Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1898-04-22
CHURCH CHATTER.

that he Will 20 10 Iuoa a. chapialh ih
the army.
Danville district Sunday school con-
ference will be held at Danville on the
evening of April 20.
The Kentucky Christian Endeayor
executive committee has decided not to
hold a State convention this year.
The meeting at the South Side Chris
tian church. Lexington. conducted by
Rev. II. Lin Cave. closed with 80 addi-
tiOns.
The Baptist year book, just Issued,
reports for America: Ministers, 2''3oo;
churches. ~, 3g7; baptisms during the
year, los, 1872; total membership. i,OOo,-
SOC.
At meeting in Mclean county
Sam Conway gave In his religious tes-
timony saying he was prepared 10 meet
his God, fell back into the arms of his
son and died in few moments.
The Baptist church Of Paris presents
quarterly statement, showing l. adj
ditions in the past three months with
out any revival. The membership has
nearly doubled in the past few years
Rev. w. Harry Felts was sentenced
at Leitchheld to six years in the peul-
tertiary, convicted on "A charge OF big
amy. He was indicted for having mar
ried, within two years, three different
women.
AT the Methodist church sunday
morning. Rev. w. ). Grinstead will
preach on, Nothing But Leaves; at
1890 on. "The Analogy Between The
Travelling Man Drummer aud the
Christian
The Rev. John J. Laiferty, the hu-
morous editor of the Richmond, Va
Christian Advocate, says; with the
great Baptist denomination TO drl"
from. there should be no difficulty In
manning those submarine torpedo
boats.
Rev. G.. b. Foley. one Of the Oldest
Baptist ministers In Kentucky, died
in Knox county. He has been promi-
nent in his church for over 90 years
and j. the father of the Rev. L. +. Fo-
ley. OF Madison county. He leaves
wife aud several children.
The Methodist church at Brooke,
= will be dedicated the first Sunday In
May. The exercises will be conducted
by Rev. J. ;. Scobce, assisted by Bish-
CD Fitzgerald, OF Nashville, Tenn
There will be dinner on the grounds
and a large crowd Is expected Nelson
Record.
Elder ". = Keene. pastor of the
Firs, Christian church o. Winchester,
died OF heart disease. aged - years
he was a native OF England and fer
many years Was a sailor. He fought
through the war on the Confederate
side, aud was Baptist preacher TIL
he discovered that the Christian church
represented the true church of God.
The Cumberland Presbyterians are
very strong In Southern and Western
Kentucky. Sugar Ridge church, In
Clark county, and Gilead, in this coun'
", are the only churches In the state
north of Kentucky river. An interest
lug feature OF the service at the Meth
ODDS, church Sunday morning was the
attendance OF the venerable eN-Chiei
Justice b. J. Peters, now In his 95d
year At his request DR.. Robert Hi
ner sang the "Old Ship OF Zion and
he sang IL "a he never did before ana
~ no one else can sing INT. Ster-
ling Gazette.
During the - years that DR.. G. =
Savage was agent for American Bible
Society he travelled over 525,36s miles
ON trains, In public and private con
veyances aud never received the slight
est injury, though several times in the
midst of severe accidents. In making
3S4 remittances, OF about 100000, two
clerical errors only, occurred, less than
81 in amount. Ia the time l,26S'SS1
copies were distributed. about two
thirds by sale and one-third by dona-
ton. Numoer. of destitute families
supplied, 49,, 953: number of destitute
Individuals supplied, 40,5l2.