Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1922-07-25
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that only by separate existence
can the cause of truth be pro-
NOTED and the task that God
wants performed with freedom
and effectiveness be done.
Sunday, July p, six hundred
men, women and children, in
Guiding descendants of those
Jealous eight, fttingly observed
the one hundredth anniversary
of the church's founding with an
| all-day meeting at the church.
Nesting among stately old
trees, centuries old, at the inter-
section of three roads, the old
Frankfort-Lexington road, ia
nous in stage coach days as the
main route to the state capital
and beyond; the Payne's Depot
road leading to Georgetown, the
center of Baptist education in
the state; and the famous Pts
gah-Mt. Vernon road, passing
thru Pisgah where is located the
Pisgah Presbyterian church Or
ganized in 1884 whose members
celebrated the 125th anniversary
Oct. 7, 1909. The old church
burying ground across the road
from the church building is the
resting place of many former
members whose children and
grand children are now active
workers in the church.
An extensive program includ-
ing addresses by three former
pastors of the church and other
educational leaders, with miScel-
-laneous talks by various mem
bers, a complete history Of the
church since its founding and
many musical numbers, was Civ
en- turnout the day with morning,
afternoon and evening sessions.
A basket lunch prepared and
served by the ladies of the church
and community was enjoyed by
all the guests. Fried chicken, old
country ham, cakes and other
delicious edibles were served.
Five active members of the
Mt. Vernon church have been
members there continually for
more than IS years. A. T. Har-
ris, the oldest living member of
the church, both in point OF
years and membership, has been
a member for 62 years, joining
when he was IA years old. Three
generations of the Harris family
are members of the church to-
! day. F, P. Drake, prominent
| Fayette county, and Mrs. c. P.
Patterson, Of Payne's Depot.
have been members of the church
for AZ years. Claude Williams,
clerk and treasurer of the church
has been a member for 40 years.
c. P. Patterson almost equals his
wife's record in the length of his
church membership, uniting with
the church As years ago. Mr.. and
Mrs. Patterson, who was Miss
Hattie Wheeler, were married in
Mt. Vernon church Dec. 7, 1876,
by the Rev. Cad w. Lewis.
Three church buildings have
been erected by the membership
of Mt. Vernon church during the
past hundred years.
The pulpit now in use was
made from a single walnut log.
62 feet long taken from the
original log church. Older mem
bers recalled that both white and
negroes were enrolled as church
members, the records showing
116 negro members prior to the
Civil War. The balcony of the
church was reserved for the me-
groes, one of their number hold
ing the position of deacon and
entitled to pass the communion
to his race.
Early records show that in
1916 Brother Spencer Anderson
donated one half acre for Gene
terry; n 1885 James Blackburn
was excluded for fighting a duel /;
in 1872, Brother Robert Stout
was cited for fighting in Midway,
making however, a Satisfactory
statement"
Seventeen pastors have served
the church during its hundred
years existence, the church rec
ords show, eight of them still
living.