The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1898-10-21
RELIGIOUS NEWS.

synod at McMinnville.
Rev. w. A. Provine and Maj. ]. r.
Williamson are attending Synod at
McMinnville.
The Tennessee Synod of the Cum
berland Presbyterian Church is in
session at McMinnville.
Ed. ]. P. Slayden will preach at
Andrews next Sunday, and Elder
Sowell will occupy Elder Slayden's
pulpit in this city.
Rev. F. B. Webb and Rev. S. P.
Halves will exchange pulpits next
Sunday morning. Rev. Mr. Webb
will occupy his regular pulpit Sun
day night.
The Ladies Union Prayer Meeting
will celebrate its 18th anniversary
Friday at 3 o'clock, with Mrs. r.
P. Adkisson. Subject, Psalms 2Sth
chapter, 9th and 7th verses.
DR.. d. g. Kelley is attending con-
terence at GAINESVILLE this week, and
in consequence of his absence there
will be no service at the First Meth
odist church next Sunday, except
Sunday school in the morning.
The meeting at the Presbyterian
church at Williamsport, which was
announced for next Sunday, has
been indefinitely postponed. Rev.
S. l.. McCarty will, however, preach
there next Sabbath as usual.
Rev. w. d. Wendell, pastor of the
South Columbia Methodist Church,
preached his last sermon for this
conference year last Sunday night,
and left Tuesday to attend Confer
ence at Clarksville.
DR.. d. Q. Kelley preached his last
sermon for this conference year at
the First Methe list Church last
Sunday morning, and left Tuesday
for Conference. Mr.. H. P Figuers
is also in attendance at Conference
as lay delegate from this church.
The series of services which were
being conducted in the First Bap-
tist church OF this city were brought
to a close last Wednesday night.
Rev. J. H. Thompson, the pastor,
did the preaching and delivered
some fine sermons.
Hon. Edward Thompson, repre-
senting the Sunday League of Amer
lea, spoke at the Baptist Church
last Sunday morning, at the First
Presbyterian Church in the after
noon, and at the First Cumberland
Presbyterian Church at night. He
made strong appeal for christian
observance Of the American Sab.
bath, showing conclusively to any
unprejudicnd mind that it was bet
ter for mans mind, body, business
and soul, that this divinely appoint
ed day of rest should be strictly OBJ
served.
The reports for this closing con-
ferance year, show that the First
Methodist Church of Columbia has
present membership of 5l2; this, af-
ter subtracting for deaths, remov-
ais, Withdrawals, and about fifteen
dropped by church conference.
During the two years of DR.. Kelley's
postOrate, 1862 members have been
added to the church; and the liber
atty of the congregation appears in
. the contributions for these years,
amounting to So $685. A fact which
signifies much as to the character Of
the additions made during these
| bWO Voi 10 IhdI llllCC VI blIio llob
were, at the last Quarterly Confer
, ence, placed on the Board of Stew
ards; these three were selected out
of list of twenty. one male adults,
all added within the two years, any
, one of whom might have worthily
borne this honor.
Tennessee Conference.
The Tennessee Annual Conference
met Wednesday morning at Clarks-
vile, with Bishop Joseph s. Key
: presiding and over 200 delegates in
attendance. Rev. L. r. Amis was
elected permanent Secretary. Moth
ing of special interest occurred at
the first days session, as the work
was all of routine character. 1t
t was thought that the Publishing
} House war claim matter would be
brought up at yesterdays session.
D and it was the consensus Of opinion
I that the Conference would demand
s the return of the money to the Gov
eminent. The hour of our going to
! press, however, prevents report OF
- the action taken by the Conference.