The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1903-10-21
Meeting Of the Lincoln County Associa.
ton Concluded.

vention Board, and the meeting
OF the Woman's Missionary Soci-
cites. DR.. Rowe's address was a
magnificent appeal; and, if it failed
to touch single soul within hear
ing, that soul was deficient, and
not the inspired speaker.
DR.. I. j. Bailey, editor Of The
Baptist, was also present and
modestly but earnestly presented
the claims of that splendid paper in
a brief address. Dr.. BaiIey's
genial countenance and comfort
able movements and manner at
once ingratiate him into the good
will of the most unwilling sub
scriber and luke warm Christian,
who fails to realize how much he
needs The Baptist. Every Baptist
should take the paper.
The Woman's Missionary So
cieties seemed a sort of "side
ISSUE" when about a half hundred
sisters gathered together in the
school house for discussion of
their work, leaving tie brethren
in full possession of he church
building. The address Of vel
come was delivered to the socie-
ties by Mrs. Lou Mason in an ad-
mirable paper, and response was
made by Mrs. B. [. Hobbs. Ex-
cellent papers were also read by
Mrs. R. J. Boone and Miss May
Higdon and a brief address by the
Vice President of the association,
Mrs. Lula G. Maxwell. DR.. j.
r. Carter, keeper of the Orphans
Home, was invited to address the
assembly and he presented the
claims of his large family of
eighty children. Hearty response
was made by the ladies present.
On Sunday a Sunday school
mass meeting was held at 10
O'Clock and at II, Rev. j. r. Cal
ter preached an able sermon be-
fore a congregation that filled ey-
cry available space, sitting or
standing. In the afternoon Rev.
D. A. Owens occupied the pulpit
in the church, and Rev. j. A.
Scarborough in the school house.
A great dinner was served the as
sembled multitude and the glor-
ious October day added bright
ness and beauty to all things.
On Monday, reports on pastoral
support, temperance md other
subjects of vital int rest were
read and adopted. George Doug
lass, clerk of the association, read
the report on temperance and dis
tinguished himself in a plain, SEN
sib1e and earnest address. He
was followed by Rev. j. A. Scar
borough, Rev. j. E. Lowe, Rev.
G. w. Farmer, and others; and
the sentiment for State wide pro-
hibition was expressed " rising
vote of both men and omen. It
was boldly asserted to, md passed
funcontradicted, that 81 protested
Christians would with lraw their
patronage from the blind tigers,
they would starve.'' Upon this
Rev. r. Fl. Purser arosa and said:
Il want it distinctly understood
that church member who buys
whiskey from blind tiger and
drinks it, places himself in league
with the blind tiger and that,
too, passed not only unchallenged,
but met with the hearty appro-
baton of the large ass smbly.
After another sumptuous repast,
the company of earnes men and
women reassembled 70 the last
time for this year as al associa-
ton and after passing a few re-
naming matters yet IT, come up
before the body, Damasc is, Frank
lin county, was chosen S the next
place of meeting and Rev. r. j..
Boone, the delegate to fhe South
ern Baptist Conven ion. The
next introductory sermon will be
preached by Rev. ]. E. Lowe.
The parting hand wa then Civ
en- Till We Meet Aga j.