(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