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The Presbyterian of the South
Published weekly by the Presbyterian Co., Inc.
REV. WM. 8. CAMPBELL. D. D.
Richmond, Va.
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VIRGINIA.
Hnmpclon-Sidnoy: The campus and
office at Hampden-Sidney College
have been busy places during the va
cation season, making preparation for
the record-breaking student body
which is expected at the opening on
Rpntpmt^r 12. In Venable Hall a
large dining room and rooms for
forty additional students have b?5en
provided. A new boarding house will
be ready for the accommodation of
twenty-five students. Improvements
have been in progress on several of
the faculty homes.
The new four-story, fireproof Sci
ence Hall will be ready for occupancy
shortly after the session opens. It
will contain lecture rooms, labora
tories, offices and private laboratories
for the departments of Physics, Chem
istry and Biology. It will be fitted
throughout with the most modern
and complete laboratory equipment,
and will be without a superior in the
State of Virginia. The faculty has
been greatly strengthened by four
new members. Prof. C. E. Green, M.
A., Ph. D., recently of the faculty of
the University of North Carolina, will
head the department of French and
Spanish. Prof. H. B. Overcash, an
honor graduate of Davidson College.
professnr of Sciences at
Catawba College, North Carolina, and
for several summers doing special
work in Columbia University, will
have charge of the department of Bi
ologv. Prof. Macon Reed, son of Dr.
R. C. Reed, of Columbia Seminary,
and an honor graduate of the Uni
versity of South Carolina, will head
? he department of Mathematics. For
a time Prof. Reed was a member o'
the Davidson faculty, but for the past
year he has been doing special work
in Columbia University, and durlntr
this summer he has had charge of the
largest boys' camp in the South. An
other new instructor In the depart
ment of Mathematics is Prof. C. D.
Laws of Georgia. He is a graduate
with distinction of the University of
Georgia and has done special work In
V*? ?*? ? ??" H***. All of thesp men are
fine Christian characters, of proven
teaching ability, and the highest
scholarship.
One ef the most gratifying features
of Hampden-Sldnay's present-day life
is her rapidly growing student body,
and best of all, each succeeding year
seems to bring a finer type of student
manhood. In January, 1919, the en
rollment was 89; In 1920, 127: In
1921, 143; In 1922, 180, the largest
enrollment In tlio history of the col
lege. This session the enrollment will
bo well over two hundred.
Petersburg Second: The Daily Va
cational Bible School conducted by
this church closed with appropriate
exercises on Friday evening, August
25. The work was carried on entirely
by voluntary workers, and too much
could not bo said of their faithfulness
and efficiency. No effort was made to
secure pupils, it being simply an
nounced through the local papers that
the classes were open to all children
of the city. Children from every
Protestant denomination, from eigh
teen different Sunday schools at
tended. Our church proposes to make
this a permanent feature of our sum
mer service to our city.
Rev. Dr. Egbert W. Smith, secre
tary of Foreign Missions, expects to
visit this church on the third Sunday
In October.
Bethel Church: Five hundred or
more people gathered at this church
near Proffit on August 13 to celebrate
Its hundredth anniversary and to wor
ship within its sacred walls. The
Rev. P. H. Gwynn, pastor of Bethel
some thirty years ago, came from
Leakesville, N. C., to conduct the
morning services and to assist our be
loved pastor. Rev. R. M. Tarleton, in
the Informal afternoon meeting. So
Inspiring the sermons, so satisfying
the delicacies prepared by the ladies
of the community, that the congrega
tion with one accord seconded Mr.
Gwynn's motion to return to old
Bethel again In 2022 A. D. for its
second centennial. On August 14.
the Rev. John Keith, of Richmond,
began a series of revival services
which were well attended and much
enjoyed. There were four additions
to the church resulting from these
meetings.
Cumberland: On Wednesday night,
August 23, Rev. F. W. Osborn, pastor
of this church, assisted by Rev. R. B.
Eggleston of Suffolk, Va.t closed the
series of services, which had been car
ried on in this church for ten days.
The visible results were many prom
ises by Christians to live a better life,
and ten gave their names to the pas
tor to unite with the church, eight
of those wishing to unite were grown
people.
Potomac Presbytery will meet at
Greenwich, Va., on September 12.
Each member of the Presbytery is re
quested to notify Rev. J. R. Cooke,
Nokesville, Va., at once how and when
he will come, so that arrangements
can be made for his entertainment.
Those coming from Washington and
beyond will take train for Gainesville
leaving Washington at 3:55 P. M.
Those coming from the South will
come to Nokesville on train No. 10
on the main line of the Southern Rait,
road.
ALABAMA.
Mobile: Rev. Dr. Francis Tappey
of Pensacola, Fin., will preach in the
Central church next Sunday and the
following Wednesday night. Rev. F.
R. Dudley of Tupelo, Miss., preached
here last Sunday. During the less
than two years of the pastorate of
Rev. R. Excell Fry the church has
grown largely in membership and in
contributions.
APPAIjAOHIA.
Lynn Daclimnn Memorial School,
located on the top of the mountain
at Farner, Tennessee, opened Monday,
July 81, wkh an enrolment of more
than two hundred students Including
day and boarding students. Every
available space is being utilized. Prac
tically a hundred boys and girls have
been turned away. They asked for
admission. Our workers had to say
"no." At present the usefulness of
the school in the rendering of service
is limited only by lack of room and
equipment ?
