The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-10-27
From Mondays DAILY HERALD.
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League was represented by Rev. DIR. H.
NJ. Dubose, editor of the Epworth Era.
A large crowd was present to show that
their interest in the young life of the
church is undiminshed, and that they
regard the Epworth League movement
as one of vast possibilities to MethOdism
The Missionary Mass Meeting was
opened Saturday night by Rev. j. G.. G.
| Newton, the venerable missionary Of
Japan. he'address was by DIR. James
Atkins. 1t was unique treatment of a
trite theme, and taken altogether, a
p2asterful effort.
sundays Services.
Sunday was a halIelujah day in Co
| lumbia, the services at all the churches
being full of interest. The morning
dawned clear, bright ard beautiful with
just enough crispness in the atmosphere
to send the blood coursing and tingling
along its hidden channels.
Great crowds thronged the city and
filled to overfiowing all the churches and
from every congregation comes the re
port, 1--WE had one of the finest gospel
sermons | ever listened to-" But the
principal attraction was, of course, at the
First Methodist church, where the Bish-
op preached to as many people as could
be packed in the house, hundreds leav-
ing not being able to get even in seeing
distance of the speaker.
The first service of the day was the
love-feast at 8 o'clock, led by Rev. G, W..
Anderson. 1t was an old-time love-feast
"a sweet and halloWed hour time Of
heart searching and praise giving and
,,, hon, 6 ro;,toip1 Tho old man cpplyp
with the lire of young life, mellowed
with the fragrance of long experience,
and the young men thanked God that
these hoary veterans yet linger in the
conference to shed upon the young breth-
ren their continual benedictions. Soon
the Master will crown them with the
laurels of victory. Such was the inter
est that the whole forenoon could have
been proftably occupied, but other ser
vices likewise important and edifylng
were to be held.
At IL O'Clock Bishop Galloway preach
,, ed strong, scholarly, spiritual Sermon,
, founded upon st. John 746-'no mar
ever spake like this man. Learned
elegant, eloquent, powerful, perfect
master of pulpit oratory, withal faithful
to duty and loyal to Nethodism, the
Bishop stands at the top of College
: of Bishops the peers of any body of mer
! upon Gods habitable globe. And here
= after, when the people of Columbii
> shall record the great occasions in this
> city and recount to younger generations
the gala days of their religious expert
l. ence, Bishop Galloway's coming, hi'
{ talks, his sermon, and especially hi!
u address on the "2Oth Century Move
, ment," when at times the applause wa'
: so great that he must pause betweeI
y the sentences to permit the enthusiastic
approval of the demonstrative audience
to have the right of way, will be promi
II nent in their stories.
e At the close of the sermon Sunda,
:, morning the following preachers wer
N ordained deacons: Local Deacons-W
r J. Lovelacei w. \. Stroud, S. S. Hun
s ter, l.. b. Thurmon, A. n. Doyle, b. l.
Lyle, Bryant Hensley, and Frank p. JeT
% negan. Travelling deacons- Gilbert Hen
! sley, NJ. C. Rowland, and w. |. Seton
lie Local Elder.
e. Ordination of Elders.
y Rev F. B. Chappell, ID. D., occupie
- the Methodist pulpit at 3 o'clock in tn
y afternoon, and his sermon was logics
W and forceful presentation of st. Paul
II steadfastness of faith-2nd Timoth
u Al. At the close of this sermon, 70
Z. lowed the ordination of elders; viz. N
= L. Blanton, local elder: F. II. Coleman
~ w. j. Walkup, J. G. Keathley, 4. i
e Dickson, S. NJ. Cherry, Jr., G.. W. Tay
lor, and w. d. Wendell, travelling elder
Memorial service.
II Sunday evening at the Methods
- church was held a memorial service
M Loving tributes were paid TO the men
or ory Of departed brethren. Bishop Ga
loway presided. Only one preacher ba
died during the conference year. Men
oirs were read. That Of Rev. J. /
y Strayhorn, by Rev. l.. X. Amis; Of Co
" +. ". Cole. prepared by Rev. Lew
~ Powell read by Rev. G.. l.. Beale;
w Judge james WhitWorth by DR.. ID. {
"a Kelley. \ number of preachers an
M laymen took part. paying high tribut'
~ % the deceased brethren.
"A FIrst Presbyterian Church.
W praise the Lord" was the subject
BE- / the discourse Of Dr. w. r. Tiiet, des
ID of IT.. Vanderbilt University, Nashyiii
re 40 the First Presbyterian church Su
'e, Cay morning. lie took the last verse