Newspaper Page Text
cmmon news.
(Continued from page 12)
copt work in the Presbytery. Dr. W.
L. ( arroll, of Marshall, preached the
Presbyterial sermon on the "Inspi
ration of th?? Scriptures." The report
of the Home Mission Committee was
encouraging. The business as usual
was rushed. Presbytery managed to
adjourn Wednesday night, after a
sermon by Rev. F. Z. Brown at 10
P. Al. Tyler church was selected for
regular spring meeting.
West Texas Presbytery met in the
First church, Beeville, on September
2f.th. Rev. John Black Hudson, of
Victoria, was elected moderator. The
retiring moderator. Rev. Ed. Paisley,
of Laredo, preached a strong sermon
on "Presbyterian Government." Dr.
P. B. Hill, of the First church, San
Antonio spoke at the Missionary con
ference on Korea to a large audience.
The doctrinal sermon by Rev. J. Stuart
Pearce, of Utica church, San Antonio,
was heard with great profit. Dr. E.
P. Day, of Brownsville closed the ses
sions with an appropriate sermon.
The conference on Sunday school
Work, conducted by Dr. James, of
Gonzales and H. C. Fullerton, of
San Antonio, was most helpful and
suggestive, indicating a decided ad
vance in Sunday school methods and
efficiency in the Presbytery. Dr. Sel
fridge, Prosbyterial manager led a
conference on Stewardship and was
assisted by Dr. Hill, who gave an ad
dress on church management. Ar
rangements were made for the in
stallation of Rev. F. M. Davis at San
Benito; Rev. Mr. F*eeland at York
town; Rev. Dr. Barrington at Edna,
and Rev. Mr. Wilkenson at Mission.
The Home Mission Committee re
ported the field to be well manned
and prosperous, with great promise
for the advance of the Kingdom in
West Texas.
E. H. Hudson.
Tulola Cliurch was supplied last
year with such services as the pastor
of the Beeville church could give and
12 members were added to the church
roll. This year Rev. C. S. Long, of
Tuleta, is giving the church one Sun
day each month. Last Sunday, Sep
tember 24th, four members were re
ceived. A new church building will
soon be completed.
Beeville: On October 1st, one
member was received into the church.
New song books were placed In the
Sunday school which had the largest
attendance this year. The Women's
Auxiliary managed with notable suc
cess the raception and entertainment
of the largest Fall meeting in the his
tory of West Texas Presbytery Sep
tember 26-28th. A Young Women's
Auxiliary was organized and an
nounced its first meeting. Rally Day
exercises were held October 8th.
Austin First Cliurch: Sunday, Sep
tember 24th was Annual Rally and
Promotion Day both in the Sunday
schools and the Christian Endeavor
spiring programe was carried out at
the Sunday school hour, promotions
were announced, attendance was
412, offering $150, and goal of 700
enrollment approved. In the preach
ing sorvice the sixty-four Sunday
school workers of the church were
installed for the year. At the Chris
tian Endeavor hour in the evening,
*he annual promotions in the En
deavor Societies were made, 16 being
promoted from the Junior to the In
termediate, and 9 from the Interme
diate to the Young People's Society.
WEST VIRGINIA.
Welch: On October 1st 35 were
received into the membership of the
Fjrst church of this place as the re
suit of a two weeks' meeting by J.
Mc D. Lacy, one of the Assembly's
evangelists. In the last two years
this congregation has erected a
$68,000 stone church and more than
doubled In membership. Every de
partment is alive and the Sunday
school is 100 percent church mem
bers over twelve years of age. The
future is very bright.
Ksuiawlui Presbytery met in the
First Presbyterian church, Logan,
September 26th, and met in ad
journed meeting in the First Presby
terian church, Charleston, October 3,
19 22. The opening sermon was
preached by Rev. B. F. Sperow, the
retiring Moderator.
Rev. Walter Getty was elected Mod
erator. Rev. J. 13. Morton was re
elected Stated Clerk for a term of
four years.
The Presbytery having heard Rev.
