Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-05-04
RELIGIOUS MATTERS.
The Presbyterian Sunday-School
Anniversary.
The Annual Meeting of the Clarksville
Bible Society Held at the Pres
byterian Church Last
Night.

services at the Presbyterian church
were largely attended yesterday al.
ternoOn and they were highly enter
tanning. The services consisted of
music and speeches, and the excel
lent manner in which the pupils rem
dered popular Sunday.schOol airs
was subject of general comment.
Speeches were made by several col
lege students that proved very inter-
esting.
ID. N. Kennedy, who has been
superintendent of the school for the
past twenty-five years, made a
speech in which he explained that
he had resigned the position of SUI
perintendent and that DIR. j. A.
Lyon had been appointed to fill the
vacancy. Mr.. Kennedy made one of
the best Sunday school talks that has
been heard in GAINESVILLE for some
time, and his advice to the children,
and grown people as well, was
sound, founded on the teachings Of
the bible and his own personal OBJ
serVatiOn.
The twenty-five years that Mr..
Kennedy has been superintendent OF
this Sunday.school have been fraught
with rich results. He has put into
the work q zeal that has always
characterized him in business circles,
and his punctuality is something re-
markable. lie has always been at
his post unless he was either too sick
to go out or was out of the city.
He has instilled this idea Of
promptness, not only into the teach
ers, but in even the many little tots
who have their names on the Sun
day-school roll. AS evidence
of this assertion it is not amiss to add
that there are q teachers in the schOo!
and the average yearly per cent OF
attendance is 1927. Mr.. Kennedy
resigned his position because he rec.
ognized the fact that he is growing
old and that younger man should
take the place. He leaves to his sue
cessor a record of which any man
should feel proud.
DR.. Lyon will make an excellent
superintendent. He likes Sunday
school work and is fully equipped for
the duties of the Office. There is
general satisfaction among the church
members ut the selection.
THE BIBLE MEETING.
The annual meeting of the Clarks-
Vile Bible Society was held at the
Presbyterian church last night. The
Rev. DR.. Savage arrived in the city
Saturday night in the interest of the
American Bible Society and preached
at the Methodist church Sunday
morning and . was present at the
meeting last night. The meeting
was called to order by the president,
d. N. Kennedy. DIR, West read a
chapter from the Bible and offered
prayer. Secretary r. f. McCulloch
read the minutes of the last meeting,
which were approved. M. G. Pit,
man, treasurer of the society, read
the following report:
GAINESVILLE, Tenn, May =. 1891
ID. N. Kennedy, president Q. b.
Society: | respectfully submit the
following annual report:
RECEIPTS
To amt on hand from last rOport.......... S2l 4j
" amt reed from last subscription ....... 81 90
amt reed from sale of bOoks........... % So
lOla ,....,. .'.1lVl o.
DISBURSEMENTS.
by amt donated to Parent Society.....,.. $50 90
amt paid on Book Acct,................ 70 90
amt paid freight ON bOOksn..".......... , p
amt cash on hand.....,................,. ~ Oi
80
M. G. PITMAN, Treasurer.