The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1899-08-23
GOV. Ed BROWN WRITES UP TnE cOHvEN
TON OF THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH At
SHEiBYViLLe.

/ ShEtbItilLE.
The f1fty-ninth annual convention of
she Christian Missionary Band of Ken
lucky, and the sixieeth annual CONVEX
ton OF the Kentucky G. w. b. NJ. were
held in the beautiful little town of
Shelbyville August 7-lO inclusive. This,
like all the preceding conventions was
very interesting and INSTRUCTIVE and
was great success IN every way
Monday and Tuesday nights were given
to the WOman's Missionary organiza-
tions and some excellent speeches were
made. One lady made an elaborate talk
upon our possessions of Hawaii, showing
the island where it idOlatrous and the
progress of the christianity among
those once benighted people. Miss Nc
Cookie from Eminence made a short,
but sweet address, entitled Our Mis-
sionaries. DIR. Niva Stevens, mission
airy to the kingdom of the rising sun,
Japan, gave very interesting talk. 1t
will be remembered that muel. has
been said all along in the Christian
Guide about Miss Stevens and her
work in Japan. She is from this State.
Wednesday morning the regular con-
vention opened with prayer by Howard
Y. Cree. An address of welcome was
made by the Rev. Hugh Mcclellan,
minister of the ShelbyvIlle Christian
church, and was responded TO by Rev.
w. r. Lloyd, OF this city. His address
was a powerful plea for home missions.
Mr.. Elliott, who is secretary, handed
in an excellent report of the State
Board. Rev. Coils, of the Broadway
Christian church at Lexington, made
an interesting talk, the subject Of
which was the Orphans Home at Louis
vile. He showed how God-like it
would be to provide for the fatherless
and motherless out of the wealth with
which the Almighty One has blessed
us. P. II. Duncan, pastor of the Lud-
lew Christian church, talked on "Our
Sunday Schools Greatest Need" Rev.
Sweeney pastor of the Christian church
in Paris, made an able address, entitled,
"Our Plea and Missions" 1t will be
remembered that he was nominated at
the Republican convention at LeXing-
ton, for a State office. Prof. John G.
Fee, that grand old man from Berea,
our county, made a short, but pointed
address on the needs of the cOlored peo-
pie of central Kentucky, the first was
to take under the control and super
vision of the church. The independent
school organization at Camp Nelson,
Jessamine county, the motion was sec
onded by Brother Dejarnett, from
Nicholasville, who spoke favorably in
regard the good qualities of the colored
servents from that section. The motion
carried without a Dissenting voice.
Several persons present, well-knOwu il
this city, who were not on the program,
were Rev Darsie, of Frankfort, it will
be remembered that he held very
successful protracted meeting in the
Christian church, this city, few years
since. Rev. HeaIeY, from Cynthiana who
delivered the magnificent address al
Miss Lloyd's commencement exercises.
Rev. Burnett Pinkerton, of Lincoln
county, who taught male school in
this city, the writer being one of his
pupils afterwards was pastor of the
Christian church for several years and
principal OF Madison Female Institute
for quite a while. Rev. Wharton, mis-
siOnary from India made a powerful
plea for the dying heathens of that
land. He spoke Of the dreadfuffamine
in that country and the untold suffer
ing of millions of the people. He spoke
of the twenty-five millions of widows
of that land, and Of the great desire of
the people TO learn the English Ian.
guage as they think. it is the language
OF the greatest people or race upon
the face of the earth and held large
convention with delegates of natives
FROM ali over India, of over FIVE thOus
and who could speak English fiuently.
He said this was sign that was break
ing over that dark land. One feature
that helped to make the convention a
success was the part the churches in
the country took in making the conven-
ton success. They took day each
and supplied the delegates with sump-
tuous dinners at the City Hall which
we all enjoyed to the fullest. Four young
ladies waited very politely, Miss Lizzie
Logan, Miss Frances Brown. Miss Net