Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-07-20
REUNION SERVICES.
Held In Honor OF Rev n. Lacy, Deceased,
at Pleasant Hill Church.

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On July Is, 1885, the last reunion
Of four veteran ministers of the Bap.
list church, licensed to preach by the
Pleasant Hill church between the
years Of 1888 and 1913, was held at
the new Pleasant Hill church, at
Ferguson's store, now Carl postofiice,
fourteen miles northeast of Hopkins
vile, near the crossing of the Green
vile and Highland Lick roads.
These preachers were Rev. Nicholas
Lacy, of Madisonville; Rev. A. w.
Meacham, of Gracey; Rev. Calvin
Meacham, of Laytonsville, and Rev.
j. I. Spurlin, of Sinking Fork.
All four of them were present and
made addresses and the occasion was
one If much interest to the people of
the neighborhood and the friends of
the venerable ministers.
Rev. N. Lacy, one Of the quartette,
died on Jan 9, 1897 and on last
Thursday, the anniversary Of the re-
union OF two years ago, another reun-
ion OF the survivors was held to pass
eulogies upon the deceased brother.
Great preparations were made, but
the day turned out to be rainy and
unpleasant and only about 200 people
were able to attend, although prepa
rations had been made to feed
thousand or more. Those who braved
tie uclemency of the day were am
ply repaid. The exercises were most
interesting throughout. In the fore.
noon Rev. A. w. Meacham, now in
his SOth year, delivered a short adj
dress appropriate to the occasion, in
which he gave a sketch Of the life and
useful career of the departed brother
After an elegant dinner had been
served for all most beautifully by
the good people of the vicinity SER
vices were resumed in the church.
and Rev. j. Z. Spurlin delivered
funeral discourse eulogizing Ahe vir.
tues of the deceased.
The thanks of the old gentlemen
to citizens people of the neighbor.
hood for arranging for the reunion
were formally and briefly rendered by |
Mr.. Chas. NJ. Meacham, a son of one
Ct the guests of the day, and the ex.
erclses came to an end with a general |
of hands.
The following brief statement, pre-. i
pared by Mr. Gus Robinson, was
read before adjournment.
Nicholas Lacv's parents were
David and Jane Pyle Lacy. He was
born two miles northwest of pilot
Rock, Nov. 5, 1916. He professed re
ligion in August, 1887, was baptized
in December Of the same year by ED. |
Robert I. Anderson. Was licensed |
to preach by Pleasant Hill Baptist
Church in 1897. He was married to |
Miss Nancy AdeIine Meacham, of
Sangamon county, Illinois, Nov. p,
1888. Was ordained to the ministry
Sept. IA, 1910, by Eds. Robt. Ruth.
erford, E. Vaughan and A. w.
Meacham, In his long ministry he
going and returning from
marrying couples, $500 miles. Mar
lied 364 couples, the first being Robt.
). Lee and Prudence S. Fowler, aunt
II the Forbes brothers, of Hopkins
lille, KY; the last couple were r. NJ.
south and Sophia Adams, on Dec. %.
S96. This couple came to his house ,
md he sat up in bed and united ,
hem. His first wife was born Aug.
q, 1922, and died Apr. II, 1876. Mr..
1acy was married a second time to
ls'. Georgia A. Proctor, cousin to !
Ex-Governor Proctor Knott. He has
TX children living, two sons and four c
daughters, all by his first marriage"