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Bluff Presbytery in September.
lMytlicvillc, First: Sunday October
1st was a busy day in this church, of
which Rev. J. Walter Cobb is the pas
tor. The church had as its guest for
the day Rev. N. Koff Smith, D. D., of
Memphis, who preached evangelistic
sermons at the morning and evening
hours, made an evangelistic talk at
(be Rally Day services of tlio Sunday
school, and gave a song service in the
afternoon. Two members were re
ceived into the membership of the
church, and a communcants' class of
four boys of the Sunday Bchool to be
taught by the pastor was started.
One hundred and ninety-six dollars
were contributed for Sunday-school
Extension. An interesting program
was rendered under the direction of
Mrs. Roy Walton, Supt. of Missions
in the Sunday school. Three new
members were added to the choir,
one of whom is a splendid violinist. A
record was made in the attendance
at the Y. P. S. C. E., and an inter
esting program was carried out by the
leader Miss Eva Hargett, and there
were about fifty present at the Mis
sion Sunday school ir the west end
of town. All together it was an inter
esting day and profitable for this
church.
Careful preparations had been made
for the day. Stress was laid upon the
evangelistic feature of the day. For
three Sundays preceding the pastor
made evangelistic talks to the Sun
day school, the general theme being:
"Drawing Water Out of the Wells
of Salvation." These were illustrated
talks. He secured the services of a
local artist who for each Sunday paint
ed a picture with which to illustrate
the talk. The first talk was on "Why
we Should Draw Water Out of the
Wells of Salvation," and was illus
trated by a picture of Jesus and the
woman at the well; the second, on
"How" was illustrated by a picture of
a pool with steps leading up, these
steps representing Regeneration,
Faith, Repentance, Confession; and
the third, on "When" by two pic
tures, one entitled "The Old
Oaken Bucket" with a boy drinking
out of the bucket, and the other with
picture of a well with a broken pitcher
(Eccl. 12:1 and 6) Personal workers
did good service during these three
weeks. Also there was made a
Friendly Visitation of the whole con
gregation the Sabbath immediately
preceding. The accession of two
members and the formation of a small
communicants' class do not represent
the real results of the work, as a
number of others will be received as
soon as their church letters can be
secured.
FLORIDA.
(Pcnsacola: Rev. Francis Tappey,
D. D., pastor of the First church, has
returned from his vacation, a part of
which was spent at Montreat. Dur
ing his month's absence, Dr. Tappey
supplied the First church, Salisbury,
N. C., Trinity church, Montgomery,
and the Central church, Mobile, each
one Sunday. Since his return two
weeks ago the Session has received
seven new members, si* of these be
ing on profession of faith. The Sun
day school will observe "Decision Day"
on October 15 as the culmination of
a week of "Rally Day" services in the
church.
Flortflay Presbytery will meet la
the Chattahoochee church, River
Junction, Florida, at 8 P. M. on Fri
day night, November 10, 1922.
Daniel J. Currie, 8. C.
De Funlak Rprinfft: Three new
members were received into this
church on Sunday, October 1. Two
on profession of faith and one on re
statement of faith, having formerly
belonged to tho Baptist church. The
little girl of two- of these and also ouo
of thoso admitted on profession were
baptized.
Daniel J. Currie, Pastor.
Sanfortl: Rev. E. D. Brownlee, pas
tor. The church bus just completed
a new manse for tho use of tho pas
tor. It is built of red tapestry brick,
and has every modern convenience.
It is one of the prettiest and most
convenient homes in town. They also
bought a new automobile for the use
of the pastor, and its upkeep is on the
church budget. The winter's work
opens with very bright prospects.
GKORGIA.
Atlanta: On the evening of Sep
tember 24th a large number of the
former parishoners and friends of the
late 'Dr. Tlieron II. Rice gathered in
the Central church to pay their re
spects to his memory. The memorial
exercises had been planned by a com
mittee of which Mr. C. D. Montgomery
?was chairman, and he presided over
the meeting.
The principal address was made by
Dr. Walter L. Lingle, of Union Semi
nary. His intimate friendship with
Dr. Rice during their pastorates In
Atlanta, and his close association with
him in the Seminary at Richmond en
abled Dr. Lingle to speak with au
thority on "Dr. Rice as a Preacher."
