Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-10-14
YORK BAPTIST ASSOCIATION.

The thirty-sixth annual session OF
the York Baptist association, which is
composed Of twelve churches located
In York county, one In Lancaster
county and one in Mecklenburg coun-
ty, N. c., convened In the Yorkville
Baptist church on last Tuesday morn
ing at 1875 o'clock.
J. ]. Waters of Rock Hill, Sam. M.
Grist Of Yorkville, and James F. Boyd
Of Fort Mill, were elected moderator,
clerk and treasurer, respectively, by
acclamation.
Delegates present were enrolled as
follows: Catawba church-Hartwell
Sturgis; Glover church,. A. Allen, E.
B. Price, John D. Smith, A. B. Cur
renee, D. ]. Cobb; Enon church-W.
C.. Wilburn, w. A. McAfee, James e.
Bigger; Flint Hill church-W. F. Boyd,
r. H. Moss, D. v. Epps, Jas. F. Boyd;
Fort Mill-Rev. M. w. Gordon, D. A.
Lee, s. A. Epps, s. L. Meacham; Hick-
ory Grove church-C. s. Moorhead,
John B. Wilkie; Oak Grove church
s. M. Garrison, Alvin Edwards; Pleas
ant Valley church-T. w. Culp, j. e.
Garrison; Rock Hill church-Rev. w.
E. Thayer, ]. ]. Waters, Frank Wright,
D. E. Boney, Yates Sturgis; Shiloh
church-F. M. Pruett; Union church
y. ". Lliiy, y. u mCSditel, y. W. HS
Claim, ]. Darby Smith, r. B. Young
blood; Yorkville church-Wm. Dob
son, VIM. Ferguson, A. Y. Cartwright,
]. C. Conner, Sam M. Grist.
The following visitors were present:
Rev. c. T. Scaife, representing the
State Mission board; Rev. J. D. Hug
gins, representing the Home Mission
board and Furman University; Rev.
A. MICA. Pittman, editor Of the South
Carolina Baptist; Revs. L. G. Hinton
and John Bass Shelton Of Chester;
Rev. J. E. McManaway, field editor OF
the Baptist Courier
The principal work done by the as
sociation was hearing reports on the
subjects Of Foreign, Home and State
Missions, Education, the Connie Max
we'll orphanage at Greenwood, SUM-
day school work, etc.
The Introductory sermon was preach
ed on Tuesday night by the appointee,
Rev. w. r. Lambert Of Hickory Grove.
The preacher had the undivided atten-
ton Of his congregation, and the SER
mon was highly commended by many
who heard 1t as being a most excel
lent as well as eloquent exposition or
the text on which his remarks were
based, which is to be found In He
brews v, 8.
After the sermon, the subject Of
Home Missions was ably discussed by
Rev. C. T. Scaife. The speaker said
that the most serious problem with
which the board, as we'll as all the
people of the South had to deal was
the Negro Problem" and that while
some speakers and writer's advocated
that the negro be exterminated, others
that they be deported to Africa, and
still others that they be educated as
solution Of the problem, he was sure
that the only solution that would ever
satisfactorily solve the trouble was the
same one that had made the Caucasian
race what it is today, the religion Of
Jesus Christ, and that the board was
now engaged, in a comparatively small
way, in that work.
The report on State Missions was
read on Wednesday morning and ad-
dresses on the subject made by Revs.
w. E. Thayer, l.. G.. Hinton and c. T.
Scaife. Mr.. Scaife stated that at this
time there were between 900 and 1000
organized Baptist churches in South
Carolina with a membership Of about
100000. OF the total number of
churches in existence over 300 owed
their existence to the work Of the
State Mission board, and that many
Of them were large and strong bodies
numerically and financially. He said
that there was now an established
Baptist church at every county seat In
South Carolina, condition that prob
ably did not exist in any other state
within the bounds Of the Southern
Baptist convention. He also said that