Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1892-03-07
AT THE CHURCHES.
What Was Done In Religious
Circles Yesterday.
Notes Gathered from the Various Houses
of Worship that Will Interest
the Reader.

DIR. Lupton preached at the Pres
byterian church Sunday morning to
a good congregation. His text was
taken from the 18th chap, Oath and
25th verses of John: "If / had not
done among them the works which
none other man did, they had not
had sin but now hath they both
seen and hated both Me and my
Father. But this cometh to pass,
that the word might be fulfilled that
is written in their law: They hated
Me without a cause"
1.-The text contains charge
against man. 2-The possession of
faculties by man, which are not used
according to the Makers intent,
make the ground of this charge.
Christ's greater works do not con-
vince him. 3-This rejection of
Chrst's works not in accord with
mans usual course. He admires
heroic life; wonder workers he APP
plauds, and still rejects Christ and
His works. 4--This disposition to re-
ject Christ's works against the tesit-
mony of his own faculties Christ calls
sin and hatred of Himself and Father.
5-This hatred said to be without
cause. Neither mans depravity nor
Satan's work excuse man, since Christ
came to destroy the works of the
devil. 6-Therefore man is inexcus-
able and self condemned. 7-Eter-
nal loss inevitable without Christ.
Rev. Alex Cowan preached very
strong sermon at night. DR.. Lupton
went to South GAINESVILLE. Bro,
Cowan has already won the people.
AT THE CUMBERLAND CHURCH.
There Were good congregations at
both services, Rev. j. w. Sullivan
preaching at both hours. The sub
lect of the morning sermon was the
elements of a prosperous church. "
We cannot build up.and run a church
simply by getting good feeling in all
the members. While religion is the
ultimate end of church, yet it takes
as much skill and. planning as any of
the great undertakings of the world
If we undertake to run a church on
simply the old style of exciting the
people we will fail. Church work
fifty years ago and now is different
High states of excitement will not
make us give or do more. Church
work is a method of training. Every
church must so organize as to include
the young. The sermon was well re-
ceived by the congregation.
AT THE METHODIST CHURCH.
Rev. w. H. Cotton preached at the
Methodist church Sunday morning
on the "Power of Religion" Rev
Mr.. Cotton is pastor of the New
Providence and Bethel work and il
one of the best young ministers il
the Tennessee Conference. HI
preached an excellent sermon an(
greatly delighted his congregation.
Rev. e. M. Harrell filled the pull
pit at night and delivered anothe
good sermon.
AT THE BAPTIST CHURCH.
obedience" was the subject o
Rev. A. U. Boone's sermon yester
day morning. The discourse wa
based upon the fifth verse of the sec
ond chapter of Philippians: "Le
this mind be in you, which was alst
ia Christ Jesus" The character o
Jesus is like a great picture, men
toned by Austin Phelps in his "Stil
Hour"-the longer we look at it thu
more we see to love and admire
We sometimes think of Him as /.
kind-hearted man, sometimes as thu
sympathetic Savior, sometimes a
Praphet, Priest or King. Today on
attention is called to another feature
of his Characteristic Obedient Son
Though he was equal with God, h,
made himself of no reputation, blu
took unto Him the form of servan
and became obedient unto death
The apostle urges us to have thu
same mind, the same submissiv,
spirit, the same dispo ition.
: Obedience is the essential expires
( sion of iaith works do not save, Blu
they give evidence of salvation. 4
tree is known by its fruits; a Chris
tian is known by humble submission
to Gods authority. No man cal
have assurance who lives a life O
rebellion. The pastor sustained thi
position by numerous quotation
from scripture.
3 Obedience is essential to usefulness
To derive benefit from electricity an,
steam their powers must be govern
ed and controlled. Even the life @
Christ would be meaningless withou
his spirit of obedience. 1t is by tn
, obedience of One that many ar
made righteous. The disciple is no
above his Lord, and if we would b
useful we must fear God and keel
His commandments. Exaltatiol
will follow. If any would be grea