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VIRGINIA.
Union Seminary: The eleventh an
nual series of lectures on the James
Sprunt foundation at Union Theologi
cal Seminary, Richmond, Va., will be
given by Rev. James I vance, D. D.,
pastor of the First Presbyterian
Church, Nashville, Tenn., in Schauf
fler Hall, on the Seminary campus, on
the evenings of January 17-24, inclu
sive. The general subject is "The
Minister and His Message," and the
topics of the eight lectures in the
course are as follows:
1 ? A Poor Business But a Great
Calling.
2 ? The Summons of Service.
3 ? The Preacher and a Bankrupt
World.
4 ? The Preacher and His Message.
6 ? The Man Behind the Message.
6 ? The Preacher In Action.
7 ? The Drab and Gold In the Great
Calling.
% 8 ? The World's Greatest Preacher.
Since its establishment eleven years
ago, this lectureship has not only
brought to the Seminary eminent men
from abroad, like Dr. James Stalker,
Sir William Ramsay and Dr. G.
Campbell Morgan, but has had a singu
larly brilliant succession of lectures
from our own church, such as Prof.
C. Alphonso Smith, Dr. Harris E. Kirk,
Wm. J. Bryan, Prof. J. Gresham Ma
chen, and others. To those who
know Dr. Vance's gifts ft is unneces
sary to say that his lectures will con
tinue the series worthily. The lec
tures will be published in book form
immediately after their delivery.
Union Seminary has always been
noted for the proportion ot its gradu
ates who are effective preachers, men
of power in the pulpit. Dr. Vance is
himself a graduate of the Seminary
in the class of 1886, and it is specially
fitting that, after his own remarkable
success as a preacher, he should come
to give to his younger brethren the
benefit of his rich experience.
The speaker at the December public
meeting of the Society of Missionary
Inquiry was Rev. J. Woodrow Hassell,
of Marugame, Japan, who graduated
from the Seminary in 1913. On the
following Sunday night the Seminary
and community were again fortunate
in having as their speaker Rev. War
ren H. Stuart, D. D., of Hangchow,
China, who graduated from the Semi
nary in 1905 and was Moses D. Hoge
Fellow in the year following. Hi*
address on "What Can the Orient
Share with tha Wast?" was a (rash
and richly ittgieetlre presentation of
ike misatonary problem of the Far
East.
The Seminary is a center of mis
sionary intelligence and missionary en
thusiasm. This one institution has
furnished about half of all the ordain
ed missionaries our Church has sent
to foreign lands, and the interest in
the great work is not only still main
tained but increased every year. Of
the 122 students enrolled this year
29 are volunteers for the foreign field.
In the General Assembly's Training
School for Lay Workers there are 21
volunteers, making 50 in all in the two
institutions. The presence here of
these large numbers of young people
looking to work in foreign lands
makes the place a magnet for our mis
sionaries on furlough and other re
cruiting officers of the Church. Fur
ther there are always at Mission Court
several of our missionaries on Tur
lough with whom the students keep
in constant touch and from whom they
derive both knowledge and inspira
tion. The sojourners at Mission
Court at present are Rev. W. B. Hai
rison and family of Kunsan, Korea,
Kev. JameB Porter Smith and family,
of the Theological Seminary at Cam
pinas, Brazil, and Rev. W. D. Rey
nolds and family of Chunju, Korea.
The biennial convention of the Lay
men's Missionary Movement which
meets at Richmond in February will
find here a prepared soil.
The General Assembly's Training
School for Ijay Workers takes pleas
ure in announcing that Mrs. Margaret
T. Russell has been elected as its
field representative for Bible teach
ing and organizing. She is open for
engagements with Presbyferials, Sy
nodlcals, Auxiliaries, Young People's
Conferences and churches. Mrs. Rus
sell is a Southern Presbyterian, a
graduate of the Moody Bible Insti
tute, has had over seven years' expe
rience as a teacher, and is a woman
of attractive personality. She comes
highly recommended by ministers of
our own Church and by others, as a
teacher with magnetic personality,
true Christian faith, skill in analysis,
as also in soul winning, and unusual
ly well qualified for such position. She
has courses on the study of the Bible
by books, by topics, character studies,
steps in the Christian life for young
people, normal classes for leaders of
Bible classes and Sundcy school teach
ers, etc., etc. Wherever she has been,
her services have been appreciated by
the different organizations and her
influence is represented as continuing
long after she leaves a church. For
further information as to. engage*
ments, etc., write to the Extension
Department of the General Assembly's
Training School, 3218 Chamberlayne
Avenue, Richmond, Va.
