The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1893-04-28
CULLEOkA.

CULLEOBA, April 25.-How rapidly
time hesl The April days have almost
dropped away into the gulf that has
swallowed up the days and weeks and
years and centuries that have glided by
since our planet recorded its first raN o.
hutton on the dia-piate Of Time. What
OF special note or interest to the reader
bas occurred in our town since my
last communication? Nothing-nOthing-
MOthingl We move on in the same old
mOnOtOnOus groove, tho do not think
the situation is quite as bad as ono ul
our handsome clerks writing to friend
in Clarendon, Texas picturedit: "Cully
has dried up and gone to seed" Thee
is still u spark Of life to % seen. | am
looking for rebound, when We'll up
and come again.
Our quarterly conference came off at
the appointed time-April 10Th and
18th. Presiding Elder Collier preached
four fine sermons, and our lOVe-feast
WAS good one. In hearing Bro. Col
liel preach, if you expect a mere dis
play of fine rhetoric and eloquent do
Clamation, you will be disappointed,
but If you are prepared to hear a goS-
pei sermon enforced by irresistible
logic, fertile in opposite illustrations,
Astounding in glowing imagery, with
u
earnest appeal to the hearts and con-
sciences OF his hearers yOu will realize
your highest expectations.
No services at the Methodist and Bap-
fist Churches on last Sunday morn
ing, but Rev. w. w. Graves was on
hand at the Methodist at night. Rev.
Mr.. Frierson and wife have returned
from Petersburg, so our Presbyterian
brother occupied his pulpit both morn
ing and night. Rev. d. f. Osteen
preached at Rockdale on Sunday mnru.
ing and Rev. Dick Tidwell at Serb
ners. On next Sabbath-the 5th Sab,
bath-Rev. Mr.. McKelvy will preach al
Scribner's on 1.-The special providence OF
God" Mir. McKelvy is way up in the
eighties, and he says this is the las
sermon he ever expects TO preach.
Tne Ladies Missionary Society me-
at the parsonage last Wednesday after
noon. This society continues to accom-
plish good, and meets the third Wed
nesday in every month.
RevS. w. II. Wilkes and ". w. Graves
are going TO form an Epworth Laagu,
in our town. We read glowing ac
counts of the Epworth League Confer
ence that recently meet in Gallatin, anC
regret that our society was not eslab
lished sooner, so our representative,
EOllNl ildNt uttu pItNtlil anu ldhbu DdIl
Our visitors last week were Mr. r. A
Wilkes, of Birmingham, at his taCher's
Rev. w. IL. Wilkes; Mr.. w. II. Gresham
of Columbia, at his brother-iu-law's
James Cochran Esq; DR.. X. S. Howlet
aud wife, of Bigbyville, at Capt. Tx
Howlett's; Mrs. Summerford and Mis-
Ida Reeves, of Petersburg, at Mr.,
SalliG Cockrill's; and Mr.. Tally, travel
ing agent for Robt Loud, music dealer
OfNashville, who was here, there, AM
everywhere, trying to sell or repair an,
overhaul musical Instruments.
Mrs. James johnson, who has bee
visiting her parents here, returned /
Triune few days since, accompanied
by her sister, Miss Bitha Williamson
Miss Salli5 Howlett left last Monda
for a protracted visit 10 friends an
relatives in Nashville and at Parago
Mills will be glad when l can AL
DOunce her return, for she will be misse
At the organ, at the Methodist Churct
where she presides, as we'll as in tn
social circle.
Bad colds are prevalent. Little Nc
Ferrin OSteen was quite sick with on
last weeks which accounts for our nor
appearance in the HERALD.
Miss Lou COekrill received sever