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NORTH CAROLINA.
Gastonin: The following new officers
have been elected, ordained and in
stalled in the Olney church: Elders,
C. N. Falls and J. W. Jones; deacons,
Ralph Dickson, P. A. Chester and C.
H. Huffstetler. This gives the church
nine elders and twelve deacons.
Hickory: During the last four weeks
twenty persons have been added to
the church. Since April there have
been forty-seven received, one-third of
them on profession of faith. The pas
tor, Dr. E. H. Craig, will spend the
last two weeks of December in Bos
ton with his family.
E. L. Siler, S. C.
Madison: The installation of the
Rev. S. R. Hope as pastor of this
church took place n November 19th.
Rev. S. L. Rankin, of Greensboro,
preached an able sermon, while the
charge to the congregation was de
livered by Elder E. L. Anderson, of
Winston-Salem, a former member of
this church. At the evening service
Mr. Rankin preached another able ser
mon.
The congregation have been most
thoughtful of the pastor and his wife
and have expressed their appreciation
in various ways, having put a hand
some range in the kitchen and other
pieces of furniture, also screened the
entire house. One of the splendid
young deacons of the church had a
part of the interior of the manse
freshly painted and kalsomined.
Plans are under way for building
Sundav school rooms, remodeling the
church and installing in the church
a heating plant.
The Auxiliary Circle Plan has been
adopted, and there is increased activ
ity along all lines of the woman's
work.
OKLAHOMA.
Oklahoma: Rev. Dr. C. W. Sommer
ville, of Memphis, Tenn., has recent
ly conducted a meeting of two weeks
in the Central church, of which Rev.
C. V. Crabb is pastor. This church
is well equipped for its work and has
a loyal membership, which is doing
fine work, under the leadership of the
pastor.
SOUTH CAROLINA.
Charleston: Rev. Dr. Alexander Slf
ton, the newly elected pastor of tho
Knox church of this city, has arrived
and taken up his work. He came here
from Conyers, Ga.
Cheater: New members are received
into Purity church nearly every Sun
day, and the church is experiencing a
steady and wholesome growth, not
only in numbers, but in all its church
life and activity. Large crowds of
people still wait with increasing sat
isfaction upon the ministry of the
word from Dr. Shepperson, the pastor.
TENNK8HEK.
Naihvillc Presbytery: At a called
meeting in Nashville, the pastoral re
lation between Rev. W. W. Patton
and the Mt. Vernon church was dis
solved. This church is one of four in
an extended country field, where Mr.
Patton has exerted a fruitful ministry
for ten years.
W. C. Alexander, 8. C.
/Ion Church: A memorial fund left
to the Zion church by Miss Oertrude
Walker has been expended In maklnx
Improvements In the church building.
The session h?s been greatly strength
ened by the election and Installation
of Judge Joseph Carthel as elder. Re
cently the church had an all-day meet
ing In the Interest of Assembly's
Home Missions. R?v. Homer McMIN
Ian, D. D? Secretary of the Assembly's
Home Committee, was present, and
delivered two Informing and stirring
addresses. More than two hundred
were present, some being guests from
the sister Presbyterian churches of
the county. The Auxiliary, with the
kind assistance of the Auxiliary oi
the Columbia First church, served a
bountiful lunch to all present. The
church derived great benefit and up
lift from the day, and the cause of
Assembly's Home Missions was ad
vanced in this locality.
TEXAS.
Another Mexican Presbytery1 We
need, and we are going to have, an
other Presbytery in our Mexican work
in Texas. The success as well as the
extension of the work demands It.
The new Presbytery, as contem
plated, will not take a single minister
nor a single church from those now
belonging to the Texas-Mexican Pres
bytery.
All the Mexican work in Central
and Northern Texas, not now in the
Texas-Mexican Presbytery, should bo
formed into another Presbytery. It id
the recommendation of our policy, of
forethought, of experience and good
sense. By next year we will have at
least twelve organized churches and
six ordained ministers, a competent
number of both ministers and churches
to warrant "the adventure."
