Part 18. Parish, Mrs. Frazier B. Parks, Mrs. B. F. Patterson, Dr. D. C. Patterson, Miss Sue. Pennell, Mrs. Artie. Petty, Joseph. Phillips, Mrs. Maggie. Phillips, Mrs. Clara. Pogue, Mrs. Alice, Cincinnati, O. Poindexter, Mrs. Lillie. Pope, Mrs. Bettie. Pope, Miss Mattie. Pope, Arthur. Pope, Claude. Priest, Mrs. Katie, Chicago, Ill. Rankin, Mrs. Vail Ella. Rawlins, Mrs. Mollie. Raymond, Mrs. Mary W. Raymond, Mrs. Mary. Redmon, Wm. B. Reed, J. F. Reed, Mrs. J. F. Reed, Miss Fannie. Reed, Shelton. Reed, Thos. A., Chicago. Reed, Mrs. Thos. A., Chicago. Reed, Mrs. Catherine. Rees, A. T. Rees, Mrs. A, Rees, Miss Minerva. Rees, Mrs. Mary G. Remington, J. A. Remington, Mrs. Mary. Remington, Miss Mattie. Remington, Miss Ida. Renaker, Mrs. Hattie. Renaker, Walter. Reynolds, H. D. Reynolds, Mrs. Gayle, Rice, Littleton. Rieckel, Mrs. Charles. Righter, Mrs. J. H. Robertson, T. A. Robertson, Mrs. T. A. Robertson, Miss Blanche. Robertson, Miss Stella. Robertson, T. J. Robertson, Mrs. T. J. Robinson, Mrs. J. L. Robinson, Miss Mary. Robinson, Charley. Robinson, Miss Lucy. Rogers, James. Rogers, Mrs. James. -- Bob Francis 1920A Butner St. Ft. Eustis, VA 23604 My Homepage is: http://www.shawhan.com Ruddell's Fort Page: http://www.shawhan.com/ruddlesfort.html Early Bourbon County Families Page: http://www.shawhan.com/bourbonfamilies.html

Part 17. MEMBERSHIP ROLL (CONT) Garnett, Mrs. Hattie. Garnett, Mrs. Dorcas. Garnett, Miss Lizzie. Garnett, Mrs. Jane. Garnett, Mrs. Mattie, Oddville, Ky, Ginn, W. G. Givens, Mrs. Anna S., Newport News, Va. Gossett. Miss Anna. Grinnan, R. L. Grinnan, Mrs. R. L. Haley, J. J. Haley, Mrs. J. J. Haley, Miss Jessie. Haley, Miss Frances E. Haley, Miss Anne. Hamilton, Miss Amanda. Hart, Charlie. Hart, Miss - Haviland, Robert S. Haviland, Mrs. Cora B. Hedges, W. P. Hedges, Mrs. Mollie. Hedges, Samuel. Hickman, Mrs. Anna. Hickman, Mrs. M. E., Smitsonville, Ky. Hill, Miss Anna. Hill, Miss Mattie. Hinkson, Mrs. Susan. Hitch, Mrs. Ella M., Claysville, Ky. Hitch, Miss Nora, Claysville, Ky. Hoffman, Miss Lena. Holden, Lafayette, (P. 0. unknown.) Hudgins, Ben. Hudgins, Henry. Hughes, Miss Lizzie. Hutchings, E. R. Hutchings, Mrs. E. R. Hutzell, John. Hutzell, Miss Ada May. Ingles, William H. Ingles, John. Ingles, Mrs. Martha. Ingles, Miss Eva. Ingles, Miss Ruth. Ingles, Miss Mary. James, George S. James, Mrs. George S. James, Mrs. Rebecca. Jameson, Miss Maggie. Jameson, Mrs. R. L. Jett, Mrs. Howard. Jewett, J. Q. Jewett, Miss Katie. Johns, T. H. Johns, Mrs. T. H. Johns, Miss Virginia. Jones, James, Covington, Ky. Jones, Mrs. Laura, Covington, Ky. Jones, Mrs. Susan. Karrick, Aaron. Karrick, Presley. Karrick, Luther. Kearns, Mrs. Maggie, Poindexter, Ky. Kimbrough, Mrs. Clyde. Lafferty, W. T. Lafferty, Mrs. Maude. Lail, Mrs. Sophia. Lail, Leslie, Covington, Ky. Lail, Edgar, Missouri. Landrum, Mrs. Mattie. Lawrence, John. Lawrence, Mrs. Emma. Lawrence, Miss Lizzie. Layne, Mrs. Pearl, Proctorsville, O. Leach, Mrs. Bettie. Leach, Mrs. Emma. Lees, Mrs. M. E. Lees, Miss Elina. Lees, Miss Alla. Le Vesque, Alex., Lexington, Ky. Lilly, Miss Mary C., Richmond, Ky. Lockhart, Mrs. Nannie. Lydick, A. W. Lydick, Mrs. A. W. Lydick, William A. Lydick, Mrs. Rilla Lee. Lydick, Clifton, S. Lydick, Mrs. Clifton S. Lydick, Mrs. M. E. Lydick, Miss Mary. Lydick, W. Clarence. Lydick, Mrs. W. Clarence. Madison, Mrs. Helen. Madison, Miss Mary. Maffett, John T. Maffett, Mrs. John T. Maffett, Logan. Maffett, Mrs. T. J. Maffett, Willie. Maffett, Charlie. Magee, Simon. Martin, B. F. Martin, Miss Flora. Martin, M. D. Martin, Mrs. M. D. Martin, Miss Arabella. Martin, Harry. Mattox, Mrs. Kate. Megibben, Mrs. E. J. Megibben, Miss Birdella. Megibben, Clyde. Megibben, Mrs. P. R. Miller, Miss Fannie. Miller, Miss Martha. Miller, Mrs. Sallie J., Lexington, Ky. Mitchell, Mrs. Rosa. Monroe, W. E. Monroe, Mrs. Jessie. Monroe, Miss Lizzie. Moore, S. S. Moore, Mrs. S. S. Morey, Miss Kate. Musselman, J. W. Musselman, Mrs. J. W. McAdams, Joseph A. McAdams, Mrs. M. A. McClelland, Mrs. Mattie. McClure, Claude. McCullough, Willie, Chicago, Ill. McCullough, Miss Vannie. McLeod, W. A. McLeod, Mrs. Ida. Nichols, Mrs. Melissa. Nichols, Miss Mary. Nichols, Miss Ruth. Nichols, Miss Nora. Northcutt, Thomas. Northcutt, Mrs. Ada. Northcutt, Walter L. Northcutt, Mrs. Walter Northcutt, Frank. Oxley, Mrs. Elizabeth. Oxley, Miss Jennie. -- Bob Francis 1920A Butner St. Ft. Eustis, VA 23604 My Homepage is: http://www.shawhan.com Ruddell's Fort Page: http://www.shawhan.com/ruddlesfort.html Early Bourbon County Families Page: http://www.shawhan.com/bourbonfamilies.html

Part 16. MEMBERSHIP ROLL (CONT) Calhoun, Mrs. Amanda. Carr, Mrs. Sallie. Cason, W. S. Cason, Mrs. Ella N. Cason, Hervey M. Cason, Edgar B. Cason, Miss Anna F., Burlington, Ky. Chamberlain, Mrs. C. B. Chandler, Mr. W. L. Chandler, Mrs. W. L. Clair, Miss Minnie, Clarke, Mrs. Edward. Clifford, Airs. Amanda. Clifford, Ed. Cleveland, Mrs. Ellen. Cleveland, E. C. Cleveland, Clay. Cleveland, Clarke. Cleveland, Miss Minnie. Collier, Mr. R. M. Collier, Mrs. R. M. Collier, Will. Colvin, Miss Mary, (P. 0. unknown.) Cook, Mrs. Meddie. Cook, Miss Ella. Cook, Charles W. Cox, Spencer. Cromwell, Mrs. Elizabeth. Cromwell, Miss Margaret, Cromwell, Miss Bettie M. Cromwell, James W. Cromwell, Mrs. James W. Cromwell, Miss Christine. Cromwell, John M. Cummins, Richard. Cummins, Mrs. Matilda. Curle, Mrs. S. J. Curle, Piere. Curle, W. R. Curle, Mrs, Fannie. Curle, J. J. Curle, Mrs. Nora. Curle, Mrs. Mary, Poindexter, Ky. Daugherty, Mrs. Sophia. Daugherty, James. Daugherty, Miss Scott. Daugherty, Mrs. Loudie. Dedman, Mrs. Mary. Dedman, Miss Bessie. Dedman, James C. Dedman, Mrs. James C. Desha, Mrs. Artie. Desha, Mrs. Mary. Desha, Miss Julia. Desha, Miss Maggie. Dille, Mrs. M. P. Dille, Miss Bettie. Dills, Mrs. Lucy. Dimmitt, James. Dimmitt, Mrs. Eva. Dimmitt, R. H. Dimmitt, Mrs. Bettie. Dimmitt, Miss Lizzie. Douglas, Mrs. Eugenia. Durbin, Daniel. Durbin, Mrs. Mary L. Eals, Ashby. Eals, Miss Lucy, Chicago, Ill. Eals, Charles T. Eals, Mrs. Mattie E. Eals, Henry T. Eals, Charles, Jr. Eals, Miss Stella H. Evans, Luther. Fish, Sank. Fish, Mrs. Carrie. Fisher, Miss Kate. Fisher, Miss Emma. Fisher, Miss Lizzie. Florence, David. Florence, Miss Mary. Florence, Miss Nora. Fowler, Mrs. Melissa. Fowler, Eugene. Frazer, Mrs. Eliza. Frisbie, Shirley. -- Bob Francis 1920A Butner St. Ft. Eustis, VA 23604 My Homepage is: http://www.shawhan.com Ruddell's Fort Page: http://www.shawhan.com/ruddlesfort.html Early Bourbon County Families Page: http://www.shawhan.com/bourbonfamilies.html

