Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-23
DISCIPLES PRESS CHAIRMAN
DESCENDANT OF 2 NOTABLES
Paul Moore'S Father was so
Years in Brother
Movement.
Washington Newspaper Man
Active in Christian
Church.

Scarcely a day has passed during the
conventions of the Disciples of Christ
that score or more of persons have
come into the press room to look up
Paul Moore of Washington, voluntary
chairman of the local press committee,
| the son and grandson of two men whose
names always will be identified with the
brotherhood in this country, the one as
a preacher of outstanding service and
ability, the other as generous bene-
factor.
Few persons have had a greater hold
on the faith of Disciples than Mr..
Moore's father, the late Rev. DR.. Will
liam Thomas Moore, whose death four
years ago in Florida at the age of "a
ended more than go years of active
I work in behalf of the brotherhood
movement. DR.. Moore was the son-in-
law of r. M. Bishop, Ex-Governor Of
Ohio after the Civil War and former
mayor of Cincinnati during Lincoln's
were always open to brethren of the
Churches Of Christ. During his mayor
ship Mr.. Bishop entertained Edward,
Prince of Wales, on his American visit,
and of his daughter 1t was said that
she was perhaps the only young woman
in the United States who refused to
dance with the prince, because of her
reuBlOuS cOnVlCCIOIlS.
House Preachers Home"
Gov. Bishops house in Cincinnati
was called the Preachers Home" and
he himself was known as Uncle Dick"
to the many circuit riders of the church
who paid him prolonged visits. He was
a man of strong religious beliefs, as was
his wife, who was president Of the Home
for the Friendless in Cincinnati and
actively engaged In church and mission
work
But It is as the son of the beloved
DR.. Moore, whose memory Is still fresh
in the minds of all active Disciples,
that Mr.. Moore is conspicuous at the
sessions in Washington, although he is
well known for his own frequent writ
ings in various publications Of the
brotherhood
Born in log cabin in Henry County,
KY, DR.. MooreiS career as youth was
not unlike that of Abraham Lincoln,
who taught himself to read from Dor
rowed books, Bible and newspaper
wrappings. Like Lincoln, DR.. Moore
studied by the light of pine knots in
place of candles or by the glow Of log
fires.
This self educated youth, whose SER
mons were to have a spiritual effect
upon the entire body of Churches of
Christ, did not get chance to enter
school until he was II years old and 1t
was not long after that before he was
teaching a class In later years he
taught many men who since became
famous. Among his pupils was the late
Champ Clark Of Missouri, former
Speaker Of the House of Representa-
tives. OF his teacher, Speaker Clark
said that no other person so influenced
I1ie y.oIiCint1S M Y1a0ra1 life
DR.. Moore's father was Presbyterian
and his mother was Baptist. AS he
grew old enough to think for himself
he could not reconcile or understand
why a family should be divided reli-
giously. It was for this reason that he
came into the Christian brotherhood. He
read himself into the Disciples move
ment by studying the New Testament
About that time, it was said, a news
paper wrapping fell into his hands
which contained an article on the lines
of the advocacy of Alexander Campbell
That clinched his thoughts and rather
settled his interest in entering the
ministry.
Bethany College Student.
Later the young man went to Beth
any College, in West Virginia, founded
by Campbell and was largely RESPONSE
BILE for starting the popular endow-
ment movement for this Disciple insti-
tuition. On graduation he was called to
the largest Christian Church In Lex
ington, KY, but refused 1t to take the
place of pastor in q smaller church at
Frankfort because Of its opportunities
for continuing his studies.
The five years he spent in that little
church formed the real basis of his de-
velopment and success as a preacher.
Civil war was threatening between
the States then, and DR.. Moore, a strong
Union man, preached vigorous sermon
against secession as the Kentucky
Legislature was about to vote on this
question. DR.. Moore's sermon was
largely credited with keeping Kentucky
in the Union, for number of the legis-
lators who had heard it voted with the
small majority against secession.
At the end Of the Civil War DR..
Moore became professor of sacred lit
erature at the University of Kentucky,
now Pennsylvania, where Champ Clark
was one of his students, as well as
James Lane Allen, author Of The
Kentucky Cardinal and other stories
of that region. He accepted call to
Cincinnati, and while engaged in IL
Mayor Bishops daughter When DR..
Moore left Cincinnati he had built one
OF the largest churches in the city, the
Central Christian Church.
While in the Ohio city he conceived
the idea of developing foreign mission
work in the brotherhood and in that
way was responsible for the beginning
Of the Foreign Christian Missionary
Society, forerunner of the present
United Christian Missionary Society
which has been In session here. For
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