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mas holidays, if contributions aro
made to the great mountain mission
work, that money should be sent in
stead of toys and candy. On account
of the great drive for Christian Edu
cation, which has been very neces
sary, and the many other drives that
have been on in our Church for some
time, the Treasurer for Home Missions
is greatly in need of funds in order
to pay the workers on the field. Wt
hope you will think of this work and
pray for it. and if your heart prompts
you to contribute, you might send a
check for the work in these fields,
which are white unto the harvest, to
Thomas B. Talbot, Lexington, Ky.,
Box 24.
Canyon Kails: Rev. W. A. Hopkins,
assisted by the Superintendent of
Home Missions of West Lexington
Presbytery, conducted an all-day
meeting at this place recently. Mr.
J. Sherman Porter, of Lexington, was
present and gave some talks to the
people on co-operation and better
farming. It was a most inspiring day.
The evening congregation filled the
house. The school at this place, un
der the care of Mr. Brandenburg, Is
doing excellent work. He is ably as
sisted by Misses Hunter and Clark,
two consecrated women. At the closa
of Mr. Hopkins' talk one young lady
professed faith in Christ and united
with the church. The revival spirit
seems to be permeating the whole
Presbytery, and God is graciously
blessing the work and the workers.
Highland: The work at this place
is progressing under the supervision
of Rev. W. B. Ouerrant. Rev. R. L.
Telford, D. D., Moderator of out
Synod, recently held a meeting here,
in which there were forty conversions,
all of the converts uniting with the
Presbyterian church.
Quicksand: A recent visit to this
place by the Superintendent of Home
Missions was very encouraging. The
attendance at all the services on the
Sabbath was very large, and at tht
Christian Endeavor service on Sun
day evening there were two hundred
and thirty-three present, and the
great majority of them remained
through the church service. The Sab
bath school attendance is remarkable,
and we doubt if there is a church in
the General Assembly that is showing
moTe progress than this new church
in Breathitt County, under the pas
toral supervision of Rev. H. L. Cock
erham, who is so ably assisted by his
excellent wife.
Mount Victory: This is our special
Home Mission work in the Transyl
vania Presbytery. Rev. H. L?. Cock
erham closed a meeting her* on No
vember 1 6th. The attendance in*
creased from the beginning; many
people walked from seven to eight
miles to hear the gospel. At the close
there had been fourteen conversions,
ten of the converts uniting with the
Presbyterian church. We have a good
Sunday school here, under the care
of Rev. David Jones, who also has
charge of Mount Victory Academy.
Transylvania Presbytery is planning
to build a church at this point some
time in the spring. Mount Victory
Is located eighteen miles from Somer
'set, the county Beat of Pulaski County,
In a very needy section of the State,
and our church is doing most aggres
sive work there at this time.
Heidelberg: We have located here
the Christian Endeavor School of the
Presbyterian church under the care
of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Saucier. The
school is in the best condition it has
ever been: the dormitory le filled and
the people are booming more and
fno^fe 'Interested In the work of Chris
tian Education. The faculty consists
of seven consecrated people. We have
"two Christian Endeavor societies here
and also a Sabbath school, which is
increasing in numbers each month.
West (ioNhcn church, Oldham Coun
ty, Ky., was organized on Sunday af
ternoon, December 3d. Rev. A. A.
Higgins, chairman of the Committee
of Louisville Presbytery, emphasized
the fact that the Church is the Bride
of Christ and as such great privileges,
obligations and responsibilities rest
upon her, which he clearly and speci
fically named. Rev. Mr. St. Clair
preached a most appropriate sermon
from the twenty-fourth Psalm, defin
ing the character and requirements
of the people of God. Ruling Elder
Thomas B. Talbot, whose recent ear
nest labors in that field have been so
fruitful, was present, and addressed
the newly organized church and con
gregation. Ruling Elder C. W. Rule
represented his father, Rev. John
Rule, so long the faithful founder and
pastor of this people, who was pre
vented from attending by the infirmi
ties of age, and addressed the newly
elected officers, who are: Elders,
Frank Smith, Fred Hall,. Michael Car
ter and Elam Elkins; deacons, Virgil
Hall, Charles Walker, Arthur Smith
and William Hampton. These men
will be ordained by Rev. John Rule
on Sunday afternoon, December 17th.
