The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1905-09-08

car was uCTtllCu Dut WtIC. htiOthS't
off the trucks, three being injured
and arc disabled.
There were fears once that the
Methodist parsonage here would be
moved to Carlisle, but the members
having the matter in charge have
agreed to let it remain, and to have
the house repaired. Mr.. Reynold |
Owen, son of the pastor, Rev. T. B.
Owen, has the contract.
The rainfall for the month OF
August was 10.S7 inches, very
heavy, and it was damaging to
crops. Corn was injured on low
lands and cotton was made to shed.
Times, though, are not hard yet
so that it is like trying to live on
corn-cob soup in January, and it
may not be 50 hard, but corn will
be considerably scarce.
1t was not drifting, neither was
it wild goose chase that / got into,
but the thing was planned months
ago, and 1 had been working, pitch
ing my plans toward it, i. e., the
occasion of the meeting of the
County Baptist Association, which
met at the Mt. Lebenon church
August "a and 25. l went, and |
saw, if did not conquer, guess.
But / certainly had very pleasant
time, but the weather was hot and
the heat stuck mighty close to
fellow.
The meeting was a very good one,
instructive and entertaining. There
were good many prominent men
visiting and representing the various
benevolent objects of the denomi-
nation. The churches were not
represented as fully as was hoped.
Quite number of the committees
appointed q year ago did not have
their reports ready and the minute s
had to be held back some. waiting
for them or have new men appointed
to report on the spur of the moment.
Some of the churches showed up
we'll, having come up to everything
apportioncd them, and some over,
and they were proud of it. 7 guess
it might do to give the list of officers
elected for the next year, which arc,
| B. F. Kennedy, clerk; +. w. Jctcr,
reelected treasurer; Levi w. Smith,
reelected. The next meeting place
appointed is with the Salem church
at Santuc one year hence.
Taking into consideration the
fact that the time was moved up
one week by the executive board to
avoid as near as possible conflicts
with other associations so that the
money agents could get around some
of the churches were caught off their
guard and consequently had i'm
partial reports. but that NAV not
One thing that is calculated to
chill' is the tendency on the part
of some to hurry through with the
meeting rs if it was an unpleasant
task, better get off quickly so they
can get back to the every day walks
of life. This is a bad precedent,
to dispense with the Introductory
and missionary sermons and jumb-
ling up things just so they can get
back home. Others think that
what is worth doing along the line
in this work is worth doing well,
otherwise make no prctcnse to it.
The people of Mt. Lebanon did
well entertaining, and smiles and
pleasant lights in their eyes evil
denced that they enjoyed having
the delegates and visitors with them
as those representatives were in
being there themselves. 1t had
been about twcnty-six years since a
meeting of the association had met
there and they had been inviting it
for three years, so the meeting was
very, very welcome. | like to 90
anywhere when / know that am
welcome, and sometimes one sees
things which leads him to believe
that he is not, though they say
you are very welcome. But not SO
here, actions speak louder than
words.
| Personally, | had most pleasant
time socially. confess that while
that was not altogether my object
in going, it did figure largely in my
planning. Social Features of such
meetings mingled with the business
makes the life of them more worth
the living. For a home / was as
signed to the hospitality of the
family of Mr.. ID. b. Williams and
assigned upon request, and of course
when one is assigned to home by
request of that home, don't you
know there is grand welcome
awaiting them. Mr.. Williams is a
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