Part 15. CHURCH MEMBERSHIP JUNE 16, 1901 (pp. 180-190) Addams, William. Addams, Miss Cora V. Adams, Dr. J. B. Allen, Garrett W. Allen, Miss Lucy. Allen, Charley. Ammerman, Philip. Ammerman, Mrs. Lena. Ammerman, Stanley. Ammerman, Clifton. Ammerman, Roger. Ammerman, Richard H. Ammerman, Mrs. R. H. Ammerman, Sidney. Ammerman, Kirtley. Ammerman, J. J. Ammerman, Mrs. J. J. Ammerman, Miss E. Jane. Ammerman, Miss Anna. Ammerman, Miss Lola. Ammerman, Miss Mary E. Ammerman, William W. Ammerman, Daniel, Sr. Ammerman, Mrs. Daniel, Sr. Ammerman, Wesley. Ammerman, Daniel, Jr. Ammerman, J. A. Gano. Ammerman, Mrs. J. A. Gano. Ammerman, Mrs. Martha E. Ammerman, Miss May. Ammerman, Miss Bessie. Ammerman, Miss Mabel. Ammerman, Mrs. Louisa. Ammerman, Mrs. Emma. Ammerman, Miss Ida May. Anderson, T. W. Anderson, Joseph. Arnold, Mrs. Sallie, Lexington, Ky. Asbury, Mrs. Mattie. Asbury, Miss Bertha. Asbury, Miss Stella, Ashbrook, Mrs. Artie. Ashbrook, Miss Sallie. Ashbrook, Felix S. Ashbrook, Mrs. Nannie. Ashbrook, Miss Betsy. Ashbrook, Samuel J. Ashbrook, George. Ashbrook, Mrs. A. S. Ashcraft, Mrs. L. D. Ashcraft, Willard. Ashford, Mrs. Rolla D., Mundy's, Ky. Atkinson, Mrs. Susan. Baker, Mrs. Maude, Cincinnati, O. Ballinger, J. B. (P. O. unknown.) Beckett, Miss Maggie, Dunaway, Ky. Benton, Airs. Minnie. Berry, Bailey D. Berry, Mrs. Bailey D. Berry, Mrs. Norma, Berry, Ky. Berry, E. P., Mayslick, Ky. Blair, E. R. Boyd, J. W. Boyd, Mrs. J. W. Brashear. Miss Mattie. Brinker, Mrs. Ada. Brown, Mrs. Mary J. Brown, Miss Ettie. Brown, Miss Hessie. Brown, Miss Lizzie. Burden, Mrs. Anna. Burden, Miss Lottie. Burns, Miss Aileen. Bush, H. Ward. Bush, Mrs. Alma. -- Bob Francis 1920A Butner St. Ft. Eustis, VA 23604 My Homepage is: http://www.shawhan.com Ruddell's Fort Page: http://www.shawhan.com/ruddlesfort.html Early Bourbon County Families Page: http://www.shawhan.com/bourbonfamilies.html

Part 14. The ladies' parlor is immediately beneath the choir platform and is a large cool room reached by a stairway from the Main Street entrance, and connected at its eastern end with the dining room and (p. 176) kitchen and other basement rooms. Toilet rooms are conveniently located, one on the main floor adjoining the pastor's study, the other in the basement immediately beneath. The kitchen is directly beneath the Young People's Bible Class room, and the dining room directly beneath the Sunday-school auditorium, while beneath the infant class room is a large and well-appointed china closet. In the rear of this, and separated by a narrow passageway, are two robing rooms. The basement beneath the main auditorium is unfinished, and is used for storing fuel and for the heating apparatus. Here is located the machinery for operating the partition separating the two auditoriums. The entire building is heated by three large furnaces, arranged in a battery so that any one or all may be used, according as the weather requires. The ventilating is done by a stack and a system of ducts leading from the floor to a foul-air room in the basement, where a stack heater in summer produces a current of air, and draws the foul air from the rooms above, changing the air in the rooms completely in about twenty minutes. The plastering, an excellent piece of workmanship, was done by Mr. F. S. Asbury, of Cynthiana, the son of Vertner S. Asbury, who more than sixty years ago plastered the first church built upon this lot. (p. 177) The frescoing was done by Wm. A. Lay & Co., of Cincinnati, whose good taste and skill are everywhere manifest in the harmonious and beautiful effects produced. The memorial windows are especially attractive, and deserve special mention. The large triple window on Main Street is the gift of Mr. George Wilson, of St. Louis, and is in honor of his father and mother. The design is the Ascension. The corresponding window on Mill Street is the gift of Mrs. Artie Ashbrook and her family, and is in honor of her husband, Thos. V. Ashbrook. The design is the Good Shepherd. Above the Main Street entrance is the Resurrection, the gift of the C. W. B. M., and the corresponding window above the Mill Street entrance is the gift of M. D. Martin, in memory of his daughter, Sue Martin Stewart. The design is a bunch of lilies. To the right of the organ is a beautiful window in memory of Louis M. Martin, placed there by his father, M. D. Martin, and to the left a similar window perpetuates the memory of Dr. H. Rutherford and wife Elizabeth, and grandson, Holman R. Wherritt, and is the gift of Mrs. Mary R. Wherritt. In the infant room. is a window in memory of Kathleen Lafferty, Christ Blessing Little Children, given by her mother, Mrs. W. T. Lafferty. In the ladies' parlor, presented by Mrs. Anna Gibson (p. 178) Shawhan, is a beautiful window, design a sheaf of wheat. The building is lighted throughout by electricity, the fixtures consisting of a beautiful chandelier in either auditorium, and suitable chandeliers, brackets, etc., in the various rooms. The furniture consists of a large two-manual Pilcher pipe-organ, operated by water-power; circular oak pews in both main and Sunday-school auditoriums, and chairs in the class-rooms. The main floors are carpeted with Hartford body-brussels. The following donations also deserve mention - A desk and two chairs for the Sunday-school room, by the Robert Mitchell Furniture Company; a desk for the ladies' parlor, by Mrs. Maud Throckmorton; a hundred-piece dinner set, by the John Shillito Company; a Bible for the pulpit, by Mrs. Jane Garnett, containing the following inscription: " Presented to the Christian Church of Cynthiana by Mrs. Jane Ashbrook Garnett, its oldest member, aged eighty-three years, on the occasion of the dedication of its new house of worship, this June 16, igoi;" the furniture for the Young People's Bible Class room, consisting of a table, presented by W. S. Cason, and two dozen chairs and a Royal Wilton velvet carpet, presented by the class. . The cost of the building, including additional lot, removing old building, furniture etc., all complete, and ready for occupancy, is as follows: (p. 179) Cost Of lot...............................$1,750 00 Removing old building................... 176.00 Excavation...................................200.00 Foundation................................1,645.28 Building above foundation............23,289.95 Leaded glass windows.................... 440.00 Wiring church................................34.50 Frescoing.................................... 300 00 Architects.....................................600.00 Electric fixtures............................. 342.00 Furnaces.................................... 583.90 Organ...................................... 1,500.00 Pews and pulpit furniture.................2,350.00 Carpets.................................... 1,134.48 Fence..........................................244.80 Pavement and curbing.......................592.90 Grading and sodding..........................35.00 Sewer........................................... 70.00 Cistern and pump..............................43.75 Sundry small items...........................157.50 Curtain for infant room....................... 25.00 The following donations in addition to the contracts of the committee:……........$35,515.06 Sunday-school chairs........................$123.15 Furniture for Y. P. B. C. room................94.00 Memorial windows..........................1,183.00 Furniture ladies, parlor..........................46.00 Rock for foundation, by Mrs. Megibben..........................................80.00 ................................................$1,526.15 Making a total cost of......................$37,041 21 -- Bob Francis 1920A Butner St. Ft. Eustis, VA 23604 My Homepage is: http://www.shawhan.com Ruddell's Fort Page: http://www.shawhan.com/ruddlesfort.html Early Bourbon County Families Page: http://www.shawhan.com/bourbonfamilies.html

