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The Presbyterian of the South
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VIRGINIA.
I* it ion Theological Seminary! The
address of Rev. John McNeill, the
celebrated Scotch preacher, to the stu
dents in the seminary chapel on "Tho
Minister As a Speaking Man" was one
which will never be forgotten by those
who heard it. In an informal, fami
liar, racy way he described his own
method and experience in learning to
preach without manuscript. It was a
unique combination of sound advice,
sparkling humor and evangelical
earnestness.
Lieutenant Locke White, who grad
uated in 1917, and who is just back
from his work as a chaplain with the
army in France, was a visitor to the
campus on Sunday, and received the
heartiest of greetings from a multi
tude of friends.
The seminary community was
shocked by the cablegram from
Korea, announcing ^the death of Rev.
Paul S. Crane and Mrs. Eugene Bell,
two of our missionaries, who were
killed by a railroad train striking th?
motor car in which they were riding
near Seoul. The message states that
Rev. Eugene Bell and Mrs. Crane, who
were also in the motor car, escaped
with their lives. Mr. Crane, who was
from Mississippi, graduated from the
seminary only six years ago (class of
1913). His brother, Rev. .T. C. Crane,
also of Korea, who was a member of
the same class, has been pursuing
post-graduate studies in the seminary
this year along with a number of
other furloughed missionaries. Rev.
Eugene Bell is from Kentucky, and
was a student in the seminary in 1893.
Mrs. Bell was a sister of Rev. William
P. Bull, of Norfolk, Va. (class of
1899), now at Kunsan, Korea.
Richmond, First Church: At the
communion service last Sunday in this
church, of which Rev. Dr. F. T. Mc
Faden is pastor, the names of forty
two new members were announced.
Of these eighteen were received on
profession of faith and twenty-four
by letter. The Sunday school of this
church has planned to raise a memo
rial fund of $500 in honor of Mr.
Charles Sands, a young man from
the school who gave his life in the
service of his country In France. This
fund is to be given to the Student
Loan Fund of the Committee on Chris
tian Education.
Richmond, Hoge Memorial: At the
conclusion of the splendid series of
meetings held by Mr. Sunday In Rich,
mond we began on March 3rd, a re
vival service of two weeks In the Hoge
Memorial church. The preaching was
by Rev. James E. Cook, of the Rich
mond Male Orphan Asylum, who has
recently come to Richmond, and who
has been supplying our pulpit since
January 1st. His strong, earnest
gospel messages were most attractive
to the people, and for two weeks, with
the exception of Saturday, they
thronged the church. The singing
was led by Mr. Fowle, of Union Semi
nary, and was one of the most attrac
tive features of our services. Best of
all, from the very beginning we saw
evidences of the presence of God's
Spirit, and the fruit so far has been
twenty-five who have taken a stand
for Christ, three or four of them
heads of families. We have reason
to believe that there are others yet
to come.
Largely by the aid of the Second
church the Hoge Memorial church has
been greatly improved and beautified,
and the outlook in a general way is
most encouraging. A. C. B.
I*>xington: Sunday, April 6th, was
the regular day of our communion,
but it was postponed because our pas
tor. Rev. Thomas Kay Young, was
unable to be present ? the result of
exposure to the sharp March winds
while engaged in his ministrations.
Rev. J. C. Bowman preached in the
morning. We had no night service,
that our people might have the op
portunity of attending the Methodist
church to hear the farewell sermon of
Rev. Dr. E. L. Wooir, who had won
the sincerest respect and the warmest
esteem during his three years of ser
vice In Lexington. A. H.
Petersburg. Second: The quarterly
communion service was held on the
first Sunday of April, at which time
the session announced the names of
fourteen new members received on
profession of faith. The financial re
port of the year Just closed is the best
in the history of the church, the total
of contributions being $20,619. Of
this amount $9,439 was given for con
gregational purposes and $11,180 for
benevolences. Foreign Missions re
ceiving $6,605. Last year the church
gave $12,129 for all causes. The mem
bership is five hundred and twenty
three. -
Norfolk, Knox Church: The annual
prayer meeting of Knox church was
held in Knox Hall Wednesday even
ing, April 2nd. Reports were read
from the session, deacons and all the
organizations that labor in the
church, and then handed to the clerk
of session. The last year has
rpoven the best by far in the
history of the church. Thirty new
members have been received, and the
letters of twelve others applied for,
but not as yet received. The gifts to
benevolences increased from $1,869 to
$4,350. The apportionment of this
church by Presbytery in the Three
Million Drive was $3,600. The church
has passed that mark by $750. The
total contributions to all causes was
well over $10,000. This year marked
the close of a pastorate of ten years
for Rev. W. H. T. Squires, D. D.
Alexandria: There was an impres
sive service held in the Second Pres
byterian church last Sunday evening
in memory of Sergeant Samuel J.
Haynes, who was killed in France
while gallantly leading his men over
the shell-swept area. He was the only
young man of the fifty-eight who con
stitute the honor roll of this church
to be killed. The pastor. Rev. Dr.
John Lee Allison, spoke feelingly of
the young man's life and the supreme
sacrifice which he made in a righteous
cause for liberty and humanity. There
was also inspiring music during the
services. This church will report one
of the best year's w'ork in its history
death of several useful members.
Amelia and Powhatan: The work
despite the flu, which resulted in the
In Amelia and Powhatan Counties,
va. Instead of an overflow of nice
things once a year, at the Christmas
season our people are constantly
showing their loyalty and appreciation
in countless deeds bf love. Deeds that
are appreciated by the pastor and his
family more than mere words can ex
press. The Amelia church during the
Past year received sixteen members on
profession of faith and nine by certifl
cate. twenty-five in all. They in
creaeed the pastor's salary fourteen
Per cent, and their contributions to
benevolences one hundred per cent
the previous year. The Geneto church
received twelve on profession of faith
They increased the pastor's salary
hirty-three and a third per cent, and
their contributions to benevolences six
and a half per cent.