Only the workers who look into the
eager faces of boys and girls as they
come seeking equipment, intellectual,
moral and spiritual for the battles of
life and as they are turned away see
that expression change to one of dis
appointment and hopelessness know to
the full extent the tragedy taking
place in this large segment of young
life in the mountains. How long
shall these workers continue to say,
"No, wo can't take you now?" The
answer rests with Presbyterians into
whose hands God has placed in trust
the material things of this world,
which things by a Divine process may
be translated into brain, character
and moral values if only placed In
right channels. Some one a while
ago placed in the hands of a mountain
school a certain sum of money, say
ing. "Use this for the training and
developing of life." This, by a Di
vine process, has been translated into
brain and character and moral values
and today a man stands a flaming
evangel, a minister of the Gospel of
Grace.
Lynn Bachman Memorial School is
operated by Knoxville Presbytery
through its Home Mission Committee.
As yet It has no endowment or in
come other than that which the com
mittee Is able to appropriate to ;lie
school and such funds as come in
from churches, Sunday schools, aux
iliaries and individuals designated to
be used for the school. Thus far
these funds have fallen below a bare
minimum.
There are In the school practically
forty boys and girls in need of scholar
ships. The treasurer of the commit
tee has in hand at this time less than
ten scholarships. More than thirty
scholarships are needed immediately.
The students are already in the school.
They must not be disappointed! Let
thirty Individuals or groups assume
Immediate responsibility for these
students.
A scholarship of $100 helps pay the
expense of one student at the school,
and is applied to board, fuel, light,
general up-keep, etc., and may be
paid all cash or in eight equal monthly
payments. A student will be assigned
to donor of gifts of $100 or more.
Less amounts when designated will be
used solely for the school. For fur
ther information, write Rev. B. M.
Larsons, Athens, Tennessee, super
intendent H. M. and treasurer of the
committee, or Rev. Carl L. Senttelle,
Parner, Tenn., principal L. B. M. S.
ARKANSAS.
Ouachita Presbytery: At a called
meeting held In Camden on August
29, Rev. J. S. Thomas was granted a
letter of dismissal to the Presbytery
of North Mississippi in order that he
might accept work within the bounds
of that Presbytery. Mr. Paul Edgar,
a member of the El Dorado congrega
tion, was received, under the care of
the Presybtery as a candidate for the
ministry. Mr. Edgar was one of the
splendid number of young people who
volunteered for Christian service ?t
the Ozark Assembly of the Synod of
Arkansas last June. He will enter
Arkansas College this fall.
Malvern: The feature of the Sep
tember meeting of the Laymens Club
of the First Presbyterian church was
an address by Rev. James V. John
son, pastor of the First Presbyterian
church of Arkadelphia.
El Dorado: The First church "naa
extended a unanimous call to Rev.
James V. Johnson of Arkadelphia,
who supplied the church during the
month of August. This church, fa the
wonder oil city of Arkansas, has been
vacant since the resignation of Rev.
W. P. McEiroy several months ago.
Mr. Johnson has the call under con
sideration at the present time.
Camden First Church: Rev. Charles
Haddon Nabers was elected perma
nent chairman of the Ministerial As
sociation of the city, and the associa
tion will hold its regular meeting in
the pastor's study of this church. The
oil development in this section has
given grent impetus to Church work
in Camden within the past several
months.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.
Washington Central: Rev. F.. L.
Siler, of Maxton, N. C., preached
morning and night, August 20 and
27, and carries with him our gratitude
and our best wishes. Our pastor.
Rev. Dr. James H. Taylor, returned
to his pulpit last Sunday.
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KENTUCKY.
Louisville Presbytery held an ad
journed meeting in Louisville August
29, when the pastoral relations be
tween Rev. N. O. Stevens and the
James Lees Memorial church were
dissolved. Mr. Stevens was dismissed
to the Presbytery of North Alabama
that he may accept a call to the First
Presbyterian church of Huntsville.
The Presbytery adjourned to meet
Friday, September 15, at Louisville
Seminary to dissolve the paptoral re
lations between Rev. A. A. Higglns,
D. D., and the Third Presbyterian
church of Louisville. Dr. Higgins will
become the superintendent of Home
Mi?sions of the Presbytery.
W. H. Hopper, S. C.
MISSISSIPPI.
McFarland: This church, has just
passed through a very gracious re
vival season. Rev. W. A. Hall, of
Collins, Miss., assisted the pastor, and
did some splendid gospel preaching.
The Holy Spirit honored the Word and
there were added to our church nine
new members, seven on profession of
faith and two by statement.
Pisguh: On the third Sabbath in Au
gust our meeting began here, where
we again had the privilege of having
Rev. W. A. Hall to assist us. Owing
to conditions over which we had no
control, it was thought best to close
the meeting on the Tuesday follow
ing. One infant was dedicated to the
Lord in baptism.
NORTH CAROLINA.
Salem Church: Rev. S. B. Lyerly
of Charlotte preached six days at this
church to large congregations that
came from all the surrounding coun
try. His preaching was faithful,
clear, fresh and tender, declaring the
whole counsel of God. Mr. C. N. Med
lln, a student of Columbia Seminary,
is in charge of tho work here for the
summer. He and Rev. R. J. Mcll
waine assisted in the services. Ten
new members were received into the
church and a number of Infants were
baptized. A congregational meeting
has been called for the second Sun
day in September to elect additional
officers. This church has been with
out a cemetery, but one has Just been
provided and laid off for the use of *
the congregation.
Canton Church: This church had
the pleasure of hearing Rev. Dr. L.
B. McNair, of Jacksonville, Fla., on
the third Sunday in August, while the
pastor, Dr. W. M. Sikes was at Mon
treat Rearing Dr. Q. Campbell Mor
gan. Dr. McNair gave us two in
spiring and helpful sermons. He is
always a welcome visitor to this com
munity where he spends his annual
, vacation. Four members were