Henderson County, Kentucky - Chapter 23, 1887 (part 6 of 9)

Being a Scotchman, he was of course Presbyterian ; being a Scotch Presbyterian, he could not sit by contented while the cause of Zion languished, her people as sheep without a sheperd, and having no spiritual home. He first began by organizing a Union Sabbath School in the old seminary building, and Sunday after Sunday could he be seen going up and down the streets ringing his bell, inviting the children of the community to the Sabbath School. The school was a success ; the enthusiasm of this young brother was contagions, and it was not long before the effects of his efforts were visible in the church. The first record of our oldest session books reads thus : "At a meeting of the church called October 25th, 1840, by Elder Fayette Posey, to take measures to procure ministerial aid, a motion was made and carried unanimously that the Rev. J. V. Dodge be solicited to labor part of his time among them." At the same meeting, the election of additional elders was proposed and entered into. The following persons were nominated and unanimously elected, viz : Wm. S. Read and John McCullagh. These were " set apart and ordained according to the constitution of the church by Rev. J. V. Dodge, on December 13th, 1840."

Under the ministration of Brother Dodge, the church continued to give evidences of new life, and soon the need of having a house of worship of their own became evident. In past years repeated projects had been started with a view of building a Union Church for Cumberlands and Presbyterians, and some ^money [had been raised by fairs, suppers, etc., for this purpose. The undertaking failing, the little band of Presbyterians, although the poorer of the two churches, resolved to do what both together had failed to accomplish, and to build a church exclusively their own. Being strong in the faith they devised liberal things ; no little church around the corner would satisfy their desires, a commodious brick building to cost not less than six thousand dollars, and located in the center of the town was the measure of their ambition. It was a bold enterprise, but in its boldness lay its strength. The community, surprised and pleased at the prospect of such a substantial improvement responded with liberal subscriptions.

Considering the circumstances of the church and community at that day, six thousand dollars was as large a sum as fifty thousand dollars would be at the present time, and the brethren must have surely been reading the list of worthies mentioned in the 11th chapter of Hebrews before entering upon such an enterprise. The labor of raising funds was undertaken by brother McCullagh, and no wonder the old man, now grown gray in his master's service, loves to sit and tell of his efforts, and the success that attended them. One incident in this connection deserves to be recorded. Mr. McCullagh resolved on one bold move, which, if accomplished, would make success assured. He got up a special subscription paper on which he was to have pledged two thousand dollars, subscribed by not more than ten persons, the subscriptions made only to be binding in case he succeeded in raising the whole amount in sixty days. After a faithful canvass he had gotten subscribed seventeen hundred dollars. The field seemed to have been gleaned, and where further to go and to whom apply, he scarcely knew - but I will let him tell of his dilemma in his own words.

" In the dark and trying hour I went to the Mercy Seat for light, and spent a sleepless night wrestling in prayer ; in the early dawn the light came and a voice seemed to say, 'go and see Mrs. R. B. Stites and tell her you want to secure a place for the Lord, an habitation for the Mighty God of Jacob, and that everything depends upon her, and she wiU not refuse.' I went without delay, and was cordially received ; she enquired how I was getting on raising the two thousand dollars. With a sad heart and trembling words I went on to tell her the exact state of the case, and that so far as I could judge everything depended on some one of God's jewels giving the balance of the two thousand dollars. I talked on and on at great length, fearing to give her a chance to refuse ; she seemed greatly amused, and at last replied, ' Well my young brother, I knew what you came for and what all this long talking meant ; you shall have the three hundred dollars with the greatest pleasure, I laid it aside to help you and now just go ahead and raise the other four thousand dollars.' I started right off to the old seminary singing the long metre Doxology, and shouting now and then Glory Hallelujah. I am fully satisfied that was the crisis in the history of the Henderson Presbyterian Church, and if i\iQ two thousand dollars had not been secured, neither the present building, 7ior its location could possibly have been secured ; consequently our beloved church owes more to Mrs. R. B. Stites than 1o any other mortal, living or dead."

Brother McCullagh seems disposed to award my dear old aunt, first place in the accomplishment of this great work. No doubt, she most richly deserves all he can say in her praise. For many years, her name in the community has been a synonym for all that is pure and pious and lovely - a helper to the poor and needy, a ministering angel to the sick and suffering, a friend to the erring. None but God's recording angel ever knew her many deeds of kindness and charity. With more t^ian ordinary mental endowment and cultivation, her spirit was so refined by grace that she attracted both young and old ; and while not neglecting her family duties, her chief thought seemed to be for the welfare of the church, and the good of others. While, therefore, I would not gainsay one word said by Brother McCullagh, I can not take back what I have written, and shall record it as the verdict of this history, at least that both deserve the first place, and I have no doubt, but that the church as one man will join me and say amen.

But we left our young Scotch brother on the way to his lodging in the old seminary, singing the long metre doxology, and bearing his precious paper in his hand, a document which has been so important a factor m the history of the church, deserves a place in this narrative, and the names of the benefactors who came to her help in the hour of need, should be held in lasting remembrance by the church. The following is a copy of the paper :

" Each of the undersigned hereby agree to pay to the Building Committee of the Presbyterian Church, in the Town of Henderson, (which Committee is named in the original subscription list for said Church), any sum of money which we shall annex to our respective names, at the time and on the terms mentioned in the said original subscription list; Provided, that no person shall sign this paper who subscribes less than two hundred dollars; Provided, further, that this obligation shall be utterly null, void, and of no effect, unless within sixty days from this date the sum of two thousand dollars be subscribed hereto by any number of persons not exceeding ten, and; Provided further, that no subscriber hereto shall be bound, or in any manner responsible for the amount of any other »ubscription hereto.

I have now before me the old subscription paper, yellow^ with the lapse of years, and as I read the long list of names it brings a feeling of sadness to think that nearly all are numbered with the dead. Of the whole eighty persons subscribing, but eleven are now living. A

Building Committee consisting of F. Posey, Samuel Stites, E. H. Hopkins, Wm. S. Read and James Rouse, was appointed. Mr. Stites was made Secretary and Treasurer, and on him devolved most of the responsibility of making the contracts and pushing forward the work.

Our community has seldom known a more competent and systematic business man than Mr. Stites, and although not at that time a member of the church, none took more interest in the enterprise than he, and his work was accomplished faithfully. To him the church owes a debt of gratitude, and to Dr. Owen Glass as well, who, though at the time a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, rendered most valuable assistance in enabling the committee to secure such a central and delightful location. The bricks for the church were furnished by Mr. James W. Clay, the mason work done by Elias Peck, and the carpenter work by Mr. Jeffries.

The church building was finished in the spring of 1842. In April of the same year, Rev. N. H. Hall, of Lexington, Ky., visited Henderson. I find the following minutes in the old Sessional Records, dated April 4th, 1842 : " The Rev. N. H. Hall in the chair, it was moved and seconded that the Rev. William G. Allen, of Shelbyville, be solicited to become the pastor of this church."

About this time Dr. Hall seems to have gone on to Hopkinsville, to hold a meeting there, and, in the meanwhile, the Rev. James Smith (the Scotchman) came to Henderson and preached a series of sermons here on the "Evidences of Christianity, and the Fall and Redemption of Man."

On June 1st, 1842, Dr. Hall returned and " commenced a protracted meeting on the solemn occasion of the dedication of the church to the service of Almighty God." The dedication sermon was preached on Saturday the fourth instant. Brother McCullough says of the occasion : " Remembering the motto, ' Expect great things from God, attempt great things for God,' it was expected that every member of the church should make the dedication sermon, and the protracted meeting that was to follow, a matter of special prayer. These all continued with one accord in prayer and supplication. The Doctor soon found that the church had been praying for a revival, and remarked several times, ' It's no trouble to preach where the church has been praying.' He preached a powerful dedication sermon. I think the text was, ' I will fill this house with glory, saith the Lord of Hosts.' K revival ca?ne down, diVid scores were brought into the Ark of Refuge. This precious promise has often been fulfilled in our history, when the power of the Holy Spirit was manifested in our midst. - Walk about Zion, and go round about her; tell the towers thereof. Mark ye well her bulwarks, consider her palaces; that ye may tell it to the generations following.' "

In results this was, no doubt, the most important revival ever experienced in the church. Before the close of the meeting there had been added to the roll nearly fifty names.

On September 26th, at a congregational meeting, " the Rev. W. G. Allen was unanimously elected, and, Presbytery being then in session in the church, was immediately ordained and installed pastor of the church. Mr. Baird preached the ordination sermon, Mr. Hamilton presided, and Mr. Jones delivered the charge to the Bishop and people."

On September 4th, 1844, the session, at the request of Rev. Wilriam G. Allen, joined him in an application to Presbytery to dissolve the pastoral relation between himself and the Henderson Church. The pulpit remained vacant until December. At the invitation of the session, Rev. D. L. Gray, of Mississippi, visited the church, and on the twenty-second of this month, at a congregational meeting, he was unanimously invited to become the stated supply of the church for one year. He commenced his ministerial service on the twentyfi^th of January, 1845.

On May 11th, 1845, Dr. Joseph Maddock, one of the elders, was dismissed, to join the church at New Haven, Conn., from whence he had removed to Henderson. Colonel E. H. Hopkins was elected and ordained elder August 24th; 1845.

On December 14th, 1845, at a congregational meeting, the Rev. D. L. Gray was unanimously elected pastor of the church. How it happened that his installation was deferred till April 2d, 1847, is at this day one of the unaccountable things in the history of the church.

Henry M. Warner was received June 25th, 1S47, b}' letter from the Congregational Church of Sunderland, Mass. Mr. Warner was taken under the care of our Presbytery as a candidate for the ministry. He was a pious and very premising young man. For some time he taught school with Mr. McCullaugh, but was afterwards taken sick and died at the residence of Mr, Gray. He was buried in the old cemetery, the ladies of the church erecting a monument over his grave.

