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The Presbyterian of the South
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VIRGINIA.
Union Theological Seminary: The
address of Rev. John McNeill, the
celebrated Scotch preacher, to the stu
dents in the seminary chapel on "The
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 Hel!,
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. J. 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 l?. Hi, ? strong, earnest
gospel messages were most attractive
o 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
"'?from the very beginning we saw
evidences of the presence Qf ^
| Pirit, and the fruit so far has been
for6nph ^ Wh? haVe Uken a stand
hflnrt ! Ulree ?r f?Ur ?f t,le,n
heads of families. We have
to believe that there are others yet
to come. yei
chureh^h bJ thG a,d ?f the Second
lurch the Hoge Memorial church has
been greatly improved and beautified.
and the outlook in a general way is
most encouraging. A C B
Ivex|nKton: Sunday. April 6th, was
the regular day of our communion,
Lr RrS p?3tp?ned beca??e our pas
tor Rev. Thomas Kay Young, was
unable to be present? the result of
wh?ren ^ SharP' Ma"h
while engaged in his mln,stratlons.
h ' ,J- C Bowman preached in the
morning. We had ?? ?,Eht
at our people might have the on
Por,u?,tv of atten(11,1(. ,he Metheod??
church to hear the farp\v?n
Rev. Dr P T w ?e*e11 sernion of
the sincerest respect and" 'the warmest
Petersburg. Second: The quarterly
Z7ZT Mrv,ce JZ
first Sunday of April, at which time
fourtT announced the names of
fourteen new members receive
Profession of faith Tho #i ?n
.. Ia,in. The financial re
Port of the year Just closed is the besf
in the history of the church, the total
thisCOntr,bUt,0nS be,ng |2?.619 Of
this amount $9,439 was given for con
frregational purposes and ill i?o f
cZZ'TeZs Fren ??
rr .P Is ?ve lundred "nd tw?nt?:
Norfolk, Knox Church- Tho.n ,
Prayer meetine nf v ' annual
"?on, the session, deacon anHl.^
organizations that labor ,? ?!
ss rjzji f*r [n s
~^^:,xrce,ved'
no, as yet reeled" Te'gl'T'
:roo,en;rnoteased,rora''"^ o?
Million Drive was ,3 ,00 church
ha? passed thai m,rh by ,750 . "
total contributions tr? oii
rr: r oo?
Alexandria: There was an impres
sive ?ervlce held Jn the Secon(j P
byterlan church last Sunday evening
H tvneem0ry, ?f Ser*eant Samue> J
Waynes, who was killed in France
the ah ^,,anUy ,ead,n? men over
the shell-swept area. He was the only
::r ?< who co?
Btitute 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
irZ'l J"* ChU^h ^Port one
dJth , years work 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 'of 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 certifi
cate, twenty-five in all. They in
creased 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
thirty-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
tion of the tithe system by the mem
bers.
D. P. Rogers, Pastor.
Roanoke Presbyterial meets In Dan
ville April 23d-25th. By a typogra
phical error the request for society
narratives was omitted from presi
dent's circular letter. Each society
urged to send one by delegate. Hos
pitality chairman, Mrs. D. H. Overby,
Danville, Va. Visitors most cordially
welcomed.
Mrs. Chas. M. Hutcheson.
Patrick County Field: The reports
from this field for the past year show
a good Increaso in gifts to benevo
lences 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
fore. If this percentage of Increase
can be kept up for a few more years,
the field will be self-supporting, and
that Is the goal to which we are work
ing. The membership has Increased
during the year about 25 per cent, by
additions 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
Member Canvass in this group was a
decided success; practically every
member was canvassed, and four of
the five churches went over their
quota. The quota for the group was
$160, and the subscriptions to date
have reached $258.
Martinsville, Anderson Memorial
Church, at its annual congregational
meeting, which was held the last Sun
day in March, concurred in Ihe re
quest of the pastor, Rev. William P.
McCorkle, that they unite with him
In asking Presbytery to dissolve the
pastoral relation be1 ween them. This
request the pastor based upon "con
ditions. for some of which, at least,
neither pastor nor congregation were
responsible." The dissolution of the
pastorate Is to take ofTect the 15th of
May, which will mark the expiration
of Its twelfth year. From the begin
ning the pastorate of this church has
been an almost Impossible one for
one man to serve, the membership
consisting of a congregation In an
important and growing county town,
with a country 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 Church, 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 "Venle Walker Society." And
the contributions by the church to
the 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 beliove 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 flfty-3ix new mem
bers into the church, received since
the last communion.
llothan: 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 Wilkinson, of
Louisville, has been temporarily sup
plying this church, and to the great
acceptance of the membership.
Tuscaloosa: The baccalau rfeate 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 owr 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 v?ry best meeting you
could dsire. C. K. Taffe, Pastor.