The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1922-09-29

For the second time in the his
tory of Paris the city is host to the
annual convention of the Kentucky
Disciples of Christ, which is the
name by which the Christian"
church is now officially known.
The other meeting was held here
nineteen years ago. This year the
meeting will go down in church his
tory as being one of the most nota-
BILE in recent years, due to a num-
Der of outstanding features.
Although the opening program
did not start until 1880 Monday
night, scores of the delegates had
reached Paris by noon of that day
and had been assigned to the homes
of Paris people. On account of the
lack of hotel accommodations most
of the delegates have been given
lodging at the homes of Paris citi-
zens, members of the congregation
and friends of the local church, and
are to take lunch at the church,
where arrangements have been
made to take care of the five hun
dred or more delegates who are in
attendance. Dinner is being served
for the three days of the meeting at
the Christian church, by the ladies
of the Paris Presbyterian church,
with Miss Frances Butler, in
charge. They made preparations
for ministering to the wants of an
average of three hundred persons
daily.
DR.. w. Hume Logan, of Louis
vile, presided at the opening meet
ing Monday night, and DR.. Vernon
Stauffer, of the College of the Bible,
at Lexington, took charge of the de-
vocational exercises, the scripture
reading being taken from the fifty
fourth chapter of Isaiah. Follow
ing the devotional exercises, DR..
Logan introduced Harold Harris,
secretary of the Paris Commercial
Club, who welcomed the guests to
the city on. behalf of the city of
Paris, in a speech replete with gems
of oratory and showed Mr.. Harris
to have developed an hitherto IN
suspected talent for public speak
ing. Mr.. Harris stated that the
proximity of Paris to old Cane
Ridge church, 1.-The cradle of the
Christian church." established by
Barton w. Stone, accentuated a
welcome on the part of Paris kim
dred to that of maternal love.
Mr.. Harris was followed by DR..
Logan, who accepted formally the
welcome extended the delegates, and
then introduced Mrs. Ella Johnson
Montjoy, superintendent of the Fee
male Orphan School, at Midway.
Mrs. Montjoy gave an interesting
report of the finances of that school.
The report showed that $3,952.61 Of
last years funds had come from do
nations from the churches of Ken
lucky, and $6,546.00 had come from
personal gifts. The total gifts from
all sources amounted to $13,341.03,
and the total receipts for the year
amounted to $44,244.78. The
amount of disbursements was $42,-
311.76, leaving about $4,000 In the
treasury at the close of the year.
The last address was one on the
subject of education, delivered by
DR.. A. D. Harmon, new president OF
Pennsylvania College. DR.. Harmon
said a Christian education is more
essential to-day than at any other
time during the worlds history.
Leaflets were distributed con-
tanning the report of offerings of
the Christian churches of Kentucky
for the Board of Education OF
Pennsylvania College and the Col
lege of the Bible, July 1, 1921, to
June 80, 1922. This leaflet showed
that the offerings came from sixty
seven churches and amounted to
$11,547.02, and that this amount
does not include gifts from individ-
uals. Last year these offerings
from churches were less than So
900.
Special music was furnished by
an augmented choir, under the d.
rection of Mrs Edna Dryden. The
closing prayer was offered by Rev.
Mark Coils, pastor of the Broadway
Christian church, in Lexington.
Tuesdays session was given up
to proceedings of the Women's
Christian Missionary Society, whose
program was carried through the
day. In the absence of the presl-
dent, Mrs. Charles Allen Thompson,
Mrs. John T. Gay, president of the
organization from 1909 to 1921,
presided. The devotional exercises
were conducted by Hayes Parish, OF
Lexington. The morning exercises
were carried out in the presence OF
largely increased attendance. At
ter singing of the. opening hymns,
Grown Him Lord of ALL" and 81
Need Thee Every Hour" the bust
ness session was held. "a
| Mrs. O. L. Bradley, treasurer
presented her report, which, apply