The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1891-06-18
CHURCH LOCALS
AND RELIGIOUS NOTES OF GENER.
AL, INTEREST.

was too feeble to attend. We learn
that Mr.. Dawes enjoyed the visit
very much. He was most cordially
received, Hospitality entertained,
and urged to come again. He was
accompanied by Mr.. w. l.. Sessions,
VINO kindly furnished and skillfully
handled the team that carried Mr..
Dawes to Smyrna and back.
The tent meeting is a growing
affair. The services through the
Sabbath were very interesting
Sabbath night the crowd wac i'm
mense. 1t was a sight to behold it.
People came from all the surround
ing country. The services are deep.
enlng in interest. Revs. Tillman
and Duren are deeply in earnest and
thoroughly consecrated in their
work.
There were no services at the
Methodist Church on last Sabbath.
The morning service was omitted Oh
account OF the commencement ser
mon of Harwood Seminary, and the
night service on. account of the tent
meeting.
A woman preacher occupied
Smyrna Methodist pulpit last Sab.
bath night.
Rev. Joel L. Dawes, Jr., left us on
Tuesday for Bainbridge. He goes
to the pastorate of the Methodist
church OF that pleasant little city
for the remainder of the year.
The tent meeting is supplied with
a ,cousecrated singer in Mr.. @. E..
Mattox.
Rev. L. D. Coggins was visitor
to Marietta one day this last week.
The third quarterly meeting and
conference embraces next Saturday
and Sabbath-Dr. Heidi will be in
charge.
st. James Church was filled to
overlooking last Sunday morning.
1t was the occasion of the preaching
of Harwood Seminary commence
ment sermon. Rev. Mr.. Peis de-
liVered an appropriate discourse,
which was listened to very atten-
lively. The music was superb.
There was no service at the Press
byterian chul oh Sunday morning
on account of Hsrwood Seminary
commencement sermon. Rev. Y.
E. Manget preached there at night.
Rev. J. A. Wynne held SER
vices at Baptist Church last Sun
day. Good sermons and large con.
gregations. Mr.. Wynne preached
in the morning and Rev. Rev. W. G.
MCCARTHY, of Atlanta, at night.
One member heard his pastor
pray nine times on Sunday.
Rev. I. J. Warlick of Shady Dale
charge, brother to our fellow towns
man, D. A. Warlick, spent some
hours in Marietta last week, as he
was passing on his return home,
from sad meeting with relatives
In the funeral of his aged father at
Ellijay.
The Monday night tent meeting
was full of power. The singing was
good. Rev. Mr.. Duren went be-.
You'd himselfin preaching the peo-
pie were praying and deeply in
earnest, and 80 the service was the
best yet had. Our citizens in and
out Of the church, that cannot at
tend, are losing, without their con-
sent great good and the many, who
could come and do not, are suffering
just as great a loss, with their con-
sent. We trust that our people will
rally to the suppost of this meeting
whether all fully endorse the ways
and plans of the service or not. The
more real religion We have in our
community the better for it, in all
things. This meeting will help
some to live better lives, if not all.
Then let all, for the sake OF the
cause represented, be true to our
best interests, il the ways Of the
meeting are not in the shape Ct
capsules.