Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1888-08-24
BETHEL ASSOCIATION.
An Enthusiastic Meeting Of Bap-
lists.

day? said one neighbor to another
on their way to the Baptist church
on Tuesday night.
II was out in the afternoon, but not
in the morning" was the reply.
"You heard the best part. The
speeches in the afternoon were very
interesting, but the letters from the
lchurches, which were read in the
morning were rather dry"
81 did not think So" said a third
party. GAS the name of each church
was called out, felt desire to know
something of the condition of that
church and this obtained by listen
ing to the statistics"
| DR.. Il. 4. Eaton, of Louisville, gave
all illustration in the same direction
during the afternoon discussion. AS
he had been taking notes while the
letters were read, he was ready with
some telling facts as to what the
churches were doing or not doing in
spreading the gospel.
"IIere is church that reports one
dollar given for missions. Can they
be in earnest for the conversion Of
the world, and give only one dollar
to aid in the work? They report that
two of their members have died du-
ring the year and 70 are left. Those
| 10 might as well be dead so far as the
great work of salvation is concerned"
After the reading of the letters,
DIR. j. ID. Clardy was elected Mode
rator, aud Rev. j. Il. Barrow, clerk.
Rev. L. N. DickeD, of Fairview,
Rev. j. C. Bow, of Pembroke, and
Rev. j. S. Felix, of Greensboro, pre-
sented the claims of the Minister'S
Aid. Society, an organization lately
started under the auspices of the Ken
lucky Baptist General Association.
Its object is to establish a permanent
fund for the relief of INDECENT minis
tiers and their families, About $540
we're subscribed for this purpose.
The Executive Board of the Asso-
citation reported that, besides the
funds which they had received from
the churches and forwarded for State |
Missions, for Home Missions, and for
Foreign Missions, they had collected
and disbursed 1856 So for missions |
within the bounds of this Association.
Rev. Mcssrs. Il. w. Carney, @. a
Barnes, J. N. Prestridge, IL. S. Lowry,
A. G. Doris, II. w. Morehead, j. U.
Spnrlin, and J. w. Boyd testified to
the good which had been accomplish
ed in various localities and to the need
of further mission work.
On Tuesday night, Rev. j. G. Bow
preached the annual sermon from 2
Chron. 2O:l5. "Thus saith the Lord
unto you. BE not afraid nor dismay-
cd by reason of this multitude; for
the battle is not yours, but Gods"
After the sermon, the committee
man made report on the Orphans
Home in Louisville. lie gave a very
touching description of the transfer
of two little orphans from their desc
late home in this county to their COM
Portable foster-home in Louisville.
This report and this speech enthused
DR.. Eaton 10 the speaking point and
the congregation made liberal do
nation to the Orphans Home, repre-
sented by Miss Mary 1Iollingsworth.
The report on Association Missions
was adopted early on Wednesday
morning, and then came the consid-
Grafton of the missions of the Genei-
al Association of Ky. In the report
of Rev. j. N. Prestridge on this sub
ect, he said: "Our State Board has
now 100 men in the field. During
the last year, ii has raised and ex-
pended on sour work, $l7, l25 %.
There were received into the churches
through and by the aid of these work
ers 2003 members. 1t has educated
GOOchurches to takingup the own mis-
sion collections, some of which con-
tribute every month and some every
week 10 these causes. The Secretary
of the Board has succeeded in organ
izing many "circles" of churches for
discussing and disseminating the ed
vocational and missionary interests of
our denomination"
Next came the claims of the Home
Mission Board of the Southern Bap-
tist Convention, advocated by Rev.
S. p. Forgy and Rev. L. Il. Eaton. To
this board is committed the work Of
supplying the restitution in the
Southern States, in the Indian Terri
tory and in Cuba, where that Won
derful man Dias is doing work that
seems 10 be as truly apostolic as was
that OF Paul. The Atlanta Board ex-
pended $79, l77.32 during the last con-
vention year; Kentucky contributed
So, SIG 35 of that amount. There were
baptized by the missionaries of that
Board 1857 professed believers.
Prof. Fruit made report on De-
nominstional papers, in which spec
. ial mention was made of the Western
Recorder, the Foreign Mission Jour.
nal, the Home Field, the Heather
Helper, the Orphans Friend, and the
Kind Words Series. Several men
of capital and enterprise purchased
the Western Recorder, last fall, and
they are sparing no expense that
NAV be needful TO place il in the