The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1891-09-25
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.

There Will be regular services at
the Methodist church next Sunday.
Preaching at IL \. NJ. and 7:30 p. NJ.
| Sunday-schOOl at $3.50 A. NJ. Prayer
meeting Wednesday night at 1880
p. NJ.
services in the Presbyterian
church next Sunday as follows:
Preaching ut IL A. NJ. and 1880 P. M.
Suuday-schoOl at 80 A. NJ. Prayer
meeting Wednesday night at 1880
u. NJ,
There were no services in the
First PreSbyter. church last Sun
day, Oh account OF the pastor Rev. +.
| b. Weeb, being in attendance upon
! Presbytery at Petersburg.
MIR. Ed ID. Wilson led the Young
| Peoples Society of Christian En-
deaVOr last Sunday afternoon with an
excellent paper. Many others tOOk
part in the discussion on the Good
Shepherd" There is good time
coming they say in the form of grand
social evening now being arranged
by the social committee.
-fhe usual services will be held in
the Court House by the G. z. cOngre-
CATION next Sunday morning. Sun-
day-schooI at $3.50, preaching at IL
A. NJ. and Young Peoples meeting at
4:15 p. NJ.
Rev. J. d. Colds sermon last
Sunday morning was out of the usual
order of surrounding. He took for
his text the supposed Islander which
the Scribes ana Pharisees hurled at
Christ while he was on the Cross.
"He saved others, himself he cannot
save.n He said Instead of this being
SANDER it was one Of the greatest
and truest compliments they could
have paid Christ. The men who are
always trying to save themselves
never have time to rescue others. a
soldier whose only care is his own
safety will never do much in the way
of saving his country. Christ could
not save himself because of his love
for humanity, his obedience to his
Father, his reverence for the law, etc.
The sole ambition of follower of
Christ is not to be saved, but to save
others. To minister, not to be min
istered unto.
The sermon by DR.. Mitchell on
last Sabbath at the Secoud Presby-
terrain church was on a subject par
ticularly interesting to parents. The
text was: eff we being evil, know
how to give good gifts to your child
rem, how much more shall your Faith
er which is in heaven give good
things to them that ask him"
The DR.. dwelt largely upon that
nearest and tenderesJ or all ties, that
between parent and child, and gave
some touching illustrations of
mothers love; one particularly pa
thetic, of a mother and child bclated
while crossing a mountain during a
snow Storm; When found, the moth
er, a frozen corpse, had stripped her
self of her own clothing to give
warmth to her little one, and even i'll
the agony OF death, had not released
her tight and loving clasp Of her
child. He said, an earthly parent
would gladly give to a loved child the
best of everything, wise counsel &c,
but through ignorance, often erred.
God, however, our Heavenly Parent,
could not so err, from the fact of His
Divinity. Omnicient, he has all
knowledge to determine what is best
for US. Omuipresent, he is ever near
to guard ana defend. Omnipotent,
he has all power to protect those pur-
chased by the blood of his Son.
These qualifications lacking in an
earthly parent, are all united in Hi m.
Therefore, as the text appropriately
says: eff We being evil, know how to
give good gifts to your children, how
much more shall your Heavenly
Father give good things to them that
ask him" This is but a brief and
imperfect sketch of a sermon emil
nently calculated to touch the heart
of every parent. G.
Rev. r.. M. Kennedy, of Zion,
holds services in the Presbyterian
Church at Mt. Pleasant every Sun
day afternoon at 3 o'clock.
Ladies' Union Prayer Meeting
meet as usual ut the Presbyterian
sess on room, Friday at O'Clock.
Subject; parable of Jesus" Leader,
Mrs. JuniOus Wilson.