Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1893-12-07
[Our Special Correspondent.
The State Baptist Convention.
ANDERSON, S. c., Dec. 1, ;!

the Baptist Convention met IN the
first Baptist church of this place
on Tuesday evening of this week
The annual sermon was preached
by the Rev. II. G. Buckholtz, c1
Chester, whose selection for text
was 1 John 8: 1-6. After the SER
mon paper on "Youug Peoples
organization in the churches,' y
prepared by R. w. Lide, was read:
in the absence of this gentleman,
| by Rev. E. J. Forester, of Green
wood.
Wednesday morning at 10
o'clock, the people of Anderson
and the guests of this hos2itable
people again met together in the
Baptist church to hear essays Oh
subjects of vital import.
The first paper was read by Rev.
E. M. Wells of the Charleston
Baptist city mission, the subject
being "Christology of the Penta-
touch" Much interest was
manifested in this paper and it
will be sent to the Baptist Courier
for publication. The next article,
son the plans of the boards" pre-
pared by Rev. W. J. Langston, of
York, elected much comment, and
drew from the brethren the
exposition of many ideas on this
subject, all of which were source
of instruction to the hearers.
This meeting adjourned to
convene again at $3.50 in the after
noon, when the subject under
consideration was, "The causes
of the growth of the Baptist
denomination in the South"
The essay on this subject read by
Rev. J. w. Perry displayed much
reseach and careful and thoughtful
preparation. Tie opinions
advanced by this brother as to the
probable cause of this wonderful
growth was, first, the general
character OF the Baptist ministry
from the time of Shubill Sterns,
Samuel Harris, and others, who
were the first to come South to
preach Baptist doctrine, this
precedent of high moral and re-
ligious character, and conservation
to God, giving an impulse for good
to all those that came after.
Another cause was the fact that
these ministers sought the country
districts and the more secluded
spots, where, as a general thing,
the mird is more susceptible of
religious instruction.
Rev. J. A. Brunson next presented
to the audience "The duty of teach
ing Baptist doctrines, and the best
way of teaching them" Mr.. Brun-
son is the former missionary from
South Carolina to Japan.
The excellency of the ideas and
arguments contained in this
composition elected much edmira-
ton.
Mr.. H. G. Buckholtz, of Chester
made a climax to the ideas therein
contained by short speech on his.
experience in being converted
from the doctrines of Pedo-Baptists
to that of Baptist, making all his
reseach and investigation in the
word of God without partiality or
prejudice, and deducing his
authority for his belief entirely
from that source.
Wednesday evening the beauti-
full and spacious church was filed
to overfowing to hear sermon
from Rev.I. M. Mercer. Of Green
Vile; the theme chosen was from
Titus 2-11, 1913:
"For the grace of God that
bringeth salvation hath appeared
10 all men. Teaching US that
denying worldly lusts, we should
live soberly, righteously, and
godly, in this present world; Look
ing for that blessed hope, and the
glorious appearing of the great
God and our Savior Jesus Christ" !"
Mr.. Mercer treated grace in its
thrcefold mission, it's first work
being to approach men as sinners
lost and undone, afterwards as
placing them in a training school
of affiiction and self-denial, next
as having been taught of grace,
and having become, as it were
grown up children in Christ Jesus
giving them the grace to look with
longing towards that glorious
appearing of our Lord.
Thursday morning the woman'G