The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1890-03-12

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Brown, of Washington.
Personal work, by G. r. Harmon,
CT Tusculum.
Bible Study, by w. E. Graham, of
Maryville.
Rooms and Buildings, by Prof
Ellington U. of T.
SUNDAY MORNING
at nine o'clock, a conservation
meeting was held in the Athenian
hall. 1t is needless to say that it
was of uncalculable benefit and
value to those who attended. At
1890, the pulpit Of the M. E. and
Presbyterian churches were occu-
pied by Messrs. Milligan and Cow
an, and G. X. Ober, respectively.
Mr.. Cowan made a short Bible talk
followed by Mr.. Milligan, who
made the startling announcement
that only ten per cent. of the young
men Of the United States were reg
ular attendants at church. Only
fifteen per cent. ever see the In
side Of a church at all, leaving
eighty.flve per cent. of young men
that never darken the church door
by their entrance.
At the Presbyterian Church, Mr..
Ober, College Secretary Of the In
ternational Committee addressed
the audience.
In the interior Of Africa there are
animals, which have every appear
ance of savage man, and yet they
are animal. This illustrates the
difference, to a large degree between
men. Some are spiritual while
others are not. Some are children
of God, while others are not.
The text is found II Peter, l, q
The theme is faith. We have the
same kind of faith that the old
men had who walked with God, il
we have faith at all.
Thirteen years ago, the speaker
was an atheist. These questions
are settled. Take God at his word
and trust in him. Jesus says
"Have faith in God" Would the
Savior tell US to do q thing that l.
lnot attainabIe? The sXssi-Sal6 x
Gideon, the Lord is with thee. Gid
con replied, If the Lord be with me
etc. Then we are told that the
Lord looked upon him and said
"Go in thy might and thou shalt de-
liver Israel from the Mldeanites
Is not the Lord with thee? Surely
will be with thee, and thou shall
Smile on the Midiahites as one man.
O bedience is the best test of faith
The speaker told of his own de
sire to get away from home an(
parental instructions, and went t.
sea, and when off the coasts o
New FOundland. He and one com
panion went out in boat, when
. heavy fog came down upon them
they had on light clothing ant
nothing to eat and no water, the,
went out to find the outer buoy
After so long a time they discover
ed that they we're lost. Thus Il
the fog they spent one day-tw
days-and on until the eighth day
How the instructions about Coo
from his mother and father cam
to him in his extremity, and h
prayed for relief. He prayed for
q shower of rain, that they migf
have water to Stake their thirst an
!, that very night copious Shove
+ fell, and he spread his jacket owe
- the sides of the boat and thus j
the depression caught water frol
which they had cooling and r.
freshing draught. Afterward h
cOmrade lost his reason and W,
/; there with him lunatic and I
:. only associate. He prayed earl
estly for strength and that the
- might be directed to vessel tn
% would take them up. At length
strong feeling came over him tn
:. they should row in a certain cour.
;, His reasoning told him, that it vi
=. better to remain quiet and preser'
, his strength as long as pOssibl
F.. that a vessel might come along al
- pick them up, but the impulse can
~ stronger and stronger that In,
o should row in that direction, uni
~ he compelled his insane compani,
= to take the oars, and he took h
10 They started and roNed perha
Nv thirty miles. He was praying III
- the fog might rise and vessel a
a. pear in sight. Suddenly, the
e cleared away, and off yonder,
the very course they were goil
rested vessel. Their streng
lasted until they came along 81
m of it, which was a French ship
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