The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1917-05-29
WITH THE CHURCHES

| In the last 100 years more thar
100000 Bibles have been 6istri.
buted in Norway.
Rev. J. A. Trostle, of Salvisa, has
accepted a call to the pastorate of
the Presbyterian church at Nicholas
vile. Rev. j. j. Rice, who has had
charge of that church for four years,
has accepted call to the Paris
church.
Rev. L. H. Reynolds, aged 80, is
dead in Clark county. He was active
ly engaged in the ministry of the
Christian church for 81 years, hav-
ing retired six years ago. Thousands
of souls were won to Christ by his
preaching.
The third quarterly meeting will
be held at the Methodist church by
presiding elder, Rev. C. H. Greer
next Saturday and Sunday. The quar-
terly conference will convene Satur-
day afternoon at 3 o'clock. All Off
GERS of the church are urged to be
present.
Twenty-Five women, five of whom
were wives of Baptist ministers, who
have announced their intention of de-
voting their lives to missionary work
were given diplomas last night at
the tenth annual commencement of
the Baptist Women's Missionary Un-
ion Training School, Louisville.
DR.. M. d. Early, Mrs. Early, Mes
danes j. S. Rice and j. d. Wearen
ication of the Baptist church at
Mitchellsburg Sunday afternoon. DR..
W. d. Powell, of Louisville, preached
the dedicatory sermon and DR.. Early
took part in the exercises of the in
teresting occasion. The church debt
of about 500 was raised in a short
while, those helping in the good
cause giving cash or checks instead
of promissOry notes, as is usually the
case. 1t was decided at the meeting
of the Baptist association here last
August that church would be built
at Mitchellsburg and no time has
been lost in doing so.
Ed. j. G. Livingston, accompanied
by Albert Scott and Harry West, at
tended the dedicatory services of
Providence church, between Nicho-
lasville and Lexington, Sunday, Rev.
C. w. Cauble preached the sermon,
which was an excellent one, and Rev.
Mark Coils and other distinguished
divines took part in the services.
Fully 1000 people were present, Ed.
Livingston saws, and the day was
very delightfully."- spent. There was an
of dinner on the grounds
and hospitality had full sway. The
church, a description of which APP
pears elsewhere, is the most complete
country church to be found, was
built at cost of over S25 COO. 3d.
900 of the amount was raised Sun
day morning and $1,000 was expect
ed Sunday night, which would WIPE
cut the debt. at was n glorious day
ord one that / shall re .er forget"
said Ed. Livingston, as he told the
| ]. about tn, wei cpenL day
The Providence Christian church,
recently erected at cost of $685.
900, midway between Lexington and
was dedicated Sunday. |
The church was originally Baptist,
but was converted to the faith of the |
Disciples of Christ as taught by |
Alexander Campbell and other pio-
neers of that doctrine. Among the |
the able preachers who have filled its |
pulpits were Moses E. Lard. l. B.
Grubbs, B. c. Deweese and j. W. Nc
Garvey. The present pastor is Prof.
H. L. Calhoun, of the Pennsylvania. |
The church has $50 members and is |
said to be the most modern and per-
'ectly equipped rural church in the
United States. 1t has two furnaces
md an electric light plant. Besides
he large auditorium it contains sew
,nteen Sunday school rooms, two
,arlors, kitchen and nursery. 1t
las running water and electric fans.
complete program of education in
Ill the lines of church activity and
service is maintained. The Rev. c.
W. Cauble, State Evangelist of In
Llama, delivered the dedicatory ser
non.