The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1919-10-22
Russell Creek Association has
demonstrating session.

week was record breaker. At the
very outset the body dispensed with
the reading of the letters, which has
always been a tiresome, and tedious
task, by appointing committee to d.
gest them and report back at some fu-
ture hour. The rules were then sus
pended and one ballot was cast re-
elesting the old officers to preside at
this session. Reports were all read,
and discussed under one general head.
The Introductory sermon was preach
ed by L. c. Kelly, pastor of the Camp
bellsville church. The doctrinal Ser
mon by Rev W. W. Horner, of Green's
burg. Rev. ]. W. Beagle, one of the
State eVangelists spoke in behalf of
the Baptist, s75,O0O,O0O campaign.
The whole afternoon of the first day
was taken up with the campaign. 1t
was one of the great hours in the his
tory of the Association when the rep
resentatives of the churches agreed to
try to raise the amounts asked them
by the Executive Board. CampbellS.
Vile agreed to raise $50 900; Green's
burg, $40. 600; Columbia, $4,000; Mt.
GiIead, $1,000: Friendship, $1,000;
Zion, $1,000, Midtown, 5000; East
FORK, $1,000; Society Hill, $500;
Greasy Greek and Pierce, So, 900 each;
Pleasant Valley, 81, 500 (The entire
amounts of all the churches in the As
ISOLATION will be given in next issue
of this paper)
A COMMITTEE was appointed to 60 to
Georgetown in November and request
the State Association to give Russell
Creek Academy not less than $780,
600 as its part of the amount allotted
to the Bbptist schools of the State
The constitution was so changed as
to create an Executive Board to be
composed of one member from each
church in the Association, instead OF
five men from the entire Association
, as heretofore. The following mem
, Der we're elected: Mt. Gilead, r. G.
Gilmore: Zion, Melvin Conover; Friend
, ship, w. N. McCubbin: Campbells
vile, L. C. Kelly; Greensburg, W. W
Horner; Columbia, B. f. Chewing
East Fork, Curt Bell. Macedonia, S
II Chaudoin: Palestine, B. +. Caffey
Milltown, r. L. Caldwell; Trammel'
Greek, H. A Curry: Greasy Creek, E
! H Henderson,; Red Lick, ]. T. Eng
land, Society Hill, L. D. Garman
+ Pleasant Valley, T. Fl. Skaggs; BIZ
Greek, John Yates; Pleasant Ridge
. ". II. Graham; Salem, W. w. San
ders, Charity, S. L. Fisher; Elk Horn
: Mont Burton; Russell Greek, B. T
9 Judd; Sulphur Springs, B. Fl. Hub
. bard; Prices Creek, Henry Wilson
o Cane Valley, S. L. Banks; Gradyville
8 Ed Baker, Harrods Fork, N. r
Roach: Liberty, Sanford Miner; Beth
lehem, W. E Hood; Good Hope, Luth
er Mitchili; SummersviIle, Frank Lal
rimore: Beech Grove, j. t. Under
n wood; Pink Ridge, Walter Hubbard
d New Salem, A. B. Mayes; Lone Va
u ley, J. w. Davis; Leatherwood, Ro
D. Walker. The District Board report
10 ed that during the year they had en-
l. ployed Rev. J. 5. Ray, who had Zee
y on the field for five months and ws
'e SURPRISING all expe station in his worL
Fifty dollars was added to his salary
"a 1t was unanimously voted to pU
~ the Russell Greek Baptist in ever
n Bap' 49, home ia the Association fro
q now till January next. This wi
zone for The purpose of eniighteniE
er the people on the big drive.
Oh Five per cent. of the Seventy-Fi'
u million is to be raised by the womt
IL OF tie Sou5h. This means that Ru
10 sell Creek Women are asked to raj.
five per cent, of what is asked of I'll
Association.
:, The Association voted to 60 to
" ciety Hill in Metcalfe County ne
year, and Rev. t. S. Curry is
ev preach the introductory sermon. It
a messengers were unanimous in sayil
|. that it was the busiest, biggest al
best Association In the entire histo
of the body. Speeches we're all to e
ale point aud no time was killed. Eva