The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1914-05-16
ENERGY OF DR.. L. H. BROWN.
Higher Honors Predicted For Jealous
Pastor and Presiding Elder.

Pastor and Presiding Elder.
Louisville. Ky.-One OF the most sue
cessful ministers in the q. NJ. E. de-
nomination IN this city and section Of
the country is the Rec. DR.. L. FL.
Brown, pastor Of the Chestnut Street
@. NJ E. church. He Is a native OF
Elkton. Ky, where he spent his early
life on the farm. He Joined the Color
ed Methodist Episcopal church after
his conversion at Hadensville. this
state. in 1882 and was soon afterward
licensed to preach by the Rev. }. W.
Bell After attending school at Wal
den university for three terms he en-
tered Payne college. Augusta, Ca.
from which he graduated in the class
OF 1891.
He returned to Kentucky and entered
the itinerancy In the fall Of the same
year, and in 1892 he served the Ear
hngton and Crofton circuit one year
and in 1892 was transferred by Bishop
Bebee to the southeast Missouri and
Illinois conference at Mount Vernon,
where he built a beautiful parsonage
and greatly increased the congrega-
ton. In 1895 he was sent to New
Madrid, Mo-, where he remained the
limit Of six years. he built a beauti-
full four room parsonage and also the
first brick church in southeast Nilsson
ri at a cost Of $4,000. In 1901 Bishop
Lane, d. D., appointed him presiding
elder Of the Missouri and Illinois dis
trict, which embraced the entire con-
ference, including four states.
For two years he did efficient work,
buying church lots. building churches
and parsonages aad increasing the
membership of the district In 1908
he was transferred by Bishop Lane to
the Kentucky and Ohio conference and
was stationed nj the old Center Street
church in this city. lie repaired the
church To the extent of Sl.;inU. l:Cr
ing the fourth year of his Passionate in
this charge ne had an opportunity to
buy a magnificent church un Chestnut
street from the NJ T. Church South at
a cost of SlI.:,OO In the five years be
pastOred the church ON Chestnut street
he reduced the debt to S2.TlI and built
up a large and tiOurishing cOngrega-
ton. He pastOred this congregation
for nine consecutive years, breaking
all previous records.
During his pastOrate he raised for all
purposes $4,000. He added 400 mem
bers to the church and preached 100
sermons. No man has done so much
for colOred MethOdism In Louisville as
he. He is regarded by the ministers
and the people OF Louisville as IA great
preacher. For honesty, ability and
morality no minister stands higher in
the estimation Of the white people.
The ministers OF the NJ. Z. church,
south regard him as one Of our best
and ableSt men. He is loved by his
congregation. which shows him many
tokens of esteem.
Commenting on DR.. Browns fitness
for higher hOnors in the church a man
Of wide influence says:
zone Of the ablest men in the e.
NJ. E. church is Rev. L. Fl. Brown, for
many years pastor OF what is now the
Chestnut Street c. NJ. E. church In
Louisville. KY, and more recently pre-
siding elder Of the Louisville district
Of his connection. he is preacher OF
power and scholarship, and as a fnan
cier and administrator has few equals
in the entire galaxy Of gifted men IN
his branch Of the Masters vineyard.
Those on the inside Of the affairs
Of the c. NJ. E. convention will be-
greatly surprised If the general con.
ference. which is to assemble at st
Louis In May. does not elevate DR..
Brown to the bishopric. and there will
be no surprise II he is chosen to that
exalted position. The c. NJ. E. church
places a premium upon commanding
ability. and II 1t chooses DR.. Brown II
will simply vindicate the lofty claims
that its friends have made for it as
an organization Of wisdom and fore
sight A more fitting selection could
not be made"