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sermons, which will prove very help
ful to mothers in teaching the things
thS't children ought to know in re
gard to spiritual matters. They will
be found very useful in providing en
tertainment and instruction for Sun
day afternoons.
Grace ? By Lewis Sperry Chafer.
Publishers, Sunday School Times
Company, Philadelphia. "Price, $1.50.
In this book the author treats the
whole subject of salvation by grace in
a wonderfully plain, exhaustive and
illuminating way. It will prove very
helpful as a devotional reading for
the child of God, and very suggestive
to preachers.
Scriptural Truths About the Lord's
Return ? By Robert Cameron, D. D.
Publishers, Fleming H. Revell Com
pany, New York. Price, $1.25. This
volume is a calm and sane discussion
of the Scriptures, which deal with
the Second Coming of Christ. The
author is a Premillenarian, but, in
his exegesis of the wovd of God, he
avoids those extremes which make
some writers on this subject offensive
to those who do not agree with tnem.
Whether one agrees witn this author
or not, he will be impressed with his
fairness.
Jewels" From the Orient ? By Lucy
Seaman Bainbridge. Publishers, Flem
ing H. Revell Company, New York.
Just the book that is needed to make
missionary meetings of women or
young people interesting and instruc
tive. It is made up of a number of
short human interest stories gathered
from various mission fields of the
East. If one of these stories is read
at any meeting, it will be sure to
awaken interest in the field from
which it comes. It will help many
a leader in making a satisfactory pro
gram.
Parenthood and Child Nurture? By
Edna Dean Baker. Publishers, The
Macmillan Company, New York.
Price, $1.50. Less study and prepa
ration is given by most parents to
the care, nurturing and training of
their children, than is given to any
other responsible duty that is laid
upon them. It is often said with
much truth that the father gives more
thought and study to the raising ot
pigs, and the mother to the raising
of chickens, than they do to the rais
ing of their children. This is often
due to the fact that the parent does
not know where to get information
on the subject. This volume is thor
oughly practical and sane in its sug
gestions, and will prove a great help
to any parent ot a young child. It
gives valuable instructions for the
training of the child physically, men
tally morally and spiritually from
the time of its birth until it is twelve
years old. If etfery young parent were
to read this book and follow its guid
ance, the children of the coming years
would be far ahead of their prede
cessors.
RURAL. CHURCH KM GAINING.
Many large tears have been shed
and volumes have been written con
cerning the decay of the rural church,
but my observation is that the rural
church is not decaying but getting
stronger. Quite true, church houses
have been abandoned, but the old
grain cradle was abandoned when Cy
rus McCormick conceived the idea of
a self-reaper and proceeded to show
that it would do the work. We might,
if we would, grieve because the grain
cradles became obsolete and so many
men lost the strenuous art of cradling.
A treatise on the decay of the hoe
would be about as nourishing as some
of the stuff that has been printed on
the decay of the rural church.
Many church buildings have been
closed and what is more, thera are a
number of others that should have the
key turned in the lock. The building
itself may be in decay but the church
spirit is still present. The automobile
has changed all this without reflecting
in any way upon the spirit which
dotted churches here and there over
the countryside. And with counties
and states and even the federal gov
ernment itself actively encouraging
the good roads program, it is more
and more possible for communities
to combine their talents and finances
and to secure better ministers, larger
audiences and Sunday schools, and
better use of the local talent that is
always present waiting for develop
ment. And there is inspiration in
numbers. In one community I know
of, I might lament the fact that threo
churches are closed if I did not know
that a church three miles away has
the combined congregations of all
three and a great many more besides.
It is not services but service that
counts. ? Irvin J. Mathews, in the
Christian Herald.
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Burchcll-Thonipflon: On September
A at the residence of Mr. Allle Dar,
in Huntington, W. Va., by the Rev.
John K. Hitner, Mr. Thomas Burchell
and Miss Leola Thompson, both of
Cabell county. West Virginia.
