The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1890-09-04
The eapt:sts at Work in Newberry.

RIYer ASSOCIATION, Qelo at FlTSG oapl4SI
church, Newberry. The Reedy River
Association is divided into four sections
called unions. The fourth includes the
eleven churches in Newberry County,
having S22 members, holding property
valued at s16,35o.
Notwithstanding the excitement on
account ofthe election, all the churches,
save one, were represented. On Friday
morning after organization the intro
ductory sermoL vas preached by Rev.
B. F. Corley, for half a century
preacher of righteousness. His text
was: HE that believeth on the Son
hath eternal life." John 3: So. In the
afternoon the subject Of Preparation
for the service of God, as eXemplified in
Isaiah 6: 1-10 was discussed. Bro. J.
S. Dominick opened the discussion.
He dwelt on the fact that purity Of
heart and life was an indispensable
qualification for a successful service.
Rev. w. J. Langston thought that
every thing is beautiful in its place,
that while the heavenly service must
be delightful, the more important now
is the earthly. He thought that the
Christian worker ought to have, like
Isaiah: I. A vision of God, % His
divine sovereignty; (2) His purity; (3)
His power. and, II. A vision of him
self. G). His sinfulness; (3). His par
don; (3). His cleansing. When one
I've coal touches his lip and he IS par
doned and cleansed: then he is pre-.
pared to say: "Here am |, send me-"
others spoke on this all importantsub-
ject, and the impression made on some
Of US was, how few are prepared to
serve such God as our Rock.
The busine~s man in his relation to
the work Of the Lord, his apparent in
difference thereto, the cause of it, and
the cure for it, was opened by Bro. I.
Danielson, very devout brother. His
speech was listened to with great inter
est throughout, and abounded in good
common sense. Among other happy
hits he said, the business man had no
time for the work of the Lord. ''it re-
quired all his time to keep on top"
One of the best speeches naue was
that of DR.. James McIBtosh, on this
subject. It wes brief, simple, direct
and to the point. Some of us are find
ing out, to our great delight, that this
brother has more talents than one.
The ability to unfold the truth is the
talent he possesses in marked degree.
: LIt o;,i9 E9e rbc n hid in napkin, but [ saw
f'6d9lG e La. pc F..-''eten at our Inaeti>~ ih-
the napkin haaa7itor orcontEih'sfng and
the talent appeared.
On Friday evening Rev. ". }. Lang
ston preached in the Baptist church.
Saturday morning after devotional eX-
erciscs, led by Rev. Z. +. Corley, our
mission in Cuba was considered. Bro.
r. 81. Griffith, D. D., from Greenville,
was with Us and opened the discussion.
I He not only opened the subject, but
went into it and never returned till
he had deprived US of anything to
say. He gave US very interesting ac-
count of the origin and progress of the
mission. Bro. J. S. West dwelt on the
importance of sustaining our imprls-
oned brother Diaz by our prayers.
Bro. r. H. Griffith added a.P. S. to his
speech which amounted to S6.S5 for
home missions, and Bro. ". j. Lang
ston thanked God that we might know
how our heavenly Father was conduct
ing his work in the world, and pro-
ceeded to take subscriptions for the
home field. A dozen names was ad-
ded to the list.
Church discipline as field for moral
heroisrn was discussed in a very prac-
tical and earnest way by Bro. ]. il. ?.
Gogcans. He made it appear that the
performance of duty in this way re-
| ouires much moral courage. Bro. T.
I Danielson longed for the day to come
when church discipline would be a
thing of the past. Gro. r. H. Griffith
sat t es1lea 1ses7ee 1ea7eNs Nfsss, We
gin at the wrong end. We begin with
the member now in open sin when we
should have begun with him long be-
| fore this.
Our mission in Mexico was the sub
ject for the afternoon. The fact was
brought out that nothing much of the
history of our mission there is known
| to US. Sources ofinformation are scarce
in these parts. Bro. E. F. Corley gave
US a most delightful address on the
Christians Joy, its source and exercise
as found in Isaiah, 18th chapter. He
touched the joyful chords Of our hearts
| and made them vibrato once more as
| he fingered with delight on the sources
of our joy.
The time set for the discussion of
| Higher Education was $50 p. N. 1t
seemed to mans eye to be an unpropi-
tious time, as the returns from the
different election precincts had come
in, and the fact made known that New
berry's favorit had been elected. Not
withstanding the noise and the dis
tracing circumstances we had most
delightful session. Bro. J. K. P. Cog
gans spoke first, and made some very
strong arguments in favor Of higher
education. He spoke of the rapid pro-
gress the colorcd people are making in
education, and the inroads Of Catholic
ism, and urged the people to bestir
themselves and do more for the educa-
ton of our children. Bro. R. II. Grif-
fifth, financial agent for Furman Uni
ve.sity, then gave US an admirable ad-
dress. He spoke of the wonderful pro-
gress we have made in material things,
and especially at the South in recent
years. Who shall have the salaried
places in the mills and mines? Shall
we send to England or the North and
give these trained minds these places
which belong by right to our boys, and
let them get the money and the place
and power, and let our boys be hewers
Of wood and drawers of water. or shall
we educate our young men and fit them
for the places? We ought to look at
the subject from a higher standpoint,
from a moral and religious one. The
question is, who shall lend in morals
and religion? Shall the nihilist, the
Catholic, or our people? We must dc.
eide this for the next generation. The
State knows no hereafter. There is no
he'll no heaven for the State. 1t can't
interfere in behalf Of religion. Our de-
nominational institutions are inter-
ested in the moral and religious train
ing of the young men, and Of all the