Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-09-22

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last year than in any year since I
have been in the State"
DR.. Bailey: "One reason some
men neglect the Bible is that they
do not like to read book which
condemns their lives. You cannot
become q student of the Bible
and lead a life that is dishonor to
God and disgrace to humanity" :"
Bro. P. H. Bussey: "Both whites
and Negroes sell whiskey unlaw-
fully in Edgefeld county. Who
informs against 3 blind tiger? No
one. We need to build up strong
sentiment against whiskey for the
sake of our boys and homes"
Hon. w. J. Talbert: "What are
our churches doing against whis-
key? They may say prohibition
does not prohibit, but I say it does
prohibit. 1t will not prohibit when
people have not manhood to rise
up and make it prohibit. How
many church members 60 to church
every meeting day with fumes of
whiskey on their breath? When
you get the church right it Will
not be SO hard to deal with the
world"
Bro. G.. W. Bussey:: "Public
sentiment grows upon, comes out
of, private sentiment. To get a
pure public sentiment Oh whiskey,
let US cultivate pure private
sentiment"
DR.. Bailey: II spent twelve
months of my life in prohibition
State-the State of Iowa-and |
never saw drunken man. If the
Christian people of South Carolina
will unite against whiskey they
can put it down."
Assoc1AT1oNAL NOTES.
Rev.. P. Mealing is the pastor of
probably the oldest Baptist church
in upper South Carolina. This is
Horns Creek church of Edgefeld
Association. Horns Greek church
was organized In. 176S by
presbytery sent out from the old
First church of Charleston. The
records of the church show that
tie British and American troops
worshipped with the congregation
during the Revolutionary war.
The troops were going from
Cambridge to Augusta. The
opposing troops did not meet with
the old church on the same Sunday,
however. There is also an in terest
ing tradition that a lady rode horse
back from Charleston, 125 miles,
to be present at the constitution
of the church.
Bro. John Lake, Of Batesburg,
was visitor at the Association.
Bro. Lake is at home anywhere
among Edgefeld Baptists. He is re-
ioicing over the glorious meeting 8
the Lord has given his churches.
There have been about forty
additions 70 his three churches as
q result of recent revivals.
The first semon ever preached
by Rev. T. M. Bailey, D. o., as a
Baptist minister, was at Gilgal
church in 1856, from the text, "But
one thing is needful, and Mary
has chosen that good part" There
were four divisions to the sermon:
What is this one needful thing?
Why is it needful? To whom is
it neeful? and when is it needful?
Hon. w. J. Talbert, who was
chosen by cur State Convention
last fall to represent the Baptists
of South Carolina in the
national anti-whiskey meeting,
held in Washington last spring,
spoke instructively to. the Associa-
tion about the work done there.
He said that it was shown at this
convention that the whiskey men
of the North in convention
assembled passed resolution
saying that it was the sense of that
convention that they would do all
in their power to cultivate in young
men taste for whiskey.
Bro. A. S. Tompkins, a well
known lawyer of Edgefeld, made
strong address against the carrying
of concealed weapons. He cited
the case of a bright young man of
the county who but q day before
WAS ruthlessly killed by pistol
fend. Ha called on the preachers
to preach against this evil and the
good women to use their influence
against it.
Two OF the most lovable and
useful members of the Association
are Bro. and Mrs. J. c. Morgan,
of Parksville. Besides being
liberal in their gifts and helpers
of every good work, this devoted
couple have raised several orphan
children in their home. They now
have two orphans with them. I sub
nit that, as worthy as our orphan
intitutions are, the most touching
blessed and efficient orphanage of
all is of the kind provided by this
godly pair. They a1e also liberal
supporters of Connie Maxwell
Orphanage. In their friendship