Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1895-05-07
CHURCH AFFAIRS.

heN Joe II. Hopper gathered 90 in
to the fold in meeting at Kirkwood
Mercer county.
ALI lines will sell tickets 10 tbs
Christian Endeavor meeting at Boston
July lO-li, at one fare, good returning
July %.
The new Bsptists yearbook shows
siaIllng OIL in contributions OF about
ssSs.OO0. The decrease ia sscribed TO
har 4 times.
baltimore has been selected as the
next place OF meeting OF the general con.
ference OF the Methods, Episcopal
Church South.
All the arrange ments for the coming
Presbyterian General Assembly at Pitts
burg are completed. 1t will begin May
10, and will be the largest ever held in
the world.
The daughter OF Allen Adams. of
Madison county, became insane over re-.
ligion. She joined the ssnct ficationis,s.
This Is the second case OF the kind with
in three days in the same neighborhood.
james Lawrence, who recently pro-
fessed sanctifcation in Clark county, was
too good for this world, 90 after brood
ing over it's evils, he cut bis throat and
went 10 Kingdom come.
Elder j. S. kendrick, OF the Chris
tian church, has arranged a list OF 81
subjects to be discussed during a series
OF gospel meetings which he will cen
duct at London, beginning next Monday
evening, Gth.-Advocste.
Mrs Louisa Cooley, of Middleburg,
has a Bible which was printed in Lon
don in 1884, 20 years before Kirg James
version was begun. The Bible is well
preserved and the type is large. 1t has
been in Mrs. Godbey's family for SIX
generations,-Western Recorder.
The Rev. Peter Vinegar preached at
Lexington Sunday taking for his theme
"A d-n hot day" lie charged an ad-
mission OF 10 cents and had good crowd
to bear his orstorical sky scrsping. The
day was Illustrative OF his subject and he
had an easy time impressing 1t on his
congregation.
Preacher Penrod, who closed a theo-
logical discussion with a parishoner by
shooting him and is in Jail at Vsnceburg
for it, spends the time in prayer and
Sunday Was permitted to preach on the
Jail steps. A large crowd was drawn to
hear him out OF curiosity to see q psrson
who is so handy with gun.
Rev. w. T.. Ellis made his first ap
pearance on the stage Sunday at Wal.
tons Opera House, when he preached q
moet excellent sermon from the text,
Sufficient unto the day is the evil there
off, He showed the sin OF borrowing
trouble and Of the sorrow ths, results
from imaginary woes, and urged his peo-
pie to look on the bright side OF things
and be cheerful as we'll as earnest Chris.
tians. Regular services will be held in
the same house till the completion OF
the church improvements.
bt wv boeictitb VI tut ITtbUyttTl-
an church, the Ladies' Aid Society and
the Young Ladies' Society, held a joint
foreign missionary meeting last Friday
afternoon at the beautiful country resi-.
dence OF Mrs. II. S. Withers. 1t is the
custom OF these societies to devote one
afternoon OF each month to the discus
sion OF foreign missionary work, taking
as a subject some country with it's differ
ent phases OF life. The usual program
was varied Friday with beautiful and
entertaining address by Rev. S. NJ. Lo-
gan, his subject being the The Unoccu-
pied Fields OF the World. The ladies
were delighted with all he said, and feel
new courage and fresh zeal to work for
he Masters cause, after listening to his
earnest words. Mr. Logan has not only
greatly endeared himself TO his consre.
cation, but has now the confidence and
esteem Of the entire community. ID.