At the close of the year 1850, Mr. Gray felt constrained to accept a call to act as missionary in their bounds, from the Synod of Arkansas, and therefore removed from Henderson about the first of the year 1851,

I cannot pass this part of the record without recalling to memory two dear friends who then occupied prominent places in the church, but who have long since gone to their reward. Thadeus D. Jones joined the church in the early part of Dr. Hall's meetings, and from that time forward entered with all his heart and soul into his Master's service. Noble and manly in his bearing, warm hearted and true, his spirit was as gentle and his feelings as tender as those of a woman. He was always to be found at his post, whether in the service of the sanctuary, in the labors of the Sabbath School, or by the bedside of the sick. To him the " voice of duty was as the voice of God."

Miss Emily Ingram, afterwards Mrs, Dr. Letcher, was also one of the early converts at this same meeting, and straightway entered into the Savior's service with all the ardor of her young heart. Tall and handsome in person, her manners were both graceful and ladylike. She seemed happily to blend the characteristics of Mary and Martha, and was forward in every good work in the church. The writer can never forget how, when brought by disease nigh to the gates of death, through snow and storm she came almost daily to his bedside, bringing sunshine and hope in her sweet face and sympathising voice. She and Mr. Jones were for years the leaders of the choir, and very earnest workers in the Sunday School.

On March 3d, 1851, at a congregational meeting of the church, it was resolved to petition Muhlenburg Presbytery for their consent that Rev. John D. Matthews should labor in this church as stated supply. The request of the church having been granted by Presbytery, Dr. Matthews began his ministration May 4th, 1851.

Matthews preached a most beautiful and fitting sermon on the occasion of his funeral, and the minutes adopted by the session regarding his death close with these words : " We know of no one who is more certain to hear from the Master the words, ' Come ye blessed of my Father and inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world,' for he was a model Christian."

On December 7th, 1851, James E. Rankin, David Bunks, John B. Cabel and Walter G. Offutt were elected elders, and William J. Marshall and Wyatt H. Ingram, deacons. William J. Marshall, being then a resident of the county, declined on that account to accept the office of deacon, and on January 4th Thomas Evans was elected in his place.

About the close of the year 1851, the ladies of the church raised six hundred dollars towards the purchase of a parsonage, and the house and lot then occupied by Mr. Ben. Weller was bought for that purpose.

In February, 1854, Rev. John A. Scott, of Virginia, at the invitation of the session, visited the church and preached a series of sermons. "At a congregational meeting held March 12th, he was chosen with a view to a call and installation, as pastor of the church." What subsequently became of Brother Scott, the record does not tell."-^

In September, 1854, Rev. J. Woodbridge remo\ed to Henderson and preached in the church. On April 16th, 1855, he was unanimously called to the pastorate. May 20th witnessed his installation.

The years 1855, '56, '57 and '58 gave rise to no important event in the church's history. On December 29th, 1859, Dr. Owen Glass died. The minutes adopted by the session say of him : " Dr. Glass was a liberal contributor to the boards of the church, and all efforts to sustain the ordinances of the Gospel. His efficient hand was felt in every enterprise in which we engaged for the promotion of the welfare of our church. Energetic and earnest, whatever his hands found to do, he did with his might, and, under God, was made an instrument greatly blessed to the attainment of the degree of prosperity which the church has reached."

*He w^iis for many years a prominent minister in Virginia, and told me tliat the mistake of his life was his refusal to accept the Henderson call, D. O. D.

At a congregational meeting held April 8th, 18G0, Mr. Henry R, Tunstall, formerly an elder in the Walnut Street Church of Louisville, and Mr. Wm. Beatty, formerly an elder in the Fourth Street Church, of Louisville, were elect-^d elders in the Henderson Church- In the vear 1860, the Lecture Room was added and the church enlarged.

The early part of 1861 saw a blessed revival. The pastor was assisted in the meetings by Rev. Dr. Hendricks, and about forty names were added to the roll.

Mr. John B. Cabell, one of the elders, died July 27th, 1862. In recording his death the session says : " It is our privilege to record the consistency of his conduct as a Christian, the guilelessness and gentleness of his character, the uniform courtesv and kindness exhibited in his intercourse with the church, and his deliberations with the session. He was a faithful co-worker, with a heart ever sympathising, and a hand ever read}^ to contribute to the necessities of the Kingdom of God. In his last, and lingering, illness he exhibited the patience which arises from a trust in God, saying, 'My hope is firm as a rock ; precious, precious promises.' "

William Beatty, elder, died on October 25th, 1862. I quote the following regarding him, adopted as a resolution by the session : " He was a faithful and beloved brother in the Lord, firm in his attachment to the church, unswerving in his adherence to the principles of the Gospel. As a member and an office bearer in the house of God, he had our confidence and respect."

No important event in connection with the church occurred during 1863. In the spring of 1864 Mrs. Stites, seeing the urgent need of more room for the Sabbath School, built and presented to the church a room for the infant class. The minutes adopted April 8th, regarding the gift, read thui : The Session records with gratitude to God the liberality of Mrs. Rebecca Stites, in erecting an infant Sabbath School room in connection with the church, and in defraying the entire expenses of the building. She has thus been instrumental in adding important facilities to the operations of our Sabbath School, and has conferred a lastii^g obligation upon the church and its children ; wherefore,

'^Resolved, That the thanks of the Session are hereby tendered to Mrs. Stites tor her good work in behalf of our church and Sabbath School, and it is our praver that her Christian liberadty, as thus manifested, may prove a blessing to those in whose behalf it was bestowed, may be accepted and rewarded of the Lord Jesus as done in his name, and in behalf of the ^ Httle ones ' of his flock, and that his gracious words may be verified to the donor ' that it is more blessed to give than to receire.' "

The above were the last minutes entered in the session book by Mr. J. E. Rankin, who was then clerk of the session. A. little more than three months later, the church was called to mourn his death, in regard to which the session makes the following record : " In deep sorrow, we are called to record the death of our beloved brother, James Edward Rankin, ruling elder, and member of the session."

On the 11th of July, while engaged in his ordinary avocation as a merchant, in this town, he was wantonly assailed by one of a plundering band of armed men and fatally wounded by a pistol shot. Strong hopes were entertained, and earnest prayers were offered for his recovery. But God had ordained otherwise, and on the morning of the Lord's day, July 24th, 1864, his spirit took its flight, we doubt not, to a better world. Mr. Rankin was born on the 19th of August, A. D., 1810, and was a native of Henderson County. Here his life was spent, and none had won more fully, the respect and confidedce of the community by a course of undeviating honor and integrity. Possessing m a remarkable degree a genial nature, and a kind heart, he secured not noly the esteem, but the affection of all who knew him. He made a public confession of his faith in connection with the church on the ninth day of June, 1842, was ordained deacon on the fourteeth of April, 1844, and ruling elder on the fourth of Januray, 1852. As a ruling elder he was invariably in his place at the meetings of sessions, and cheerfully and earnestly bore his share of every burden. He was a zealous and efficient co-worker, aiding with his influence, his purse, and his prayers, all the enterprises of the church. He was for many years Superintendent of the Sabbath School, in which his affections were greatly interested. The same regularity and perseverance which were his characteristics in other departments of Christian usefulness marked his course in this labor of love. He trained his family in the nurture and admonition of the Lord, endeavoring by ^ godly walk and conversation to commend to his children! the Gospel in which he trusted for salvation. He loved the kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, and was never forgetful of the#interests of the church in which he was an office bearer. He was, indeed, one of those whom God raised up to be a pillar in the house of God.

In his confinement to the bed of suffering and death, he displayed great calmness, and even when believing that his end was near, he manifested no pertubation of spirit, but quietly rested in faith on

^^Resolved, First, that we deplore the loss of a member so qualified hypersonal piety, by a good report, by practical knowledge, by ma/ked prudence, and wise counsels to be useful to the church ; yet we bow in humble submission to the gracious sovereignity of a covenant God.

'''Resolved, Second, that our thanks are due to the " Head of the Church" who gave us for so many years, one fitted eminently to be an eflficient helper in the kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ."

On January 29th, 1865, at a meeting of the congregation, Thomas Evans, Richard Stites and Pinkney Thompson, were elected Elders and James R. Barrett, James H. Holloway and Wm. A. Hopkins, Deacons, who were all ordained and installed February 5th.

The Posey Chapel Church, having become depleted by deaths and removals, the Presbytery ordered the dissolution of the organization there, and the transfer of the remaining members to the Henderson Church.

This was done on November 25th, 1865, and on December 10th, Wm. J. Marshall, the only surviving Elder of the Posey Chapel Church, was elected, and installed a ruling Elder in the Henderson Church

Those acquainted with the history of the Presbyterian Church in Kentucky will remember that the year 1866 was one of unusual interest and excitment.

The deliverances of the General Assembly on loyalty, slavery, etc.^ the actions or the Declaration and Testimony party, and questions connected with, and resulting from these, engendered feelings that caused the division and disruption of many churches.

The situation was rendered still more critical for the Henderson Church by its being selected by the Synod of Kentucky as the place of meeting for that year.

That God blessed their efforts and that the church remained united through all the trouble, is a matter for which we cannot be too thankful.

Feeling assured that the differences would almost inevitably culminate in a division of the Synod, the Session resolved that our church should not be represented at the meeting nor take any part in the proceedings.

Dr. Robert Breck, the last Moderator, preached the opening sermon. So cool, so calm an I collected through it all that none would have suspected for a moment that he anticipated the scene of excite ment so soon to follow his sermon. Jndeed the quiet self-possession maintained by him through the trying ordeal was simply wonderful.

It is outside the scope of this article to give in full the proceedings of that night's meeting, which resulted as had been anticipated, in a split in the Synod.

The writer hopes never to be called upon to witness another such scene, at once so unfortunate to the interests of the church and so sad to those who truly loved her.