Dr. Lingle referred to the fact that
from his early youth Dr. Rice had
been a deep nnd spiritual student of
the Bible, and with a deep seated rev
erance believed It in Its entirety to
be the inspired word of God.
On many occasions Dr. Lacy has re
ferred to the privilege that has been
his in having sat at the feet of Dr.
Strickler and Dr. Rice, both former
pastors of the Central church, and
then In having come to fill the office
they occupied. And, in speaking of
"Dr. Rice as a Teacher," Dr. Lacy
again referred to this privilege, and
told how Dr. Rice had by word and
example impressed upon his students
to live so as "To show thyself ap
proved unto God."
Mr. J. R. Thompson, Mr. A. W.
Warner and Mr. J. S. Dickert spoke
on "Dr. Rice as a Pastor." Their re
marks showed that even after the
lapse of years, during which others
had occupied the pulpit, they still re
called the loving inspiration which had
been characteristic of Dr. Rice's pas
torate.
Thomasvllle First Clmrch: Two
members of this church have recently
gone into mission work. Miss Jane
Hasengen is with the Yale unit in
Changsha, China, and Miss Annie
May Lile has entered upon her train
ing in Wesleyan Memorial Hospital.
Atlanta, in preparation for work as
a nurse in one of our missionary hos
pitals in Africa.
KENTUCKY.
Harrodsburg: On Sunday morning,
October 1st, the pastor of the United
church, Rev. S. S. Daughtry, had the
pleasure of publicly welcoming into
the church fifty new members. Forty
four of these were received on con
fession of their faith in Christ., and
six by letter. The ordinance of bap
tisms was administered to forty-one.
The majority of these people were
men of mature years, with a few wo
men and children. It is expected that
some twenty more will be received
within the next week or two. The
majority of these new members come
as a result of the great union evange
listic campaign conducted in this city
recently by Dr. E. J. Bulgin and his
party. However, a number have come
in the course of the regular services
with confessions at almost every ser
vice.
Central City: The new church will
soon be done. The architect said it
would cost $40,000, but by using only
a superintendent, paying cash for
everything, using all possible ma
terial from the old church, etc., it will
be completed for about $20,000, the
original figure.
Winchester: Sunday, October iirat
was a groat day in the First church.
The celebration of the Lord's Supper
was observed on that day and the
pastor, Rov. S. B. Landes, preached
an appropriate sermon. The house
was filled. The names of ten persous
were read as having been received
since the last communion services. Mr.
Landes haH been pastor of our church
for eighteen months. During that
time there have been eighty additions
to the membership; a new manse cost
ing ten thousand dollars has been se
cured; a new Sunday school room
added to the church; the roof of the
church building has been repaired and
the interior of the church has been
refrescoed and it is now one of the
handsomest auditoriums we have in
the Synod of Kentucky. The people
seem to be thoroughly interested and
the work moves forward.
In the afternoon of October first, a
joint meeting of the elders and dea
cons was held and plans were made for
the Christian Education movement
which will be launched in this church
about the 15th of October. The peo
ple are ready for this drive and are
hopeful for its success
The Sunday school attendance on
October first was 180 and Rally Day
exercises were observed at night; tho
attendance was very large and the lit
tle folks took part. The whole ser
vice was very enjoyable. Mr. W. K.
Elliott, Superintendent of the Sab
bath school, presided and addresses
were made by Mr. Joseph Hich^rda,
teacher of the Bible Class, Mr. Rich
ard Cumming, Secretary of tho Sab
bath school, and by Mr. Thomas B.
Talbot, Sunday-school Missionary of
West Lexington Presbytery. About
$70 was contributed for Sunday-school
Extension. The outlook for this
church was never so promising and
the whole membership seems to be
devoted to their pastor.
Thos. B. Talbot.
KENTUCKY.
Louisville: The seventieth session
of the Presbyterian Theological Sem
inary of Kentucky, Louisville, opened
most auspiciously ' on Wednesday
morning, October 4th. In the ab
sence of President Vander Meulen,
Dr. Henry C. Doskor, Professor ??
