Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1914-11-24

all classes and conditions Of his peo-
pie.
Nor has he failed in his relations
to the community in which he had
lived. Keenly alive to all that helps
good citizen.hip he has been in
the forefront of every battle that
has been fought for education, NOR
atty and temperance.
With rare courage and fidelity in
its heroic fight for life, he stood by
Mclean College, giving ungrudging-
ly of his time and money, to avert
what now seems the inevitable fate,
which threatens all small unendowed
institutions Of learning. With large
endowments enabling them to offer
almost free tuition and other facili-
ties, the large universities and col
leges and we'll managed high schools
with absolutely free tuition, have
for years so handicapped the small
colleges without endowments, as to
make it only question of time to
quit; more's the pity, for the small
college through the years of our
history has been great factor in
our development.
Judged by the standard which
the world accepts as a rule, we can
congratulate Bro. Smith on his min
istry of IS years. Results: He found
a congregation of 800 people, men,
women and children. There has
been an increase of $40 members,
losses by death and otherwise in Is
years 635, leaving a membership
Oct. l, 1914, of ], 006. There has been
expended during that time:
For current expenses. 4. .$51, 1858
For improvements of the church
house. ........... 27,276.2l
For Parsonage. ... -. 3,360.18
For mission, education and
charity. .......... az, 709.85
Total ...,......... SIPS, lOl.95
Or nearly an average of 81, 900 per
annum. 1t goes without saying that
the skillful and devoted pilot at the
helm, should have the share of credit
for this showing, that we all know
belongs to him.
| would be derelict in my duty if
| did not say something in recogni-
ton and appreciation of the work
that Sister Smith has wrought as the
heipmate of Bro. Smith in his minis
try here. She has with CONSPICUOUS
fidelity and ability. seconded all his
efforts to advance the cause of Christ
through all these years. Modest,
discreet and cultured, she has set
fine example to our women of what
a minister's wife should be, in the
moral, social and religious life of
the church and community. Her
tact and good sense, and fine wo-
manly qualities of mind and heart,
have commended her to the highest
respect and affection of all who know
her in the church and community.
| do not hesitate to say, that no in
considerable part of the success
which Bro. Smith has achieved, is
due to her help in all those ways
that a good woman knows how to
make her work effective. In part
ing with the Smith family we could
not, nor would not, forget dear
Christy, who has grown from baby
hood to promising young manhood.
in our midst. Respectful to his eld-
ers, clever and obbging, we all love
him, and expect and pray for bright
future of usefulness for him. We
wish for him a career that will add
lustre to the Smith escutcheon and
will follow with pride that career if
he carries standard with Excel
sior" emblazoned on it's folds.
Though with heavy. sad hearts we
say goodbye to the dear family we
have loved and cherished. through so
many years, yet with pride as we'll
as affection, we send them to their
new home, without a doubt but
that the same high ideals, the same
qualities. the same world embracing
love that have knit them to us with
"hooks of Steel" will at once give
them entrance to the big, warm
hospitable, Southern heart. of the
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