Part 13. (p. 166) After a heavy rainfall, the morning of the 16th dawned with a clear sky, and long before the time for opening, the streets were filled with people, At 10 A. M. the doors were opened, and at 10.30 every seat in the building was occupied; aisles and vestibules were filled with an eager throng, and hundreds turned away. In the choir loft was Mrs. Cason, leader, supported by Mrs. E. R. Hutchings, Misses Elma Lees, Lily Webster, Lucy Allen, Fannie Reed, Blanche Robertson, Minerva Rees, Mrs, M. E. Lees, Mrs. J. W. Musselman, Mrs. Todd Whaley, and Mrs. R. L. Jameson, sopranos; Misses Maud Smith, Fannie Whaley, and Mrs. H. P. Van Deren, altos; Messrs. D. B. Stevens, A. T. Fitzwater, Herman Rohs, and H. M. Cason, bass; Rev. S. A. McElroy, tenor; with R. DeRoode, of Lexington, Ky., at the organ. Upon the pulpit platform, besides Elder Z. T. Sweeney, the central figure, sat Elder Lloyd Darsie, pastor of the Christian Church at Paris, Ky.; Elder J. J. Haley, pastor of Cynthiana Christian Church; and Elder John S. Shouse, of Lexington, Ky.; also Elders Thos. Arnold, of Frankfort, Ky., and D. W. Case, of Corinth, Ky., both of whom had served this people in years gone by, and the latter of whom had been instrumental in erecting the second church building, more than thirty years ago. (p. 170) The sermon of Elder Sweeney, in the morning, was upon "The Power of the Gospel First, For Civilization; Second, For Unification; Third, For Salvation." The text was Romans 1: 16. That in the evening was upon the "First Principles of Religion," and was treated in a logical manner. Both delighted the magnificent audiences that heard them, and showed Elder Sweeney to be a master in his line. The committee in charge decided to ask the audience for $12,000, and at the close of the day, the subscriptions footed up $12,247.14. This amount has since been increased to $13,268.64. All connected with the enterprise congratulated themselves upon their eminent success, and went home with light hearts and smiling faces. (p. 173) The architecture is an adaptation of the style of churches found in Angouleme, Perigueux, and other parts of Western France, and is a blending of Romanesque, Byzantine, and early Gothic styles. The building is simple in outline, and is constructed with circular arches and domed ceilings. Counting extreme dimensions, it is 106 feet long, 86 feet wide, and 49 feet high, measuring from surface of the ground to apex of gable. The tower is about 80 feet high to top of finial. The walls of the building are of native Kentucky limestone, laid with pitched face in broken ashlar; the trimmings, of Kentucky freestone. The roof is slate, and is supported by massive iron trusses, the work of the well-known and reliable firm, the Covington Architectural Iron Works; the gutters, etc., are of galvanized iron. The windows are of leaded glass, and very beautiful. The memorial windows will be mentioned later. The floors are of yellow pine. All finish and furniture in the main auditoriums are of oak. There are three front entrances-one on Mill Street, one on Main Street, and one on the southwest corner through the tower. No steps are exposed to the weather, except two at each (p. 174) entrance. Inside the vestibules, five steps lead to the auditorium. The main auditorium is about 8 feet square and 35 feet high, and perfectly symmetrical and homogeneous, both in relation to all details and as a whole, even when thrown open in connection with the Sunday-school rooms. There are four arches of equal size, each 25 feet wide and 24 feet high, one of which constitutes the opening between the auditorium and the Sunday-school room; a second separates the auditorium from the choir; the other two form attenuated transepts, each containing large triplet windows, lighting the auditorium. The Sunday-school room is in the form of a quarter of a circle, with pulpit at the center. Around the segment are six class-rooms on the main floor and six in the gallery above. The infant room is separated from the main Sunday-school room by an arch the size of those above described. The ceiling of auditorium finishes with a dome resting on groined archivolts springing from eight attached columns at the angles of the room. The ceiling of the Sunday-school room is a dome starting above semicircular arches and the gallery columns. The choir ceiling is a barrel vault. The floors of the two auditoriums slope on a curve, two feet, from the entrances to pulpit platforms, which are elevated two feet above the lower (p. 175) floor level. The choir floor is elevated six steps above the auditorium floor at the northwest entrance, and three steps above the pulpit platform, and is accessible from the northwest entrance and from the passage connecting the pulpit with the pastor's study. The baptistry is situated directly back of the pulpit platform, and is attained by means of steps on either side leading into the water, so that neither pastor nor candidate is in sight of the audience until they stand in the center of the pool. The steps next to the pastor's study are for his convenience, while those on the other side are for the candidates, and connect with a stairway leading to the robing rooms below. The panneling in the rear of the pulpit raises by weights and pulleys into a pocket above, and forms a front to the baptistry. The pastor's study is on the same level as the pulpit platform, and is immediately in the rear thereof. The Young People's Bible Class room is in the northeast corner of the building, and is about 12 by 20 feet, and is separated from all other rooms. This room is also used as a superintendent's office and for teachers' meetings. -- Bob Francis 1920A Butner St. Ft. Eustis, VA 23604 My Homepage is: http://www.shawhan.com Ruddell's Fort Page: http://www.shawhan.com/ruddlesfort.html Early Bourbon County Families Page: http://www.shawhan.com/bourbonfamilies.html

Part 12. Encouraged by the strong support given it by the congregation, the committee pushed its work vigorously, and on the 3d day of February, 1900, contracted with A. T. Rees and J. R. Poindexter, of Cynthiana, for the erection of the building, Mr. Poindexter taking charge of the stonework and Mr. Rees of the remainder. Although this was the largest and most difficult work that either of these gentlemen had ever undertaken, the wisdom of the committee in this selection was soon manifest. Both men had a local pride in their work, and nothing was left undone to produce the best possible results. On the 23d of May, 1900, the work had so far progressed as to be ready for the laying of the corner-stone, which was done with appropriate ceremonies at three o'clock that afternoon. A stand had been erected over the entrance, for the speakers, and another on the Mill Street pavement, for the singers. The first-floor joists, which had by this time been placed in position, were covered with boards to accommodate the audience. Despite a constant rainfall during the whole of the afternoon, some four hundred people assembled. Short addresses were made by the local pastors, Rev. C. F. Oney, of the Methodist Church, and S. A. McElroy, of the Presbyterian Church, A letter was read from Rev. F. L. Norton, pastor of the Baptist (p. 163) Church, who was unavoidably absent from the city. Elder John S. Shouse, of Lexington, Ky., was the principal speaker. The choir sang, " How Firm a Foundation," "I Love Thy Kingdom, Lord," and O Savior, of Thy People Here." During the ceremony the stone, which is a cube of Kentucky freestone, measuring about two feet, and having an aperture cut into the top, large enough to receive a box, was suspended above the corner where it was to rest. At the close, Mr. J. E. Welling, of the firm of J. E. Welling & Co., to whom the Church is indebted for its excellent job of plumbing, placed the box in the aperture, covered it with the stone lid, and sealed it with lead. Mr. J. R. Poindexter then spread the mortar, and as the stone was dropped into position, Elder J. J. Haley said: " In the name of God our Father, and of Jesus Christ our Savior, and of the Holy Spirit our Comforter, we lay this corner-stone in the foundation of a house to be erected and dedicated for the worship of God, and for a spiritual refuge and home to all faithful Christians who will labor with us according to the teaching of the Holy Scriptures in extending the kingdom of our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen." The box in the corner-stone, 8 x 8 x 10 inches, made of copper, and hermetically sealed, contains the following articles: A copy of each of the county papers-the Democrat (p. 164), the Times, the Courier, and the Log Cabin, copies of three religious papers-the Christian Century, Christian Evangelist, and Christian Standard; a partial list of the members of the Church; names of the Christian Endeavorers and Gleaners; an old Testament, found behind the wainscoting of the old church; a needle found in the old church; a brief history of the congregation by W. S. Cason; a list of the Church officers; a copy of the building contract; a program of the day's exercises; a brief sketch of the Ladies' Aid, and of the Endeavor Society; copies of the Daily Enquirer and Courier-journal, the two last being for illustrative purposes only; also a copper one-cent piece made in 1817, the congregation having learned by this time that it would be necessary to keep all its Money where it would be accessible. Since the first Sunday in July, 1899, the congregation had met regularly, in the court-house, where for two whole years, notwithstanding many inconveniences, it had maintained at least respectable audiences, and all its organizations had continued their work. But as the new building neared completion, a feeling of homesickness seemed to possess the congregation, and the day fixed for the dedication, June 16, 1901, was looked forward to with eager expectancy. It was not, however, reserved for the congregation to hold the first meeting (p. 165) there on that day. They were anticipated by the Christian Endeavor, which held a business meeting in the Sunday-school auditorium the evening of June 2d, and a prayer-meeting on June 9th; and, by the Sunday-school, which held its first meeting in the new room on June 9th. Also by the celebration of two brilliant weddings; that of Mr. Phelps Sasseen, of Henderson, Ky., to Miss Grace Smith, a member of this congregation, at 9 A. M., Thursday, June 6th; and Mr. Rodney Withers to Miss Anna Victor, both members of this congregation, on Wednesday, June 12th, at 7.30, P. M. On Saturday morning, June 15th, Elder Z. T. Sweeney, of Columbus, O., who had been selected to preach the dedicatory sermon, met the committees and the officers in consultation, and the plans for the work of the following day were rapidly matured. A soliciting committee was appointed, consisting of M. C. Swinford, J. B. Adams, W. T. Lafferty, W. S. Cason, J. W. Boyd, William Addams, B. D. Berry, J. M. Cromwell, Ed. Van Deren, C. T. Eals, W. H. Zilar, and T. J. Robertson. Also the following ushers: Shirley Frisbie, Chas. Allen, J. Q. Jewett, E. R. Hutchings, Frank Northcutt, D. Bradley Shawhan, S. F. Shawhan, John Hutzell, Chas. Robinson, Guy Smiser, Urban Swinford, Robert Reed, Will Maffett, and Stanley Ammerman. -- Bob Francis 1920A Butner St. Ft. Eustis, VA 23604 My Homepage is: http://www.shawhan.com Ruddell's Fort Page: http://www.shawhan.com/ruddlesfort.html Early Bourbon County Families Page: http://www.shawhan.com/bourbonfamilies.html