On January 18th, 1867, Rev. Jahleel Woodbridge announced to the Session his intention to resign the pastorate of the church, but for various reasons, no action was taken on his resignation by the congregation until April 30th, when the congregation voted to join Mr. Woolbridge in an application to the Presbytery to dissolve the pastoral relations between himself and the church.

In June, 1867, " the session having heard a good report of Rev. Wm. A. Harrison, of Alabama, invited him to visit the church with a view of supplying the pulpit."

Mr. Harrison arrived on July 6th and ministered to the church until the thirtieth, when at a congregational meeting he was " nominated and elected pastor without a dissenting voice."

The third Sabbath in October was appointed by Muhlenburg Presbytery for the installation of Mr. Harrison, but on account of the sickness of Rev. Mr. Smoot, one of the committee on services, was postponed and did not take place until January 25th, 1868.

Mr. Harrison's labors were much blessed to the building up of the church. A revival began in November and continued until February. Frequent protracted services were held and part of the time the pastor had assistance from abroad.

October 5th, 1869, Elder Major Fayette Posey died. Major Posey came to Henderson County in the year 1802 with his father, General Thomas Posey, from Spottsylvania County, Virginia. He had been a ruling elder in the church for nearly or quite fifty years.

For many years he and his brother. Captain John Posey, were the only elders and the mainstay of the church, and in her hour of need he contributed most liberally to her support.

In the latter part of the winter and spring of 1870, the church was blessed with another revival and about forty names were added to the roll.

On November 10th, 187(^ at the request of Rev. W. A. Harri' son, the congregation voted to join him in application to the Presbytery to dissolve the pastoral relation between himself and the Henderson church.

At^ congregational meeting, held February 19th, 1871, for the purpose of electing additional trustees for the church and parsonage property, Messrs. Samuel B. Vance, Malcolm Yeaman, C. T. Starling and Allan Gilmore were elected Trustees for the church property and Philip B. Matthews and Campbell H. Johnson for the parsonage property.

At a congregational meeting, held April 12th, 1871, Rev. D. O. Davies was unanimously called to the pastorate of the church, he being at the time pastor of the church at Clarksville, Tenn.

W. J. Marshall was, at a meeting of the Session on May 1st, appointed commissioner to prosecute the call before the Presbytery of Nashville, which met at McMinville, Tenn.

For many years before moving to Henderson Mr. Tunstall was a ruling elder in Walnut Street Church of Louisville, Ky. Active, earnest and faithful in the discharge of duty, always in his place in the sanctuary, his chief delight seemed to be in the service of his Master and working for His church.

In March, 1871, the church purchased for a parsonage, the building formerly owned and occupied by the Farmers' Bank, for which was paid the sum of $8,500.

In February, 1873, and again in February, 1875, the church received large accessions, and in January, 1877, over thirty names were added to the roll.

In the fall of 1883 the question of organizing a church at the Mission School was agitated, and at a meeting of the Session, held on December 26th, 1883, the matter having been fully discussed, on motion, it was unanimously declared as the sense of the Session, that a church should be organized at the Mission School, and a committee consisting of Dr. Davies, Elder Thompson and Deacon Yeaman was appointed to see what volunteers could be obtained towards starting the enterprise, and report to the Session.

On January 9th, 1884, the committee appointed at the last meeting made their report in the form of a petition, sign,ed by twelve members of the church, asking " that they be named and set apart from this organization for the purpose of organizing and establishing a Presbyterian Church, at the place named, and to be known as an*d called the Chestnut Hill Presbyterian Church of Henderson, Ky." Further action on this petition was postponed until necessary arrangements for organization were perfected.

On February 10th, 1884, the Session " dismissed for the purpose of forming the Chestnut Hill Presbyterian Church, the following members, viz : Dr. P. Thompson, Mrs. Nannie G Thompson, M. Yeaman, Mrs. Julia V. P. Yeaman, Mrs. R. H. Elm, I. C. Allin, Mrs. Susan A. Allin, Miss Mary McCullah, Hernandiz Nooks, Miss Lucy S. Beverley, B. W. Powell and Mrs. Helen Henry, and appointed March the 2d as the day when they would meet and organize the church.

On February 28th, 1884, at a meeting of the congregation, held for the purpose of electing additional elders and deacons, Messrs. C. T. Starling, B. G. Witt and James L. Lambert were elected Elders, and D. Banks, Jr., Edwin Hodge, G. G. Ellis and J. Ed. Rankin were elected deacons. At the morning service held on Sunday, March 2d, the elders and deacons elected on the previous Sabbath were ordained and installed. In the afternoon the Session met at the Mission Sunday School-room. After dismissing at their own request the following members who desired to join the new church, viz : Edward Atkinson, Mrs. Nannie Atkinson, Mrs. Mary Ehrman, Mrs.

Ella Helms, Miss F. A. Briggs, Mrs. Cornelia Hill and W. J. Marshall, Jr., the Session then completed the organization of the Chestnut Hill Presbyterian. Church of ^Henderson, Ky.

In March, 1884, after protracted services, in most of which the pastor was assisted by Rev. J. M. Evans and Elder Hopper, the Synodical Evangelist, over one hundred names were added to the roll of the church.

Since 1884 nothing of marked interest has transpired. The church has continued to do its work earnestly, systemmatically and well, contributing with a liberal hand not only to her own support, but to all the benevolent enterprises of the Synod and General Assembly.

During the pastorate of Rev. W. G. Allen, 2 years and 6 months, there were 61 additions to the church, 50 on examination and 11 by certificate.

Presbyterian Sunday School

On the completion of the church building in 1842, the Sunday School organized by Mr. John McCullagh in the Old Seminary, was removed to the church. Mr. McCullagh continued to act as superintendent for several years, assisted by Thadeus D. Jones. Being so frequently away from home in the prosecution of his Missionary Sunday School work, Mr. McCullagh resigned (Mr. Jones having in the meantime died) and Col. E. H. Hopkins was elected to and filled the office until 1851, when he was succeeded by W. J. Marshall.

In 1853, W. J. Marshall, having removed his membership to Posey Chapel Church in the country, he was succeeded by Mr. James E. Rankin, who filled the office until his death in 1864> The office of superintendent was subsequently filled, first, by Rev. Alex. Rankin and then Thomas Evans until September, 1865, when W. J. Marshall, having returned to the city, was again elected superintendent and has continued to fill the office to the present time, assisted, first, by Thomas Evans, afterwards by Prescott Burbank, James L. Lambert and B. G. Witt, the latter being at this time assistant superintendent.

The Infant Class Department of this school was organized by Miss Nannie Rankin about the year 1861. She continued to act as superintendent of the class until 1866, when she was succeeded by Miss Florence Clark. In the year 1869 Miss Clark was succeeded by Mrs. Lucy Reeve, who has since remained in charge and to whose efficient management its present very flourishing condition is greatly indebted. »

First Church Mission Sabbath School

In the fall of 1885, the session of the First Presbyterian Church appointed a committee, consisting of Elders Hanna and Lambert and Mr. Ingram Crocket, to hold a meeting in the lower part of the city and see what could be done towards starting a Mission Sabbath School in that vicinity. They did so, and met with such encouragement that in December, they organized a school in a small frame dwelling, situated on Green Street, near the end of the Corydon Gravel Road. Finding the house too small, and not adapted for Sunday School purposes, in the spring of 1886, the session determined to buy a lot and build a suitable house for the accommodation of the school - a beautiful lot located on the corner of Green and Hancock Streets was purchased, and the First Church Sunday School undertook to pay the cost of the lot, viz. $350. The erection of a neat frame building was immediately begun, and in due time was completed at a cost of $600. In addition to being occupied by the Sunday School a prayer meeting is held there every Thursday night. The success of the enterprise is mainly due to thefaithful labors of Dr. Wm. Hanna, Messrs. James Lambert and Ingram Crockett, Mrs. Jane Letcher, Mrs. J. F. Mayer, Mrs. Robert Posey, Mrs. J. H. Barrett, Sr., Mrs. Dr. Hanna and Miss Mollie Wilson. Mr. James L. Lambert is the present Superintendent, and the enrollment of the school is nine teachers and thirty-five scholars.

Protestant Episcopal Church

PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL CHURCH. History fails to tell of thislls a church congregation, prior to 1831. It is a fact, however, that one or more ministers of that denomination had held service in the county. We give below the proceedings of the first meeting looking towards an organization :

" At a meeting of some of the citizens of Henderson, Henderson County, Kentucky, called at the Union Church on the evening of the thirty-first of October, 1831, for the purpose of taking into consideration the expediency of organizing an Episcopal Church Parish, there were present: James Alves, Dennis M. Threshly, James H. Lyne, James B. Pollitt, George Atkinson, Archibald Dixon, Henry M. Grant, Horace Gaither, John H. Spidel, Levi Jones James E. Rankin, Wm. Hart. Wm. Cunningham, James H. Green. David Hillyer, Samuel W. Wardlow, John G. Holloway, N. F. Ruggles, Georcre Gayle and Wm. F. Thompson. Dr. Levi Jones was called to the chair, wherV upon the following preamble and resolutions were unanimously adopted,

''Whereupon, We are deeply convinced that the ministry, doctrines and observances of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States, are in the highest degree conformable to the Scriptures, and the practice of thL apostolic times, and,

" Whereas, We are strongly desirous of diffusing the blessings of this church over the region around us, and of perpetuating them to our children therefore, '

" Resolved, That the members of this meeting will associate themselves, and do hereby unite in an Episcopal Parish under the title of St. Paul's Church', Henderson, and that we will adopt and do hereby receive, and adopt, the doctrine and discipline of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States consenting to be governed by the constitution and cannons of the general convention of said church, and also by the constitution and cannons of said church in the diocese of Kentucky.

^'Resolved, That the delegates to the next Diocesan Convention from this parish be instructed to apply for admission into the diocese of Kentucky, agreeably to the provisions of said diocese in such cases.

