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Henry Wadsworth Longfellowâs famous words, âHardly a man is now alive (or a woman either for that matter) who remembers that famous day and year.â This quote, which refers to the midnight ride of Paul Revere, could just as easily be applied to the construction of our subject for today, Second Baptist Church on West Seventh Street. Unless we have Christian County residents well in excess of 100 years of age, no one remembers the first bricks being put into place.
Construction of Second Baptist Churchâs old sanctuary (known today by its members as Duncan Chapel) began exactly 100 years ago in 1921, and is in the neoclassical Greek style, complete with columns in antis. A signature feature of Greek architecture, columns in antis are columns that exist between two end elements, which elements are an integral part of the building itself. The result is a recessed porch, and Second Baptist Church provides us with a fine example of that design feature. At the time when t
Before we slide past the zero of a new decade and put 2021 on the map, we must of necessity look at the most unique Christmas in any of our lifetimes â one landing in the middle of an unprecedented pandemic, as we simultaneously turn over the reigns of government to a new president. It is a moment to reflect on our past, as we make a template for the future.
And the ABCs of Christmas should always start with that engaging and magical word altruism â the selfless concern for the wellbeing of others.
Nowhere can this be seen more clearly than by turning back the clock and looking again (as we did in 2012) at 604 E. Second St. in the year 1896. It was then that Nat Gaither (president of the Bank of Hopkinsville) and Hunter Wood Sr. (attorney and publisher of the Kentucky New Era) raised funds for the construction of The Church of The Good Shepherd. Both of these men were vestrymen of Grace Episcopal Church. This project that they envisioned and brought to fruition was years