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NOTE: I accidently skipped from Part 8 to Part 10 on the last mailing--sorry about that--Bob Francis (p. 150) The Third Church Building AFTER agitating the question for many years, the congregation, at a meeting held in the old church, April 30, 1899, formally decided to erect a new building, and, preparatory thereto, appointed J. S. Withers, S. J. Ashbrook, M. C. Swinford, B. D. Berry, W. T. Lafferty, W. S. Cason, and Wm. Addams as a committee to incorporate the Church, report upon the probable cost of a new building, and to recommend a plan for raising the money therefor. The committee met May 2, 1899, at the office of B. D. Berry, and after electing J. S. Withers Chairman, and W. S. Cason Secretary, adopted the following articles of incorporation: "Know all men by these presents, That the undersigned, J. S. Withers, Wm. Addams, S. J. Ashbrook, W. T. Lafferty, M. C. Swinford, W. S. Cason, and B. D. Berry, members of the Christian Church of Cynthiana, Ky., having been appointed by the congregation of said Church, on the thirtieth day of April, 1899, for that purpose, do, together with the officers and all other members of said Christian Church of Cynthiana, hereby associate themselves together as a body corporate or body politic, by the name and style of 'The Christian Church of Cynthiana,' for the purpose of receiving and holding in trust for the benefit of said congregation any property (p. 153) , real or personal, now owned, or which may hereafter be obtained by it, and for the further purpose of erecting, furnishing, and maintaining a house of worship of Almighty God at said place. "1. Said corporation shall, by said name, have perpetual succession, and may purchase, take by devise, bequest, gift, or deed, any real or personal estate or property, and the same hold for the use and benefit of said Church, according to the discipline and economy of the same; and sell, mortgage, lease, convey, or otherwise dispose of the same; and to sell, mortgage, lease, convey, or otherwise dispose of the property now owned by said Church or any part thereof, and to have and exercise all powers necessary for, and incident to, religious corporations not inconsistent with the Constitution and Laws of the United States or the State of Kentucky: and in that name to contract and be contracted with, sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, so far as it may be necessary to protect the property, rights, title, privileges, and immunities of said Church, and to use and employ said property for the use and purpose of carrying out the religious interest of said Church; and may employ counsel, servants, agents, and workmen, as occasion may require. "2. That J. S. Withers, S. J. Ashbrook, and Wm. Addams are hereby appointed trustees of said Church, to continue in office until their successors (p. 154) are duly appointed by the Church; that the affairs of said Church shall be managed by a board of three trustees. "3. That said trustees and their successors may borrow money for the use of the Church, and secure the payment of same by mortgage on any property now owned or that may be hereafter owned by the said Church, and may pay off, or by mortgage secure the payment of, any existing debt now due from said Church; and may erect new buildings or repair the present buildings; but they are not to borrow money, execute mortgages or conveyances of Church property, or erect any buildings until they have been authorized so to do by the vote of the majority of the congregation present at a regular meeting of the congregation, and after public notice has been given of the time and place when and where such vote is to be taken; and the result of such vote shall be entered upon the records of the Church, and said trustees shall perform such other duties as the congregation may direct. "All conveyances, mortgages, leases, bills of sale or written contracts must be made and signed by the trustees for the time being, or by a majority of said trustees; and all instruments so authorized and signed for the use and benefit of said Church shall be binding on said Corporation. "4. That said Corporation may have a common seal, and alter same at pleasure. (p. 155) "5. That said Corporation may adopt rules and regulations for its government, not inconsistent with law. "6. That the private property of the incorporators shall be exempt from corporate debts." On May 7, 1899, the committee reported these articles to the congregation, and recommended that it build a house costing not less than $15,000, nor more than $20,000. These reports were unanimously approved, and. the committee was continued as the Building Committee. The old lot being too small for its purpose, the committee purchased of T. W. Anderson his lot, adjoining the church lot oil the east, and fronting fifty-five feet on Mill Street, and, on June 29, 1899, unanimously adopted the plans of Des Jardins & Hayward, architects, of Cincinnati, Ohio, for the new building. Believing that they would be able to contract for the new building within the limits fixed by their report, the committee, on the 11th day of July, began removing the old building, and excavating for the new. After this had been done it was ascertained that, because of certain unexpected advances in the prices of material, and of some erroneous estimates, the cost of the building would much exceed the estimate. But the bridges having been burned behind it, one course alone was open that was to shoulder the responsibility bravely and manfully. After making some alterations in the plans, and after procuring the most reliable information (p. 156) possible as to the probable cost, the committee, on the 26th day of November, 1899, submitted to the congregation the following report and recommendation: CYNTHIANA, Ky., NOV. 26, 1899. To the Cynthiana Christian Church: "Your committee, appointed to erect and furnish a church building, would respectfully report that they accepted plans and specifications as prepared by Des Jardins & Hayward, architects, which have heretofore been reported to the congregation; that the architects were instructed to prepare plans that could be built at a cost of $18,000. That relying upon the statements and recommendations of the architects as to the cost of building, in order to expedite the work, the committee had the old building removed, the excavating done, and the foundation partially built. In this the committee perhaps acted too hastily, and are somewhat to blame. That the committee, having advertised for and received bids, found that, owing to an underestimate on the part of the architects, the building, complete and furnished, would cost considerably in excess of $30,000. That they thereupon had the architects make some changes in the plans and specifications, which will not materially alter the building in appearance or usefulness, and have again received bids. That by building the walls of native limestone, laid in (p. 159) broken ashlar, the building can be erected and furnished at a cost of between $28,000 and $30,000. The committee are of the opinion that the needs of the congregation require a building as large as the one contemplated; and, besides, they cannot further change the plans, without a very great loss on the work already done. The committee would, therefore, recommend that they be authorized to build and furnish the church at a cost of not exceeding $30,000. They would also further recommend that the congregation raise the sum of $20,000 therefor, and that they bond the church for the remainder; that the said $20,000 be raised, as far as possible, by voluntary subscriptions, and that if it should not be able to raise the whole of said sum in that manner, a committee of three competent men be appointed by the congregation, who shall examine said subscription list and make an assessment on the membership to equalize the said subscription list, and sufficient to bring said list up to the sum of $20,000. Respectfully submitted. Wm. ADDAMS, W. T. LAFFERTY, W. S. CASON, BAILY D. BERRY, M. C. SWINFORD, S. J. ASHBROOK, J. S. WITHERS, (p. 160) The report was adopted, with one dissenting vote. -- Bob Francis 1920A Butner St. Ft. Eustis, VA 23604 My Homepage is: http://www.shawhan.com Ruddell's Fort Page: http://www.shawhan.com/ruddlesfort.html Early Bourbon County Families Page: http://www.shawhan.com/bourbonfamilies.html