''Resolved, That N. F. Ruggles, Wm. F. Thompson, J. B. Pollitt George AtKinson, James Alves, Horace Gaither and Wm. Hart, be the Vestry of this parish for the current year, any three of whom shall constitute a quorum to transact business, and then the meeting adjourned.

The new vestry held their meetings and had preaching whenever It was convenient to do so. On the twenty-first day of May, 1832 the vestry met, and on motion Rev. Nathan G. Osgood, was appointed Rector of the Parish. James Alves and James B. Pollitt, were appomted a committee to wait upon him and solicit his acceptance.

The Diocesan Convention was appointed to m-^.et that year in the Town of Hopkinsville, on the second day of June, and on motion James Alves, William F. Thompson, George Gayle and Levi Jones, were appointed delegates to represent the Henderson Church. In the early part of 1833, Mr. Pollitt died, and on the twenty-ninth day of May, William Hart resigned as vestryman, whereupon. Judge Thomas Towles and Dr. Levi Jones were appointed. On the twenty-sixth day of December, 1833, Rev. Daniel H. Deacon, was appointed Rector of the Parish.

On the second Thursday in June, 1834, the Diocesan Convention was held in Henderson; prior to that time, however, a committee consisting of James, Alves, Horace Gaither and Judge Thomas Towles, was appointed to obtain subscription for the purpose of erecting a church. October 9th, 1834, Dr. Levi Jones and Nathaniel F. Ruggles, having removed, Edmund L. Starling and Francis E. Walker, were appointed vestrymen in their places. Colonel Edmund H. Hopkins, was elected Secretary of the vestry. The Committee appointed to solicit subscriptions for the purpose of erecting a church building had been laboriously engaged at the work assigned them, and had been so successful as to warrant the vestry in beginning the work ; therefore, Judge Thomas Towles, James Alves, Horace Gaither, George Atkinson and Francis E. Walker, were appointed a committee to contract for and superintend the erection of a suitable building for the purpose of church worship, in the Town of Henderson. The subscription list returned by the Committee is given below, not so much as a historical curiosity, as to show the liberality of the people in those early times :

The church building at that time, a handsome and commodious one, was built in 1837, on the corner of Main and Third cross streets, on a lot of ground fronting seventy feet on Main Street, and purchased of James W.Marshall by Judge Towles and Rev. D. H. Deacon. Marshall, by title bond, agreed to deed to Towles and Deacon, but died before the deed was made. After his death the vestry applied to the County Court for a deed, and on proof being made, the Court on the twenty-sixth day ot July, 1841, appointed Thomas Towles, Jr., Edmund H. Hopkins and William D. Allison, commissioners to convey the ground to the vestry of the church, and for this ground the church paid three hundred dollars. The church having been completed, at a meeting of the vestry it was resolved to sell or rent the pews. Public notice having been given, fourteen pews were sold, bringing the sum of seven hundred and seventy-five dollars, payments to be made in five equal annual installments, and notes given for the tax or rents. Twenty per cent, was levied as a tax or rent in addition to the sale price. A pew sold for fifty dollars was assessed an annual tax of ten dollars. What the object of the vestry could have been in selling a pew outright, is not known at this time, but that such a curious proceeding was a fact, the following deed is reproduced:

''This Indenture, made the eighteenth day of April, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty eight, between Francis E.Walker, Thomas Towles, Edmund L. Starling. William Rankin and Henrj Delano, the Vestry of St. Paul's Church, in the Town of Henderson. County of Henderson, and State of Kentucky, of the first part, and Thomas- Towles, of the same Town, County and State, of the second part, witnesseth: That the said Francis E. Walker, Thomas Towles, Edmund L. Starling, William Rankin and Henry Delano, Vestry, as aforesaid, for and in consideration of the sum of sixty-five (65) dollars, to them in hand paid, at and before the unsealing and delivery of these presents, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, have bargained, sold, aliened, conveyed and confirmed, and by these presents they, the said Francis E. Walker, Thomas Towles, Edmund L. Starling, Wil Ham Rankin and Henry Delano. Vestry, as aforesaid, do bargain, alien,' convey and confirm, unto the said Thomas Towles. his heirs and assigns, forever, one certain pew in the Church of St. Paul's, before mentioned, known and designated by the number seventeen (17), to have and to hold the said pew, with its appurtenances, unto the said Thomas Towles, his heirs and assigns! forever, subject, nevertheless, to such rent or tax as the Vestry of said St. Paul's Church shall annually assess, or levy ; and the said Francis E. Walker, Thomas Towles, Edmund L. Starling, William Rankin and Henry Delano,' Vestry, as aforesaid, warrant a good, perfect and indefeasible title, in fee simple (with the exception before mentioned), to the said pew, with its appurtenances, against the right, title, claim and demand of all persons whatsoever will forever warrant and defend by these presents. '

In testimony whereof the said Francis E. Walker, Thomas Towles, Ed mund L Starling. William Rankin and Henry Delano, as Vestry, as aforesaid, have hereunto set their hands and affixed their seals the day and year

On the first day of April, 1839, Easter Monday, the pewholders and communicants, met for the first time to elect a Vestry. Thomas Towles, Francii E. Walker, Edmund L. Starling, William Rankin, Henry Delano, James Alves and Dr. James Newland were elected. Edmund H. Hopkins was elected clerk of the Vestry.

"That Daniel H Deacon, Thomas Towles, Sr., James Alves, Edmund L Starling, Henry Delano and William J, Alves, be and they are hereby created a body politic and corporate, by the name and style of the Vestry of St. Paul's Church in the Town of Henderson; and they, with their successors, shall so continue and have perpetual succession, and by that name are made capable in law as natural persons to sue and be sued, plead and be im pleaded, contract and be contracted with, answer and be answered, in any court of law or equity in this Commonwealth, and elsewhere; to have and use a common seal, and alter the same at pleasure, and to receive and hold to themselves, and their successors, the free hold or lease hold title to any quantity of land, not exceeding four acres, and the emoluments thereof, and any tenements, goods and chatties, of any kind whatever, which may be given, granted, devised or demised, in trust to them, for the use and benefit of the members and congregation of the said church, subject, however, to such limitations and restrictions as may be imposed or reserved by the grantor of such property. Provided, however, that any land acquired and held by them, by virtue of this act, shall be used either as a site for a church edifice or house of public worship, or as a burying ground, or as a place for the residence of the pastor, or rector, of said church, and for no other use or purpose whatever.

" Said corporation shall have power to raise money by subscription or borrowing, to any amount not exceeding ten thousand dollars, and lay out the same in the purchase of any grounds, or the erection, improving, repairing and furnishing ot any houses they may deem necessary, subject to the limitations specified in the first section.

"Said corporation shall have the power (with the advice and consent of a majority of persons who elect them, upon their records expressed) to sell or otherwise dispose of any property acquired or held by them, by virtue of this act, and, by their deed duly acknowledged, to transfer and convey the fee simple, or other title, to any such propert\ .

" That should any vacancy in said corporation occur bj death, removal, resignation, or otherwise, such vacancy shall be filled by election, in the manner prescribed by the constitution ^nd canons of the Protestant Episcopal Church of the United Statfsof America, and of the Diocese of Kentucky, for the election of vestrymen.

" The said Vestry shall not have, or exercise, under this charter, any power or privilege not herein expressly granted. And the Legislature shall have the right to amend, modify or repeal this act, but the repeal shall not de - prive the said Vestry of the property and effects acquired and held under this charter.*'

November 7th, 1841, Rev. D. H. Deacon, having resigned, the vestry appointed Henry Delano and James Alves a committee to procure the services of Rev. Mr. Laman to preach twice a month, for which they agreed to pay him three hundred dollars per annum. On the twelfth day of June, 1842, the vestry called the Rev. William Jackson, of Winchester, Virginia, at a salary of six hundred dollars and a residence furnished. Mr. Jackson accepted the call and s-on after removed to Henderson. July 16th, 1842, Colonel Hopkins resigned the secretaryship of the vestry. August 5th, 1845, just three years after he had been installed as rector of the parish. Rev. Jackson died. He had by the purity of his character and earnest religious work endeared himself to all Christian people and no man's death was ever more lamented. The vestry passed appropriate resolutions, and as an additional mark of their esteem, they wore crape for thirty days. October 27th, 1845, Rev. John Swann, of Bladensburg, Maryland, was called at a salary of seven hundred dollars and accepted. He soon took charge of the church and remained in charge until the twelfth day of April, 1850, when he resigned. A committee, consisting of James Alves and Ira Delano, was appointed to secure another rector. This committee reported and on the thirtieth day of October, 1850, Rev. William C. Lewis was called, accepted and resigned on the eleventh day of June, 1851. Rev. W, G. H. Jones, a brilliant preacher, but unfortunately high tempered, was called from Accomack, Virginia, and assumed charge as rector of the parish November 1st, 1851. The old church, which had been built seventeen years before, being sadly in need of general repair, on the eleventh day of February, 1854, a committee, consisting of R. H. Alves, L. G. Taylor and Colonel L. H. Lyne, was appointed to ascertain the probable cost and expediency of repairing the building. On March 11th, Col. Lyne reported that the members of the church were opposed to adding to or repairing the church at any considerable cost. The committee was then instructed to ascertain what amount of money

As an additional inducement towards getting subscriptions, the vestry agreed io pro rate the amount arising from the renting of the pews among the subscribers to the new building. On the thirty-first day of March, 1855, E. L. Starling, William Rankin and Robert H. Alves were appointed a committee to negotiate for the sale of the church lot and parsonage and also for a suitable lot on which to build a new church and parsonage. About this time the Rector had, by his cranky notions and ungovernable temper, estranged most of the members of the congregation, and the congregation had dwindled down to an insignificant number of attendants. A few of the iron-nerved declined to surrender, and through their influence and unflinching devotion to the church, the rector, Rev. W. G. H. Jones, was forced to resign.

