Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-09-12

sentative of the Baptist Courier would
be given an opportunity to present
the claims Of that paper. Rev. ]. K.
Hair made an earnest talk in behalf
Of the paper, as also did Revs. d. w.
Thomasson. p. M. Bales. w. ]. Nell
son and Judge Gentry. Later Mr.. Hair
reported that he had secured a larger
number of new subscribers than he
had ever done at any previous session
of "the York" that he had attended.
At 1890 p. m, the association ad-
journed for one hour for dinner.
The greater part Of the afternoon
session was devoted to the reading and
discussion of the regularly prepared
reports on Home Missions, the Or
phanage at Greenwood. and Sunday
Schools. Following resolution after
being discussed by Revs. S. P. Hair,
d. w. Thomasson. S. r. Brock and w.
]. Nelson, was adopted:
1--WE, the members of the Baptist
ministers conference of the York AS
ISOLATION. recognizing the need for the
discussion Of the objects fostered by
the association before the entire
membership of all our churches re-
quest the association to instruct their
executive committee, First to divide
the association into two union meet
ing divisions. Second, to provide and
have printed in the county papers a
programme for a meeting in each d.
vision every fifth Sunday and Satur-
day before. S. p. Hair, for confer
ence."
After disposing Of several routine
matters the association adjourned un-
til Thursday morning at nine o'clock.
The association convened promptly
at the appointed hour on Thursday
and as the order Of business provided
for the report on Temperance 1t was
read and discussed, and was followed
by the reports on and discussions of
State Missions, Aged Ministers, For
eign Missions and Obituaries in the
order named.
The moderator was instructed to
appoint a committee Of three men,
bers to prosecute the work Of organic
ing the Laymen's Missionary move
ment in bounds Of the association.
At the afternoon session the first
regular order was the report on "Wo-
mans Work." and after the report
had been read and discussed the sub
ject of Education was taken up. Rev.
Dr. E. M. Poteat, president Of Fur
man university, and who had arrived
during the morning session. was in
vited to address the association on
that subject and it goes without say
ing that DR.. Poteat once again demon
strated the fact well known to all
Baptists that he has few equals and
no superiors in this country In the
work to which he was called from i
prominent Boston pulpit by the trus-
tees of Furman several years ago to
become its head. His address was
plain, practical and convincing and
~ 90 hot a
direct result of 1t the trend Of the lives
of several young men who heard II
will be changed.
Education" being the last regular
subject on the programme, after II
had been. disposed of the reports of
several previously appointed commit
tees were received, after which off,
GERS to serve during the ensuing year
were elected as follows:
Moderator, A. e. Willis. Rock Hill;
vice moderator, Jas. F. Boyd, Fort
Mill; clerk, Sam NJ. Grist, Yorkville;
treasurer, VIM. F. Boyd, Fort Mill.
The association at four o'clock, ad-
journed to meet with Pleasant Valley
church, in Lancaster county, on Wed
nesday after the third Sunday In Sep
tember, 1912.
Enon church measured fully up to
every obligation. real or assumed. In
entertaining the association and facil-
itating its work. One especially pleas
ant feature Of the sessions was the
fine singing under the leadership of
Mr.. w. M. Stowe. who taught what he
pronounces to have been one Of the
most successful singing schools in all
his long experience in such work at
the church during the past summer.
There Is no reason to doubt that II at
some future time Enon should again
invite the association to meet with
her, that it will be promptly accepted.