The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1894-09-25

as stated supply, and Rev. John S
LYONS, pastor of the church at Mi
Sterling, presched for this church par
of his time, until called to San An,
tonic, Texas.
In 1898, Rev. ID. CLAY Lilly, of Mt
Sterling, supplied this church from
July to December, when he was called
to Frankfort. During his ministry the
church was much built up, and TWEEN.
ty persons added TO its communion, IL
a week of protractcd service when Mr.
Lilly was assisted by Roy Edward o.
.. Guerrant. IL June Of this year
the church. in connection with the Mt
Sterling church. secured the services
of Rev. bm, l.. keiiar as sn,td sup.
ply, and for the second time he is now
preaching with great ACCORDANCE 70
this venerable church, which now,
after one hundred years of various
fortunes, "renews her youth like the
eagle"
This narrative would not be COM
plete without some more particular
mention of the great work here ac-
complished and the men God used in
1doing it. In the long history of this
church there have been many great
revivals. The first occurred in August
1901, conducted by Jas. Price Howe,
the pastor, assisted by his brother,
John Howe, and DR.. Campbell, John
Lyle and Barton w. Stone, who was
at that time member of the Presby-
terrain church.
The next great revival of which we
have any account, was held in the
summer of 1928, conducted by Rev.
DIR. f. A. Ross and James Gallagher.
OF Tennessee. On the 2ud of June at
that meeting, sixty persons united
with this church on profession of
faith. So great were the cOngrega-
tons that stands were erected in the
church yard, from which the gospel
was preached TO listening thousands.
Other revivals were held in 1884, 1888,
1910, 1916 and in 1877 there were
forty three added to the church dur
ing revival conducted by the pastor,
Edward o. Guerrant, assisted by Drs.
Hobson and Van Lear and Elder Jos.
II. Hopper.
From 1928 to 1868 there are the
names of 343 members enrolled.
Among them may be mentioned,
Graham, McIlhenny, Burbridge,
Burns, Caldwell, Craig, Crooks, Grov-
es, Moffatt, Galloway, Hill, Hamilton,
Turney, Lockridge, Berry, Grain,
Robbins, Walker, Anderson, Beau,
Cam, Owings, Simpson, Mcteer, Bat
TALES. Breckenridge, Kincaid, Dooley,
Donaldson, Hughart, Young, Cunning
ham, Trmble, Whaley, Black, Thomp-
son, Thorton, Richart, Hopkins, Duck
worth, Ewing, Williams, Workman,
Jones, jameson, Mccormack, Boyd, |
lIerriott, Daughterty, Smathers, Com
ing, Rainey, Brown, Sharp, Glover,
Byrds and many others of later date.
AS might be expected many other
churches have been organized and
built up out of this venerable church,
colonies of bees going forth from the
parent hive. Forty-fve members of
this church were dismissed at one
time to organize church at Sharps-
burg. So the Gilead church, near
and the Mt. Sterling
church, and the Hinkston church, and
Point Pleasant church in Bourbon
county, and the Indian Point church
n Illinois, were all colonies from this
mother of churches.
The first school taught in this
if not in Bath county,
vas taught by Jack Lane, the father
# Hiram Lane. After him Ralph
elliott, +. S. Burns and Walker
Bourne were celebrated teachers.
Among the many distinguished
nen OF the olden time, the following ,
we're members of this church: Capt.
ames McIlhenny, the first sheriff of
Saith county and member of the legis- .
ature Judge James M. Graham, !
ldge of the first court ever held in ,
'ath county Judge Silas w. Robbins {
n eminent judge of the Circuit o
'ourts of Kentucky. All of these
yere elders of this church. Rev. DR..
Wallace w. Hill, a distinguished
and for many years editor of
ne PRESBYTERIAN Herald" was the
IN of an elder of this church, and be- v
anne member on the End June, b