The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-08-16
sALUDA ASSOCIATION.

The seventy-fifth annual session of this
body convened with the Honea Path Baptist
Church on last Thursday morning. The in
troductory sermon was preached by Rev
w. H. Strickland, of Anderson, who in his
terse and elegant style captivated his hearers
by his eloquent discourse. The Association
was organized by re-electing the officers Of
last year as follows: Moderator, Rev. J. s
Murray; Clerk, Rev. Mike MCGEE; Assist.
ant Clerk and Treasurer C. E. Horton. The
letters from the churches were read by Dr.
]. A. Robinson and Rev W. E. Walters, and
upon call Of the churches all were repre-.
sented except two. The report from them
was encouraging, and after attending to the
other business of organization the Associa-
ton adjourned to the next morning
On Friday the Association met and heard
the reports of various standing committees
which were adopted and ordered to be
printed with the minutes. Itinstructed the
Executive Board to pay $1O0 towards the
education of Rev. G. W. Gardner, at the
Theological Seminary, and to give such as.
sistance to Messrs. Earle and Cam, the for.
mer of whom is studying for the ministry
at Georgetown College, KY, and the latter
at Carswell Institute, as they may deem
necessary. A proposition to make the min.
listers of the Association ex-oficio members
was discussed and afterwards withdrawn
During the day interesting sermons were
preached at tn, stand and in the church al
night.
ON SATURDAY
the report of the Executive Board was sub
mitted by the Moderator and adopted, and
the following persons elected to compost
such Board for the next year: Revs. ]. s
Murray and w. E. Walters, ]. A. Robinson
J. w. Poore, J. Belton Watson, ]. s. MCGEE
J. r. Wilson and E. B. Murray. The repor
of E. B. Murray, Secretary and Treasurer o
the Executive Board, was then submitted
showing that about five hundred dollars hat
been collected during the Associational yeal
for the various mission purposes. The re
port was referred to the finance committee
and afterwards adopted.
The circular letter and reports of severa
committees were read and adopted, and or
dered to be printed with the minutes. Or
motion of Rev. w. E. Walters, the variou
churches of the Association were requested
to organize Woman's Mission Societies, ant
report their operations to the Executiy
Board. On motion of the same gentleman
the thanks of the Association were tendere'
to Col. James A. Hoyt, former Secretary ant
Treasurer of the Executive Board for th
faithful and efficient manner in which b
discharged the duties of that position during
his residence in our midst. The yariou
standing committees for the present yea
were then appointed, and Rev. A. W. Lamar
agent of the State Mission Board, upon in
vitation, addressed the Association, and wa
followed by favorable speeches from Revs
J. s. Murray, w. II. Strickland and Others
After vote of thanks to the hospitabl
citizens of Honea Path, the Association ad
] jOurned to meet at the usual time next yea
with the Flat Rock Church, in this County
ON SUNDAY
the crowd was simply immense. The orde
however was excellent, and the sermons o
Revs. j. S. Murray and Mike MCGEE, in tn
morning, and Rev. E. R. Carswell, in tn
afternoon, were listened to by large mum
bers of persons. The entire meeting was a
exceedingly agreeable one, and all presen
during its continuance will remember tn
attention and hospitality of the citizens c
Honea Path with much pleasure.