The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1894-09-26
Good Preaching, Good Singing and
Lots of Good Things to
Eat.
A Delightful Occasion for All and
Thousands of People In
Attendance.
MEETS NEXT YEAR AT GILEAD CHURCH.


alton met with the Buck Grove church,
Meade county, last Wednesday, Thurs
day, and Friday. Buck Grove is one of
the Oldest churches in Meade county,
and takes its name from a beautiful
grove near by, which was famous resort
for deer away back when all that section
OF country was a vast prairie and barren of
timber There are old men living there
to-day who remember the time when
they could see COW farther than they
could hear the bell on her neck ring. II
is one of the best sections of Meade coun-
ty and no more appropriate place could
have been selected for the meeting OF
this body of Elders, Deacons and Mes
sengers of the Baptist church. 1t is the
great event OF the church and is looked
forward to by the ministers with great
deal of pleasure. 1t is their yearly out
ing, so to speak, when they gather to-
gether for the transaction of their church
business and the enjoyment OF their
friends, sisters and brothers in the
church.
The Salem Association is the second
largest in the state and its membership is
about three hundred. This session had a
full attendance of Ministers and Messen-
gers and the number of visitors present
was the largest for years. The whole num-
Der in attendance for the three days was
over 5000 and to prepare and feed and
take care of this vast throng Of people in
country neighborhood is something
that large sized towns can hardly do let
alone fifteen or twenty families in and
around country church. But the good
people of Buck Grove were not in the
least discomftted. They threw wide
open their doors, killed the fatted calf
and fed the people as they had never
been fed before. Not a soul was turned
away hungry but all had plenty and that
OF the best and more to spare. 1t was
simply wonderful where all the good
things to eat came from, but they were
there without money and without price.
Well venture the assertion that no asso-
citation was better cared for or more
sumptuously entertained than this one
at Buck Grove church. The pleasant
and handsome manner in which the AS
ISOLATION and visitors were entertained is
due in great measure to the untiring
energy and watchfulness of Elder Judson
Willett, who has been pastor of that
church for the last thirty five years.
WORK oFTHE ASSOCIATION.
FIRST DAYS Wednesday, the
Association was called to order by S. II.
Bland Moderator. Prayer by Elder j. H.
Jenkins. The Introductory sermon was
preached by Elder B. Hagan, of Vine
Grove Captain John II. Weller and
Elder A. NJ. Vardman read the letters
then followed the regular order of bus
mess.
West Point church applied for mem
bership and was admitted. The follow
ing visitors were invited to seat in the
body: DIR. w. p. Harvey and Elder A. J.
Ashburn, representing the Western Re-
corder. Prof. A. f. Williams, represent
ing Bethel College. Bro. J. Ii. Weller,
representing the Baptist Orphans Home
Elder III. b. White, Goshen Association.
Elder A. NJ. Vardman, Bardstown Male
and Female Seminary. Elder T. q Sny-
der, of Missouri. Elder A. n. Whiting
hill, Long Run Association, and f. W.
Elrod, Lynnland College
Elder B. F. Hagan, Il. C. Kimble and
w. Ii. Williams were appointed a COM
mittee on order OF business for Thurs
day.
Prof +. w. Elrod was elected TO write
the corresponding letter and Elder T. A.
Robinson circular letter for next year.
Elder w. II. Williams was chosen as a
delegate TO the Southern Baptist Conven-
ton and Elder b. f. Hagan as alternate.
Committee on nominations reported
the following names as delegates to the
General Association; Elders j. @. Will
lett, b. F. IIagsn, T. j. Duvall, j. II.
Jenkins, j. p. jenkins and Messrs S. II.
Bland, f. w. Elrod and II. S. Dowell,
Gillead Church, Hardin county, was Sc
lected rs the next place OF meeting.
Elder w. b. Gwynn was elected to
preach the next Introductory sermon
SECOND DAY, THURSDAY.
The Association met at 8 o'clock and
was called to order by the Moderator, S.
II. Bland. Prayer by Elder w. II. Will
liams. Minutes OF previous days proceed
ings read and approved.
DIR. j. w. Warden, corresponding
secretary OF Executive Board, was invit-
ed TO take a seat in the body.
Committee made favorable report on
the Orpan's Home. The Home was in
good condition and the health of the in
mates excellent. The 25th anniversary
OF the Home takes place on the I'd day OF
October TO which all Baptists are cordi-
ally invited. Recent additions to the
buildings had doubled the capacity OF
the Home and enough new children had
been received TO dill il. They recon-
mended the appointment OF standing
in each church TO keep the |
matter before the members.
Elders A N. whittinghill and 7. ].
Snyder preached at the stand.
Elder X. @. Kimble read an excellent
renort on thu Minisfers, Ali gs,.iafv