The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1885-09-17
RELIGION and Temperanoe at Brick Church,

Religion and Temperance at Brick Church.
In the general christian awaken
ing through which this county is
passing Brick Church comes in for
full share Of the "outpcurihg OF
the holy spirit" DR.. Atchinson, as.
sisted by Messrs. Ezell, Kennedy,
Blanton and Tinnon, closed a series
of sermons Thursday night OF last
week. Many souls were brought to
Christ, among whom were some of
! the oldest veterans of sin. These
continued meetings are always a
feast to the soul, but in this instance
the results are incalculable. To see
; men renouncing sin and coming in
to the church of the living God
men with whom we spent our
| first school days-men whose heads
were white with age while l was
yet little boy-stirs the deepest
emotions of my soul and breaks up
the depths of my heart in rejoicing
with joy unspeakable and full OF
glory. Dead, indeed, in trespasses
and in sin, one must be who could
hear the arguments brought, with
stand the appeals made, and reject
the offers presented by our pastor,
DR.. Atchinson. While we are pain
fully conscious of our inability to
judge Alright, we have read closely
and listened attentively to the ser
mons of Spurgeon, Talmage, Sam
Jones and Dixie Williams, yet we
candidly confess that on last Thurs
day night, from End Peter, LIST chap
ter, to verses, DR.. A. surpassed
any and all efforts to expound the
gospel truths and apply the teach
ings of the bible to every day life.
For one hour and fifteen minutes
this servant Of the Master held his
audience in profound silence and
his words were as apples Of gold in
pictures of silver.
On Tuesday of last week Mr.. Geo. !
B. Jordan from Lebanon delivered |
two lectures in the church, a part
of which we had the honor to hear.
Under the teachings of Mr.. Jordan
nine-t ten tbs of the church members
and ministers in Tennessee are by
pOcrits and therefore must 90 to
-. They must get out of the pale
of the church, out of christian and
church influence, drift out into the
cold bitter world of sin and take up
their habitations with the beast of
the field until death comes to their
relief. Is this christianity2 Is this
Where is the hope for
such poor, deluded, would be chris
,ians? Perhaps by evil association,
Oy sharp contact with the outside
world. without any restraining in ,
1uence whatever, We peradventure
nay lose our burden of sin, become :
then we may come back
% the church.
Sunday morning, 18th, Mr.. Ran ]
lin, who represents the temperance !
.lliance, delivered a most excellent G
address, in the school house. He
bowed very oonclusively that +
greeable to our text book the bible, 9
hat alcohol used as a beverage
Tas forbidden; that the command
7as to this people to-day as plain :
8 was the command to Adam not
o eat the fruit in the garden of
iden; that the punishment follow =
ng disobedience was as sure and j
S severe as was the disobedience
f Adam; that the time was now at
and when prohibition would assert
self and that it would take its
lace in the coming political con- :.
est; that it was a question fraught R
18th too much meaning, freighted n
18th too much money to be kept a.
ut. Mr.. Rankin's lecture, when
with the false rumors a
lat are circulating that he is an %