Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-09-15
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER IS, 1908.

reason that somebody had told them
that it took 80 cents of each dollar con-
tributed to send the remaining ten
cents to the foreign field. OF course,
a reasonably we'll informed person |
knows the statement Is not true and |
those people could have removed all
doubt from their minds by calling DR.. |
Wiliingham or myself over the tele-
phone and learned that the actual
amount out Of each dollar contributed
to foreign missions, after paying all
expenses, that reaches the missionaries,
is ninety cents.
But" said the speaker, you have
none Of this to contend with in York
county. The people of this county, as
whole, are far above the average in
point of intelligence and equal to If not
superior to those Of any county in the
state The reason Is because Of the
superior advantages you have long en-
joyed You have had good schools
throughout the county for years and
also strong churches in charge Of in
telligent, consecrated men Of God, and
in addition to this in The Yorkville
Enquirer you have the best county pa
per of which l have any knowledge.
It is clean from every standpoint and
always stands for everything that Is
calculated to uplift and advance the
best interests of the people. 1t is very
conservative, but at the same time has
deep convictions as to right and wrong
and the courage to stand by those con-
victions. No people who have enjoyed
the influence of such a paper for fifty
years could be other than are the large
| majority Of those to be found in York
county"
Dr. Thomas was followed by Rev. D.
| w. Thomasson, long an honored men,
| ber of the York association and at one
| time pastor of Union church, who add
ed interest to the discussion by few
| timely comments after which the re-
ports were adopted.
The hour for adjournment had arriv-
| ed, but as the sisters had not returned
from their meeting 1t was agreed that
| the report on temperance should be
| taken up.
The report, in the absence Of the
| brother to whom the duty had been
assigned was prepared by Rev. John
| K. Hair Of Rock Hill, and read by
that gentleman. Ordinarily reports on
1 temperance are not very spicy, in
| structive or interesting reading, but
] notwithstanding the long session and
| the uncertainty as to when dinner
would be spread, Mr.. Hair had not pro-
ceeded far before everybody was taking
| notice and 1t is safe to say that not
I many reports at Baptist association
! have received such close attention a
/ did this one After the reading haC
been finished, Mr.. Hair, whose privilege
! it was to speak, announced that he hat
( fully expressed his views in the re-
\ port and therefore had no speech tt
h make. After a few remarks by Mr.
/ Marsh, the report was unanimousl!
adopted and its full text will be found
| elsewhere in this issue Of The Enqui
| rer
| Following resolution was offered b!
Rev. I. G. Murray and adopted: Re
solved, That as an association we d.
/ hereby endorse and sympathize will
the Anti-Saloon League Of South Car
'olina, and that we pledge to this or
.ganization our hearty support"
The first business taken up in th'
afternoon was the report on state mis-
.sions, which had been prepared AM
was read by Rev. Edward S. Reaves
AT the suggestion Of Mr.. Reaves, Rev
j. K. Hair gave a brief outline OF tn
work being done by the state mission
board in the mill villages at Rock Hill
He was followed by Rev. DR.. T. M
Bailey, corresponding secretary an
III
ways has an interesting story for Sout
Carolina Baptists and this occasion wa
no exception. He stated that Of tn
more than 1000 Baptist churches 4
the state, sol had either been organ
fzed or fostered by the board and tina
among them today was .numbel
the strongest and most influential l.
| the state. He stated that when he too
charge Of the work twenty-three year
ago, there were about $4,000 Baptist
in the state, whereas at present ther
are more than 100000 and that contri
buttons to missions had more tina
doubled. He also stated that durin
/ the present year the board would eX
| pend over $2,500 in York county.
| The report on the orphanage wa
l read by the moderator, and after bein
/ discussed by Revs. Edward S. Reave!
j. K. Hair and R. T. Marsh, wa
\ adopted.
The report on woman's work wa
submitted by Rev. r. T. Marsh and al
ter few remarks from him was adopt
ed.
Saturday morning was devoted prin
cipally to routine business, such as tn
receiving Of reports Of committees ap
pointed to nominate delegates to tn
Southern Baptist and State Baptis
conventions, to nominate an executiV
board, on time and place Of next meet
ing, on finance statistics, etc.
Just before adjournment, the follow
ing resolution was adopted by a risin
: vote:
Resolved, That the sincere thank
4 Of this association are extended to tn
r Union church and community for II
= bountiful hospitality and hearty &C
one ration in promoting the work or Tn
body during the session now ending.
Rev R. T. Marsh was designated
the preacher Of the Introductory sel
h mon at Flint Hill next year, with Re-
w. E. Hurt as alternate.