Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-04-28
WINCHESTER.

Crop PrOsPects-MeetIng of the Ten
nessee Presbytery-AbIe and EIO-
quent Sermon by Rev. DIR.
Mcdonald.
To the Editors of the Union and American:
WINCHESTER, Tenn, April 25, 1871
AS your readers seem to be fond of read
ing the current events of the different
counties in the State, / have concluded
to give the passing items of general in
| terest in old Franklin for a few days
| past. AS your readers have been some
what imbued with the spirit of agricul-
ture, ard look to your most excellent
| journal as the exponent of its varied in
terests, / will state that the farmers of this
county are more fully alive to the
subject now than at any former
period in our history. The prospects for
| crops are indeed truly encouraging, as
well as the promise of q bountiful fruit
crop this year.
We had heavy frost on the morning
of the Esd inst, but it did little or no
damage to the fruit or crops.
| EzTennessee Pres5ytery, of the Cum
berlsnd Presbyterian Church, met here
on the Dist inst. The attendance was
very full on the part Of the ministry, and
rather slim on the part of the eldership.
The opening sermon was preached by DIR.
Sanders, of Alabama. Rev. j. S. Porter,
of Athens, Ala, was elected Moderator.
The usual Presbyterial business was
transacted, with great harmony and fra
ternal feeling. Public religious services
were kept up day and night, conducted
by Revs. G. B. Sanders, ]. R. Morris, N.
T. Power, j. S. Porter, B. w. Melon
aid, D. D., NJ. B. Dewitt, ]. B. Tigret,
S. N. Crawford and D. Tucker, all of
whom preached very ,acceptably TO our
people. DR.. Mcdonald delivered ser
mon on Sabbath at 10 O'Clock, on the
subject of Ministerial Education as con-
nected with Cumberland University, of
which he is the honored President. He
was listened to with breathless silence
by the large and intelligent congregation
assembled to hear him. The Doctor did
not fail to meet their most sauguine ex-
pcctations, and elicit the warmest sym
pathy of the audience, which was clearly
eVinced in voluntary contribution raised
without previous notice, of one hundred
dollars in cash to the institution over
which he presides.
The Doctors sermon was a powerful
vindication of the theory and practice of
the Cumberland Presbyterian Church on
the subject of an Educated Ministry, and
no Cumberland Presby terrain who heard
it can be otherwise than proud of
the fact that he is q member of
this young though energetic and power
full denomination, of the Christians,
whose zeal and energy is unsurpassed by
her older sister denominations.
The PIesbytery in a body, at the So
licitation of Prof. A. III. Burney, Presi-
dent of the Robert Donnel Female Insti-
tute, under the care of the Columbia
Synod, visited that institution. The
Presbytery, on arriving at the institute,
was welcomed by the President, A. NJ.
Burney, in his usual happy and felicitous
style. The members visited all the reci-
tation rooms, hearing recitations and
speeches by the pupils of the preparatory
department, compositions by the col
legiale department, followed by soft and
thrilling strains of music, ard appro-
pirate addresses by Rev. B. w. Melon
aid, DID, Rev. NJ. B. Dewitt and
Others. This encouragement must have
been very gratifying to its honored Presi-
dent and ali who were present. This in
stitution bears the name of one of the
most honored of the fathers of this
Church. May she wear worthily, for all
time to come, that name dear to every
Cumberland Presbyterian
The Presbytery closed its labors on
Tuesday, at $50 P. NJ. 1t was the gen.
ersl expression of the members that this
was one of the most pleasant and har-
monious sessions ever enjoyed by them.
w.