Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1880-11-20
Religious.

Services a. the Christian church tomorrow
morning.
Services as usual at the Presbyterian church
to morrow morning and night.
There will be service at the Episcopal church
next Thursday Thanksgiving day. at 1880
O'Clock, a. IN.
Rev. q. W. Walker will preach As usual at
the Methodist church, in this city, tomorrow
morning and night.
Services at the Baptis: church tomorrow
morning and night at the usual hours by Rev.
H. Talbird. ID. d.
There will be preaching at the German
Methodist church Tomorrow, by Rev. Mr..
Demand. Sunday school as usual.
Daily services AT the Catholic church, SIX
O'Clock, u. M; sunday services 8 and lO1s
o'clock, IL. m, and ~ O'Clock, p. m, Rev. J.
}. Lilly officiating.
Services at the Episcopal church tomorrow
morning at II O'Clock and afternoon at SIX
O'Clock, Rev. A. L. Sharpe officiating. Sunday
school al OK O'Clock.
Rev. Sam. T. Rufrner and Rev. W. B. Nc
Farland are conducting a protructed meeting at
the Presbyterian church in Higginsville. The
attendance is good. The meeting will be con-
tinued through next week. if not longer.
The usual THANKSGIVING services of the con-
gresations of the city will be held this year in
the Presbyterian church, on next Thursday
morning (25th inst.), at II O'Clock. Sermon
by Rev. q. W. Walker. All ere cordially
invited to be present.
The Sunday school convention of Freedom
township will meet at Freedom schoolhouse
Sunday. December 5th. at 3 O'Clock p. n.
Topics Of interest will be discussed, and DIR.
James Belt will deliver an address,; subject,
The Importance of the Study OF the Bible"
All Sabbath school workers are requested to
meet at Hisglnsville, November a5th. Thanks
giving day, for the purpose OF organizing Q
Sabbath school association for Davis township.
Addresses Will be delivered both morning and
evening, one by Elder Mcdaniel. and the other
by DR.. Belt. The meeting will be held ut the
christian church, and everybody 10 urged to
come early, bring their baskets and enjoy their
Thanksgiving turkey, at the church. 1t 10 q good
work, and deserves 10 be encouraged.
The lntelligencer furnishes the good people Of
Lafayette county this column OF religious intel
llgence gladly. II it is not more used 1t Is not
our fault. Few persons can realize how much
pains we are at to get the few items which it
contains. 1t should re twice as full, and would
be if preachers, Sunday school teachers and
others would send us all the information OF in
tended meetings, accounts Of meetings held,
&c, which interest them. and would conse-
quentlv interest others. Most of these items
could be written on . postal card. This does
not cost much either In time or money. II .
public picnic Is to be given it il always well
advertised. Is a church meeting in the
cause of the Lord Jesus Christ Of less
Importance If religious people desire
their influence to be felt; IL they de-
sire to do practical good, they must 90 prsc-
tically about it, and there is no aid better than
that which can De afforded by the press.
The Association begun and intended to be
prosecuted under the title OF the Lafayette
County Sunday School Association has been or
ganized with a vice-president in each township.
1t is aimed to have county conventions to
further Sunday school work. at stated times,
and in order that this may be dene effectively
it is desired that each township should be or
ganIzed into a separate association, to meet
oitener than the county body, to be auxiliary
to 1t, and to send delegates to it whenever it
shall m AT the last county association
meeting the vice presidents were instructed to
take steps to organize their townships. So far
only Freedom township is regularly organized.
Davis township will be organized, Thursday
next, at Higgin.vilIe, and it is requested that
the vlce-presldents shall organize all the town.
ships on that day. 1t will be q good way to keep
anksgivIng day, and . very short notice of
time and place by the presidents will do to
insure full meetings..