Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1892-03-14
AT THE CHURCHES.
What the Ministers Talked
About at Sunday Services.
Items That Will Interest Readers OF
Every Religious Denomination
in the City-Full Report.
AT THE pREsYYrERIAN CHURCH.

lay mUIDluS. n ~
greeted the venerable and beloved
divine, and they were richly repaid
by the sermon they heard. 1t was
pronounced an exceptionally able
one. The text was from Hebrews,
~: |, 2-that well known exhorta-
ton to constant faith, patience ana
wherein the Christian IS
hidden to lay aside the sin which so
easily besets him, and to look into
Jesus, the author and finisher OF our
faith. For intellectual strength and
force the sermon was particularly
noteworthy, fact that occasloned
general comment and congratulatlon
bv the many friends Of this veneer
ated minister. DIR. Waddel holds
very warm place in the hearts OF
GAINESVILLE people, and his sermons
are treasured as messages of consola-
tion from better world, character
lied as they are by deep spirituality
and the wisdom of advanced years.
AT THE BAPTIST CHURCH.
Rev. A. U. Boone chose this text
for his sermon yesterday morning:
"By much slothfulness the build
ing decayeth; and through idleness
of hands the house droppeth
through. "-Ecclesiastes x: Is.
The figure used by the author OF the
text is that of an old, neglected build
ing, implanted, unkept ana exposed
to the ravages of the weather. The
rain and melting snow end ice, IN
stead of running off, gets into the
cracks and crevices, the wood is soft
ened, decay begins and the house
falls down in ruins. The writer not
only means to give lesson on do
nestle economy, but he takes trutf
known to everybody and leaves Vi
to make the application. The hu
man body ia building, and so II
personal character and Christian lie
These need as much care, attention
and protection as any other house
+ and may suffer as much from neglec
as any other buildings. He here in
vited his hearers to go with hin on
tour of inspection. Let us see
! there are any detects in that spiritua
| temple which we are building. LIE
a us examine, first, the foundation. /
f. great army Of professors are in tn
, rear like so many drunken meI
Some are shaky; some are falling
some are in ruins. What is the ma
ter? A weak foundation +; som'
). times il is too much water. This
? a good thing, but it won't do to bull
e a house upon it. Baptism is goo
Y thing, beautiful thing, where or
q is ready for it, but it will not answ'
as a basis for salvation. Works al
!. desirable, but Christ is the only foul
dation for the believers hope. +
:, is often neglected, but "the stol
- which the builders refused HI
= become the Head of the corner
- We come now to examine, secon
:, the materials. One may use SUI
- things as gold silver and precio
- stones" These will stand the test
:, fire. He may use such things
N wood, hay or stubble." These W
80 be burned. II mans influene
:, example and teaching are pure, tn
70 and imperishable, it will stand t
80 test of Gods judgment and rema
mistaken as his eternal reward.
his influence, example and teachll
n' are false, erroneous, detective, it W
u be destroyed and he will be save
d but only saved; his works will
IL burned. We consider, finally, al
oe third, the care of our building. 1t
~ as important to protect and qua
III our attainments as it is to make fl
ia Their progress. When we find
VI treasure OF truth we should put it
~ our caskets for safe keeping. Go
~ impressions should be maintaint
he If one gets on higher ground
III should, by attention and prayer a
e. memory and meditation, make
Ell honest fort TO hold his own. d.
u gers will creep in to break down p
SUI sonal growth in religious lie,
IL family altar, the desire to be M
ne useful, the purpose to mould strt
Oh ger character. These dai gers are
40 be avoided. "Be ye steadfast,
aus movable, always Astounding in
an work of the Lord"
*,
.ict AT THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH.
oh Rev. a. NJ. Grewden preached
ar biographical sermon last night fr
40 the following text:
ing "All scripture given by inspirat
nd of God is profitable for doctrine,
,rs, proof, correction, instruction
his Righteousness that the man OF I
ian may be perfect, thoroughly furnish
he unto all good works. I'D Timot
fer Sd chapter, 10th verse.
iif- We have spoken of Luther
Wesley. Tonight we speak of
Vii. exander Campbell, with a brief
Int erence to those who labOred for