Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1873-01-19
RELIGIOUS INFLIE NOES.
ihe Cause of God In EAnoxVille-Ihe
Workings of Our Churches

members OF the NJ. E. Church. South, re-
Suing north of the railroad finding it
rather tax to attend the regular meetings
OF their church in the city, proper arrived
al The idea, or rather expressed desire to
nave church of their own in that part of
the city, and for the accomplishment of
this they went to work with a will. Rev.
James Akin proceeded to take up sub
scflptlon for that purpose, and by October,
1870, had about $500 subscribed.
AT the Annual Conference OF the N. E.
Church, South, held at Wytheville, Vir-
glhla, in that month, the membership be-
longing to the NJ. E. Church, South, in
KNOXVILLE was separated, and those resid-
ing II nth of the railroad were made to
constitute distinct charge. Rev. George
ID. French was appointed their first pastor,
over membershipof something over sixty
| communicates.
| A lot was purchased on Broad street in
the spring of 1871, and the building of the
edifice commenced in earnest by Mr.. Sam
| uel Akin, the contractor, and in lie, than
two months the building was in readiness
| for divine worship.
During the interval of the establishment
of the charge and the completion Of the
| building the congregation worshipped oc>
casionally at the North Knoxville Welsh
church. the use of which had been kindly
rendered them by the members Of that
church, and at Temperance Hall, in East
| Knoxville.
| Much credit is due to the members of the
Church Street Church and its pastor at
| that time, Rev. E. Z. Hoss, for their ac
tlvity in obtaining money for the erection
OF this house OF worship, and to the ladies
| OF that church in particular, are the
Methodist of North Knoxville greatly in
debted for their beautiful church. They
worked with a will in the cause, establish
ing sewing societies and appointing COM
mittees, and thorough canvass of the city
| was made, and through these means the
principal amount of the funds used in the
erestion of the building was obtainted.
In June, 1871, the building was dedicated
to the service of Almighty God, by Bisho p
| tavanaugh, in a sermon OF great power.
| On Wednesday night, August "a, 1872,
| says the Church Record, Rev. J. II. Nc
| Teer, Presiding Elder of the Knoxville
District, called.the official members ofBroad
| street Church together, consisting of Rev.
George D. French, pastor, S. y. Dawson,
exhorter; John CarneS, r. c. Bailey, and
David Nelson, class-leaders, for the pur-
pose of organizing a Quarterly Confer
ence. The pastor nominated the following
| Board of Stewards; which were duly cleo
ted: John B. Carnes, John w. Paulett,
James Havely, John Gates, VIM. G. Jones,
John Vinson and Samuel SimcoX. Mr..
J. W. Paulett was elected as Secretary Of
| the Quarterly Conference.
In the month Of September ISL, a gra
| ciOus revival of religion occurred at that
Church, and many souls were happily con-
| verted to God, The Church prospered
during that ye;h and numbers were added
to its membership. The number of their
communicates at the close of that Confer
ence year had increased to 145 souls.
At the Annual Conference held at Nor
| ristOWn in October, 1871, Rev. 3. o. Davis
was appointed pastor of this charge. He
labored faithfully with his flock for one
year, accomplishing much good, and the
| church continued to grow. At the end Of
| his year he was transferred to a mission
| work in South Chattanooga. At the last
| Annual Conference, held at Chattanooga,
Rev. George D. French, the first pastor,
was again returned to this charge, and is
faithfully at work in the cause. Since his
| first appointment to the Broad Street
| Church in the fall OF 1870, Rev. Mr..
French has itinerated it considerably. He
was appointed to the Cleveland circuit in
| the fall of 1871, and almost Immediately
afterwards to the Charleston station, and
| before ee-fourths of the Conference
| year was passed, Rev. E. Z. Hos5 being
| transferred to San Francisco, California,
| Rev. Mr.. French was appointed to the
| Church street charge for the remainder of
| that Conference year.
| SABBATH SCHOOL.
| The Sabbath Schoolwas organized as soon
| as the church, and has been attended with
great success. There were present about
| fifty members at its organization, and it
has continued to grow in both interest and
members, until now it contains one hun
| dred and fifty scholars, and is one Of the
best schools in the city. Major D. a. Car
penter is the present Superintendent, and
| faithfully does he fill that position. There
is nothing that we can conceive of that
| is more interesting to Us, or of more bene-
| fit to community than a good Sabbath
| School. The moment we enter one, it
| seems to us that we breathe pure and no.
| ly atmosphere. To see all the young,
smiling faces, looking up with tenderness
into their teachers eyes, eagerly listening
| to the words of instruction that come from
her lips, in which she tells them OF q Sa
| viour's love, and of the heaven, that through
the merits of His blood is opened
up to item, can net fail to Jill
| the heart of every lover of the
Cause with gratitude to Him VITO
loves the lambs of the flock, for the success
| Of the Sabbath School cause in this part CT
His moral vineyard. May the rich EST
| blessing of heaven continue to rest upon
| the Sabbath Schools everywhere, for they
| are one of the main props of the church,
| and constitute a grand emigration society
| for the relms of glory.
SINGING.
On Sabbath afternoon at $50 o'clock,
| the children meet and have an hour OF
singing. AS we stated in a previous ar
| ticle, there is nothing more calculated to
| elevate the heart than sacred music. This
school certainly contains a full share of
| the musical talent of the city, and We are
glad they they are taking proper steps to
| bring it into active use. With little train
! ing and a proper cultivation of their vocal
talent the singing of both this Church and
School can be made to be of very superior
quality.
CLASS MEETING.
Glass meeting is held every Sabbath