The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1884-10-23
Meeting OF the Fair River AssooIa-
ftOU.

! The Fair River Baptist hS-o iaiioi
Convened iu It's thirteenth sun nj srs
sio1 with The BIOukhsven church oH las
Friday, the 18th, and continued througl
Monday. The following churches wer'
represented: WessoD, of Cppiah Anti
och, Monticello, Rebobuth and Shiloh, 81
Lawrence county Friendship, Littl,
Bahala. Mt. Zion, Nt. Moriah, NJ. Yer
non, Macedonia, Damascus. Oak Grove
Pheasant Grove, Clear Branch, Fair Riv
er, Union Hall, Union aud BrOokhaven,
of Lincoln. The amounts collected
durin. the meeting for different purpos-
es were ~ follows: Foreign Missions,
sI20.85; Stats Missions, $79.30; Associa-
tinnal purposes, 7.40; Sup-rannuated
Ministers, 1866; Ministerial Education,
$50. 20; making q sum total Of S.43.9@.
Large amounts were also pledged by the
different churches for Mississippi Col
lege, Foreign Missions, State Missions,
etc.
The four days of the meeting Of the
Association were passed most pleasantly
and profitably by both visitors and resi-
dents interested in the workings Of this
body. Friday was occupied in reading
reports from the different churches he
longing to the Fair River Association,
only one failing to respond. Friday
night the Introductory sermon was
preached by Rev. J. A. Scarborough,
congregation. Saturday morning the
meeting began to he more interesting,
speeches we're made Ivy some of our noted
visitors, money began tn flow freely aud
the "cheerful givers" thus relieved. OF
these there were many in this small
body, rs the amounts above show. Sat-
urday evening we mi Ssed good part of
the exercises. Rev. J. b. Ganhrcll, e,ii-
tor of the Baptist Record, and Rev. K. n.
Hall, of the Young Missionary, gave
pleasant talks of their papers and rcceiv-
night a most eloquent sermon WAS preach
ed by Rev. A. A. Lomax, who took for
his theme Jesus Christ" Sunday morn
ing Rev. J. Is. Gamhrell occupied the pull
pit at the Baptist church, Rev. X. n.
Hall at the Methodist; at night Rev. Jo-
seph Buckles IF Ca>eyville, at the Bap-
fist church and Rev. J. b. Gambrell at
the Methodist church. Sunday both
morning and evening, Sunday School
mass meetings were held and splendid
talks made by Judge Tate, Rev. W. Is.
Bingham, Hon. G.. r. Dale, Rev. Isaac
Smith, Rev. E. p. Douglas. Prof. Maxey,
of Bogue ChitIo. and others. Monday
morning, among other important matters,
the committee on temperance was heard
from and an admirable report was read
by Prof Girault, OF Union Hall. Rev. j..
II. Gambrell made a short address, after
which the Association alj"urned until =
p. M, when after the winding mp of some
business, resolutions were Offered to the
citizens of the town fer their kind hospi-
tality to the members aud visitors of the
Association and to Mr.. Chas. Ileuck for
the GENEROUS loan of his Hall where all
business meetings of this body were held.
Thanks were also returned to DIR. John
son for NJ. invitation TO visit the College,
and to the colnied BapiisiS of o"khaveI
for contributions to various denOn'ina-
tioiIal enterprises.
The old officers were reelected as fol-
lows: Moderator, T.. p. Douglas; Clerk,
c. X. Dale; Treasurer, A. }. Martin. +
ter singing a hymn, during which the
parting hand WAS given, the Association
adjourned to meet with the Monticello
church on the Friday before the Bird Sab
bath in October, 1856
Among our most noted and hon"rrd
visitors were DIR. w. 5. Webb. President
of Mississippi College; Rev. }. b. Gam
hrell, editor of the B,ptist Record Rev
II. n. Hall, of Moss Point, e"itor of thu
Young missionary Rev. A. A. LomaX, I"
lIazlrhurst; Rev. JOS. Buckles, of Casey
vile, and Judge I. L. Tate, of OSyka.