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CHURCH NEWS.
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members and friends. There have
been twenty-one additions to the mem
bership of the church and seven infant
baptisms, within the past month.
Enoree Presbytery on December 12,
19 22 dissolved the pastoral relations
existing between Rev. T. D. Johnston
and Woodruff and Center Point
Churches, and he was dismissed to
Augusta Presbytery.
TENNESSEE.
Murfreesboro First: Mrs. Hazen
Smith, student secretary of our Com
mittee on Christian Education, in
spired and instructed the students and
members of this town and church,
while here recently. She spoke to the
student body of the Middle Tennessee
Normal, in the morning; to the Lad
ies' Auxiliary, in the afternoon, and
to the young people of the church at
night. Her messages were filled with
encouragement and help, and Mur
freesboro will be glad to see and hear
her again.
TEXAS.
Crockett: We have lately had a re
vival meeting in our church. The
preaching was by Rev. J. Ernest
Thacker, D. D. His singer, Mr. Rod
dy, led the singing. The people of
our whole community were highly
pleased with the preaching and the
singing. All the churches cooperated
cordially. The Presbyterian church
has received twelve members, one of
them by letter. We have a prospect
for receiving several others. Our
house of worship has lately been re
paired and repainted and looks bcru
tiful.
S. F. Tenney.
Sherman: Dr. Edward Leigh Pell,
of Richmond, has just closed a series
of lectures at the First church. His
general theme was, "What Did Jesus
Really Teach?" The subjects of his
lectures were: "The Master's Secret
of a Worth While Life," "The Mas
ter's Teaching About God," "The Mas
ter's Key to the Mysteries of Life,"
"The Master's Teaching About Him
self," "The Master's Teaching About
Suffering," "What Prayer Meant to
Jesus," "What Does Jesus Really Re
quire of Us?" a special message to
the young men and women of Sher
man. Dr. Pell is a noted writer as
well as lecturer, and he gets so close
to the Master Himself he draws his
audience with him to the Master's
feet. The benediction of this man of
God will linger long with pastor and
people of this church. Sherman has
truly had a feast of good things in
these lectures of Dr. Pell.
Mrs. John S. Kerr.
Paris: The First church of this city
has just had a delightful meeting of
two weeks under the leadership of
Dr. J. E. Thacker, of Norfolk, Va.,
and his song leader, Mr. T. B. Roddy,
of Chattanooga, Tenn. Splendid
crowds were rewarded by great ser
mons given in Dr. Thacker's own im
pressive way. The singing of Mr.
Roddy and his zeal In personal work
were other unusual features of the
meetings. Six hundred and fifty
signed cards of reconsecration. Twen
ty-nine signified their intention tD
bring their church letters to this com
munity. Nearly forty signed cards
accepting Jesus Christ as their Sa
viour. The fine spirit of the meeting
was shown by the large numbers from
other churches who attended, and by
the large number of cards of mem
bers indicating some other church as
the preference. Twenty-six have al
ready been received Into this church.
The quota of Paris for the educa
tional drive w?s $25,000. The cam
paign here was t.be first of the city
campaigns. This quota was pledged.
During the past summer the official
board of the church was strengthened
by the addition of three deacons, Mr.
Sam Weathers, Mr. Ireland Davis and
Mr. Ben Ardery.
T. S. S.
Central Texas Presbytery met in
special session in Highland, the Uni
versity Church, Thursday, December
7, 1922. Rev. J. C. Byars was, at his
request, granted a letter to the Pres
bytery of Waco, U. S. A. Rev. B. D.
D. Greer, D. D., was received from
the Presbytery of Brownwood and a
commission was appointed to install
him as pastor of the First Church of
Temple.
Cleburne, First Church: We have
enjoyed a week's visit from Miss Stella
Hovey, Sunday-school and Young Peo
ple's worker for Ft. Worth Presby
tery, with our Sunday School, our Ju
nior and Senior C. E., and our Ladies'
Auxiliary.
WEST VIRGINIA.
Franklin: For the last two weeks
the pastor, Rev. A. P. Dickson, lias
been holding protracted services here.
For the last ten days he has had the
assistance of Rev. William C. White,
D. D., of Churchvllle, Va. There have,
been forty-six professions, including a
few reconsecrations, with splendid
congregations and much interest man
ifested. The splendid new church is
being used for the first time, though
not completed, as the old church would
not have seated the crowds in attend
ance. Seven years ago Dr. White as
sisted Rev. C. R. Lacy here in a two
weeks' meeting, at which time thera
were seventy professions. He assisted
Mr. Dickson also seven years ago at
William8ville, Va., in which there were
forty-two professions. The meeting is
a rich harvest of precious souls and
will continue for several nights
longer.
Lowisbarg, Old Stone Chnrch:
Twenty-three members were publicly
welcomed at the recent communion,
thirteen upon profession of faith and
ten by letter. This church has been
credited with pledging $80,000 in the
West Virginia campaign for Christian
Education.
DR. LINGLE'S LECTURES.
Dr. Walter Llngle delivered a se
ries of lectures at the Young People's
Conference in Montreat last summer
on Presbyterianism which would be
profitably heard, I am sure, if they
could be delivered in our churches.
Setting forth in a most instructive
and comprehensive way the history
and genius of Presbyterianism, these
lectures held the attention of the
young people from start to finish;
and the older people as well. Your
correspondent, believing that it would
be a fine thing in the way of doc
trinal instruction, of which so many
church members stand in dire need,
would suggest to pastors and sessions
that many of our churches could be
easily reached from Richmond and
that Dr. Lingle would doubtless glad
ly render this service, which would be
eminently appropriate for any Lord's
Day hour for instruction and worship.
If I were a pastor I would endeavor
to secure him, as such instruction
from the pulpit is rare.
S. R. Preston.
When most disappointed, take a
look at yourself. Possibly you may
there find a reason.
No use telling a man he has made
a mistake when he knows it. 9*1 1
him out instead of rubbing it in.
To bring up a child in the way ho
should go, travel that Wfey yourself.
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