Cason-Ga?sctt: In Greenville, S.
C., September 5, 1922, by Rev. E. P.
Davis, Mr. W. T. Cason of Abbeville,
S. C., and Miss Delia Gassett of Eas!ey,
S. C.
Sharp-Johnson: Jacob Wm. Sharp
of Warwick, W. Va., and Mrs. Birdie
"UNFINISHED TASKS"
Of the Southern Presbyterian Church
By HOMER McMILLAN, D. D.
PRICE: PAPER, 50C; CLOTH, 75C. (ILLUSTRATED)
Official Home Mission Text Book For 1922-23
LEADERS' HELPS FOR SENIOR CLASSES, IOC
By Mrs. L. W. Curtis
LEADERS' HELPS FOR JUNIOR CLASSES, IOC
By Mrs. W. P. Borland
COMMENDATIONS OF "UNFINISHED TASKS"
From Report of Standing Committee on Home
Missions, adopted by the General Assembly, Charles
ton, W. Va., 1922 ? "That during the season leading up
to Home Mission Week, mentioned in paragraph 3, the
Assembly endorse and recommend the use of the new
text lx?ok, 'UNFINISHED TASKS' by Rev. Homer
McMillan, D. D., and that this book be given the widest
possible circulation throughout our bounds for the use
of study groups."
Mrs. L. W. Curtis, Richmond, Va. ? "I have just
read with delight Dr. McMillan's book, 'UNFINISHED
TASKS.' It is as full of information and inspiration as
a nut is of meat, and is just the kind of a book needed by
our women's societies in their study classes next year.
It is a compendium of our Assembly's five-fold work of
Home Missions; it is a store-house of information and
personal experiences of workers; it is a vision of our
Church's unfinished and new tasks that stirs the blood
and quickens the pulse."
Wm. CnJwe, D. D., Pastor Westminster Church,
St. Louis ? "A new book has just come from the press,
bearing a wealth of information and inspiration to all who
arc interested in the development of the Presbyterian
Church in the South. Dr. McMillan has reduced to a
record his observations of fifteen years, together with such
conclusions as such a survey would demand. He traces
the history of our Home Mission movement from its small
l>eginnings to its present mighty task. The facts are
presented in arresting fashion. The style is lucid, the
appeal is eloquent. This volume will mean' an enrich
ment of the literature of our Church. For private read
ing, or as a textbook for study classes, it is heartily com
mended."
Action of Home Mission Committee ? "In view of
the fact that the books used in the Home Mission study
classes the two past years have l>een largely social service
and problem studies, it is the judgment of the Executive
Committee that the Home Mission cause will be best
served and advanced at this time by the study of our own
work, and we earnestly recommend the use of our own
book, 'UNFINISHED TASKS,' by our churches and
societies."
Mrs. Andrew Bramlett, Rock Hill, S. C., Vice
President South Carolina Synodical ? "I am delighted
with Dr. McMillan's l>ook on the work of the Executive
Committee of the Assembly's Home Missions. It is
simply and forcefully written. It is interesting and makes
a fine appeal for the Home Mission work of our own South
ern Church. It is just what our women want and for
what they have been asking."
J. Sprole Lyons, D. D., Pastor First Presbyterian
Church, Atlanta?" 'UNFINISHED TASKS,' by Dr.
McMillan, is a very fine illustration of a type of books
which this .busy, practical age demands. It is brief,
compact and af?solutely to the point. The analysis is
simple and comprehensive. The spirit of the book and
writer is candid, fearless and optimistic. The treatment
lends itself splendidly to its use as a text l>ook. It will tie
difficult to find a text for a Mission Study Course which
will combine as much of information about our own
Church, of appraisal of its resources, of comprehension
of the vastness of the task, and of urgency for its full and
immediate accomplishment."
