The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-08-10
LOCAL BAPT|STS
ELECTED TO OFFICE
j. Will Ferguson, Vice Mod
orator of Flat Rock
Association.

SHELBYVILLE, Ind. Aug. 10-The
eighty-ninth annual session of the
Flat Rock Baptist association conven-
ed yesterday at the Second Mt Pleas
ant church. The final session will
be held this afternoon. The delegate
attendance is larger than in former
years and the enthusiasm manifested
indicates that the meeting will be the
most successful ever held by the asso-
citation. The crowd on Wednesday
was estimated at 1000 and at the noon
hour 500 visitors were fed at the
church. The others enjoyed the hos
pitality Of people residing in the vicn-
ity. The churches in the association
are the following:
Bethel, Cambridge City, Corners
Vile. Columbus. Elkhorn, Falkland,
Flat Rock, Greensburg, Haw Creek,
Homer, Hope. Lewis Creek. Little Blue
River. Mt Gilead. Mt. MoIiah, Mt.
Pisgah, New Little Flat Rock, Rich
mond. Rossburg, Rushville. Salem,
Sand Creek. Sharon. Shelb.ville. st.
Louis crossing ana WaluTOn
Devotional services in the morning
were led by the Rev. Alonzo Slaugh-
ter, the Rev. George II. any of this
city serving as moderator. The intro
ductory sermon was preached by the
Rev. Addison Parker of Richmond. He
spoke on 1.-THE Spiritual Church"
Much OF the time of the forenoon
oHt tod
to the reading of letters from the var
ious churches. They showed that the
organization Is experiencing a growth
that Is highly pleasing to the workers
Devotional sevices in the afternoon
were in charge of the Rev. c. f.
O'Dell of Franklin, pastor of the
church at Falkland. The Rev. Mr.
O'Dell was anly recently ordained,
but Is proving one of the energetic and
progressive younger members of the
association. Much of the afternoon
was given over to business. Officers
for the coming year were elected as
follows:
Moderator, the Rev. o. A. Cook of
this city; vice moderator J. w. Fergu-
son Of Richmond: clerk treasurer.
the Rev. Ezra Quick of Columbus; as
.sistant clerk-treasurer, the Rev. Shell
by Lee Of Lewis Creek.
The report of the association board
was given in the afternoon by the
Rev. II. Robert Smith of Richmond.
This was followed by a special address
bearing on this subject by the Rev.
r. l.. Hardy of Columbus. Mrs. Wal
ter Caplanger OF Madison gave an ad-
dress on Woman's Home and Foreign
Missionary work. The afternoon SER
mon was delivered by the Rev. s. A.
Sherman Of Connersville. Last night
the prayer service was led by the Rev.
&. M. McConaugty of Advance. The
Rev. F.. M. Huckleberry of Seymour,
addressed the meeting on the Minis
ter's Aid society, which he showed to
be doing fine work.
Coincident with the meeting of the
association the Baptist Young Peo-
pies Union held its annual convention,
with the Rev. Shelby C. Lee of Lewis
Creek as presiding officer. The fea-
ture OF the meeting was stereopticon
lecture on the subject. Evolution Of
Religious Liberty" by the Rev. A. B.
Strickland Of Marion. Officers elected
were: President, Shelby c. Lee OF
Lewis Creek; vice president, Horace
Hockett OF Richmond; recording Sec
Rotary, Glendon Hackney, of Shelby
Vile; corresponding secretary, Leo
Lusk Of Second Mt. Pleasant; treasur-
~ Franz Ievel If Columbus