The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-05-28
RELIGIOUS NEWS.

The State Conference of EpwOrth
League convenes in Nashville, June
3-6.
Rev. r. Lin Cave, of Nashville,
has been called to a Louisville
church.
Children's Day will be observed in
the Methodist Church, South Co
lumbia, next Sunday night.
Yesterday was Ascension Day, and
services in the Episcopal Church.
Preaching in the Catholic church
next Sunday morning at l0:30
O'Clock by Rev. d. w. Ellard.
Everybody invited to attend.
Rev. w. G. G.. Foster, of Corners
vile, will preach at Zion Church
next Sunday, and collection will be
taken for the Cornersville Presby-
terial School.
Rev. f. w. Smith, of Franklin, be-
gan a series of revival services at
the Christian Church last Sunday
morning. Services held each even
ing at 7:45, and everyone is invited
to attend.
Bishop Wilson, who held the an
nual Conference at Mooresville last
week, stopped over in Columbia Sun
day night and preached at the First
Methodist church. His sermon was
much enjoyed by the large cOng-e-
cation in attendance.
Rev. F. J. Tyler, of Alabama, will
begin series of meetings in the
Main Street Cumberland Presby-
terrain Church next Sunday morn
ing at II o'clock, to which all are
cordially invited.
D. r. WAYNICK, Pastor.
Rev. 7. E. Hudson will, by special
request, preach at Pleasant Mount
next Sunday morning and evening
18th sunday. Two weeks ago he
preached on Home Mission" and
received the largest contribution
ever before given by that congrega-
ton.
The Mems MONDAY Prayer-meet-
ing is being conducted this week by
Mr.. w. B. Dobbins. The noticeable
feature of this week is the increased
attendance of men from the country,
and it is very gratifying to note that
the interest is in this way spread
ing. The services begin promptly
at u and close at l2:15. These SER
vices are not intended for professed
, christians only, but all who will
may come.
Children's day exercises were held
i'm the First Methodist Church last
Sunday morning. The program con-
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was thoroughly enjoyed by all Mr..
L. B. Hughes made an interesting
talk on 1.-THE Sunday school," and
q. Mr.. H. P. Figuers addressed the con-
eregation on the subject of "Mis-
. sions." Master Oscar Church, of the
Joe Ramsey Junior League, also
made a nice little talk about "Ep-
worth Leagues.
Attention Endeavorers.
The Endeavor Societies in the
bounds of the Richland Presbytery
of the G.. p Church, are hereby call
ed on to send delegates to cOnven-
= ton to be held at McCain's Church,
eight miles South of Columbia, be-
ginning Friday night, July ,, 1897,
for the purpose of organizing Pres
; byterial Union, as per order of the
last Presbytery. We hope that
every Cumberland Presbyterian
, Society will be represented, and let
us make this, the one hundred and
twenty-flrst anniversary of our
American Independence, memoir
able an account of a grand for
ward movement along the lines of
: EndeavOr work. A suitable pro-
gram will be arranged and published
soon. Let all our Endeavorers go to
talking up the convention, and let
, as many come as can.
, w. II. DALE, Chairman,
Carriers Creek, Tenn.
The Kings Daughters
= At the cCnvocation of the Order Of
! Kings Daughters in Nashville last
= Saturday, an excellent report from
. the Columbia Circle, was made
e which in part was as follows:
columbia Circle of the King.
Daughters comes to us with a beau
B. tiful report. 1t was organized in
\ 1898 with a Circle of ten. Now they
number siXty-three and have eX.
1 pended in their work 81, S60.55. Theil
- principal work lies among the poor
e They have established a most thriv.
/. ing Industrial School of siXty-thret
= children, teaching them a variety o
: fine needle work and many thing
=. which child ought to know anC
;. believe to his souls health.n II
= connection with the school they
give an annual Xmas tree and pic
e mic. This Circle has been instru.
mental in organizing ten other chap.
- ters, one i'm a seaport town in fal
away Maine, which has done great
o. service 7. H. Y. among the sailors
'. and their families.
- "A railroad man, from New York
I passing through Columbia, was
/. crushed beneath the cars at the sta.
I ton. The Kings Daughters went
= to his assistance and did all that hui
man hands could do to relieve his
Y suffe-ings. He lived a week and,
' when his poor crushed body was pu
3 in the casket, they laid flowers abou
It. that, when his mother, in her dis