.