The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-09-22
REEDY RIVER ASSOCIATION.
Successful Observation-Disclosures Or
ganization for State Wide Prohi-
bition-Orphange Literally
Supported.

The Reedy River Association held
its S3rd annual meeting with the First
Baptist church, of Newberry, begin
ming last Friday morning.
This was the most, successful meet
ing Of the association since the
withdrawal of the Laurens churches
to organize the Laurens association.
There are only four resident pastors
OF the association, Revs. G. A. Wright,
j. +. McGill, b. =. Mitchell, and j.
+. Cason. One church is located in
Laurens county and is served by Rev.
c. Lewis Fowler, Of Clinton. All Of
the other churches are in Newberry
county.
Reedy River is now one Of the
smallest associations but last year it
was stated by one who had studied
the figures that it gave more per
capita than any other association in
the State, averaging over 5000 per
member. For several years it has
been among the first in gifts for
missions. The commitment member
ship is between 1000 and 1900. The
membership OF the association is com
posed of the pastors and five dele
gates from each church.
Among the visitors to the associa-
ton was the Rev. A. II. Jamisoh, sup
erintendent Of the Connie Maxwell
l,n Lot, II
the great work that is being done in
that institution. Three Of the girls
who, are being cared for there won
scholarships in Winthrop college.
There is no work in the denomination
>that appeals more to the hearts of
the people than that which is being
done at Connie Maxwell.
Reedy River association supports
six orphans in the home. Twelve years
ago the First Baptist church was the
first to begin the individual support
Of an orphan, and supported one or
phan. Two years ago they began the
support of two orphans md find it
about as easy to raise $1,000 month
as it was to raise 5000. This work
is done through the Sunday school,
and the interest taken is due in no
small measure to the active work of
the superintendent. Col. ". II. Hunt.
who is also Il member of the board
of trustees of the orphanage. Mrs.
Sue Turnipsrrd. member of the
First Baptist church, was the first to
leave a fund to cndow scholar
ship in the orphana"e. The Bush
River and AIt Zion churches support
one orphan each and the other
churches Of the association support
the other two.
One feature Of this meeting was the
presence of Mr.. Piani. an Italian who
was an ardent Catholic priest, highly
educated in the church and a pro-
fessOr in one Of the schools in Brazil
but having been converted 70 the
protestant religion, he is now in the
Theological Seminary Of Louisville,
preparing to return to Brazil as a
missionary. He delivered Il most
instructive address and told of his
experiences When he left the Cathn-
lie church he had to sacrifice home,
and loved ones, and earthly posses
sions, having been disinhcritcd by his
family.
The first session Of the association
was held on Friday morning at ten
O'Clock, and was ccllcd TO order by
the moderator. Mr. J. W. ID. johnson.
Devotional exercises were conducted
by Rev. r.. S. Brock, Of Clinton.
The old officers were reelected as
follows: j. W. ID. Johnson. modera-
tor, Thco. Daniclson, secretary, T. NJ.
Smith, treasurer.
Rev. c. Lewis Fowler preached the
Introductory sermon on Friday morn
ing selecting his text from Psv. 144:-
IL. His theme was spiritual atmos-
phere and the sermon was most i'm
pressive and inspiring one and it be-
came the keynote Of the meeting.
From the beginning every session of
the convention was characterized by
a deep spiritual quickcnWg. The rs
sociation is small and the attendance
is necessarily small but there was
much enthusiasm and carncstncss and
from this standpoint the meeting was
a most remarkable success.
Among the visiting members TO
whom the privileges Of the floor were
extended were: Revs. SPRINGFIELD,