The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-03-26

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lCgoreyLar 4 3 Glenn. Of Norra Caro-
Ina, 81 The Presbyterian church sun
DAP morning so-zztt1g TIE call for
missions. not along narrow lines 1-t
30 broadly mat every trmz1 creature
Tz-s L1G.Z6ed. the Elz-ss-z1oFz-or
moved his bearers At Will Al Zines
be Rad rhea a. the very point Of
tears, again they laughed with him as
be related some entertaining znec-
3Ote- And The beauty Of Il AL VAS
that with AL his power for appealing
10 the emotional side OF human nature
be did little Of H. His talk Eas przc-
rIcaL simple. clear gst eloquent and
impressive.
When Dr. Wharton arose at the be-
ginning Of the service and announced
that ID was lunecesaaEy to introduce
.the ex-gOv=ruos OF Nor1h Carolina, h4
fec@1 z arga1151 audience. Every
pew was filed every seat occupied
80 more representative congregation
mas been assembled here in many
long day. Dr. Wharton spoke briefly
and earnestly Of the work that Cover
nor Glenn is doing; Of the splendid
political future that be mad sacrificed
To- The LaTmen's movement: of the
great address that he had Deferred
at = recent gathering that had caused
.he church to force upon hlm the tre-
work which he has under
taken.
The picture that the audience saw
when Governor Glenn arose was that
If : stout. low man, with short neck.
5aId head and clean shaver face. clad
n suit Of black and wearing white
rest. Immediately he began to speak
2 a low, conventional voice. there Was +
violence Of the orator. At first be u
poke with but little animation. but O
e gradually warmed into bis sub
ectr and al times his word painting
nd eloquence were OF that highest
RIDER which Is peculiar To the warm n
Hooded SONS Of the South. ~
Taxing as his text the great COM H
-andment Go ye into all the world ,,
ID preach the gospel 10 every crea- -
Ire" Governor Glenn pretaced hts re- j.
arks By asking every member OF the i,
.dience the question whether or not ~
ey believed the Bible. and whether -,
~ believed It their duty to carry -
II Gods commandments. He then .
Ialyzed the text, showing that it was an
'Dlicable to all people and TO all a.,
mes; that it embraced in It's scope nm
e Ethiopian thirsting for knowledge in
the bleak sands of Africa; the -,
,man of the Ganges, the resident Of 10,
ia, and those nearer home. even 4f
wn 10 the very doors Of Columbia ,i,,
Quoting statistics the speaker show ,i,,
that Of Africa's 156. 900 900 people ma
I 100000 had heard the doctrine 90.
Christ and that less than 1000. 900 ind
'nsSs we're active CHRISTIANS de tior
d Of the 100000 women OF India enc
o were little more than chattels; the
lhe Zp'VVo "looWs OF Inola less tnan was
'ears OF age. He pleaded that the nv
iliZing influence of the gospel he
yht go out to these women in order ~
| they could rise to that high plane s.,
life that Is woman's destiny. In a =
connection Governor Glenn quoted ton
applied that pagon slogon: finn.
woman, dog, a walnut tree ana
s le you Oea' them tue oettef as
they be. ),
My once did Governor Glenn oh
lch out into the political field. low,
o VI .He IVo nieh VIM how
the wealth OF America, of the u.s.
1endous influence they yield, and for
ID how much better the world c,b-.
Id be II they were taught the sim. ~
command to love thy neighbor conc
~ Ell ne pictured me sweat know
, and child labor as examples OF u,o
" si'isii4ouS nai IN uone " human only
shness and begged that the gospel ,ho
1t spread until every man should or
for the welfare OF every other me-
mora
vernon Glenn referred TO the -.
Of the nations that had -
Jtten God. He pictured
&c as degenerate Spain as
bund. Italy as decayed In
hese nations, he said. God had r.
dethroned men had worshipped
le temple Of reason, the Sabbath
been desecrated. AS an example
he great God-fearing nations he
England. Germany and the Uni. 2