R. H. Latham, representative of th<?
United Crusade for Christian Educa
tion, heartily endorsed the campaign
and urged the fullest co-operation o C
the constituent churches.
The pastoral relations existing be
tween Rev. M. B. Lambdin and the
Montgomery church was dissolved, to
take effect January 1, 1923. Mr.
Lambdin has been pastor of this
church for ten years. Dr. Ernest
Thompson was elected chairman of
the Presbytery's Committee on Chris
tian Education and Ministerial Relief,
Mr. Lambdin having resigned.
The Glenwood church, Charleston,
was reported as having been organ
ized, Rev. S. B. M. Ghiselin being
stated supply.
The spring meeting will be held in
the Ruffner Memorial church,
Charleston, W. Va. Rev. L. E. Mp
Eldowner is pastor of this church.
The date for the meeting will be an
nounced later.
The neatly printed dockets fur
nished by the Presbyterian of the
South were greatly appreciated.
J. B. Morton, S. C.
CHANG K OF ADDRESS.
Rev. Clinrles A. Campbell from
Quitman to Atlanta, Ga.
Rev. J. C. Times, D. I>., from Mar
gret, Ga., to Tampa, Fla.
Rev. T. M. McConnell from Jack
sonville, Fla., to Greensboro, N. C.
Rev. W. Moore Scott, Superinten
dent Home Missions and Evangelism
of the Synod of Arkansas, from Batesr
ville to Little Rock, Arkansas.
Rev. "Wm. C. Cumini 11 g from Wil
mington to Smitlifleld, N. C.
Rev. J. E. Coker from Charleston,
S C., to Anniston, Ala.
Rev. J. E. Hemphill from Tiger to
Atlanta, Ga.
Rev. Jon. P. Mc Millan, I). !>., from
Chattanooga, Tenn., to Tifton, Ga.
Rev. J. E. How, 1>. 1>., from Alder
son to Lewlsburg, W. Va.
Rev. M. A. Ray from Piedmont, W.
Va., to Jonesboro, N. C.
Rev. J. L. Rroivnlee from "Birming
ham, Ala., to Greenville, S. C.
Rev. R. O. Wood from New Or
leans, La., to San Angelo, Tex.
PERSONAL.
Rev. John F. Logcmanii died Oc
tober 4th at Battle Creek, Mich.,
where he had gone for medical treat
ment. He was pastop of the First
church, Ensley, Ala., where he had
been for six years. He Tfras a native
of Carrollton, Ky., and was educated
at Louisville Theological Seminary.
He was forty-two years old.
Rev. J. H. McNeilly, 1>. 1>., died in
Nashville, Tenn., on September 24th,
at the age" of eighty-four. He was
born in Dickson County, Tenn. Ho
was educated at Jack College, Ten
nessee, and Danville Theological Sem
inary, Kentucky. He was licensed in
1860 by Nashville Presbytery, and
ordained by Western District Presby
tery in 18G6. During the Civil War
he was chaplain of Quarles' Brigade.
Among his pastorates were Trenton.
Humboldt, Providence, Woodland
Street, -Nashville, Tenn., Houston,
Tex., Moore Memorial and Glen Levin
churches, Nashville.
MANUAL 1?X>B PKKSIiYTEIUAN
PUOGKEKSIYE PROGRAM
NOW READY.
The Manual of 1922 and 1923 for
the Presbyterian Progressive Pro
gram is ready for distribution to the
pastors and officers of our churches.
It has never been issued before,
earlier than the middle of November.
Just as fast as we know who the
Congregational Secretary of Steward
ship is, we will send these Manuals
to each church in sufficient quantity
for one to go to each officer of the
church.
The Manual contains very import
ant information about the organiza
tion of our Church, and the work of
the Presbyterian Progressive Pro
gram. It is very important that we
hear at an early date from each
church, giving the name of the one
appointed by the pastor and Session
as the Secretary of Stewardship for
each church.
M. E. MELVIN,
General Secretary.
Times Bldg.,
Chattanooga, Tenn.
