The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1913-10-03
HOME COMING DAY
At ZION CHURCH A
GREAT OCCASION
MANY RESPONDED TO THE CALL
TO COME BACK HOME
ONCE MORE.
IMMENSE CROWD ASSEMBLIES
Or. SummerviIIe, of CIarksville,
breaches on "The Prince of Grace"
Two Addresses and Communion
Service in Afternoon.


The. home coming at Zion church
Sunday was perhaps the largest relig-
ious gathering that has taken place
in Maury county for number or
years, it being the 1O6th anniversary
of the church, and it was fraught with
more genuine pleasure to those who
were permitted the opportunity to
attend than the ordinary coming to-
gether. The extremely large audi
ence was made up chiefly of Maury
countians, though there were large
number who had gone from here in
years gone by who responded to the
home CALL. Columbia doubtless had
the largest representation of any
section, the majority Of Presbyteri-
ans in the city recognizing Zion as
the mother church, and who are al
ways glad of an opportunity to get
back to the church of their child
hood.
Zion is the largest church in the
county and the only one in the coun-
ty that has gallery, and it was filled
ito overlooking at both the forenoon
and afternoon services, many being
unable to get seats inside.
The assemblage Of automobiles
and vehicles was pronounced the
greatest ever seen at not only this
church but any church in Maury
county, and from the beginning OF
the assembling of the large congrega
/ ton there was a fine spirit OF good
Fellowship displayed that was clearly
an index to the reason for the com
ing of so many, and this same mag
nificent spirit prevailed during the
entire day. Since this occasion hat
been decided upon as an annua
event it is safe to predict that al
those who were there this year ant
|who can will be there next year, ant
hundreds of others who will hear o
land catch the spirit will be added.
| DR.. Summerville, Of Clarksville
lwho is we'll known and dearly beloN
ed by the congregation and thos
lwho have heard him before, preache
1.-The morning sermon and his subjec
was "The Prince of Grace" and tn
text was:
This is a faithful saying worth
of all acceptation, that Christ Jesu
came into the world to save sinners
LOT whom am chief" First Timoth
I1:15.
The sermon was a magnificent pr
|sentation Of the subject and wa
heard with an extraordinary degre
! of interest by the large oongreg
ltion.
ell The afternoon service was opent
, Iby roll call of the church, followt
lby an address by Rev. D. B. Gregol
lin an address on Some of the Pro
Items That Confront the Church 7
|day."
This was a we'll studied subje
and gave much new thought OF
lligious nature to the hearers.
s DR.. Summerville in short adore
> told of christian Education tn
was a gem both in thought and p
sentation.
Following these addresses the
was a communion service, in viii
perhaps there were more commu
cants than were ever assembled
Presbyterian church or any OIL
church in the county.
The music for the day was spl
Ibid feature of the home coming
added much to the real satisfact
of the occasion.
Another fine feature was tue
ner, which was spread upon q L
u table near the church, and furnisI
- almost everything imaginable
y the tickling of the palate, fine I
J ute to the housewives of the z
I community. And when the imme
Y throng had been fed there
I enough left to feed them again.
The day marked the end OF
pastorate of Rev. d. B. Gregory
has been there the past two We
and who has endeared himself TO
during that time, and many were
eregrets at his early departure.
2will leave this week for Hender
elKy.. where he goes to take the
itorate Of the First Presbyte