The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-11-14
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.

Rev. W It. Ussery will preach in the Ma.
sonic Hall next Sunday at IL O'Clock
Rev. b. c. Chapman viii preach in the
Cumberland Presbyterian Church next Sun
day. Services at the usual hours.
Rev. Woody Mitchell returned last week
from New England and preached at Zion last
Sunday.
Rev. Wellborn Mooney, P. E., preached IN
the basement OF the Methodist Church in this
place last Saturday morning from the text,
''All things work together fer good for
them that love God" The congregation was
not large, but the sermon was one of power,
beauty and Misunderstanding comfort 10 the
sincere ChIistiEn, and warning to unbehevers'
He called attention to the number Of the thing,
that work together for 'he good OF Christians
AL THINGS" God, Christ, the Holy Ghost,
the angels and The saints in heaven-good
men and bad men on earth-the earth, the sur
moon and the stars, iribulations, temptations
all work for the good of those that love God.
The preacher then dwelt ON the significance
Of the word Work" saying that in a certain
sense all things work, from God downWards.
and beseeching his hearers the importance oil
working Zealously for the c suse OF Christ. On
this point be has right TO preach. a. Ec IS
great and successful worker IN his Masters
service The word good" received his al
teution also, aud his remarks 90 Glove" were
especially worthy Of being treasured up. He
said man might work for God, pray to him.
live a blameless life, have faith sufficient to
move mountains, and yet if he did not LOVE
God, he could not enter heaven. The first
commandment WAS TO love Hin with all our
soul, mind and strength. Mr. Mooney preach
ed Saturday nightin the audience room of the
church, to a large congregation. Sunday
morning he visited the Sabbath School, and
preached at II O'Clock from the text: He that
winneIh souls is wise" The preacher said
that the highest wisdom was 10 saving souls.
knowledge, power, wealth aud hberty-ail
these, would not save a mans soul, nor even
make him good man. No man had higher
appreciation of personal and political liberty
it was something worth living and dying for
and yet it would not make a man moral or
good. We had seen striking illustration OF
this fact in our own land--so .ial and political
liberty had been suddenly given to q whole
race of people, and yet who would dare to say
that it had made them moral or better men
aud women Let our crowded jails and over
flowing penitentiaries answer The preacher
said that ig there was any vain thing he was
tempted to bow down and worship, it wa
knowledge; and yet. without the love of God
in the heart, knowledge would not make men
good or moral. Rome attained greatness and
power uutqualled, ana is still unriyallad, in
art. and intellectual culture; and yet her social
life WAS corrupt TO the core. Look at our ma
tionai egisldture-especially the senate cham
Of men Of intellect and power.
and yet many Of them are corrupt and immor-
oil, doing things which it were unbecomiug TO
speak of il plain language. Nothing but the
religion OF Jesus Christ can save men FROM
sin. The congregation was very large, the
house being full. The sacrament Of the Lords
supper was administered to nearly all present.
81 night, Mr. Mooney preached from Ephe-
slams, I'd chapter, 18th, 2Otb. 2lst, and 22I
verses. Monday morning hr left for bis home
In GAINESVILLE.