Semi-weekly interior journal., 1899-05-16
CHURCHES AND PREACHERS,

The Cumberland Presbyterian gen.
eral assembly will meet at Denver
Thursday.
Ed. Iack Sweeney's meeting at Par.
IL, closed with 62 additions 10 the Chris
tian church.
The Nortons, Of Louisville. have
given In all s220,OOO 10 the Southern
Baptist Seminary at Louisville.
Rev. a. J. Pike. OF Brodhead, has
been given the pa-torate Of prosper.
Gus church at Haysville, Marion coun.
ty.
During the II years Of the Baptist
Women's Missionary Unions history IL
has raised for all mission purposes the
noble amount of sj32 .97l96
Rev. j. II. Dew has closed his meet.
ing at Owenton with II additions. In
his general work he has averaged two
sermons a day for II months.
The sind annual meeting Of the gem
eral association of Keutucny Baptists
will he held WITH the Baptist church at
Mt. Sterling from June IL to 20
Rev. I. T. Martins meeting a, the
Baptist church, Harrodsburg, closed
with 81 additions by confession and one
by letter. The converts will be bap.
tiled by moonlight in Salt River
tonight.
Rev. c. Il. Strouse. Of Virginia, a
most successful revivalist aud editor OF
tine Religious Review OF Reviews"
published Ia New York. will begin a
meeting at the Methodist church,
Harrodsburg, on the Goth.
DIR. j. y. Greene, OF Missouri. has
been chosen unanimously by the trus-
tees OF the Southern Baptist Theologi-
cal Seminary, To succeed DR.. Whitsitt,
both ~ president aud professor OF
church history, which Is said 10 be a
Whitsitt victory.
The SD annual meeting OF the Amer
lean Bible Society was held at New
York; receipts, 800. 267; legacies, sl76,.
67l; total, s370,0si: disbursements, $780,
go; balance March 81, s3,535. The to-
tai issues for the year amount to 1885,
So coDies, more than half OF which,
'l9,o22, were distributed in other lands.
The secretary OF the Baptist Sunday
School board reports that the total
income for the past year from all
sources was So, 1890, a sum larger
than for any other preceding year.
During the II months IL AS Bibles and
Testaments were sent out for free dis
tribution at cost OF 81, 3,32i.l7 Cash on
hand after all disbursements, ss65.s0.
Col. Slaughter, the cattle king Of
Texas. is delegate TO the Baptist
convention. He owns the cattle upon
100000 acres OF pasture lands; aud,
more still, he owns most OF the land on
which these cattle Craze. Incidentally
he also leases and controls $4,000 acres
Of pasturage on which he has herd Of
10000 high grade cattle.
After being president OF the South
ern Baptist Convention for u dozen
years, Judge Haralson, OF the supreme
court Of Alabama, declined re e-election,
and ex-Gov. W. J. Northcn, OF
Georgia, was unanimously chosen to
succeed him, after Gov. J. L. Eagle, OF
Arkansas, had asked that his name be
withdrawn. Lansing Burrows, ID. D.,
and o. +. Gregory, ID. d., the secretar-
les. were unanimously re elected.
The Whitsitt controversy has been
settled at last by the trustees OF the
Southern Theological Seminary accept
ing the resignation OF the doctor as
president of the institution. He was
In addition fired as member OF the
faculty. DIR. Whitsitt had been presi
dent of the seminary since the death OF
DR.. Broadus In 1895. The casus belli
was the statement of DR.. Whitsitt that
history said that the Baptists sprinkled
prior to l6ll. The war has been on
year or two and the result is decided
victory for DIR. Eaton and the Western
Recorder.
Program of Lincoln County Christian
Cooperation to held at Goshen church,
May 20:
10 A. NJ, Devotional Exercises.
1915, Address, DR.. w. NJ. Doores.
l0;i0, Address, Joseph Hagau.
IL, Helpful Suggestions.
IL to l, Dinner.
lP. NJ, Devotional Exercises.
l:l5, Address, James l.. Allen.
las, Business.
2:l5, Address, David Hannah.
2:i0. Short Talks.
3, Adjournment.
Public cordially invited.
L. w. CARTER, Chm'n.
The book committee OF the Methodist
Episcopal Church, South, made a re-
port defending the course OF the church
In the matter Of the collection OF the
war claim against the government.
The 100000 fee paid Maj, Stahlman is
held TO be not excessive. All the same,