Order from
PRESBYTERIAN COMMITTEE OF PUBLICATION
RICHMOND, VA. TEXARKANA, ARK.-TEXAS
Lee Johnson of Marlinton, W. Va.,
were married at the manse, Marlin
ton, W. Va., April 26, 1922, by Rev.
H. H. Orr.
IWaudui mp-Bonds : In Frescott,
Ark., August 31, 1922, at the manse,
by Dr. J. C. Williams, Mr. Houston
Beauchamp and Miss Ruby Bonds ol
Blevins, Ark.
\V atldoll-Morgan : In I'rescott, Ark.,
April 7, 1922, by Dr. John C. Wil
liams, Mr. H. W. Waddell of El Do
rado, Ark., and Miss Ida Morgan, of
Prepcott.
Knox-ltaxtor: At the home of tho
bride near Onoto, W. Va., September
6, 1922, Mr. Charles Knox of Cannel
ton, W. Va., and Miss Edith Baxter
of Onoto were married by the Rev. H.
H. Ofr ol Marlinton.
Lack-Sanders: At the homo of the
bride's parents, Aliceville, Ala., Sep
tember 7, 1922, by Rev. J. C. Mc
Queen, Rev. Q. S. Lack of Carrollton,
Ala., anu Miss Blanch Sanders of
Aliceville, Ala.
Robinson-Holder: At the home of
the bride, November 24, 1921, by
Rev. D. P. Rogers, Mr. J. W. Robin
son and Miss Bertha Holder, both of
Amelia county, Virginia.
Moyer-Poore: At the manse,
Amelia, Va., November 27, 1921, by
Rev. D. P. Rogers, Mr. Charley Moyer
and Miss Mollie L. Poore, both of
Amelia county, Va.
Nash.Scay: At the manse, Amelia,
Va., March 28, 1922. by Rev. D .P.
Rogers, Mr. R. E. Nash and Mrs.
Edna C. Seay, both of Amelia county,
Virginia.
Burdick-Leoter: At the manw,
Amelia, Va., May 6, 1922, by Rev. D.
P. Rogers, Mr. A. E. Burdick of Pow
hatan county, Va., and Mrs. Lucy
Lester of North Carolina.
Duke-Hail: At the home of the
bride's parents, May 27, 1922, by
Rev. D. P. Rogers, Mr. A. M. Duke
and Miss Rosa Belle Hall, both of
Amelia county, Va.
Hague-Utterly: At the manse,
Amelia Va., June 10, 1922, by Rev.
D. P. Rogers, Mr. L. H. Hague and
Miss Mary M. Uttley, both of Amelia
county, Va.
BojcKs-Kubler: At the home of the
bride's parents, Dr. and Mrs. N. L.
Kabler, Bedford Springs, Va., Sep
tember 12, 1922, by Rev. D. P. Rogers,
Rev. Marian A. Boggs, pastor of the
Presbyterian church, Dermott, Ark.,
and Miss Leila Flippin Kabler, Bed
ford Springs, Va.
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Knox: Mrs. Thomas It. Knox, for
six years an invalid, died at her home
near Menlo, Ga., August 16, 1922.
She was born May 5, 1861. She be
came a member of Alpine church
when eighteen years old. Sha wan
married to Thomas R. Knox Decem
ber 30, 1886. Mr. Knox and four
children survive her. Funeral con
ducted by Rev. J. T. Wade, and In
terment in Alpine cemetery
Palmer: Died on August 19, 1922,
Miss Sallie Blanton Palmer in the fif
tieth year of her age. She was a de
vout member of Center Presbyterian
church, Cumberland, C. H. Hers was
a life of faith and love. She met
death with pcrfect confidence.
P. E. T.
Palmer: On August 19, 1922, at
her home near Cumberland Court
House, Va.t Miss Sallio B. Palmer
passed away to her final reward. Miss
Palmer was fifty years of ago at the
time of her death. She united with
the Presbyterian^Church early In life
Her loss is mourned^as that of a great
and good woman.
Pastor.