The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1874-02-06
AROUND TOWN.

sermon last SABBATH night at st. Peters
Church. Subject: ''Strive to enter in at the
strait gate"
Bishop Quiutard, in his sermon last
Sunday night, said in substance: "If the
zeal, the money, the activity, the daring,
the courage, and the bloodshed, that men
displayed in one great battle, such as the
battle OF Franklin, fought in the town just
beyond you, which we have seen with our
own ewes were used for the benefit of the
Church, it would convert this whole cOun-
try" - short time ago, when we We're
about to have "a difficulty with cuba, one OF
our distinguished citizens informed me
that there were 10000 men ready to answer
the call OF the country. Now the Church
calls for men-calls loudly, night aud day
does any one respOnd2 Answer your selves,
No, not one The world calls for money
and the people respond with untold mil
lions; the Church calls for money, and men
begin to look for their smallest fractional
currency" The Bishops text was: ''Strive
70 enter in at the straight gate," &c, Luke
18th, 9th.
According to a notice given in the HER
AID AND MAIL, the people went last Friday
night to hear the Rev. Mr.. Smithson, the
famous blind preacher. As the sermon be-
gan very early, or we arrived little too
late, we did not hea the text, but from its
frequent repetition, we suppose that il must
have been this: "Be not transformed to this
world" Mr.. Smithson is fluent preacher
and has most remarkable memory, being
able to quote, with the chapter and verse,
almost anything in the Bible. We under
stand that Mr.. Smithson came on Friday
and eft by the night train, thus paying us a
very short visit. In his sermon, Mr.. Smith
son spoke Of the DEVILS prayer-meetings.
He said,z 1.-The Devil has his prayer-meet-
ingS, Just as the church. But the Devil gem
orally has pOliteness enough to wait until
the church gets through-thcy generally
begin ia conversations, and wind up about
Christmas with high old time. Some
times members of the church are invited,
but they ought never to attend. suppose,
for instance, two sisters are invited to one
OttheSe conversation parties; they sit of by
themselves and viii not join in the plays.
because they belong to the church. The
young people are playing Sister PhOHbN or
Weeyily Wheat, and beg sisters to join them,
hut they will not: then Mrs. smith SAYS to
Mrs Jones, DO you think that IL is wrong
for the girls to join in these plays? NO,
says Mrs. JOnes,s young people will be
young people, and there is no use trying to
make anything else out of them And the
sisters being persuaded, join the play, but
having taken one step downward>, II is very
easy for them TO continue in their career
of sin. While the plays are going on, two
fast Young fellows go across the field to ind
M old negro. and having brought him and
his old fiddle with two strings, the dance
begins, and the visitors who can play can
also daRce-thus having started go on
portant things in the sermon, illustrated by
practical, everyday examples.
Quite number of new pupils entered
the Athenteum and the Male school last
Monday.
The Nethodists had a Love Feast" last
Friday night, and saturday morning the
Presiding Elder preached q sermon Of great
power and beauty; at night from Daniel on
The subject of Shadrach, Meshac and Abed-
ueEO IN the merry furnace SUNDAY morning
from the Goth chapter of Isaiah, and the first
part OF the 18th verse, AS one whom his
mother com foTtcth, so will comfort you.
This an exceedingly touching ana
profitable sermon. There We're but few dry
eyes in the congregation when the complete
love a mother has for child was told. The
com pariSon of a mothers love and Gods love
was beautiful and striking. After the ser
mon. the sacrament of the Lords supper
was administered. At night he preached
another interesting sermon from the NTH
chapter Of Matthew. 18th, 18th, 10Th and 10th
verses. Prayer meeting was held Monday
and Tuesday mornings at ten o'clock, and
services al night
-Dace Brown and George Sweet were
tried before ESQ. Holman last Tuesday.
Brown was found guilty of stealing goods,
and bound over TO the next term of the
Criminal Court, i'm the sum of $1,000; and
sweet was found guilty of receiving stolen
goods, knowing them TO be such, and was
bound over TO the Criminal Court IN the
sum Of 81 ,ep. Neither were able to give the
iSidi. 'o"D' '"" were recon- '''' 10
We gladly announce, that the Ladies of
thc Presbyterian Church. have in hand,
Concert OF vocal and instrumental Music, 10
DE given at the study Hall of the Athenieum
on next Friday evening, the thirteenth of
the month. Proceeds To DE appropriated TO
to the repalrOf the church organ. IL i "A 1
matter of uu' vCrSal remark, that these La
die, i'm all OF their choice and elegant public |
entertainments. whether they spread a
sumptuoUs feast for the palate" or "A higher |
aud more refined feast of reason and flow OF
soul, never nail 70 furnish enjoymentS which |
ticket of admission This one we under
stand j to b as unique as IL viii be elegant
and recherche, com bining more rare and
highly cultivated musical talent, than mas
ever been presented in single programme, |
10 The people Of Columbia. just think OF |
whole beVv Of Canaries, MOcking Birds and
NightingaleS turned loose upon the stage in
one single entertainment, A mere glance I
at the programme Is a sufficient guarantee
OF the superior eXcellenCy OF the perform
ances. Names are found there, not only OF
those who have won an enViahle place in
the esteem of our lovers of music in Column
nia, but OF some who have been accorded a
high position as Amateur Artistes by comp
etent judges in some OF our largest cities.
We are constrained, however, 10 add, with
all modeSty. that Columbia an Edu-
Cational Centre for young ladies, has become
second, in our estimation, TO no southern
musical talent, Vocal Solos by Miss Mar
garet Andrews, Mrs. Joe fowler, Miss Lena
MayeS, Miss Rosa Barnett, Miss Mamie
Baird, Miss Ida Johnson of Nashville,
and Madame EStcve. Duets by Misses
Pillow and Andrews. Mr.. and Mrs. SeaVy,
and Misses Mamie Baird and Ida Johnson.
Trio by Mrs. Joe fowler; Mrs. Horace Fri |
crSOn and Miss Lena MayeS. Piano Solo, |
Miss galloway Violin solo Miss nunning-
ton. Harp and Piano Duet, Mrs Mckinney,
and Miss Mary Mitchell Piano Solo, Mrs.
Wilcox.
on the lIth, IL promises to be an elegant
Edair. HIS Band from Nashville has been
employed. INVITATIONS viii be sent out
next week. The Knights will all appear in
full Rcgalia at the Hop.
Owing to the several meetings, at the
Methodist Church and the prayer meetings
at the Presbyterian Church, the audience
assembled to hear Br, Bairds lecture ON
Wednesday night was very small, and in
stead of lecturing, he simply made free
friendly talk OF an hours duration, 1t was
extremely amusing and interesting, and
those present were highly delighted. An
urgent telegram called him OFF ON the night
train, and the lecture of Thursday night
had also 10 be postponed. He viii return
10 Column bia in a few weeks to deliver these
lectures. Those who hold tickets purchased
for these lectures can have them redeemed
by calling at the Library room.
A revival of religion has been going
ON in the NJ. +. Church this week. Prayer
meetings have been held every morning at
10 o'clock, and preaching at night by Rev.
Nessrs. Mooney and MCFerrin. Much in
tereSt i being manifested, and several have
been converted. Nearly or quite all the
penltentS are grown people.
Sign W. J. Whitthorne's admirable pc
titiOn.
The Prince Of Bigbyvine is agent for
new and novel patent.
The Berger Family OF Swiss Bell Ringers
will exhibirin the Hammer Hall tomorrow
night.
OVER THE COUNTY.