Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-04-24
Religious Topics.

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AS we learn from the Baptist Beacon,
Rev. G. II. Strickland, Capt w. w. Wood
ruff and Judge John L. Moses are to repre-
sent the First Baptist Church, of this city,
at the Southern Baptist Convention, which
meets at Columbus, Miss, May 5.
Rev. G. c. Rankin, pastor of Church
Street M. E. Church, South, has an APP
pointment at Rorex's chapel, near Rankins
Depot, Jefferson county, to-day. His pull
pit is filled this morning by Rev. DIR. Went
worth.
A protracted meeting is in progress at the
M. E. Church, South in Kingston, con-
Quoted by Rev. D. H. Dickey, the pastor,
assisted by Rev. r. A. Hutsell, of Sweet
| water.
Jefferson county has about fifteen Pres
byterian churches. Cooke county has but
one, which is In Newport, according to the
| Sentinel
The Cleveland Banner publishes an article
from Rev. e. G. Rankin in regard to erect
ing suitable monument to the memory of
the late Prof NJ H. B. Burkett, by his
former pupils and says:
We indorse the movement, and also the
motives which have prompted Mr.. Rankin
in bringing the matter before the public.
He went to school at the Students Home
from 1868 to 1871, and no one is better
qualified to appreciate the merits of the de-
ceased professor that he is. Mr.. Rankin
now stands high in the Holston Conference
of the NJ. E. Church, South, and is at pres
ent filling one of the best stations in the
conference. Anything that he may do in
this matter will be all right.
Rev. j. A. Lyons, general Sunday-school
agent for the Holston Conference of the NJ.
E. Church, South, held an interesting Sun
day-school convention at Greeneville,
Thursday and Friday, 14th and 18th instS.
! Last Friday he commenced convention at
the Southern Methodist Church, in Jones
boro. A mass meeting, to which all the
schools in town are invited, is to be held
this evening.
The Sullivan County Sunday School Con
ventntion will be held at Oakland, Wednes
day and Thursday, the 9th and 2Sth insts
and the Cooke County Convention at New
port, Friday and Saturday, the 29th and 3otl
insts. The Sewer County Convention meet
at Sevierville the same date.
The Knox County Convention assemble
, at Beaver Creek Presbyterian Church, Pow
ellis Station, Friday and Saturday, May ct
and 18th.
The eleventh annual East Tenne ssee Sur
day-school convention will be held at Rog
ersville, commencing Thursday, May II
and continuing for three consecutive days
To Mr.. J. J. Cole we are indebted for
programme of the eleventh annual meetin
of the jefferson county .Sunday-school Cor
o vention, to be held in the Presbyteria
church, at White Pine, Thursday and FIR
! day, May 5th and 9th, 1881.
t The convention will be called to order b
the president promptly at 1O4 o'clock a. n
1. Devotional exercises.
. 2. Address of welcome, by Samuel Bel
" 3. Organization.
J, Afternoon.-1. Prayer and praise services
thirty minutes
q 2. Dissatisfaction to interest a whOl
community in the Sunday school worl
Opened by Rev. W. I'll. Smith.
6 3. Requisites of the successful teaching
primary, intermediate and adult classes
q Opened by Rev. n. B. Goforth.
Evening. meeting and children
jubilee.
% SECOND DAY.
l. Devotional meeting, thirty minutes.
} q Miscellaneous business.
+ 3. Discussion-Sunday-S School 1mperfe
. tions-Their remedy. Opened by Rev. v
IL l.. Jones.
4. What have I learned at this conventie
/. that will benefit me?
- The exercises of the convention will
interspersed with music.
ie All Sunday-schools are invited to atten
r. The executive committee consists of J.
r Minis, J. E. Rankin, III. c. Vance, W.
8 Jones and J. w. Corbet