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organization of Senior, Intermediate
and Junior Societies. Also a class in
training for Sunday school teachers
has been organized.
GEORGIA.
Pine Grove: Work began November
13th on the new Pine Grove church
building, and is moving forward rapid
ly. It is hoped to .have it ready for
worship in a month. There were six
ty-six at Sunday school last Sunday,
the large part of them daily Bible
readers.
Gum Creek: The newly plastered
walls of the Gum Creek church echoed
to songs of praise on November 12th;
as this is the final touch to the new
church building at that place, wliereol
the congregation is thankful.
KENTUCKY.
Phelps: The campaign for $1,000,
000 for our Kentucky schools was
conducted recently in Phelps and vi
cinity, strictly a country community.
Here is located the Matthew T. Scott,
Jr.. Academy, one of our mountain
schools and a beneficiary of the cam
paign. We were privileged to have
Mr. L. R. Latham with us Our peo
ple responded nobly. The amount
pledged is $8,527, and a little more
is expected. Of this amount the school
raised $476, which represents small
amounts from practically all the chil
dren. All goes to the general fund,
no designations.
This was the big thing in the lives
of these people. Not one Presbyterian
family turned us down. Others than
Presbyterians cheerfully pledged. All
this in the face of the recent indus
trial struggles which worked hardships
in many families. This Is the tribute
our people paid to the work of the
school and to the church that has
made the school possible.
Alfred Erickson.
' MISSISSIPPI.
McComb: At a congregational meet
ing at the J. J. White Memorial
church, on Sunday, November 5th,
moderated by Rev. J. P. Eddins, evan
gelist of Presbytery, the congregation
voted heartily and unanimously to call
Rev. E. D. Holloway, now at Hlggins
ville, Mo., to become their pastor. Mr.
Holloway writes that he will accept
the call, and hopes, if the way is clear,
to begin the work about the first of
the year.
NORTH CAROLINA.
Gafltonia, West Avenue: The Wom
an's Auxiliary of this church was suc
cessful in their attempt during
"Church Paper" Week, November 5th
12th, to put the Church paper in
every home in the church. This
church now has the distinction of hav
ing a Clrurch paper and the "Mission
ary Survey" in every home and a
Christian Endeavor paper in every
Christian Endeavor home. More than
100 Christian Endeavorers are en
rolled in four societies. Rev. Roswell
C. Long is pastor of this church.
SOUTH CAROLINA.
Charleston: Rev. J. W. Hickman
has Just completed Ms first year as
pastor of the Second church in this
city. Eighty-four new members have
been received into the church. Many
Improvements have been made In the
church building. This congregation ia
preparing for the coming of Rev. Dr.
R. A. Torrey, who will conduct a union
evangelistic campaign here, beginning
January 7th. Special meetings are be
ing conducted by the pastor for the
training of personal workers for that
campaign.
Columbia: The First church has re
ceived one new member on profession
and ten by letter.
Greenville: Rev. R. A. Lapsley, Jr.,
pastor of the First church, Columbia,
is conducting a meeting in the Third
church of this city, of which Rev. J.
G. Walker is pastor.
Greenwood: Rev. J. A. McLean be
gan his pastorate here on November
5th. He came here from Morganton,
N. C.
TEXAS.
San Antonio, Westminster Church:
Revival services were begun in this
church on October 29th and contin
ued two weeks. The pastor, Rev. J.
Leigliton Green, was assisted by Rev.
H. W. Burwel, D. D., one of the Sy
nodical evangelists. Dr. Burwell
preached twice a day for the entire
time, and his services were of the
highest order. The morning services
were Bible readings, and all who had
the pleasure of attending these ser
vices had begotten in them a greater
love for the old Book. The church
was greatly revived and there were
ten accessions to the church by pro
fession of faith. We wish to recom
mend Dr. Burwell to the churches of
was made chairman of Presbytery's
Home Mission Committee and Rev. P.
B. Hill was added to that committee.
Rev. H. E. Beseda was given leave
to labor outside of the bounds of the
Presbytery until the stated spring ses
sion.
J. Leighton Green, S. C.
Ootulla: Having been tolled away
from his home on the late afternoon
of November 14th, Rev. H. W. Ham
ilton and family returned to find that
their home had been visited and a
large supply of good things piled up
in the kitchen with a card announc
ing that this was a token of the love
and appreciation of the congregation
at the beginning of their pastor's four
teenth year here. No pastor ever had
a more loyal or more patient or mora
kind people than these; and this pas
tor thanks them and God and takes
courage in the beginning of his four
teenth year with the hope and prayer
that he may some day become worthy
of their love and kindness.
Gainesville: With only a week's
The Outrage of the Ages
The latest cablegrams from Con
stantinople and other Near East
points show that the Turks have
not Improved in character in the
least. The new government under
Kemal has ordered the American
Near East Relief workers to move
all of the orphans, old women and
old men, whom they are taking care
of, out of Turkey at once. In some
cases only ten days are allowed for
the work. In others it is said that
it must be done "immediately." The
government announces that if this
is not done it will make such dis
position of these dependents as It
sees fit. This means of course that
they will be deported into the in
terior, as these orphans with their
fathers and mothers were during the
war. And this means that thous
ands of these will die on the march,
as their parents did.
During the progress of the war
the Turks gave as their excuse that
military necessities required the de
portations of the Christians. Of
course no one believed that state
ment. Now they are not even mak
ing an excuse. Evidently they are
determined to free their land of all
Christians, even the babies left or
phans through their cruelties.
The helpless and dependent Chris
tians can be of no disadvantage to
Turkey. They are supported and
cared for entirely by the gifts of
the American people. But under the
orders of Kemal the relief workers
are at great inconvenience and tre
mendous expense, and at the cost
of much suffering, moving their
wards across into Greece. The gov
ernment of that country is giving
great assistance in providing for
their coming.
