Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1900-07-25
Y. MI. G. A.. RE-ORGAN1ZED.
The Edgefield County Work Once
More on a Live Basis-1nter-
esting County Convention
Communicated.

of the world the Young Mems
| Christian Association workers of
a county were met together in their
10th annual convention. This is
quite a distinction for the modest
little convention that assembled in
Edgefeld on Friday, Saturday,
and Sunday last. 1t is a we'll
known fact that the Edgefesd
county work which grew out of the
organization established here in
1886, and which was re-organized
in 1888, is the oldest organization
of the kind in all the world, and
while a more elaborate and suc-
cessful work is now being done in
wealthier counties in other states,
North and South, the association
workers still regard ours as the
pioneer county work.
For this reason largely, the In
ternational committee sent among
us for a month, at their own ex-
pense, Mr. John Lake who was for
merly the Edgefeld county secre-
tary. Some of the other visitors
to the convention we're: Mr. A G
Knebel. State secretary of North
and South Carolina; Mr. A c
Bridgman, General Secretary, CO.
lumbia, formerly County Secretary
| in Illinois; Mr. W G Wharton. of
Waterloo. the College Deputation
man for the State; Mr. 7 B Ian
ham, County Secretary elfct of
Mhlenberg county, KY; Mr. P W
Gibson, now of Atlanta, and dele
gates from six or seven points in
the county.
The convention was opened Fri
day night with a song service led
by Mr. J R Reece, of Ropers. The
convention was called to order BY
Rev PB Lanham, pastor of Re-
publican church, who has entered
the ministry since the last conven-
ton. The report of the county
committee, through Mr.. J D Ed
son, of Johnston. was read by Mr.
Lake and brought out the follow
ing pointe:
1st. That while this convention
will necessarily be a small one be-
cause the county work. has been
without a secretary for several
months, it is certain TO mark an
epoch in the history Of. the work in
the county. This convention be-
| ing the first convention of new
Edgefeld county was smaller be-
cause of the fact that Greenwood,
Saluda, aud Aiken counties will,
it is hoped, form separate county
organizations in the near future.
The Committee reported that
three of Edgefeld's County Secre-
taries, the third one being Mr.
Howard Caldwell, had accepted
positions with hea lquarters in
KY, and that it would be neces-
sary if this work is continued, to
call a trained County Secretary,
specially fitted for this work, who
should give his entire time to the
work in Edgefeld County.
Such call will necessitate the
raising at once in the various Sec
tions in the County, of a sufficient
amount for the salary and expenses
involved. This will require $1,000,
only comparatively small por-
ton of that amount beng paid for
salary, as the travelling expenses,
thu printing, stationary, andl
miscellaneous expenses will count
ilp considerably if the work is
carried on as it should be.
The following gentlemen we're
elected as County Executive
Committe, and have this work in
charge: DR. ] w Hill, Mr. A S
Tompkins, and Col Jas T Bacon,
of Edgefeld, and Rev P B Lanham,
and Mr. ] D Zimmerman, of Ropers.
These are to serve until 1901. Mr.
B E Nicholson, DR. Gwaltney, and
DR. F w P Butler, of EdSefeld.
and Mr. L F Dorm, of Parksville,
to serve until 1902. Mess J D
Edison, D T QUITS, and E NJ
Hix, and Capt T R Denny, of
Johnston, and Mr. E J Minis of
Edgefeld, to serve until 1903.
The headquarters of the Committee
wss moved back to Edgefeld, and
Mr. John Lake was authorized to
CO. operate with the County Conn.,
mittee in raising the necessary
funds, and securing a new County
Secretary, and to assist in reviving
the Associations in the county.
For this purpose, Mr. Lake will
remain until about August 18th.
The Convention was in every re-
spect a decided success. 1t was
not largely attended and could not
have been in the nature of the cases,
but influences were set in motion
that will undoubtedly result in
great and lasting work for the
young men of Edgefeld County.
Among the delegates and CORES
ponding members of the Conven-
tion were Revs J P Mealing, of
Curryton, Davis, and Letimer, of
Edgefield; and Mess ] T Minis
opd G1ovor of Antioch who