The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-09-19
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.

Rev. A. W. Smith has gone to Dickson
county to visit his parents. His pulpit will be
filled sunday morning aud night by Rev Mr..
Merrill.
Rev. A W. Smith will not preach at Jones
Academy on next Sunday. He has preached
there for three years regularly without miss
ing. He will preach at the above place on the
4th Sunday in September and on the LIST Sun
day in October.
The Methodist Conference commences at
Franklin on the Sth of October. Bishop ii.
y. McTyieTe will preside.
Dr. Green is publishing some very instruct
i've aud entertaining letters in the Advocate
about the Hot Springs, Arkansas. HIS health
is slowly improving.
Rev. W. o. Bailey preached an excellent SER
mon, in the Methodist Church, Sunday night.
Subject: "And heard the voice of harpers,
haTpIug with their harps."
There has been great revival of religion
going on at the Baptist Church near HamP-
shire, on Cat hey's Creek, conducted by Par
sons Williams and TurnbO.
Rev. Dr. j. c. Mitchell will preach next
Sabbath morning at Zion Church, and at his
own church in Columbia Sunday night, at
half past seven O'Clock.
The Presbytery Of North Alabama held its
annual session in Zion Church, in this county,
commencing on the 4th. 1t was opened by
sermon from DR. J. G Mitchell, of Columbia,
from Mark 4th 25th and 29th. The sermon
was able, interesting and instructive. Rev. j.
II. Alexander was elected Moderator, and Mr..
John Boyd temporary Clerk. Friday morning
So O'Clock, PTesbytery met at the call Of the
Moderator, a very full attendance, the usual
call for business, reports, etc, were made un-
til 10 O'Clock, when divine service was con-
Quoted 10y Rev ThOs. RothrOck, from John 3
=, after which all the people we're invited to q
dinner which was served in the most agreeable
style, q characteristic of old Zion. At y
O'Clock, Presbytery was called TO order, and
the usual REPORTS took uD the evening session.
On Saturday Rev. VIM. Stoddert ordained
an Evangelist. The next meeting of the
Presbytery will be held at Pulaski, Giles
cOunty, Tenn.
The Camp Meeting at Hurricane closed last
Sunday night On Wednesday morning of
last week, al o'colck, A, W. Smith preached;
s. NJ. Merrill at II, christian Perfection
Rev Mr. Mckenzie. Of the G. p. Church, at g.
text, Let us lay aside the weight" etc; and
w. II. Hughes at night, at is time to serve
the Lord" splendid effort, followed by ten
or twelve conversions. Thursday morning
there was no service at 5 O'Clock, owing to
confusion proddced by some campers moving.
W. II. Wilkes preached at IL; at 3, Rev.
MIR. Baldwin, from the text, "And TIE spirit
and the bride say come" etc; at night r. g.
Linn, followed by eight or ten conversions. No
service Friday until night. W. p. Owen
preached Saturday night, and Sunday at IL.
Quite a number Of persons were baptized and
ioIned the NJ f. Church. Rev. Mr.. Mckenzie
preached Sunday night, FOrty-ivc or fifty
persons were converted during the camp
meeting, and it is the opinion of the m an who
first proposed building the camps, four years
ago, that this was the best meeting ever held
at Hurricane Persons who had for years
been almost hardened against the appeals of
Christians, were powerfully converted. DIR.
Green s friends all regretted that he was pre-
vented by sickness from attending this camp
meeting. IL was the first time he has ever
been absent since il wasstarted under his su-
periptendence.