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.lune 16, 1915] "Dr. C. C. Carson and Dr. I. S. Anderson replied In such a satisfactory manner that the report was adopted unanimously, and the Assembly took the necessary steps to organize the Synod." I am not surprised that the few dirapuel shells fired from my little Held gun were not of sufficient caliber or velocity to penetrate the eight-Inch harveylzed armor-plate that protects I lie gray matter of the Editorial Correspondent of the Presbyterian Standard. who furnishes a running comment on some of the proceedings of the recent General Assembly. I have no zeal for the new Synod. The reasons for my indifference, as stated before the General Assembly, are these: I. The present tendency is to make tlie boundaries of Synods conform as nearly as possible to State lines, e. g., ilie new Synod of West Virginia. Experience proves that this is generally a wise plan. U. The fact that the population of I lie district composing the proposed Synod is homogeneous, as argued by Dr. Campbell, is not a sufficient reason for cutting it off from other Synods and forming a separate organization. There are many other homogeneous sections in our Church, some of them inhabited largely by foreigners, but we would not think of forming them into separate Synods or Presbyteries on that account. It is not good for any ecclesiastical body to be too homogeneous. The gospel is for all kinds of people. :t. The railroads of this mountain region are not in the form of a belt Hue surrounding it; but they run into it, across It and out again in various directions. It is just as easy to ride out on these roads to the places where the present Synods meet, as It would be to ride across this mountain region to the meetings of the new Synod. 4. It would probably not contribute to the best Interests of the mountaineers to fence them in as proposed. The mountaineer is an independent character, capable of mingling with his 'ellowmen anywhere. When his children come out of the mountains to attend our high schools and colleges, they prove to be equal, if not superior, to the children of the valleys. The mountaineer will not stay fenced in. It is good for him to come out and see how the people in other parts of the world live. These reasons are practically the same as stated before the Assembly. The rapid fire guns of Drs. Camphell, Carson and Anderson seemed to silence my one small field ptece. The Assembly seemed to be of one mind. I did not vote against the organization of the new Synod, simply because the Presbyteries concerned had asked for it. The brethren on the field seemed to think that they could work more effectively by themselves. It may be 9n* t? ?<? ?, uui 11 aw, me case is exceptional. Time will tell. i'ossibly the editor of the Standard may be convinced that the above suggestions, when arranged in order, 1, 3 and 4, according to the ancient manner of sermonizing, do possess some slight "ad remness." Respectfully, Newton Donaldson. KORKAN NKWS, One of our missionaries in Korea, a recent letter, writes of the encouraging work there. She says: "The church here (Mokpo) is being well attended. Last Sunday one thousaiul were in attendance at Sundayschools for heathen children, and besides we had our regular Sundayschool of about 400. I Just heard of h?w a little heathen boy, by attending THE PRESBYTERS these Sunday-schools, has induced his father to attend church. We have everything for which to be thankful. Some one must be praying for us in the homeland. I shall be here a few days and then leave for a two weeks' trip again. "Mr. Swineharf is here superintending the building of the new hospital, which is going up rapidly, and none too soon, for the dispensary is full of patients, fifty and sixty coming every day, and, of course, there will be a great many more operative cases as soon as the hospital Is completed. Miss Lath r op will have rooms in the hospital. "The church here is having cottage prayer meetings and at a recent meeting nine decided to believe and seventy were present. The pastor Is a fine man. For the past year a man has been selling the Testaments and doing personal work on the water front among the men. Many, many books have been sold and, of course, more have heard the gospel. There Is no onev doing any work there at present, as the man is assisting