Providence church only received
one on profession and one by letter
But they increased the pastor s salary
fifty per cent and their contributions
to benevolences over the previous year
one hundred and thirteen per cent.
All three churches have adopted the
advance apportionments for the three
and a half million dollars for 1919
1920. And we are urging the adop
ters Uthe 8y8tem by the me'?
D. P. Rogers. Pastor.
Roanoke Presbyterlal meets in Dan
v lie April 23d-26th. By a typogra
phical error the request for society
narratives was omitted from presi
dents circular letter. Each society
urged to send one by delegate. Hos
pitality chairman, Mrs. D. H Overhv
Mrs. Chas. M. Hutcheson.
Patrick County Field: The reports
from th,s field for the past year show
a good increase in gifts to benevo
ences and current expenses. This was
the second year that the churches
had paid anything on pastor's salary,
and the amount was more than twice
as much as it had been the year be
can6b? v ?18 P6rcentage of increase
th? S m8P . up for a few more
the field will be self-supporting, and
that Is the goal to which we are work
duHn T1If member8h,P has Increased
year about 25 per cent- by
dd i t Ions on profession, besides a few
received by letter, and. we hope in
the near future to have 100 Presby
terians In the county. Tho Every
f Canvass ,n thl? ^oup was a
decided success; practically every
member was canvassed, and four of
the five churches went over their
USD'' '?r 'he BrOU,, w<">
J 160, and the subscriptions to date
have reached $258.
Martinsville, Anderson Memorial
?urc i, at its annual congregational
meeting, which was held the last Sun
day in March, concurred in the re
quest of the pastor. Rev. William P
McCorkle, that they unite with him
in asking Presbytery to dissolve the
pastoral relation between them. This
request the pastor based upon "con
ditlons' for some of which, at least,
ither pastor nor congregation were
responsible." The dissolution of the
pastorate is to take effect the 15th of
mark expiration
or Its twelfth year. From the begin,
nlng the pastorate of this ehureh lias
>een an almost impossible one for
one man to serve, the membership
onsisting of a congregation in an
important and growing county town
Tvl I ?."ntry constituency scattered'
over half a county. Mr. McCorkle
has served the congregation in town
regularly, giving the fifth Sundays and
such week night services as were pos
sible to the country members, who
were so scattered that to serve them
efficiently would have required him to
maintain regular services at seven
mission points. It is hoped that Pres
bytery will place a home missionary
in the county, leaving the next pas
tor to serve the congregation in town
all his time. The Presbyterian con
stituency in the county has grown
very much during this pastorate.
Cor.
ALABAMA.
Talladega, First Chnrch, reports a
recent addition by profession of faith
of twenty-seven members, twenty-two
being young people of Orphans' Home
and five from families of congrega
tion. During the past church year
the total number received has been
twenty-nine by profession of faith und
eight by letter. The balance of small
debt that remained on the Sunday
school annex has been recently paid
by the "Venie Walker Society." And
the contributions by the church to
t.he benevolent causes of the Assem
bly were greatly increased for the
year. There have been no special ser
vices held to accomplish any part of
the work mentioned. We believe these
results come from the work of the
Holy Spirit, through the regular work
and worship of the church services
and Sabbath school.
Montgomery: At the communion
in the First church, Sunday, April the
13th, the pastor. Dr. Robert H. Mc
Caslin, welcomed fifty-six new mem
bers into the church, received since
the last communion.
Bothan: The pulpit of this church
was filled recently by the Rev. S. M.
Engle, of Baltimore. The church
hopes soon to have a permanent pas
tor.
Troy: Rev. Thomas Wilkinsou, of
Louisville, has been temporarily sup
plying this church, and to the great
acceptance of the membership.
Tuscaloosa: The baccalaureate ser
mon for the University of Alabama
will be preached this year by the Rev.
Robert H. McCaslin, of Montgomery.
In the afternoon Dr. McCaslin will de
liver the commencement sermon for
Stillman Institute.
Birmingham: Rev. Dr. Bush, of
Lexington, has declined the call, re
cently extended him by the South
Highlands church of this city.
Union Springs: On Sunday night,
March 30th, before the largest crowd
ever assembled in a church in Union
Springs, the Rev. G. W. Belk, of Hen
dersonville, N. C., General Assembly's
evangelist, brought to a most success
ful close a two weeks' revival in our
church. All denominations unite in
the opinion that we have had the
finest revival ever held in these parts.
In my humble opinion Mr. Belk is
among the best evangelists that I have
listened to. The preaching was of the
highest order and biblical in every
sense. There was elegant humor, ten
der pathos, void of all that is har
rowing, force and gentleness beauti
fully blended, a vivid imagination that
made the old Bible characters stand
out before you In flesh and blood, and
with it all a simplicity that won the
old and young. As a result of such
unusual manifestation of the Spirit of
God in o?r midst, there were forty
additions to the church and one hun
dred reconsecrations. Every denomi
nation has been revived and quick
ened, and men and women uninterest
ed in the church have caught a new
vision of life and service for the Mas
ter. The pastor of the Baptist church
at the last service expressed the senti
ment of the entire community when
he said that we should have Dr. Belk
with us next year in a union meeting.
If there is any church in need of a
season of revival. I recommend Mr.
Belk to you unqualifiedly and assure
you of the vgry best meeting you
could dsire. C. K. Taffe, Pastor.