(p. 97) The Endeavor movement was started in Cynthiana in the spring of 1893, the first Society being organized by Mrs. J. T. Mosley, who had come from Paris a short time before and united with this Church. The work was new to the town, and it was difficult to get the young people interested; only a few young ladies and probably one or two young men joining the Society, which disbanded in a short time; not, however, for lack of interest and enthusiasm on the part of the leader, who remained faithful to the last, and to whom much credit is due for her service. But this failure was not fatal. Mr. D. B. Shawhan, one of our children whom the Covington Church had adopted for a few years, moved to Cynthiana, and in the summer of 1895 undertook to reorganize the Society. With the zeal characteristic of his work in the cause of Christ, he roused the young people to a realization of their duty in Church work. Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Cason, Mrs. Lena Ammerman, Mrs. Lydick, and Mrs. Mosley were willing helpers, and under the guidance of these older and wiser heads, the Society has passed through the critical period of its existence, and is now in a substantial and prosperous condition. (p. 98) About forty young women and men have pledged themselves to work in the Church and kingdom, and all are true to their promises. While, as yet, the greatest and perhaps best influence is felt and shown in the individual lives of the members, they have not been selfish, and have tried to pass the blessing on, true to the promise that they will strive to do whatever Christ would like to have them do. Often during the year, prayer-meetings are held at the county jail and infirmary, and in the homes of any who are sick or too troubled to attend Church. From outward signs, these prayer-services are appreciated, and, we hope, beneficial. The sick are visited and cheered with flowers, strangers are welcomed to Church, children are brought into the Sunday-school, and thoughtless members are looked after and urged to be more regular in attendance. Brother Haley, the pastor, is especially fond of the Endeavorers, and, when called away from home, often leaves the midweek prayer-meeting in their charge, and, when here, he often asks their assistance, which is always cheerfully rendered. Aside from their active work, it is beautiful to see the young trying to consecrate themselves to the Master-many times falling beneath temptation, but still pressing on, trusting Jesus for strength. It is a noble work, and we trust the coming generation will keep it moving, ever mindful of the watchword, "For Christ and the Church." (p. 99) The Endeavorers pledged $750 for the pipe-organ, and have paid $375 thereof into the treasury. A great part of this has been raised by weekly contributions on the part of the members, their subscriptions ranging from one to ten cents per week each. On December 18, 1900, the Society furnished the supper for a banquet given by the A. 0. U. W. Lodge. A delightful menu was served, resulting in a net profit of $95 to the organ fund. Another work of the Society is worthy of notice. It has undertaken to establish a public library and reading-room in the basement of the church. The Official Board of the Church has granted the free use of the room, and has agreed to pay for fuel, lights, and janitor for a period of five years, on condition that the Society secure the sum of $1,000 for books, and guarantee $300 per year for five years, to pay for current literature and running expenses. Should the scheme meet with the success it deserves, Cynthiana will soon have a library of which her citizens may well be proud, and a place of information and amusement for the young people of the town which will be beneficial, both mentally and morally. The following are the names of the present members and officers of the Society: Lucy Allen; Mrs. Lena Ammerman, Vice-President; Stanley Ammerman, Clifton Ammerman, Mae Ammerman, Mattie Brashear, Mrs. Ward Bush, Mr. W. S. Cason; Mrs. W. S. Cason, President; Hervey Cason, Edgar (p. 100) Cason, Lizzie Dimitt, Mr. Chas. Eals, Chas. Eals, Jr., Rev. J. J. Haley, Jessie Haley, Charley Hart, Eva Ingles, Mary Ingles; Ruth Ingles, Treasurer; Mrs. R. L. Jameson, Quincy Jewett, Elma Lees, Mrs. M. E. Lydick, Mrs. J. W. Musselman, Fannie Reed, Mattie Remington; Blanche Robertson, Corresponding Secretary; Stella Robertson, Mr. D. B. Shawhan, Bessie Shawhan; Alice Smith, Recording Secretary; Maud B. Smith, Nettie Talbott, Sallie Talbott, Lily Webster, Frances P. Whaley, and Charlie White. April 5, 1900, Mrs. J. T. Mosley, Miss Blanche Robertson, and Mr. D. B. Shawhan organized an Intermediate Endeavor Society, composed of young people, between the ages of twelve and eighteen years. The Society started with five active and four associate members, and in less than a year numbered twenty-two members. One member has been transferred from the Intermediate to the Senior Society. Miss Blanche Robertson is the Superintendent, and an earnest and efficient leader. Some mention should be made of Mr. E. B. Braun, who was for several years a faithful worker in the Society here. He is now connected with the Church at Sadieville, where his business called him, and has succeeded in arousing among the young people great interest, and in establishing a good Society. (p. 101) The pastors belonging to the Second Church Period, 1868 to 1900, in their order are: D. W. Case, 1868 to 1870, three Sundays a month; E. Y. Pinkerton and J. B. Jones, in 1871; J. C. Frank, 1872 to 1875; J. C. Walden, 1876 to 1879; Wm. Stanley, 1880 to 1883; C. B. Edgar, 1884 to March, 1889; J. J. Morgan, March, 1889, to end of year; G. W. Yancey, 1890 to 1894; J. J. Haley, 1895 to the present time. Brief sketches of each follow in order. -- Bob Francis 1920A Butner St. Ft. Eustis, VA 23604 My Homepage is: http://www.shawhan.com Ruddell's Fort Page: http://www.shawhan.com/ruddlesfort.html Early Bourbon County Families Page: http://www.shawhan.com/bourbonfamilies.html

Any account of the Society would be incomplete which omitted the work of the Little Gleaners, a band of children auxiliary to the C. W. B. M., whose leader is always a member of the Society, and elected by it. It was organized in December, 1884, under Miss Sallie Ashbrook, whose successful management contributed to the permanency of the band and to its splendid record in after years. More than once it has carried off the State banner. The children respond promptly and intelligently to the efforts of their leader, and have contributed, in all, between six and seven hundred dollars to missions. The present membership is thirty; leader, Mrs. W. T. Lafferty. (p. 93) As soon as the erection of the new church had been definitely decided upon, in fact before any formal action to that effect had been taken, the women of the congregation, always alive to their responsibilities in Church affairs, effected an organization known as the Ladies' Aid Society, the purpose of which was to raise funds to be appropriated toward the furnishing of the church. In reality, however, this was not so much the formation of a new Society as the re-establishment of one that had really been in existence for more than a score of years, but had been in a state of suspended animation for the last few years. Of this older Society the promoters and active women were Mrs. Elizabeth Oxley, President; Mrs. Charles T. Wilson, Secretary; Mdms. Eliza Frazer, Mary Frazer, J. C. Walden, J. S. Withers, and others, who are still actively engaged in similar work. Its raison d'etre was to be found in the fact that then, as now, a congregation none too abundantly blessed with this world's goods found it difficult to meet demands additional to the ordinary current expenses, and the good sisters felt it incumbent upon them to supply the deficiency. Its methods, particularly at first, were more those of the time-honored sewing circle. Whatever hands directed by wise heads could find to do was under (p. 94) taken by it. The members, meeting generally at the house of the president, "took in" plain sewing, cut and made garments to order, purchased material from which their skillful fingers manufactured such articles as would find a ready sale. Again and again the dreaded spring sewing of the pastor's wife was accomplished by their magic touch; more than once garments fashioned by them were transmuted into some much-needed article of church furnishing. Their efforts of this sort were supplmented by an occasional supper or entertainment, or by contributions solicited from the congregation at large. Once the church carpet, costing about $200, was provided by them, During the erection of the parsonage they rendered very substantial assistance. At length regular meetings were discontinued; but the spirit of the Aid survived, and, as occasion demanded, special work was undertaken by its members. The present Ladies' Aid was organized March 9, 1898: Mrs. Harry Johns, President; Mrs. W. S. Cason, Vice-President; Mrs. R. L. Jameson, Secretary; Miss Mattie Remington, Treasurer. Among the first subscriptions to the new church in 1899 was that of this society, $500, toward carpeting the building; of this amount $125 was already in the treasury. Under the able management of the president, Mrs. Johns, a woman of indefatigable energy and unfailing resource, the society set to work to (p. 95) raise the amount pledged. Ice-cream, the strawberry, and the oyster, each in due season, played its part in the accumulation of funds. During the spring and summer of 1900 a series of receptions was arranged at the homes of the members, which proved not only a charming feature in the social life of the Church, but also a source of profit. In August of the same year some friends of the Mt. Zion congregation who wished to assist the Cynthiana women in their enterprise gave a moonlight fete. The supper, under the direction of Mrs. Perry Phillips, a member of the Aid, and Mrs. Cass Garnett, proved a most enjoyable affair, and about $50 was realized. On March 7, 1901, a birthday party was given at the residence of Mrs. M. E. Lydick: scores of friends commemorated each her own natal day by contributing pennies as many as the milestones in her life journey; as a result the Society was some ninety dollars the richer. Following close upon this was the wittily-conceived "Conundrum Party" at Mrs. W. S. Cason's beautiful home, which, although a "pay affair," was characterized by its demands upon the wits rather than the purses of those fortunate enough to be in attendance. At last the $500 was paid into the treasury of the building committee, and at the dedication the Society made another pledge of $1,000. The more usual means of raising money having been exhausted, the ladies have discovered others, or have (p. 96) successfully adopted some that originated elsewhere. Chief among these was the sample sale, which involved unusual work. The merchants, grocers, and dealers of all kinds of our little city kindly lent their assistance; samples of almost every article known to modern trade were contributed, at the request of local dealers and patrons, by the big firms in cities. Everything from a corn-planter to an onyx table was to be found in stock; the sale was conducted with such energy and on such business-like methods that $230 was realized. Under the auspices of the Society a reception was held Julie 26th, in the church parlor, at which two or three hundred guests were present. The brilliantly-lighted rooms, profusely decorated with flowers, formed a charming scene. In the receiving line were Mrs. Johns, the president, and the local pastors and their wives. Light refreshments were served and a delightful musical program was rendered. This sketch includes, of course, only the more notable features of the work accomplished, and can convey no adequate idea of the time and labor devoted to it. The Society now numbers between thirty and forty. Its officers are MRS. HARRY JOHNS, President,- MRS. W. S. CASON, Vice-Presidenl, MRS. R. S. HAVILAND, Secretary, MRS. W. H. ZILAR, Treasurer. -- Bob Francis 1920A Butner St. Ft. Eustis, VA 23604 My Homepage is: http://www.shawhan.com Ruddell's Fort Page: http://www.shawhan.com/ruddlesfort.html Early Bourbon County Families Page: http://www.shawhan.com/bourbonfamilies.html

