The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-10-04
College Column
ENCOURAGING MESSAGE FROM
owsLEY, PERRY AND LESLIE
COUNTIES


COUNTIES
Observations in 0wsley, Perry and
Leslie counties show that real prog
ress is being made in a political So
cial and religious way. One can al
so see that this progress is in a
large measure due to the students OF
Berea College and the school al
Buckhorn in Perry County.
In Owsley County, Isaac Hacker
is leading the young people ina very
commendable way at Scoville
Ridge. AT Bonneville, the county
seat OF Owsley County, Professor
Adams, principal of the school, and
Rev. Watson, pastor Of the Presby-
terrain Church. are advancing new
and lasting ideas both educational
and religious. Their cooperation, to-
gether with the County Superinten-
dent will break down some of the
barriers Of progress and eventually
start old Owsley on a new road To
more rapid and permanent develop
ment.
In Perry County, new community
work is being started by the Rev
+. f. Gabbard. o Berea College and
Buckhorn student. He is now erect
ing a splendid commodious dwelling
and a large building for school pur-
poses at Bolingtown. miles above
Buckhorn on the Middle Fork Of
the Kentucky River. He has twenty
acres of land for an experiment
farm and garden, and campus. He
is not only principal Of this school
but will have PASTORAL charges and
Sunday Schools at Elkhorn in Les
lie County and at Cow Creek in
Owsley County.
The Rev. and Mrs. w. B. Byers are
pushing a great and permanent
work, educational and religious, at
Hyden in Leslie County. The Rev.
MIR. Byres is pastor of the Presby-
terrain Church at Hyden and con-
ducts services at Wooton where
Misses McCOrd and Rowlee are es-
tablishing settlement school. !
have already travelled POO miles on
horseback. visited forty-seven
homes. twenty-one schools and
seventeen public meet
ings, giving sixteen addresses. The
largest Sunday School visited any
where was organized by E. E. Cab
bard at Bolingtown. The largest
public meeting was an all day agri-
cultural gathering at Wooton In
Leslie County, where four State Uni
versity men and one State canning
demonstrators spoke. The largest
teachers association attended was
at Cow Creek in Owsley County.
Have been attending a series Of re-
vival services at Cow Creek and In
dian Greek in 0wsley, conducted by
the Rev. H. S. Murdoch and the Rev.
E. E. Gabbard. There have already
been thirty-eight converts and many
more young people are greatly in
terested.
| spent two days at Gays Greek
in Perry County attending an old
fashioned Baptist association where
many loyal and faithful brethren
had gathered to talk over the affairs
of the Kingdom and meet together
in Christian fellowship. All public
men were invited to speak and many
earnest and helpful addresses were
made. Had some Of the ignorant,
immoral so-called preachers been
kept off the platform a much better
would have been made
on those who attended the associa-
ton. We trust that the time will
soon come when people will refuse
to listen TO men who do not practice
in their lives the Gospel they
preach.
/ have introduced the work Of Be-
rea College to hundreds of young
people, many who will be in Berea
this winter term. Occasionally !
find a boy or girl who after receiv-
ing a word of encouragement are
ready to start. Uncle Sam is call