The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1890-12-03
The Dedication of the New Baptist
Church at Irvington Last Sunday.

people here to-day to attend the dedica-
ton services of the new Baptist church,
just completed at this place. The day
was not pleasant one, by any means,
the beautiful sunshine which we have
been enjoying for the past ten days be-
ing shut off by the threatening clouds
which hung in the sky all day. But the
unpleasant state of the weather did not
keep the people back. They turned out
in large numbers from the hills and val
leys surrounding Irvington, and from
points on the railroad, both east and
west of here. The Louisville, IIardins-
burg & Western railroad brought in up
wards of two hundred from points along
that line, Glendeane, Fordsville and
Harlinsburg being largely represented.
BY u o'clock the little village was all
aglow with animation of both young and
old, who had come in spirit of rever-
ence to partake of the solemn and i'm
posing exercises of the day.
1t was II o'clock sharp when Rev. F.
II. Kerfnot, Professor Of the Baptist The
illogical Seminary at Louisville, walked
into the little church and opened the
services. BY this time the house was
literally packed, there not being stand
ing room in the isles and around the
doors for the immense congregation.
The house has seating capacity for
about three hundred and fifty persons,
and you can have some idea of the con-
fusion there was when nearly as many
more were outside desiring to get in.
But the ushers, Messrs. John Wimp and
RObt. Midlothian, tried to make every
one as comfortable as they knew we'll
how to do under the circumstances.
When all were seated that could be
and quiet obtained, the choir began the
services by singing "All Hail the Power
of Jesus Name" The singing was adj
mirable and was supported by number
Of good, strong voices. Miss Ella Good
son, a lady highly cultured in music,
presided at the organ, and was assisted
by Mr.. George Harris, of Louisville,
with the cornet. Much credit is due
Miss GoodsOn, who had been some time
| preparing the song service for this par
| ticular occasion. | must say that the
whole was admirably rendered under
her skillful supervision.
The text was from Isaiah sell
Awake, awake, put on thy strength, o
Zion; put on thy beautiful garments, o
Jerusalem" 1t was particularly well
adapted to the occasion. Mr.. Kerfoot
was assisted in the services by Rev. Mr..
Penrod, of Cloverport. 1t was o'clock
when the preacher finished his sermon,
and he then announced to the congrega-
ton that there was another matter of
vast Importance to be attended to before
they could be dismissed. The cOntrac-
tors were behind about 5000 in paying
for the building, and that amount had to
be raised by subscription before the
house could be finally dedicated to God.
An hour was taken up in securing col
lectiOns, when 800 was raised. This
amount, with some other sums that
have been pledged, will be sufficient to
meet all demands against the building,
am told, when IrvingtOn will he the
proud pOssessor of handsome new Bap-
fist church. The building was put up
by Mr.. George Harris, of Webster, at a
cost of 81 900. 1t is 32X55 feet, and lit
tie beauty. The Baptist folk about Irv-
ingtOn feel under special obligations to
Mr. Harris for the very substantial way
in which he fulfilled his contract, every
thing about the house coming up to
their entire satisfaction.
The inside work, carpets, furniture,
stoves, chandeliers, and the principal
part of the funds that were expended in
purchasing the organ, were all donated
by private individuals. | learned that
the parties who made these donations do
not live in this county either, but prob
ably did once, and out of pure love for
their old home and friends, they very
freely made these donations. The arti-
cles mentioned are all of excellent quail
ity and add much to the beauty and cx-
cellence of the interior of the church. A
handsome Bible and a solid silver serv-
ice was the gift Of Miss Sallie Harris, of
Louisville.
The ground on which the church
stands was donated by Messrs. Robt. NJ.
jolly and Edgard Bennett. Besides fur
nishing the ground, these two enterpris-
ing gentlemen donated literally of their
private funds toward aiding in paying
for the house, and lent much of their
time and influence in helping the project |
along in other respects. The church |
was commenced about three months ago,
and as it stands, completed in all the |
modern equipments of such edifces, is a |
handsome ornament to the town and |
commendable and imposing structure to |
the sound judgment and Christian spirit |
of its founders May those who have it |
in charge keep it sacred and pure in the |
service of Him to whose use it has been |
dedicated. May the evil influences
which have heretofore had tendency |
to contaminate the society of this coun-
try village be thing of the past. May |
the staid old inhabitants who have long |
worshiped among these hills and valleys |