The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1885-08-13

The meeting OF the Saluds baptlss
Association with the Turkey Creek
Church, ia Abbeyille County, last week
was one;of the most interesting and most
largely attended sessions the body has
ever held. II was composed Of progress
i've. earnest men, and the work of the
session is likely to. prove of lasting bene-
ftto the cause in which the Association
is laboring. During the past year che
Churches in the Association. contributed
soyers$2 400 b the benevolent operations
in which the Association is engaged. 1t
resolved to raise this year two thousand
dollars, on the permanent endowmene-of
Furman University ndtwenty.6ye hun.
dred dollars for missions. It adopted
strong temperance resolutions, and urged
the Churches to enforce them. During
the h Association the Turkey Greek Church
;celebrated its centennial anniversary, Rev.
Charles Manly, d. D., preaching the
sermon, "a and Rev. Mike MCGEE reading
the historical sketch, which will be print
ed ID the minutes: Rev. W. H. King
preached tho Introductory sermen, and
Reg.H. B. Fant the missionary sermon.
Rev rs. Murray was reelected Modes
rator, a Rev, Mike MCGEE CLERK, and DR..
John a. Robinson Assistant CLERK and
II Treasurer. ass il. The enterta tainment of guests
WAS simply provided for, and the utter
& most mi hospitality extended by the mem.
bern of the Turkey Creek Church ana
tho neighboring community. The Asso.
ciation next year will meet with the
Hopewell. Church. :.
Inc JOINT Sufniner meeting of tne
Agricultural Society and of the State
Grange at Benne nettsYille last week was q
decided SUCCESS. It was held in one Of
the finest agricultural sections Of the
State, and during one Of the most pro.
pitious years that we have ever had, so
that those who attended saw the very
highest conditions Of agriculture in South
Carolina. The meeting discussed, in q
practical way, many very important
agriculture subjects, and the interchange
sof views will doubtless be Of value to
the whole State. Among the many i'm
portant matters considered, perhaps the
most important action taken was the
Recommendation that the State establish
an experimental farm. This is step in
the right direction, Our agricultural
department, both National. and State, is
too much confined to the theoretical to
the neglect Of the practical: It would be
better If the national government would
establish aseries of experimental farms
in connection with its Department of
Agricultural, forthe means of the gov
i ernment are sufficient to carry out the
experiments fully and thoroughly, and
to publish and distribute the methods
and results to all the agriculturists of the
country. We have no doubt that this
work will eventually be undertaken by
the geaeral government. but in the mean
time tits desirable for the State also to
engage, as far as her means vii! allow,
in the Same great work. It will add to
the progress and prosperity of the State.
These agricultural meetings are benef-
cial to the farmers, and it is desirable
that they shall not be confined TO the
State meetings, but every County and
Township should have its Grange or
agricultural Club, to meet frequently for
the exchange Of opinion and the dissem-
ination of agricultural knowledge.
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