Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-10-20
AT THE CHURCHES.
Rev. J. B. West at The Method
list Church.
Large Congregations at all Services
The Protracted Services at the
Cumberland Presbyterian
Church.


Church.
DR.. j. B. West, who was assigned
to this station by the late Methodist
conference, arrived late Saturday
night and met with hearty greeting
by the Methodist congregation. DIR.
West is at home in GAINESVILLE, every
body likes him, and all citizens are
rejoiced at his coming. His text yes
terday morning was most appropriate
to the occasion, taken from first Cor
rinthians, 2ni chapter IL verses
"And / brethren when / came to
you, came not with excellency Of
speech, or of wisdom declaring unto
you, the testimony of God, for l de-
termined not to know anything
among you, save Jesus Christ and
Him crueified.'
DIR. West said in his predatory re
marks that he wanted to impress
upon the minds of all present that
Christ was the beginning and the
end Of everything. Around Him
centers every religious thought.
The life and character of Christ were
BEAUTIFULLY portrayed by the minister,
and the sermon abounded in pure
gospel truths, replete with excellency
Of speech. He alluded to the en-
trance of Christ into the world, His
ministry, His sufferings Geihsem-
ane, His crucifixion and finally
His triumphal entrance into heaven.
He pictured the man as being an ex-
traordinary one, going from pace to
place preaching plain, simple truths,
convincing many ofthOse with whom
he came in contact that he was the
one spoken of by the prophets as
coming to save the world. The ser
mon was an excellent one, and was
much enjoyed by the congregation.
A BIT OF CHURCH HISTORY.
Great changes have come about
since DR.. West WAS first appointed 10
the Clarksvllle station. That was in
the fall of 1858. The Methodists then
owned the church now occupied by
the Cumberland Presby terians on the
corner Of Franklin and Fifth streets.
Many of the foremost men of thu
church at that day have passed away
and their places have been filled with
others. Dir. West remained on the
charge only one year. In the fall OF
80 or go he was appointed presiding
elder of1he district, remaining in the
work six years. 1t might be well to
mention, in this connection, that dur
ing the war, time was not counted
on the Methodist preachers and they
remained on the work, assigned them
before the war, until it closed.
Through this trying period DIR. West
Kept up the work Of The district rs
best he could. In the fall of 1866
he was appointed Ivy Conference pres
5dent of the Female Academy at
this place and held it seven years.
From this brief sketch it will be seen
that Dir. West is no stranger to the
GAINESVILLE people, he having been
thrown with them fourteen years OF
his ministerial life. In the interim
the Methodists have sold the church
N the corner of Franklin and Fifth
streets to the Cumberland Presbyte-
rians and have erected a handsome
edifice on Madison street, that would
be an ornament to any city The
Cumberland Preshyterians have i'm
proved their church until it presents
quite a different appearance to what
it did the first time DIR. West preach
ed in it. Church property in Clarks
willie has increased wonderfully since
that time.