Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1892-04-25
SUNDAY SERVICES.
Rev. A. Coke Smith at the Meth
odiSt Church.
Rev. A. U. Boone Begins a Series of In
teresting Sermons at the Baptist
Church.
AT THEMETHoDIsT CHURCH.

AT THE METHODIST CHURCH.
The pulpit at the Methodist churc
was occupied both morning an
evening yesterday by DR.. A. Cox
Smith, of Vanderbilt University
large congregations being in atten
dance. On a previous visit DR.. Smitl
did some very acceptable preaching
for this church, and they were, there
fore, thoroughly apprecialive audi
epces which greeted him yesterday
Nor were they disappointed. Hi
sermon in the morning has received
particularly favorable comment. l
was one of unusual strength an(
clearness. DR.. Smith possesses grea
intellectual grasp, style at once un
affected and winning, and moreOve
is a graceful orator. This discourse
was based upon Daniel 3, 1918. L
| had reference to the ediCt of tha
idoIatrous monarch, Nebuchad
nezzar, compelling his subjects to bow
down and worship the golden image
erected upon the plains Of Dura. The
miraculous incident in connection
herewith, viz: Gods preservation
of the three Babylonish captive
princes, Shadrach, Meshach ano
Abednego, furnished the material fol
the discourse. We can only meagrely
outline the same. Briefly reviewing
the military conquests and polit
ical intrigues of this heathen
monarch, whereby he vainly un.
dertook to unity the wor.
ship of conquered nations, all dis
tinct in language, customs and relig'
ions, the minister in imagination
painted picture and held it up be.
fore the eyes CT his hearers. They
saw assembled upon the plains Of
Dura those countless multitudes sum.
moned thither by proclamation; they
saw the golden image, the fiery fur
mace, the king upon his throne, clad
in regal splendOr. The command
goes forth for every knee to bow OF
suffer the penalty. Instantj compli.
ance is made by all this vast
throng save by three. Questioned
by the king to know the reason for
their refusal to bow, those strangers
in strange land tell him that loyalty
to their God kept them from it. The
tyrant in rage commands that the
furnace be heated seven times hotter
than its wont and that the three men
be fettered and cast therein. With
the sequel all are familiar. The
sermon turned on the courageous de-
votion to principle shown by these
Israelitish captives, and afforded
parallel to all true character,
especially to all piety worth the
name. There are certain questions
tC be settled alone on principle, aud
then must be closed forever to all ar.
gument. The above was case in
point. Those Jewish captives were
not more true to principle than must
be the real Christian of to-day. God,
whom we serve, is able to deliver us
as He did those Jewish youths, and
ii is not a question, will He do for us
what lie did for them? But finding
out what is right, do it, though we be
thrown into a fiery furnace. This
principle applies not alone to re.
ligion, but to busiuc-s. The man
who conducts business honestly be.
cause ii is the best policy is not an
honest man. The conviction of right
is th6 only true standard. No com.
promises, no quibbling, no beating
the devil around the stump-all oil
which are only subterfuges invented
by satan. Do right because it is
right and is the will of God. Church
members are subjected to a crucial
standard by the world. If they
come up to its attitude they will
have fulfilled the full measure ofduty
Let those who are seeking to do some
great thing for God but simply dc
their whole duty in the little things
of life. God never trusts a man tC
do great thing for Him who is dis
loyal in little things. Character, like
principle, is not born of the occasion
that calls for its existence. The small
things of life furnish the real test o
the true man or woman.
The above affords some idea Of ;
discourse replete with words of wis
dom. DR.. Smith will meet with
warm reception whenever he come
to Cldrksville.
CUMBERLAND CHURCH.
The pulpit at the Cumber
land Presbyterian church wa
occupied by Rev. Wool yesterday
His text was taken from Math Al
The discourse was excellently deliv
cred. "What is the substitute c
man? ?" was admirably explained {
the congregation, who listened wit
attentive interest.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
DR.. Lupton preached two very fin
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