The commonwealth., 1897-06-17
EVE OFFICIALS CONDEMNED.
Dr.. Price Pays Attention to Niekedness in
Official Life.

Dr.. Price Pays Attention to Nickcdne>s Ia
Official Life.
Last Sunday morning large and al
tentive audience filled the Methodist
church and listened to magnificent
sermon by the pastor, DIR J W. Price
His text was taken from Isaiah - |,
Awake. awake: put OH thy strength,
q Zion; put on thy beautiful garments,
q Jerusalem, the holy city,
DR. Price handled his subject well,
and fully demonstrated that church
to do any any good must be awake, and
that unclean, sleepy, lazy and inditfer'
ent churches were curse to any com
munity He also paid considerable at,
tention to officials in high Office, and
said that if Gov. McLaurin or any other
official winks at wickedness and law,
lessness in any form, they will not en-,
force the law, and ought to be deposed
He also paid attention to the Sabbath
breakers those that goriding on wheels
and In buggies- and uged them to de
sist from such sinful habits in the fut-
ure The membership Of the church.
he said numbered over 200, but he
could count the regular attendants on
his two hands, and displayed great per
suasive powers to bring them ont on
Sunday mornings, especially
The vocal and instrumental music
were excellent, especially 50 tho quar-
tette, Nearer My God to Thee, by
Mrs c. f. Wright, Misses Maggie and
Mary Price. and DR. c, NJ Price, which
would. had it been in any other place
but house of God, brought forth loud
and prolonged applause
OTHER RELIGIOUS NOTES,
The bible study in the gospel of Mark
which is being conducted in the prayer
meeting by the pastor, Rev. F, E Mad
dox, at the Presbyterian church on
Thursday nights, is exceedingly inter
esting and instructive. The plan pur-
sued is simple and practical The book
is studied by chapters, each chapter
being divided into sections and several
lessons given to one chapter e. g, the
first chapter so far as the study has gone
was divided thus: I The ministry OF
John the Baptist, is 2, The baptism
and temptation of Christ, 9-l3. !. The
Galilean ministry of Christ and His
first disciples called, APO. This makes
three lessons already on the first chap
ter In preparing the lessons the same
subject is carefully read, compared and
studied a. it is found in the other gos
pels Matthew, Luke and John. Special
study is given to the places, persons,
historical facts. truths, doctrines, pro
phesies, duties etc. thus bringing into
account geography, biography, history,
prophcsy, chronology, theology, etc
Lesson is heard by questions and an
swers, conversation, discussion. Maps
and blackboards are used The lesson
for tonight il The Galilean ministry OF
Christ and His first disciples called,
Mark l14-2O Those who want to study
and learn more about the bible can not
afford to stay away from these services.
Those who attend are expected to bring
their bibles with them, Only one hour
is given to hearing the lesson one
whole week is given to its preparation.
Everybody is cordially invited to attend,
DR.. j. w. Price left for Grcenyllle
last Monday where he is assisting IN
holding revival meeting. If it should
be that he is detained away next Sun
lay Rev. Mr. Thomas pastor in charge
Of the Methodist church in Grccnville,
will be here and preach in his place