The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1900-12-13
PREACHERS AT GREENWOOD.
6aptist Ministers Ho,d Inte esting
Convention


clina Baptist Ministers conference
met here in the Baptist church Thurs
day evening at 1870 o'clock After de-
yotional exercises the conference was
called to order by the retiring modera-
tor Rev. ]. S. Jordan. In a good
speech Rev. DR.. A. J. S. Thomas noml-
mated Rev. B. F. Corley for president,
and he was elected. Mr.. Corley is the
oldest man and oldest pastor in the
Baptist, ministry of South Carolina.
Though pas: 80 years Of age he is still
an active worker and vigorous thinker.
He says he hes not laid himself on the
shelf and will allow no one else to do
so. Rev. j. A. Brown of Due West was
elected secretary.
Two of the topics on the programme
were discussed at this session: THE
Devotional Element in the Pastors
Life" and THE Evangelist as Factor
in Church Life" Speeches were made
by Revs. Langston, j.. D. Pitts, r. W.
Sanders, J. B. Parrott and F. G. Hick-
son.
SECOND DAYS SESSION.
The Baptist pastors conference was
addressed at 11:45 a. N. by a colored
preacher, Rev. Edward Stark, who was
introduced to the body by Mr.. W. l..
burst He was born in Hanover
county, Va, August Is, 1900. The
conference arose in body to welcome
the old man, and invited him to the
rostrum to address them. On motion
Of Mr.. L. E. Campbell a collection was
taken for the old man. which was paid
to him by DR.. C. C. Brown, president
of the board OF aged ministers. yne
collection amounted to $27.15.
Rev. C. S. Gardner, DID,, opened the
topic, "The Sway Of New Testament
Principles Over the Present Trend OF
Religious Thought" DR.. Gardner is
one of the strong men in the Baptist
ranks. and made on his subject
thoughtful, skillful speech. This speech
was so good and satisfactory that II
was moved to pass to the next sub
iect, which was Missionary III
umphs." to be opened by Rev. W. ).
Dorsett. of Summerville. Mr.. Dorset
is recognized among his brethren as
diligent, thoughtful student, and pol
ished writer and speaker. All these
fully characterized the fine paper ne
read before the conference, showing
clearly wonderful work done in
spreading and extending the gospei IN
the world in the present century An
other paper on the same topic was
read by Rev. J. E. McManaway. Inc
conference adjourned at 1:15. being leo
in prayer by the colored brother, Rev.
Edward Stark. Friday afternoon mn
isbed I'D the work of the Pastors con-
ference. ard at 1925 delegates and Vlsi-
tors are filling rapidly the large beau
tiful auditorium and Sunday scnool
room of the Baptist church. Among
the arrivals for the convention To-
night are DR.. A. P. Montague, presi-
dent of Furman university; DR.. L. VI:
Bailey. corresponding secretary Oh
State missions; DR.. E. E. Bomar, as
sistant CORES sponding secretary OF 10Y
eign missions; DR.. w. d. Rice presl-
dent of the convention, and DR.. W. =.
Lindsay, CT Columbia, who IS 10 preach
the convention sermon.
At T:37 President Rice called the
Ransist State convention to order ana
announced that the convention sermon
would be preached by the appointee'
DR.. W. C. Lindsay. On the pulpit Win
the nreacher were Rev. r. NJ. Llde, OF
Darlington, and DR.. Z. }. Forestef'
pastor of the church. 49,
The text for the sermon was MAT
thew 1919, 81 give unto thee the Keys
of the kingdom Of heaven. Inc
preacher said that the simple meaning
of these words is that Christ lett His
work in the hands Of His servants. so
the early Christians understood Him
and worked accordingly. unlocking the
kingdom to the world. And for three
hundred years they kept the Keys
bright. unlocking the kingdom, ana
the result of it was they conquered an
empire. This was the missions OF
these early Christians. All these earl
lest Christians were preachers.
Then there came period OF decline,
Two causes operated to bring about
this fall. l. The rising up OF dis
tlncs preaching class, which caused
the great numbers OF the followers OF
the Lord to feel that they had little or
nothing tc do. Q. The rise OF the cul-
ture idea. He would not be under
stood to depreciate culture, but IL IS
secondary and must be kept second:
Physical, mental, moral, ethical ana
aesthetical culture, all fail to make a
Christian. 1t must be Christ in the
heart first. Men are putting tner
money by the millions into educa'
tional institutions and bleeding the