The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1892-06-02
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The Roanoke Union of the Tar River
baptist Association was held here last
week beginning Friday.
At II O'Clock Rev, Q. {. Davis of T ois
not, preached the Introductory sermon.
In the afternoon. The Relation Of tie
Ola Testament to the New was discuss
Ell, Rev. j. d Huffman, d D., of Tarboro,
leading.
Friday night Rev. A D, HGnter of
GreenviIle pr ached.
Saturday morning at O'Clock, THE
Attitude of Individual Chr stians towards
the Reform movements now agtaring
the Public Mind wa discussed Rev.
J ". Powell lepdrng
The discus sion continued until 1890
O'Clock when recess was taken until
O'Clock.
The discussion was resumed in the after
noon and continued for sometime.
"The Union meeting as means of
developing the Churches' was then dis>
cussed, lead by Rev. a. d. Hunter.
At night Rev. q j. Dowell pr cached
Sunday morDIng a Sunday school ser
vice was held in the interest of the Bap-
fist Orphanage at Thomasvllle.
A collection was taken up for the Or
phanage amounting to $35.
At il O'Clock Rev. D1. Huffman
preached and at night Rev. John f..
White preached.
At II clock Sunday morning Rev.
j. II. johnson preached at Hobgood aud
at o'clock Rev q. j. Dowell preached
at Spring HUI,
J After the sermon by DR.. Huffman Sun,
! day morning a collection was taken Up
! for the bur ding of church III Edgecombe
which amounted to $50,
At night collection was taken fol-
! State missions amounting to sl5. The
/ whole amount of money raised in all the
! collections " as $500,
Rev. h. I. Vann pastor e Scotland
Neck church, presided as moderator anC
! DR. A. T.. Llverman was elected secretary
of the meeting.
The speeches throughout were able
and well received by the people whC
heard them. Sometimes the discussion!
waXed warm, but the speakers differed
in friendly spirit always.
The preaching was all OF high order
and the congregations were greatly edit
/ cd
The meeting was a very pleasant on
Jon of many that it was among the bes
and most prof able OF the kind they haC
ever attended The rext session of th
Uiion VIII be held at EVerettS IN Martin
county, Friday before the 5th Sunday il
july.
w for bear comment on any Of tt
SPEECHES and sermons except DIR. HUI
hams sermon OH Sunday morning an
Mr.. " hite's sermon on Sunday nghl
Because Of DR.. Hufham's ,Ong pastoral
with the church in this place, We ca
say without disp arageneut t. any otbe
serm on that the people heard him wi
great JOY and he preached sermon {
great power.
Because o. Mr.. Wai.e's extreme youtI
III the mIni-try W. can ay with prophet
AID without d'sparagrInent To any othe
sermon, that his sermon Sunday nigf
was one of unusual power for one $
young. lie has been only eight month
IN the ministry. There We're numerou
visitors to the town during Friday, Sa
urday and Sunday, but we purposel
avoid mentioning any who attended tt
Union except the ministers.
The visiting ministers were:
J. D. Hufham, Tarboro; A. D. HUI
ter, Greeuville; j. Il, Johnston. Beth
J. E, " h,te. Wilson: g. J DowelI. WI
liamston: J. W. Powell. Mildred: J. +
, Pace Bethel; @. c Davis, To,snot
We stoud be glad to men'lon ever
T. person who visited the town during II
Union, and we could mention many; b,
! We know very well that we could d
, mention every one. 80 to avoid an
. seeming partialitg in mentioning tbos
: who entertained visitors we mentiC
r none.
The editor of The DEMOCRAT ";
glad to entertain his share Of the visitor
= 1t was a great pleasure to have them a.
, what we say for ourselves We feel wa
/ ranted in saying for all-that the hosp
I taliries shown those who came were fr
-, and open-handed. ard We shall al
- glad Of having an oPPoFrn"it 70 we.c'n
r friends ana visitors on any such occasi,
!. again in behalf of any church in the TOW
that may hold any meeting of interest