Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-05-11
RELIGIOUS NOTES.

The Meetings Sunday and Yesterday
A Big Day for the MethodistsLGaIh.
ering OF Young Men az the EXPOSE
lion Butlding-fhe Union MeetInSa az
Night Hindered by STERN
There were numerous special religious
attractions in the city last Sunday, and
while the congregations were in most in
stances very large, they would have been
much greater but for the character of the
weather. A more disagreeable day is sell
dom seen in this climate; it combined the
heat and sultrineSs Of August with a gale of
March, and the air was filed with dust and
fine gravel for many consecutive hours.
The elimination was a wind and rain
storm about dusk.
ThefMethOdist pulpits Of Nashville and
Edge6eld were generally occupied by the
bishops of that denomination, at least for
one service during the Sabbath, and the
pulpits Of some other denominations were
filled by distinguished ministers of the
Methodist Church. In the afternoon there
were mass meetings of all the Methodist
Sunday-Schools, in McKendree, Elm Street
and Tulip Street Churches. These were
addressed by Bishops KeeneT, DOggett and
Marvin respectively.
At 4 P. NJ. a meeting Of young men,
which was attended by several hundred,
was conducted at the Exposition building
by Messrs. Whittle and Bliss. This was
quite successful, a great deal of interest
having been evinced by those present. The
text Of Mr.. Whites exhOrtatiOn was the
"PrOdigal Son." Toward the conclusion
of the services the usual invitations were
given those desiring 10 manifest their con-
Germ, and numbers Of young men re-
spOnded.
The announcement that Bishop Geo. F.
Pierce, Of Georgia, would preach at the
Exposition building at 8 P. NJ. Sunday,
would doubtless have drawn together as
Large a crowd as the building could
contain, had not the storm interviewed to
prevent. As it was, about three hundred
persons assembled and heard a brief but
very eloquent sermon from the Bishop. At
the conclusion an invitation was given for
those wishing religious counsel TO enter
the room used for that purpose, and a large
number responded.
Bishop Pierce preached a missionary ser
mon at Elm Street Church Sunday morn
ing before IN immense audience. A lib
eral collection was taken up, and besides
notable acceSsiOns Of membership gained
to the church.
Sunday was a day of confirmation in
most Of the Episcopal churches in this city
and Edgefield.
AT st. AIMS Church, in Edgefield, Bish-
| Op QuiHtard preached a sermon in the fore
noon and confirmed a class of eight.
At 5 o'clock in the afternoon Bishop
Quintard confirmed four persons at the
Church of the Holy Trinity. Some very
/ excellent music was rendered by the choir
on the occasion.
In the evening the Bishop preached al
the Church of the Advent and confirmed a
class Of nine persons, a portion Of whom
were part Of a class formed at the mission
by Rev. Pliny B. Morgan, Of New York.
At the First Presbyterian Church sixty
persons were revived into membership by
Rev. 7. A. Hoyt Sunday morning, beforJ
the commencement Of the communion
services.
In accordance withthe change announced
in Sundays paper, the noon prayer meeting
of the revival services was held in the FRS
Presbyterian Church yesterday, and in
Quiry meetings took place at various
churches at 1 P. NJ.
The union meeting at the Exposition
building last night was attended by abOui
$500 persons, and was conducted in tn
usual manner by Messrs. White anC
Bliss. The subject Of Mr.. Whites address!
was redemption. At the proper time quit
a number of inquirers entered the side
room for consultation with the ministers
It was announced that a young meni
meeting would Immediately take place
at Mckendree Church, and many re
sorted thither.