The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1921-08-04
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m. The business affairs Of the camp
meeting were found to be in good Or
der. The association elected officers
as follows: Chairman, Rev. w. H.
Davenport; Secretary, Rev. W. s. Pet
ers; Treasurer, J. H. Richardson. The
old board of directors was reelected.
The board stands now as follows: Min
isterial members, Revs. W. H. Daven-
port, J. M. Literal, W. S. Peters, W. Fl.
Morris, N. G. Griswold and w. B..
Foley; Laymen, John R. Brodt, G. N.
Harding, w. D. Hendrickson, ]. R.
Hinton and j. H. Richardson.
A vote of appreciation was given for
the most excellent services rendered
this campmeeting by DR.. Birney as
evangelist, and DR.. John Lowe Fort,
church and Sunday school efficiency
expert. These men have surely en-
deared themselves to the Ruggles
campers, especially those who are in
terested in the moral and spiritual
welfare of the attendants.
The association took one of the most
advanced and progressive moves that
1t has ever done. Upon the suggestion
of DR.. Fort an invitation will be ex-
tended the Board Of Control of the Ep-
worth League to establish an institute
in the Kentucky Conference and hold
Its sessions upon Ruggles Camp
grounds. DR.. Fort, who is in close
touch with the general officers of the
church, stated that the plan would
most likely go through. There are
more than fifty Of such institutes held
throughout Methodism but none any
closer to Kentucky than Lakeside in
Ohio near the shore of Lake Erie. Such
move on the part of Kentucky Meth
odism would place from a week to ten
days of the best instruction of the
church at the disposal of its young
people. If the invitation is accepted it
would mean anywhere from fifty to
two hundred young people, the very
best from all Kentucky churches, to be
here for the time The institute would
be held in connection with the camp
meeting and would not in any way de-
tract from the evangelistic program.
1t would rather be of great help to 1t
from the fact of the presence of so
many young people here who would
really be interested in the program
The additional attendance would be
taken care Of in tents that would be
rented for the occasion. After hearing
DR.. Forts suggestions and giving the
matter full consideration it was voted
most enthusiastically to use every eff
fort to bring an institute to Ruggles
campgrounds for 1922.
Another session of the district con-
ference was held this afternoon. One
Of the important matters done was to
give license to three young men to pre-
pare for the ministry, one a Mason
county boy, J. W. Worthington, of the
Murphysville section. The others we're
j. W. Dowdy, of Russell, and Writ
Riley, of Chinnville, Kentucky.
The census and survey of the camp
taken Tuesday morning shows there to
be 461 campers. This would indicate
over five hundred before the close of
the meetings. These come from six
states and over fifty postoffices. Meth
odists predominant with 235 members
here. Next come the Disciples with
6S; the Baptists have IL, Presbyter-
ians, 3; Lutheran, 1; Pentecostal, 1;
and Catholic, l. Those not membres
Of any church number So. The remain
der are children there being host Of
the little ones here this year. The sur
vey was made by Revs Fort, Ashley
Jolly, Messrs. c. Frank Nash, ]. H.
Richardson, and Misses May Williams
and Nettie Masters.
The damp weather and muddy
grounds have not interfered one whit
with the services of the day. One Of
the largest week-night crowds we