The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1921-10-07
PRESBYTERIAN SYNOD TO MEET
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house at Danville. There were at
that time twelve Presbyterian con-
gregations with five ministers. The
names of those five pioneer Presby-
terrain ministers were Rice, Rankin,
Mcclure. Crawford and Templin.
The First Presbyterian Church in
Paris is the oldest organization
within the city limits. 1t was or
ganized in 1887 with Rev. Andrew
Mcclure as the first minister. Among
we'll known ministers who have
served the Presbyterian Church are
such men as DIR. L. III. Banton and
DIR. E. H Rutherford. The member
ship of the church is at present
about 412 Rev. +. 8. Smylie, the
present pastor, has been with the
church for nearly two years. Tne
church is awake to it's opportunities.
Its work is progressing nicely. Be
tween one hundred and thirty and
one hundred and forty members
have been added to the rolls of the
church during the past two years.
In membership and standing the
church ranks among the strongest
in the Synod.
. For the first time since 1870 the
Synod will meet with the Paris
church.
, The Synod had been invited to
meet in the church several years ago
and the invitation had been accept
ed. But the FLU" epidemic pre-
vented the meeting. Hardly any OF
the older pastors of the church can
remember the last meeting. DR..
Blanton was the pastor OF the
church. The church is hoping to
make 1t the best meeting since that
time, which will make it the best
meeting of the Synod of Kentucky
in the memory of men,"
All the agencies and committees
are cooperating together to make
the meeting great inspiration and
success. The families of the church
are responding splendidly in open
ing their homes for the delegates.
Mrs. Harry B. Clay is Chairman OF
the committee in charge of securing
homes. Registration is going along
with Mr.. c. b. Harrison as the reg
istrar The quartette of the
church, with Mrs. Macie Fithian as
chairman, is preparing to render
special music at the evening ses-
sions Mr. Rudolph Davis is chair
man of the committee which is plan
ming to take the delegates for an au-
tomobile tour of the Bluegrass, and
various other committees are work
ing on plans for reception, registra-
ton, entertainment and serving the
noon day lunches.
The Commercial Club is co-ope-
rating in the effort to welcome the
Synod to the city of Paris. They
are planning to decorate the show
windows of the city in honor of the
Synod A huge banner across the
street will proclaim the city's well
come A representative of the Com
mercial. Club will officially welcome
the Synod at the opening session.
The city will tender its welcome
through Mayor E. B. January, or
his appointee The Ministers Asso-
citation has appointed Rev. w. 3.
Ellis to bear to the Synod the well
come of the other churches in town.
The retiring moderator is Mr.. T.
b. Talbot. Mr. Talbot is a lay
man, wha has been very successful
in the work of the Presbyterian
church in the mountains. He is at
present the hustling manager OF the
Home Mission problems in the three
Presbyteries of Ebenezer, West Lex
ington and Pennsylvania. DR.. E. M.
Green, of Danville, is the oldest l1v-
ing moderator of the Synod. He
was moderator of Synod at Harrods
burg i'm 1888 DR.. Green is perhaps
the oldest minister in active SER
vice in the State of Kentucky. He
is eighty-two years old, has been at
Danville for forty-four years, and is
still in the active ministry. DR..
Green is hoping to be able TO attend
this meeting of the Synod. The
pastors of the leading pulpits and
the leaders of the work of the Pres
ibyterian church in the United States
will be present to take part in the
programs and in the discussions of
the work.
A strong program has been pre-
pared. Rev. S. B. Lander, of Win
chester, will preach the opening ser
mon Tuesday night. Among the
list of speakers are the names of
such forceful men as Mr.. T. B. Tai
bolt, Mr.. w. T. McElroy, Mr.. w. A.
Hopkins, DR.. John NJ Wander Muh-
len, DR.. p. B. Hill, DR.. Henry Sweets,
Mr.. Carey Blain, DR.. j. V. Logan,
Dr. ID. Clay Lilly, DR.. Thornton
Whaling, DR.. w. A. Garfield, DR.. R.
It. Gillispie, DR.. Benjamin Bush, Mr..
Henry r. Turner and others.
One of the most interesting fea-
lures of the sessions will be the re-
port of the Commission of the Synod
which has been working for a year
together with similar commission
from the Synod of Kentucky, u. S.
A. (Northern) looking towards a
unified campaign for Christian Edu-
cation in Kentucky. DR.. r. T.
Gillispie, of the Maxwell Street
Presbyterian Church, and DR.. Ben
jamin Bush, of the Second Presby
terrain Church, both in Lexington,
have been the leaders of these two
commissions The plans which they