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The Presbyterian of the South
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REV. WM 8. CAMPBELL, D. D.
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REV. A. A. LITTLE, D. D.
Meridian, Miaa.
Editor*
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VIRGINIA.
Richmond Second Church: The
congregation of this church had tha
pleasure of having with them on last
Sabbath (December 10th) Rev. War
ren H. Stuart, D. D., former President
of Hangchow Christian College in
China, but who, on his return to
China, will probably be connected with
the Seminary at Nanking. He was or
dained sixteen years ago to the foreign
mission work in this church, and he
has been supported by the ladies of
this church since he first went to
China, some fifteen years ago, and
is regarded by them as their special
property. Dr. Stuart Is much beloved
by the whole Church, with which he
is identified, and it is always a pleas
ure to have him with us, and hear
him tell of his work. He and his wife
are at present on their furlough In
this country, and are spending the
winter in New York attending White's
Bible School and the Columbia Uni
versity. The cause of Home Missions
was also presented on Sunday, No
vember 26th, by Rev. Prank E. Clark,
the President of the Grundy School in
Buchanan County, Virginia. Mr.
Clark gave an interesting account of
the School, its opportunities and
achievements, giving several instances
of boys and girls taken from most
unpropitious surroundings, trained in
the Grundy School, and now filling po
sitions of hopor and usefulness. Mr.
Clark has had charge of this work
ever since he left the Seminary, and
has made a remarkable success of it.
Grace covenant Church, of which
Dr. C. L. King is pastor, last Sunday
received thirteen members on profes
sion of faith, thirteen by restatement
and twenty-six by letter. This was the
result of active personal work done
recently by the pastor and many mem
bers of the church.
Lexington Churrh has Just installed
a handsome new organ, which Is be
ing enjoyed very much by the congre
gation.
New Providence Church, In Rock
bridge County, has decided to put up
a $30,000 Sunday-school building.
Omrlotteeville: Seventeen persons
were received into the membership
of the church December 3. Very large
congregations attend this church. A
noticeable feature Is the great num
ber of men, including many students
of the University.
Old Ooncord: On the fifth Sunday of
October the Rev. R. L. McNalr was In
stalled at Old Concord In the morning
and at New Concord In the -afternoon
by a commission of Roanoke Presby
tery consisting of Rev. A. Sidney Ven
able, Rev. A. J. Ponton and Ruling
Elder C. W. Woodson, of Rustburg.
Mr. Venable presided in the morning
and propounded the constitutional
question and charged the people. Mr.
Panton preached the sermon and Mr.
Woodson charged the pastor. In the
afternoon at New Concord there was a
complete exchange of pastors.
On the first Sunday in November a
like commission consisting of the Rev.
C. W. Maxwell and Rev. P. J. Murdock
and Ruling Elders C. D. Franklin and
J. P. Scruggs, of Concord Depot, in
stalled Mr. McNair at Diamond Hill
and Rustburg. In the morning at Dia
mond Hill Mr. Maxwell presided,
preached the sermon and propounded
the constitutional question. Mr. Mur
dock charged the pastor and Mr.
Schuggs charged the people. The parts
were also exchanged in the even
ing by these brethren at Rustburg.
After an experience of a little more
than four months their pastor has been
made to feel that the lines have indeed
fallen to him in pleasant places. In
addition to the innumerable expres
sions of love and appreciation received
by him and his family, the people have
supplied the manse with an abundance
of luscious fruits and choice vegeta
bles and many other good things too
numerous to be mentioned. Surely
the Lord is good.
Warm Springs Church: Recently
four additional officers were or
dained and installed in this church,
Mr. G. A. Vines and Mr. Charles L.
Rodgers as ruling elders, and Mr. Ear
nest Q. Miller and Mr. Wf.llace O.
Hoover as deacons. We have recent
ly had the pleasure of . a visit by Dr.
