The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1899-09-15
BAPTISING AT BEULAH.
4 Very Pleasant Afternoon Wit,
Friends i'm the Countrywide
Correct Idea in FARMING,

A prOtracted meeting which has been
in progress at Beulah and at Santuc
Baptist churches for some ten days
closed at Beulah church Sunday, and
quite number from the two churches,
having protested religion, were receivei
into membership by baptism. The cere-
mony was one of the most impressive We
have ever witnessed.
We left Union about $50 a. m. for
l3eulah, under the impression that it
was about four miles from Union, and
thought we had plenty Of time. We
, found, however, that the church is near
er seven miles than four from town, bu.
fortunately we had a good team, AMI got
there just five minutes before time for
services tO begin. We were expecting
the morning train ut every road crossing,
and finally, seeing that the train was,
due, AID To make the next crossing
ahead of it would put us Oh II high en-
bankment with the railroad on the one
hand and very deep gnlly on the other;
not wishing to get caught in this box We
stopped, to wait for the tlain; we had just
got to the front Of the team when the
train shot around the curve, then we
drew breath of relief and drove on.
we noticed as soon as we passed the
old Crawford place that cotton had open
ed until the fields were white and we
thought half the crop was open. The
cotton had been beat out by the late lair
and seemed to he in damaged condition,
mnch OF 1t lying on the ground. We
afterwards learned that it had opened 50
| rapidly duIing the last week that it had
been impossible for the farmers to keep
up with it. Hands have been scarce, on
account OF 80 much demand for labor in
town. Cotton is also opening on this
side OF the railroad nearer town but moth.
ing like as fast rs this. Corn looks bai
and some of the fields seem to he
hardly worth the gathering. There are
FEW good farms between Reulah and
town but they are the exception.
The sermon we listened To was u very
| impressive one, preached by Rev. w. l..
| Brown, from First John; 3rd chapter
and Pad verse: 1--WE know we are the
sons OF God; 1t doth not yet appear
what we shall be, but we know we shall
be like Him. we shall see Him as He is,
Mr. Browns sermon was one of the
most interesting and instructive we ha, @
heard in quite awhile.
| When the sermon was concluded Mr..
Brown announced that tile baptising
gregatiOn OF the Solmnity of the scene
they were about to witness, saying it was
the grandest picture thav mortal man can
look upon. While baptising couple he
called attention to the fact of the young
people being the grand children Of Il ven
cradle Baptist minister the first whom he
assisted at the baptlstiy in his young had
mBnhood. 1t Was a very solemn scene
and the entire service WAS the most i'm =
pressive OF The kind it has ever been our
pleasure to witness, and it will be long
remembered by all who was SO fortunate
as to be present. The following were
biptised
Misses Bessie and Fannie Randolph,
for Salem church, Santuc Hattie Moss,
Mary MeadOr, Lizzie Mcdaniel, Drucy
Gilmore, for Beulah; Wilkes Hawkins.
for Farview. Messrs. Harrison Nc
Daniel, Berry Jeter, Hammer Crosby
Judson Meado.s, Roy Mcadors, for
Beulah. MIS-. Lovister from Duck Pond
church made application and was al
mitted TO membership.
After service we received several in
yitatiom from naml!er of friends to
spend the evening at their homes, we
could not so with them all, SO our frianL,
AIR. Is. Crosby, supplemented his invita-
ton with the statement that le had
several 'Mge watermG!onS down in his
spring f)use. Thatselti,d the questi n,
and we vent with and took dinner I'll
hs fanny. We had not heen out in the
country in long time aid ei joyed lis
afternoi,n Immensely /; and those walel-