The climax. [volume] (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1887-1897, 1889-10-30
RELIGIOUS.

Georgetown is to have a new Catholic
Church.
Elder ]. w. Harding is to have a new
church at Winchester.
At last accounts. Elder R. R. Noel had
more than 80 additions at Brodhead.
The woman's National Board of Mis-
sions convened in Louisville, last week,
and the reports read showed that the work
at home and abroad are progressing with
entire satisfaction.
Rev. DR.. w. E. Hatcher, Of Richmond,
Va, is conducting revival meetings in the
First Baptist Church, preaching every af-
ternOOn at 3 O'Clock, and at night at
o'clock. Everybody invited.-Lexingtor
Gazette.
Rev. S. P. Chandler Of Breathitt coun-
ty is So years old the 10th of December
next. He is one of the first Methodist
preachers that ever preached in this part
Of the State, and is one of the best men
living.-Campton Observer.
In the revision OF the Liturgy. the Prot
estant Episcopal Convention passed an
ameEdment to the form of marriage GER
emory. The clause as adopted, which is
intended to cover the question of divorce,
reads "And live together in holy love
unto their life's end"
In the absence of the pastor who is aid
ing in protracted meeting at North Fork,
KY, Rev. John w. Loving, pastor of the
church at North Fork. will ill the pulpit
of the Baptist Church in this place Sun
Gay morning and evening next. Mr.. Low
ing is a native Of Virginia, a graduate of
Richmond, (Va) College and the South
ern Baptist Theological Seminary.
OfReY. A. P. Cobb, Of Missouri, who
held a series of meetings here two years
ago, the Stanford Journal says: The
meeting at the Christian Church closed
Sunday night, the visible results being 10
additions. The invisible results cannot be
over estimated. The evangelist, Rev A.
p. Cobb, has labOred with an earnestness
that has impressed all who heard him, and
it is safe TO say no more instructive series
of sermons has ever been delivered here"
Elder Enos Campbell, who, with his
wife was visiting Versailles, is an own
| ,.o,,e;, Of A fs,,,dor C,-,-bs1T IL f.tba-
Archibald being a brother Of Thomas.
the father of Alexander. Mr.. Campbell
is.now "A years Of age, but looks younger.
He has, until recently, been in charge of
the Christian church at Walnut Hills,
Cincinnati. Having married a sister Of
D. NJ. Ball, of this county, he located
here about 1874, and conducted Female
Seminary for a year or two, in the house
now owned by the Misses Lillard.-Ver-
sailles Sun.
The anniversary Of the Woman's De
partment of the Church Extension SOcie-
ty of the Kentucky Conference, Metho-
dist church, will be held next week in
this city. The opening exercises will be
at the Walnut Street Methodist church,
on Tuesday evening, the 29th, at P NJ.
with an address Of welcome by the pas
tor and other exercises. Miss Sue A.
Bennett, of Richmond, KY, will be pres
ent as the Conference Secretary and viii
represent the various interest OF the sOcie-
I II 4
will be present from auxiliary societies
from different parts of the State. On
Wednesday night an address viii be
delivered by Rev. DR.. Morton, Of
Louisville, General Secretary of the
Church Extension Society. DR.. Morton
is an able and forc'ble speaker. and has
charge of the entire work throughout the
south and west. His address will be
one Of interest to all who hear him.
-Danville Advocate.
The tri-ennial national meeting of the
Episcopal church Of the United States.
embracing the Upper House composed OF
Bishops, and the Lower House composed
of delegates, adjourned in New York,
last Thursday, after a session Of TIN zee
weeks. The pastoral letter. afer calling
attention to the pension fund for disabled
clergymen, referred to the modern system
OF education, in which subject it said
Education points the way to higher
and nobler civilization. We cordially
commend the system Of inexpensive and
admirable schools founded by the benefi-
Gent, whose incentive is not earthly
honor and reward, but the blessing Of the
Kingdom of God. Divine success il
wrought by seIf-abnegation. Upon civil
service reform. it says the church does
, not undertake the warfare OF the partisan
but it would leave an important duty
undone If it did not exercise a care fol
the political as well as the ecclesiastical
welfare Of the State. 1t has come to pas
that in the heat OF party struggle thu
standards Of political morality Rave beer
sensibly lowered, but purity and integrity
in the administration Of public affairs arr
4 strenuously demanded by the religion O
+ the church as well as the patriotism 0
S the land. Official place should not b
e won by vulgar incompetence. II is no
5 the barter price paid for political influence
The honors Of Office are the igitimat
e recompense bestowed upon citizens VIII
n have served their State, and should no
/. be distributed among the incorruPtbie.
k Touching the industrial issue, the leste
: says at is painfully evident that tn
!. existing industrial system is not what
J. should be. as the despairing tone Of thos
n who have studied the subject evinee'
S Many have come to look upon industris
humanity as a commercial commodit.
n Human sympathy is not 70 be brough
g into play. ANY social philosophy whic
eliminates the heart and soul Of ma
Df from lis doctrine is incomplete, and
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