The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-10-25
PULPIT BEHIND UNCLE
SANS GOVERNMENT

Patriotic Services Held in Variou
Local Churches Sunday Morning :
Good Congregations Attend am
Listen to Patriotic SermOns-Grea
Union Services Sunday Night.
Patriotic services were held i,
churches all over the United State
last Sunday, The day was fittiugl.
observed at the First Methodist
/ First Presbyterian and First Bap
list churches in this city and all IN
churches gave way for the grea
union service at the First Metholis
Church at 1880 o'clock Sunday eve
ming and which was attended b,
approximately 1900 people, who lis
tened with the greatest eli interest tt
The eloquent and pataUtic address
Of Bishop Th9fdas + Galor At thi;
service the pastor oil the church, Rev
Robert A. Clark, presided There
4 was an anthem by the choir, prayer
/ by Rev. M. r. Gibson pastor of the
"A. k. p. Church, Che singing Of
America by the congragatlon. Then
Mr. Clark, In few apptopriate
remarks, presented Bishop GATOR to
the audience. The bishop is always
a good speaker and although he had
conducted two services that day, was
il GOOD voice and held the closest at
tention of his hearers throughout.
He made a strong and eloquent APP
peal to their patriotism and showed
a remarkable familiarity with the
history of our country and with the
other nations of the world. AT the
close Of the bishops address Mr.. j.
w. Darby submitted the report of
the Upton County Liberty Loan
Committee, Mrs. VIM. Sanford, chair
man Of the Upton County Red Cross
Society, then made an address in
behalf Of that work. Mrs Sanford
stated that as troops would be pass
ing through here at various times
on their way to cantonments and it
was impossible for the railroad COM
pany to provide for their needs, she
wanted to ask the audience for con-
tributions Of lunches to send them,
In response to this appeal approx
mately 700 lunches were subscIA bed
by the audience and the sum of $50
subscribed for the benefit of the To-
cal Red Cross fund.
Patriotic services were held in the
First Methodist Church Sunday
morning. The pastor. Rev. Robert
A. Clark, preached to a good cong
regation, making a strong and elo-
quent appeal to the people in the in
terest of the Liberty bonds.
Pathriotic services were held at |
the First Presbyterian Church Sun
day morning at II o'clock, a good
attending. Rev. r, p
the pastor, preached very
strong sermon appropriate to the day
and impressed all his hearers with
MS earnestness and sympathy for the
cause for which our country is
fighting. Appropriate songs were
also sung by the choir, adding to the
of the services and a
special feature Of the song service
rendered by Miss Hazel
Riles, of Chicago. Mr.. Walkers text
vas from Luke 22-27, "But / am
Among you as he That Seveth.Y His
heme was "The Attitude Of Service"
Ind he showed that at no time in the
history of the world has opportunity
or service been greater. He gave a
lumber Of illustrations showing the
luty Of citizenship; that our citizen
hip should be such as to be. record
d In Heaven; that the smile of Hea-
ZEN should rest upon our lives as
hurch members as well as citizens.
lie showed what a great opportunity
We have Of serving our country by
.iding the Red Cross, buying Liberty
onds, etc. He gave some illustra-
ions from the address Of DIR. James
Vance at the recent session of Sy-
cd in Mnrfreesboro, on BACKING Up
he Boys in Khaki, showing the pow
4 Of money,in winning the war and
lighting with our dollars; that money
alks, etc. Many other strong points
,ere made in the sermon, which were
cry highly praised by all who heard
The day was also observed at TIE
irst Baptist church. The pastor,
ev. Charles E. Wauford, preached on :
lie subject Of "An Imperiled Civil
atom, and the music was appropri-
te to the occasion. Mr.. Wauford's :
srmon was eloquent and filIel with
le spirit Of patriotism from start to
aish. He was heard with unabated y
iterest by a. good congregation. ~
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