The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1884-10-03
Spring HHI.
EELIGIous 1NTElLIcrNrE.

RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.
Interesting religious services we're held
RI the Presbyterian and Methodist churches
| on last Sabbath by the respective pGstors.
There were two aceessions l. the former,
part OF the good result of the pFotrIr;ed
meeting; others Will probably JOIN yet. The
| awakening caused by tho pointed and
Pupgent preaching of Drs. Dunlap and At
hiSson, extended TO class OF mature men,
capable Of thinking and reasoning, and OF
weighing arguments, and their action IN
coming forward and taking a decided stand
as members of the church, viii e. ert good
influence IN the community, and may en-
courage others who ARE almost per5ES led.
to throw the weight of their influence in
favor OF the Christian religion. Two of Co.
lumbia's greatest and best men regretted in
their last days that they had not in early
life joined some branch of the church an
thereby given the weight of their influence
in favor of the truth of the Bible and Of
the reality of religion. There are, in this
county, many solid, moral and clever men,
who arc making this same mistake, and il
they could only realize the fact that they
are eNerti1g silent but potent influence
on the eternal destiny of the multitude,
" DO look To them for counsel, advice and
example, they would not hesitate longer to
come out boldly on the Lords side.
Rev. W. II. Wilkes, at the close of his
sermon, announced that he would protract
his meeting during the week. Next Sab |
bath closes the lGbOrs of his ministry as |
pastor of the NJ. y. Church, South, in this |
place. For four years he has served the |
church here faithfully and labOriOusly.
His sermons have been at all times able, |
Interesting, and instructive, full OF gospel |
truth, and Astounding in apt illustration and |
enforced with tender aud earnest appeals to |
the hearts and consciences of his people |
He would be gladly welcomed back as pas |
tor Of this church for another four years |
bNt having filled out his limited term here |
he cannot be returned to us, and we must |
submit gracefully TO the change and be pre- |
pared 10 meet the new preacher and his /
family with warm hearts and open arms, |
and give them such welcome as will cause |
them 10 feel at home. The ladies of the |
church here know too well how to prepare
for the reception at the parsonage to require
even hint OF what ought to be done, and
although they grieve at the separation from
the old pastor and his good wife, they will |
be ready TO extend a cordial welcome to
those who come in.
TEMPERANCE.
Ms. ~ kes delivered a temperance ad.
dress 10 the cOlOred people at their church
on Sunday evening at = o'clock, and to the
white people at the Presbyterian Church AT |
/ O'clock. He had @ largl audience at /
both places, and was iSJened 10 throw sEcr''
Win close uJtslGO6. The temperance
cause has no nIoIe ztfslous and faithful ad- |
Yocate than Maj. Styles, and on this as on
every other question, he is thoroughly !
posted. lie is Il fluent and good speaker,
and presents the points of his argument
with clearness and force. His speeches, at |
both churches, were highly appreciated, one
OF the best evidences of which is that every 1
one you meet is telling what Maj. Sykes a.,
said. The Majors kind Catholic spirit
towards The various churches commends !
him L" the good will of all, while his ahec
tionate and tender allusiOn to the piety of
his good old Methodist parents found a {
vibration in many hearts. ,
The sad intelligence of the death of Mrs.
Lucy Mckissack Parham, wife of William
2. Parham, at her home in Nashville, on
last Thurday, brought sorrow to the hearts
Of her relatives and friends in this place |
AMI vicinity. Her sickness must have
been brief, rs we had scarcely heard it
mentioned until the announcement came
hat she was dead, and so it was with our
highly esteemed friend, Maj. /. N. Barnett,
man of warm heart and OF noble and gem -
srOUs impulses. We feel that nothing can
De added to the beautiful tribute offered to
lis memory by his brethren OF the Bar OF "
Columbia, as published in last weeks HER. 3
AID, but as this writer was closely linked
o Mai Barnett and family by very tender
les of mutual affection and love for those, y
rho too pure and good for earth, are now -
blooming in beauty in Heaven. May we
lot mingle our sorrow with that of the be- d,
eayed wife and children and offer to them u
he tribute of sincere sympathy? y
PERSONAL. h
Mr.. J. W. Cheairs has returned home af
er a pleasant trip to the eastern cities,
yherc he has been laying in his fall and
winter stock of goods. They are already
coming in, and his ladies dress goods are of n
he latest, newest, and slOst elegant styles. a,
Miss Maggie Gary, who is pupil Of ii
}eechcroft school, we regret to learn, is Al
quite sick with an attack Of fever at the =,
lone of her mother, Mrs. John Gary. 81
Mr.. Fred Alexander, of Carriers Creek, II
S regaining his flesh and strength after his =
ong and serious spell of typhoid fever, and lie
5 circulating among his relatives and
riends near this place. ia
Col. L. A. McLemore and his charming h,
laughter, Miss Sallie, of Williamson, were r
listing relatives in this neighborhood last "a
sunday. b.
Dr.. Clay and Mr.. Charlie Norris, of Il
thompson Station, were circulating in our G
own and county last Sunday evening and n
.alling on some of our fairest young ri
aides.
Mr. Fed Barnett was seriously injured q
ast week by having his foot and leg caught 5
n the machinery. 1t was thought at first a
hat his leg would have to be amputated, d
,ut il js doing well and hopes are enter u
aimed that he will recover without this. S,
There IS sOGIe prospect OF an early mar n
iage in town; one of our most lovely youBgF NJ
aides and-welI, never mind who; he is Ia
nice and intelligent young gentleman, A
Who lives either in this place or somewhere v
Use. d
Or. jim Martin, of Nashville, came out 10
N a visit 10 his brothers, the druggists, on A
londdy evening. lie,
Marcus j.. Alexander, a very bright and a
handsome little fellow, son of Mr., and Mrs. q
. W. Alexander, took up his abode IN the NJ
amily circle last Friday night. q
The handsome turnout which has APP h,
eared here recently, was from Carter's IN
'reek q bright, new buggy, fine brown 81
orse elegantly caparisoned in glittering Is
arness, and the gentleman was accompa- IL
led by a young lady, whose lovely COM
.lexion and beautiful features would at z,
ract attention and elicit admiration in any m
rowd. We saw and heard her as she en- r
srtained three young gentlemen with sweet NJ
nd honeyed words, but we didn't learn
er name or his either. Wonder if it. was in
Iiss Combs, of Russelville, or Miss Wilson,
( ClarksvilIe, or one of Carriers Creeks m,
wet and pretty maidens? Ina