The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1895-12-03
THE BAPTIsTs IN GRsENvILLE.
A LARGE GATHERING FROM ALI.
PARTS Of THE STATE.
Greenville Mountaineer, Nov. aoth.
The Minister,s Conferenc.

INC ruln1SC6fS conference.
The fret meeting in connection with
the Baptist State Convention was that
OF the Minister'S Conference on Tues
day night. The meeting was presided
over by Rev. N. N. Burton, of Darling
ton County. Rev. d. M. Ramsey, of
Charleston, preached the annual SER
mon. His subject was 1.-THE supreme
rule OF faith and practice" the text
being found in I'd Timothy, Sd chapter,
10th and 17th verses. The sermon,
which was listened to with great at
tention by the large audience present,
was very interesting and scholarly
production. After the sermon, officers
were elected for the year. Rev. l.. G..
Ezell, of Spartanburg County, being
chosen president and Rev. j. A.
Brown, Of Due West, secretary.
On Wednesday morning, the confer
ence first listened to strong paper by
J. N. Booth, of Union, the subject be-
ing Development of our Churches"
DIR. G.. b. Moore, of Furman Univer-
sity, then read paper on Monism, /"
which he read q week or so ago before
the Baptist Congress- in Providence,
r. l. 1t Is needless to say that thi
paper was scholarly and profound,
since DR.. Moore was the author of it.
While the subject is not one which
the general run OF people are we'll ac-
quainted With, still u good deal of dis
cussion followed it.
The afternoon wes taken up with a
debate upon tho query: Resolved,
That women should speak in mixed
public religious assom blies." On the
| affirmative, Rev. @. q. Brown, of Sum
ter, was the speaker and Rev. j. e.
| CUvinston, OF Landrums, on the mega
tive. Mr.. Browns argument was ex-
ceedingiy able, showing that the
speaker had mado u careful and con.
sclcntious study OF the subject. Mr.
Covington vigorously upheld the or
thodox doctrine that a women should
keep silent in the churches, where
there are mixed assemblies. His
! speech waa not writtoD, and he was a
! a disadvantage in this respect, because
his argument was not close and com
pact, as he undertook TO follow his OPP
| ponent.
The congregation and especially tn,
ministers agreed with Mr.. &, ringtol
shat the wOmen should not be T. ,ugh
into mixed assemblies.
Wednesday Nights Session.
The first scssion Of tne con n c,n,
was called tu order on Wegnc>up,
night by Rv. r.. " San 10, o
florence, the president o. l. st y,'tr
Rev. j. FL. Bnldridgc, of Lancaster
preached the convent on sermon fror
Luke l7th chapter and 2lst verse. Th
subject was the kingdom of Chris
After the sermon, the election q
Offi.ers was gone into. DIR. A. j.
Thomas, OF Greenville, nominate
Rev. r.. w. Sanders, ID. D., for re-elet
tion TO the office of president. Ther
were no other nominations, and O
motion OF Col. j. a. Hoyt, the secrs
tary was instructed to cast the ballc
OF the convention for DIR. Sander,
Rev. w. ID. Rice, OF Denmark, an
Judge j. FL. Hudson, OF Bennettsvili,
, were chosen 'yice-presidents. Rev. {
T. Gresham, OF York, was re-electe
, recording secretary, with Capt. A. I
/ Woodruff, OF Woodruff, assistant. ID
! @. I'll. Judson was reelected treasure
! Rev. O. s. Gardner welcomed th
convention to Greenville in q nei
l talk which was responded to by Re,
John @. Williams, In one of his cha
! actefistic speeches.
) a committee on order of busiue
!: was appointed, with Rev l.. Il. Carro
q as chairman. This committee a
Il nounced that sessions of the conve
tion would be held from 9:30 a. M.
n lao p: M. and from 1870 to adiour
!. ment at will. The convention a
o journed with prayer by Rev. Ere
r Jones, OF Ellenton.
o Thanksgiving Day.
It Tho convention on Thursday NOR
Is Ing was opened with devotional q
70 ercises led by Rev. M. McGee. T.
& frat business taken up was the repo
= OF the State Mission Board, which W
: read by tho secretary and treasure
70 pr. Z. M, Bailey. Mention was ma
it in the report of. the death OF Rev. j.