The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1891-08-27
CHURCH LOCALS
AND RELIGIOUS NOTES OF GENER.
AL INTEREST.

hold have been called to "pass
through the deep waters, ''in the death
OF their daughter. They have had
the full sympathy of their many
friends in Marietta.
The Methodist pastor reports an
enjoyable time at Little River camp
meeting. The encampment is beau
tiful tor situation, the improvements
are substantial, the people are open
hearted aad kind, the young people
are numerous and interesting, the
old people are many and deeply re-
ligious. We can see no reason why
Little River camp meeting each year
of its work should not save from sin
and give to the church of God mary
scores of souls.
Rev. Joel T. Dawes had the pleas
ure Of meeting Rev. A. G. Simmons,
of Monticello charge, at Little River
camp meeting. Some years ago he
was the preacher in charge of all that
region of Methodism, and was there
fore very much at home.
Rev. J. H. Patton, of Jacksono
vile, Ala, will preach at the Pres
byterian church next Sunday.
Our Methodist friends are engaged
all this week in protracted services.
The meeting wac inaugurated last
Sabbath. The daily services are
from 9 to 10 a. M, and from 7:30 to
$3.50 p. M, closing promptly at this
hour. Christians of all churches are
cordially invited to join with them
in these services.
The pastors of the different
churches are asked to contribute to
this column.
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A very interesting Presbyterian
Methodist Christian Endeavor Soci-
ETY. meeting was held at the Presby-
terrain church last Friday night.
The attendance was good and the
services impressive and profitable.
The Womans' Missionary Society
will hold its regular monthly meet
ing this afternoon (Thursday) at 4
p. m, at the home of Mrs. Hutchin-
son. The members are urged TO
attend, as matters of moment are to
come before the Society.
One reason why protracted meet
ings and revival services, conducted
by Evangelists, are successful is, be-
cause christians of all churches,
usually join with them in the work.
Why can't we have such union Of
effort by all our churches, without
the Evangelists a?
For community to succeed in
any enterprise, in which all are in
terested, is for all to unite in desire
and effort in the matter. A king
dom divided against itself cannot
stand. A union of desire and of
effort on the part Of all christians, in
any community in a revival meeting
will give success. Let us as cons
munity Of christians prove the truth
Of this proposition in the meeting
now being held in the Methodist
church.
The rain, throughout the Sabbath,
interferred largely in church attend
ance. And yet all our churces were
we'll attended and the services of
more than usual interest. Being
present we can speak more particu-
larly of the Methodist church. The
congregation at night was unusually
small, and yet the services were
above the average in spirituality and
power.
\ revival meeting in any COM
munity and at any time, is time of
special obligation and Of work. 1t
is a testing hour Of the faith and
loyalty of Gods people. ''For the
divisions of Reuben there were great
searchings of heart" In the press
ence of the enemy and in the midst
Of the engagement there must be no
divisions of Reuben or any other
tribe.
And on the church or congrega-
tioD, in which the meeting begins
the obligation is specially strong.