The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1895-07-02
JUNE III His REV AID!
Rev Green Clay Smith,
4 Former Pastor of the Mt.
Sterling Baptist Church
Yielded to the Inevitable
Juue Doth.
Memorial Service at Baptist
Church Sunday Evening--All
Denominations and Profess
sions Represented.

After several weeks of sickness at
his home in Washington, d. c. Rev.
Green Clay Smith died ia his sixty
fourth year, As citizen, soldier,
State representative, a Congressman
and "a Governors he was man anon @
men, honored and loved. Born in
nelghboring county, educated with
the boys of his nativity, he entered
the army against the Mexicans before
he was fifteen years of age, and there
for his courage and manly bearing he
received promotion. Returning
home at the end of the war he
finished his education and began
successful practice oflaw in his native
county. From there he went to Gov.
ingtor, where he 1,9s equally sue
cessful in his profession Being call
ed by his people, he entered the politi-
cal arena. ia represented his people
in the State Legislature as a Union
Democrat. For two terms he served
in Congress with distinction; was
Governor of Montana by appointment;
refused an appointment as minister to
Spain came within a fractional part
OF vote Of being Vice President of
tho UAited States; was candidate
for President on the Prohibition
Ticket Step by step, purely upon
.unssi,, ne climbed the ladder of fame
and at the very zenith Of promise feel
ing, be WAS called ny God to preach
his gospel, he gave mp politics and re-
tufnedto his native county and on
salary of thirty-six dollars per year
he began preaching. He has
occupied some Of The most
promineIt pulpits of the State; was
for many }es3s President of the Ken.
lucky Btftl>} Association and having
accomplish. much good, died in the
Masters work,
At two periods of his life he was
pastor OF the church here, where he
was respected and loved.
Sunday evening memorial service
was held at the Baptist church. The
following is programme:
Resolutions by DR., r. @. Drake,
Introductory by pastor Everette Gill,
L. j. Bigstatf represented the BapR; sl
church, Elder Ell. d. Clark the G fis-
tian church, L. I. Chiles the First
Presbyterian church, DR.. W.T.. Sim
rail- the Southern Presbyterian church,
w. A. DeHaven the Methodist
church and Judge H. r. French the
Episcopal church Major A. T.
Wood represented the professions,
Dr.. VIM. VanAntwerp "The Straw
Bed Fishing Club" and Col. j. S.
Hurt the old soldiers.
Each speech was touching, portray
ing the lovely character of great and
good man.
When it came DR.. VanAntwerp's
turn to talk, filed with emotion, his
was most eloquent and touching.
He TO the front of the platform
and saying "After these golden
words" sobbed and took his seat.
RESOLUTIONS.
After useful and well spent life
that great and good man, Rev. Green
Clay Smith, died June 30, 1895, in
Washington City in his sixty-fourth
year.
Green Clay Smith was born in
Richmond, KY, on the second day OF
July, 1882.
His father was Speed Smith, a law
yer of that place, and his mother was
the eldest daughter of Gen. Green
Clay, and a sister OF the Hon. Cassius
NJ. Clay.
He served in the Mexican war
when meie boy, and afterwards
studied law, practicing first in his A.