The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1882-08-15
Association at Fairview.

Leaving lTopkinsville on Saturday
morning. Aug. 18th, reached Fair
view ailcr pleasant ride of IL miles
a.ross one OF the finest countries to
be seen in southern Kentucky, pms
sing large corplields in full ear and
full OF promise for the future.
Tobacco, he leading crop in this
section, IS looking unusually well, 10
one unaccustoned 10 raising the
weed, and tie acreage is large one
Il was u bright and coollndian
summer day the air as braclng ms
October aud the fields rs fresh and
green as May, sud all along our road
we saw large numbers Of people evi.
deuily on their way to the Red River
Association of Primitive Baplists thai
was TO meet in Fairyicw on the 18th
aud continue for three days. The
Primitive Baptists, better known as
"lIardsbell," "Anii Mission" aud
'Ifoot washing" Baptisis have a
church at Cave Spring one mile south
OF Fairview, where they held their
association under large arbor IN
trout OF the church, III their own par.
ticular way, their preachers holding
forth as the spirit gave them utter
ance. They are n peculiar people,
living chiefly in tho Western states,
having al aggregate membership OF
less than 10000, claiming 10 have ex.
listed since the days of the Apostles,
and observing some singular customs
such as foot washing before partak.
lug OF tho Lords SUPPER laying OH Of
hands ordination aud calling directly
from God, opposition to paid mis-.
sionary work. and are Professionalism
OF the strictcst kind. Theirministers
believe they are the called Of Gods
cleo, to preach the gospel, and speak
only as the Lord gives them utter
ance, refusing 10 prepare their SER
mons and taking no compensation
for their labor, and as class arc
from the illiterate and uneducated
aud so tar as | know preach without
taking any text, but quote scripture
very freely, are intensely warm IN
their delivery, using many quaint
and droll expressions with no con
ueciion between them.
The Red River Association com
prises eight churches in southwest
ern kentucky and middle and ives
Tennessee with an aggregate mem
bership OF l49 and Ia the Oldest AS
sociation west of the Alleghanies, hay
ing met annually since 1906.
/, organized by electing Ed. N. B
Jones, of Guthrie, KY, Moderator
and Ed. L. f. Evans, OF Lebanon
Tenn, Secretarv--l6 delegates bein.
in attendance as follows:
Halt Pone; L. f. Evans, j.. w
Sherron. West Fork b. d. Bearden
II. Trout, w. w. walaron
brakes Pond u. II. Taylor, j. s
Parham; Spring Greek B. Z. Hol
land, d. T. Forming, N. d. Jones
Pixies Grove; w. II. Maneece, w
Barnes; Providence w. Herndon
r. lIerndon, Mr.. Anderson. Rocl
Spring church not represented.
| About 500 people were present OF
the first day aud were treated TO thre'
sermons aud treated themselves 10
| fine basket dinner. The preacher
spoke without being announced, ant
began without taking any text To-
theil discourses. One began BY say
ing that no would tell rome Blu
Scripture truths If he knowed il, say
ing alphabetically that his VIII
learned him TO read, before which h
"knowcd notliin" After continuing
for more than an hour he wound vi
by saying that he s'hoped-eh that-el
| he eh had not made-ch no.eh enc
mics-eh, 'sand stating in the same wa,
that great many men "has live
who knowed more than do or eve
| will know"
| On Sunday II seemed as II the PEG
lple would meyer cease TO come nm,
BY two p. NJ, there were at least ESQ
people on tho ground, who wer
preached 10 in the same way as o.
the previous day aud ut noon such
dinner was spread on the grounds a
only those people know how 10 pre-
Epare. The wfjtes teit oH SupdaI