The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1892-08-17
Tugaloo Asso oiation.

The sixth annual session of Besverdam
Baptist Association was held this year
with South Union Church. Oconee Coun-
ty, on the 9th, 10th and 11th inst. The old
Utficers-Rev. j. r. Earle Moderator, Rev.
W. W. Leathers, Clerk, and J. w. Stribling
Treasurer, were reelected. Thirty Of the
thirty.two Churches of the Association
were represented, seventy. eight of the
one hundred and fifteen accredited dele-
gates being present. Rev. ]. f. Singleton
had been appointed to preach the opening
sermon, but in his absence the Rev. G. B.
Moore, of Greenville, WIS substituted,
and the sermon based upon 1st Timothy,
1:16, was one of extraordinary power.
During the year the Churches have receiv-
ed 342 accessions s-baptisms 173, letter 151,
restored 1S-and the loss has been 1S0-
letter 124, excluded "a, died $50 that the
net gain has been 1872 or about 8 per cent.
The total membership Is 2,259. No preach
ers have died during the Year. The fnan.
cisl exhibit shows total contribution Of
81, ,144.41, an average of Sl83 per member,
distributed as follows: Foreign Missions,
$50.93; Home Missions $43.26; State Mis-
sions $9S.42; Woman's Missions $685.
Ministerial Education $l218; Church
Building Fund, $25; Orphans Home
$l4S.24; Havana House, Cubs, $40; Sum
day.Schools S277.40; Centennial Fund,
$14; Miscellaneous $878.43; Minutes $22;
Ministerial Support S2.525. The Church
property has q valuation Of SID, 1926. Eev.
J. M. Sanders was elected Missionary and
Colporteur TO operate within the bounds of
the Association. His salary was fixed at
$500, to be raised by the several Churches.
and he is to receive Ia addition the profits
arising from his work as Colporteur. Rev.
J. r. Earle was elected delegate to the
Southern Baptist Convention, with Rev.
r. w. Seymour alternate, and the follow.
ing are the delegates to the Slate Conyen-
! ton Rev. W. w. Leathefs, Rev. J. H.
Stone, Rev. j. M. Sanders, E. P. Earle,
DR.. John Hopkins, Jos. W, Bearden and
| J. W. Shelor. The Executive Committee
for the current year are J. W. Stribling,
J. M. Callas, Rev. W. w. Leathers, 8. G.
Smith and J. M. Hunnicutt. The follow
| ing standing Committees to report at the
| next meeting were announced by the
Moderator: State Missions j. F. Floyd,
! w. N. Cox, J. H. Price. Education, j. W.
Gaines, w. n. Whitworth, D. s. Thomp.
son. Home Missions, L. G. Craig, Davis
Crane, j. a. Knox. Temperance, G. e.
Mason, G. J. Milford, M. Elrod. Foreign
Missions, e. P. Earle, J. =. Cam, B. T.
Duvall. Religious Literature, J. G. Sh hock-
ley, d. r. MOoIo, y. IN. w f. SWItu. W.
mans Mission, Miss Enama Stribling,
Mrs. j. Smith. Miss Heppie Adams.
Orphans Home. J. w. Stribling, W. 81.
Deaton, ]. D. Wynn. Sunday-Schools,
Fl. A. n. Gibson, W. 81. Brewer, J. E.
Burroughs. Bible and Colportage. T. l..
| Gibson, A. G. Bruce, r. s. Hayes. State Of
Religion, Jas. Seaborn, P. z. Sullivan, L.
| G. Wilson. Obituaries. Rev. D. B. Waite,
Eugene Abbott, g.. G. Smith. Rev. 7. M.
Bailey, D. D., Corresponding Secretary and
Treasurer of the State Missions Bcerd.
Rev. J. L. Vass, Superintendent of the
| Connie Maxwell Orphanage at Greenwood,
Rev. Prof. G. B. Moore, Furman Univer-
sity, Col. ]. 3. Patrick, of the Patrick
Military Institute at Anderson, and Rev.
n. B. FAINT, of the saluda Association,
were present as visiting brethren, and
presented the claims of their respective in
stitutions. Resolutions of thanks for the
hospitable and bountiful entertainment Of
the body by the people of South Union
were passed. The next meeting will be
held on Tuesday after the first Sunday in
August, 1893, but the place hasn't yet been
announced by the Committee having the
matter in charge. The crowdin attendance
was large, and the behavior remarkably
good. w. A. D.