Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1909-10-24
MEET OF BAPTISTS
OCCASION OF INTEREST.
Session of the Friendship
Association.

The semi-centennial of the Friend
ship Association at Brentwood the past
week was attended by tremendous
crowds of people, and proved to be a
meeting of extraordinary interest and
profit The introductory sermon on
Tuesday morning was preached by
Rev. A. c. Wellons of Plains. and
showed thought of high order, provok-
ing favorable comment by the throng
of people who heard it.
The association organized for bust
ness at o'clock p m, re-electing,
without opposition, Rev. Robert L.
Bivins of the Furlow Lawn church,
Americas, moderator-this making the
eighth year this gentleman has filled
this important and honorable posi-
ton.
1t would be impossible in brief
space to detail the proceedings, but
some features of special Importance
may well be mentioned.
One of the most profound and mag
nificent addresses heard in this sec
ton was the address of DR.. f. c. OAR
gan, pastor of First church, Macon
ON Tuesday night on THE New Tes-
lament Church in the Light of the
Twentieth Century" He completely
captured his audience, holding their
rapt attention for more than an hour.
Another feature of the session was
the great address of DR.. Lansing Bur-
rows, on Wednesday morning, on
Fifty Years of Baptist Progress" He
emphasized the marvellous growth in
tions to the work during the past fifty
years
One of the touching and tender
hours of the gathering was that
wherein fearful and eloquent tributes
were paid by many brethren to the
late DR.. A. B. Campbell, so long as
sociated with this association as pas
tor and co-worker.
Another beautiful scene was that
following the address of Rev NJ B. L.
Binion, the nestor of the association,
when spontaneously and feelingly the
messengers rushed forward to grasp
the hand of this grand old man, who
more than any other perhaps has
made the Friendship Association what
it is today
All the reports were of high order,
and ably discussed, the association not
finding a dull moment in the whole
session.
Prominent among the laymen TAX
ing part were Messrs. J. E, Sheppard
and H. I. Davenport, of Americas,
both of whom made speeches that
moved the assembly All in all this
was perhaps the greatest session this
great association has ever hefd.-4F,1ire
hospitality of the good people of Bron-
wood was all that could be desired,
the sumptuous dinners ION the
ground" being marvels of prodigality.
The association adjourned on Thurs
day at noon, to meet next year at
| County Line church in Macon county.
The Woman's Missionary Union
held its sessions the first day of the
| association in the new Brentwood Bap-
fist church, their reports showing an
increasing interest in this department
| of the work.
They reported an increase of about
40 per cent to missions during the
past year The union reelected Mrs.
| r. l.. Bivins as superintendent, a po-
| sition she has ably filled almost since
| the organization of the union as auxil-
larry to the association. Miss Minnie
Bridges of Dawson was reelected as
superintendent of Young Women s
Work, Mrs. w. B. Worthy being re-
| elected as secretary and Mrs. S. H.
| Hawkins treasurer.
The next meeting of the union will
be held the first day of the associa-
| ton meeting at County Line