The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1892-03-03
CHURCH LOCALS
AND RELIGIOUS NOTES OF GENER.
Al INTEREST.

BISHOP NELSON will preachi in Ma
rietta atSt. james Episcopal Church
on Sunday, the 5th day of June.
Our people will look forward to his
coming with unusual interest and
pleasure. He will administer the
rite of confirmation on that occasion.
The Sunday services were attend
ed very we'll, considering the in>
clemency of the weather. The night
services were greatly interterred
with.
The Sunday Schools of the town
are largely attended. There Is great
interest taken in them. Every
school has an efficient superintsnd>
emit who sees that the work is spec
tally promoted.
The man who prays, will always
be safer than the man who doesn't.
When we abandon prayer, we aban-
don God, then comes the danger.
To abandon God, is to say We are
equal to the task OF steering our own
life barque without chart or compass.
REV. Mr.. PoMERoY, of Wellesley,
Mass, preached at the Presbyterian
Church last Sunday morning, and
the pastor, Mr.. Patton at night.
The Presbyterian Christian En>
deavor Society will meet at the resi-
dence of MIR. and Mrs. B. r Legg
on Friday night, at y O'Clock.
THE Methodist Parsonage Aid
Society will meet at the residence of
W. S. N. Neal Thursday afternoon
at 3 o'clock. A full meeting desir-
ed as business of Importance is to be
considered.
Mrs. McCLArcHY, Sect'y.
On next Sunday night, Rev. Mr..
Patton will preach a sermon for the
benefit of the Christian Endeavor
Society at the Presbyterian Church.
The Methodist Christian Endeavor
Society will meet at Harwood Semi
nary next Friday night at y o'clock.
COP sometimes washes the eyes of
His children with tears, in order that
they may read Alright His providence
and His commandments.
THERE we're no services at the Bop
fist Church Sunday night owing to
rain, but the pastor, Mr.. Wynne
preached fine sermon at the morn
ing hour.
REV. Fl. J. ELLIS, pastor Of the
Meth odist Church, is proving al
efficient and jealous pastor and is
giving his congregations strong gos-
pei sermons.
REV. GEORGE BENEDICT, rector OF
Episcopal Churches at Gainesville
and Cedartown, was in our city on
Monday.
EVERY day is little life; and our
whole life is but a day repeated.
Those, therefore, that dare lose a
day, are dangerously prodigal; those
that dare misspenl it, desperate.
THERE is but one way of fortyfy>
ing the soul against all gloomy pres
ages and terrors of mind, and that is
by securing to ourselves the friend
ship and protection of that Being
who disposes of events and governs
futurity.
THERE is not book on earth so
favorable to all the kind, and all the
sublime affections, or so unfriendly
70 hatred ana persecution, to tyran-
ny, injustice, and every form of NAL
evidence, as the gospel. 1t breathes
nothing throughout but mercy, be-
nevolence and peace.
THE holy season OF lent began
with Ash Wednesday, End inst, and
continues till holy Saturday inclu-
sive Lent has been set apart that
the faithful initiate the forty days
fast of tho blessed Saviour and be
reminded of his passion and death /;
that by prayer, hearing the divine
word, earnest modification and ab-
stinence from amusements, the faith
full may prepare themselves for a
worthy reception of the sacraments
and becoming celebration OF Eas-
ter.