Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-05-01
Religious Topics.

ltHIlcSSee HIS HetCt. or VIII III II lie" hdNS- |
lold conventions. 4
Quarterly meeting was held at the NJ. E.
Church, at Greeneville last Sunday. con-
iucted Rev. J. W Mann, presiding elder, !
and the preacher in charge, Kew. J. S. +
Petty
The African N. E. Church. in Chattanoo- F
ga, have purchased lot for $4,000 to erect
a church. and ask for contributions and sub
scrptions to assist them.
! The general assembly of the Southern
Presbyterian church will meet at Staunton, !
Va, third Tuesday in May.
Kingston Presbyte1y, to which Bethel
church, IN Kingston, belongs, met at Mary
vile on Thursday evening, April 14th, and
was opened with a sermon by Rev NJ A.
Mathis. the retiring moderator. Rev. ThOS.
Roberts. of Wartburg, was elected mOder-
ator and ". L. Brown, Of Philadelphia,
temporary clerk
The Presbytery elected as commissioners
to the general assembly which meets the
18th of May next in Buffalo, n. Y.-Minis-
ter, ". B. Brown; Elder, ". B. Reed, both
of Kingsson Rev. Thomas Roberts and
Elder \. X. kinanmOn were appointed alter
mates.
The fall meeting Of the Presbytery will be
held at jacksonville Monroe county.
As we learn from the Gazette the Wo-
mans Missionary Society, Of the Holston
Conference, NJ E. Church, South, which
met III Morristown Thursday, 18th instant,
elected the following officers for the ensuing
year;
Mrs Matt. McClung, president: Miss
Watkins. of 0oltewah, Mrs. F. W Earnest, /
of Jonesboro, Miss Susan I. Cox, of Abing- |
/ don. Mrs. Pease and Mrs. Ray, of Asheville, |
vice-presidents; Mrs. E. E. Wiley, CORE |
spending secretary; Mrs. ". 2. Carriger, |
/ recording secretary, and Mrs. n S. Wood |
ward, of Knoxville, treasurer
| The Gazette says Of them These are all
ladies of marked intelligence and earnest
! workers III the cause i'll which they are en-
gagged The ease and familiarity with which
the president conducted the business of the
society during its deliberations elected the
hearticst compliments from those few of the
sterner sex who were necessarily present
during the session, and who know more OF
the great importance Of having an inteli-
gent, business person as a presiding officer
over such bodies. The next annual meeting
of the society will be held at Cleveland.
Following is the programme Of the elev-
enth annual East Tennessee Sunday-school
convention, to be held at Rogersyille, May
, 18th and 18th;
: THURSDAY MORNING. 9. 80 O'CLOCK.
Temporary organization and devotional
exercises.
and nominations.
Address of welcomes
T Report OF executive committee.
Report of the treasurer.
= Permanent organization.
/. Topic: What is this Sunday-school
T convention for
, Announcements.
/ THURSDAY AFTERNOON, > O'CLOCK.
Appointment of committees.
: 9 Topic: The Bible the teachers one
book; how best studied and how best
> taught.
e ;. Topic: The sunday-sehool work as 9
e preventive Of intemperance, pauperism and
), crime.
Report of statistical secretary.
- THURSDAY EVENING, 40 O'clock.
Annual address.
= FRIDAY MORNING, $50 O'CLOCK.
- Praise and prayer service.
70 i. Topic: Short verbal reports of vice
presidents, conference On the Sundayschoc
work in East Tennessee.
). Topic: Sunday school music; it
&C. s. Topic: Fifteen minutes review OF iaS
be Sunday lesson, by practical reviewer,
al Miscellaneous business.
FRIDAY AFTERNOON, 2 O'CLOCK.
III I. Topic The Sunday-school norma
Is class defined.
or s. Topic: Teachers helps-kind necess
* ty and value.
- 9. Topic: Possible improvements upo
}" present Sunday school methods.
,er Reports of committees.
all FRIDAY EVENING 7.3O O'clock.
oil Service of song. Conservation and far
well meeting.
Ids Onenino speeches on discussion of To
ny les limited to fifteen minutes, and tho
nat following to five minutes. Exercises OF Il
convention to be interspersed with music.
III Executive committee-H Presnen, V.
mt Nnr7lby. W. c, Grace /. Emory. +. Grl
ing neil. W \. McTeer.
The Baptist Weekly gives the follown
"a statistics of the COMMITMENTS or i've eva
oeicaI denominations in the United State
Vi Rantists. 2,374 ,339 Methodists, l, 742. 80
nd PresI,yterians. 915 40: Lutherans, 100, II
ec- EDiscopalians, 345, Sal. During the Ia
cry wear the Bapusts increased lo2,ozt
-, Methodists 80, $40, the Episcopallans ~, 81
~, the Presbyterians 16, 438, and the Luthera
'eo 10. 223.
ere DETROIT, April 20 Bishop Borgess.,
de- this Roman Catholic diocese, issued p
!, torial. in which he says: I'VE hereby II
10 bid and prohibit each and every Catholic
and our diocese to get up, and arrange and {
in canize public picnics and excursions
FLYERS. lakes aud railroads, and to JON
take part in any such or similar pub
feSS amusements. gotten up by others, on ST
a dav. holy day or any other day of the wee
sold Moreover, we prohibit the holding OF tal
E for the benefit of churches, schools
other charitable institutions in our dloce
''l9- without first submitting for our approx
Mr.. IN writing. the reasons therefor. |
his bishop claims that such excursions, plcnl
.ba &c. are detrimental to the morals of
,o flock. especially the young
n We have few bottles of Oriental Gre
still on hands. McCRUM x 1EAGER
=. Miss Austiu'~ Kitchen Garden.
Miss Emily L. Austin was greeted W
another large audience at the Austin schc
,to,. house yesterday evening, to witness