Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1866-04-01


The Mississippi Bible and Missionary
Association wiz hold its next ANNA.
meeting at Charlottesville, on Friday.
tie 5th Sabbath in April, 1856.
We learn from the Christian Bateh'
man that Elder J. T. Freeman is in the
act Of moving from Winona 70 CorinthI
Miss, for the purpose Of rebuilding the
waste-plaees OF our Zion there The Bap-
fist house Of worship at CoFinth was
burned on the first approach Of the Fed
eraI army, ami the membership have
hardly been able to collect sufficient
means to renew service OF any kind
since. Brother Freeman will have the
privilege Of preaching for the present in
the courthouse; but n house must be built
before the Church can prosper. vii
not the Bible and Missionary Association
aid this feeble body Of brethren at this
important point? Like Meridian, it is
at the junction Of two or more railroads
is growing rapidly, and win soon be a
center Of vast influence. Among Other
subjects to he considered at Crawfords-
vile, the Wdfchmau suggests that this
be one Of the first.
Rev. H. C. Hornady, Pastor Of the
First Baptist Church in Atlanta, Sunday
last. after an excellent discourse, ap-
pealed TO the congregation Of the Baptist
Church in that city, for aid to rebuild his
church. He stated that the house wa
Old. uncomfortable and too small for the
congregation. During the siege Of At.
lanta g was injured by shells and other.
wise mutilated by the invading army.
The membership is large, but was bro.
ken in finances hY the destruction OF the
city by Gen. Sherman. He expected
shortly 10 visit Kentucky and Maryland
to seek aid. What assistance he could
receive there he would be thankful for.
No contribution was taken at the church.
He asked that they might be sent where
he was boarding.
The Georgia M. e. Conference has
appointed the first Friday in April as a
day OF fasting, humiliation and prayer
to make confession of sin, implore par
don, and intercede for the restoration OF
prosperity 10 the country.
Houston papers announce the death OF
Father Augustine, for years Superior Of
the Franciscan Order, at Houston, Texas.
The Pcqyae, of Monday, gives the
following description Of the observance
Of Palm Sunday in the Crescent City:
Yesterday was 'PaIm Sunday, I" known
in the lower part of the city as Gilman
che dies rameaux,n the anniversary of
the Savior's entrance into Jerusalem,
the Holy City when the people took
branches Of palm trees and went forth to
meet him, and cried, "HOsannah
Blessed is the King Of Israel. that COM
eth in the name of the LOrdIn accord
ing TO st. John; towhich the more schOl-
arly and pOetieal Luke adds: "Peace in
heaven aud glory in the highest u
was on this day, also, that Jesus went ~
into the temple and cast out all those
that bought and sold in the temple,
and overturned the tables Of the
money changers, and the seats OF
those that sold doves, and said unto
them, at is written, Ny house shall be
called the house of PRAYER: but We have
made il a den Of thieves On this dav.
also, the blind and The lame came 10
him I'm the temple, and he healed them -
It Is a day celebrated by all branches of
the Christian Church from the earliest
days and never neglected in Louisiana.
Yesterday morning, one Of the brightest
Of our spring mornings, a large portiOnof
our population, both below and above
Canal street, were moving, and with
PRAYER book in hand, vending their
way to church. The old cathedral
was filed to overlooking at the earliest
mass and continued 50 throughout
all the services Of the day. Palm
leaves and pslm-lesf crosses, duly
blessed. were also abundant at the gates
Of the church and freely disposed of to
psssers by. Going or returning from the
French market, many who did not at
tend the morning service, also, pur-
chased palm-leaf crosses, very pretty
and i~ngeni0Usly made up, 50 that before
midday they were pretty well dis
tributed throughout the city. In the
afternoon a large portion Of the Creole
population. both French and HispaniO-
Han extraction, filed the public gardens
and parks, where the little . enjoyed
themselves in the warm sunlight ANA
zingly. 1t wasnota good day for " kiting1
and we saw but few in comparison with
the thousand that fOated in midair the
breezy Dimanchs before. At vesFers,
again full TO O~vefOwing.