The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1900-04-13
RELIGIOUS NEWS.


Rev. j. F. Beasley preached an inter
esting sermon TO the children at the
South Columbia NJ. e. Church Sunday
afternoon. His talk was very much en-
joyed
Mr.. w. ID. Cameron has been elected
delegate to represent the South Column
bia Methodist Sunday school at the
State Sunday school Convention, which
meets soon in Lebanon.
Rev. T. j. Dixon and Capt. J. II.
, Russell left yesterday evening for
Pulaski, to attend meeting of Colum-
bia Presbytery, which convenes there
this morning.
The First M f. Sunday school elect
ed Mr.. IL. p. Figuers delegate and Mrs.
Edgar Latta alternate, to attend the
meeting of the State Sunday school con-
vention, which convenes in Lebanon.
The Columbia Presbytery of the
Presbyterian church is in session this
week in Fayetteville. DR.. f. b. Webb
and Mr.. j. p. Street represent the First
Presbyterian church of this city.
The Sunday School of the First Cum
berland Presbyterian Church will have
an Easter service next Sunday morning
at the regular morning hour of worship.
The service will be in the nature of a
choral
A series of revival services will be
odist church the fourth Sunday In this
month. The pastor, Rev. j. F. Beasey,
will be assisted by Rev. j. d. Massey,
of Mooresville.
The handsome new windows for the
First Methodist church have all, except
the front ones, been put in place this
week. The pastor asked the congrega-
| ton at the IL o'clock service Sunday
morning for $400 to pay for these win
dows, and in few minutes 1878 OF the
amount was subscribed.
Columbia Presbytery of the Cumber-
land Presbyterian Church cunvenes
this morning at 1870 o'clock at
Pulaski. Rev. w. A. Provine went
down yesterday to examine a class OF
young men, and Mr.. S. p. Payne will
represent the First G. p. Church of this
city.
New Methodist Church.
SPRING HILL, April 10.-The members
of the M. E Church at Neapclis, three
, miles south of here, have sold their
church building and lot for $500, and
bought another lot near the old site ano
will build a church to cost $1,000. The
lot is sufficiently large to furnish q
| graveyard.
Ebenezer Association.
Program of the 9TH Sunday meeting
to be held with New Hope Baptist
church, on Weakley's Creek, beginning
Friday night, April 27:-Preaching or
Friday night.
SATURDAY.
9 to $50 a m.-Devotional-Pa
$50 to 10:30-'.Is the present popular
evangelistic system calculated to bene
fit our churches?"- r. Wigs, Joe
w. Vesey.
1890 to u What was the design o
purpose of our Lord in church organiza
tion?" j. H. Thompson, w E. Walker
w. L House.
1:3O to 2:30-"What benefits are ther,
to be derived through our Sabbath
school?"-J. E Hight, F. M. Leager
2:3O to 3-"What is the duty of ;
church to members who move from thei
midst to another field and fail to TAX
letters? PR. X. Dawso, Rev. Lagg
to 3:3O-"How can we best stimulate
our members to greater conservation ant
activity in the work of the church?"-
Z. Kincaid, w. R. Pickett.
SUNDAY.
to 1870 a. m.-Sunday school mass
meeting-J. P. Brownlow and others
Preaching IS. M. Gupton.
All persons expecting to come by raj
will be met at Wales Station on Frida,
morning at 1l:20. Please notify Rev. r
A. Fitzgerald, Campbellsville, Tenn, b,
postal before April "a, 1900.
First G. P. Church.
The service in the First CHAMBERLAIN,
/, Presbyterian church Sunday morning
was very interesting and impressive
Besides being the occasion of admins
terlng the Lords Supper, a number G
members were taken into the church
also the solemn service of ordaining elC
ers and deacons was observed. Messrs
w B. Turner, Jonathan HI. Digger an
j. j. Fleming being elected elders an
j. L. Hutton, Patton " hittaker and {
y u6dCOLos DclOI6 buo a
ministration of the Sacrament, the TO
, lowing record on the Session book of tn
congregation in memory of the late D.
j. T. Akin, was read:
: "WHEREAs, since the last formal mee
ing of this Official Board there has bee
called to his reward in the Father
House, our much esteemed counselor
friend and fellow-laborer, James ]
Akin, who on January 10Th, 1890, VIZ
set apart by ordination to the Office {
deacon in this Board, and who served
that capacity until the close of life, SUI
day, January %, 1900; and
WHEREAS, we desire that the faithfl
stewardship of his life should receiy
due record on the minutes of this Of
, cial Board
ResOtUed, That in the calling away {
, this officer from our midst, we estee
o that the Board and congregation of tn
! church have sustained loss, the walt
, of which duly comes tn US in our col
temptation of the vacant chair greetir
US, in this the first assembling of Il
K Board since his departure.
THAT with sad hearts of appreci
. ton, we would bear record of the mo
est, unassuming, yet humble christis
life of him whom God has called on b