The Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 191?-19??, 1919-06-07
BAPTIST
CENTENNIAL
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years occupied by Major FerrelPI
academy. For a long time there wa!
only a roof and brick walls, with nj
floors, no doors or windows. TIL,
question of paying for the building
was solved by voting tax levi Of
z51A cents on each hundred dollars
worth of property of each member
obtained from public records. Mr.
Tandy detailed many of the quaint
and curious practices of the early
church, especially in relation to the
slaves who were members.
The first pastor did not remain
very long in charge of the flock. APP
parently there was not complete har-
mony, for a resolution was adopted
that the pastor be chosen annually
Cor as much oftener as the opinion
of the church or her pastor taht un-
ion does not mutually promote their
spiritual interests" Elder Payne re-
signed at the next meeting.
The church met for the first time
at the meeting house" for business
on October 7, 1920, with the cele-
brated Elder Reuben Ross presiding
and Elder William Tandy was elected
pastor. Rev. Mr.. Tandy was born in !
Virginia in 1878 and died in Chris
tian county in 1888. He was a sol
der in the war of 1912 and was or
dained to preach in 1916. In Per
rims history he is mentioned as great
ly beloved by his Hopkinsville congre
cation, and, being able to live with
out compensation, he continually re-
fused to accept any pay for his SER
vices. A writer says of him: "He
was man of vigorous intellect,
sound judgment and affectionate
heart and remarkable for his know.
ledge of church discipline"
at is impracticable and impossi-
ble," said Mr.. Tandy in conclusion,
ITO give the full history of this
church in one night. The records
show that there was not a pastorate
which was not replete with material
of unbounded interest. Elder Will
liam Tandy, to make the merest cpl
tome, was succeeded by Rev. William
c. Warfield on Nov. 6, 1928, whose
successful pastorate continued until
his untimely death in 1927 He died
before he was forty years of age and
sufficient facts of his life are obtain
able to show that he was a most bril-
liant man. After him came the god
ly Robert Rutherford, sturdy Scotch
bachelor, from 1927 to 1888. He
was followed by the renowned Dr.
James M. Pendleton, from 1888 to
1886, who stands not only among the
first early preachers of our church,
but is well known as one of the great
est leaders and theological writers of
the denomination Then comes the
Rev. Robert Anderson from 1889 to
December 1841. We now reach the r.,
border of facts where the memory a.
Of men runneth not to the contrary ~
not the first passionate of that cele- f.
brated man, Mr.. T. G. Keen, Dec.
l841, TO 1845, nor those not less so W
1ivines, constituting with him won ell
ierful triumvirate, namely DR.. Sam W
iel Baker, 1848 to 1850; Dr. A. D. W
Sears, 1850 to 1864-but the second "
pastor of DR.. Keen from 1880 to y,
March 2, 1884, either remembered Of
,y all or often heard of; DR.. j. N.
orestridge, May 18, 1884 to June, wi
-SS9, that brilliant young man, DR.. tn
ohm o. Rust, who was regularly or VII
Iained and served as pastor during CT
he summer until the last of Septem- lit
'er following; Charles Harris Nash,
}. D., April l, 1890 to 1906; Willard nj
|. Jenkins, D. D., 1906 to 1908; DIR. le'
;. NJ. Thompson, June 1916 to 1918; 80
)r. Leonard W. Doolan, Feb 6, ~,
BAG to date which this chronicler -;
annot yet affix, but which he is trust Fl,
lg will be providentially postponed, be
ut off and deferred to some distant VIC
ay, and to which this assemblage an
'ould say, l dare say, $50 say we int
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