Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1895-07-16
CHURCH AFFAIRS.

Baptist brethren say that Rev. VIM.
Shelton preached splendid sermon for
them Sunday.
"A Topeka, kss, church regularly
employs a woman ia the choir, who
whistles sacred music.
The Metholists of Colorado have
voted in favor of admitting women az
lay delegates to the general conference.
Rev. j. NJ. Meek, OF Nsnia, was
stricken in the pulpit at Chlllcothe, and
died IN the parsonage few hours later.
Rev. w. NJ. Young tells us that bis
eight days meeting at Logantown proved
= season OF general revival and refresh.
inL
The mcst recent statistics Of the Con.
greRatioual church show 5,3i2 churches,
with 5s3,52 members. of whom 3s7. 1913
are women.
Work has been commenced on the
new edihce to be erected by the First
Christian church at Psducah. The
building will cost go 900.
-TheGreek Orthodox church is one Of
the smallest organizations in this couu.
try, claiming but one ORDINATION, with
100 members They have a church val
ued at 5000.
Rev. Green Lee Surber preached a
sermon at the Christian church Sunday
in the interest OF the Bible College, in
which he showed how grand work the
institution is doing for the cause Of Christ
and the dissemination Of His Gospel.
The United States census shows shst
the Episcopal churches are the richest
per member; the Presbyterians next;
the Cougregationalis's next and so on
down to the Southern Baptis,s, who are
the poorest and the most numerous.
Eternity Eternity, Mark well. oh, man
Eternity
Came there a bird each thousandth wear.
A shnd-grain from the hills TO bea-;
Z When oil Is vanished, grain by grain,
Eternity would still remain.
[ Rev. L. Il. Millican warns the
churches and ladies' aid societies Of the
State against one Julius MayGs.d, a
young Jew who Processes 10 have been
converted aud subss quently disowned
by bic people. Brother Millicsn states
that the young jew il fraud. Ken.
lucky Baptist
/ The $4,000 Christian Endeavorers in
Boston lived strictly up to a resolution
adopted Saturday to use no street. carr
/ or other vehicles on the Sabbath. They
walked Sunday to and from worship,
aud listened to sermons by visiting min
listers, who filed nearly all the pulpits
In congregation at the Christian
church Sunday OF over 200 persons,
there we're less than % men pres
ent. II their representation in Heaven
shall compare with their attendance
upon church there will verify be not a
sufficient number OF men voices in the
Celestial choir to furnish the bass.
Rev. K. b. Mahony has been select
ed by the members ofthe Baptist church
at Dsnyilleto I'll the pulpit OF its pastor
Rev. j. w. Lynch, while that gentleman
enjoys an extended tour OF Europe and
other foreign countries. Mr.. Mahony
has also been solicited to accept the Bap-
tist church at Falmouth. 5u. he has moi
yet decided to do so.
Rev. II. w. Mshony, the Oldest
Baptist preacher in South Carolina, died
at his home in Clarendon county, on the
18th ultimo. He was 81 years OF age
and at the time of his death had been
pastor Of one church for more than g
years. His noble and useful life should
be an inspiration to every one OF our min
listers. He has left record behind
him OF which his descendants NAV
well be proud. Ky. Standard. Deceased
was the father OF Rev. X. b. Mahony, oil
this place,
Everybody who knows the bright
and brainy young pastor of the Chris
tisn church here, Rev. W. Z. Ellis, am
who delight to hear him preach, will re
greet to know that there is a likelihood o
his leaving us. The church, which !,
one Of the richest in the State, is far be
hind in its promises to him, and as b,
can not live alone on promises uniultill-
ed, he will be compelled to go else where
unless the members awake to the fac
that they are about to lose one OF the
best preachers they ever had, and one o.
the best in the church for that matter
Mrs. S. ]. Embry and Mrs. @. f. Cox are
after the delinquents and it is to bt
hoped that they will come to time.