The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1891-11-12
CHURCH LOCALS
AND RELIGIOUS NOTES OF GENER.
AL INTEREST,".

DIsrURBERs Of public worship will
reach their judgment sooner or
later. We give in this kindly
warning. If there is indifference to
and contempt Of public opinion
there is ''grand jury" to meet in
the near future. The writer does
not know who these nice young men
are, but they are known. We say
candidly to any man, young or old,
that if he cannot be decent and gen.
tlemanly, during service, he had
better stay away from Gods House.
THERE seems to be in the church
world a prevalent spirit of fault
finding and criticism. We noticed,
not long since, in the columns of a
church paper severe criticism of
another paper of the same church.
1t was a mere tault-fnding about a
matter of no special moment-of
nothing in the way of sin or wrong
to any one. And yet the thrust was
made to the injury of the brothers
feelings, and may be to the lessening
of his influence.
How much better it is tor all par
ties, and for the church of God,
when good can't be said of another
to say nothing? If sin or crime has
been committed, then let charges be
brought and trial had. The worst
things said, in mere idle criticism,
or fault>6nding, is often without
foundation III fact, and never remi>
dies the seeming evil complained Of.
Such spirit of criticism, is more
frequently spirit of salE-assertion,
of self-laudation, of self-praise, and
that is all.
OUR friend of the Nashville AID
vocate, filling the place of intellect>
ual kings, living and 1ea3--the place
from which many Bishops have
come, seems to be having anything
but an easy time of it. He says in
his last issue: eve have few
friends who do us good by exercising
censorship over US. Nothing that
we can say is quite satisfactory to
them. II We should remark that
two and two make four, they might
not call in question the correctness
of the statement itself, but they
would at least raise a doubt as to
whether it is one which we ought to
make"
We quote this a3 an illustration
of what has been said in the para
graphs above, and to say this: Any
man filling such place-or filling
the higher one, the pulpit, having
honestly done his very best on all
lines of duty and of work, degrades
his manhood and Injuries his cause
by noticing such filings and rnchris
tan censorship. II he has finished
his mission, it will be known bv him
self or the church and his rem ova
will come in good time.
The names of disturbers of public
worship are known, and if necessary
to stop it and teach them the sin
and shame OF such conduct, the min.
istry of the grand jury, followed by
an application from Judge Gober,
will be invoked.
WE hear many kind things said
of the new pastor Rev. Mr.. Patton.
His membership is very much
drawn to him, and wide open way
of great usefulness, is before him.
THERE is great sorrow Of heart
and greater evil to the church CT
God, in petty envies and jealousies,
and baseless criticisms of pastors.
There is no other man on the face
of the earth so watched for evil, so
harshly and unjustly criticised, and
thus so shorn of his strength, il do
ing good.
The Methodist pastor and parson>
age was greatly favored last week in
visit from Rev. Mr.. Pise, the cul-
tured, genial Rector Of the Episcopal
church.
THE Methodist pastor had de-
lighttul visit to Union Chapel com
munity last Sabbath, filling the pull
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