THE Christian Woman's Missionary Society of Cynthiana, Kentucky, was organized in September, 1883, with a membership of twenty-four, and the following officers: MRS. ARTIE ASHBROOK, President; MRS. ELIZA FRAZER, First Vice-President; MRS. SUE ASHBROOK, Second Vice-President; MRS. CHARLES T. WILSON, Secretary; MRS. M. E. LYDICK, Treasurer. (p. 88) Its object is "to cultivate a missionary spirit, to encourage missionary effort, to disseminate missionary intelligence, and to secure systematic contributions for missionary purposes." Its members agree "to aid in furthering these objects," and to contribute not less than ten cents monthly; these "dues," however, constitute a small part of the total contributions. A noteworthy feature of the work of the National Society, to which we are auxiliary, and one that distinguishes it from the older societies of the brotherhood is, that it is not limited to any one department of missions, but embraces Foreign, American, and State work. The Society has always been auxiliary to the (p. 89) Christian Woman's Board of Missions, which has its headquarters at Indianapolis, and a strict construction of its relations to that Board would, perhaps, require that all its activity be conducted through the national officers. But it has always allowed itself some latitude in this particular, especially in earlier years, when it frequently lent assistance to some point in Kentucky, or in the South and West, where a weak Church, or a handful of Christians, struggling to establish a Church, appealed strongly to its sympathies. The Society meets the first Sunday in the month. The two red-letter days in its calendar are Easter Sunday and Educational-day, December the first. Acting upon a suggestion of the national president, the members of this auxiliary, in common with others, have agreed to observe the week preceding Easter as a season of self-denial, that they may make a special Easter offering. Educational-day emphasizes the necessity and importance of the work undertaken by the board in educational centers-the establishment and maintenance of the English Bible chairs at Ann Arbor and the University of Virginia, and of lecture courses in various places. In observance of this day, ail open session is held, and a program of special interest rendered by the members, or ail address delivered by some one Invited for that purpose. (p. 90) It would be impossible to present anything like a complete record of the Society's work during the seventeen years of' its existence; only the most important can be mentioned. Various points in the mountain districts of our own State have received substantial aid from it. The school at Hazel Green, in Wolf County, was, for years, an object of special interest. Contributions to its support began in 1886, and continued to be made at intervals till 1893. Then its place in the affections of the Society was filled by the Bible chair at Ann Arbor, to which enterprise this auxiliary was one of the first to give encouragement and support. In addition to these contributions, the Society has given largely to the regular State Fund for missionary effort, and it has paid into the national treasury about $2,300; the total raised for missionary purposes being something over $5,000. In their methods of work, the active members of the auxiliary have displayed prudence and judgment equaled only by their courage and determination to do everything possible to accomplish the work for which they organized. Among its officers have been women of great executive ability and consecrated purpose, and the Society has shown its appreciation of their services by entrusting its affairs to them again and again. Among those serving repeatedly as president (p. 91) are Mrs. Artie Ashbrook, Mrs. K. W. Williams, Mrs. Anna S. Givens, Mrs. M. E. Walden, and Mrs. D. B. Shawhan. It also owes much to the wise counsel and untiring energy of Mrs. G. W. Yancey, who, during the four years of her husband's pastorate in Cynthiana, devoted herself to its upbuilding with entire consecration of purpose. Much of its financial success is undoubtedly due to the efficiency and faithfulness of its first treasurer, Mrs. M. E. Lydick, who, with an intermission of two years, has served in that capacity since its organization. >From the summary of its contributions to various missionary enterprises, one may form some idea of the amount and value of the Society's work for others. It is less easy to measure and record its influence upon the women engaged in it. They have developed mentally and spiritually; some have discovered unsuspected talents, others have realized the possibility of entire consecration of heart and life; to all it has proved a help and an inspiration to a higher ideal of Christian womanhood. With some experiences peculiar to itself, the Cynthiana Society has, on the whole, shared the common lot of such organizations. It has made mistakes, it has failed to recognize a golden opportunity, it has had its seasons of depression; but through it all it has gone steadily forward, and it ranks, in membership and in its contributions to (p. 92) missions, among the first in the State. It has now a membership of ninety, and the following board of officers: MRS. D. B. SHAWHAN, President; MRS. J. W. MUSSELMAN, First Vice-President; MRS. LENA AMMERMAN, Second Vice-President; MISS BETTIE CROMWELL, Recording- Secretary, MRS. FELIX ASHBROOK, Cor. Secretary; MRS. M. E. LYDICK, Treasurer. -- Bob Francis 1920A Butner St. Ft. Eustis, VA 23604 My Homepage is: http://www.shawhan.com Ruddell's Fort Page: http://www.shawhan.com/ruddlesfort.html Early Bourbon County Families Page: http://www.shawhan.com/bourbonfamilies.html

(p. 85) J. S. Withers was elected secretary in the early seventies, and for more than twenty years performed the duties not only of that office, but of vice-superintendent. During that period he did much to forward the interests and strengthen the power and influence of the school; his name is indissolubly connected with its best work and its success. Of the present teachers, several have been members of the school for more than a quarter of a century; Mrs. K. W. Williams, who has a large and active class of young men and women, became a teacher in 1867; there have been intervals of several years during which her work was interrupted, but for the greater part of this period she has been identified with the school. Miss Margaret Cromwell took charge of the infant class in 1875 or 1876, and has taught it ever since, with the exception of a few years, when she was induced to come with a class of little girls into the main department; she resumed her work with the little folk in October, 1888, and has taught them continuously from then to the present. Mr. A. H. Ward was for years teacher of the Bible class. As already noted, the record books previous to 1885 are not available, but in that year the largest attendance registered was 114; the number of teachers, 13; missionary offering, $16. In 1896 the number of teachers was 20, with a corresponding (p. 86) increase in the number of pupils. The contributions to missions have generally been large in proportion to the attendance, reaching high-water mark in 1894, when $100 was contributed. In 1896 the names in the "One Dollar League" were 46. The methods of work have been along natural lines; the efforts on the part of superintendent and teachers have been to secure regular attendance, and regular, if small, contributions to the current expenses; the teaching, for the most part, has been characterized by adherence to the really vital things of heart and soul; pupils are attracted and held in the school by the teacher's individual influence: it is rare that recourse is had to such adventitious aids as prizes: even the "treat" at Christmas time is not an established thing; on several occasions the pupils' offerings at Thanksgiving and Christmas to those of our little town less fortunate than themselves have been notably generous. For a time the Louisville Widows' and Orphans' Home was remembered by the school. During the last two years there has been naturally some falling off in the attendance and interest; but now that the school is properly lodged, all have resumed work with an enthusiasm that promises great things for the future. On June 9, 1901, the first session in the beautiful new Sunday-school room was held; at the second service, two weeks later, the attendance, notwithstanding (p. 87) the extreme heat, was 167. The school has pledged $400 to the Church debt, to be paid in three years, the proportion assumed by each class to be met by voluntary contributions on the part of teacher and pupils. The present corps of officers and teachers is: MR. W. S. CASON, Superintendent; MR. J. M. CROMWELL, Secretary and Treasurer; MR. M. D. MARTIN, MR. W. S. CASON, MRS. K. W. WILLIAMS, MISS BLANCHE ROBERTSON, MISS BIRDELLA MEGIBBEN, MISS BETTIE M. CROMWELL, JUDGE W. T. LAFFERTY, MRS. W. T. LAFFERTY, MISS BESSIE SHAWHAN, MISS MINERVA REES, MR. C. T. EALS, MRS. CORA. S. HAVILAND, MRS. J. W. MUSSELMAN, MISS MARGARET CROMWELL. -- Bob Francis 1920A Butner St. Ft. Eustis, VA 23604 My Homepage is: http://www.shawhan.com Ruddell's Fort Page: http://www.shawhan.com/ruddlesfort.html Early Bourbon County Families Page: http://www.shawhan.com/bourbonfamilies.html

