Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1901-02-05
STIRRING THEM UP.
Church Members at Lafayette
Given Turning Over.
Lafayette, KY, Jan. 29, 1901

| We are glad 10 note tndI o"i
little village is still IN line OF pro-
gress, and her enterprising citizens
are eudeavoring to keep abreast
with the times in improvements and
conveniences. In the last three
years there has been organized a
bank which is doing a good ousi-
ness in a nice building, which has
been erected for thatpurpose. one
of the best -four mills in the state
has been built, with the latest I'M
provements in the way OF machinery,
which is running day and night
turning out as fine -four as any mill
in the state. A telephone line has
been erected, giving us connection
with the rest of the world, and
other improvements OF different
kinds have been made, and now we
are soon to have a telephone ex-
change put in here, which will be a
great convenience and benefit, es'
pecially to the farmers OF this
vicinity, who will have phones put
in their homes. But, while we re-
ioice at these evidences OF pros
perity and advancement, we are
sorry to see tendency to retro
grade in another, and far more inn
portant direction.
| During these past three years
of improvements, one Of the three
churches of the town has been torn
down, with no prospect OF it's being
rebuilt, although the members
thereof are amply able to rebuild if
they we're so disposed, and most Of
1.-THE members of the other two
churches seem to have lost all in
terest in their church or church at
Ifairs. And some of these same
church members are the public
spirited men who are the leaders in
these public enterprises above
mentioned. But they do not have
time to attend Sunday School or
prayer meeting, and very seldom to
attend preaching. The merchant
is kept at the store little later on
Saturday night than usual and he
must sleep later Sunday morning
and can not get ready for the morn
ing services. The doctor has
little business matter which he
wishes to attend to on Saturday, so
be puts off call which is not very
urgent, and when Sunday morning
comes he MUST goto see his patient,
and of course connot be at Sunday
School. And the druggist, we'll,
somebody MIGHT get sick you know
aud need some medicine, so he is
bound to keep his drug store open.
And the liveryman, Sunday is his
BEST day you know and he could
not leave his stable for some one
else to attend to, so it is just out of
the question for him to think OF
Igoing to Sunday School or preach
ing on Sunday morning. And the
farmer, who lives close by, and
whose name is on the church regis
ter, he works so hard during the
week that he is bound to rest on
Sunday. Aud The banker, "he s
married him a wife and he just
can not come And some of these
enterprising church members, who
have plenty time, will not go to
church, because some OF the boys
do not conduct themselves, al
church, just according to their
ideas Of propriety. 1t frets them sc
to see the boys act thus that they
cannot enjoy the sermon, and 81
"They all With one Accord Begar
to Make Excuses.
} We are told that some of thes,
public-spirited church members go
a Jug of red liquor Christmas anC
they, and some of the boys too
caroused nearly all night, dranl
and made merry. But it wai
Christmas, aud Of course it wa
albright. But, when few night
latea, some of THOSE BOYS, in
spirit of fun, piled up few OLE
: boxes or barrels 10 front of a bust
ness house, or fastened IAN ol'
wagon across some ones frontgate
or sang few comic songs and dis
turbed some mans slumbers
SOMEBODY was ready to raise |
howl and cry out Grand Jury"
Il would seem that these enter