The little church begins with an ac
tive membership of fifty-seven. It is
a matter of unusual interest that the
spirit of the October revival service
has spread abroad in the community
across the river in Indiana, where a
number of earnest families belonging
to the little church reside. During
the rough weather these people ex
pect to maintain simultaneous com
munity services, assisted by the Home
Mission Committee of the New Al
bany Presbytery, U. S. A., and Mr.
Herbert C. Taska, a very consecrated
and earnest personal worker. Rev. L.
V. Rule has pastoral charge of the
newly organized church for the pres
ent. The work on the Indiana side
of the river has increased to the point
where the homes of the people will
hardly contain the crowd, and perma
nent use of the Dark Corner School
house In that community has been
contemplated for public worship. The
prospect of a revival meeting over
there in the spring conducted by Elder
Thomas B. Talbot, Rev. L. V. Rule
and Mr. Herbert C. Taska, indicates
a wider and more wonderful work of
God's saving grace to another largo
and substantial community of work
ing people heretofore without gospel
preaching, except at West Goshen
church. A permanent name for the
West Goshen church will be chosen
and announced later, when the en
larged building is rededicated.
Taylors vi lie: A series of meetings
was held with this church November
14th to 24th. Four were added to
the church on confession, one of whom
was baptized by the pastor, Rev. W.
B. Lile. The pastors and the mem
bers of both the Baptist and Metho
dist churches of the community were
very cordial in their co-operation with
us in the meetings. The pastor did
the preaching. The whole community
seems to have been benefited by the
metings.
Versailles: 915,000 was asked of
this church for Christian Education
in Kentucky. $15,680 was subscribed,
an investment for Gqjd, for the Church,
the State and the home.
The Pastor.
LOUISIANA.
Winnsboro: This church Is rejoic
ing in the use of their nice new church
building. Sunday, December 10, three
new members were received represent
ing two new families. If there Is a
church which has some pews to dis
pose of, this young cnurch would like
to get in correspondence.
MISSISSIPPI.
Yokena: The Sunday School of
this church presented Rev. C. P. Col
mery, pastor, with a Christmas gift
as a token of their esteem and affec
tion. The community also gave him
a substantial contribution in money
to help him enjoy his Christmas. This
will be the thirty-fifth Christmas Mr.
Colniery has spent with the group of
churches which form his pastorate,
quite a record in these days of change
and unrest.
NORTH CAROLINA.
Charlotte: On December 17th the
handsome new Caldwell Memorial
Church building was dedicated. The
dedication sermon was preached by
Rev. Drs John S. Foster, of Winston
Salem. This church was organized in
1912 with eighty members, and was
known an the Knox Church. The
name was changed to Caldwell Memo
rial, because Mrs. Sarah Caldwell
White left it a legacy of $55,000 to
erect a building as a memorial to her
father and mother, Mr. and Mia.
David A. Caldwell. Rev. G. F. Bell
is the pastor of the church, which now
has a membership of 525.
Gastonia: Dr. J. E. Thacker was
with us for special services twice a
day November 15-29, and we have had
a splendid meeting. Mr. Thomas B.
Roddey conducted the singing Dr.
Thacker's preaching is always on the
great fundamentals of salvation and
Christian living, and his direct and
earnest messages accompanied by his
wise methods makes for substantial
and permanest results.
About forty have already been ad
ded to this church on profession of
faith and six by letter, and there will
probably be dthers to follow. The
church was sincerely revived and
strengthened, the great majority of
the members having expressed their
earnest desire of living a more conse
crated life.
Perhaps the best feature of the
whole meeting was the two addresses
of Mrs. Thacker to the women of Gas
tonia. On Sunday afternoon she
spoke in Main Street Methodist Church
to a congregation that filled every foot
of space in the auditorium, Sunday
school annex and galleries, with many
standing and others sitting on the
pulpit steps. Mrs. Thacker is a speaker
of unusual power, and her address,
"The Human Touch," made a won
derfully deep Impression. It was just
exactly the message for the wives,
mothers and social leaders of Amer
ica to hear. During the week she
gave her singularly fine and convinc
ing address on "God's Creation and
Christian Science," before another
large audience. We should like to
see this address printed for general
distribution.