in the hospital work. I presume he will u? returned 10 me worn a uttie later when the hospital Is finished. "A woman deserted a little six weeks' old baby at the hospital. It is still there. Mrs. Newland and Mrs. Leadingham are furnishing cow's milk for it. I suppose we will have to start an orphan asylum. It is a sad case, tout I hope a home can be found for it. "In recent regulations we were given ten years in which to teach the Bible in the schools. But in ten years who can foretell the future. This is the day of our opportunity. God is with us." ANTI-SALOON LEAGUE CONVENTION. The great National Convention of the Anti-Saloon League of America, to be held in Atlantic City, New Jersey, July 6th to 9th, promises to be one of the most enthusiastic and remarkable gatherings of the kind ever held. Not less than twenty-five thousand delegates, from all sections of the country, are expected to be present. At its close, it is planned to have a committee of five thousand persons call at the White House, Washington, and present to the president of the United States resolutions which will probably bo adopted by the convention. KXPORTS TO SOUTH AMERICA. Exports from New York to South America in the firat week of April were the largest in any week of the war period. They totaled three and one-half million dollars against a weekly average of about one and onehalf millions during the war period. To Argentina the total was one and one-fourth million dollars, to Brazil over one million and to the west coast three-fourths of a million. The shipments to Argentina Included iron and steel manufactures, $66,000; tin plate, $54,000; cotton seed oil, $44,* 000; naphtha, $62,000; to Brazil, flour, ^ . mm in a a (ma tine Watch On My Club Plan^% It's the Easiest Way for you to ^ become the proud owner of a World Standard Masterpiece. -grJT jjU Send No Money 1*11 Trust You And send you a 12 or 16 Size Superb 130 Thin Model ILLINOIS orELQIN with 17Extra Fine Imported Kuby A Sapphire Jewel*; Kxactly timed * Tested. Scientifically Adjusted: Warranted Accurate? for your KRKR INBMMrriON. Klnest. Strongest Double Strata Gold Safety Bow Cane erer made, guaranteed for lyears. Kxamlne It critically. Test It thoroughly. Be your own Judge. If pleased, send mats. ThengSaroo. for Amos. Or III cash and the watch la yours. Satis taction or money back. Write now. And be sure to give the site and make yon want me to send youlattaa, The Wateh Haa, Degt 224, lall* BUg, UalivllW. 1, lN of the south. $86,000; gasoline, $76,000, and Iron and steel manufactures, $76,000. My life, if it be a Christian life at all, has its surface amidBt the shifty mutabilities of earth, but its root in the silent eternities of the centre of all things, which is Christ in God. ?A. Maclaren, D. D. JWarriages! Cheutham-Urogden: On June 3, 1915, at the home of Mrs. W. D. Webb, Blytheville, Arkansas, by the RevHarvey H. Orr, Mr. J. W. Cheathaoi and Miss Ethyl Brogden, both of Blytheville. Kurhner-Uruniley: Miss Isabelle Euchner, of Baltimore, Md., to Mr. Charles S. Brumley, of St. Augustine, Fla., by Rev. John W. Stagg, D. D., at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Endor Curlett, on Wednesday, June 2, 1915. Hunter-Clark: On June 2, 1915, at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Pleasant D. Clark, Washington County, Virginia, by Rev. J. L. Rogers, Mr. Louis Herbert Hunter, of Eoderfleld, West Virginia, and Miss Nannye Martin Clark. Land-Baker: At Bradentown, Fla., on June 2nd, Miss Helen Alice, daughter of Judge A. V. Baker, was united in marriage to Mr. Harry Lloyd Land, U Air T XT* ? ' iKi. j. u. ncuucinuu penorming tne ceremony. Reed-Lowe: In Gurdon, Ark., June 2, 1915, by Rev. E. M. Munson, D. D. Mr. Wilmer H. Reed, of Little Rock, Ark., and Miss Leu la h Lowe, of Gurdon, Ark. Shelton-Greeniee: At Salem church, Studley, Va. by Rev. P. W. Osborn, on June 2, 1915, Mr. W. R. Shelton, of Atlee, Va., and Miss Maude M. Greenlee, daughter of Rev. J. M. Greenlee, of Studley, Va. Slemons-Arnold: Miss Antoinette Slemons, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Slemons, Orlando, Fla., to Mr. Inhn Qklllmon A 1 .J D ? MJ,?? ril 11U1U, HCY. J UII11 W. Stagg, D. D., officiating. Htirlinflr-McCaleb: At the mause, Vicksburg, Miss., June 5, 1915, by Rev. J. S. Hlllhouse, Mr. L. G. Stirling, of Helena, Arkansas, and Miss Lily McCaleb, of