The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1905-12-04
THREE SERVICES
AT BAPTIST CHURCH
Revival Accusing Very Much
Interest.
Rev. j. w. Blackard Preached His
First Sermon at the Broadway
Methodist Church.
NEWS OF OTHER CHURCHES.

Rev. J. w Blackard, ID. D., presid-
ing elder OF the Paducah district.
preached at the Broadway Methodist
church yesterday morning and was
greeted by a large and interested
congregation 1t was DIR. BACKYARD
first service in Paducah and he made
most favorable impression. His
sermon on Faith" was especially
strong and inspiring and deeply inn
pressed the hearers. DR.. BACKYARD is
one of the foremost ministers of the
Memphis conference and in him the
Paducah district will have an able
leader.
Miss Alice Waters. OF Murray, who
for some years has been a missionary
IN China. spoke last night at this
church on THE Conditions and
Needs Of the Work in China" Miss
Waters is pleasant and interesting
speaker and presented the cause with
force aud earnestness. She will re-
main through the week and assist the
missionary societies OF this church
in the services OF the Week of
Prayer" which will be held each az
ternoon at $3.50 O'Clock
Miss Waters is the guest of her
cousin. Mrs. James Lane. on South
Tenth street and has visited Padu-
cab before.
The services held yesterday at the
FIRST Baptist church were marked BY
the deepest interest and enthusiasm
Rev. G.. c. Gates. of Louisville, who
is in charge of the revival services.
preached in the morning. afternoon
and night. and the sermons were OF
orce and power The church was
crowded at each hour. There were
II additions to the church in the
morning, 10 in the afternoon and ii
al night. asd there have been a num-,
Der Of professions.
The services will be continued |
through this week and Il is expected !
that the interest will be greater thar
at any time vet @b
Rev W TT IPinkerton filled tht |
pulpit at the First Christian churcl, |
yesterday after an absence OF kix
weeks spent in Cdncinnaii antblWest-
ern Pennsylvania in eyspgelistic
work. ,
Mr.. Pinkerton preaehed yes3srday |
morning ON the hs1ietr pkenic9 vi ~Ths |
Twentieth Ceirttry ReviJRl sol Ifbthe
meetings held BY Or Pinkertoh there
were 400 additions to the clnfrcheg in
Cincinnati and 1900 conversions Rnd
additions inCPennsylvania, e el,y
Elaborate special music was rep
dered yesterday at this church under
the direction OF Prof Harry Gilbert
Miss Aline Bagby played a violin OBJ
ligato at the morning service and Mr.
A, w Smith. Of Louisville, rendered
4 violin solo in the evening.
Rev Robert Hopkins. OF Louisville
state evangelist OF Kentucky. Sunday
School association OF Christian
churches. held services here yester-
day at the Tenth street Christian
church in the interest of his work. A
conference Of Sunday School worker.
was held in the afternoon and he dc
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Mr.. Hopkins is a very successful
worker and interesting speaker He
5 the guest of Rev b. w. Bass. Of
Clark and Ninth streets.
Evangelist G w Hill, OF Louis
vile, preached Sunday morning and
evening at the Second Baptist church
Mr.. Hill is assisting in the series OF
evival services now in progress at
he First Baptist church
No services were held yesterday at
he First Presbyterian church on ac-
cunt of work being done in the
hurch 1t is hoped to have the
hurch opened by next Sunday.
Messrs Pierson Lockwood and C
:, Needham were installed as Off
rrs OF the church last night at the