Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1906-08-28
MINISTER'S
ASSOCIATION
Adopts Resolutions Upon the
Close of Dr. Nash's
Passionate.
STRONG TESTIMONIAL.
His Long Service Has Been
of Great Benefit to the
Whole Community.

pulpit of the Baptist church ana
from the pastoral relations in this
community of Rev. Chas. H. Nash,
D. D., the Pastors Association de-
sires to express and record the fol-
lowing sentiments:
First. The town, the county and
all the Western portion of our State
owe vast debt of gratitude to the
providence of God for the continu-
ance of our friend and brother in his
pastorate here during the sixteen
years just past. He has been vari-
ously, constantly and conspicuously
useful. He has shown himself a
master in the difficult and delicate
province of church finance. The
beautiful building in which we are
assembled tonight, the relatively
large gifts to missions, education and
charity, which of late years have
made the Baptist church of Hopkins
vile known throughout its own de-
nomination and not little among
sister communions, the ordered sys-
tenn of the church's local clerical
affairs-these are indisputable evi-
dences tia. he is in a high sense OF
the phrase "a man of business. "
He has exhibited toward us of the
ministry, as we'll as toward many
others here in the city and through
out this section of a beautiful and
ever helpful neighborliness. He has
visited us in sickness and sorrow, he
has counseled us in perplexity, he
has sought to compose misunder-
standings, he has dealt with US all
and always in that large love that
neither blinds nor conceals the truth
of any situation. To not few of Us
he has been the companion of many
choice hours and days that we shall
not willingly forget.
AS a preacher Bro. Nash has many
elements of strength. He is studious,
thoughtful, analytical. He cloves the
Bible-its very words-with an unu-
sual devotion, and has exercised
himself as conn a atively few have
done to give each word its exact and
full force. He has delighted to
preach in the mighty words which
the Holy Spirit teacheth." These
characteristics have made him easily
one of the foremost expositors OF
Scripture in his denomination. His
people here have doubtless prcfted
more than they can know or guess by
his loyal purpose and his conscien-
tious and painstaking habit in re-
spect of his attitude toward the
Bible. 1t has most naturally resulted
that he is bold and courageous in his
preaching. He does not shun to de-
clare the whole counsel of God in so
far as he may know it. For sixteen
years this pulpit has been the un-
flinching friend of everything its in
cumbent believed to be right and the
implacable foe of everything he be
lieved to be wrong. 1t has been no
respecter of persons. It's righteous
ness has been alike unsullied by
malice and unweakened by fear. If
some have questioned the preachers
judgment at times, none who knew
him has questioned the purity of his
purpose. Withal he has been neither
officious nor harsh but uniformly
modest, inclined to shun publicity
and as gentle as woman.
Bro. Nash has been a good citizen,
applying to his own relation to the
community much more vigorously
than to that of others, the principles
of Christian patriotism.
And, again, that gracious, mutual
good understanding which obtains