(p. 83) To the church-worker of the present day, accustomed to regard the carefully systematized departments of Church activities as a matter of course, it seems almost incredible that a Church should exist for thirty vears, and should meet to worship in its own house for twenty years, without such an organization as the Sunday-school. But as our fathers in the flesh managed to exist without the telephone, electric lights, and similar necessities of life in the twentieth century, so the fathers in the Church prayed, labored in the Lord, and finally triumphed in the faith without the Sunday-school. But in the fullness of time this, the first-born of the Church, came into existence. As with individuals who lead simple, normal lives, the life record is brief; so with organizations--a few dates, some statistics, special mention of prominent workers, and the story is told. To this the Sunday-school of the Christian Church of Cynthiana, Ky., is no exception. There are no records of its establishment and early days, and those of later days, previous to 1885, cannot now be found. For information of the school previous to that year we must rely upon the memory of its officers and teachers. (p. 84) Of the men and women chiefly interested in the Sunday-school during the first years, only one is now living. Sometime in the late fifties the organization was effected. Mr. W. L. Northcutt, who later served the Church many years in the capacity of elder, was the first superintendent; Mrs, Dr. Lewis Perrin, teacher of the Bible class; Mrs. Elizabeth Oxley, teacher, and leader of the singing. The attendance was small, and confined mostly to the children; the sessions were held in the afternoon, and were no doubt subject to the same depressing influences of summer's heat and winter's cold as test the faith and endurance of the modern school. Scarcely was it fully established when the Civil War came on; the Church itself was almost riven asunder; services were interrupted, and the Sunday-school was discontinued for a time. At the conclusion of the war, it was reorganized under more favorable conditions, and gradually increased in numbers and strength, becoming an important factor in the religious life of the community. The following is the list of superintendents, so far as can be ascertained, up to the present: W. L. NORTHCUTT, HENRY HOLTON, A. W. LYDICK, A. H. WARD, D. B. SHAWHAN, W. S. CASON. -- Bob Francis 1920A Butner St. Ft. Eustis, VA 23604 My Homepage is: http://www.shawhan.com Ruddell's Fort Page: http://www.shawhan.com/ruddlesfort.html Early Bourbon County Families Page: http://www.shawhan.com/bourbonfamilies.html

(p. 74) PERIOD OF SECOND BUILDING AS THE Church continued to grow and the needs of the congregation increased, the old building was found to be inadequate to its wants. In July, 1867, the congregation was called together to discuss the building of a new house of worship. The project met with its approval, and steps were taken to put the plans into execution. It was decided to erect a building, costing about $10,000; $7,000 of this was to be raised by an ad valorem tax. A committee of the following brethren was appointed by the Church to make the assessment: Philip Ammerman, W. L. Northcutt, J. S. Withers, A. Garnett, and John Musselman. Leon Cuson, Jos. H. Shawhan, Thos. Ashbrook, Spears Smith, and J. S. Withers were appointed a committee to purchase a suitable lot on which to build, to decide upon the plan of the building, to make all the necessary contracts for its erection, and to dispose of the old house. A committee for soliciting subscriptions was composed of Dr. Rutherford, C. West, T. V. Ashbrook, John L. Shawhan, and D. W. Case. (p. 77) It was decided to retain the old site, but as the lot was too small for the contemplated new building, G. Remington and J. S. Withers, acting as trustees of the Church, purchased from John Norris a lot on Main Street, 60 feet square, for which they paid $600 and a part of the old lot on Mill Street. On this lot, fronting 60 feet on Mill Street and 104 feet on Main Street, the second church building was erected in 1868 and 1869. It was a large, modern house, built of brick, and was, at the time of its erection, considered one of the best church buildings in the surrounding country. The door faced on Mill Street, and was reached by a flight of six or more steps, which led into a vestibule communicating with the auditorium by three doors, each opening into an aisle of moderate and convenient breadth. In the rear was a large bay window in which was a platform large enough to accommodate the preacher and the choir. The front of the building was ornamented by a large, square tower, with spires at each corner, extending some seventy feet above the street. The interior was well arranged for ordinary services, though there was only one room, with the seats in two sections, separated from each other and the walls by the aisles. The basement was used for the infant class room at Sunday-school; in the unfinished part the furnace was located. The house was well lighted, with four windows on each side, and (p. 78) two in each end of the building; these were of stained glass, in quiet and well-chosen colors. At night services, five chandeliers gave plenty of light to the room, the lamps being replaced later on by electric lights. As the building neared completion and met with the approval of the people, several handsome individual contributions were made, which deserve to be mentioned. The chandeliers, valued at $250, were furnished by Mr. Henry E. Shawhan; Hon. T. J. Megibben provided for the frescoing, $325; the pulpit, costing $110, was presented by C. B. Cook; the seats, $700, by T. V. Ashbrook; and the stained glass, $250, was presented by G. W. Taylor. It seems strange that people of this faith should, in these modern days, build a church without a baptistry; but such was the case in this instance. In 1874 a baptistry was constructed under the rostrum, convenient to the basement, which was used as dressing-rooms for the preacher and the candidate, affording, however, very meager accommodation. While Elder C. B. Edgar was ministering to the church, in 1885 or 1886, a parsonage was built. This is a handsome brick residence, with eight or ten rooms, and situated in one of the best parts of the town. Many interesting and profitable protracted meet (p. 81) ings were held in this church building at different times. From an old Democrat, published in 1873, ,ve find the following: "The meeting at the Christian Church, in this city, still continues with unabated interest. Up to the present time, about forty additions have been made. Elder McGarvey is still laboring with that earnestness and zeal so characteristic of himself." In 1892, while Elder Yancey was pastor, S. M. Martin, a well-known evangelist of the Christian Church, held a two months' meeting with over one-hundred additions. The revival was attended by intense excitement in all the Churches, and a searching of the Scriptures to prove or disprove certain doctrines. The Wilkes-Ditzler Debate, which occurred in 1870, was a memorable event in the Church's history. After thirty years of service the old house at last was deemed too small for the growing needs of the congregation, which now numbered about five hundred. While we are always ready to welcome something new, it was with feelings akin to sadness that the congregation met for its last service in the old church on the first Lord's-Day in July, 1899. The service was turned into a kind of love-feast, which was enjoyed as a rarity; old hymns were sung, things of interest were told, and, with some (p. 82) reluctance, the people bade farewell to an old friend, recalling past triumphs and failures, in the great cause, in the old house, and looking forward to fewer sorrows and greater rejoicings in their new home. The second church period was marked by not only an increase of membership, but also by a widening influence and spreading out into new and broader fields of work. Five organizations were formed which added their help and support to the Church proper: Sunday-school, C. W. B. M., Gleaners, Ladies' Aid, and the Endeavor. -- Bob Francis 1920A Butner St. Ft. Eustis, VA 23604 My Homepage is: http://www.shawhan.com Ruddell's Fort Page: http://www.shawhan.com/ruddlesfort.html Early Bourbon County Families Page: http://www.shawhan.com/bourbonfamilies.html

