Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1873-09-18
THE ADVERTISER.
Edgefeld, S. c., Sept. ls, 1873.
The Edrefieldi Baptist Association.

day, and Sunday last Since the meet
ing of the Methodist District Conference
here some six years back, our citlzens
had experienced nothing OF this sor''
consequently they rega ded the presence
of the Association among them rs II
pleasure and privilege, The Edgeheia
Baptist Association at present consists oil
81 Churches. Of these, all belong to our
own County, except Gruniteville, Lang
lev, Mt. Zion, and perhaps one or TWO
others, in Aiken County, and Lexington
Church and Batesville, in Lexington
County.
The BODY met in the Baptist Church
ON Friday morning at 10 o'clock, and
was called to order by the Rev. D. D.
Brunson, Moderator; after which the
| letters of the delegations were called Tor
and read, and the delegates enrolled. II
we mistake not. the representation aver
aged about three from each Church. The
Rev. D. D. Brunson, than whom the
Church knows no more faithful and
lonp-tried servant, was reelected Mod
orator. A. J. Norris, ESQ.,, was reelected
Clerk.
The usual invitation being extended
to other Churches to join the Associa-
ton, Batesville and Mine-Field were
enrolled. The latter is new Church in
the Clouds Creek section, about q miles
from old West Creek.
The Introductory sermon was preached
by young clergyman fast rising in use
fulness and reputation, the Rev. Joat
Edwards, of Sardis.
Of much formal routine business, moi
particularly interesting to the outside
world, we will make no mention
Mr.. j. ]. Pearce (of the firm Of Pearce
Butler & Coz of Augusta, was received
with much honor as Correspondent O
the Hepzibah Association of Richmond
and Burke Counties, Ga.
George Morgan, colored Baptis
preacher, gave notice of an application
from the Storm Branch Association f0l
correspondence with the Edgefeld Asso
ciation-said Morgan to be the cores
pondent. The old custom Of correspon
dence between Associations, instituted
long before newspapers, railroads ant
telegraphs became so abundant, consist!
in representative from one Association
called Correspondent, being received
into another Association by the righ
hand of fellowship, seated upon its floor
and entitled to join in its deliberations
and to note its proceedings, but not t.
vote. The Storm Branch Association il
the colored Baptist Association of Edge
field County; and of course this applica
ton for correspondence was a novelty
and startling one. The Moderator wa
in favor Of quietly receiving the ap
plication, and it appearing that no OBJ
lection was to be made, called upon tn
proposed correspondent to come forward
and receive the right hand of fellowship
At this point, however, the unwilling
ness to open somewhat unpleasan
issue gave way, and there was very de
cided objection. Hereupon the matte
was referred to d Committee and mad
the special order for Saturday at j
o'clock, at which time the COMMITTEE
was instructed to report. This Commit
tee consisted Of Messrs. ]. c. Sheppard
D. c. Tompkins, w. II. Zimmerman, B
NJ. Talbert and l.. Broaddus.
On Friday night, the Rev. E. w. Horl
preached to very large audience. A
is well known, this gentleman, our ole
friend and fellow-citizen, left Edgetelt
two years ago and settled in Miami, Mis-
souri,, where he is the honored and use
full pastor of fine congregation. FL
and his family return, on a visit, to th'
land which must always be to then
"Holne," and where troops of friend!
will ever, us now, he delighted to wei
come them.
On Saturday morning the Association
met IN the Baptist Church at 10. Th'
audience was immense, and waXed great
er and greater each hour. The Rev. r
NJ. Pratt. of the Abbeville Association
coming in the interest Of the new Bap
tist Church in course of erection i'll tht
town of Abbeville, was cordially receiv
ed by the body. So also was Mr.. w. S
Howard, jr., Of Augusta, as another rep
resentative from the Hepzibah Associa
ton.
After this, came the Report, OF Reports
rather, of the Committee to whom hat
been referred the matter Of the Storm
Branch correspondence. Public eXpec'
tation was painfully on tip-toe. The
Majority Report, advocating the recep'
ton of the proposed correspondent, was
beautiful in composition and extremely
silky in spirit. The Minority Report
signed by the Rev. Luther Broaddus
alone, was All Lnvarnishctl wrought-iron
skeleton that lifted its foot but once, and
then only to bring it down emphatically
against the said rcception-not i'll any
want of catholic Christian spirit, noI
upon the ground of race or color, but
because the time had not come for this
thing, and because it would. beyond all
manner of doubt, prove fearful apple
OF discord i'll the body. At this point,
tue applicant for correspondence, not
wishing, as lie stated, to produce dis
cord, Withdrew his application. Suisse
quently, both Reports, the Minority first,
and then the Majority, were by vote OF
the body, laid upon the table.
The crowd in and around the Church
having by this time become unwieldly,
it was announced that the dcliberative
body would repair to the Methodist
Church, while divine service would take
place in the Baptist. Hereupon follow
ed an interesting sermon from the Rev.
y. l.. Burton, Of the Batesville Church.
At the Methodist Church the Rev. James
Furman, D. D. and the Rev. Mr.. Dom
aldson, both Of Greenville, spoke in be
half Of the endowment Of Fnrman Uni
versity. OF DR.. Furman, who is old and
famous, we need say nothing, but we
should be unfair towards Mr.. Donaldson
did we not speak pointedly of the excel
lence Of his speech. 1t was in all res
poets very decidedly good. If we mis-
take not, several bonds were taken upon
the spot,
The chief points of interest in the Sat