The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1900-10-26
RELIGIOUS NEWS.
sunday-school Association.

Sunuay-OcnOOl ASSOClHIlOn.
The Maury County Sunday School
Association adjourned last Friday at
Bigbyville, after a two-days' session in
the Methodist church at that place.
New officers were elected as follows f.
p Brumbach, President; First Vice
President, T f. Gordon Second Vice.
President, Cal Fielden; Secretary and
Treasurer, DIR. r. S. Perry; Chairman
Executive Committee, F. ID. Lander
Culleoka was selected as the next place
of meeting. The meetings of the Asso-
citation were largely attended, and the
good people of the Bigbyville neigh.
borhood treated all in most hospitable
manner and did all in their power to
make them have good time.
Rev. ]. L. Alsworth Resigns.
LEwIsBURG Oct. 18.-Rev. j. Leslie
Alsworth, who has served the Presby-
terian Church so acceptably as pastor
for the past three years. las rendered
his resignation, to take effect the 1st OF
November A congregational meeting
has been called for next Sunday to con.
slider the matter. Mr.. Alsworth, who is
one of the most promising young minis
tiers in this synod, has received call to
the First Presbyterian Church of Farm
ington, Mo-, which he will probably ac-
cept.
The service at the First Methodist
church Sunday evening was of peculiar
| ly interesting character, being the last
for the Conference year just ended. The
music by the choir was greatly enjoyed,
especially the closing quartette by Mrs.
q. III. Sharp, Miss Ashton and Messrs.
Arch Lipscomb and James Gartner. The
pastor, Rev. A. p. McFerrin, made an
interesting talk and read a report show
ing the condition of the church. He
said that he had recently remarked to
Presiding Elder PEBBLES that "this
was the most liberal church in the dis
trict." The Presiding Elder replied,
''yes, you might extend the limits of
your territory; it is the most liberia
church in the Tennessee Conference.
Mr.. McFerrin's report showed that
the total membership of the church at
present is 444, net increase of 13 over
last year. There were thirty odd adj
ditions, but there were also eleven deaths
among the members, and several re-
movals.
The amount of money collected from
all sources during the year was 81 1857,
the salary of the pastor and all the con-
ference charges being paid in full Mr..
McFerrin said that the report was one in
which the church might we'll take pride,
and that it should encourage them to
better efforts in the future. He left
Monday morning for Nashville. and from
thence went to McMinnville, where
Conference convened Wednesday
There will be no services at the First
Methodist church next Sunday, except
Sunday school in the morning.
This congregation confidently expects
Mr. McFerrin to be returned to this
charge, and will be greatly disappoInte d
if he is not.
Rev. j. F. Beasley, pastor of the
South Columbia Methodist church, left
Monday for McMinnvile to attend
the meeting of the Tennessee Confer
ence. At the service Sunday night, at
the conclusion of an earnest discourse,
he read a statement showing what
this congregation has done during the
past conference year. The church has
lost nothing in numerical strength, there
being an enrolment of 226 members,
while it has contributed more in a
financial way than for any preceding
year. Mr.. Beas!ey said that the show
ing made was indeed gratifying and en-
couraging and that every member should
feel proud of it. South Columbia will
go on record this year as having paid its
PASTORS salary in full, while the total
amount collected for all purposes aggre-
gates Sl,325. 40.
DR.. Bro wn Goodwin began a series of
meetings Tuesday night in the tent on
Twelfth street, preaching an interesting
sermon to good sized audience. Ser
vices will be held each evening, begin
ming at 1880 O'Clock.
Rev. A. L. Davis, of Jonesboro the
former pastor of the Baptist church in
this city, preached to that congregation
Sunday morning and evening. and
left for his home Monday. While here
he was the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. G.
Fielden.
There will be no services at either the
First Methodist or South Columbia
Methodist churches next Sunday, on ac
count of the absence of the pastors al
Annual Conference.
There was no prayermeeting at the
Christian church Wednesday night or
account of the tent meeting in South