The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1891-07-30
CHURCH LOCALS
AND RELIGIOUS NOTES OF GENER.
AL INTEREST,".


quickened more speech, than all other books
together. The man at the bar, the pleader
on the stump, the lecturer on the platform,
the writer of books, of all grades, draws
inspiration from the Book of books. Then
when we add to the intellectual, the moral
statement-the Divine that is in it, we
reach the secret of its power. If the Intel
lect alone was in it, men would soon weary
of its force. The proof of its divinity is
found just here-it never wearies because
it is always new.
Just now the eye rests upon one ilustra.
ton ofthe sublime in words: he looketh
on the earth and It trembleth He toucheth
the hills and they smoke" Who that ever
felt the earthquake or looked upon the
smoking volcano, can fail to feel the SUBJ
lime in description 1t is poetry and yet
rises above poetry, as much as the reality
cal rise above the fanciful. Only few
words paints picture beyond any human
oIOSAouNO' Az 10 tuC luliuCoo dHN AlSAACsS
OF the sublime. We see the Divine look
and feel the trembling earth; we see the
Divine touch, and the volcano, as if in ter
ror, send forth its smoke. The trembling
earth and the smoking mountains, is fear
full reality. Men flee for life from the one
and from the other. And yet, with har,
dened faces, because of harder hearts, they
gaze unmoved, into the tate OF the God OF
earthquakes and smoking mountains.
And for this reason, we have just as sub.
lime statement of the end. Now men fee
from such terrors. In the midst of falling
houses and smoking hills, the cry is, where
shall we find safety p Then the cry is,
for 'the rocks and hills to fall upon US and
hide us from the face of the Lamb that sit
teth upon the throne" Men here and now
have no greater terror than in the tremb-
ling earth and falling rocks. Then and
there, they court their friendship and pro-
lection.
Men in health and strength laugh at such
statements. In the absence OF the Divine
look and trembling earth, of the Divine
touch and smoking hills, they also laugh
to scorn the terrors of the earthquake and
the horrors of the burning volcano. But
the laugh of man does not destroy the
reality of the one, nor does it lessen the
certainty of the other. Any fool can laugh.
And the fools loud laugh proclaims the
vacant mind" "The wise man toreseeing
the evil hideth himself"
The Cobb County Sunday School Assoc
citation, held its annual meeting at the Mas
rietta Camp Ground last Saturday. The
attendance was very large, mostly from the
surrounding country. Saturday is not
good day for an outing" Of any kind, for
the city. 1t IS busy day for business men
Col. Faw magnifed his Office in his presi-
dency. Prof. R. W. Smith, OF LAGRANGE,
college, Prot J. S. Stewart of Harwood
Seminary, Col. B. F. Abbott, OF Atlanta
and Rev. j. T. Dawes, were the chosen
speakers. These were followed by shor
speeches from Coz. A. S. Clay, Col. W. r
Power and Col. w. M. Sessions, genera
conference followed Ill, closing the exer
cises. The work of this association is o.
no ordinary character 1t has accomplish
ed much good and the prophecy for much
greater good, is strong one. E. Faw was
elected President, Walter Sessions, Secre>
tary. Smyrna next place of meeting.
The Methodist pastor has several en-.
gagements for protracted and camp meet.
ings for the month to come, and so will
not be permitted to do much work in the
way of pastoral visiting for the time stated.
We had the pleasure of meeting this
week Rev. Mr.. Hillhouse, Presbyterian
pastor at Gainesville. Heis gentleman
of fine presence and preacher of no ordi>
nary ability
The Presbyterian pulpit was we'll filed
through the Sabbath by Rev. Mr.. Perry,
who has been supplying this church for
several months.
The Baptist church, as usual, had good
congregations and good sermons, through
the past Sabbath. In quiet way the pas
tor is growing with his charge and the
community at large.
We have met with butfew young preach
ers, who more pleasantly impress one than
the Rev. Mr. Pise, the Episcopal Rector.
He is quiet, selfcontained, a finished
scholar. good preacher and pleasant gen.
tleman, Our Episcopal friends are to be
congratulated in securing a pastor of SC
much character and real ability.
The Methodist church was well filled
through the Sa2bath. The pastor preached
morning hour on the Life, Character and
Death Of Judas, the Betrayal of Christ. We
learn that this sermon is to be followed by
one near of kin" to it.
1t seems small thing to that member
Of the church, who can and yet who does