The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-06-20
CENTENNIAL CLOSES
At the First Presbyterian Church Last
Night After Three Days Of Celebra.
tiOn-Dr. w. c. Condit Of Ash
Land and the Rev. Horace
Wilson Of Lansing,
Mich, Speakers


Land and the Rev. Horace
Wilson Of Lansing,
Mich, Speakers.
The last service of the Centennial
Celebration was very fine one. The
attendance was large Notwithstanding
the storm that threatened-an evi-
dence Of the general interest in the
speakers and the occasion. DR.. Condit
opened by a presentation Of the true
grandeur of church, the saving and
training of men by the presence OF
God dwelling in the church. He told
of his intimate knowledge Of the Mays
vile church since his childhood. His
father, the honored Rev. John H. Con-
dit of Washington had been a class
mate Of DR.. Grundy at Princeton. He
had come to this section six months
before DR.. Grundy and for years their
lives had been side by side and very
intimate. They had known as house,
hold talk of DR.. Grundy's trials and
struggles growing out Of his cour-
ageous nature which was always chal-
lengiig evil somewhere. He remem-
bered their often slipping down Sun
day evening when they had no SER
vice to attend the Maysville church.
DR.. McClung too, who succeeded he
remembered vividly. He described the
Temperance of DR.. McClung in
Presbytery to ask reordination. The
moderator had asked him to tell. Of the
years when he had been in darkness
Of doubt and retired from the ministry
As the impressive face and figure OF
DR.. McClung stood before them and he
gave his account there was not dry
eye in the room. He said that In all
his darkness he had never failed to
pray at night-not being able to get
away from the habit his mother
taught him. DR.. Condit's closing
words were very fine and the impress
sion made very great.
DR.. Anderson, former pastor Of this
church said that three years ago he
had retired from forty years minis
try supposing the church would have
no further need Of his grey hairs, but
that his present charge in Topeka had
been pressed upon him and he was
having delightful work. With the
privileged familiarity of the circum.
stances surrounding him he told of his
wife and her. continued usefulness ir
the work. Mrs. Anderson was always
beloved and admired in this church
and there was general response to hi.
tribute to her. Called out by the pas
tor he told how every one of his five
living children is now In charge O
large, sometimes vast business enter
prises or married to prominent ant
useful men-a proof of the estimate
and training Of the minister's children
Speaking of his work he was carriet
on to tell Ct the great wealth of Kan
sas, and the splendid prosperity tina
had came to 1t as a dry state. Closin,
he thanked God for what improvement
he saw in Maysville and urged that sh
keep the evil of alcohol out of he
business. He said he had met score
of Kentuckians in Kansas who ha,
removed their familities to avoid tn
temptations Of liquor. In the total thi
had been tremendous loss to Ken
lucky. DR.. Alderson's bow still abide
in strength and his beautiful voice de
lights his hearers as Of old.
The pastor introduced DR.. Horac
Wilson as our very own one who ha
been born and reared in this church
DR.. Wilson responded in a beautiful
address on "Our debt to the Mothe
Church" He said he owed 1t to thi
dear old church, of which his honore
fathers family was a part, for protec
tion from the destruction which ha
overtaken so many Maysville boys. H
told Of his fine work in Lansing, Mich
with Judges of the Court of Appeal
and the Governor of the state sittin
in his congregation. Recurring to hi
Maysville memories he described tn
scene when the veteran father Of tn
pastor, Mr.. James Barbour, had urge
the church to decorate the beautifl
auditorium in which they were the
sitting, and how tastefully 1t had bee
, done everybody kntw.
DR.. Wilson said he did not think th
Maysville people appreciated this gre,
church, judging by the way some seen
ed to be firing Of its services. He sal
that his people had just built a ne
church, but that whenever the May
vile people were willing to trade
would like to exchange and put tn
! handsome structure on their own 10
DR.. Wilson with earnestness and y,
with a becoming delicacy urged Il
church not TO be satisfied with the pa
but to fall into the new methods ar
work Of this generation. He repea
. ed the testimony of one of their mo
distinguished judges to the power
/ the Bible in forming character.
said he had thought Of this when hea
ing Judge Cochran's clear presentatiC
of the true function of a church
make character, and that everywhel
the Mems Bible Glasses are the meal
by which the church was beir
aroused and made a power again.
DR.. Wilson's beautiful resonant vol,
and graceful easy poses and gestur,
together with his fine thought ar
earnest, at times eloquent mann,