Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-09-09

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Pleasant Valley Church-TTcnry
Godfrey.
First BAPTIST Church. Rock Hill
Rev. r. Y. Marsh. J. T.. Bass, \. f..
Willis. J. G. Helms, :. y. Snwcll T.. H.
Johnson.
Shiloh. P Duncan, J. c. steele.
Union Church--M. l.. Smith. Ed
ward Sturgis. NJ. G. PARROT. J. y. Tate.
w. -. Thnmassnn.
Unity Church,. r. Wright. ]. II.
White.
West End Church. Rock Hill. NJ.
Ferguson. T.. NJ. Smith.
Yorkvilc Baptist Churrh-ltev |.
G. Murray. Lewis G.. Grist. ID. +. R"-
ncy. J. &. Conner, Sam NJ. Grist.
Each church composing the body
being represented. except North Side
church. Rock Hill, the moderator an
nOunccd that the next regular order
was the election of officers. and at this
point Rev. I. G.. Murray arose and
stated that he desired to offer an
amendment To the constitution, which
i'm his opinion would greatly facili-
tate the transaction of business. He
explained that the constitution prOVid-
ed that the officers should be elected
at this point. but i'm view Of the fact
that il was necessary for the officers
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liminary to the regular work done
at the meeting and that such work
could be done only by them. he NOV
ed that section should be so amend
ed as to provide that the election of
officers should be the last business
transacted before final adjournment
and that while the newly elected ofli-
GERS should take charge Immediately
on election. their predecessors should
finish up the work commenced pre-
viouS To the election of the new OF
| ficcrs. The amendment was adopted
without a dissenting voice being heard.
The moderator extended a cordial
welcome and the privileges of the
floor to Mr. j. G. Keys. one of the
editors of the Baptist Courier, Rev. A.
| r. Jameson. superintendent of the
Connie Maxwell orphanage at Green
wood, and also a welcome to Rev. >.
| p. Hair, pastor Of Flint Hill and Fort
Mill churches. who had come into
| the association since the last annual
meeting.
The moderator announced that an
| opportunity would be given Mr.. j. e.
Keys to present the claims of the Bap-
| tiSt Courier. and at the same time to
any others who desired to say any
thing on the subject. Mr.. Keys res
ponded and was followed by Messrs. p.
NJ. Bales and y. T.. BOney and Revs.
s. p. Hair and l. G.. Murray.
The hour for recess having arrived
| the committee on hospitality an
| nounced the assignment of homes for
| the various delegates and visitors
during the session. after which a re-
cess was taken until 800 o'clock.
After short devotional exercises,
conducted by Mr.. d. V. Epps. the reg
ular work was resumed shortly after
| the appointed hour when the report
| on aged Ministers" was called for,
| but owing to absence of the chairman.
| it was agreed that the subject should
| be discussed and the report turned
over to the clerk to be printed in the
minutes. 1t was discussed by p. M.
| Bales and $. P. Hair.
The report on "Orphanage" was
read by w. +. Lowe. chairman and
discussed by Revs. A. T. Jameson, su-
perintendent of the Connie Maxwell
lorphanage, at Greenwood, and r. T.
Marsh. after which it was adopted.
At the evening session devotional
exercises were conducted by p. NJ.
Bales. after which a cordial welcome
and the privileges of the floor were
| extended to Rev. r. G. O'Dell, presid-
| ing elder of the Rock Hill district, M.
| f.. church, South, and also to Rev. 5.
| D. Bailey, of the same church, both of
whom were i'm the house and acknowl-
elged the courtesies extended. The
report on Home Missions" was read
| by Rev. w. T.. Lowe, the same having
been prepared by the chairman of that
committee, |. G.. Murray. The report
was discussed by Messrs. Murray and
Keys, after which it was adopted.
After announcing several commit
tees to report during the session, the
association adjourned until Thursday
morning.
Devotional exercises were conducted
on Thursday morning by G. c. Epps,
after which the regular business was
resumed. The moderator extended a
welcome to Rev. DR.. w. r. DerieuX,
corresponding secretary and treasurer
of the Baptist State Mission board and
| Rev. E. p. EasterlinS, financial agent
| of Furman university, both of whom
| had arrived after adjournment the
previous evening. The regular order
of the evening being Temperance" in
| the absence Of a report on the subject,
it was discussed by S. p. Hair, P. M.
| Bales, Sam NJ. Grist, l. G. Murray.
| The report on state Missions was
presented by r. r. Marsh, chairman,
and after being discussed by r. 7.
MARSH, III. DeIleuN, -. w. IlpiI'a@''i'
D. E. Boney and S. p. Hair, was
| adopted.
The report on Sunday Schools
was presented by p. NJ. Bales, chair
man. and discussed by p. NJ. Bales,
S. p. Hair, |. G. Murray and r. T.
Marsh, after which it was adopted.
An invitation was extended to the
body by the Rock Hill Street Railway
company to use its cars at 4.30 in the
afternoon to make a visit to Winthrop
college. The invitation was accepted
with thanks, but owing to develop
ments at that hour it was not practi-
cable for the body to rcCede from bus
mess and the visit was not made,
much to the regret of many of the Wis
| itOrs.
After devotional exercises conducted
| by Rev. d. w. Thomasson, the after
noon session was called to order at
about o'clock, and the report on
| "WOman'S Work" prepared by Miss
Emma Dowell. at the request of the
moderator, in the absence of the regu-
| lar appointee, and was read by :. +.
Hair. The report was discussed by s.
| p. Hair and T.. =. Easterling. after
which ii was adopted.
The report on "Education" prepared
| by G.. c. Epps, chairman, was read by
| him, and after being discussed by
Mcssrs. Epps and Easterling, and
amended by S. p. Hair, was adopted.
Devotional exercises were conducted
preliminary to the evening session by
| J. w. Barber, after which the body
was called to order and the report on
"Foreign Missions" called for. The
subject was interestingly discussed by
s. p. Hair j. w. Barber, G.. c. Epps,
| thc two last named are now prepar-
| ing themselves to go as foreign mis-
sionaries), and ID. w. ThOmaSson.
The committee to nominate the aSSo-
ciatiunal executive committee report
ed that it had decided to renominate
the old committee consisting of r. T..
Marsh, \. T.. Willis. II. G. Matthews,
ID. f.. Boney B. NJ. Faris. The report
was adopted.
The committee on time and place OF
next meeting and persons To perform
stated service reported as follows:
we recommend F.n"n church as the
place. "Wednesday after the first sun
day in September, 1911, as the time.
and =. Z. Hair to preach the introduc-
tory sermon" The report was adopted
Following resolution was offered by
Rcv. =. L. Hair and unanimously
adopted 10y a rising vote:
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