W. F. Junk In, of our China mission,
as the speaker at the regular Church
Day meeting of the Woman's Auxil
iary. The "Circle Plan" has met with
great favor among the women of the
congregation, who have been very ac
tive during the past summer, and
have brought the whole church under
special obligation to them in securing
Dr. Junkin and giving the congrega
tion an opportunity to hear him. A
Christmas box has just been sent to
Rev. O. V. Armstrong, our church's
representative in China. No canvass
of any kind was made; the pastor
simply announced that the box would
be sent, and invited all who cared to
have a part in it to send in their
gifts. Nearly fifty of the members of
the church and congregation respond
ed, thus showing their affection for
our missionary and his family and
helping to make the Christmas a
happy one for them. At a congrega
tional meeting held on October 8th it
was decided to erect a Sunday school
annex to the church building. The
Sunday school has long ago outgrown
the present quarters and would have
had the new building sooner but for
the unsettled conditions incident to
the war. The architects are comolet
ing the planB for the building, and
we hope to begin work on it as soon
as practicable in the spring.
Danville: Rev. V. G. Smith, pastor
of the Shelton Memorial Church of
this city, has resigned its pastorate,
which he has held for five years, in
order that he may accept a call to
Parkton, N. C.
ALABAMA.
Mobile: The Central Church of
thiH city has called to Its pastorate
Rev. W. H. Boggs, now pastor of the
Arsenal Hill Church, Columbia, S. C.
He expects to visit the Central Church
sobn, and will then make his decision
as to accepting the call.
Annlftton; Second Church. From
the arrival of the pastor. Rev. J. G.
Coker, and his family In October un
til thla day the members have not
ceased to be mindful of their pastor
and his family's temporal needs. The
-furniture was unloaded and Installed
in the manse, pantry filled with groc
eries and supper on the table at their
own home for them on arriving. Mr.
Coker was Installed by a commission
of North Alabama Presbytery on No
vember 5. The congregations have
been steadily growing in numbers and
interest. On December 3 three addi
tional deacons were ordained and in
stalled ? S. F. Seale, C. H. Kimball and
T. J. Nelson. We believe that we shall
have a happy pastorate and the Lord
will bless our labors.
J. E. Coker.
APPAliACHIA.
La Follette, Tenn.: A commission
of Knoxville Presbytery met at this
point on November 26, to organize a
church. Superintendent of Home Mis
sions, Rev. B. M. Larson, presided.
Rev. J. A. Gray, D. D., preached in
the afternoon: Rev. Willis Thompson
in the evening. These ministers, with
Elder A. P. White, of Knoxville, con
stituted the commission. The church
starts with about thirty members. Ser
vices are held in the building owned
by the Congregational Church, but
now turned over to us for a while. The
Congregational Church, which has
long had work at this point, has seen
fit to recommend to its membership
that they come with us, in view of the
fact that the Home Mission agencies
of that church will no longer main
tain work at LaFollette. The town is
one of about two thousand population,
lying in an excellent agricultural re
gion. It is lodged about a large iron
Hmeltery and coal mine.
The officers of the new church are:
Elders, -J. A. Summers, Clerk of Ses
sion; G. B. Gallahar, E. O. Blackburn;
deacons, A. H. Aeler, Rothe Weigel.
ARKANSAS.
Synod of Arkansas convened in the
First Presbyterian Church of Little
Rock. Rev. W. H. Irvine was elected
moderator. Unusually rich was the
session of Synod in inspirational and
devotional features. The opening ser
mon, preached by Rev. O. C. Currie,
at the request of the retiring modera
tor, Hon. Harry L. Ponder, was a
ringing call for the old faith in th*
old Gospel. On the communion oc
casion another powerful message
along the same line was delivered by
Dr. R. Bxcell Pry. Memorial ser
vices, which were . deeply spiritual,
were held for Dr. J. I. Norris, Rev. J.
G. Lane and Mr. Henry Moore, the
last named being an elder in the
Texarkana First Church, whose devo
tion to his church and generous sup
port of her work endeared him to all
Presbyterians in the State. Fred C.
McMillan, of Des Moines, thrilled the
Synod with a vital message on Per
sonal Evangelism, delivered during
the presentation of the Stewardship
Committee report.