April 24th, 1856, Rev. D. H. Deacon was invited to meet with the Bishop in reference to the spiritual and temporal affairs of the church, and after this conference, Rev. Deacon was again called to the charge. He accepted and once more the congregation became united, and were soon as alive again to the purpose of building a new church edifice, as they were some time before. The committee on subscription was not only active but successful in securing quite a handsome sum for building purposes.

On the twenty-eight day of July, 1856, it was ordered that the lot on the corner of Center and Green Streets be purchased at and for the sum of three thousand dollars. This was done, and on the fourth day of March, 1857, a deed to that effect from the executors of James Alves, deceased, to the vestry, was recorded. The handsome edifice, an ornament to the city and a credit to the liberality of those. who contributed to its building, now standing on the corner of Green and Center Streets, was begun soon after the purchase of the lot. It was agreed that it should be fashioned after the early English, pointed Gothic style. At a meeting of the vestry, Rt. Rev. B. B. Smith, Bishop of the Diocese of Kentucky, was requested to have plans of such a church building drawn, including with it plans of a rectory or parsonage. Nine thousand dollars were set apart for the completion of the church building and three thousand for the parsonage. Bishop Smith visited England a short time after this, and while there secured the plans of the present church with only a slight modification. The vestry adopted the report of the Bishop, and soon thereafter entered into contract with William Temperly, of Madison, Indiana, to build

On the ninth day of May, 1857, thj old rectory, which was purchased on the eleventh day of August, 1853, for $1,500, was sold to D. N. Walden for $3,000. On the twenty-eight day of April, 1857, a majority of the members and. pewholders, at an election held for that purpose, authorized the sale of the old church and lot. The property was immediately offered for sale, but from some cause, was not sold until October, 1858. On October 13th, 1858, Messrs. William Rankin and Robert H. Alves sold to A. H. Talbott, 23 feet, 4 inches, front on Main Street, for the sum of $1,050. On October 15th, 1858, the remaining 46 feet, 8 inches, was sold to George M. Priest for $1,750.

During the building of the new church, the congregation held service in the Court House. Early in 1859, the present church building was completed, and on Monday, twenty-fifth day of Aprilj 1859, the pews were rented.

October 5th, 1859, Rev. D. H. Deacon was elected rector of the new church. In the summer of 1859, the organ was purchased of Simmons & Wilcox, Boston, Mass., the same being selected by Mrs. Mary H. Starling.

April 9th, 1860, the first vestry of the new church was elected, and was composed of the following named : Lucien Dallam, John J. Towles, John C. Atkinson, William Rankin, E. L. Starling, Jr., Ira Delano, F. E. Walker and William J. Alves. William Rankin was elected Senior Warden, L. C. Dallam, Junior Warden, and E. L. Starling, Jr., Secretary and Treasurer.

On Sunday, May 31st, 1860, the vestry, by proper legal and church instruments of writing, donated the building to the purposes for which it was erected, and the same was received and consecrated by the Rt. Rev. B. B, Smith, Bishop of the Diocese, in the presence of a large congregation.

Rev. D. H. Deacgn continued in charge as rector until 1867, when he resigned. Rev. J. Maxwell Pringle, of South Carolina, was called in 1868 and accepted the call. On the first day of May, 1880, twelve years thereafter, Mr. Pringle resigned. In June 1880, a committee of the vestry was appointed to select a suitable rector. On the fifteenth day of November, 1880, the committee reported, recommending Rev. R. S. Barrett, then employed as a State Evangelist by the Bishop, Rt. Rev. Thomas U. Dudley. Mr. Barrett was notified and accepted the temporary rectorship until April 1st, 1881. In the meantinne the Bishop consented that he might become permanent rector and on the first day of April, he accepted the vestry's call and resigned his commission as Evangelist. During Mr. Barrett's rectorship, ihe church increased in membership and influence more rapidly than had ever before been known. His energy and Christian piety, his nobleness of purpose and good deeds, won to him hundreds who had never known the beauties of the ritual of this church. As an evidence, the first Easter offering made on April 1st, 1881, amounted to the heretofore unheard of sum of one thousand dollars. During Mr. Barrett's term of service, he caused to be erected the handsome Sunday school and lecture room adjoining the church. This was built dunng the summer of 1881. It is elegantly arranged and furnished, and has proven a very valuable addition to the church. During the summer of 1884, he raised the necessary funds and caused to be built the handsome recess chancel so ornamental to the main church building^ During the fall of 1884, through his instrumentality, the entire church was handsomely carpeted and upholstered. During the fall of 1885 the organ was rebuilt.

Of course it is not the purpose of the historian to detract one iota of credit from the ladies and gentlemen of the congregation, for it was their work and liberality that brought this great work about, but then with a listless, unconcerned, come and go easy rector, these things would never have been accomplished. During Mr. Barrett's rectorship he become noted as a writer of church books and pamphlets, and some of these reached an unprecedented circulation. He was very active in establishing churches throughout the surrounding country, and through his efforts St. Barnaba's Chapel on Washington and Julia Streets, was built during the fall of 1886. This chapel has now a large flourishing Sunday School. St. Pauls Sunday School is one of the largest in the city.

On the thirty-first day of December, 1886, Mr. Barrett having received a call to one of the largest churches in the South, at Atlanta, Ga., resigned the rectorship of St. Paul's. His farewell ser_ mon to the congregation, whom he had served so faithfully and devoutly for nearly six years, will long be remembered. In addition to his own congregation there were a great number of his friends from other denominations and others who belonged to no church at all. There were but few dry eyes in that congregation.

informed and recommend some suitable person. February, 1887, the committee reported recommending Rev. R. W. Barnwell, of the Church of the "Holy Apostlg," Barnwell, South Carolina. Mr. Barnwell accepted the call, and on April 7th, 1887, assumed the duties of rector of the parish. Mr. Barnwell is of a family of noted preachers, his father before him having been one of the most noted in the church.

I regret that I have not in my possession a copy of a very high and marked editorial testimonial to his eminent worth and great piety* published a short time after his departure from South Carolina, in one of the leading papers of Charleston, for insertion in this sketch. St. Pauls at this time has upon its roll of membership nearly three hundred.

In the month of May, 1869, the Diocesan Convention met in St. Pauls and was attended by Governors J. W. Steveson and Merriweather, besides other distinguished gentlemen, both of the clergy and laity. In May, 1887, the Diocesan Council again met in St. Pauls and was largely attended.

Christadelphian Church

This church was organized in 1856, but prior to its organization Dr. Thomas, the venerable and learned head of the church in Virginia, visited Henderson County and preached for his people. This was in 1853. The followers of this particular church are few in numbers, yet firm in the faith, as taught. This congregation, in addition to Dr. Thomas, has been visited by Revs. A. B. Magrudor, Albert Anderson and Wiley Jones, of Virginia ; Benjamin Wilson, of Illinois ; Robert Harper, of Wisconsin ; James Donalson, of Michigan, and Robert Roberts, editor of the Christadelphian, Birmingham, England.

The Name

Christadelphian, is derived from the Greek words Christon Adelphoi - Brethren in Christ. They believe in the one faith taught by the Apostles, and believed in by Christadelphians. The one God revealed to Israel, Jesus of Nazareth a mortal man, born of Mary by the Holy Spirit, which constituted Him the Son of God. Put to death as a sin offering. Exalted to the Heavens "until the restitution of all things." The promises made to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. The covenant made with David. The second (personal) coming of Jesus to the earth. The resurrection and judgment of the whole household of God (just and unjust). Immortality bestowed on those who are found worthy, and appointed rulers in his kingdom. Condemnation of the unworthy to the second death. Jesus Christ, the King of the Jews and of the whole earth. The Kingdom of God reestablished as the Kingdom of Israel in the Holy Land. Restoration of the Jews from dispersion. Destruction of the Devil and his works, Scripturally understood as sin and the lusts of the flesh, in every mode of manifestation. Subjugation of all Kingdoms and Republics on earth. Duration of the Kingdom one thousand years, de- -stroying all enemies, including death itself. The human race essentially mortal, under the law of sin and death. Jesus, the Christ, through his death and resurrection, brought immortality to light. Salvation only on believing the things concerning the Kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ. Baptism (i.e. immersion) in water for a union with that name. The absolute necessity of understanding the Old Testament, in order to a correct New Testament faith.

This little band of Christian workers, while positively firm in the faith, never push their views upon other Christian people, only when challenged in debate. They prefer to let the students of theology read and study for themselves. The congregation own a church building in the county, but have no regular preacher. It is only occasionally they have service, and that when some minister of the church happens along or comes by invitation.

Every member of this denomination is a close reader of the Scriptures, and finds it his or her duty to be thoroughly posted in the teachings thereof. They have a church building in the Hebardsville precinct, seating capacity one hundred.

The Catholic Church

From a very small membership and no church building only as far back as 1850, this denomination has grown to be one of, if not the hrgest, congregation in the city. There were, perhaps, not more than a dozen members at that time and they met and worshipped at different private residences.

The Catholics of Henderson were first attended by the Rev. E. J. Durbin, of the " Sacred Heart " Church, Union County, and his assistant. A few years subsequent to 1850, it became the duty of the assistant pastor to visit Henderson regularly during the year. Mass was said for long time in various private residences, principally at Mr. Francis Millet's on Third Street. The most distinguished clergyman who ministered to the Henderson Catholics at that time was the Rev. Michael Bouchet, who has been for many years the Vicar General of the Diocese of Louisville.

During the year 1858, while the'Rev. William Bourke, now professor of ancient languages at St. Joseph's College, Bardstown, Ky., was visiting Henderson, the first an^ present brick edifice standing on the northwest corner of Third and Ingram Streets, was built.

While this church was being built, the Rev. Father William Dunn, in September, 1861, succeeded Father Bourke, as assistant to the venerable Father Durbin, and soon became the first resident pastor of the Henderson Catholics.

