The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1903-10-09
RELIGIOUS NEWS.
Beau'ifnl Song Service.

~ sung ounuay evening. A very full nous
Q was present 10 hear the music and I
d DO non or to their beloved pastor, VIII
q mas endeared himself to many in thI,
mis- held OF labor for the past fou
Q years The programme was prepare
. under the skllful direction of Mrs
d Chas- Sharp, with only four day
u training. and embraced the followln
numbers:
s Orosn Voluntary-Mrs. Kelley.
: Hymn, IAN Hail"
g Solo. Welcome Home, = Mr.. Jess
/ Gray.
THO. I've Waited on the Lord
a Misses Walker and LIpscomb and Mrs
a Sharp.
e Violin Solo-Mlss Williams.
Q Anthem-"Love Divine.
Duet Jesus. Lover OF My Soul
Mrs. Proctor Polk and Mrs. Sharp.
Solo-"The Man of GalIlee Prof
HutZell.
Anthem-'Exalt Ye The Lord Our
God'-Choir.
Solo-"The Lord Is My Light
Miss Walker.
Hymn-"My SAVIOR First or All"
The anthems were very fine, and the
com bined voices in the trio and Duet
were particularly pleasing. Miss
walkers splendid voice was az its best
IN her solo, 1.-The Lord Is My Light, ="
and Mr.. Gray's solo was beautiful.
The Man of GalIlee' by Prof. Hut
zell was wonderfully sweet and was rem
dered with tender expression, and was
perhaps the most impressive number
OF this very delightful programme.
| Mr.. McFerrin read the report he
would make to Conference this week.
1t was Disappointing report in
every respect except the collections.
The assessments were all paia in
full, aud he complimented the church
upon Its paying pluck; but there had
been only two additions to the church
| on profession, and on account of deaths
and removals, ETC., the membership
had decreased about 80 The present
mem bershlp Is about 450. In reading
his report on the Sunday school Mr..
McFerrin lnterspersed it with some
very plain talk. The Sunday school
was in as deplorable condition as the
church. and he attributed this fact
mainly to unfaithful teachers. There
were twenty five teachers on the roll. |
he said, but they were not all faithful
ones. Some of them were frequently |
absent and more frequently tardy. and |
such teachers were of no service 10 the |
school and he advised the Superin-
tendent to Gull the list down to the
faithful ones, If he had to throw the en-
tire school INTO four classes. He spoke
these words not as parting shot, he
said, but in tenderest love. ana prayed
Gods blessing upon the school and all
Its officers and teachers.
He returned his profoundest thanks
to the membership of the church for
thel. uniform kindness ana courtesy to
him. One third of his ministerial
life, he said, had been as pastor of this
church, and he loved this people, q
little better than any people he mad
ever lived and worked with, and
he went he would carry
them on his heart and remember them
in his prayers.
He expressed his appreciation of the
presence OF Rev. spencer Tunneell and
The Baptist congregation, who had
adjourned their service and attended
in body, in compliment of the &C.
;aslon. He had made it a rule to do
this himself upon the coming of new
pastor or the gong away of one, and
It gave him pleasure to recognize a
'eturn of The courtesy and to feel that
1e could leave Columbia withou.
,nmlty toward any man and on the
pest of terms with all the pastors of {
Ill the churches.
Last but not least he returned his }
pecial thanks to the choir, who all
he years of his passionate had been I
70 loyal to their church and of such
treat help to him. God had blessed {
hem with beautiful voices and {
hey used them to his glory.
AT the morning service Mr.. Meier
il said: Il am reminded that my :
rst service here was a communion SER 4
ice, and To-Day the last service is one
t like character. trust that this
3 emblematjc and prophe ic, and that
1e shall all meet In great reunion
md a sweet communion around the
reat white throne.
A revival was commenced at Aspin
[ope church Sunday morning by the
aston, Rev. NJ E. Gabard assisted Dy
ev. MIR. Porter, of Pulaski. TIE
leetlng will be continued all this h.
eek and probably all of next. n
The Executive Board of the Ebenezer =,
ssocldUlOu OF baptlsIs met MONDAY IN
le First Baptist Church and trans .,
,ted their general routine business. o. .,
mnng other things the board recon- a. a,
ended Rev. X. A. FITZGERALD to the 90
tate Board for the place of missionary
n the Association. Several appro
rlations were made to churches not
ole to support pastors. The Pastors
Getting that was to have taken place ~,
as postponed until the first Monday ha
ter the first Sunday in November, q,
! account of the absence of so many N;
the pastors. IN
Rev. j. E. Hight and Mr.. J. p. hi
rownlow have just closed very m
lccessful ten days tent meeting IN
10 Iron Bridge neighbornood; the
Getting resulted in the conversion of da
venty souls. u
Rev. A. P. Walker, pastor of the
ethodist church at Culleoka, has
rived that charge four years, and is pr
/ the ''change" list this year. He I'M
ayes thriving church and united
'ople. Oh
The Cumberland church at Culleoka at
nla ~ NJ 81 !