The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1910-12-16

The first Deacons were Nicholas Tai
bott, George Bryan and " m. S. ,rvan.
and Willis Young first stated clerk.
From this time to December. 1882.
the number that had united Wi. h tue
church was 302 whites and 153 culored.
note of whom are now living
On April Is, 1918, George Byan. VIM.
S. Bryan, James Pritchett md joel
Prewitr, were appointed commits. oners
to build a meeting house f.. the
members aud obtained large lot at
the intersection of the Winchester turr-
pike-road with Pleasant street 4 ,tth
and Pleasantly, which was finished in
March, 1922
Elder Vardeman continued pastor of
the church firm it's organization to
1926, preaching one SATURDAY. and SIN
day in each month; the church was also
supplied with preaching during that time
by Elders John Holiday, Mason Owings.
James ID. Black, A. c. Curry, G. Gates,
and others.
A revival commenced in the winter
of 1928, under the preaching of Elder
Vardeman and others, when 135 whites
and 46 colored persons were received
into the church.
In 1889, Elder Vardeman moved to
Rails county, Mo-, where he continued
to preach until about week before his
death, which occurred in May, 1912,
aged 81 years, having been in the minis
try since 1901.
The Deacons up to this time, in adj
dltlon to those first named, were Jafab
Wheat and Joseph Stephens; Clerks,
Willis Young and Henry Croxton
With 1882 commenced the reforma-
ton which caused division in the
church, and an act of separation from
those claiming to be reformels, was
adopted in December of that year
In January, 1888, the church was re
organized with about As white mem
bers, which increased TO SIP to January,
1876.
From the time Of reorganization to
the present, the church has had pastors,
as follows:
William Vaughn;
1S37-A. Goodell;
1888 g. C Sedwich;
1S39-R. T. billiard;
1S42-J. W. Kenney;
l844--J. r Davis;
1876. g. Goss;
1847 w. M. Pratt;
1848-T j. DraIe;
1S49-E Dow Tsbell;
1878. L. Helm;
ISL M. Frost; Supply;
]853-Y. r. Pitts;
1854-J. H. Yeaman;
,S55-J. B. Link;
1857, the colOred members of the
church were organized into a separate
church, under the name of the African
Baptist Church, by Elder J. q. Link
and others, and have kept up their
own organization ever since, and have
been prosperous, having built a large
and comfortable brick church on
Eighth street.
1858 = Elder George Warden was
chosen pastor, and served to nj ay, 1870.
lo65-the congregation determin-
ed to remove their house of worship
from the old location and rebuild in a
more central position; sold the old build
ing and lot and purchased lot on the
corner of Locust (Sixth) and Main
streets, upon which the second
building was erected, in 1878.
1S7O-Elder John Kingdom was,
chosen pastor.
1872-C. S. McCloud.
lS73-A. Myers Supplied the church
with preaching, and occasionally Elder
Salin, the converted Jew
1874 AN. White, September, 1874,
to April, 1876.
1875. F. Taylor, March, '7S to
February, 1882
1882 j. A. French, November, 1882,
to June, 1885
1887 R. James. November, 1887,
pastor only two weeks; died Nov. %,
1887, as result of accidental injuries
received by jumping from buggy in a
runaway, near Paris.
1888 E. T. Alderman, August, 1888,
20 1889.
1S9O-H. F. Daniel, July, 1890, to
1881.
1S91-A. J. Ramsey. August, 1891, to
March, 1896.
1Ss6-F. w. Eberhardt, May, 1896, to
August, 1900.
1901 to 1908
1905 C. W: Clarke, June, 1905, to
September, 1910.