Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-08-16
The Beaverdam Baptist Association.

The eighteenth annual session of the
Beaverdam Baptist Association met with
the Cross Roads church on tho Sth instant
and was in session for three days. This
thirty churches, most of which are in
Oconee county. 1t does not embrace all
the churches in this county within it's
membership, for there are several
churches in the upper part of the county,
whose membership is in other Associa-
tions. We are of the opinion that an ef-
fort should be made to induce all the
churches in Oconae county to become
members of this body.
Atan early hour the people began COM
ing in and continued coming until eleven
o'clock when there were three times more
people present than could find accommo-
dation in the house. All the delegates
were impressed with the feeling that this
was to be good meeting and they found
at the end that their hopes and expecta-
tions had been realized. Many visiting
brethren were present from Greenville,
Greenwood and other places. These
brethren found a hearty welcome from
the members of the Association.
The Introductory sermon was preached
by T. M. Bailey, the corresponding Soc
retary of the State Mission Board, after
which the body was called together by
Rev. a. p. Marett, the former moderator.
j. r. Earle acted as temporary clerk, and
called the roll of churches and enrolled
the delegates. The Association was or
ganiZed by the election of j. w. Shelor.
of Walhalla, as moderator; f. NJ. Carey,
of Seneca, as clerk, and Rev. G. Wardlaw,
as treasurer.
From this time on it was busy body.
and it was pleasant to behold so many
consecrated men devising ways and means
to advance the cause of the blessed Re-
deemer in the world.
The first topic considered was the re-
port of the Committee on State Missions
that part of the mission work done in
South Carolina. The report was made
by Rev. j. Fl. Stone. 1t showed that we
have more than nine hundred and fifty
churches in the State, with a membership
of one hundred and eight thousand five
hundred. One-third of this number has
been brought into Baptist churches by
means of the State Mission work
The next report was on the subject of
religio us literature, then the reports of
the Executive Committee and Foreign
and Home Missions. All of these three
reports were discussed together.
The report on temperance was sub
mitted by C. r. ID. Burns and brought
forth quite lively discussion from many
of the brethren, but we must say none of
the members of the Association could
muster up courage to advocate the dis
pcnsary or the sale of whiskey in any
form whatever.
On Wednesday the crowd was the larg-
est we ever saw at au association in this
county.
After a three days session the body
adjourned to meet next year at a place
to be fixed by committee for that pur-
pose.
The Association was most admirably
entertained by the Cross Roads people,
and to say that it was done grandly is to
put it mildly.
The Walhalla delegation was enter
tanned at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. G.. II.
Phillips. There are no kinder people
aud they know how to entertain. We
felt that we had fallen among those who
were happy to have us, and we departed
with hearts filed with gratitude to them
and with wish that we may be per-
n,ttn1 in thn fn N rnt hn fnx
to the family of Brother Philips in kind.
There are many good homes and farms
in the Cross Roads section and many
prosperous people, but none better than
G. II. Phillips. We look to see the time
when this section of the county will stand
at the top for progressive agriculture and
business.