Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1888-10-24

rial StuQe0tS Attending Ln6m.
and encouraged to pursue a course in these in
stitutions as preparatory in the work of the
ministry.
3rd. That constant prayer be made for the
blessing of God upon our university and semi
nary.
Felix H. Dover, of the committee to APP
ported, recommending the following: Rev.
ace E. Johnson, Rev. R. G. Patrick. The
report was adopted.
The report on temperance was next called
for and read by Preston Green, as follows:
The cause of temperance Is steadily gaining
ground in our country; yet the great evil of
intemperancei is still abroad in our land. Tenn
perance organizations have done good, but
they alone cannot crush the great monster.
What we need to-day is prohibition in ouy
churches, towns, counties and States. While
we as Baptists profess to be friends to temper
ance, we fear there is not that prompt action on
our part to characterize us as such. "Do not
drink wine nor strong drink, thou nor thy
sons with thee, when ye 60 into the tabernacle
of the congregation, lest We die. 1t shall be q
statute forever throughout your generation"
"Woe unto him that giveth bis neighbor drink
that maketh him drunk" "COvetuousness
nor drunkards shall inherit the kingdom Of
God" These quotations are from Gods word.
Let them be the man Of our counsel on this
subject. Let all Christians, of every name and
creed, rise up in the name of our God and
enter an earnest warfare against this monster,
intemperance. This seems to be our only
hope. Christians must take a decided stand
against this evil. Rid the churches of all in
temperate members. Brethren, let us rise up
in the name of the Lord and break the coils of
this monster and drive it from our land.
PRESTON GREEN.
Addresses were made on this report by
Mr.. Green, Mr.. Edwards, the Moderator,
Rev. D. w. Thomasson, Rev. MI. Patrick,
Rev. Mr.. HicksOn and Col. Waters, all the
speakers taking decided ground in favor of
the sentiments advanced therein. The re-
port was adopted.
Mr.. L. Shurley read the following report
on woman's missions:
Woman has always been foremost in every
good work, and wherever suffering has been
found she has been present. There has always
been a chord in her heart that has responded to
the appeals for help to advance the kingdom of
Christ. But until a few years ago there was no
organized effort made to allow her to work.
Now, woman's missionary societies have been
organized all over the country, and she is show
ing by her zeal in this work that it is a pleasure
to work for Christ. I understand there is but
one organized society in this Association, but ]
doubt not, were an opportunity offered, that
she would gladly organize at every church, so
that she might get credit for her work, and help
TO sustain the female missionaries, who are a
necessity in the foreign fields.
L. SHURLEY.
After addresses on the subject by Mn
Shurley, Mr.. Hickson, Mr.. Patrick AND
Mr.. Edwards, the report was adopted. y
Mr.. H. E. Johnson, of the committee on
finance, reported, and the report was
adopted.
Rev. C. T. Seattle presented the follow,
ing report Of the executive board:
During the past year the colportage work
of this Association was begun in connection
with Chester Association. York Association
having completed her complement Of SlOO, we
recommend that with this fund of 500 secured,
we place a missionary and colporteur in this
Association.
Rev. F. C. Hickson having resigned the
service of the pastorate at Yorkville and Union,
were secured, beginning in June, 1888, under
whose faithful labors there has been a marked
increase in spiritual activity, and quite q mum
Der added to the church. The outlook was
never more hopeful. We commend to the AS
ISOLATION the efforts of Yorkville congregation
church building. The work at Yorkville will
soon be self-sustaining.
Rev. F. C. Hickson was recommended to the
State board for appointment to the work at
Unity and Shiloh. During the year we are
glad to report that there have been advances
all along the lines Of work-there having been
splendid reviyals at both points. Shiloh we
specially commend to your material aid in
helping them to complete the building which
they have, at great sacrifices, almost completed,
but over which a debt Of about $50 yet hangs.
The board recommends that Shiloh, Unity,
Nazareth and Enon be constituted a missiona-
ry field of this Association in connection with
the State board, and also recommends that
brother +. G. Hickson disappointed to the field
and to be colporteur of the Association. This
recommendation is made on condition that the
churches composing this field raise the follow
ing amounts: Unity, S75; Shiloh, $50; Naza.
reth, $45; and Enon $75, and that they raise
these amounts on subscription by the 18th OF
November, and notify the Association Board,
through its chairman or secretary, by that date.
CT. ScA1FE, Secretary.
The report was adopted.
H. E. johnson, treasurer, made his re-
port for the past year, which report was
adopted. =
Rev. R. G. Patrick, of the committee on
the digest of church letters, reported, which
report was adopted.
On motion, the report on Sunday-schools
was deferred until 10 tomorrow morning,
at which hour the Association would re.
solve itself into a Sunday-school mass
meeting.
The Association then adjourned.
SUNDAY, 10 A. NJ.
The Association met, and resolving itself
into a Sunday-schoOl mass meeting, Rev,
G.. 7. Seattle read the following report on
Sunday-schools:
The letters show that Berea has a school and
takes collections. Antioch reportsa school fo1
all the year, with about 1875 scholars and teachI
ers 9 baptized. Flint Hill has a school 01
about 100 scholar With regular collections a9c
school all the year; 2 scholars baptized. Unitr
reports a school of "a; conversions regular
contributions. Unity has a school all the yeal
of about 60 scholars. Pleasant Valley reports
IN evergreen school of 40 scholars and regular
collections. Enon makes no report of a school
Shiloh reports u school. Mt. Paran reports :
schools and 10 scholars-evergreen schools
Kings Mountain does not report a school
Yorkville reports a school, conducted every
Sunday, and regular Collections. Catawb a and
Fort Mill have sent no letters and we have INC
information from either church as to Sunday.
school work. No report from Nazareth. Nine
churches report schools, most Of them con-
Quoted all the year. Five churches, as follows
Catawba, Enon, Fort Mill, Nazareth and Kings
Mountain, have no schools, 50 far as reports
show. We believe that every church can and
ought to have a Sunday-schOol. We believe
that the grown people ought to be in the school
as we'll as the young. We recommend that an
effort be made to organize schools in every
church where there is none.
S. P. BLA-1KENsHIP,
G. r. SCAIFE.
After the reading Of the report, Sunday
school addresses were made by Rev. c. T.
Scaife, Col. j. ]. Waters and Felix II,
Dover.
At the conclusion of these addresses, the
hour for divine service having arrived,
a missionary sermon of great force was
preached to a congregation of about 400
by Rev. J. A. White from 1 Kings, II: Is,
ii, after which a collection, amounting to
$685. 6, was taken the amount to be divided
equally between the home and foreign
missions boards.
The Association then adjourned to meet
with Unity church on Thursday before
the third Sunday in October, 1889.