Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1892-05-30

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vile Female Academy, at the
Methodist church, Sunday morning,
to very large congregation, The
event was the cause of bringing out
many young people, and it was to
them, together with the school which
attended in body, that the minister
in the main directed his remarks.
His text was as follows: "Bear
ye one another's burdens, and so full
fill the law of Christ"-Galatians vi,
2.
Before entering upon his discourse
proper, the minister took occasion to
congratulate the teachers and pupils
of the Academy on finishing another
years work. He congratulated the
people of Clarksville and the Metho-
dist church for fostering such an in
stitution of learning. He was also
glad to know that this was one
among the few schools that taught
the bible as text book.
Speaking to the school, he said
they were just entering another
school-the school of Christ. This
school, not unlike the one at the
Academy, has for its fundamental
principles, mathematics. In it a
person adds, subtracts and divides.
God does the multiplying. All that
is evil must be taken from our lives.
Unlike arithmetical subtraction, this
leaves something better, grander,
larger. When we take all that is
evil from our lives, we must add the
good, and God will multiply it.
We must bear one anOther's burdens,
that is, they must be divided. Every
one must bear his or her part.
The predominating thought from
this point throughout the discourse
was that the light of the Christian
life is sympathy and love. The SER
mon was grand in its conception and,
though at some points difficult to
hear, it greatly interested the con-
gregation. DR.. Haynes stands high
in his church as a minister, and is a
man above the average in point of
scriptural information.
REV. COLLINS DENNY.
This gentleman preached his first
sermon as pastor of the Methodist
church last night, and impressed his
hearers very favorably. He is an
eloquent, impressive speaker, and
holds the attention of his congrega-
ton at all times.
His text was found in the first
chapter, tenth verse, of the First
Epi5tle to John: "If we say that we
have not sinned we maze Him a
liar, and His word is not in u.s."
The minister began by saying that
all men at some point of their lives
were sinners. Ifa man assumes that
he has never sinned he makes Christ
q liar. Men sometimes say, nay,
they often admit, that they have
sinned. They continue in sin, how
ever, and by 50 doing bring down
the condemnation Of God upon them.
The minister here recalled several
cases where men had acknowledged
their sins, but not forsaking them
they had been destroyed by the
vengeance of heaven. Pharoah, for
instance, said that he had sinned, but
instead of coming back he went on,
until the wrath of God overlook him,
with his conquering army at the
Red Sea, blotting all from the face of
the earth. Balaam said to the angel
of the Lord: 81 have sinned.' His
epitaph is found in the thirty-tirst
chapter, eighth verse, of Numbers
"Slain by the Medianites."
Achan said to Joshua: "Indeed
have sinned against the Lord God of
Israel" He had stolen the Babylon
ist garments, two hundred shekels of
silver, and wedge of gold. He, and
all he possessed, were destroyed by
Israel, in the valley of Achor. A
great heap of stones marks his tomb
Saul acknowledged his sin to Samuel,
and died by his own hand. The
familiar story of Judas Iscariot furn-
ished another lesson, Christ wanted
Judas to repent of his sin. His re-
fusal and fate are known to all bible
readers. The prodigal son acknowl-
edged his sin. Unlike the ones men,
toned above, he decided to go to his
father. The contrast between the
fate of this man and those who re-
fused to turn away from their sins
was the prominent point in the SER
mon. The minister closed with an
eloquent appeal to sinners to forsake
their sins and come to God.
AT TRINITY CHURCH.
Rev. Barlow B. Ramage, Of Nash
vile, preached at Trinity church
Sunday morning and evening. Mr..
Ramage is young man, being or
dained about two weeks ago. He is
man of much promise and is good
preacher.
CUMBERLAND PRESBYTERIANs.