The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1899-04-21
RELIGIOUS NEWS.

Work on the new Presbyterin
church at Mt. Pleasant will be
started in few days.
Services were conducted in the
Methodist Church at Mt. Pleasant
last Sunday evening by Rev. Baker
p. Lee.
The Southern Baptist Convention
will meet in Louisville next month
There will be no service at the
First Baptist church next Sunday
night. The pastor will preach ON
1.-The Heart in Religion" at IL II m.
a III are invited.
Richland Presbytery of the Cum
berland Presbyterian church will
convene at WaynesbOro to day.
The Ladies' Aid Society Of the
First Cumberland Presbyterian
Church met Tuesday afternoon with
Mrs. A. Barr.
The Episcopalians of Mt. Pleasant
are contemplating building house
of worship.
The Kings Daughters will meet
next Thursday afternoon al O'Clock
with Mrs. Eugene Anderson. Sub
ject: Compassion and Sympathy
of Christ"-Matt. IL :28-30.
Columbia Presbytery.
LYNNvILLE, April IS AT the
elders and deacons' meeting con
ventiOn here this morning, Hon. w f..
) Fleming, of Columbia, delivered
the opening address, his subject be-
ing The Relation of John Calvin to
the Presbyterian Church az Teach
ar" The address consisted largely
If a history of the Presbyterian
Church doctrine and church govern
ment. The apostolic church is SIM
ply the old Jewish synagogue minus
the priesthood. The synagogue was
governed by elders, 50 the church
was governed by number of ruling
and teaching elders. He said that
Presbyterians do not indorse all that
Calvin taught, but that they are fol-
lowers of him in his leading doctrines
as expressed in the institutes is evil
dent from the spirit and force of the
confession by faith.
There will be sermon this even
ing by Rev. w. A. Cleveland, of
Lewisburg. The opening sermon by
the Presbytery tomorrow evening
will be delivered by the retiring
Moderator, Rev. j. Leslie Alsworth,
and the sessions of the Presbytery
will continue throughout the week.
Franklin District Conference. at Caney
Springs, April $3.50.
The examining committees will
meet the candidates at noon April 81
and devote the afternoon to exami-
nations.
Committee for License and Ad-
mission, w. B. Taylor, B. F. Isom,
and G. S. Gabard; Committee for
Deacons and Elders Orders, G. B..
McPeak, G. S. Bysom and h. B..
McNiel. Sermon at night by George
l.. Beale. Each pastor and the lay
men from every PASTORAL charge
will be expected to have a report
according to blanks furnished in a
few days. ready to hand to appropri-
ate committee at the opening OF the
conference Then we can devote
Friday and Saturday to Missions,
Sunday schools, the Epworth
Leagues, and the vital spiritual and
financial interests of the district in
thorough discussion and free con-
ference. Brother Henry Spence will
have charge of the singing. He is
master of singing assemblies.
Drs. Hoss and Atkins, Brother w.
f. Lawson, of Japan and Prof. w.
r. Webb, will be with US and take
an active part in our work. We
shall look forward to the Sunday of
our conference as a day of great
spiritual power, in the love-feast,
the preaching, the sacrament of the
Lords supper, and in the united fell
lowship of the preachers and dele
gates of the Franklin District.
Let our united prayer be that this
Sunday shall come to us as a Pene-
cOstal day.
Brethren, preachers and laymen,
one and all, make your arrangements
to be present at the opening and
remain to the closing of our District
Conference. J. Il. CURRY, P. e.