Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-07-21
TUESDAY, JULY RI, 1908.

tan Fellowship as Evidenced by Rela-
tions Existing Between Drs. Ross and
Boyce," was unable to be present,
having been kept away because OF
death in his congregation.
The next speaker was Rev. w. G.
Ewart of Yorkville, and hs subject was
christian Liberality as Evidence or
Good citizenship" Mr.. Ewart began
by explaining that the line OF thougnt
| did not suggest the highest standpoint
| from which the gospel was TO De treat
ed. The mission of the gospel Is 10 pc
considered only incidentally In connec-
ton with temporal matters. 1t does
| not concern itself with the laying up
of treasures on earth; but rather with
the salvation of the soul, the eternal
| joys of the hereafter. But Still the
temporal benefits Of the gospel are un-
mistakable and innumerable. The gos-
pei ensures peace and good order, and
security to life and property, and that
| Is why the value Of land around Smyr-
ma for instance has increased from
nothing to $25 or $50 per acre. 1t Is
| the Christian people who are the salt
of the earth and 1t is because Of Chris
tian People that the country Is worth
| living in. In this connection, he as
serted in effect that the civilization or
| this country practically owes its exist
ence to Christian liberality in the sup
1ort Of the gospel ministry and the
denominational colleges. He thought
that If state institutions Of learning
were substituted for denominational
colleges, even though the state institu-
tions might receive far more liberal n
nancial support than the denomination
al colleges are receiving, our whole
civic and social organization would soon
be drifting toward chaos.
Rev. S. D. Bailey, pastor OF Hickory
| Grove circuit, was the next speaker.
He was down on the programme to ex-
tend Greetings from Sister Churches"
| Mr.. Bailey has a clear and forcible de-
livery. and his talk rang with whole
souled good will that came very near
provoking the staid Smyrnerites to ap-
plause. He began by saying that the
great Methodist church which he rep
resented was here to do all 1t could to
uplift fallen humanity and point the
way to Christ. He was not working
for the Methodist church; but for hu-
manity and Christ, and so far as he
was concerned that If he should find
himself in a community filled with
| Christian denominations that he could
not get along with, he would leave that
| community at. once. Following the In
| structions accompanying the invitation
that mad been extended to him to speak,
he had prepared brief paper. He was
not accustomed to reading papers, but
rather Of speaking the word as 1t came
to him in the presence Of those he was
to address. But he was going to stop
long enough to say loud amen to what
| Mr.. Ewart had said about denomina-
tional colleges, and he declared that he
was finding 1t difficult to refrain from
throwing away his prepared paper and
speaking his mind along that line. he
concluded with friendly God speed"
TO the people Of Smyrna and all other
| Christian denominations, declaring his
great pleasure in working In co-opera-
ton with them in the promotion OF the
common cause, the kingdom OF the
| Master.
Following Mr.. Bailey's talk. Rev. ].
L. Oates read an interesting historical
sketch Of Smyrna church, which ap-
nears in full OH the first page Of this
naper. and after the reading Of this
sketch, the congregation was dismissed
with benediction by Rev. w. C..
| F>wart.