The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1891-07-16
CHURCH LOCALS.
AND RELIGIOUS NOTES OF GENER.
Al INTEREST.

The paragraph, in this column, OF last
week, referring to the number received in
the church by the Methodist pastor, it was
written he has received between 60 and 70"
1t was printed he has received between
60 and go" II the chirography CT this
reporter" could be seen by all our readers
they would perhaps wonder that the prin-
ter ever got a single paragraph right.
In the midst OF his greatest work and
profoundest utterances, it is said land
they laughed him to scorn.' Such laugh.
ing to scorn in His day, continues until
this day and. will live on and men will
laugh on as long as satan holds the reins of
sin, in this world. But this does not stop
mol change the words and the works of the
Son OF GodT Any fool can laugh to scorn"
the truth and the work of grace-Jesus
Christ and His faithful co>workers-but it
does not weaken the words Of life, nor does
it shorten the flames of he'll or lessen the
pains 0! the undying death.
Uncle Tillnan and his singer, Mr.
Mattox, carried on a meeting OF ten or
twelve days, at Oinville. 1t closed last
Sunday night We have had no particu-
lars OF the, practical results-don't krow
of the number of conversions or new mem.
bers.
The Marietta Methodist pastor filled the
pulpit Friday night last for Uncle" Till
man. The house was packed and
jammed," but the visible effects of the
preaching amounted to but little. The
services of the night before were full of
power and Of shouts and rejoicings. Some
times the calm is before the storm and
then again, it follows after.
When Jesus was laughed to scorn, '
He seemed not to see it, or hear it, or
know it. We-know that He was 'reviled
He reviled net again" He made no com
plant, nor answer. He silently endured.
He went quietly on with his work. In the
face Rf scorn and contempt, He did His
appointed work He made no extra effort
in work in order to. show the falsehood of
His enemies. he did not play the role OF
martyr, nor did He seek extra sympathy
of His friends He went steadily, lovingly
and tenderly on. in His mission, Con>
scious honesty before God is all the support
the man of God needs. He will be hated
l
and reviled and laughed to scorn," not
because of sin in him, but because his
presence and his work condemns In his
best work IN his most loving hours, his
motives will be impugned and his name
cast out as evil. But he is as his Master.
He is in good company. And his work
will 60 on.
A paragraph, (editoriaD in the Wesleyan
of last week refers to the closing Of the
great tent meeting" and contains a re-
Fiction on the Marietta churches for non.
attendance of cooperation. We do no
know who made the reports. If tn,
churches, or any one of them, had beer
consulted, the time of the meeting woulc
have been changed. The FIRST week of tn
meeting everybody was getting ready TO
for the Marietta school commandments
The second week everybody was attendin,
these commencements There was mucl
good done on given lines But so far a
conversions and new members, enter int
an estimate, considering the time and ex
penditure and the numbers attending thu
meeting Yves not a success. In the ~ day:
there were only Ia new members, in al
and many of these had been prepared
weeks before the meeting begun. We in
tend no reflection on any one. We give
full credit to all. The language in the re-
port to the Wesleyan was little unfortuS
nate. Rev. Mr.. Duren, of Augusta, did
good and strong work, the first two weeks,
when he returned home. Rev. Mr.. Till
man was sick good deal the last week.
While there were many Marietta christians
that did not attend, we do not like tor
the impression to be made that Marietta
was the cause Of the failure
PROT Stewards Sunday School hosts,
went over two hundred last Sabbath. This
department of church work has been stead
lily growing all the year.
Why men laugh to scorn" the Son OF
God is one of the mysteries in the world OF
morals. Without the Son-ot God and his
church and words and His works, men
would be barbarians and scottish heath,
ems. There could be no such things a,
homes and the tender ties of life there
could be no social life; there could be none
of the many things that gives enjoyment
and pleasure. Men would be as the o.
that eateth grass, as the senseless ass tina
brayeth. And yet in the face of this IN
disputed and demonstrated fact there ar,
those, in all communities that laugh t.
scorn" the Son of God, and seek to sta,
His hand and His power in raising the
dead and making households happy. i
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