DR. LAV'S FAREWELL AS STATED
CLERK OF THE GENERAL,
ASSEMBLY,
According to the action of our last
General Assembly, I retire to-day
from the office of Stated Clerk, to
which I was elected May 19, 1910,
and re-elected May 19, 1921. And
as, on account of illness, I was not
present at the last Assembly that I
might bid adieu to my brethren, it
seems meet that I should now use
our Church papers, ever open to any
service of the Assembly, to say a few
words of farewell as I go out of of
fice.
First of all, I wish to express mv
heartfelt thanks for the very loving
and gracious letter which the Assem
bly sent me over the official signa
ture of the Moderator. I warmly ap
preciate the kind and affectionate
words therein contained, and will
ever treasure this record of the feel
ings of my brethren as I withdraw
from the honored and trusted posi
tion in which the Assembly had seen
fit to place me and whose duties 1
had performed for so many years.
I would also take this occasion to
express my sincere gratitude for all
the unvarying kindness and courtesy
with which my brethren have treated
me, as I have met them in Assembly
after Assembly and have dealt with
them in the multitudinous duties of
my office. Many have written me
kind words of affection and apprecia
tion, which I value more than I can
express.
It has been a great privilege and
pleasure to fill this high and respon
sible office in the Church, and I have
endeavored in it to he ever loyal to
our Church and its traditions, to be
prompt and efficient in the discharge
of its duties, and to serve my breth
ren every way that I could. In rela
tion to them the ideal. which I have
kept before me was that which our
blessed Lord set forth, "I am among
you as he that serveth." And in re
tiring I carry with me the satisfac
tion and assurance that I glorified
Him and pleased my brethren.
And with these words I bid my
brethren an affectionate farewell as
Stated Clerk.
Thomas H. Law.
Spartanburg, S. C., September 30,
1922.
INACTIVITY PAYS NO DIVIDENDS.
It's obvious to every one that busi
ness isn't going to break down a door
or smash a window to get into your
building. It isn't going to resort to
even that very dignified operation of
stepping up to your front door biMI
to give it a ring. Not by a jugrul!
You must go right out where the or
ders live and bring them in if you ex
pect to get any.
Generally orders are a result of
that certain thing you call demand.
Demand is either a ready-made con
dition waiting for you to gather it in
or it is something that must be cre
ated before the gathering-in process
can become a reality.
Creating a demand is something
like planting grass seed. First, the
ground must be prepared and made
ready to receive the seed. After the
seed is planted, once in a great while
some natural elements may come
along and help out, such as a nice
rainfall. More often, however, as you
have noticed the fellow who made it
his particular business to see that the
water was supplied regularly without
waiting for some kind fairy to do the
job, was the one who had the good,
healthy stand of grass.
Can't business people draw a lesson
from that grass plot, and inject a
little more effort into creating de
mand for the particular product they
have to sell?
In order to create demand or to
bring home the orders from demand
already created, there is no method
that is quite so effective as that which
keeps the information constantly be.
fore the right people.
Wherever you find a big demand
for any product you won't have to
look very far to find that it is mostly
due to advertising. Likewise, wher
ever you find a big concern filling
plenty of orders, keeping themselves
busy supplying demand, you will find
that the demand is there principally
because of consistent advertising.
The fact that it can be done, is be
ing done, Is extremely heartening.
The discouraging part of it all is the
vast number of business heads who
continue to let their business ride
along on an unstimulated basis, mak
ing no effort to create demand, or
even to encourage existing demand to
turn into the path leading to their
own door.
Right now you are on the thresh
old of the fall season, when a demand
naturally exists for certain lines of
merchandise. This is the season
when grains, produce and livestock is
turned into real money. A time when
the summer activities of certain
groups of people, who, by the way,
represent more than one-half the
purchasing power of your whole coun
try, are cashing in on their hard work
for several months back. What are
you doing to get just a little more
than your share of that business?
What are you doing to keep your
competitor from taking awav from
your share some amount that will in
crease his profits and possibly spread
a blotch of red Ink on your record
book?
Start your action today, don't de
lay longer.
? The Proof Sheet.
(R?nember that the Lord's busi
ness needs business methods. Lay
men, think about It.)