Vicksburg. Be a Bailey: At her home in Union County, S. C., on May 28th, Mrs. Elizabeth Robbins Bailey, after an ill ness of several weeks. The funeral was held on the following Sabbath at Mt. Tabor Presbyterian church, of which she was a faithful member. "A woman that feareth the Lofd, She shall be praised." Thomas: At his home in Burgaw, N. C., Dr. H. B. Thomas died most peacefully. He was a member of the Presbyterian church. OOIAJNKIi P. B. HUNT. The Board of Trustees of Austin College, in session at Sherman, Texas, May 31, 1915, hereby records its deep sense of loss in the death of Colonel P R Hnn> ...I." . . ?.?? ?, n ii\/ iui aiaujr y cars served so faithfully as a trustee of this institution. We would In this way express our rare admiration for such a noble character; our great sorrow, personally and as a body, over his death; our sincere sympathy for the family in their bereavement and the college that has sustained such a heavy loss. Through a period of many years Colonel Hunt was connected in an official way with Austin College, and every one with whom he was asso (423) 13 elated found in him the wisest of counselors, the true exponent of human kindness, the noble example of generosity, the highest type of manhood, the all too seldom found sympathetic friend, the perfect fulfillment of Christianity. In life he was a gallant soldier, possessing all the courage of his strong convictions, an inspiration to all who were privileged to associate with him to strive for the higher and better things of life, and in death he simply went home to receive from his Master's hands the promised reward and hear his Saviour say, "Well done, thou good and faithful servant. A friend that friends loved has gone on before; a light that waa set upon a hill has gone out, and those who have worked by his side so long tor this institution that he loved so dearly are to-day yielding to his memory the ungrudged tribute of years, for his was a sweet spirit, a guileless heart, a brave soul. "Servant of God, well done! Rest from thy loved employ; The battle fought, the victory wou, Enter thy Master's joy." Copies of this memorial were directed sent the "Dallas News" and the religious press of our Presbyterian Church, with the request they publish same, a copy be sent the family and this action be spread upon the minutes of the board. Wm. Fred Galbraith, Secretary. MRS. MARY AGNES HESS. At the home of her son in Baltimore, Maryland, Mrs. Mary Agnes Hess entered into rest March 9, 1916, in her seventy-fifth year. She was a daughter of the late James Gordon Dryden, of Rockbridge County, Va., where she was born on the 23rd day of April, 1840. Her mother, Mrs. Dryden, was Mary Sydnor McLaughlin. Mrs. Hess was related, through her grandmother, with the distinguished Poague family of Virginia, many of whose descendants have been prominent in the Church, as ministers, missionaries and ministers' wives. Mrs. Hess was identified with the Scotch-Irish families that established Presbyterianism in the Valley of Virginia. She became a member of the PpnoKuforlnn J?. *? * * " . .v.u/ra>>au unuiuu hi enriy me ana was active in using her gifts and influence In promoting its interests. On January 31, 1902, having moved to Baltimore, Md., she united with the ' First Presbyterian church, of which she was a consistent and highly esteemed member. During the past two years, owing to a heart affection, she was unable to attend the public service, but maintained her interest and devotion to her church, manifesting to all that rare combination of gentleness and strength that comes, not only from possession of natural gifts, but is crowned with a spiritual grace. At her request, it was a precious yet pathetic scene, when the pastor and session met at her home to share in the communion of the Lord's Sup per rur nit) tasi nme. vine laitn In which she had lived was her constant support in her declining days. Appropriate services were held at her late home by her pastor, Rev. John P. Campbell, D. D., on March 11th, and on the following day Rev. Slier, of Dufllelds, officiated at the interment in Elmwood Cemetery, near Shepherdtown, Va. She is survived by a sister, Miss Sallie A. Dryden, of Glasgow, Virginia, and by a daughter, Miss Mary Irena Hess, of Washington, D. C., and a son, J. Dryden Hess, of Baltimore, Md., and an Infant grandson.