(p. 60) Thos. N. ARNOLD was born in Covington, Ky., in 1828, his father being one of the founders of his native town. His mother was a Virginian, and she and her husband were the first Disciples of Christ who founded a church in the infant city, living a lot and building a house of worship, which, for a long time, was known as the First Street Christian Church. Mr. Arnold graduated at Bethany College in 1847. He spent two years at Transylvania Law School, at Lexington, Ky., and one year at Louisville, and at the age of twenty-one began the practice of law in Covington. He was married in 1853 to Frances Pugh, of Cynthiana. Four of their children are living. At the age of twenty-eight, Mr. Arnold became a minister of the gospel in the Christian Church. It was his good luck to know and be associated with several of the great preachers of the early century-Walter Scott, David Burnett, Benjamin Franklin, and Samuel Rogers. His early work was confined to churches located on or near the Ohio River. At Madison and Columbus, Indiana, he held successful meetings, which resulted in much good to both places, and led to building a house of worship at the former. (p. 63) He was pastor of the Cynthialia Church two years, 1859-1861, and for several years had charge of churches in the county. He preached for the Church at Falmouth, and succeeded in building a new church. For two years, before the Civil War, he was State Evangelist for Mississippi. In 1866 he moved from Covington to Frankfort, having charge of the Church at that place three years, till he went to Louisville, in answer to a call from the Fourth and Walnut Streets Church. In 1873 he went to Lexington to preach for the Main Street Church, intending to make his home there, so that he might educate his sons at the Kentucky University. Unhappily the university trouble, that had been brewing for some time, culminated during the year and developed bitter party strife in the Church. Desiring to stand aloof from the conflict, at the end of the year Mr. Arnold returned to his home at Frankfort, and has since devoted his time to preaching in his own and adjoining counties. This part of the State is, to a great extent, a missionary field, and he has done much work here, often preaching in schoolhouses, and holding congregations together until they were able to build churches. During his work in the Church, Mr. Arnold has brought not less than two thousand people to Christ, has helped to establish fourteen Churches, and (p. 64) aided eleven young men in fitting themselves for the ministry. As a preacher, he is yet vigorous and forcible, and, as he expresses it, like an old warrior, eager for warfare. NOTE: Thomas Arnold's wife, Fannie Pugh, was the daughter of Augustus Pugh and Sarah "Sallie" Cantrill. Sallie Cantrill's second husband was Henry Ewalt Shawhan. The Shawhans were active members of he Cynthiana Christian Church. -- Bob Francis 1920A Butner St. Ft. Eustis, VA 23604 My Homepage is: http://www.shawhan.com Ruddell's Fort Page: http://www.shawhan.com/ruddlesfort.html Early Bourbon County Families Page: http://www.shawhan.com/bourbonfamilies.html

(p. 45) SAMUEL ROGERS SAMUEL ROGERS was born in Charlotte County, Virginia, November 6, 1789. His paternal grandfather emigrated from Smithfield, England, about the middle of the eighteenth century, and settled in Bedford County, Virginia. His father, Ezekiel Rogers, at the age of fifteen, joined a company of light-horse belonging to Washington's regiment. He was at the battle of Cowpens, and, continuing in service to the close of the Revolution, was present at the siege of Yorktown, and witnessed the surrender of Cornwallis. In 1793, Ezekiel Rogers removed his family to Kentucky, settling near Danville, but moving shortly after to Clark County, and later to Missouri. Of the years spent in the latter State, as a boy, Samuel Rogers, in his autobiography, says: "My experiences were the richest of my boyhood; nor do I remember that I desired a change; the glades, the forests, and the rivers afforded charm enough for me." His early education consisted of three months training in a country school. He was, however, a close student of nature, and his mind was stored with useful and beautiful lessons drawn from that source. (p. 46) He was married in 1812 to Elizabeth, daughter of Andrew Irvine, and to this union he attributed all that lie was, and, as he said, "all that he hoped to be." His wife was a most religious woman, and it was largely due to her influence that he confessed Christ, shortly after his marriage, and was immersed by Barton Stone. His son, John I. Rogers, who became a successful proclaimer, was the eldest of quite a large family of children. When war was declared between England and the United States in 1812, Samuel Rogers enlisted with Captain Metcalf's company at Cynthiana; but after a few months of service he fell ill of fever, and was taken home. Upon his recovery he re-enlisted, remaining in service until peace was declared. It was about this time that he began, to use his own words, "teaching in a very humble way." From this time his service was devoted to the Master's cause. He was most zealous and sincere in his work and his teaching, and his influence extended over a wide territory. Through Ohio, Indiana, Virginia, Missouri, and Kentucky he made frequent and extensive tours, preaching and organizing Churches, one of which, in Indiana, he named Antioch. He was associated in his work with John T. Johnson, Winthrop Hopson, and other shining lights of that day. In 1852 he established a home (p. 47) in Cynthiana, having accepted a call from the Christian Church to preach once a month. Here he was content to pass the evening of his life, surrounded by loyal friends, some of whom, still living, reverence his memory, and love him as a sweet-spirited, self-sacrificing, unassuming man of God. When, on July 11, 1877, the final summons came to him, he approached the grave "soothed and sustained by an unfaltering trust," and death came to him as sleep to "one who wraps the draperies of his couch about him, and lies down to pleasant dreams." -- Bob Francis 1920A Butner St. Ft. Eustis, VA 23604 My Homepage is: http://www.shawhan.com Ruddell's Fort Page: http://www.shawhan.com/ruddlesfort.html Early Bourbon County Families Page: http://www.shawhan.com/bourbonfamilies.html

Fellow researchers, Just a note of correction to John Allen Gano's age. He was born July 14, 1805 rather han 1865, as mentioned in my previous posting. -- Bob Francis 1920A Butner St. Ft. Eustis, VA 23604 My Homepage is: http://www.shawhan.com Ruddell's Fort Page: http://www.shawhan.com/ruddlesfort.html Early Bourbon County Families Page: http://www.shawhan.com/bourbonfamilies.html

Fellow researchers, I thought you might enjoy excerpts from "A Souvenir History of the Christian Church of Cynthiana," by W. S. Cason, Lily Webster, Maude Smith, and Bettie M. Cromwell. The pamphlet was printed in 1901 by Jennings and Pye, Cincinnati, Ohio. p. 38 JOHN ALLEN GANO. MORE than two hundred years ago-perhaps in 1685--when Roman intolerance drove the Huguenots from France, Francis Gano, a French Protestant, fled from his native country, to find a home in a strange land, settling with his family in Rochelle, New York. From this ancestry sprang the subject of the present sketch, John A. Gano, who was born at Georgetown, Ky., July 14, 1865 His parents died before he reached the age of ten, leaving him to the care of an uncle, William Hubble, an old Indian fighter of early Kentucky days. Most of his education was received at Georgetown, Barton Stone being one of his instructors. When he left school he turned his attention to the study of law, and was admitted to practice. As he manifested some talent as an orator, his future looked bright and promising. In 1826, Mr. Gano was married to Mary Conn, of Centerville, Ky. Nine children were born to them, three of whom died in infancy. Six lived to maturity, to wit: William, Richard, Fannie, Franklin, John Allen, Jr., and Mary. Only two are living now-Richard, who is a preacher of the gospel, and John Allen. In his youth, Mr. Gano was quick-tempered (p. 39) and impulsive, and rather inclined to be worldly. His early training was in the Baptist Church, but he showed little interest in religion and Church affairs till a short time before his marriage with Miss Conn. While visiting the young lady he had an opportunity of hearing Barton Stone and Thomas Allen preach at some of the neighboring churches. Their forcible presentation of the gospel truths impressed him greatly, and a terrible struggle commenced within him between the flesh and the spirit. After some months of indecision, however, he made a profession of his faith in Christ, at Old Union Church, and was baptized by Mr. Allen at Georgetown. Immediately after his conversion he took up the sword of the Spirit, and began proclaiming Christ's salvation to the world, laboring faithfully till the end of his life, How well he did the work, thousands can bear testimony. A Baptist minister once said that Mr. Gano had converted more people, made more peace among the people in his field of labor, and had done more to shape the religious views of the people of Central Kentucky than any other five ministers in the State. He seemed to possess a remarkable power over the hearts of the people, being eloquent, clear, convincing, and winning. As Walter Scott expressed it, "He could bring the house to tears sooner than any man I have ever known." (p. 40) In his early ministry, Mr. Gano labored much for the Church at Cynthiana, being regular pastor there in 1846 and 1847, and holding several protracted meetings at different times afterward. In one meeting, when enthusiasm seemed to be at ebb tide, he was called in to help stir up the people, with the result that in a short time more than forty souls were brought into the kingdom. It seems that his whole life was one unceasing round of service to Christ; at home, abroad, and everywhere he went, his Christian influence was felt. His death was such as might be expected from such a life. On the morning of October 14, 1887, while his family was gathered around his bed, he passed from their midst, with a happy smile on his face, as though heaven had already opened to him its glories. " Yea," saith the Spirit, " that they may rest from their labors, and their works do follow them." -- Bob Francis 1920A Butner St. Ft. Eustis, VA 23604 My Homepage is: http://www.shawhan.com Ruddell's Fort Page: http://www.shawhan.com/ruddlesfort.html Early Bourbon County Families Page: http://www.shawhan.com/bourbonfamilies.html

Since a lot of Scott and Harrison co. "immigrants" came from Maryland I thought you might be interested in the item posted at: http://odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/D/1601-1650/maryland/mta.htm Maryland Toleration Act of 1649 I found this while working on a Fightmaster/McDaniel seminar held Oct. 16, 1999. Two of the selected sets of records for those names have now been added for reference also. http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~thiessen/maryland_rec.htm http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~thiessen/ky_fight_mc.htm Jo Thiessen