The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1881-05-06
arr. eEoReE o. BlRsEs
ana Mlss lHarIe Harnes.

%. Barnes, but the following from the pen
Of Mr.. Young y. Allison, Of the C0lurlc-
Journal, il The best and fullest We have seen
Mr.. Barne. was bora al Paint Lick, .
little village IN Gsrrard camiy, IenI nile.
from Lancaster, on the 22d Of April, ls27.
Consequently he was hfiy-iour ysars old
las, Friday, the day on which another ray
Of "nsv light entered bic heart His
father vas by birth an Englishman, Who
cane io-Amsriea wbsn boy Of Rips years,
and in due time becarne y Pftlhsterian
preacher. he vas 6fy year in lhsser-
vice ofHi- Master and died IN OH man,
full Of honors AID much loved, 10 place
Of the little hamlet meeting house where
the elder Barnes preached At Paint Liok,
and where The son first had religious learn
ings, there l. nov handsome and orna
mental brick structure, which would look
sell ia large city. Mr. Bsrnes' mother
va, from New Jersey. The hog ww rare
fully developed IN hi youth. Tie early
evinced an inclinaiion to study, and WAS
encouraged. lie grew up, vas entered al
and graduated from Center College, Dan
vils Thea keweni 10 prihceton. \. !
and there completed The theological
studies which Cited him Tor the Presby-
terrain ministry. when he vas ordainsd,
in 1854, he was strongly equipped deep.
ly versed student Of Greek, Hebrew, san
serii, and the other language, besides he
ing we'll informed in bellies ienres. IIhme-
disieIy after hi ordinalion be sailed with
hi young vile. under the auspices Of the
Board Of Foreign Missions, for Hindoostan,
where he resided a. a missionary for seven
YEAR,, and where two children were born.
one u them Mis- Marie Barnes, uho~e
singing At biz services i now almost as
striking feature a. her fathers eHhoria.
iions. In Isdia he health heesms very
weak lie had never. been stroag Nj hsd
a highly-sirained, nervous organization,
which could not stand the shock Of the
Indian climate He suffered much from
rheumatic aud spinal pains, and va a
morphine eater In 1861 he returned to
Americs and Wa two year. an invalid.
lie had stopped the morphine habit and his
pains had ceased, but he was not Strong
Ia ls0S he took charge Of the Presbyterian
Church at Stanford, Ky, the little Blue
grass city which iringes St. Asaph's brook.
There he preached unevenifally fcr five
or six YEAR,. lie was regarded as a fine
speaker and an earnest man, but ,her was
in his sermon, no indication q higher
power than belongs to the level Of -cholar.
Y and docirinal preacher. liz oornec.
ton with the church lasted eight sesrs.
About three years before i ceased he be.
gan to grow so liberal in his views concern
ing doctrinal points thai the elders shook
their heads and were panied. They held
consultations. hut the more liberal the
minister became the more eloquent and
convincing were HE views. FINALLY be
said in a sermon that the devil had no
power for evil in hell, and that he was onl'
to be feared when he came into Gods Ter
riiory. He said the devil had crepi into
the hymn-hooks. into false Iranslaiions Of
the Bible, into the cAtechism. Snd even
INTO 'he ih'''y nine Ai''cieH OF a''n'
This wss too much FOR the elders and thes
called meeting Of the Prsshyiery and, 40
TO speak, sat up O. nights" with TIE siray
ing one me 'e''''s'' ~ri''"''' ''N''
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was ." "r"'' WINTER Va, ''",'"f %" -
ms sermon ne A''no"nsru '"A' ne rs's''ns
out OF 'he ehnfen ~i'hou' usiiA' !" 'n'
world en. WIN lai'h =" "'1' me '"ai''
vas crowded VAN person, OF Az us"''"'""
"on' TO near h's farewell An' Ms 'o"'ss'
ana his ear"e''"e'.' '0"r'e' WI" '"'
purify OF 'ha'a''e' ne was N"v"" 70 "ss'
created erea' sensation ~ 'ns .a''F''"p
lie fe.'red AZ once 70 rms ,o'"se A"'
shut himself up shoi"! a'e'~.'','
nuiaoer OF 'nn"sn''s, ei',tsus 'assru "'"
an independent ehn'ch' ""h s''@" wear
lie declined h,'say'"s ne vas "'' =" 'n sF
pendent 'hri.ha"' =" I'VE 'rass S''s
q'Al ne p'sachs" s's.s tsf' ~ s"'sAS
and IN STANFORD, Jon" t. ''"''s'' ""sa""
merehan' Of 'n''aso' VINO was "a'''s
STANFORD ana war" '.'s, noa u :" ""'"''
ouh. a ehAps, costing $500, ~. iuul'7s
70 give y 70 nAins' WI" "''''"s" ~
de"ce' ne eo"s,ssa''o" '''.s"e ~ a" oo
apa'esa !" pan may % 1SNvpYfst 49,
'''Aiy per year 70 p,s"'" ,"o 'su'.
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