The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1907-12-04
BAPTIST LAYMEN
Of South Carolina Called to Meet
in 0rangeburg On

Sunday Afternoon, December 8, t
Promote the Layman's Missionar
Movement in South Carolina.
The following call explains itself
Dear Brethren: In the name o
our Master, We ask your earnest
prayerful consideration of this cal
to attend our Iaymen's mass-meeting
Sunday afternoon, December 8, dur
ing the meeting Of the Baptist Stat
Convention in O%rangeburg. TIL
meeting is called by the underslgn
ed Baptist laymen, to promote tint
Layman's Missionary Movement II
South Carolina in line with what i:
being planned throughout the South
We believe this is one of the mos
inspiring and promising of the re
cent movements for the extension O.
Christ's Kingdom. Its Christine
spirit, its comprehensive purpose and
its practical plans have won both the
enthusiastic approval and hearty CD
operation of many Of u consecrated
business men, and we believe that
many others will express as hearty
endorsement when the plans are pre-
scented to them.
The movement has been defined
as IAN awakening of Christian lay
men to the urgency of the Great
Commission; an honest effort on the
part of laymen to fulfill in the next
twenty-five years their Lords COM
mand to preach the Gospel to every
creature. Its aim is to induce the
Christian laymen to employ his in
fluence, his money and his time in
his religion in the same practical,
common sense way that he does in
his business or profession" The force
of this appeal to Baptist laymen was
seen in the great enthusiasm with
which it was greeted in the recent
Southern Baptist Convention at
Richmond.
South Carolina Baptists are known
as a strong missionary body but we
have not yet realized u strength or
fully recognized our obligation, nor
will we do so until more of our lay
men %consecrate their strenth to this
great work of the kingdom.
Earnestly hoping that you will at
tend the meeting and that you will
enlist other laymen, we are,
Your co-workers in His Kingdom,
E. G. Quattlebaum, Columbia.
F. P. Covington, Florence.
T. o. Lawton, Jr., Greenvllle.
R. B. Watson, Ridge Spring
T. B. Anderson, Charleston.
Geo. H. Edwards, Darlington.
VIM. Goldsmith, G~reenville.
Zimmerman Davis, Charleston.
Brooks Rutledge, Florence.
r. o. Sans, Gaffney.
B. H. Marlborough, J~enkinsville.
S. A. Epps, Fort Mill.
D. NJ. Dew, Latta.
A. l.. LeSeSne, OllFeI
T. o. Mabry, Rock Hill.
C. P. Wray, Ridgeway.
o. B. Martin, Columbia.
J.J. Waters, Rock Hill.
Orlando Sheppard, Edgefield.
E. C. Ridgell, Batesburg.
C. E. Robinson, Pickens.
D. j. Knots, Swansea
J. J.. Lane, Clio.
Barlow Walsh, Sumter.
]. J. Gentry, Spartanburg.
". R. Rabb, Winnsboro.
j. P. Kinard, Rock Hill.
F. n. K. Bailey, Edgefield.
G. B. Bobo, Laurens
Chas. A. Smith, Timmonsvllle.
R. M. Mixson, Williston.
Sam. M. Gist, Yorkville.
w. ". Keys, Greenville.
John NJ. Geer, Easley.
G.. H. Henderson, Aiken.
w. B. West, Columbia.
P. l.. Coogler, Chester
J. @. Quattlebaum, Anderson.
B. E. Geer, G~reenville.
E. l.. wilkins, Manning
J. M. Quattlebaum, Columbia
s. M. Bagwell, Spartanburg.
J. B. White, Cameron.
]. B. Smith, Springfield.
R. E. Rivers, Chesterfield.
J. P. Derham, Green Sea.
II. L. Bomar, Spartanburg.
B. M. Shuman, Greenville.
7. J. Lawton, Huntsville.
J. o. Freeman, Taylors.
J. o. Wingo, Campobello.
George Boylston, Blackvllle'
w King. Dillon.