Guerrant, W. B. Mountain Missions in West Lexington Presbytery (Synod of Kentucky). Lexington, Kentucky: West Lexington Presbytery, 1921. [12030]
Small pamphlet, 6 x 3 1/2 inches, 18 pp., illustrated with interesting b/w illustrations from photographs. Very good. Pamphlet.
A brief account of the mountain mission work of the Presbyterian Church in Breathitt County, Kentucky. The photos are Birds's-Eye View of Highland, Our New Orphan's Home, Our New Church at Highland, Our Church at Shoulder Blade, Closing for Vacation, On Our Way to Highland, and A Mountain Home.
William Barnett Guerrant (1892-1974), b. Danville, Kentucky. He was educated at Centre College, New York City Biblical Institute, and was a graduate of Louisville Presbyterian Seminary. At the time this pamphlet was composed Guerrant was superintendent of the Highland Institute of Breathitt Co., Kentucky. He served as professor of philosophy and religion at Austin College, Sherman, Texas (1939-1943) and then as president of the college for ten years until his retirement in 1953.
