The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1907-10-09
THE BAPTiSTS MET
WITH DURBIN CREEK.
Lamens Association Held Annual Meet.
ing Last Week..Accomt of the Pro-
ceediugs. Memorial Services.

Ceedlugs. Memorial Services.
The annual meeting of the Laurens
Baptist association was held last week
with Durbin Greek church, Youngs town
ship. The association convened Tues
day morning at IL o'clock and adjourn
ment was reached Thursday afternoon.
Upon the recommendation of the COM
mittee on time and place for the next
meeting the association decided to meet
next year on Tuesday before the first
Sunday in October with the Princeton
Baptist church. Rev. j. A. Martin
was appointed to preach the intro
ductory ermon and Rev. E. C. Wat
son the missionary mt
In many respects the association just
held was n of the most successful in
several years, the attendance by the
various church delegations being fuller
and the'reports from the 20 churches
within the bounds of the association in
dicating a larger growth and more lib
eral financial aid for the different
causes.
The Introductory sermon was preach
ed at II o'clock by the Rev. j. r. Tay-
lor of Ware Shoals from the text
found in Psalms 14-22. The body orga-
nized by the election of all former Off
GERS, as follows: Rev. j.. D. Pitts,
moderator; Messrs. G. b. Bobo and b.
L.. Henderson, secretaries; Mr.. G.. II.
Roper treasurer. After a brief talk
by the moderator in which he stated
that he had been attending the annual
meeting of this association for 45 years,
and briefly reviewed the progress of
the organization, a recess for dinner
was taken.
The afternoon session was opened
with prayer by the Rev. C. l.. Fowler,
pastor of the Clinton Baptist church,
followed by oral reports from delegates
as to the condition of their respective
churches. A report was then read by
AMr. G. B. Bobo on the work being ac-
complished by the women's societies in
the association. Short addresses were
made on this report by Rev. O. l..
Struggled, DR.. II. M. Bailey, DR.. Z.
L. Cody of Greenville, and Rev. Il. c..
| Watson of Laurens.
Wednesday mornings session was
opened with devotional exercises led by
Rev. G. Lewis Fowler. The report on
Sunday School work was read by Rev.
j. A. Martin of Cross Hill, and the re-
port was discussed by DR.. Bailey, Rev.
Il. c. Watson and Mr.. +. l.. Bramlett.
The report OF Education was next sub
mitted and read by Col. j. IL. Whar-
ton, and the same was spoken to by
DR.. e. M. Potcat, president of Furman
University, and Rev. 0. l.. Springfield,
financial agent of the Grcenvillc Fe-
male college. The report on State
missions was made by Rev. j. o. Mar
tin of Mt. Gallagher, the paper being
discussed by DR.. Cody, president of the
State Mission Board, and DR.. Il. Nj
Bailey, secretary of the Board. At
the conclusion of these talks an offer
ing was made for this object, amount
ing to 500 in cash and pledges.
Wednesday afternoon the missionary
sermon was preached by the Rev. G..
L.. Fowler from Romans LID. This
was followed by a report on ~Orghanage
which was presented by Mr.. c.. b. Bobo
and discussed by Rev. E. G. Watson
and Mr.'C. II. Roper. Report on For
eign Missions read by Rcy. E. c.. Wat
son who also spoke to the report as did
Rev. j.. d. Pitts.
Rev. w. ID. Hammctt of Laurens led
the devotional exercises Thursday
morning. This service was followed
by the presentation of a number of re-
ports, including that on Temperance
which was read by Rev. j. Il. Taylor
who offered some remarks on the sub
Ject, followed by brief talks on the
same topic by Rev. Mr.. Watson and
M. A. Sumercl; on Home Missions by
Mr.. c. b. Bobo and briefly discussed
by Rev. G. l.. Fowler, Rev. j.. A. Mar
tin and Col. Wharton; on Aged Minis
ters by Mr.. II. II. Mahon, short adj
dresses on same by Revs. D.. M. Shell
and e. c. Watson.
Inc concluding feature OF the aSSoci-
alton was fitting memorial services
held in memory of two de-
ceased brethren, Rev. j. Is. Parrot of
Clinton and Rev. M. c. Compton of
Laurens, both of whom passed
to their reward during the last associ-
tlonal year. The memorial on Mr..
Parrott was read by Rev. C. Lewis
Fowler who has recently accepted and
entered upon the work laid aside at
Clinton by Mr.. Parrott, while that of
Mr.. Compton was prepared and pre-
sented by Rev. e. G. Watson, a kins-
man of the deceased.
Appropriate eulogistic addresses on
the lives of both men were made by
Revs. G. w. Bussey, j. M. Shell, j..
L. Taylor, e. G. Watson, j. A. Mar
tin, w. ID. Hammett; Messrs. M. A.
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