The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1880-09-10
RELIGIOUS.

Kid. Jonathan stanley, OF the Chris
lian Church, will commence a protraotcd
meeting at Rush Branch next Sunday.
Rev. Geo. q. Barnes Is not meeting
with his usual success in Mt. Sterling. One
week or more has gone by and only eight
persons haze stood mp and confessed.
Rev. Geo. o. Barnes latest kink,
according to the Lexington Tiunseriipt, is
that he is fully persuaded that he will
never die, bat, like Enoch, be translated,
and that within Eve year..
Some months ago a subscription pa
per was going the rounds TO raise funis to
fix the Presbyterian Church cupula.
What has become Of IL? The walls will
be- ruined il the thing il allowed to stand
as il is this winter.
The Methodist Sunday School here
with a membership Of about thirty, has
raised duriog the year for Missionary and
other purposes shout $50. l. there anoth-
er school in the county so liberal, or for
that matter, in the State?
Rev J. S. Sims will preach his last
sermon for the Conference year next Sun
day and will leave the following day for
the Annual CoseSence at Lexington. Mr..
Sims will, no doubt, he returned to thu
point as his members have petitioned to
that effect
A proposition To pass resolutions con-
demning the action Of the Christian Church
at Nicholasvilc, in regard to the Arnold
case, was discussed here on Monday by the
members Of that denomination, but il was
decided to wait until they could hear from
that church about the matter.
--l.ev. J. A. IIensley writes us that he
and Rev. j. T. Kenney commenced a meet
ing at Beech Grove Church on the 10Th
nlt., aud closed on the 9th, during which
time there were forty additions by bap-
iism, seven by letter, five restored and four
taken under the watchcafe Of the church.
-IOwen News
To WHOM IT NAY CoScERS.-Proyi-
denoe permitting, | will address the church
at Mount Moriah, Lincoln County, Ky, up
on matter Of great Importance, on Sun
day, September IL, 1850, at 10 O'Clock, A. NJ.
Bro. Shackelfori of Milledgeville, is invit-
ed and desired to be present Brethren
and sisters, let me see YOU all then and
there. W. l.. SWITZERLAND.
The meeting at the Baptist Church
continues, with no outward evidences Of q
revival. Rev. Green Clay Smith breaches
twice day, but his powerful appeals Ia
sinners to ice from the wrath to come fall'
apparently without cilec, on their care
less ears lie was prevented by rain
Sunday night from preaching his promised
sermon on "Hell," and il Is still undeliv'
cred.
Rev. J. A. Boyle filled Mr.. Crows ap
pointment last Sunday owing to the latter
illness. lie prsfaced his sermon, which was
an excellent one, from the text "God forbid
that shonld glory save in the Gross Of
Christ" by promising u be as short as pos
sible, in obedience to the general aversion
here Of long sermons, but he confessed thai
he had no sympathy with professed Chris
tians and rs for that matter any body else
who could listen for many hours to a pc
litical speech without impatience, but who
could not watch and wait with the Lort
one hour As most e his congregation
were strong advocates Of long sermons o
course no olIense was taken. After the ser
mon, which was delivered in just a. min
utes, the members Of the Southern Branel
Of the church held meeting and made an
other call for the Rev. MeElroy who's
Pre~hytery is 10th to give him up.