Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-10-19
YORK BAPTIST ASSOCIATION.

branches instead Of along the larger
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YORK BAPTIST ASSOCIATION.
The thirty-eight annual session Of
the York Baptist association convened
with the Glover Baptist church on
Tuesday morning at II o'clock. Col. j.
]. Waters of Rock Hail, who was elected
at the meeting of the asso-
ciation at Union in 1900, and who was
re- elected annually at each meeting,
including that which met at Fort Mil
last October, was absent and In his
absence the body was called to order
by the clerk Sam M. Grist, and the
work of enrolling delegates present
various churches of the
completed.
On completion of the enrolment, the
chair announced that the election OF a
to preside during the session
was In order Rev. Edward s. Reaves
Of Fort Mill, was nominated and elect
ed after which the permanent organi-
zation was completed by the election
of Sam M. Grist as clerk and w. F.
Boyd as treasurer.
After thanking the body for the hon.
or conferred, the moderator at once
proceeded with business by appointing
Revs. ]. w. Willis and w. e. Hurt and
]. c.: Smith as a committee on order of
business.
In behalf of the body, the moderator
extended a cordial welcome and the
privileges Of the floor to Rev. DR.. w. T.
Derinx, assistant secretary Of the state
mission board, and to Mr.. w. w. Keys,
one Of the editors Of the Baptist Cour-
Ter; Revs. s. H. Hay, pastor Of the
Glover Presbyterian church, and e. K.
Hardin Of the Methodist church. Each
of the visitors made appropriate ac-
acknowledgement Of the courtesy. After
receiving a partial report from the
on order Of business, and
attending to several matters Of routine
business the association adjourned at
12 o'clock, the universal Glover dinner
hour, for dinner, and before leaving the
house the congregation was put on no
tice that dinner would be served on the
church grounds and that everybody
was invited.
In a short time an improvised table
made by setting about six pews from
the church face to face, was loaded
with the choicest viands, and the re-
freshing of the inner man commenced
and If any one failed to eat all he de-
sired 1t was his own fault as there was
an abundance still on the table after
all had ceased to eat.
At 2 p. M, after short devotional ex-
ercises the body resumed work. The
regular order, which was the reading OF
the letters, or reports, sent up to the
association by the churches was taken
up, and while these letters were OF
great interest to the body, and their
reading consumed considerable time,
their contents were not Of interest to
the general reader.
After the reading Of the reports had
been furnished, the moderator an
nounced a number Of committees, ex-
pected to prepare and present reports
during the session, after which the
pastor of the Glover church, Rev. w. E.
Hurt, read list of assignment Of dele
gates to various homes in the commu-
nifty. The body then adjourned to 7.SO
p m.
A large congregation assembled at
7.30 to hear the Introductory sermon,
which in the absence Of the regular ap-
pointee, was preached by DR.. Derinx,
who chose as his text the words found
in Matthew Kill, 8. The sermon was
an especially fine one, just such SER
mon as might have been expected from
a preacher Of DR.. Derinx's superior
ability and scholarship. N a word 1t
was plain, practical, scholarly, textual.
At the conclusion Of the preaching
services the association resumed busi-
ness, HISI IlldllCA uP bNtA0
the report Of the committee appointed
at the afternoon session to nominate an
executive board to serve during the en-
suing year: The report follows:
1--WE, the committee to nominate ex-
ecutive board beg leave to recommend
the following, Edward S. Reaves. j.
w. Willis, B. NJ Faris, T. G.. Matthews,
D. E. Boney."
Mr.. Willis asked to be excused from
serving as q member of the board,
and on motion the name Of Rev. w.
E. Hurt was substituted for his and
the report adopted.
On Wednesday morning the reports
on State, Home and Foreign missions
were read Under the regular order
that on State missions was the first to
be discussed, and DR.. Derinx was inyit-
ed to discuss 1t, and he did so In q
manner that was both interesting and
He explained the work Of
the board and localized 1t by calling
attention to what 1t was doing in York
county and made an earnest appeal for
larger contributions from the York as
ISOLATION during the coming year, and
1t is safe to say that could. all the Bap-
lists have heard the appeal the result
would have been that during the next
year there would have been a large in
crease in contributions and it is safe to
say that there will be an increase any
way. DR.. Derinx was followed by Prof.
Warren M. Steele Of Furman univer-
sity, who Is also an ordained minister,