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very much concerned about them. He
wanted to do something for the Jews at
Jerusalem. He began by praying to
God. He confesses his own sins and
those of his people. He then prays
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that God would move the heart of the
king to lot him go. This prayer waa
answered by the king's doing more
than he had asked. When we go to
God in earnest prayer, we may be sure
that He will give us more than we
ask.
Ijesson X, Nehemiah Rebuilds the
Walls of Jerusalem, Neh. 3 : 1-7 : 4 : Ne
liemiah began by studying the needs
of Jerusalem. Then he organized his
forces. He set guards to watch for
the enemy. He inspired the people to
labor. There were enemies without,
there was fear, weariness and dis
couragement within. But through it
all he trusted God, and He gave him
success.
Ix^soiv XI, Teaching the Law of God,
Neh. 8: 1-18: When the people saw
how Nehemiali trusted God, and how
God blessed them and him, because he
lived in accordance with the teaching
of God's law, they were anxious to
know this law. Nehemiah and Ezra
read and expounded the law, and the
people made a solemn covenant, in
which they swore to abstain from
heathen marriages. Sabbath desecra
tion, usury and other sins, and prom
ised to perform many neglected duties,
including the paying of tithes.
Lesson XII, The Message of Mala
chl, Mai. 3:1-4:3: Malachi unveils the
Jews' self-righteousness, urging them
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to repent and reform. The priest
hood's ignorance and corruption had
hastened the people's declension. The
Jews, comparing their adversity to
the ungodly's prosperity, questioned
God's justice. Malachi declares the
drought, dearth, etc., to be God's
chastisements, removable by repent
ance ? which he also urges as a neces
sary preparation for the sudden advent
of the expected Messiah, who will
come as a Discerner of Hearts, Puri
fier and Judge, preceded by a "Mes
senger," even "Elijah, the Prophet,"
that is John the Baptist. Let us ex
amine our hearts and lives and see
wherein we rob God.
iffl arrtagea!
Kelley-Snmlerf?: At Galena church,
Max Meadows, Va.t August 3 0, 1922;
by Rev. Geo. H. Gilmer, Mr. Nathaniel
C. Kelley and Miss Virginia Jv?e
Sanders, both of Max Meadows.
Payne-Swing: In Greenville, S. C.,
August 29, 1922, by Rev. E. P. Davis,
Mr. James Wesley Payne, of Greer,
S. C., and Miss Bessie Ewing, of
Hickory, N. C.
Harris-McGinnis: At the manse,
Hazlehurst, Miss., August 20, 1922,
Mr. William Harris of Gallatin and
Miss Jimmie McGinnis of Glancy, Rev.
S. C. Caldwell, E>. "D., officiating, all
of Copiah county, Miss.
Walden-Sanford: At the manse,
Hazlehurst, Miss., August 27, 1922, by
Rev. S. C. Caldwell, D. D., Mr. C. S.
Walden and Miss Mamie Sanford, all
of Copiah county, Miss.
McKinnon-Harrison: At the manse,
"UNFINISHED TASKS"
Of the Southern Presbyterian Church
By HOMER McMILLAN, D. D.
PRICE: PAPER, 50C; CLOTH, 75C. (ILLUSTRATED)
Official Home Mission Text Book For 1922-23
LEADERS' HELPS FOR SENIOR CLASSES, IOC
By Mrs. L. W. Curtis
LEADERS' HELPS FOR JUNIOR CLASSES, IOC
By Mrs. W. P. Borland
COMMENDATIONS OF "UNFINISHED TASKS"
From Report of Standing Committee on Home
Missions, adopted by the General Assembly, Charles
ton, W. Va., 1922 ? "That during the season leading up
to Home Mission Week, mentioned in paragraph 3, the
Assembly endorse and recommend the use of the new
text book, 'UNFINISHED TASKS' by Rev. Homer
McMillan, D. D., and that this book be given the widest
possible circulation throughout our bounds for the use
of study groups."
Mrs. L. W. Curtis, Richmond, Va. ? "I have just
read with delight Dr. McMillan's l>ook, 'UNFINISHED
TASKS.' It is as full of information and inspiration as
a nut is of meat, and is just the kind of a !>ook needed by
our women's societies in their study classes next year.
It is a compendium of our Assembly's five-fold work of
Home Missions; it is a store-house of information and
personal experiences of workers; it is a vision of our
Church's unfinished and new tanks that stirs the blood
and quickens the pulse."