The Texas-Mexican Presbytery was
organized with four ministers and
seventeen churches. A day or two
after its organization, however, it or*
dained another minister, so that it
really began with live ministers.
Our Mexican work in Texas began
at San Marcos in the fall of 1883,
and the Texas-Mexican Presbytery was
organized at San Marccs nearly twen
ty-five years afterwards. The work
in the advance field was begun at
Taylor in the fall of 1913, and we
confidently hope to see "The Spanish
American Presbytery" organized in the
Mexican Presbyterian church of Tay
lor in 1923, only ten years after!
We venture the prediction that not
more than four years after this new
Presbytery is organized the Texas
Mexican Presbytery will divide into
two Presbyteries, thus giving us three
Presbyteries and making possible the
organization of the Texas-Mexican
Synod, "the pride and joy of the As
sembly," a consummation devoutly to
be wished and prayed for! "Speak
unto the children of Israel, that they
go forward!"
Walter 8. Scott,
Evangelist.
Mr*t' Church, Dalian: With very
interesting and appropriate services,
the beautiful location, upon which the
New Clinic of the church is to be
built, was dedicated. Mr. and Mrs.
P. R. Freeman, of this city, greatly
interested in this cause, as in all other
work of the church, gave 960,000 for
the erection of this Clinic for the
treatment of children as a memorial
to their noble son, who has gone to
his reward. The basement of the
church is equipped for operations and
other treatments, but the work has
grown to such an extent that larger
quarters are a necessity. Recently one
of the officers of the Synodical Home,
eighty mlleH away, brought four little
children here for operations. This
service was conducted by Dr. Wm. M.
Anderson, Jr., assisted by Dr. Wm. M.
Anderson, Br., co-pastors of the
church. Brief addresses were made
by Officers representing the building
committee, donors, physicians and
others. The dedicatory prayer was
made by Dr. T. O. Perrln, pastor of
Westminster Church of this city. The
services were concluded with prayer
and benediction by the Rev. Wm. Fred
Oalbralth, associate minister of the
First Church.
WEST VIRGINIA.
Drain well Church: The members
of the Ladies' Auxiliary of Bramwell
Church visited the manse the day be
fore Thanksgiving, with a most elab
orate pounding. Everything, literally,
from soup to nuts, and from turkey to
plum pudding, canned goods, grocer
ies, a barrel of flour, a ham, a pair
of sheets, a box of beautiful apples, a
substantial check, and many other
things. The elder from Pocahontas
Church, Mr. Rosenbaum, also ap
peared. bringing a generous present of
spare ribs and backbones. The mem
bers of Bramwell Auxiliary have also
very recently assumed the responsi
bility for an increase of $200 per year
in the pastor's salary, the first half of
which has already been received. We
need not say how very much we are
gratified and encouraged by the gen
erous kindness of this good people,
and the renewed evidence of their in
terest and affection.
FOREIGN MISSION RECEIPTS.
Again the receipts for foreign mis
sions show a Blight increase over those
of last year, as they did last month.
The receipts for November were $66,
431.48. This is an increase of $3,
998.70 over the corresponding month
last year. For the eight months end
ing November 30th the total receipts
were $478,835.30. This is a falling
off of $44,652.53.
The amount needed for the year,
according to present estimates, is $1,
458.616.57. This leaves $979,780.27
to be raised in the next four months.
To do that is going to requirb in
creased gifts by the Church. There
must be some money for this cause
in the treasuries of some of the
churches. How is it in your church?
Would it not be a good idea to make
a Christmas gift to this cause, so that
the work of telling the heathen of the
Babe of Bethlehem may be carried
on without interruption?
BOOKS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE
All books reviewed in this paper
may be secured from the Presbyterian
Committee ot Publication, Richmond,
Va., or Texarkana, Ark., or from the
publishers. If our readers prefer it
we will order books for them. In either
case send check with the order for
the price as given.
