Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-09-27

take care of himself, go ahead, an
the devil take the hindmost," if pt
chance they have not already bee
crushed by the wheels of the golde
idol in the iniiscriminate scrambl
to obtain it. From advertisement
it would appear that every one hs
the largest stock, sells the cheapes
and does not want purchasers to g
to any et5er itoTss Until fney tirS
come to theirs. This places the pul
chaser in an awkward quandar
and he...:iss! ;c;;s ;;ssioiIt Tne only wa
to solve this enigma is for him t
make the circuit of the entire busi
ness circle, and then draw his owl
conclusion as to whom he shall pat
rcnize.
RELIGIOUS.
The inhabitants are still famet
for "going to Church, +" and if all ar
Christians who do so, Clarksville i
in very healthy spiritual condi
ton. There are orthodox Churche
of almost every name, so that al
can be suited. Christians, Jews anC
Gentiles are social in the daily walks
of life and get along harmoniously
Congregational bigotry and clerica
domination appear to have with
drawn from the arena.
A radical change appears to have
taken place in the mode of preach,
ing the Gospel. The old machinery
propelled by fire and birthstone, SC
long used for the purpose of driving
men to repentance and into the
Church, seems to have been aban-
doned by general consent, the old
machine thrown aside, like unto an
old-fashioned and worn-out reaper,
into fence corner. As a general
thing, the mode of preaching of to-
day is to appeal to mems common
sense, to magnify the love of God
toward his creature man, and to
draw from man the gratitude he
owes to just, merciful and benefi-
cent Creator. "The goodness of God
teddeth men to repentance" which
includes the doctrine of restitution
for past offenses toward man, but
the latter is seldom or never en-
Joined upon men to give them
trouble.
Among the universal changes
which have taken place, there is
none more to be regretted than the
mode of public worship in many of
the Churches. Fashion, that dicta-
torial master, has caused the people
to delegate their privilege and right
to praise God in a congregational
capacity, to the organ and choir,
the congregation looking on as tho
they had no part or lot in the mat
ter, as the tunes they hear are to
them unintelligible. If praise is a
prominent feature in public wor-
ship, then there is dereliction of du-
ty in many Christians in this par
ticular. Organs and choirs are good
in their legitimate spheres, they
were introduced as adjuncts to as
sist in, and perfect congregational
of such tunes as every one
can sing with melody in their
hearts. Itisnow performed by proxy
with many. Although the former has
been superseded and ostracized, it
still has an existence elsewhere. 1t
has fed for refnge across the Cum
berland, and found an asylum in
the breast of our old friend Squire
Griff Orgain, who is guarding it
with parental and jealous care, and,
we trust, will eventually restore it
to its rightful position, as we hear
that he and his sweet singers of
have for some time
been skirmishing nearer to Clarks-
vile, 50 near, that we can already
hear the reverberations of old hun
dred and other kindred music watt
ed by the gentle breeze, and should
not be surprised to find the spirits
of Luther and his contemporaries
the expedition. We
trust that ere long they will take
possession of our Churches and be
the means of restoring the long mis-
sing fugitive to our care and protec-
tiOn. The Squire deserves the thanks
and lasting gratitude of all who are
advocates of praising God in an in
telligent manner in common with
the multitude.
EDUCATION.
The facilities for acquiring eduea-
ton in Clarksville are ample.
Schools can be found here from the
primary school to the university, so
that the most ambitious student
can be gratified throughout all the
of learning. South