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campaign for Christian Education.
I)r. D. Clay Lilly, pastor of First
church, and Dr. Benj. J. Bush, pas
tor of Second church, were leaders
in the movement. With a quota of
$70,000, Lexington Presbyterians gave
$75,000, and did it gladly.
Hhelbyville: Dr. J. M. Vander Meu
len, president of Kentucky Theologi
cal Seminary, conducted a week's
evangelistic meetings in our church.
There were many manifestations of
the presence of God. Good audiences
were present at all of the meetings.
Following these services, the work of
Christian Education was presented.
The church accepted a quota of $15,
000 and fully subscribed it.
Shelbyville: The quota of $13,00*
for Christian Education in Kentucky
has been subscribed by this church.
We are deeply grateful to Professors
J. G. McAllister, Thornton Whaling
and President John M. Vander Meu
len, who presented the cause on suc
cessive Sundays. These addresses
thoroughly aroused the membership
to the needs and opportunities and
were largely responsible for the above
success. Dr. Vander Meulen has re
cently been with us in an evangelis
tic meeting, and such was the mag
netism of the man and the power of
the messages that not only the Pres
byterians, but the entire community,
received a great blessing. On the last
night of the meeting many were
turned away, while others stood
through the service. As a result of
the services ten have been received
into the church.
MADYLANI).
Bethesdu: Rev. Dr. P. P. Flournoy,
who has been pastor of this church for
thirty-two years, has resigned the pas
torate at the age of eighty-three years
and been made pastor emeritus of the
church.
MISSISSIPPI.
Meridian, First Church: For seve
ral Sabbaths it has been the pleasure
of the children of this congregation
to hear a delightful story, told by
the pastor, Rev. A. A. Little, D. D.,
at the 11 o'clock service. These lit
tle folks like it very much, as do the
older ones, and on the 19th of No
vember thirty small children heard
the story and remained to hear the
sermon. This plan is of increasing
interest, as it continues from Sabbath
to Sabbath.
MISSOURI.
Sweet Springs: We recently had an
eight days' meeting in this church.
Upon special request by the session,
the pastor, Rev. J. E. Wylie, did the
preaching. The services were well at
tended, and we feel that much real
good was accomplished. Six member:)
were received Into the church.
NORTH CAROLINA.
Concord Presbytery met according
to adjournment in the First church,
Statesville, November 16th. J. A.
Barron, of Harmony, and J. C. Cad
dell, of the Second church, Concord,
were received under the care of Pres
bytery as candidates far the ministry.
Ruling Elder M. H. Long, of the Front
Street church, after a very creditable
examination, was licensed. He will
have charge of the Front Street
church.
Presbytery declined to appropriate
the $G38 a3ked for from our Home
Mission funds for the support of the
office of Synodical Secretary of Stew
ardship.
Mr. J. H. Beall, Rev. A. A. McLean.
Dr. Frazer Hood, Mr. George W. Hall
and Rev. E. D. Brown were elected
trustees to represent Concord Presby
tery In the proposed Woodrow Wilson
College at Banner Elk.
Arrangement was made for tho in
stallation of Rev. J. C. Rowan as pas
tor of the First church, Concord, on
December 10th.
E. D. Brown, S. C.
Alaska: It was a good day for th?
people here when they met for ser
vice Sunday morning and three of
their young men were ordained and
installed, one elder and two deacons
? Mr. Riley Allen elder and Messrs.
Bernard Allen and Hunter Woodall
deacons. This gives this church two
elders and two deacons now. At pres
ent we are using an old school build
ing to worship in, but hope in the
near future to begin building a
church. The Young People's Society
is doing a splendid work with all of
the young people taking part and
leading some of the older ones to
follow in the good work.
A. T. Lassiter.
Jackson Springs: Rev. J. A. Calli
gan, of McColl, S. C.t preached for
us at this place from the 12th to the
19th of this month. He sustained
his reputation for clear, forceful and
direct preaching, and leaves a lasting
impression on our church and com
munity. Nine were received into the
church by confession, and the church
is greatly revived and refreshed.
