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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 (Continued to page IS)