The wonder is how long will the
so-called Christian governments
stand by and see these barbarous
and bloody persecutions continued,
without even making a protest. Any
one of the powers, by taking a firm
stand, could have put a stop to this
outrage against humanity long ago.
These governments remind one of
a wild animal making an attack
upon helpless children, when a
number of strong men are standing
by. Instead of going to the defense
of the children, they stand discuss
ing other matters, and each one is
afraid to attack the beast for fear
his method of attack will not meet
the approval of the others, or that
when the others join in the fight
he may receive a few bruises or
scratches from them as they fight
the common enemy.
It is passing strange that our gov
ernment, which was so ready to aid
the oppressed in Cuba and In France,
will do absolutely nothing, even to
the exerting of Its moral influence,
to save the persecuted orphans. Let
the people of this country speak out.
Texas. He is a gifted preacher and
a student of the Bible, who brings
to your mind and heart many great
and beautiful truths. We especially
liked him because he preaches tho
old gospel and has no desire to mod'
ernize it to suit the present day new
thought. Dr. Burwell is a pastor's
helper and a true evangelist.
Western Texas Presbytery met In
the First Presbyterian church, San
Antonio, Tex., November 6th. The
pastoral relation between Rev. Brooks
I. Dickey, D. D., and the Corpus
Chrlsti church was dissolved in ordei
that Dr. Dickey might accept the call
of the Synod of Texas to become head
of the Home Mission work of Synod.
Dr. Dickey has moved to Dallas and
assumed the duties of this office. Dr.
Dickey was relieved of the work of
Home Missions of the Presbytery, of
which he has been the head for about
fifteen years. Presbytery will miss
His faithful and devoted service in
this field, but Is glad to give him up
to a larger work which he Is well
able to direct. Rev. L. E. Selfridgs
planning and preparing the Fincher
Harbeson evangelistic party were in
vited to come here for a week's fill-in
engagement. From the start they at
tracted city-wide attention, so that it
was difficult to seat the crowds, and
many were turned away toward the
close of the week. The U. S. A. Pres
byterian church invited us to trans
fer the meeting to their larger audi
torium and continue another week as
a union meeting. This was accepted,
and arrangements were made with the
next town on their schedule to post
pone a few days. Increased Interest
marked the second week of their stay,
and the last Sunday brought the total
conversions up to twenty-six. Seven
teen of these united with the two
churches, five with the U. S. A., and
twelve with the Southern church.
Hriusos Presbytery met in regular
session in Huntsvifle, with one of the
oldest congregations of the State and
at the original site of Austin College
and the present location of the State's
oldest Normal College. The Hunts
ville church' was represented by a son
of the first president of Austin Col
lege.
Rev. W. X. Sholl was chosen as
Moderator. Rev. Wil. R. Johnson was
received from the Presbytery of Nash
ville and arrangements made for his
installation at the First church, Gal
veston. Rev. W. L. Merrin was dis
missed to the Presbytery of Pine Bluff,
having accepted work at Star City,
Ark. Rev. C. C. Weaver was appoint
ed to represent the Presbytery on
Synod's Home Mission and Steward
ship Committees. Presbytery over
tured the General Assembly to par
ticipate in financial support of the
.Federal Council of Churches.
The standing rules were amended
so that the hour for opening of each
meeting of Presbytery shall be chosen
by the Stated Clerk each time after
the place of meeting is selected. This
makes it possible to choose the hour
for opening with due consideration for
train schedules. The rules were fur
ther amended to provide that the fall
session of Presbytery should be held
in connection with the meeting of
Synod. It is believed that by this ar
rangement no business requiring Pres
bytery's attention in the fall need be
neglected, and that a fuller attend
ance of ministers and elders at both
Synod and Presbytery can be secured.
The next meeting will be in Bryan,
April 17, 1923, at 2 P. M.
Chas. S. Ramsay, S. C.
Yorktown: Since Rev. J. H. Free
land began his pastorate of this
church on August 1st, seven new
members have been received. A con
tribution of $160 was made on Rally
Day for Sunday School Extension. Re
pairs have been made on the church
and the manse. The pastor and his
wife were given a shower by the con
gregation. Dr. Henry W. Burwell
held a meeting here the last of Octo
ber, which was of great help to the
church.
WEST VIRGINIA.
Mnrlinton: On Sunday morning,
November 12th, Messrs. L. M. McClin
tic, A. P. Edgar and C. W. Price were
ordained, and, with Mr. Zane Moore,
installed elders in the church. Mr.
Moore had formerly been elder in the
Huntersville church, and Messrs.
Harry L. Byers, W. L. Davis and N.
J. Chandler were ordained and in
stalled deacons.
Princeton: The new church that
we are building, with a reading room
and a social room and other social
features, will soon be so that we can
occupy the institutional part. The
main auditorium with the Sunday
school rooms is going up slowly, but
surely. We have outgrown our old
building and are in great need of the
new church in order that we can carry
on the work of the Master in this
field of great opportunity. The in
dustrial and financial situation has
greatly hampered and retarded the
progress of the work of the church,
this being an important railroad town.
But we hope, and are praying, that
in spite of these hindrances and dis
couragements, we will before many
months be m the new building, when
we believe that the work will go for
ward with leaps and bounds. Our
pastor, Rev. L. W. Irwin, is away now
recuperating from an illness of sev
eral weeks. He hopes to return short
ly to his work completely restored to
health and strength. Some of the
neighboring pastors have kindly an?:l
most acceptably filled the pulpit In
his absence, the Billy Sunday Club of
Bluefleld giving us one Sunday.
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Address
MISS CARRIE C. WILSON,
Effcr^reen, V*.