Richmond: In November the Sun
day-school workers of the Presbyter
ian, Methodist and Christian Churches
of Richmond held a Standard Train
ing School for a week. It has been
decided to hold a Continuation School
for six weeks beginning January 4.
The school will meet on Monday and
Thursday nights in the Central Y. M.
C. A. building. The following courses
will be taught: Pupil study; Methods
of Teaching; Sunday School Organiza
tion and Administration; Program of
the Christian Religion; How We got
our Bible; Teaching Values of the
Old Testament; Life and Letters of
Paul (2 units); Marks of a World
Christian; Tra<ning the devotional
Life.
Timber Ridge: Rev. A. C. Bridge
man, Synod's secretary of stewardship,
assisted by Rev. O. M. Anderson, sec
retary of 'stewardship for the Presby
tery of Lexington, conducted a very
Interesting conference In the Timber
Rldg? Pr??byterian Church on Tom*
day, D?c?mbfr ft. Th? program vu
full of iht?r?it til the war through.
An inspirational address of unusual
merit was delivered by the Rev. W. 8.
Golden, pastor of the Westminster
Presbyterian Church, Richmond, Va.,
his subject being: "God's Call to the
Church." Rev. A. N. Perryman of
Lynchburg, secretary of stewardship
for Montgomery Presbytery, made a
strong appeal in behalf of the teach
ers of the Bible on the stewardship of
possession. A second one of these
conferences will be held in the Au
gusta Church, Ft. Defiance, Va., on
January 8, 1923. ? Rockbridge County
News.
Timber Ridge, Rockbridge County:
A two weeks' meeting was held in
this church recently. It was preceded
by a chain of prayer meetings held
each night in some part of the con
gregation for a whole month. They
were in chargo of our men. The lay
men and our pastor conducted the
meetings. The pastor was only called
on for the preaching. The Lord owned
and blessed this service in His Name.
One hundred and seventy-one signed
cards of consecration and fifteen con
fessed Christ.
Fairfield: This church has for more
than a year been without a pastor,
but has, during most of the time, been
supplied by Dr. G. A. Wilson, of Lex
ington, whose bow abides in strength.
Rev. H. R. Borthwick, who was re
cently called to the pastorate, was in
stalled Sunday, December 10, by a
commission of Presbytery consisting
of Dr. E. W. McCorkle, Rev. Cochran
Preston, Rev. J. M. Williams and El
der C. H. Gilkeson. Dr. McCorkle pre
sided, preached the sermon and pro
pounded the questions. Mr. Preston
charged the pastor and Mr. Williams
the people. The whole service was an
inspiring one. Mr. Borthwick is a
Scotchman of originality and ability,
and it is confidently believed that un
der his ministry the church will grow.
Within the last few years tuis church
has been weakened by the loss of
three elders: first, Mr. J. E. Kyle, a
man of quiet and beautiful Christian
spirit; then a year ago Mr. H. T. Pax
ton, a congenial Christian worker,
passed away; and only recently Mr.
H. A. Ott, clerk of the session, a man
of keen observation and exemplary
Christian character, was taken from
Central Church, Bristol: Rev. Mel
vin E. Trotter, assisted by Mr. Homer
Hammontree, song leader, and Mr.
Howard Hermansen, pianist, conduct
ed a series of meetings recently in
the church.
He preached for two weeks with
unusual power. His forceful manner
in preaching gripped the attention of
the people at once. He also proved
himself a Bible teacher of clear in
sight and spiritual understanding. He
made no attempt to gain large results
in numbers, preferring to do a last
ing spiritual good. Mr. Hammontree
is a gifted and consecrated song leader
and a very effective personal worker
in the meetings. Mr. Hermansen is a
pianist of rare skill and also a help
ful leader in teaching a class of per
sonal workers.
