The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1909-11-19
HOPkINSVILLE
SCENE OF GREAT MEETlNG-DR
BOYD. OF NASHVILLE, PRlN-
ClPAL SPEAKER.

HopkinsviIe, KY, Nov. 15-One OF
the biggest days in the history of the
Metropolis of Christian County, Ky
was that of yesterday, Sunday, the oc-
casion being the dedication of Ramsey
Hall, a new building of the male and
Female College of which Prof. p T.
Frazier is the president 1t was a re-
ligious, educational day and was
planned by the president, faculty and
members of the school, assisted by the
citizens of Hopkinsville, who are al.
ways eager to do something for the aG-
vancement of the city Several noted
divines as well as distinguished visi-
tors were in the city for this occasion.
Not only did they come from this
state, but from Tennessee as we'll.
Although the weather was inclement
to some degree, it did not in the least
interfere with the attendance to the
several services that had been planned
weeks in advance. The busy day was
begun at the Sunday-school hour. A
special party from Nashville was met
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with carriages. They were driven di-
rect to the Virginia Street Baptist
Church, of which Rev. E. w Williams
y. D., is pastor This was the beginning
of the notable services of the day. Here
Sunday-school was already in progress.
At the close Of the lesson, Prof. j. d.
Crenshaw, of Nashville, Tenn, sup
erintendent of the First Baptist Sun
day-school, was introduced. Prof.
Crenshaw addressed the school con-
fning himself to a discussion of the
lesson. He made an able address
which was well received and heartily
applauded. During Mr.. Crenshaw's
remarks the school was enthusiastic,
his address being punctuated with fire.
quent applause. At the II o'clock
service, held at the old Virginia Street
Baptist Church, Rev. r. H. Boyd, D,
D., was the speaker AS DR.. Boyd had
been programmed for this occasion
his coming was looked for with eager
ness. He took for his text, Rom l.:
16-"For | am not ashamed of the Cos
pei of Christ; for it is the power of
God unto salvation to every one that
believeth; to the Jew first, and also
to the Greek" DR.. Boyd pictured the
apostle Paul. the scholar, the mission
airy, the statesman, the martyr The
life of Christ and his disciples selected
from the ordinary walks of life was
clearly pictured to the audience, thus
the declaration of Paul, as he had
been accused of being follower of
Christ. 1t was happy event and his
sermon was well received. At three
o'clock a big rally was held at
the chapel Of the NJ & F. College.
All the churches and pastors contrib
uted by their presence and with their
finances. The following program was
rendered:
Songs, school; address, Mr.. J. D.
Crenshaw; anthem, school; Scripture
reading, Rev. G. w. Drane; anthem
school, invocation. Rev E. Williams
song. school; dedication sermon, Dr.
r. H. Boyd; anthem, school; Offering;
song, school; dedicatory prayer Rev
p H, Kennedy; song, assembly; dis
missal Dr. r. H. Boyd.
Special music for the day had beer
arranged by Prof Frazier, who is on'
Of The wellknown singers in the Blue
Grass State. Rev. P. H. Kennedy
the general Baptist missionary for thu
state of Kentucky, with headquarters
at Henderson, was also present.
The work of the Misunderstanding
Course, a new department Of the worl
among the Baptists, was explained.