Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1894-09-12
The Edgefield Baptist Associa'
ton, Mountain Creek Church,
September S-S, 1894.

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September 5-S, 1894.
The members of Mountain Greek
have never had better occasion
On which to display their good,
old-fashioned hospitality than that
afforded them during the session
of the Edgefeld Association, con-
vening at that church during last
Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday,
and like the kind and generous
people that they are, delighted in
contributing to the happiness of
their guests, and supplying their
wants.
Our town was well represented,
there being in attendance DR.. L. r.
Gwaltney, DR.. F. R. Timmons
Rev. John Lake, Messrs. Luther
Bell. J. A. Schenk and his daugh-
ters, Messrs. James Bacon, James
Dorm, Arthur Brunson, John r.
Tompkins, Mrs. Ida Sheppard and
family, Misses Florence Adams
and Gertie Strom.
The oll landmark, Mountain
Creek Church, will soon be vacated,
and the substantial new church in
process of erection on the same
grounds will replace it. We un-
derstand that this new church will
be dedicated in about two months.
The Association throughout was
one of interest, being as is intend
ed, great means Of educating the
people, keeping them informed
about the great departments of
Christian work throughout the de-
nomination.
The one missing link in the COM
plete and satisfactory enjoyment
of the occasion was the absence on
account of illness of Rev. j. P.
Mealing and G. w. Bussey, two of
our most noble and widely be-
loved ministers. These brethren
have seldom before failed to glad
den the hearts of their many dear
friends during these meetings of
the Association. Everyone loves
them, but it is not well to dwell at
length on this sad incident of the
occasion. We will endeavor, more
in detail, to give synopsis of the
exercises.
On Wednesday morning, the de-
votional exercises were conducted
by Mr.. W. H. Yeldell, who acted
as moderator during the business
sessions of the Association. The
Introductory sermon was delivered
by Rev. Pinckney Blalock, the text
having been selected from st. John
9:4, II must work the works of
him that sent me. while it is day;
the night cometh when no man
can work" In this discourse Bro.
Blalock displayed wonderful i'm
aginative ability, the charm of his
speech being often radiant with
flowers of rhetoric. Being without
physical sight, his spiritual per-
ception is the more penetrating.
Bro. Blalock was only present one
dav at Mountain Creek, as he was
carrying on meeting cf great in
terest at Liberty Hill, and found
it necessary to be there.
The visiting brethren were A. j.
S. Thomas, of Greenville, in the
interest of the Baptist Courier !;
DR.. Bailey, of Groenville, secretary
of the State Mission Board Capt.
Patrick, of Anderson; Prof. Cook,
of Furman University; Rev. Mr..
Hartzog, of Bamberg, principal of
the Bamberg Baptist High School
and Mr.. Vass, of Greenwood.
The address os welcome was
made by Rev. J. L. QUITS, the pas
tor of the Mountain Creek Church
in behalf of the church; DIR. L. r
Gwaltney replied for the Assocla'
tion. In the afternoon the report
on the orphanage was read by Rev
J.. L. QUITS, and the subject being
open for discussion, Mr.. Vass ad.
dressed the Association. The re.
port on Home Missions was read
by Mr.. S. E. Freeland. This de-
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