A few weeks ago our Sunday School
presented Rev. O. C .Williamson, of
our Mexican Mission, with an automo
bile, and he reports that the cars is
a tremesdous help in covering his wide
field in Southern Mexico.
The Executive Committee of the
Woman's Auxiliary recently enter
tained the session and Board of Dea
cons of the Church at a splendid tur
key dinner in the dining-room of the
new Sunday-school building. Their
dining-room and kitchen are now com
pletely furnished with all necessary
utensils and furniture, Including
linen, dishes and silver, and the equip
ment is proving increasingly useful
and valuable In the work of the
qhurch.
Columbus and Tryon Churches:
Rev. J. L. Tandell was installed pas
tor of these churches on Sunday, De
cember 10, by a commission of King's
Mountain Presbytery, of which Rev.
W. A. Murray was chairman.
Candor: A commission of Meek
lenburg Presbytery, consisting of Rev.
J. W. Stork, of Mt. Gilead; Rev. M.
P. Daniels, Elders T. W. Dixon and
Walter Wallace, of Charlotte, installed
Rev. W. L. Baker pastor of Macedonia,
Candor and Biscoe c&urches on De
cember 10th. This is the center of
the famous peach section of North
Carolina, and a fine group of churches.
The work is progressing under the
able leadership of the now pastor. A
new church is soon to be erected here.
Fayetteville Presbytery agreed to
assume the assessment placed upon it
by Synod, of $806.40 towards the ex
penses of Synod's Stewardship Com
mittee, with the understanding that
Presbytery does not commit itself to
continue this beyond the current Sy
nodical year, and the Treasurer was
directed to pay this amount out of
the Presbyterial Home Mission Funds.
Rev. J. w. Goodman was granted
evangelistic powers within the bounds
of the Shannon congregation, which
he is supplying at present.
Davidson: Rev. W. F. Junkin, of
the China Mission, filled the Presby
terian Church pulpit here Sunday
morning and evening and addressed
the Y. M. C. A. at its 6 P. M. meet
ing. As all know who have heard
Mr. Junkin since his return to the
homeland on his third or fourth fur
lough, he is making excellent ad
dresses in his visits to the churches,
and any congregation is highly privi
leged to whom he is sent. His re
view of what he has witnessed of the
saving and uplifting power the
Gospel is $n old but ever new and
strong argument in support of the
claim of the Christian religion to be
a supernatural and inspired message
from heaven.. At the evening service,
after setting forth in detail the checks
and balances that insure a careful and
wise expenditure of every cent that
is paid into the mission coffers, he
enlarged in an impelling way on the
commanding and claimant needs of
the missions for better and enlarged
equipment.
Mooresville. First Church: Rev. R.
A. White has closed his first year
of service with this church. It has
been a pleasant one and full of activ
ity. Since the new manse was com
pleted and occupied, work on the new
Sunday-school building has been
pushed forward and it will be ready
for use in about a month. It is com
modious and handsome, filling a sadly
felt need in our work. At Bradley's
schoolhouse, one of our misBion
points, Rally Day was observed and
we have just been notified that the
banner was awarded tnem. During
the year a weekly bulletin has been
started and meets with general ap
proval. Forty-seven persons have been
received into the church.
Rockingham CYiurch: Twice re
cently the members of the Rocking
ham Church have had the opportun
ity and the privilege of giving of
their means In behalf of others; the
offering at the service held on Thanks
giving Day went to the Barium
Springs Orphanage, one of the chil
dren there being the "adopted child"
of this church; and at a recent ser
vice an offering was taken for the
homeless and suffering people in New
Bern. Rev. A. E. Dallas, the pastor of
this church for a little more than two
years, has resigned in order to ac
cept a call extended to him by the
First Church of LaGrange, Ga.
SOUTH CAROLINA.
Charleston: Rev. Dr. R. A. Torrey,
of Los Anpreles, Cal., one of the lead
ing evangelists of this country, Is ex
pected to hold a series of services at
the Second Church of this city from
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