(liatham: On a recent Sabbath
morning in connection with the Sab
bath School a mural tablet was un
veiled In the Sabbpth school room
with a beautiful and appropriate ser
vice. The tablet was in memory of
two honored and distinguished sons
of the Chatham church ? Judge Wil
liam Marshal Tredway, who for thirty
years was superintendent of the Sab
bath school, and his son, the late Judge
James Lewis Tredway, who was super-1
intendent of the B*me school for thir
ty-two years. A beautiful feature of
the service was that the unveiling of
the tablet was by. the hand of little
AlmeU Whitehead, great grand
daughter, and grafld*de?ghter, revpe**
tively, of the Judges. Addresses were
made by Messrs. T. A. Watkins, H. D.
Shepherd, L. B. Whitehad and Dr. R.
G. McLees, pastor. There was a most
remarkable correspondence in the
lives of these two noble servants of
the Lord. Both were Judges of the
Circuit Court of Pittsylvania County,
Elders of the same church, superin
tendents of the Sabbath School, and
both spent their lives in good works.
D. N. Y.
Riverside: Rev. A. C. Hopkins, of
Buena Vista, assisted pastor in an
eight-day meeting at this place.
Earnestly and faithfully the plan of
salvation was presented through a
Crucified Saviour. Members of the
Buena Vista choir sang the sweet mes
sages of the Gospel. There were six
professions of faith.
Broadway: On the day before
Thanksgiving the pastor ana family
were taken completely by surprise
when the manse was visited by the
congregation who brought with them
many things of an edible nature as
an evidence of their good will.
This church has recently had a re
vival meeting, in which the preach
ing was done by the Rev. S. S. Turley,
a United Brethren evangelist from
Winona Lake. His wife assisted him
with the music and in otner ways.
There were five conversions. One of
the results of the meeting was the
securing of additional tithers, which
is being followed by a personal pres
entation of the subject by the pas
tor to individual members of the con
gregation. There is a very gratifying
response to this appeal.
Brook iicul: Recently Messrs. L?. D.
Harvey and G. T. Kent were elected
elders, and Messrs. H. C. Mustain, W.
R. Davis and W. C. White were elected
deacons. Six new members were re
ceived into the church. During Church
Paper Week our Auxiliary President
secured eight new subscribers to the
Church paper. There is a Church
reaper in nearly every home. On
Thanksgiving Day a very helpful ser
vice was held by the pastor. Our Sun
day School gave $10 to be sent to the
Orphanage.
K!on: An evangelistic meeting was
held at Morris schoolhouse in the Elon
field during the month of November.
Rev. L. McC. Williams, of Gordons
ville, Va., assisted the pastor, Rev.
Clyde J. Walsh, in the services, and
his stirring gospel appeals were much
appreciated by the congregations
which heard them. A movement was
launched on the last night of the
meeting for erecting a chapel in the
community, and it is hoped that the
project can be put through at an early
date. Already a nice sum has been
subscribed by the people of the com
munity.
Stone's Chapel, Winchester Presby
tery: At the November communion
service five new members were re
ceived on profession of faith and one
by letter. Prior to this the pastor con
ducted a ten dayfe* meeting, assisted
for a part of the time by the Rev. J.
?Hoge Smith, of Stephen's City. Re
cently two additional Elders and two
Deacons have been installed.
Puniplin Group of (liurches : Beale
Memorial. This crurch has just com
pleted extensive improvements to its
building. An extension in the rear
has enlarged the choir space, besidep
adding a sma-U room and a hall. The
windows have been refitted with flor
entine glass, the wall repapered, and
the entire building painted Inside and
out. This work has been done largely
through the untiring effort of' the
Ladies' Earnest Workers' Society of
the Church.
Concord. This church is doing a
quiet, steady work. Addition* have
'betffe mad* to the membership. The
hwiM! Sunday S?fet*?> bee done fin*