The church building was unplastered, its members few and, for the most part poor, but Father Dunn labored among them with a zeal and Christian charity that soon gained for him the good will of the entire community. In April, 1870, Father Dunn was removed to a higher field of labor, and was succeeded to the pastorate of the church by the Rev. Father Dom F. Crane, who was pastor only for the short term of seven months. He was succeeded, November, 1871, by the Rev. T. J. Jenkins, who held pastoral charge for one year. In November, 1872, the Rev. Jenkins was succeeded by the Rev. Father A. M. Coenen, who retained charge for two years and six months. In May, 1875, Rev. Coenen was succeeded by Rev. Father William Vanderhagen, who had charge for five years and seven months. In June, 1881, he was succeeded by the present pastor, Rev. Father Thomas F. Tierney.

As an evidence of the liberality of this devoted congregation of Christian people, during the year, 1883, a beautiful lot lying on the northeast corner of Second and Ingram Streets was purchased. This lot fronts 167 feet on Second Street and 190 feet on Ingram Street. It is located in one of the prettiest portions of the city and upon one of the most traveled thoroughfares.

Jn May, 1886, an immense concrete foundation was laid for the new church edifice to be called the Church of the " Holy Name of Jesus," designed by the eminent architect, J. J. Egan, of Chicago. On Sunday, the seventeenth day of October, 1886, the corner stone to this immense building was laid with imposing ceremonies by the Rt. Rev. William G. McClosky, Bishop of Louisville. Father Dunn, the first pastor of the Henderson Church, preached a beautiful and touching sermon. The style of architecture of this church is strictly in keeping with the early English Gothic, outside surface of pressed brick with stone ornamentation. This building, when completed, will not only be the largest church structure in the city, but by far the most imposing in the State outside of the City of Louisville. When completed it will have cost those contributing to its building, between twenty-five to thirty thousand dollars. In the earnest, untiring endeavor of these people, a lesson is taught, worthy of emulation by other Christian people. Under the ministrations of Father Tierney, the congregation is fast increasing in numbers and influence. Connected with the church is a large school, with three large rooms, under the supervision of four Sisters of Nazareth, Sister Charlotte, Superior. There are enrolled in this school between one hundred and twenty-five and one hundred and fifty scholars.

Cumberland Presbyterian

One of the oldest denominations in the county, but many years ago, from a want of activity and zeal, ceased to exist. Of late years, reorganized a small congregation and Sunday school, called a pastor, and held Sunday services until June, 1887, when their pastor resigned. The church is now closed.

Israelitish Church

For several years past, the Israelites of Henderson have held services eitlier in some hall employed for that purpose, or at the residence of some member of the congregation. In the observance of holy days, they are more punctilious than any of the Christian denominations.

In pursuance to a call of the ladies of the church, a meeting was held on the fourth day of May, 1884, at the residence of Mrs. M Oberdorfer for the purpose of organizing a permanent Society to further encourage all good and noble objects of humanity, but more especially all worthy objects appertaining to their sacred and holy religion. To raise the necessary funds for the purpose of purchasing a lot within the limits of the city, whereon to erect a house to be used for the religious instruction of the Israelitish children of the citv, and also for the religious worship on Holy days or other times when deemed proper, was another desired end. A subscription lisi was circulated and the following amounts given :

Since that time, indeed, within the last two years, the Israelites have purchased a lot for church purposes in the city, and a beautiful cemetery site on the Henderson and Owensboro road, two and a half miles out of the city.

Fourth Street Colored Baptist

The history of this church is brief ; never the less, it goes to show how much can be accomplished by energy, earnest work, and united purposes.

The church was organized February 15th, 1877, by Elder R. D. Peay, pastor of the White Baptist, assisted by Judge P. H. Lockett. It had a membership at that time of forty-four members, and now numbers three hundred and twenty-five affiliating members.

On February 15th, 1877, the same day of organization Elder Lewis Norris was called to the pastorate and accepted the charge Just here it may be well to go further back in the life of this congregation. Originally, there was but one Colored Baptist Church - the First Baptist. In 1867, Elder Norris was called from Bardstown, Kentucky, to take charge of the First Baptist Congregation. He accepted the same year, coming to Henderson and entering upon the duties of the charge. For ten years, he labored with this congregation, and during the time purchased the lot on the corner of Elm and Washington Streets, and. commenced raising money for the purpose of building the two story brick, now standing as a monument to the liberality and industry of the colored people. He procured the plan and had raised over eight hundred dollars for building purposes, when some dissatisfaction arose in the congregation, and he resigned charge of the church He was then called to Bowling Green, but at the instance of several whites, declined the call, and remained in Henderson. About this time forty-four members of the First Baptist secured letters of withdrawal, and immediately rented the Old Cumberland Presbyterian church building, on Fourth Street, and organized what is now known as the Fourth Street Church. Elder Norris was called to this charge, and accepted. He immediately applied his whole time and energies to building up the new church, first buying from Mr. Joseph Adams a lot on the corner of First and Adams Street.

The Deacons of the church, Ephraim Marshall, Randall Bibbs, George Towles, Stephen Swope, Elias Cabell, Smith Posey and Thomas Payne, gave him every assistance, and worked with him in harmony and general good will. This and the continued unceasing and untiring labors of the pastor, deacons and members had the effect to very materially increase the membership of the church, and the prospect of soon building for themselves a temple they could call their own, subscribing liberally themselves, and being materially aided by their white friends. Elder >J orris and his deacons soon found themselves in a condition - financially as they thought, to undertake the building proposed. In 1879, the house was built and roofed in, and was occupied by the congregation in 1880. The church is a large brick with a towering cupalo, and a deep toned bell to correspond. The congregation have never had but one pastor. They have had many ups and downs, and are yet finacially embarassed, but hope by the blessings of a kind providence, to extricate themselves from all entanglements during this and the coming year.

Note - On the the third Sunday of September, 1884, the handsome and imposing church edifice above referred to was burned about eleven o'clock in the morning, and the congregation turned out into the street.

Since the burning of the church, to-wit : on the eighteenth day of June, 1887, Elder Norris died and his congregation scattered to the four winds.

The African Baptist Church

The African Baptist Church of Jesus Christ, in Henderson, Henderson County, State of Kentucky, began in log cabins, corn, and tobacco fields ; the members assembled in barns, and under shade trees, to worship The Almighty Father. In 1840, they were admitted and received to membership in the '' White Baptist Church," and baptised by Rev. H. B. Wiggin, and there provisions were made for them until 1845 ; then a committee of five white brethren was appointed to organize an "African Baptist Church." Seventy members of colored, with white brethren and pastor met in the basement story of the present Baptist Church on the eighth of June, 1845. Rev. G. Matthews preached a sermon from Rev. 3, Ch. 8 vs. " Behold I have set before thee an open door, and no man can shut it." He explained the commission given the church, and the nature of the Kingdom of Jesus Christ. At the close, Rev. Franklin, of the committee suggested Rev. F. Cunningham moderator, and W. H. Cunningham clerk. The ar- tides of Faith and Rules of Decorum were read and explained, the congregation accepted, and agreed to live in accordance with the teachings of the word of God. James Towles and Henry Alves, were chosen deacons, F. Cunningham, naoderator, announced to them that you are now an African Baptist Church, to work by the directions of the committee.

Rev. George Matthews, pastor of the White Baptist Church, rose and offered an appropriate prayer to the Almighty God, that he would ratify in Heaven what was done on ea^rth to his Honor and Glory, and then the hand of recognition was extended by the committee.

Rev. Willis Walker, who was a slave, was chosen pastor, and was afterward bought from his owner by the colored church at a cost of five hundred and twenty dollars. Rev. Walker preached as a Freewill Baptist for many years preceding his connection with Missionary Baptist, his labors being crowned with great success.

In October, 1846, the church held a protracted meeting, which resulted in the conversion of fifty persons. In 1849, The Holy Spirit was poured out upon the people and a number of seventy were obedient to the Faith of Jesus Christ.

In 1852 Rev. Walker was joined by Rev. M. Taylor and Major Towles, and when the associational report of 1857 was made up, it was found that " The African Baptist Church " had increased to three hundred and seventy members, the entire membership of Henderson County being centered in this church.

Rev, Walker's last work, he had prayed to his Heavenly Father to permit him to be found at his post when death comes, so he was in the water and was baptising when the angel of death said unto him, '^ well done, good and faithful servant," and after a period of twentyfour years labor, he returned to his Father's embrace, and many sad hearts mourned the loss. The church finding herself without a pastor, invited Rev. Henry Green, of Danville, Kentucky, to visit here, and he came and pastored three years.

Charles Jenkins was licensed in 1860. In the spring of 1865, Rev. Washington Stander, was called and served two years. On the nineteenth day of August, 1866, thiity-three members were dismissed by letter to constitute the Race Creek Baptist Church, six miles north of the city.

For twenty-one years, the congregation had been worshiping in the basement story of the White Baptist. The great war between the North and South had just closed, and the colored people were thrown upon their own resources, with not a dollar to sustain themselves, and the church finding itself without a house in which to worship God. Suspicion ran high, prejudice and passions were the topics of the day, the thoughts of a dark prospect seem to chill the blood in every vein, but remembering the text of Rev. Matthews, " Behold, I have set before thee an open door, and no man can shut it," a regular meeting for business was held on the twenty-third day of January, 1866, and after much discussion, a committee was appointed consisting of Thomas Gains, Sr., Peter Harris, John Mackey, Henry Smith and Charles Livers, with instructions to secure a place for worship.

At a business meeting February 1st, 1866, the Committee reported success, then the following brethren were chosen Trustees, Charles Livers, Thomas Gains, Sr., and John Mackey, and on the eighth day of February, 1866, entered into contract with E. W. Worsham for the old Methodist Church, corner of Elm and Washington Streets, with a seating capacity of more than four hundred persons, for a consideration of $3,030.

