Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-10-21
HERNANDO. MISS.
Meeting Of The COIdwRter Baptist As
SociatiOB sermons and Preachers.


HERNANDO, BctoheT lS.-OD last FRI
day, tue fifteenth instant, the COldwHteT
Baptist association convened in Fernando,
wiIh the venerable James Dennis as modera-
tori. X. Amacker c'erk, and DR.. J. L. Nabry,
tire .sUTev. there mad been heavy rains, thun-
usI aud lightning the night before but the
morning uawned clear and the weather
proved exceedingly auspiClOuS for the mest-
ing. Saturday cal ed "Centenn al d ",
aud was made m emOraDle By the efo Is put
fDrtH ia Deialt OF eidOWlnR a "CenJ5unlsl
college" The occasion drew together the
largest crowd our town has seen this fall, and
the fashionable dressing, stylish vehicles and
DAINTY dinners indicated anything but hard
tmsS ia this country. The Z 8ptist church,
where the association transacted its
capacity. and in response Il various
charities and church projects urged
by several elders aliberai amount OF mo ey
y ~ subscribed. ON sunday morning, Al nine
O'CLOCK, The Sunday-schOOl children were adj
ar seed by Rev. 4. J. Walne, corresponding
secretary Of The Stste missionary ard ana
houag m TssiOuary. We soon discovered that
he Va one Of the leading spirits of the asso-
Cia'Iou, a man Of marked character and de-
merely took him FOR a tat pleaSant-tempered
man, " hO looked as II ne possessed ana en-
jOyei the good things OF Life; but as We lis
tgGet 10 him and observed ms physique more
closely, w perceived the indices OF fine
grained organization; the head of philan-
tnrOpist; man lenient and g,nte; one who
WOuld patiently ''oil" the grooves Of domesdc,
Ezctsrisn and secular machinery with the
precious ungUent OF lOving-kindneSs in order
prss ntly found TO accord with his phren JlOg-
iCsl dc yelOTments. "DOnt abuse people," he
said "lf you want to reform them. DeuOunce
the sin. not the sinner" and his sfectionsts
nature was illustrated in the delight he eX-
pressed himself Is having Ielt on one OcCa-
sion, when, passing down city thOrOughtare,
le heard his name called, and stopping, per-
ctive1 little boy running TO oveTttke him.
"M ny, what's the matter, NOble?' he cTieI,
tEinEiug he bore bad news. moth lng, Mr..
NalDc; just wantet to shake hands with
YOU The little fellow had run two squares
Tor this much-pTized shake. On sunday
morning all the country round, and our ne1Eh-
bUr towns and villages, poured q living tide
into fernando, and into the various chuicheS,
whose pulpitS were filled by the lights Of
tine association. he most distinguished of
these, DR.. ~. d. Mayheld, from Memphis,
preached at the Baptist church TO a
large, fashionable and attentive audience.
Tue lovely and accomplished Miss NJ, of
HeTnaud ,, OiiiCiated a. organist, and with the
bevy Of beautiful girls aid ng her IN singing,
made me think Of the pictures of 81 -er
Morning "a wreath OF roses, lilies and pas
sion flowers Offered TO deck the cross, The
Instrumental performance was all that could
he desired. and the singing very sweet ana
thrilling. DR.. Maytield is q tall, slender man,
whose contracted browS Indicate the pro-
faUnd thinker and student, his subject was
the souls lmmOTtadiy;" to prove which he
brought beautiful myLhOiOglc gieanlngS-
sheaVes from the vast fields Of philosophical
speculation and the garnered fruit Of lnsplra-
toG drawn from the sacred scriptures. DR..
Mayfeld is an impa-sioned orator; as he
waTms with his theme, his earnest, eoncen-
tTated expression ana emphatic gestures never
fsi TO impress his hearers. He reminds me
of the dist nguished j. d. B. peBOWs, editor of
DeB0i0'S ReLfeIO an eminent statistical and
commercial writer, who posses ed large buSi-
ness talent. We presume DR.. W. ID. Mayhed
Is similarly gifted, as he IS the travelling and
financial agent for the southern Baptist pub
lcation society, besides being editor of the
Memphis magazine, Happy Home, and q
cOpiOus newspaper writer. ', D. q.