Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1906-10-10
Baptist Union mss.ins at New Hope.

Aho uhioh mootiuS vi inc DeaNof'
dam Baptist Association was held in
the newly built New Hope church
on the 10Th and Both ultimo. Rev.
A. +. Marett was elected moderator
aud L. M. Elrod clerk. The open
ing devotional meeting, led by Revs.
G. S. Blackburn and G. III. Judd,
was time of conservation.
The FIRE: subject, opened by 4. r.
Wood, was "Do our protracted meet
ings do good or not, and what will
make them more efficient?" The
subject was discussed by several
speakers and emphasis put upon the
absolute need of the presence of the
Holy Spirit in protracted meetings
and that preparatory prayer meet
ings should be held in churches daily
for at least week beforehand, when
all that would be likely to hinder the
Holy Spirits working should be put
away, especially all unkind feelings
between members of the church, and
that consecrated church workers
should be present to look out for
anxious ones at the close of meetings.
The next subject was, "How should
new converts be trained?" Rev. G.
S. Blackburn spoke of the necessity
for daily Bible reading and prayer
and it was thought that some weekly
meeting like the Is. Il. T. U. would
be helpful. He was followed by
Revs. w. Il. McAlister and J. III.
Stone.
The next discussion was on "The
duty of church members to do per-
sonal work." opened by S. r. John
son and B. A. Bentley. Suggestions
and illustrations of how to do it were
given By one of the speakers who
had been engaged in personal work
for many years. He said that no
earthly pleasure or JOY could be
compared to the JOY of leading souls
to Christ.
On Sunday G. II. d. Burns was
moderator and Il. M. Elrod clerk.
A service followed the morning Sun
day school with sermon by Rev.
G. II. Judd on the need of revival in
personal life and interest in Gods
work generally. He also gave an
address in the afternoon on "The
New Testament standard of giving"
the next subject for discussion. He
said that many Christians were liv-
ing to gain and lay up money, but
they could not take it away with
them when they left their work; it
must all go somewhere, and none
would regret at last the portion that
went to Gods work. He said that
the New Testament standard was ::
"To give what was purposed in the
heart, and not grudgingly, for God
loveth the cheerful giver, and the
value of the gift is not judged by
God according to the amount, but
according to ones ability, as shown
in our Lords words concerning ssthe
widows mite" A weekly Offering
was commanded in 1 Corinthians
1872, and systematic weekly offer
ing was recommended in opposition
to the old yearly promise plan, which
was unscriptural, but if still carried
out it should be assessed at one
tenth of the church members income
In every case. He asked the friends
to hang up at home the words in the
Goth Psalm, Sth verse, "Bring an
offering and come into His COURTS"
and to look at it and obey the COM
mand when leaving for church."
After the moderator had spoken,
the discussions to this and the re.
naming subjects were adjourned for
the next quarterly meeting.
The offering for the aged minister.
fund amounted to $3.50.
The friends at New Hope pro-
vided for the temporal wants of the
visitors in true South Carolina farm
ers' hospitable manner and hearty
vote of thanks was accorded them.