The first Lord's day in June, 1866, the congregation was asked to remain after preaching for the purpose of organizing a Sabbath School, after explanation given by G. H. Grant, Charles Livers. Paris McBride and others, it was agreed to proceed to the organization of a Sabbath School, and on motion G. H. Grant was chosen Superintendent, Paris McBride, assistant Superintendent; Charles Livers, Secretary ; and George King, Treasurer.

On the twenty-third day of October, 1867, Rev. Lewis Norris was called to take pastoral charge of the church, and he served eight years. During his administration, several new churches were organized, and several preachers ordained to the work of the Gospel Minisistry. In September, 1867, M. Taylor was ordained to the ministry ; in 1870, on the ninth day of October, G. H. Grant was ordained ; in 1871, March 10th, five members were dissmissed to constitute St. Paul's Baptist Church, in Corydon, twelve miles southwest of the city; April 6th. eighteen members were dismissed to constitute the St. John Baptist Church, nine miles west of the city; November 4th, nine members were dismissed to constitute the New Hope Baptist Church, seven miles south of the city ; in 1871, May 1st, thirteen members were dismised to constitute the Walnut Hill Baptist Church, five miles

In 1871, Rev. Lewis Norri% baptised one hundred and eighty persons, who were added to the church, and it was ascertained that the seating capacity of the house would not accommodate the congregation, and so $1200 were expended in building an addition, which seated seven or eight hundred persons.

In November, 1876, Elder G. H. Grant was chosen to take pastoral charge of the church. Finding it, and the Sabbath School, retrograding from its previous high standing, ihe church greatly confused, and Sabbath School numbering from ten to fifteen pupils, it was with reluctance he entered upon the work. The first official act of the church under Elder Grant's administration was the granting of forty-three members letters of dismission, on the ninth day of February, 1877, to constitute the Fourth Street Baptist Church, in this city, giving them $250.

The members having agreed to erect a brick edifice to the honor of God's name, the officers suggested a plan to raise the money, which was heartily endorsed by all the members, and they raised from $60 to $100 per week. The Sabbath School increased to two hundred and thirty scholars. A resolution to purchase an organ was highly approved, and J. K. Mason was appointed to select the organ. A committee of ladies were appointed to solicit means for that purpose. In a few days the amount needed (one hundred and twentyfive dollars) was in hand. Peace and tranquility prevailed in all the departments of the church.

Rev. C. R. Ware was called to the pastoral charge, January 1st, 1879. He found the church in a fine working condition, both spiritually and temporally.

In the spring of 1879, the old frame building was removed from the lot, then the foundation for the new building was laid at once. The building committee were brethren of honesty, wisdom and energy. They were as follows : Junius Sneed, Thomas Gaines, Sr., Henry Glass, Peter Harris, Erasmus McCormick, J. A. Carr, J. E. McBride, B. R. Hughes, Winston Harris, Michael Brown, John K. Mason, and W. F. Gaines, Secretary. The dimensions of the new building is 45x75, two stories high, the upper story eighteen feet, basement eight feet. The corner stone of the new building was laid on the fourth of July, 1879. The contractors were three or four months building the house, and during that time the congregation was occupying the

Benevolent Aid Society's Lodge room in Woodruff Hall. On the fifteenth day of September, 1879, the congregation removed to their new house of worship, which was so far completed at a cost of $4,900. Rev. P. H. Kennedy was called and entered upon pastoral duty, January 1st, 1881. He found the congregation worshipping in the basement story of the building, the second story to be plastered, windows to be put in, and to be furnished with seats and pulpit. The people, yet led by a working spirit to complete their edifice, responded to every call until it was finished, at a cost of about $7,050. The fol lowing persons are filling the office of deacons: J. E. McBride, H. Glass, J. Sneed, Thomas Gaines, Sr., Peter Harris, R. McCormick and J. A. Carr.

Was recognized as an auxilliary of the American Bible Society, in February, 1831. Its first officers were Captain Daniel McBride, President; Levi Jones, Corresponding Secretary, and Wyatt H. Ingram, IVeasurer.

From February, 1831 to March 1883, the time this was written, the American Bible Society had received from the Henderson County Society, on purchase account, $4,331.09, and as donations for the general work, $220. Dr. Pinckney Thompson has been annually elected for fifteen years President of the Henderson County Society. The present officers are Pinckney Thompson, President; William S. Johnson, Secretary; O. W. Rash, Treasurer; Revs. R. W. Barnwell, St. Pauls, D. O. Davies, First Presbyterian, Angus McDonald, Second Presbyterian, E. W. Bottomly, Methodist, William B. Taylor, Christian, Vice Presidents; Members of the Board, L. C. Dallam, James LLambert, Edward Atkinson, William Elliot, J. D. Robards.

By Campbell H. Johnson

On the nineteenth day of September, Anno Lucis 5,804, Anno Domini 1804, a charter was granted, appointing Innis G. Brent, Master ; John Posey, Senior Warden, and Nathan Anderson, Junior Warden, together with all such other brethren as were then living in Henderson, a just, true, regular and warranted Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons, by the name, title and designation of " Jerusalem Lodge No. 9." All of the rights and powers incident to charters of this kind were conferred. The charter itself is too lengthy for insertion, but there are hundreds of glorious memories clustering around its faded face. This ancient document, which once graced the walls of a primitive log cabin, has passed through so many various changes it has become, in fact, a precious heritage, dear, indeed, to the Lodge. It now adorns the frescoed walls of the present handsome temple, the observed and most respected of all the gilded ornaments or reminders of Masonic ties surrounding it. This charter was signed by George M. Bibb, Grand Master, and attested by Daniel Bradford, Grand Secretary, and was issued from Lexington.

On the ninth day of October Grand Master Bibb authorized and commanded the Worshipful Daniel Bradford and Jonathan Taylor, or either of them, together with such other true and past masters as could be assembled, to install the officers named in the charter issued for Jerusalem Lodge No. 9, to be holden at Hendersonville, as he called it. The wording of this charter is so peculiar to itself, and differs so much from those now issued to the Lodges from the Grand Lodge, that Past Grand Master Rob Morris, in his history of Free Masonry in Kentucky, published in 1859, refers to it as follows :

" The form of charter in use in Kentucky at this period (1800 to 1809), will be seen in the literal copy of that still used by Jerusalem Lodge No. 9. at Henderson, Kentucky. The original charter of Lexington Lodge No 1 was destroyed by fire, that of Paris No 2 surrendered in 1802, that of Georgetown No 3 forfeited in 1804, that of Washington No. 6 forfeited in 1806, that of Harmony No 7, at Natchez, Mississippi, forfeited in 1814."

Consequently, Jerusalem No. 9 is the fifth oldest Lodge on the rolls of the Grand Lodge, and its charter is likely the only original one in existence that is perfectly legible. In pursuance with the charter and proxy, a meeting was held on October 24ih, A. L. 5,804, A. D. 1804. There were present, Innis B. Brent, Master Lexington Lodge No. 1; John Posey, Senior Warden Hiram Lodge No 4; Nathan D. Anderson, Junior Warden of Abram Lodge No. 8 ; James Wardlow, visiting brother from Solomon Lodge No. 5, Tyler /r^ tem.\ Joseph Ficklin, visiting brother from Solomon Lodge No. 5; James Murray, visiting brother from Abrams Lodge No. 8 ; Hutchins G. Barton, visiting brother from Hiram Lodge No. 24, North Carolina. Worshipful Daniel Bradford, holding the before mentioned proxy from the Grand Master, rode on horseback from Lexington to Henderson, to carry out the order of the Grand Master. On the day above mentioned, he met the aforenamed officers mentioned in the charter, he proceeded to open a Lodge and install, and agreeably to ancient form installed them, and they were severally saluted as such. William Featherston was thereupon appointed Secretary and Philip Barbour Treasurer, who were respectively installed. It was then directed by the meeting that the charter of Jerusalem Lodge, and the dispensation under which Daniel Bradford installed the ofificers, be recorded at full length in the record book. Thereupon, a petition was received, signed Ambrose Barbour, praying to be initiated into the mysteries of Masonry. A ballot was taken and resulted in Mr. Barbour's election, and he was then and thereupon initiated according to ancient form. It was then ordered that Philip Barbour, John Posey, Nathan D. Anderson, Innis B. Brent and William Featherston - any three of whom to act - be appointed a committee to draft By-Laws for the government of the Lodge. The Lodge was then adjourned. Signed, Innis B. Brent, Master, attested by William Featherston, Secretary.

It will be noticed that great changes have taken place in the conduct of Masonic Lodges in the past seventy-five or eighty years - for instance, it was a custom then to elect officers twice a year ; now, only once. They not infrequently received a petition, referred it, had it reported, balloted for the candidate, and conferred, in some instances, all three degrees at one meeting, with the simple statement, as the minutes in parenthesis, (He being generally known), (He living at a distance and not able to attend Lodge regularly, etc., etc.). Such things are now unknown and unthought of. Then, in those days, the business of the Lodge was done in the first degree. Entered apprentice Masons enjoyed all of the privileges of Masonry. Now it is not so, only Master Masons enjoy the rights of voting for officers and other privileges of members. Only Master Masons are entitled to Masonic burial and Masonic charity as a right. We give a form of petition in 1804, which differs largely from those now used :

'* The petition of Adam Rankin humbly showeth that your petitioner, being desirous of obtaining part of the rights, Hghts and benefits of Free Masonry, prays to be initiated into your Honorable Society, and, as in duty bound, will ever pray.

As before stated, petitions were received, balloted for, reported on, and all three of the degrees conferred on one and the same evening. In fact, it is known where five degrees were conferred on one evening, and the Lodge adjourned at nine o'clock. That was assuredly quick work as compared with the present ritual.

December 27, 181I February, 1844

15^72 While looking over musty rolls of accounts, I find one that is worthy of mention by way of contrast with similar ones of the present times. Our delegate to the Grand Lodge meetings now has a swift ride of a few hours by rail or a more pleasant ride of two days by boat at a trifling cost. His entire expense for actual travel and hotel bill is about $20. However, he receives from the Grand Lodge from $30 to $36.

