Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-08-18
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.
Notes Gathered Among the Temples of
Divine Worship.

Divine Worship.
The congregations at the diferent
churches were comparatively large
yesterday, Notwithstanding the fact
that many church going people are
out of the city.
At the Methodist church yester-
day, Rev. J. E. Harrison preached
at the regular hours to good congre-
cations. His discourse in the morn
ing was in regard TO people reading
the bible with yelled hearts. The
scripture from which the sermon was
preached is figurative, and shows the
prelexts by which many biblical
readers miscOnstrue the meaning OF
the word. A man may be blinded
by the veil of prejudice and cannot
find anything right in the bible ex-
cept the passages which suit his
fancy. He prejudges what religions
ought to be and if he finds anything
in the bible against his views he is
prone to criticise it. The love of sin
was another veil through which
many people looked at the bible. II
ii man will tear away the wells from
before his face and heart, and read
the bible, he will not fail to see the
glory of God revealed by its pages.
AT the Cumberland church last
night The Rev. Stephens of Lebanon,
Tenn, preached an interesting ser
mon. The publication of the heart
was his theme and his hearers were
well pleased with the discourse. Mr..
Stepens is a young minister who is
preparing for evangelical work.
For the past two weeks he has been
conducting a meeting at McAdoO
church with attendant success. He
will leave tonight for Lebanon.
Rev. w. M. Pettis at the Episco.
pal church preached on charity. He
assumed the position that charity
did not consist in simply giving
money to the poor. 1t is that love
for fellow man that should be in
every heart. People should love to
give; they should give freely not
only to impoverished humanity, but
to all charitable institutions. Charity
was simply that spirit that would
take fellow being by the hand and
lift him from the slOughs of de
spondcncy and degradation and place
him on firm ground. The sermon
is pronounced one of the best DIR.
Pettis has ever preached in Clarks-
DIR. Stars preached morning and
evening at the Baptist church. His
text at the morning service was
taken from Romans Viz. The
subject was Justification. AT night
he preached from Galatians vi.
His subject at this hour was stead
fastness. Both sermons were listened
to by attentive congregations. Al
the morning service the delegates, to
the Cumberland Association, recent
~ held at Gallatin, made their re-
ports. After hearing the reports
read, attention was called to the fact
that deficit existed in the Home
Missions fund. The church resolved
to meet the deficiency at once.
DR.. Lupton preached both morn
ing and evening at the Presbyterian
church to large congregations. The
faces of several former students OF
the university We're recognized in
the audience, they having come into
the city in the past few days TO enter
school next month at the university.
The choir music at this church is
excellent and yesterday, especially
some fine selections were rendered.
Dr. Lupton preached at the morning
service on the prOneness Of people 10
bemoan their lots in this life. In
stead of being low spirited, church
members especially should always
look on the bright side ofevery cloud
that fits across the pathway of life.
. The Catholic church held lis regu-
lar service, Father Japcs officiating.
Good congregations are reported at
the morning and evening services.
Rev. l.. N. Farley, the pastor,
preached morning and evening at
the Christian church. Mr.. Farley is
growing steadily, in the estimation
of the members, AS strong preacher
and as a social gentleman around the
family circles. His work since he
has been in the city has been marked
with unqualified success.