Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-09-22
AT THE CHURCHES.
Rev. VIM. Major Ordained at the
Baptist Church.
Increasing Interest in the Revival at the
Methodist Church.

ordinary interest at the Baptist
church in this city, the time pre-
viously announced for the ordination
of William Major, grandson of the
pastor, DIR. A. d. Sears and had been
looked forward to by the member
ship with a high degree of church
pride and christian devotion. This
was the first event Of the kind to
mark the history of the church.
William Major was reared from his
infancy in the bosom of the Clarks-
vile church, trained in. its Sabbath
school, its boys prayer meeting and
under his grandfather's preaching,
whose continued pastorate Of twenty
four years has been wonderfully at
tended with Gods blessings, he grow
ing stronger in the service OF the Lord
and the affections o; his people as he
has grown older, maintaining the
vigor Of manhood, strength ofinterest
and conservation, to his present ripe
old age of eightyiive years. All Of
these circumstances conspired to make
the occasion gilmore than ordinary in
terest, and drew out Il very full at
ten lance, and rarely was a days ser
vice so greatly enjoyed by the
church.
The Prcsbytery was composed OF
DR.. w. III. Whitsitt, of the Baptist
theological Seminary, Louisville,
Rev. j. O. Rust and Rev. w. G.
Cleveland, class mates of the candi-
Il tie in the Seminary, anG DR.. Sears.
The examination of the candidate
took place the day before and was
highly satisfactory. The ordination
sermon was preached by DIR. Whit
slit at II O'clock. He read for the
lesson bearing on the subject, and thu
duty Of the ministry, Second Corin-
thians G-1, y, and First Timothy,
I'd chapter, LIST to 9Th verses. His
text was from XLIII chapter OF
Isaiah, part of 18th ver5e-"Ye are
my witnesses saith the Lord, that l
am God
DIR. Whitsitt, as prelude, re
marked that the world was full OF
prodigy and he had met with much
Of it but he found here a prodigy
that surpassed anything that had
ever come under his observation and
he did not believe a parallel could
he found to that which presented ii
self in this church, in its venerable
and venerated pastor in full posses
sion, and full charge of all his facul-
ties, serving long years with honor
alike to himself aud the church, wit
Messing that the Lord is God.
The sermon was ofcOurse addressed
to the candidate ana was distinguish
ed for its classical diction and bibli
cal learning as we'll as Instructive to
the audience. 1t abounded with
beautiful figures, illustrations and
rich cloquence in demonstrating thai
the Lord is God.
At the close Of the sermon the
candidate knelt in the altar and
while the Presbytery stood around
with hands Iayed on, DR.. Sears lead
in most fervent and touching prayer
Rev. Mr.. Cleveland then delivered a
most impressive charge. 1t was full
Of soul and pathos, touching the ten
der cords of the emotional nature and
interested the whole audience. Rev
John O. Rust presented the bible,
addressing the candidate by the
familiar name of "Will" as in every
day school life. HIS speech was
touchingly beautiful and full o.
lights Of eloquence that stirred the
audience as he referred TO the power
of the true word and the beauties OF
the scriptures viii brought SO much
peace and joy to the heart of the
reader in search of knowledge Of
God, and then reierr9d the young
man to the long lie and noble career
Of his grandfather, whose mantle was
falling on his shoulders.
DR.. Whitsitt offered the closing
prayer, after which the Presbytery
extended the newly made minister
Of Christ, the hand of fellowship, fol
lowed by the whole church, when
the audience was dismi Il by Rev
William Major.
TIE EVENING SERVICE
YVES largely attended, by people anX
ious to hear the eloquent young pull
nit orator Rev. j. o Rust. Mr.