The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1913-06-17
Report OF Annual Christian
Church Council.

Peters Episcopal Church, OF Paris,
has been in attendance upon the An
nual Council of the Episcopal Church
in the Diocese of Lexington, which
was held in St. Johns Church, Yer
sailles, on Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday. Several members of the
Paris congregation also attended,
among them Mrs Laura Virgins and
Mrs Nellie Highland, who took part
in the meetings of the Woman Auxil-
| larry. There was very large attend
ance of delegates and visitors.
The Council sermon was preached
Tuesday night by the Very Rev. R.
Church Cathedral, Lexington, his sub
ject being, "The Distinctive Contribu-
ton of Our Church to the Religious
Life of the Day The Woodford
Sun thus comments on the sermon
and the preacher: 1.-The fine spirit of
this sermon, it's breadth and clear
ness, commended it no less to those
of other folds than to Episcopalians.
1t was an able sermon by an able
man."
| Wednesday night Margaret College
entertained the clergy, lay delegates,
visitors and members of st. Johns
parish at a delightful dinner, at the
conclusion of which excellent short
addresses were made by Rev. ]. M.
| Maxon, Hon. j. N. Camden, Mr.. A.
| d. Cole, of Maysville, and Rev. j.
Nj. Magruder, of Trinity Church, Gov
/ ington. Bishop Burton was the toast
master. The practical issue of this
dinner and the speeches was the for
nation of an organization under the
enthusiastic leadership of Mr.. J. N.
Camden, which all feel will result in
| a much wider and stronger support
of the College:
! Wednesday morning was largely de-
voted to the elections. The following
were chosen deputies to the General
Convention, which is to meet III New
York next October: Rev. j. M. Maxon
and Mr. J. N. Camden, of Versailles;
! Rev. J. NJ Magruder and Mr.. w ID.
! Spalding, of Covington; Very Rev. Il.
| K Massie and Mr.. John T. Shelby, of
Lexington: Rev. G. H. Harris, of
Paris; and Mr.. A. D. Cole, of Mays.
vile
Among the things done by the
Council perhaps that which is of the
most general interest and significance
is the action which it took in the
cause of eugenics. Dean Massie
offered a resolution which was unan-
imously adopted and which brings
the Episcopal Church in the Diocese
Of Lexington into line with the for
ward movement which this Church
has led in Chicago and in other parts
of the land in respect of this matter.
The resolution iS follows
Resolved, that it is the sense of
the Council of the Diocese of LeXing-
ton that the clergy of this diocese will
be justified in their action, if before
they perform any marriage service
hereafter they require of the man de-
string to be married that he secure
from the family physician of the pro-
posed bride, or from some other rep
utable physician, designated by such
said family physician, certificate to
the effect that the man has no com
municable disease of immoral origin y
The deliberations of the Council
were presided over by the Rt. Rev
L. w. Burton, d. D., and the women's
, meetings by Miss Kate Scudder, of
Covington. Rev. G. II. Harris was
reelected Secretary of the Council
and of the Diocese and also a mem
Der of the Standing Committee.
Rev. Mr.. Maxon and his people had
spared no expense and no effort in
providing the most delightful enter
|, tainment for all the delegates and
visitors The Council was the very
best in the history of the Diocese
and the past year has been one Of
I marked and substantial progress fol
the Episcopal Church in this part Of
Kentucky. Nearly $4,000 of indebt
, edness has been wiped out, new mis-
1 sions have been opened in the
schools started, some of the older anC
. strongest parishes have enlarged
their work and are seeking to adap
, it so as to more efficiently NEE
changed conditions and an able socia
service commission is preparing to co
operate with the various Christian
social workers of this and othe
states in an effort to secure better
. working and living conditions for al
men, women and children.
The silver tea which was givel
Thursday afternoon at the home o
r Mrs. Wade H. Whitley, on Vim,
street, for the benefit of the Babies
Health League, was one of the pref
|. test social events of the summer sea
son. 1t was in the nature of a law
party, the lovely lawn of the home
f which is one of the most attractive il
J.. the city, being we'll adapted to sucl
an event. Baskets and bowls of tn
!: Dorothy Perkins and crimson ramble
roses lent an additional charm to tn
j. beauty of the broad veranda an
were used to decorate the refreshmen
tables. Mrs. w. B. Ardery receive
the money and presided over the regis
- ter in which the guests wrote thei
names, while Mrs. Lewis Taylo
served iced tea and Mrs. F. l.. Lapsle
poured coffee, at beautifully appointe
tables. Mrs. Withers Davis and othe
members of the league passed daint
sandwiches. Altogether it was d.
lightful gathering of ladies and intel
est in the good work being done fo
the babies was greatly stimulated.