Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1868-07-01
: IS S For the Adsestisea,.z. Ggs.
Executive Board of the Edgefeld 9
-.e,,,.. Il, Association. .g4 4

Executive Board of the Edgefeid s;
S.4<-5.a, al Association. 4
Tho regular meeting of the Board was held at
Gilgal ehnrch, on saturday,the soth, of May
There was no special business to transact, except
such as related to the Book Depoaitory,r anaths
Sunday School, work, within the bounds Of the
Association.
This Board ssld its 6rst meeting atGilgsi, in
Sept 1856, and . n authorized ths establishment
of asDspositosy for Sunday School Books at Ege-
field G. II. Tho increased interest in Sunday
Schools, which this Enthusiastically has promoted,
justifes the wisdom of itss;orsaniaasion, and en-
couragesi its friends to psrsevore III their lsbors.
About 1900 volumes of various Kinds of Sunday
School Books, Bibles andy Tsstanonss have been
put in circulation since Sept 1856.
The next meeting Of the Board will be held at
Eageaela G, y On Saturday before tho 9Th It'll Sab
bath in August. rssssAs.Ge .Ss4%x
Pursuant ton Resolution Of tho 'silgal Church,
calling 1on the different Sunday Seaooss'tc confer
rs to the psopriety of forming Sunday School
Union within the Edgefeld association, repre-
sentatives wore in attendance from tho following
Schools: ,.sts,.4s -. ~ .p.s
Bethlehem, Morgan.school, House, Big Stevens
Creek, Hammondville, Mt Lebanon, Science. Hill,
Republican, Horns Greek, Edgedeld Village,
Mountain cresk, caraham's Mills, Rehoboth,
Antioch, Gilgal, Bethany, Olive Branch, Bold
Spring and Buffalo.
The meeting was organized BY calling Rev.
JOHN TRApP TO the Chair, and appointing DR.. j.
E. LEWIS, Secretary.
After fun discussion, the subject wss referred
to aCommittesi to recommend some definite plan.
On Sabbath morning the Committee submitted
the following Report, which vas unanimously
adopted; apt
REPORT.
The COMMITTEES appointed to consider the: pro-
priety of forming Sunday School Union for tho
Edge6eld Association, beg leave to submit the
following seporEsE sEi1ssSSs Z
WesbsleiTe that such an Organization Senla
stimulate tho zeal already manifested in the
Sunday. School work, and would consecrate to
hosscanss of Christ the talsnts Of brethren gho
now remain idle for the want of suitable field
Of labor.
We, therefore; recommend: - - ;'--.a-
Ist, That meeting for organizing a'sunday:
School Union be held, with tho consent OF the
Association, at Horns Creek Church, on Friday
the Hth day of September, .s .-3is T.
End, That all the Sunday Schools within the
bounds of the Edgeasld Association be invited
to send Delegats5sto this meeting, with letters
containing the. full statistics of the Schools.
81, That Committee OF Eve bc appointed to
prepare o Constitution and by Laws, to be sub
mitssd for consideration at the meeting in Sep
tsmbsr. i Respectfully submitted.
L.R. GWALTNEY,
u..t.Te D. D. RRUNS0N,y Committee.
xs-s {. J. P.sMEALING, 90
sMessrs.L. R. Gwaltney, D. D. Brunson, ]. P.
MeaIing, Luke culbreath, John. Lake,-so which
the Chairman, J. Trapp, was added,-were ap-
pointed the Committee to Draft Constitution and
Bylaws to be submitted othe' Association.
The Sabbath was speutin religious devotions,
aad Sunday School exercises.
asg& fse ~ ~ J.TRAPP, Chair: .
J. E. LAWS, Sec'ry.