The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-04-12

from three earnest and able men
DR.. Geo. B. Cromer, Of Newberry;
President H. n. Snyder, Of Wottord
college; and Mr.. Marshal A. HUDSON
Of Syracuse, \. Y.
The devotional exercises we're con-
ductel BY Reev. R. E. Neighbour OF
spartanburg. and the choir rendered
with feeling and enthusiasm a num-
Der Of Baraea songs.
President Gentry called upon the
committees that had not reported TO
submit reports. ,,
Tbo 6nal business session Of the
convention was held on Sunday night
when the committees reported.
The committee on the president 5
renorr recommended concurrence IN
ali the recommendations Of the pres
ident except No. 3 and on this the
committee was equally divided. It
was that the president be not select
ed from the same denomination for
! two successive years. President
nGentry stated this was the rule with
&he interdenominational Sunday
.hool convention and as this was an
nterdenominational convention he
Thought il would be a good rule 10
1adopt for the Baracas. There was
nanimous desire that Mr.. Gentry
Brve for another term and for that
Jason the convention did not want
adopt this recommendation but
resident Gentry stated positively
Lat he had cheerfully given OF his
&me and energy and means during
tthe past year and if the convention
,a6preciated what he had done he
begged that they would not insist up
on him serving aga After TINS
statement the recommendations OF
thg president we're all concurred III.
The following is the presidents re-
por !:
Report Of President >. D. GenC1y'
A brief review of the South Car
olinfa Baraca-Philathea union: as we'll
as al history Of its origin seems to be
appropriate at this time.
Last June when the National Ba-
raca iunion met at Ashevile, n. T.,
interest and enthusiasm was at the
highest ebb, and fifteen hundred
Young men and women. who were
there seemed to be aroused to
Greater enthusiasm and zeal than ever
before.
It was upon the high tide of this
enthusiasm that special meeting OF
dhe South Carolina de1egateT was
called by Rev. c. Lewis Fowler and
others, and at this meeting the South
Carroll ina Baraca-Philathea union was
organized electing J. J. Gentry, OF
spartanburg as president; A. T.
Cover of Greenville, and Miss Edna
Harris of Gafney, vice-presidents;
and I. T. Williams, Of Spartanburg,
secretary.
At a. second meeting Of these same
delegates held at Ashville, the exec
utive committee composed Of the
foregoing officers were instructed to
put = man in the field for his whole
time. At this same meeting the ne
cessitv for a representative paper
was discussed, and Rev. c. Lewis
Fowler, of Clinton, S. c., kindly ten
dered his paper, the "Gospel Forum "
as our State organ, and until the
meeting of the first convention 1t
was agreed that it should be called
the "Gospel Forum for Baraca-
Philathea work in S. G. Without pay
or any expense to the executive com
mittee this paper has done gooo
work for this movement; but 1t has
not been what it should be made, be-
cause the various Baraca and Phlla-
thea classes have not subscribed Tor
the paper, or used its columns to
give the news Of their classes. 1t can
and should be made power tor good
in this movement, if we Will only use
it as I hope and trust we may IN the
future.
Pursuant to instructions the exec
ntive committee met in Spartanburg
July 2, 1909, and appointed L I. VIII
iams such field secretary, thus eauS-
ing a vacancy in the Office OF State
secretary, which vacancy was hlled
by the election Of NJ. G. Womack, OF
Spartanburg:
A joint meeting of the adult class
~ of the city Of Spartanburg was
ekeld, for the purpose Of organizing
a city union, which was done, ana
resolutions endorsing the action OF
the executive committee were unan-
imouslv adopted, and $50O.OO pledged