The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-11-22
RELIGIOUS NEWS.
The Stewart Meeting.

Extensive preparations are being
made for the meeting to be conducted
by Rev. George Stewart at the First
Methodist church in this city com.
mencing Sunday November 80. Pre-
paratory TO the meeting, the Metho-
dist, Presbyterian, Cumberland and
Baptist churches will begin a union
prayer meeting next Wednesday night,
lasting through the week. A large
choir of good voices has been selected,
and the meeting is being looked for
ward to with great Zeal of interest
A dispatch from Jackson, Tenn,
says; DIR q. w Mitchell Of this
city. has been invited to fill the pulpit
of the Cumberland Presbyterian church
AT Pulaski, Tenn. tomorrow the
pulpit from which the aged divine de-
livered his first sermon when quite
young man, sixty-seycn years ago
DR.. Mitchell is now 81 years of age,
and is yet hale and hearty. DIR,
MitChell has established many churches
of that denomination that stand rs
monuments TO his zeal and industry,
and among them is the splendid
church and congregation in this city.
The aged divine is much elated at this
incident so near the close of his con
secrated life. -
Rev. Ira Lanurith. editor of the
| Cumberland Presbyterian. left Monday
for Texas to confer with the trustees Of
Trinity University, to the presidency
of which he has been practically called.
| DR. I.andrith has recently declined two
other fattering calls to the presidency
of universities, and it is not thought
he will accept this one.
Lynnvile, Tenn. Nov. 10. Rev W.
j. Wheeler promising young minis
ter from Nashville, has been called to
and has accepted the pastorare of the
Bear Creek Cumberland Presbyterian
Church, vice Rev. J. NJ Brann resigned.
Rev. Mr.. Wheeler takes this work in
connection with the Pleasant View
Church and will enter upon his new
duties Jan. next.
The pastor and members of the First
Cumbellln Presbyterian church are TO
be congratulated upon the handsome
new addition they have made to their
church in the way of Sunday school
room. The new addition is fully COM
leted and nearly furnished, and has
five rooms-the pastor study, the main
Sunday school room. the infant class
room, and two other class ROOMS.
Lynnville, Tenn, Nov l6.-Rev. S. Fl,
Polk has teLdered his resignation as
pastor of the CornersVil.e Cumberland
Presbyterian Church. RE has been ia
charge of the work for six years and his
leaving is greatly regretted. lie is likely
that he will accept call and leave for
Smyrna, Term, at an early date.
Holiness Convention
The Holiness Convention opened at
the Tabernacle Monday night with an
old time lovefeast and class meeting
led by Rev. J. o. McClurken, editor of
lions Outlook, and Mr.. Z. H. Wei
burn, of Nashville.
Miss Ada Bosom, who goes soon as
a Missionary to China, was present
and made talk. Quite a number Of
delegates and preachers-men and
women-are on hand and are having q
pentecostal service
Nashville Presbytery is thinking Of
|
at Bloomington, Smith county. This
school will in some n easure aid rhe
+ Southwestern Presb, terrain University
at GAINESVILLE
Elder J. P. Slavdcn has returned
from Camden, Tenn, where he has
been conducting meeting, and
preached in the Christian church Sun
day morning mad evening.
The business of the convention
! opened Monday morning at 9 o clock.
Preaching at 10. The afternoon was
J devoted to missions.
Rev. David Drummer has re tire from
the ministry of the Baptist church al
: Burgin, Ky, at the age of SO, after d
service of three quarters of a century