Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1877-04-14
FROM NEW PROVIDENCE.

near the lessons. Then they have the
lesson for the next Sunday designated
on the paper, and have no trouble on
that score. Yet the pastor takes these
disappointments to heart, and besides
he has a warm desire, kindled by
grace, to meet the children,
hear them sing, pray with and for
them, and listen to the hum of busy
voices talking about Jesus.
A rainy day and a small congrega-
ton are great blessings to preacher.
Having but little to draw their atten-
ton away they listen well, and if the
preacher should say anything of value
to them they get the benefit Of it.
Then. the preacher has less RESPONSE
bility resting upon him, for be must
warn every man, and the greater the
variety the greater the danger of un-
faithfulness.
Frank Leslie's Sunday Magazine,
conducted by Charles Force Deems,
ID. D., pastor of the Church of the
Strangers, caps the climax. Here is
the May number opening with beau
tiful, highly colored 6 x 10 picture
with motto do right and fear not
that ought to be engraven upon every
heart, and then they would blossom as
the cluster of roses in which the motto
is so fittingly set. One hundred and
twenty pages of the rarest religious
literature that has fallen into my hands
in many day is found in this maya
zine for the incredible low price of less
than twenty-one cents.
Though DR.. Deems was the well
paid pastor of the grand old railroad
king, he is one of the most indefatiga-
bic workers in the Masters kingdom
He is a positive character, and is by
no means an ordinary man. [ recall
him as he stood in the chapel of Van
derbilt University on the day of dedi-
cation and delivered the finest address
on the correlation of science and re.
ligion that l ever listened to. His
Jesus, large and we'll written life
of Christ, though possessing objection
able features to some of the knowing
ones, is rich in original, striking truths
put in the purest Anglo-Saxon. Yet
when I leave the Bible to read else
where the life of my Savior I go tc
Farrar.
THE wonderful career of Moody and
Sankey in Great Britain and America,
by Rey. E. J. Goodspeed, D. D., q
book of more than six hundred pages
is full of food for thought. After all
the criticisms, kind and unkind, I yer.
lily believe that they have accomplished
more for the cause of Christ in the
same length of time than any mer
since the days of The solitary monk
that turned the world upside down
Their pairing off and co. operating to-
gether is apostolic. They don't claim
to be great men; reading, singing
praying and preaching the gospel tt
the multitudes, they verify believe the
truthful song, Jesus loves even me.
This wins their love, and loving Hin
because He first loved them they are
invited to Him; and He says, If ye
love me you will keep my command.
ments. >
Last Monday l went to see my af.
ficted friend Josiah Carneal, Jr., but
arrived too late TO see him alive, he
having passed away in the forenoon,
aged about twenty six years. He was
married to Miss Fannie jackson Dec
10, 1873, and leaves a sweet little boy
two and half years of age. He was
great sufferer, especially during his
last illness, and often prayed for death
that he might find relief from pain
and go to rest. When his aged and
almost heart broken father told him
When you cease to be monument to
Gods mercy here you will be an angel
in heaven" he responded, Glory to
God" 1t is hard for a young man
with fattering worldly prospects to
give up all and kiss his young wife and
child goodbye and die, but God gives
US dying grace. Fannie puts her hand
upon his cold cold brow and says, "Oh
he'll never speak to me again" Yes
that he will. God will call and he will
answer, and his loosened tongue shall
praise Him and greet his companion
beyond the smiling and weeping.
On Tuesday at 3 p. IN. we put him
away, after Bro. Bagby had read, ex-
pounded, and earnestly applied BE
ye also ready" to large and weeping
congregation of friends and neighbors
Farewell, faithful friend, we'll meet
| thee again.
Returning home on Wednesday
evening I found the New Providence
FIGURING Mill in ashes-the work OF
an incendiary. The property was new
and very valuable, costing about $13,
900, and was insured for about $780,
The truth is that fires have become SO
common in this town that the wonder
is that our people can get insurance
policies upon their property.
The late Rev. A. w. Smith, my now
sainted predecessor, was wont to say
on prayer meeting occasions that he
had never seen one hundred in prayer
meeting. Last Wednesday night was
my regular time for prayer-meeting
and the people thronged the church
until seats were in demand. From
the wee tiny little fellows to the aged
and infirm the people poured in; not
for hymn, prayer, lecture, ETC., but for
the proclamation, 10 the bridegroom
at the door," Sure enough, a few
minutes after nine Malcolm E. White
field led Miss Aurelia Garrett to the
bridal altar, attended by W. j. Pow
ers and Miss Addie Grifey, William
Smith and Miss Marion Crabtree,
William Dority and Miss Eunice Will
son, w. II. Tandy and Miss Ella Rig
gins. Bro. Broadhurst with solemn
and IMPRESSIVE ceremony pronounced