The Story of Young George Wash
ington. By Wayne Whipple. Pub
lishers, Henry Altemus Company,
Philadelphia. Price $1. Every Amer
ican boy and girl loves George Wash
ington, and this book will go far to
wards making him first in their hearts,
as he is "first in the hearts of his
countrymen." The experiences and
activities of his early life were such
as to capture and hold the attention
of any boy, and inspire him to seek
after the better things ot life, and
to be loval to his country.
Stories From Foreign Lands. By
Cora Banks Pierce and Hazel North
rop. Publishers, Fleming H. Revell
Company, New York. Price $1.25.
This is a collection of stories from
heathen lands, showing the character
and the superstitions of the people.
They are well adapted to be read at
missionary meetings, in order to add
interest and variety to the meeting.
They are well worth reading at home.
They are intended specially for chil
dren and youth, but they will be found
both interesting and attractive by
any one who will read them.
Grace Harlowe's Overland Rlden in
the Great North Woods. By Jessie
Graham Flower. Publishers, Henry
Altemus Company. Price $1. Those
who have read some of the other Grace
Harlowe books know how exceedingly
interesting they are, and this is well
up to the standard of the others. A
party of young men and young women
take a- pony Journey through the Big
North Woods, which Is full of excite
ment and thrilling experiences. It
will make any boy or girl stay awake
at night to read it, if allowed to do
so.
Hip Story of Young Abraham Lin
coin. Hy Wayne Whipple. Publish
ers, Henry Altemus Company, Phila
delphia. Price $1. ' This is a story
of the "rail splitter," who became
President of the United States. It
is a well-written book and deals far
more with his younger life than It
does with his political career. It gives
?n Interesting picture of what a poor
American boy, with no advantages,
can do, when he has a will to ad
vance.
The First Days of Man. By Fred
erick Arnold; Kunimer. Publishers,
George H. Doran Company, New York.
Price $2. Tbe only reason that we
can suggest for reading this book is
to see how cunningly the author tries
to instill into the minds of children
the theory of evolution. Although he
recognizes the existence of God and
admits that he makes some of the laws
that govern nature, he destroys en
tirely God's story of creation, and
makes man develop by a very slow
process through the monkey and ape
stage from the lowest form of animal
life. This book ought never to be
put into the hands of a child or read
to one. It will have a tendency to
undermine his faith in the work of
God.
lives of Great Missionaries for
Young People. By Jeanne 'M. Serrell.
Publishers, Fleming H. Revell Com
pany, New York. Price $1.25. Some
times older people think it is hard
to interest children in foreign mis
sions. If this book is put into the
hands of boys and girls from eight
years old and up, they will become
fascinated with the stories of such he
roes of the faith as David Livingstone,
Mary Slessor, John C. Paton, William
Carey, Adonlram Judson, Hudson Tay
lor. These stories are so well told,
that, though they are brief, they give
an excellent idea of the character,
life and thrilling experiences of these
men and women who devoted their
lives to giving the gospel to the
heathen. This book may well be read
by older people, and it will be with
profit for any one interested in the
work of spreading the gospel.
The Coming of the People*. By
Francis Rolt Wheeler. Publishers,
George H. Doran, New York. Price
$1.50. An interesting and romantic
history of the earlier settlements,
written primarily to Interest boys and
girls in the beginnings of this good
country. They will enjoy reading it
and it will do much to establish in
their minds some of the reasons for
the settlemnt of this country and diffi
culties that had to be overcome, in the
first settlement of this great land o*
ours.
Bible Boys and Girls. By 8tuart
Nye Hutchison. D. D. Publishers.
Fleming H. Revell Company. New
York. Price $1.26. Dr. Hutchison Is
not a stranger to the readers of the
Preabytertan of the 8outh, as he was a
regular contributor to our Boys' and
Girls' page for years. He is