R. O. M.
Davidson: The Y. M. C. A. enjoyed
on Sunday a visit ? now an annual
affair ? from representatives of the
students from Union Theological
Seminary, Richmond. The young men
are in the highest sense recruiting
agents for the ministry and their
work, individually and collectively, in
assembly, and in personal interview
counts for much. The delegates this
year were J. R. Woods, Lewis
Schenck, Davidson graduates, and
Messrs. Patterson and Womeldor?,
graduates of Washington and Lee.
Davidson has been slow to ask for
place on the list of approved colleges
as published by the Association of
American Universities, but learning
that this recognition was of value to
graduate students of Davidson enter
ing a university, the administration
office made application and has just
received information that Davidson
has been placed on this list.
OKLAHOMA.
Broken Bow: For the past year this
church has been experiencing the sen
sations of a healthy growth under its
first pastor. This church was organ
ized in 1915, after the withdrawal of
the Presbyterian Church, U. S. A.,
from this field. But it had no regu
lar pastor until November, 1921. Dur
ing the summer of 1919, for three
months the present pastor labored in
this field. At that time there were
twenty members, and eleven moro
were added during the summer. He
occupied the same field likewise the
following summer during his vacation
from the Seminary, and ten members
were added that summer. The fol
lowing summer, for four months the
field was served by Licentiate L. W.
Moore. In November of last year B.
L. Bowman came as the first regular
pastor. And twenty-four have been
added to our membership since that
time. So that to the small beginning
of twenty, forty-five have been added,
and we now have a membership of
fifty-seven communicants and seven
non-communicating members. We
were much benefitted in September bv
a meeting conducted by Rev. L. W.
Moore, at which time there were fou
professionB of faith and ten additions
to the church. Throughout the year
our Sunday school has maintained an
average of about seventy.
Cor.
SOUTH CAROLINA. .
York, First Church: Four new dea
cons were ordained and Installed in
this church November 5th, Messrs.
Perry Ashe, W. S. Moore, W. W. Fer
guson and N. C. McCorkle.
Spartanburg: The Home Mission?
Committee of Enoree Presbytery re
cently held an important meeting in
the First Presbyterian church. It was
found that the Home Missions work
is steadily making progress under tho
superintendency of Rev. J. K. Rob
erts. Three large fields have been
regrouped into six smaller charges in
order that the pastors may do more
intensive pastoral work. All of our
churches now have pastors or sup
plies. The committee is laying plans
for developing Presbyterianism dur
ing the next fifty years by establish
ing mission Sunday schools and
preaching services at strategic points.
"Big 'fraids' " and "little 'fralds' "
may not be able to see any openings
here and there for the Presbyterian
church, but like the Thirtieth Divi
sion which broke the "Hindenburg
line," our policy is, make an open
ing in the "unchurched line," which
is stronger in numbers than th^
churches within the bounds of our
Presbytery. The committee decided
to hold regular quarterly meetings,
alternating between Spartanburg and
Greenville. The next quarterly meet
ing will be held in the Third Presby
terian church, Greenville, on Tuesday,
January 9, 1923, at 6 P. M.
TENNESSEE.
Union Church: At a congregational
meeting of the Union Presbyterian
church, eight miles from Brownsville,
on Sunday, November 12th, two ad
ditional elders were elected and two
deacons. Mr. George Tyson and Mr.
L. S. McCage, both deacons, were
elected elders. Mr. Phillip Baird and
Mr. Tucker B. Tyson were elected to
the diaconate. These men will be or
dained and installed at an early date.
Sunday, November 26th, was Orphan
age Day, and the membership of the
church brought a liberal supply of
canned goods for the Monroe Harding
Children's Home. With only about
twenty active members this church al
ways takes a share in every respon
sibility of the Assembly, Synod and
Presbytery. Recently we had the
pleasure of having in our pulpit Rev
A. Killough, of Ripley, who' for one
Sabbath exchanged pulpits with our
pastor. Rev. W. A. Alexander.
