The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1904-10-05
THE ASSOCIATION
sMET AT LANFORD,
All the Officers were Again
Elected.
NEW CHURCH ADDED.
LanfOrd Entertained the Association
Most Admirably-Meets Next
Year at Mt. Olive.

The eighth annual meeting of the
Laurens Baptist Association was held
with the Baptist church at Lanford last
Tuesday ard was in session through
Wednesday and Thursday. The asso.
citation will meet next year at the same
time with Mt. Olive and the introduce
tory sermon will be preached by Rev.
1. e. McDavid, alternate, Rev. II. G..
Jacks.
The Introductory sermon was pre- ached
by Rev. j. o. Martin at IL O'Clock
Tuesday morning, taking as his text
the 11th verse, 21st chapter of Isiah.
Then followed the Organization of
elected as follows: Rev. j. d. Pitts,
MODERATOR; Rev. j. B. Parrot and Mr..
B. L. Henderson, secretaries: Mr.. e..
III. Roper, treasurer.
Reports from the 81 churches of the
association were given by the churches,
all of which showed steady growth
and very encouraging condition OF
the churches as q whole. Cor mittee
on Sunday school work submitted re-
port which was adopted after being
spoken to by Rev. j. B. Pari OFT and
others.
The Watts Mill Baptist Church
which was organized about two months
ago, was admitted to the Association,
thus increasing the number 10 twenty
eight in the county.
Tuesday night, Rev. Joel 1. Allen,
franoial agent of Furman University,
where he' q most excellent sermon.
any time. 'edings Wednesday morn
we % opened with devotional exer-
cieos led by Rev. ]. t. Taylor. Regular
order of business followed, reports on
foreign and State Missions being made
by the chairmen of these commlttees
7. M. Bailey of Greenville and Rev. o.
T. Scaife of Woodruff. The report on
colportage was also submitted and
adopted, after being spoken to by Rev
j. 7. Taylor, the cOlportuer, and DR..
Bailey. On motion it was deci6 ed to
continue this work and the money for
this purpose was Immediately raised
Rev. Mr.. Taylor was again offered the
work and he accepted 1t.
The time having arrived for the
morning sermon, Rev. d. III. Owings
delivered strong discourse on mis-.
s.onary work and It's possibilities At
the same hour DIR. w. j. Langston of
Greenville preached to large audi
ence at the Methodist church.
In the afternoon Chairman A. FL.
Martin, Of the committee on ten per-
ance, presented his report, which pro-
voked considerable discussion and the
adoption of resolution asking the
Laurens delegation to the legisl iture
to secure If possible the passage of the
original Brice Bill. Those participat-
hg in this discussion were Rev. j. b.
Grerrott of Clinton, Rev. Vernon Pan
ives of Columbia, Rev. L. G. Ezell of
eoArtanburg, Mr., A. HI. Martin and
tinl> w. j. Langston of Greenville.
.teMF Fednesday night DIR. E. M. Poteat
ASmsident of Furman University, de-
\, ,Orhted and electrified the Association
,,aeth powerful sermon based on the
z.lsriptural text as found in First Co
'Sa;nthians, ~ chapter, 9th verse.
- The devotional exercises Thursday
Bmorning were conducted by the Rev.
T. @. Jacks Reports on the orphan
age, education and woman's work were
submitted. These indicated very en-
couraging condition OF the work.
Interesting talks we're made on the Sc
subjects by DIR. Poteat, DIR. Langston,
Rev. Mr.. Parrot, Rev. Joel L. Allen
and Prof. j. A. Madden. Miscellan
eous matters engaged the Association
until time for final adjournment at
O'Clock