The leader., 1902-10-22
Fair River Baptist Association
Name Changed to Lincoln.


The Fair River Baptist Associa-
ton met last Friday in its 31st an
nual session, with the Little BAHIA
la church, with the following
churches represented by letter
and messengers: Arlington, Bogue
Chitto, Brookhaven, Clear Branch,
Damascus, Fair River, Gum
Grove Little Bahala, Mt. Zion,
Mt. Moriah, Macedonia, Mission
Hill, New Prospect, Pleasant
Grove, Rocky Bluff, Union Hall
and Union. One church, Pleasant
Hill, was received into member
ship.
Rev. r. H. Purser, of Brookha-
ven, preached the Introductory
sermon; after which the Associa-
ton organized by re-electing by
acclamation, all of it's old officers,
viz: Rev. r. J. Boone, Modera-
tor; G. T. Douglass, Clerk, and
A. j. Martin, treasurer.
The following interesting statis-
tics are copied from the report of
the committee on abstract of
church letters:
Amount contributed during the
associational year to State Mis-
sions, $146.90; increase over last
year, S57.66.
For Home Missions, $97. Is; in
crease over last year, $1.O1.
For Foreign Missions, S193.91;
increase over last year, $3.50
For General Missions, 5000;
decrease from last year, $3.50.
For Sunday School work, 500.
10; increase over last year, $50. %.
For Baptist Orphanage, Sill. =
60; increase over last year, $685.
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Two churches contributed for
sustentation, So. Al; decrease from
last year, $54. 81.
Total contributions for objects
named above, $4,000; increase
over total of last year, 1898.
In addition to the above, cash
collections were taken during the
association for sustentation, min
isterial education and the Baptist
Orphanage.
MEMBERSHIP STATISTICS.
Total baptisms reported, 1873;
decrease, Is.
Total present membership,
2,6O1; decrease, 215; average con-
tributions, 80 cents per member.
Only two churches reported no
baptisms.
Fourteen churches reported
Sunday Schools, and five churches
reported Woman's Mission Socie-
ties.
The decrease shown above as to
membership, and the small in
crease of only $3.50 in total con-
tributions, is explained by the fact
that five churches located in Law
renee county, which were included
in last years statistics; withdrew
during the past year to 60 into
the new Lawrence county associa-
ton.
BY unanimous vote, a resolu-
ton was adopted on Monday,
changing the name of the associa-
ton from the Fair River Baptist
Association to the Lincoln County
Baptist Association.
The following report on nomi-
nations was adopted:
Temperance-G. T. Douglass.
Missions-B. T. Hobbs.
Mississippi College - Robt.
Jones.
Ministerial Education-J. A.
Scarborough.
Sustentation-G. B. Britt.
Pastoral Support J. NJ. Gil
rault.
Baptist Orphanage VIM. Grice.
Sunday Schools-C. T. Mckee.
Publications-H. H. Summers.
Religious Training in the Home
R. H. Purser.
Church Discipline-J. E. Lowe.
Place of next meeting-Union
Hall; time, Friday before the
third Sabbath in October, 1908.
Introductory Sermon - j. P.
Hemby; alternate, J. E. Lowe.
Executive Committee R. j.
Boone, q. T, Douglass, A. j..
Martin, R. H. Purser, B. t.
Hobbs.
There was spirited, but good
natured rivalry between Clear
Branch, Bogue Chitto, Damascus,
Mt. Zion and Union Hall for the
next meeting, but Union Hall
won by a good majority and the
vote was made unanimous.
The hospitality of the good peo-
pie of Little Bahala is past the
pen of man or woman to describe.
1t could not be excelIed; and
each and every visitor, from the
moment of arrival at the spacious
church house, felt a cordial wei
come that threw a radiance over
all the days of meeting and asso-