The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1881-10-07
RELIGIOUS.


Nicholasyille on the 18th.
Elder John y. Shouse, Of Midway il
conducting a meeting at Turnersville.
The boy evangelist, Tom Harrison,
counts 900 converts As the result Of BIZ.
weeks work in Chicago.
Rev. J. G. Randolph will preach at
Willow Grove school house on the third
Sunday at 81 p. NJ, on "The Faith Cure E"
1t is said that the Bsptists increased
in this county 1925 within the last
year, and that they now number 2,296, 327
members
Rev. A. +. Baker, Of the Baptist
Church, will begin a protracted meeting
at Hustonville on Monday night after the
third Sunday in this month.
Elder J. ). Sweeney has been re-elect-
ed pastor Of the Paris Christian Church by
a vote Of li2 to 2. lie seems to have q
hold on the heart. Of that people.
-Revs. W. 7. Tyre and G. W, Perry
man are oonduciinga protracted meeting
at Rocky Ford In Casey county. Twelve
persons had confessed to Monday night.
A Danville preacher held forth 1t the
Presbyterian Church last Sunday for about
an hour and a half lie will have
smaller congregation the next time he
comes.
Rev. l.. b. Voolfolk has been preach
ing at the Baptist Church since Monday
night, Ills sermons are full Of deep and
esrnes, thought, and are having marked
effect upon his hearers. There have, how
ever, been no additions yet.
Mr.. NJ. W. Jones, Clerk of the South
Kentucky Baptist Association, was here
this week with his minutes Of the late
meeting Of the body at Rocky Ford, in
Casey county. They show that the Assoc
citation now has L. churches and 1877
members. During tho year l26 were add
ed by baptism and SO by letter, 2s were
dismissed by letter, 40 were excluded and
10 died.
The Kentucky Conference Of the
Northern Methodist Church, just closed at
Msysville, made the following appoint
ments for this, the Lexington District:
Presiding Elder. $. Taylor. Bethel,
V. 7. Willis; College Hill, +. Order; Co.
lumbis, John Godby; Clinton, to be sup
piled; DAnville, J. X. Eads; Harrodsburg,
J. c. c. Thompson; Highland, ]. NJ. Cook;
Lexington, A. J. Jutkins; Middleburg, J.
q. Bruce; Nicholssville, ii. J. Perry;
Somerset, to be supplied Wayne, to be
supplied.
According to the New York Sun, the
Episcopslians have their Presidential inn
ings this time. II says: Though the son
Of Baptist minister who WAS strong in
his devotion to the peculiar tenets Of his
denomination, President Arthur is him
self an attendant on the services Of the
Episcopal Church. When he was in New
York he was one Of the Pensioners of the
Church Of the Heavenly Rest, and in
Washington he attended on Sunday St.
Johns Church, and will probably worship
there during his term as President"
Rev. Stuart Robinson, one OF the
ablest divines Of the Presbyterian Church,
breathed his last at his home in Louisville
al A. NJ. Wednesday, after an illness Of
nearly two years. lie was born in ireland
in 1914, and brought to this country in the
following year. Ills parents being poor,
his scullle to obtain an education was hard.
but he mastered every difficulty and rose
to eminence and distinction. For express
ing his Southern sentiments, his paper, the
True Pes6ytaidR, was suppressed, and feel
ing that he was himself unsafe in Louis
willie, he went to Canada aud remained till
the close Of the war. lie became such a
favorite there that his audiences frequent
ly numbered 5000 to 1900. and at the
close OF the war he was urged 10 remain,
his friends promising to build him
church il he would. He was pastor OF
the Second Presbyter ian Church Of Louis
willie up to year ago, when he was forced
by his growing disease 10 resign. His
congregation, 10th TO give him up, con-
linued him as honorary pastor at good
salary, and up TO the time Of his death he
hall that ralaiian