Wm. Crowe, D. D., Pastor Westminster Church,
St. Louis ? "A new book has just come from the nress,
bearing a wealth of information and inspiration to all who
are interested in the development of the Presbyterian
Church in the Soi^th. Dr. McMiljan has reduced to a
record his observations of fifteen years, together with such
conclusions as such a survey would demand. He traces
the history of our Home Mission movement from its small
beginnings to its present mighty task. The facts are
presented in arresting fashion. The style is lucid, the
appeal is eloquent. This volume will mean an enrich
ment of the literature of our Church. For private read
ing, or as a textbook for study classes, it is heartily com
mended."
Action of Home Mission Committee ? "In view of
the fact that the books used in the Home Mission study
classes the two past years have l?een largely social service
and problem studies, it is the judgment of the Executive
Committee that the Home Mission cause will be best
served and advanced at this time by the study of our own
work, and we earnestly recommend the use of our own
book, 'UNFINISHED TASKS,' by our churches and
societies."
Mrs. Andrew Bramlett, Rock Hill, S. C., Vice
President South Carolina Synodicai ? "I am delighted
with Dr. McMillan's book on the work of the Executive
Committee of the Assembly's Home Missions. It is
simply and forcefully written. It is interesting and makes
a fine appeal for the Home Mission work of our own South
ern Church. It is just what our women want and for
what they have been asking."
J. Sprole Lyons, D. D., Pastor First Presbyterian
Church, Atlanta?" 'UNFINISHED TASKS,' by Dr.
McMillan, is a very fine illustration of a type of books
which this busy, practical age demands. It is brief,
compact and absolutely to the point. The analysis is
simple and comprehensive. The spirit of the book and
writer is candid, fearless and optimistic. The treatment
lends itself splendidly to its use as a text book. It will be
difficult to find a text for a Mission Study Course which
will combine as much of information about our own
Church, of appraisal of its resources, of comprehension
of the vastness of the task, and of urgency for its full and
immediate accomplishment."
Order from
PRESBYTERIAN COMMITTEE OF PUBLICATION
RICHMOND, VA. TEXARKANA, ARK. -TEXAS
Hazlehurst, Miss., August 28, 1922,
by Rev. S. C. Caldwell, D. D., Mr. A.
McKinnon, formerly of Canada, and
Miss Mattie Harrison, all of Copiali
county, Miss.
Hrndrick-Fairly : In the Presby
terian church, Hazlehurst, Miss., Au
gust 26, 1322, by Drs. C. W. Grafton
and S.' C. Caldwell, Mr. Leon Hen
drick, a member of the Hazlehurst
Bar, and Miss Shirley Fairly, daugh
ter of Ruling Elder H. D. Fairdy.
Thirty-three years ago Dr. Grafton
performed the ceremony for the
bride's parents at Union church. Dr.
Caldwell has been pastor of the
family for more than a quarter of a
century.
Gragg-G rimes: At the manse,
Marlinton, W. Va., June 7, 1922,
Price A. Gragg of near Durbin, W.
Va., and Miss Verian M. Grimes, of
Huntersville, W. Va., by the Rev. H.
H. Orr.
30 e a 1 1) S
? ?
Taylor: Died, Sunday, August 20,
1922, at the home of her si3ter, Mrs.
Lizzie Hood, Oak Hill, W. Va., In the
seventy-sixth year of her age, Mrs.
Nannie Taylor, relict of J. William
Taylor, and a member of the Shep
herdstown Presbyterian church.
REV. 8. J. MARTIN.
Rev. S. J. Martin, who quietly
passed to bis heavenly reward, at his
home, 127 N. Watkins Street, Mem
phis, Tenn., on July 3, 1922, was born
at Niota, Tenn., July 11, 1842. In
his early boyhood, while he was at
tending Oak Hill Academy, the Civil
War broke out, so he left school with
his brother and joined the Confederate
army, where he made a brave soldier.
A few years after the war he felt
the call to preach the gospel and gave
himself to this work, in which he
spent forty-three faithful years. Dur
ing this period of service he served
the churches at Shelbina, Mo.; Pon
totoc, Miss.; Tunica, Miss., and Ma
rion, Ky. He was engaged in home
mission work for a number of years,
then in 1906 accepted a call to the
church at Morrillton, Ark., then upon
the union of the two churches at Mor
rillton he accepted a call to Wynne,
Ark. His term of service here was
cut short by his ill health. His last
pastorate was at Sheffield, Ala., where
he labored for five years, following
which he moved to Memphis, where
he lived till the time of his death.
Last January he was taken ill with
influenza, and during his long illneBS
he was a great sufferer, yet in these
times of great pain he would often
cry out, "O Lord, Thy will be done."
The burial was at his old home at
Sweetwater, Tenn. He is survived by
a wife and grown daughter. Brother
Martin was a strong Christian charac
ter and his ministry was a long, use
ful one.
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