Church History, presided. Dr. Pey
ton H. Hoge, of Pewee Valley, Ky.,
speaking for the Board of Directors,
warmly welcomed the students and
delivered an address on Luke 1:19:
"I am Gabriel that stand in the pres
ence of God and am sent to speak
unto thee these glad tidings." The
personality of the preacher, his posi
tion with God, his mission and his
message were dwelt upon in brief and
striking fashion. The faculty ad
dress to the students was then deliv
ered by Dr. Jesse L. Cotton, Prbres
sor of Old Testament Interpretation.
In eloquent and earnest words Dr.
Cotton pointed out the wonderful op
portunities now presented to the min
ister to give the world the only thing
that will save it ? Christ and His gos
pel. Politics, sociology, diplomacy, cul
ture, social and economic progress,
invaluable in their sphere, have fail
ed to heal the wounds of the world
and It remains tor the Church of Jesus
Christ to bring to the world through
the gospel ttie peace it needs and
-craves. Tho .enrollment of students
followed. As this is written, the day
after the formal opening of the Sera
inary, ubout fifty new mon are on tho
ground and about thirty former stu
dents. This gives the largest enrol
ment in the history of tho Seminary
and indicates an enrolment for the
session of between ninety and a hun
dred men. Dr. Jonathan C. Day, an
alumnus of this Seminary and for
years pastor of tho Labor Temple,
New York City, addressed tho stu
dents at tho Chapel aorvices jugt after
the session started, the first of a list
of speakers of tho year.
LOUISIANA.
Hanks Chapels A two-week's pro
tracted meeting was held at Alden
Bridge and Banks Chapel church by
Rev. B. C. Bell, of Rusten, La., Pres
bytery's Evangelist. Mr. W'.ngard, of
Princeton University assisted, leading
the singing. The Lord was very gra
cious to us in these meetings.
Throughout the entire two weeks,
there was a powerful manifestation
of the Spirit's presence. All the mem
bers received at Alden Bridge, a saw
mill town three miles from Banks
Chapel church, were admitted into tho
membership of that church. Seven
were received by letter and sixteen on
profeosion of faith.
MISSISSIPPI.
Yokena: Three persons became
members of this church, all on profes
sion of faith, Sunday September 17.
All three were young girls and mem
bers of the same family. This makes
five additions, all children, since the
close of the Bulgia meeting in Vicks
burg.
MISSOURI.
St. Joseph, Second Church: On
Tuesday, Octobed 3d, the ?hurch gavo
a reception to Dr. and Mri. S. ?.
Bartle, the new pastor and wife.
Their son, H. Roe Bartle, who Is as
sistant to the pastor of the First
Presbyterian church in Kansas City,
Mo., was also present. There wera
over 200 in attendance. Dr. Dartle
will be installed as pastor on October
11th.
NORTH CAROLINA.
Steele Creek: Rally Day attendance
in the Steele Creek Sunday sohools,
October 1st, numbered 773, and the
offering amounted to $257.50. The
Pastor, Rev. J. M. Walker, read the
names of twenty-five young1 people
who had recited the Catechisms of the
church during the year, nine reciting
the Shorter, and sixteen the Child's
Catechism. This makes a total of
slxty-slx for the past two yoa?s, ss
there were forty last year. The church
is undergoing extensive repair* aiul
improvements at thia time. A new
ceiling is being put on and beamed.
The laner walls and all woodwork in
cluding the pews are being repainted.
All of which is expcctud to give a very
happy effect to this old nistorU
church.
Burlington, Elmlrn Church: At the
recent meeting of the Presbytery of
Orange at Jefferson, the relation be
tween this church and its pastor, Rov.
Wm. P. M?Corkle. was dissolved at
the pastor's request, the church con
curring. Permissif^i wot granted the
Session to employ as supply, until
Spring meeting of Presbytery, Rov.
Mr. Isely, a ministerial student of
the Methodist Protestant church, now
pursuing his studies at Elon College.
A resolution offered by the retiring
pastor, instructing tbe Home Mis
sions Committee to pay over to the
church the entire balance due on the
appropriation made for the group for
the current flseal year, was referred
to the Home Hfcsions Committee.
Shiloh Church: #Rev. Wm. P. M?
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