Dr. R. E. Melvin represented the
Assembly's Committee on Steward
ship and outlined plans made for the
Equipment drive. Dr. J. O. Reavis, in
two strong addresses, presented the
Presbyterian Progressive Program,
and the Foreign Mission work. The
educational institutions for which the
Synod is responsible, were discussed
before the. court by the following men:
Austin Theological Seminary, by Dr.
T. W. Currie; Southwestern Presbyte
rian School and Home for Orphans,
by Mr. J. E. Watts, of Itasco, Texas;
Arkansas College, by Dr. W. 8. Lacy;
Caddo Valley Academy, by Rev. John
T. Barr and Mountain' Crest School,
by Rev. J. E. Jeter.
Synod again went on record asking
that Dr. Henry Sweets at the earliest
possible moment begin a drive for the
permanent equipment of the educa
tional Institutions In the jurisdiction
of the body. Arrangements have b?en
completed for the inauguration of lht$
drive in the State on February 1 or
earlier. Until this has been com
pleted, the Synod asked that the Stew
ardship Committee make no personal
canvass in Arkansas for the Equip
ment Fund. The fund to be raised
for educational institutions will be for
Arkansas College, Austin Theological
Seminary, Caddo Valley Academy,
Mountain Crest School, and the First
Presbyterian Church at Fayetteville,
the seat of the University of Arkan
sas.
Under the leadership of Dr. W.
Moore Scott and a corps of capable
evangelists, notable work has been
done this year in the home mission
churches of the Synod.
Synod again placed its summer con
ference work in its benevolent budget
for one per cent of the undesignated
gifts, and a committee was appointed
with Dr. John Van Lear as chairman
to secure a permanent site for this
conference.
Synod acceded to the request of the
Assembly that the meetings of Synod
be held in advance of the fall meet
ings of the Presbyteries, and the next
stated meeting will be held on Tues
day night after the first Sunday in
October, in the First Church, El Do
rado.
Rev. Charles Haddon Nabers, pas
tor of Camden First Church, was
elected publicity man for the Synod.
The members of the Synod were
royally entertained in the homes of
the First Congregation, and luncheon
was served each day in the basement
of the church to all delegates and vis
itors by the Woman's Auxiliary. On
Wednesday evening the Synod was
entertained at a dinner given by the
Little Rock Alumni, of Arkansas Col
lege. Among the speakers on this
occasion was Sam Knox, of Pine Bluff,
whose interest in Arkansas College
has led to her wonderful showing in
athletics thlB fall; Hon. Harry L. Pon
der, of Walnut Ridge, and Hon. T. C.
McRae, governor of Arkansas. The
members of Synod were given an au
tomobile ride over the city on Wed
nesday afternoon. Of especial inter
est to each pastor and elder was the
grand gothic church in which the ses
sions were held. Dr. John Van Lo&r,
the genial and capable host of the Sy
nod, is to be congratulated upon the
wonderful building which his congre
gation has recently completed.
DISTRICT OP COLUMBIA.
Washington Central Church: At
the communion service Sunday morn
ing, December 3, three persons were
received on profession and five by let
ter. At night Rev. Dr. S. H. Chester
preachd for us, telling of our work
in Mexico, and of the desperate need
for more workers there, and of equip*
ment for the workers already there.
For the past two years the Men's Bible
class has paid $125 annually towards
tne tuition and board of a hoy in Itev.
F. E. Clark's School at Grundy, Bu
chanan County, Va. It has now in
creased this fund to $150, and has
also assumed one-half ($75) towards
the expenses of another boy In that
school, and half ($75) for a student
at Davidson. The other half for each
of these last two has been taken by
the A. W. Pitzer Class of young men,
totaling $450 from the two classes
as an investment in these three lives^
? an investment from which we look
for large dividends In the shape of
three useful and consecrated lives, as
well as in the quickened Interest in
the hearts of the donors.
A. H.
* FLORIDA.
lakeland: After spending most of
the time for the past four months in
a Sanitarium at DeLand, the pastor,
Pr. C. I. Stacy, has returned to th*