Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1894-09-12

cred and freely presented in its
different aspects by Rev. Pinckney
Blalock, Capt. Patrick, and Rev.
Mr.. Hartzog.
The Thursday morning session
convened at 9:90 o'clock, Rev. Mr..
Hartzog leading in the devotional
exercises. The State Mission re-
port having been read by Mr.. S. E.
Freeland, DR.. Bailey made an ad-
dress on this subject. He express
ed himself as feeling a peculiar
tenderness for the Edgefeld Asso-
citation, having been connected
with it in 1856, and having been
baptized into the fellowship of
Gilgal Church. By virtue of his
position DR.. Bailey is more able to
see the progress of the Masters
kingdom in our State than any
other man connected with his de-
partment Of the work. Having
the whole State as field for his
labors, he can overlook and ascer-
tain the condition of affairs as no
other man can. He believes that
the world is growing better, not
worse. The work of State Missions,
is progressing, not retrograding.
When the first efforts were made
to this end, there was but one man
interested in State Missions. ave
must not despise the day of small
things" Now there are employed
in the service of the State Mission
Board nearly one hundred men.
In seven years there have been dis
tributed in South Carolina $4,000
worth of Bibles and religious lit
erature. This is a reading age, and
the man who doesn't read is going
to be left behind. If we do not
place in the hands of our children
the clsvating and ennobllng, the
great adversary of God and man
will poison their hearts and minds
with the trashy and degrading.
Missionary work is the primary
work of the board. We desire that
no child in the State, having
reached the age of accountability,
who if God should call him to
pass through the "valiey of the
shadow of death" could say in the
language of David "No man hath
CARD for my soul" The authority
of all mission work whether at
home or in foreign lands, is based
on the last command of our Saviour,
"Go ye, therefore, and teach all ma
tions, baptizing them in the name
of the Father and of the Son and
of the Holy Ghost"
"Teaching them to observe all
things whatsoever I have COM
manded you. And, 10, I am with
you always even unto the end of
the world"
There are $4,000 Baptist in South
Carolina exceeding by 10000 any
other denomination, and yet there
are vast sections of her territory
where there are 10 Baptist churches.
The great responsibility therefore,
is upon us, for the salvation of the
people of our own State.
The usual missionary sermon
was delivered by DR.. L. R. Gwalt-
ney. The verses of scripture used
for the subject of his discourse are
found IN Psalms 2:S, "Ask of me,
and 1 will give thee the heathen
for their inheritance and the utter
most parts of the earth for thy
possession" and Revelations
11:15, 1.-THE Kingdoms of this
world have become the Kingdoms
of our Lord and his Christ; and
he shall reign forever and ever"
DR.. Gwaltney said: "The second
Psalm is Messianic and pointing
to the Lord Jesus Christ, gives the
promise of the Father to his be-
loved Son. John in Revelations
refers to the final consummation
and fulflment of this promise"
The afternoon session was made
the time for the discussion of edu-
cation. This subject was made
very interesting, being presented
in it's different bearings by num-
Der of the brethren. 1t was sug-
gested by Rev. A. J. S. Thomas that
a prayer be offered up for brethren
J. P. Mealing and G. w. Bussey.
This prayer was made by DIR. T. M.
Bailey.
The dev ltional exercises of Fri
day morning were conducted ty
Mr.. Evan Morgan, after which the