Purdy: November 17th was a great
flay at Purdy, the Christian High
School maintained by Memphis Pres
bytery in McNairy County, Tenn. On
that day occurred the dedication of
the new school building, which takes
the place of the one destroyed by
fire last winter. The old building was
erected before the Civil War, when
Purdy was the seat of the county
court house, and was secured by the
Presbytery a few years ago and im
proved for use as a Home Mission
school. The new building is a mod
ern brick, sixty by seventy feet and
two stories in height, except the au
ditorium, which is only one story and
stands at the rear of the main struc
ture, like the upright portion of the
letter "T." With the new dormitory
built last year, this gives the school
two substantial and attractive build
ings, either of which would be an
ornament to the campus of any school
or college.
At 11 o'clock in the morning an
address was delivered by Mr. T.
Abernathy, County Superintendent of
Education. After lunch the dedica
tion service proper was held, tho
principal address and the prayer of
dedication being delivered and offered
by Rev. L,ynn F. Ross, of Trenton,
Tenn. Mr. Ross' . subject was The
Liberating Power of the Truth, and
was very appropriate In view of the
large place which is given the Bible
in this school. The opening of ser
vices, both morning and evening, con
stated of songs and the repetition of
numerous extended passages of Scrip
ture by the school children; it was
announced that this body of boys and
girls can recite Scripture for an hour
without going over the same passage
twice. Brief remarks were also made
by Mr. Robertson, of the Selmer High
School, and Mr. McKell, the county
farm adviser. In the evening a pro
gram consisting of songs and read
ings was given. This was followed by
a short play. In all these exercises
the pupils acquitted themselves with
credit and gave evidence of careful
training. Rev. Charles N. Ralston and
his wife are greatly beloved by ail
in this section, where they have done
much for the raising of the educa
tional and religious standards. With
their capable company of eight teach
ers, they are laying deep and broad
foundations which will tell in cominq
years for the benefit of the home, ths
State and the Church.
TEXAS.
Waskom, Elysian Field: These
churches have had the pleasure of
hearing Rev. E. B. Fincher, evangel
ist for the Presbytery of Paris, in
meetings at which twelve additions
gladdened the hearts of the pastor
and members of the churches, eight
at Waskom and four at Elysian
Fields. These churches elected to re
lieve the Home Mission Committee
and assume support of the work at
our congregational meeting last Janu
ary. They have financed their own
work and contributed about $175 to
ward Home Mission work in the Pres
bytery during the year. We have had
the pleasure of receiving thirty-five
members since coming to the work,
have built and paid for the manse at
Waskom. The spiritual life of the
churches was quickened by the com
ing of Dr. Fincher, who has conduct
ed revival services a number of times
in the churches, coming about nine
teen years ago, the first time. Golden
Rule church (Elysian Field) is one
of the oldest churches In Texas, more
than fifty years. Old citizens speak
of its work in the sixties. A faith
ful membership in this our day meet
regularly in Sabbath school every
Sabbath, training the children of the
village in God's Word. Elder O. T.
Becknell is the faithful superinten
dent. The Lord has honored these
churches by giving success to their
efforts in material as well as spirit
ual life. Several new families have
been added to the church in the Iwo
years' work of the present pastorate.
J. N. C.
WEST VIRGINIA.
Charleston: Rev. Dr. Ernest Thomp
son has just completed twenty years
in the pastorate of the First church.
Under his leadership it has grown and
strengthened greatly, until it is one
of the strong congregations of our
Church.
Marlinton: At a special service Sun
day morning, November 19th, to re
ceive those who had made profession
in the recent meeting at Buckeye,
twenty-four were welcomed into the
church here on profession and one by
letter. We were assisted in this ser
vice by Rev. J. E. Flow, D. D., who
conducted the meeting at Buckeye.
There are some others who made pro
fession in that meeting who will be
received later.
Charles Town: The Rev. Dr. W.
D. Reynolds, one of the pioneer mis
sionaries of our church to Korea and
professor in the Union Theological
Seminary there, while on a recent
visit to the pastor favored us with
several ndc* -esses on Korea. These
addresses or Dr. Reynolds, instructive
and very interesting, were very much
enjoyed.
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