The Bourbon news., 1921-10-21
USEFUL CHURCHMAN
RESIGNS POSITION
A. L. Boatright TO Leave Paris For
Position With Hopkinsville
Christian Church
RESIGNATION EFFECTIVE JAN. l

Prof. A. l.. Boatright has resigned
his position with the Paris Chris
tian church, and has accepted a
similar position with the Christian
church at Hopkinsville, the resigna-
tion to be effective December 81.
Mr.. Boatright has been with the
Christian church since 1913, he and
his family having moved here in the
fall of that year from lola, Kansas.
During that time he has filled most
acceptably the positions of choir di-
rector, assistant pastor, clerk of the
church, Bible School Superintend-
ent, and, in addition to these duties,
has voluntarily gone about doing
good wherever it could be done. The
membership of the Paris Christian
church is we'll above the 1,500 mark,
but Prof Boatright has so familiar
lied himself with it that he not only
knows each and every one by name,
but by sight.
We wish to congratulate not only
the Christian church of Hopkins
vile, but the whole citizenship of
Christian county, upon securing the
services of this whole-hearted, hon.
orable, Christian gentleman, for we
know he will be as efficient and con-
scientious in his new surroundings
as he was in his old
AS a musician, Prof. Boatright
stands at the head of his profession
in the State among the Christian
brotherhood and is well and favora-
bly, known the country over, having
conducted the singing for National,
State and District Conventions, and
rnrix lie
voice is a baritone of richness, pow
home singing the simple, old-time
religious hymns or the classics of the
religious song world.
In addition to this he is a teacher
of much ability of voice culture, hav-
ing had under his care some of the
grand opera singers of national rep
utation. 1t is impossible to enumer-
ate the things musical accomplished
by Prof. Boatright while in Paris,
for he has always been to the fore
front of them al1-courses, commu-
nifty war singing, recital, bands and
orchestras-and has always been
the one of all others who could be
relied upon, no matter what the
weather, bad roads or the distance,
by the rich or the poor, the high or
the low, when death has entered our
homes and carried away some of our
loved ones, and we longed for the
songs of consolation he was so capa-
BILE in rendering. Because Prof.
Boatright loved so to serve he was
Brother Boatright" to most of our
citizens, and we know of nothing we
could say that would rebound more
to his honor >than this: HE Served
Humanity" Many is the heart that
will miss him when the wintry winds
are blowing!
1t goes without saying, but we
wish to say it anyway, his word was
his bond, and was always above par.
We commend him to the very limit
of our power to commend, to the
people of Christian county, and with
him his whole family. Mrs. Boat
right has always been much inter-
ested in her church work, and for
several years has had under her care
in the Bible School a class of the
younger boys. By her unassuming
manner and sweet Christian spirit
she has endeared herself to the COM
munity at large and she will be
greatly missed.
Miss Esther Boatright will occupy
the position of organist in the Hop
kinsville church, and, judging from
her work here, we know she will
give complete satisfaction there, as
she is a musician of rare natural
ability, and in addition to this is a
hard student and performs either at
the piano or organ with splendid
judgment and tecnique.
UJo ro0rof ovooodinO that re
to lose this most excellent family,
but what is our loss is Hopkinsville'
gain. We wish for every member all
of the joys of this life, for We know
of none that deserves them more
1t is often remarked that no matter
who the man may be nor what posi-
tion he may occupy his place can al.
ways be filed. We wonderi