Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-09-11

ing the, asA Evoked as
much discusa as did this one.
Strong and veg effective speeches
were made by Rev. P. B. Lanham,
Col. F. N. K. Bailey. Mr.. J. w.
Adams and DR.. C. E. Burts. The
following resolution was intro
duced by DR.. Burts and was
unanimously adopted:
"Resolved, that this associa-
tion place itselfo rec ,rd as being
unequivocally opposed 10 any
effort to legalize sgain The sale of
intoxicating liquors as beverage
IN Edgefeld county; that we fur
ther pledge ourselves in every way
possible to aid in enforcing pro-
hibitory laws now in existence
and the promotion Of temperance
sentiment" )"
was made by DR.. e. r.. Burts
and was discussed by Rev. Mr.
Cox, Rev. N. N. Burton and DIR.
H. A. Bagby.
In his report on colportage, Rev.
G.. 81. Burton recommended that
a man be secured and put in the
field to disseminate religious lit
erature.
The report on woman's work
was prepared by a representative
of The Woman's Missionary Union
and was read by Mr.. j. L. Minis.
The Christien women of the
'Edgefeld association have been
marvelously successful during the
past year. There are thirty-two
active organizations among the
aides and young people that con-
tribute regularly to missions and
the objects of benevolence fostered
by the denomination.
The report on state missions
was made by Rev. J. T. Littljohn
and the work of the board was
discussed at length by Dr.. T. Nj.
Bailey, the eff icient secretary of
he board, also by others
Rev j. E. Johnson made the
report on foreign missions which
was responded to by an instruct
i've address by DR.. II. A. Bagby,
vice-president of the board from
South Carolina.
The last day of the ASSOCIATION
was eevoted 10 the centennial
ce Iteration. After appropriate de-
votional exercises Col. r. B. Wat
son arose and extended hearty
Christian greetings from Edge
fields daughter, the Ridge asso-
citation. Col. Watson said that
this session of the Edgefeld as
sociation was unquestiosably the
best that be had ever attended.
A very valuable paper on the
early history and traditions of
the assoc iatlon was read by DR..
G. E. Burts. Through Mr.. G.. w.
Medlock, he procured complete
file of old minutes reaching as far
back as 1918, snd from these be
obtained very valuable data and
information. Horns Creek is the
oldest church in this part of the
state but the first associational
meeting was held at Hardy's
church IN 1907. This church las
the distinction of having the old
est records of any church in tais
section.
"A most excellent paper prepared
by Prof. Cook of Furman
University on the Relation of
this ssociation to the rise of .Bap-
EstistS EdGat;onn was read by DR..
j IS. Thomas editor of the
Baptist Courier. This. like the
paper of DR.. Burts, contained
much hitherto unwritten history
that is OF great value and it
should be published 30 as to be
preserved.
Dr.. +. M. Bailey, the oldest liv-
ing minister who has been con-
nected with the Edgefeld asso.
ciation, spoke of his early recol-
lections of the association. He
came to this county in 1856 and
the first association that he at
tended was at Red Oak Grove in
1857. At that time the Edgefeld
ASSOCIATION extended from Ham,
burg to Greenwood. Dr.. Bailey
spoke of the.old pioneer ministers,
giving a brief but interesting ac-
count of the lie and works of
each one.
Next came DR.. L. R. Gwaltney
who spoke on "The association as
I have known it for fifty years."
He came to Edgefeld in August
1858 to serve the Baptist church
as pastor and the first session of
the association that he attend ID
was at Stevens Creek in Septem.
Der of the same year. AS those
who preceded DR.. Gwaltney spoke
at length of the ministers who
labored in the association in the
past, he spoke chiefly of the lay
men and laywomen. He mentioned
scores ofnames of Cody men and
women who lived in the town and
county at the time he came. Of
the members of the church at the
time he accepted the Edgefeld
pastorate in 1858, only two are
now living, Mr.. R. n, Minis, and
Mr.. James Sullivan, of Rome, Ga.
In many senses this was sad
service but i'll every sense a. very
sweet service. AS DR.. Gwaltney
spoke of his ministry in Edgefeld