The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1900-06-26
SIXTY THIRD ANNIVERSARY
Of Kentucky Bapiists in Session
at greensboro.
MINISTER'S MEETING.

MINISTER'S MEETING.
In attendance at this meeting
= IRE Revs. w. j. Bolin, A. S. Leon
IN, R. A. Thomson, and Messrs.
". r. Nunnelley, j. w. Hedden,
Prof. c. A. Ogg and Miss Matte
Donnohue. The meeting was held
in the Third Baptist Church, a
modern temple of beauty and con-
venience, with seating capacity of
2500. While this church is the
youngest in the city, it has mem
hership numbering about 1900, and
an exponent for temperance and
Night living among all sister
churches. Greensboro is fine
Sbusiness town, GA the banks OF. the
Ohio. Our home was with the
family of Roy Miller, whose hos
pitality was without limit and was
appreciated.
The ministers meeting was pre-
tded over by the venerable Rev. j.
s. Coleman, and the papers read
and subjects discussed were con
veyances of thought, ability and
earnestness. Rev. j. A. Bivins,
Oneida, KY, read a paper descrip-
tive of the people of his section,
showing their general trend and
needs. Another paper read was by
Rev. w. j. Bolin, on the Two Cow
enants," Gal. A: "a. This was re-
garded as one of the most concise
and able papers before the meeting
The Association was presided
J over by Rev. w. H. Felix, of Fay
cite county; Secretaries, Rev. j..
X. Nunnelley and j. G. Bow. Del
egaJes and visitors numbered about
four hundred.
STATE WORK.
The aggregate for the past TWEEN
ty years is nearly 100000.
The missionaries baptized during
this time nearly $4,000, and by re-
lation about the same number were
added. For church building these
missionaries raised about $2SS, 1000,
and the workers on the field 1900.
I During the past year $4,000 was
: secured for the various missionary
D objects. There are now in Ken
lucky about 10000 white Baptists
and $4,000 colored.
Rev. j. G. Bow, of Pembroke,
was selected to succeed DR.. War
der as Corresponding Secretary of
the State Executive Board. In
this election all of the former fac
tions in the Baptist church were
buried, and both sides are again
one, and stand pledged for more
aggressive work along all lines.
The temperance cause was given
its usual time before the body and
a resolution was passed which vir-
tually pledges all Baptists to vote
for another than VIM. Mckinley in
November next, because of his fail
ura to recognize their claims in re-
gard to the army canteen. Presid-
emit Mckinley is severely criticised,
not only by the Baptists, but by
| his own denomination-the Metho-
dist-and all other leading Christ
ian organizations. His failure to
recognize their claims is cause for
existent antagonistic feeling of the
churches.
y On the subject of Education
great enthusiasm and enterprise
was manifested. Prof. c. A. Ogg
captured the association in con-
! else, forceful speech in the interest
of Barbourville Baptist College.
This body will meet with the
church at Murray in 1901.
The Woman's Missionary Socie-
ty was one of the leading features.
Miss Matte Donnohue read an in
teresting paper on the publications
of the Sunday School Board. This
organization has become benef-
cial auxiliary to Kentucky Bap
lists and is growing in strength
with each year.
This was one of the most inter
esting meetings in the history of
the Association.