The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-02-19
RELIGIOUS NEWS.
The Union Revival.

at the First Methodist Church last
week, was transferred to the First
Cumberland Presbyterian Church
last Sunday, and christians of all
denominations have been attending
and taking active parts in the servi-
ces. Our local pastors are conduct
ing the meetings, and some powerful
sermons have been delivered. The
ministers are trying to get the
church meml er4 revived first, and
then, when that is done, they will
all unite their forces and make a
mighty struggle for the upbuilding
of Gods cause in Columbia. That
Columbia needs a revival among its
church members no less than among
its non-church members, is lamenta-
bly, true, and this must be accomp-
lished before anything else is done.
DR.. Kelly says that Columbia's
religion reminds him very forcibly
of part of the Missouri river he
viewed one time while travelling up
its bank by rail. The river was a
mile wide here, two miles there, and
seemingly excellent for navigation.
But no steamboats, could be seen /:
here and there, all along its course,
were sandbars beneath its surface,
which prevented boats from plying
the stream. So it was with Column
bias religion; it spread out worse
than anything he ever saw, but it
had not sufficient depth.
Services are held every night, be-
ginning at o'clock, in the First
Cumberland Presbyterian Church,
and every morning at 10 o'clock in
the Circuit Court room. Large
crowds attend both services, and
more than usual interest in mani
tested.
The most Impressive service was
held at the First Cumberland
Presbyterian Church last Sunday
that the writer has witnessed in
some time; the sermon delivered by
the pastor, Rev. w. A. Provine, be-
ing one of great earnestness and full
of conviction, showing that he had
been with his master in prayer be-
fore he gave it to his audience. His
text was taken from Romans, Chap
ter 10, verse !: Brethren, nv
hearts desire and prayer to God for
Isreal is, that they might be saved. "
He enjoined upon his hearers that it
was not infidelity that was hurting
Columbia, so much as it was the
neglect and want of interest of the
members of the church. That they
should have more of the desire of
Paul to be saved, and always to
work for that end and not to take it
for granted. A deep interest for the
saving of souls is being felt in this
part of the Lords vineyard.
The addition of Miss Porter Akin
whose voice is wondrously sweet
to the First Cumberland Presby-
terrain choir, is very pleasing to the
congregation, and it will be the
building up of the already increased
interest in the attendance to induce
several more of the young people to
assist; for it is the young of the con-
gregations that we must try to draw
into the work of the Lord.
The morning services 1.-THE Chris
tian church had to be dispensed
with last Sunday on account of the
absence of Elder E. J. Meac ham,
who had gone to preach the funeral
of Mrs. Franklin at Cross Bridges.
Miss Pearl Pettus, of Union City,
who is visiting here, sang beauti-
full solo at the morning service at
the South Main Street G. P. Church
last Sunday.
Rev. w. T. Ussery occupied the
pulpit at the South Main Street c.
P. Church last Sunday morning,
Rev. ID. Il. Waynick, the pastor
having gone to West Point to preach
Rev. w. D. Wendell, pastor of the
South Columbia Methodist church,
has announced that he will hold a
series of revival services at his
church in the spring.
There were no services at the
Baptist Church last Sunday on ac-
count of the illness of the pastor
Rev. A. L. Davis.
Rev. d. w. Ellord will hold ser.
vice in the Catholic Church neXt
Sunday morning at l0:30 O'Clock.