The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1898-09-30
RELIGIOUS NEWS.
DIR. steele,s sermons.

but mar the pleasant recOllectiOns
of those delightful hours. No
thoughtful adult person who heard
his morning sermon on the "Cruci-
fixion," will ever live long enough
to forget the graphic picture he gave
of that sublime tragedy, the human
agony of the divine Savior, His God
| like forgiveness in the moment of
torture, His loving care of His
mother in the very article of death,
and the awful darkness that covered
the earth when the Son of God cried
lit is finished" and yielded up the
ghost. 1t was a picture sublime in
its heights, horrible IN it's depths,
dazzling in it's colorings, graphic in
it's description. splendid in its de-
livery, magnificent in its entirety.
His evening discourse, coming so
quickly upon the heels of the morn
ing sermon, sounded like resur-
rection song; the crucified Christ
living in the "Pioneers of Method
ISM Some poet should hear that
story told in the beauty of die
tion and matchless eloquence with
which DR.. Steele clothes it-and i'm.
mortalize himself in verse. 1t is a
subject we will not attempt. 1t
must have aroused to its fullest the
pride of ancestry in every Methodist
heart, and should have awakened in
the heart of every hearer a deep de-
sire to emulate the brave, unselfish,
self-sacriflcing example of these
christian heroes.
DR.. Steele has made for himself a
royal welcome here whenever for
tune may favor us with another
visit from him.
The regular communion service
will be held in the First Presby-
terian Church on next Sabbath
morning. 1t is expected that all the
members will, if possible, be present
and commune. "Do this in remem-
brance of mel" is not only the part
ing request, but the explicit COM
mand of our Lord! And it is glor-
ious privilege to be permitted to re-
spOnd, and thus draw upon His
promised grace, and claim a rich
blessing! Preparatory services, as
usual, will be held on Saturday
night, at 80 o'clock. The session
will meet Sabbath morning immedi-
ately after Sabbath School for the
purpose Of receiving any who wish
to unite with the church, whether
by letter or profession of faith. The
first and second Sabbaths of October
are appointed for taking the collec-
tion for Foreign Missions. The
Lord lOveth cheerful giver!"
PASTOR.
The series of meetings at the First
Methodist Church, preparatory to
the communion service of Sunday
morning next, will close with a
praise service, at 80 this evening.
All serious persons are invited to at
tend. The old Methodist Love
Feast custom of Offering bread and
water to all present will be intro.
duced. The bread and water are in
no sense sacramento and draw no
divisional lines between the persons
present. There has been a deepen
ing spiritual influence pervading
the congregations which have gath
cred at the church during the pro-
gress of the meeting. Many have
signed the pledge, Before taking
any important step to ask the ques-
ton, What would Jesus do.T Sun.
day morning at IL o'clock there will
5 be an "Old Folk Service" after
5 which the holy sacrament will bt
administered.
Columbia Presbytery of the Pres
byterian church convened last Fri
: day night at the Memorial Presby
terian church in Giles county. Ow
ing to sickness, number of minis
, tiers were absent, but there was /
! fairly good attendance. The open
ing sermon was delivered by Rev
T. A. Hardin, of Spring Hill, retir
ing Moderator. Rev. j. l.. AlswOrth
of Lewisburg, was elected Moderat
or, and S. l.. McCarty, of Fayette
vile, Clerk of the Presbytery. Tn,
session continued until Monday, ant
u the meetings were very much en-
; joyed by those in attendance. Sat
: urday large crowd was present "a
= the service at II a. M, and Dime
was spread on the ground.
= The regular monthly meeting o
= the Columbia Auxiliary of tn
b. WOman's Foreign Missionary So
u ciety of the Methodist Church will
! be held in the First Methods
l. Church, Wednesday, October 8, a
u 2:30 p. m. Mrs. P. A. Sowell, Cor
responding Secretary of the Ten
S nessee Conference, Woman's Mis-
a sionary Society, will be present an
n all members are urged to attend.
= cordial invitation is extended
e every woman in the church, and t
all of other denominations inter
y ested in the work of foreign mis-
d siOns, to be present on this occasion
i Mrs. w. r. PEBBLES, Correspondent
h Secretary of the Columbia Distric
r will probably be in attendance.
y Richland Presbytery of the Cum
IS berland Presbyterian Church cor
,. Vened last Friday at Lasting Hop
church, Carriers Greek. The oper
q ing sermon was delivered by Rev. J
"a R. Alexander, his subject bein
n Experimental Religion" Mr.. "
}, B. ROmine, Of Pulaski, was electe
d Moderator, vice Elder Patterson
Waynesboro was selected as tt
4. next place of meeting.
~ On account of the absence of Re-
st f. b. Webb, who was attending Pre-,
lie bytery in Giles county, Rev. NJ
u Wilson, Superintendent of MOnrC
Harding Orphanage, Nashville, col
ducted services at the First preshN