In 1805, Dr. Adam Rankin went overland from Henderson to Lexington, on horseback, entailing much fatigue and at a loss of many days from his business and home. We find the bill for his expenses, dated September 4th, 1805, $37.50, the actual outlay for meals for himself and horse on the way and while in Lexington. Now our delegates fight against any reduction of their mileage and per diem, while they receive nearly double the actual outlay, to ,say nothing of the pleasure of travel as compared with eighty years ago.

Another paper falls under my eyes, which more closely links the past with the present. Quite a number of our membership call vividly to mind the stately forn^of Colonel Edmund Hopkins, and a goodly number have sat in lodge with him. His petition, written in his own hand, is among the much prized j^apers of our Lodge. It reads :

The plain blunt manner, characteristic of Brother Hopkins, shows itself in his petition, while it also shows he was unacquainted at the time with the proper title for the officers. In speaking of Brother Hopkins, I was reminded of a story which was quite frequently told when I was first made a Mason. In a contraversy with another as to the particular verbage of part of the work, and of our pas*: masters, after some excited efforts to convince his opponent that he was ri^ht, he at length said "Well, //^;z^w f am right. I got it from Sol. Sizemore, he got it from Colonel Hopkins and Colonel Hopkins got it from King Solomon." This was a clincher and the discussion at once ended.

Jerusalem Lodge No. 9 has had an eventful career. The Grand Lodge of Kentucky was formed October 16th and 17th, 1800, at Lexington, Kentucky. William Murray was the first Grand Master. The Lodges that formed the Grand Lodge of Kentucky, were Lexington, No. 2; Paris, No. 35; Georgetown, No. 46; Hiram, No. 57; and Solomon, late Abrahams, under dispensation, all holding charters or dispensations from Virginia. When they formed the Grand Lodge of Kentucky, they took new members, beginning with Lexington, No. 1^ and soon. At the eleventh grand communication Dr. Adam Rankin, of Jerusalem Lodge No. 9, acted as Grand Treasurer. In 1813, M. W. Fisher and Ambrose Barbour, offered apology for not being represented, which was accepted - I find no report for 1817, '19 and '20. Then none for 1831, '32, '33, '34 and 35, when the charter was arrested, consequently, for 1836, '37, '38, '39, '40, '41 and '42, which intervened between the arrest and restoration of charter the lodge was unauthorized to work. From the record Brother E. H. Hopkins was master from 1826 to '37, inclusive, consequently he presided at the last meeting held previons to arrest of charter which was held on Saturday December 27th, 1834, at which time officers were elected as follows : Ji.. H. Hopkins, Master ; John D. Anderson, S. W. ; William Soaper, J. W. ; W. R. Abbott, Secretary ; W. F. Thompson, Treasurer. As stated, the Lodge held no meeting after this until November 28th, 1842. I find in the old papers, the correspondence between Brother Hopkins and Brother Philip Swigert, the then Grand Secretary, relative to resuming work by Jerusalem Lodge, No. 9. Col. Hopkins addressed a lengthy communication to Philip Swigert, Grand Secretary, in regard to again resuming Masonic work and asking for information as to the mode of procedure. The Grand Secretary responded by authorizing the Lodge to meet, provided they yet had the charter, and resume work as though nothing had occurred. In conformity with these instructions, a meeting was held November 28th, 1842. Present : E. Hopkins, Master; J. D. Anderson, S. W. ; Wm. Soaper, J. W. ; W. F. Thompson, Treasurer ; A. G. Saunders, Secretary />r£7 ^em. ; J. W. Williams, S. V>. pro tern. ; B. W. Winston, J. D. pro ; Jacob B. Hopkins; S. V. Tyler; Brothers Dr. Owen Glass, late of No. 9 ; James B. Newland, of St. David's Lodge, No- 52, Edinburg, Scotland; Moses Morgan, late of No. 9; Henry B. Dane ', of Lodge No. 2, Texas ; P. B. Matthews, of St, Joseph Lodge No. 155, Virginia ; Elias Oberdorfer, of Tadmon Lodge, No. 108 ; Bl M. Winston, of Good Faith Lodge, No. 95 ; J. W. Williams, of St. John's Lodge, No. 32, Philadelphia. At this meeting. Brothers Newlands, Glass, Winston, Matthews, Oberdorfer, Morgan, Dance and Saunders petitioned for membership.

From this time, the Lodge prospered in a satisfactory manner, I find on July 24th, 1843, a new code of By-Laws adopted. In the main, thev are what we now have. While the ritualistic work of Masonry has changed but little in the last eighty-three years, the laws governing them have been very materially changed In the early history of Jerusalem Lodge, No. 9, the member who dared to appear in Lodge intoxicated or the member who used profane language, by order of the Worshipful Master was subject to be led out of the room, never to return until satisfactory confessions had been made and to testify, by his general conduct, a sincere regret for his behavior. No member in arrears for any sum for twelve months was allowed to vote in any case whatever or eligible to any office in the Lodge until the amount had been paid, and if in arrears for two years, he was subject to expulsion. Now all eyes are closed, and offender No. 1 frequently holds prominent places in the Lodge, Now a prernium is almost placed upon non-payment of dues,

Among those whose names are found upon the books of Jerusalem Lodge, I find it has at all times had the best men in the community. Going back many years we fi|]d : Innis Brent, Dr. Adam Rankin, Philip Barbour, Ambrose Barbour, John Posey, Nathan D. Anderson, Thos. Towles, William Soaper, John D. Anderson, E. H. Hopkins, George Lyne, Frank Stites, Richard Stites, John H. Barret, D. R. Burbank, Dr. Owen Glass, James ^^'ilson, and a host of others, I fail now to call to mind, and so on down to the present day our most active business men, our best citizens are numbered with the mystic tie.

I have spoken of changes having taken place in the law governing Lodges. I now come to another change. For quite a number of years, some of the degrees now under the exclusive control of Chapters of Royal Arch Masons, were then conferred by the Lodges. A copy of the minutes of a meeting held in 1804 will show the truth of this statement. The following is a copy :

" At a called meeting of the Marked Jerusalem Lodge. No. 9, held at their lodge room in the Town of Henderson, on Monday, the twelfth day of November. 1804, A. D., 5804- A. L, Present : Philip Barbour, W. M. M . ; Ambrose Barbour, S. W.; Innis B. Brent, J. W. and J. D. pro tern ; John Posey. Secretary; Wm. Featherstone, S. D pro tern.; Brother Nathan D. Anderson, Treasurer, the Lodge being opened in the Mark Master degree in ancient form.

Phil. Barbour

I stated that from the reorganization of the Lodge in 1842, that it prospered satisfactorially. For many years Jerusalem Lodge had a membership ranging from eighty to one hundred and fifteen.

The crowning glory of this old Lodge is, that for eighty years, with an income averaging four hundred dollars per year, never spending money lavishly on fine paraphernalia or fine Lodge rooms, she to-day has but a trifle in her Treasury, showing that she has been true to the principles of charity as taught in the greatest of all books. Consequently, when the Masonic Widows' and Orphans' Home at Louisville called for aid. Old Jerusalem gave a cheerful response and gave more than any Lodge in the State to that grand charity, never casting a single vote against it and never placing a single beneficiary within its walls. Such in brief is a poor history of this grand, old Lodge.

We wish we could give a list of all who have worshipped at its altar and met within its holy precints, but we content ourselves with giving the following list of Masters and the year they served :

This Lodge has been singularly honored in the election of two of its members to the highest office in the State, " Worshipful Cirand Master," Campbell H. Johnson, October, 1877, and Bernard G. Witt, October 21st, 1885.

Henderson Royal Arch Chapter No. 65

Received its charter, dated at Lexington, Kentucky, October 14th, 1857, authorizing E. G. Earnheart, E. H. Hopkins, William Sjaper, and others, to meet as a Chapter of Royal Arch Masons, confer the degrees usually conferred in such bodies, and transact such business as may be proper. This document is signed by Marcus M. Tyler, Grand High Priest; William H. Forsyth, Deputy Grand High Priest ; William M. Samuel, Grand King; Thomas Todd, Grand Scribe ; Philip Swigert, Grand Secretary.

Organization

A meeting to organize Henderson Chapter, " under dispensation,' was held in the City of Henderson on Saturday, the eighteenth day of July, 1857. There were present M. E. Marcus M. Tyler, Grand High Priest; E., R. M. Hathaway, King pro tern.; E., Thomas Poindexter, Scribe pro tern.; Comp. Fred. H. Skinner, C. Yi. pro tan.; Henry F. Turner, P. S. pro tern.; E. G. Earnhart, R. A. C. pro tern.; E H. Hopkins, G. M. Third Vail; William Soaper, G. M,. Second Vail ; William Randolph, G. M., First Vail ; Rev. John D. Henderson, S. and T.; Companion J. Woodbridge, R. A. M.; Most Excellent High Priest Marcus M. Tyler installe M. E.; E. G. Earnhart, H. P.; E., E. H. Hopkins, King; E., William Soaper, Scribe. High Priest Earnhart then appointed the following companions ; Thomas Poindexter, C. H.; Henry F. Turner, P. S.; John W. Crockett, R. A. C; John D. Anderson, G. M., Third Vail; A, J. Anderson, G. M., Second Vail; J. Woodbridge, G. M., First Vail.

The first meeting of Henderson Royal Arch Chapter No. 65, after receiving its charter, was held on the sixteenth day of February, 1858. The first election of officers, under the charter, was held June 24th, 1858. On the sixth day of December, 1858, the death of Past Grand High Priest Marcus M. Tyler was announced, and Companions Edmund H. Hopkins and William H. Miller appointed a committee to draft suitable resolutions expressive of the feelings of the Chapter at this sad announcement. There were breaks in the record up to 1862. From that time I find them pretty complete.