The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1891-10-22
The Pair River Association.

The Fair River Baptist Association met
in its both annual session With the Union
Hall Church, two miles east Of Brookha-
ven, OH last Friday aud adjourned Monday
afternoon.
There were 60 delegates in attendance,
representing 90 churches. Two of these
churches Calvary, of Lawrence county,
aud Gum Grove, Of Lincoln), were newly
organized bodies, and were represented in
the Association for the first time.
Rev. L. p. Douglass, who has served
the Association faithfully as Moderator
| for 10 years, asked to lie excused from
longer service in that capacity, aud was
succeeded by Rev X. J. Boone, who
makes a most acceptable presiding officer.
b. L. Hobbs was reelected Clerk and A..
J. Martin Treasurer.
The church letters furnish the following
data for the Associational year:
CONCERNING MEMBERSHIP.
Number baptized. ............".... W
Received by letter. Observation-Disclosures. 81
Restored NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. IL
Dismissed by letter. ................. l5l
Died. ................... 10
Licentlates. ...''.'..'.'.'''''. &"
Ordained ministers .................
Total membership. ..................2 2Ol
CONTRIBUTIONS TO DIFFERENT OBJECTS
State missions. ................... 90 %
Foreign missions. ................. ~ w
Visiting ministers. ............... 2I3 IL
Mississippi College. 137 20
Church building and repairs. 1894 20
Pastors salaries. ............... 2ooo W.
SustentaliOn NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. " %
lncidentals. ............... I54 %
Associational purposes. ........... 81 ~
Total amount. Observation-Disclosures. $3.50 ~
Cash collections were saIsed during the
session as follows: Sustentation, S39. IS !;
new Baptist Church and Mission head
quarters at Jackson, S10.45. Between
S125. 90 and $3.50 90 was subscribed to the
Jackson church aud Mission headquarters
to be paid between now aud Jan. L. The
increase in membership since last year is
81. The total amount of contributions
is larger thanlast year, when the C"l-
lego endowment was raised, and OTHER
wise, bears favorable comparison.
Nineteen of the % churches report Sab
bath Schools, with an aggregate membcr-
ship of 901, II report prayer meetings,
and ladies' aid societies.
The session of the Association was one
of the most harmonious and profitable
ever held. The following ministers, not
members of the Association. were i'll at
tendance: Revs. Ii. +. Sproles, of Jack
son; A. A. Lomax and J. +. Thigpen of
Hazlehurst II. NJ. Long of Shuqualak !;
c. Ii. Otken of Summit, and ID. a. Given,
of McComb City
Some ui the speech,s and sermons dur
ing the meeting were remarkably fine and
ELECTED the warnest admiration and
praise. Among these may he mentioned
the Introductory sermon of Rev. IL. +.
Sproles, ON Friday tue sermons of Revs
C. If. Otken and ii. NJ. Long on Sunday,
and Rev. A. A. Lonax's speech on ProhI-
bition and Temperance Monday after
noon.
Monday evening. after a fervent closing
prayer by Rev. w. III. Bailey, one of the
loved and honored pioneer ministers OF
South Mississippi, and the extending OF
the parting hand, the Association adjourn
ed to meet next year with the Mt. Zion
Baptist church, near Wesson.
The members of Union Hall church and
the citizens generally of that community,
fully sustained their reputation for hos
pItality during the Association, and the
delegates, as we'll as the large number OF
visitors, were amply provided for.