The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1875-06-04
Giles County.
3 Me Editor oftke Rerqld and McR.

| rome EdHOr OF the Herald and Mat:
Thinking you would like tohcar fror
this county in the way ofnews, l son,
| you few items.
Well, our crops are promising, tb
seasons have been prOpitiOuS and tn
farmers are full of hope and encourage
ment; our young men are on the look
| ont for SweetheartS and the Young la
dies, "Why God bless them"
our community is blessed with gen
eral good health, with the exception o
MI. oscar Alternately, one of our Dos
ana most useful citizens. He has beer
| quite sick with fever, but row seems in
fair way to recover.
ID ring the past week the District
| Conference for Giles and Naurv has
| been held at Olivet church, near Rev
| nolds' Station and has been the control
| ling interest for the time being. The
| old members Ofthe church seemed to
talk OF nothing else, and the young
people were all in good humOur, rs
they had number of visitors from 9th,
| er comm dnities. And then we had 2
live Bishop among us, alive in more
than one sense-Bishop Marvin's reps
utation had preceded him and we OK
pected much, and have more than real
lied our expectation. He presides vel,
talks well and breaches still better: IN
the social circle, he is pleasant, cheerful
humorous and entertaining.
DIR. McEerrin is also on hand, full OF
humour, pathOs and piety. One Of the
preachers says, there is and never viii
be but one Jno. B. McFerrin.
A head and shoulders above all the
others was tue manly form of the Dir.
r. A. Young. He was out in the inter
est of the Vanderbilt University and
secured for it, i'll Endowment notes
one thousand dollars.
Rev. r. X. Brown, Wellhorn Mooney,
VIM. Doss and DR.. A. w. Smith we're
present, and by their coupsels and
preaching added interest to the Occa,
sion.
The Secretary announced publicly the
presence of eighty-three official mem
bers, of these, sixteen were travelling
preachers, fourteen local preachers and
the rest divided between Stewards,
Trustees, &c.
The services consisted of Interchange
of view, and plans, on such subjects as
class meetings, love teaSts, church and
quarterly conferences, missions, educa-
ton, Sunday schools, church buildings,
and other kindred topics a.
we'll as the public services of christian
worship.
Sunday morning "Uncle" Golmar
Green held love feast, and as all we'll
wishers to the cause of religion were
granted the privilege of being present, |
members of the church or not. |
your correspondent had the pleasure Of |
The brethren seemed to enjoy the &c.
casiOT very much indeed.
Uncle Green talked, Bishop Marvin |
5alked; together with many of Lls
brethren, both preachers and people. |
md the fearful eye and joyous out
BURST of song, expressed the deep heart
emotions of those present.
The congregations were large all the |
fme, but on Sunday there was q per-
ect jam. Bishop Maj vim preached and |
he people listened and wept.
The following names were announced |
5 lay delegates to the next anru
Conference to be held at Fayetteville in
october. T. NJ. n. Jones and Willis i |
crown, of Giles, and w. K. Webb ant |
V. L. J. Wilkes, of Maury.
The next District Conference IS 10 BE-
ED at Culleoka, Maury County.
Bishop MARVIN preached the cOm~
l. ncement sermon of Martin Eemal
OilGge on Sunday night in Pulaski, 20
deDsely packed house.
Some said the night sermon was nC'
. good as the morning ono atOHve..
be speaker seemed tired ont, tn"
loughts were new, and tull Of iHtares
nd there were some who pronounce
re night sermon the best.
Well. Mr.. Editor, Pulaski is inprav-
lg; block Of fine business houses i
DING ur on the square, and many pEi~
ate buildings are in progress OF con
ructiOn; come over 20 Giles and see I
? are not ahead of MaUry.
As EVER.
P. S. I forgot to tell you the MethO-
lists are building a fine parsonage for ,
,eir preacher at OIivet. / reckon your
.aders all know him-Rro. Irvine, or }
the young folks say, Unclo Greon r.
inc. He is from Maury, you know.
nj the Presbyterians and Episcopal,
Us in Pulaski, are also building mic
frsOnages for their preachers. No"
hat can you say for Maury in that
ne?