Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-05-03
PARKSVILLE NEWS.
Kind Words For Plum Branch
The Host of Union Meeting
Interesting Parksville
News.

The union meeting of the 3rd di
vision of Edgefeld association con
vened with the Plum Branch Bap
tist church yesterday and day b
fore, and it proved to be grea
one.
On Saturday the subjects, churel
discipline, how to increase our nu
merical strength, temptations and
the power of prayer were discussed
by brethren M G White, T G Tai
bert, ] G Harvley, ] M Bussey, /
G Bell, S T Adams, Rev. T FL Gar
rett and Rev. Stoudemire from Au.
gusta. Bro. Leggat of Clark's Hill
also did much to add interest to thu
meeting by his helpful talks.
On Sunday morning the Sunday
school exercises were in the hands
of the superintendent of the Plum
Branch Sunday school. At quarter
to twelve o'clock, Rev. T. II. Gar
rett preached the missionary sermon
from our marching order, Matthew
9s-l9, Go ye therefore and teach all
nations, etc. 1t is said to have been
good effort, followed by collec.
tion of $15.76, which was err lily
divided between home and foreign
missions. This brought the exercis,
es to the noon hour, and the dinner
was said to have been superb. 1t is
estimated that there were, at least,
1000 persons present, and they
were all fed, and of the fragments
taken up over IL baskets full after
all did eat and were filled. Plum
Branch is noted for her generous
hospitality, but upon this occasion
she simply excelled herself, to one
and all of whom we most politely
pull our hat.
In the afternoon, the exercises
were in the hands. of Bro. G. Y. d.
Freeland, president of the B. Y. p.
U. and the following took part.
First, Miss Mae Roper, paper
THE relation of the Il. Y. P. U. to
MISSIONS" after which interesitn g
talks were made upon the B. Y. P.
u. work by Brethren Stoudemire,
Maxcy G. White and John G. Nc
Kie. Withal the meeting at Plum
Branch was in many respects su-
perior to any heretofore held in the
baby division of our association, and
all came away singing the praises
of Plum Branch. Indeed for one to
understand the progressive spirit of
Plum Branch folks, it is necessary
to 90 and see. The very atmosphere
is saturated with this spirit.
This week the district conference
of the Cokesbury district will con.
vene with these people, our Metho,
dist brethren, and though the
church membership is part Metho
dist and part Baptist, stranger al
our union meeting or visitor tc
! the coming Methodist conference
could not tell one from the other
The homes of the..Plum Branch peo'
pie are open to Christian people OF
whatever name.
1 would like to tell you about the
new residences and new stores, but
for lack of time must defer this to
another time.
The next meeting of the union
comes to Parksville in July all of
which we beg you to remember.
Messrs. D. N. Dorm and ]. Cleve-
land Stone, with Mrs. Stone his
wife, and Mrs. Virginia Stone at
tended the oratorical contest last
week in Greenwood.
Master John Josie Dorm who has
been attending a fitting school in
Spartanburg is at home, looking
well.
We are glad to report the conva-
lescence of Mrs. Mamie Walker the
efficient Modoc teacher, who has
been quite sick for the last ten days.
We are sorry to report the indis-
position of Mrs. Ed Prince of Red
Hill, and Mrs. Julia Talbert of Re
hoboth. the latter being the widow
of the late Col. John Talbert. We
hope for their speedy recovery.
Planting cotton is about complet-
ed in our locality we believe, and
people are using considerable nerve
in the amount of fertilizers they are
using. We understand that Mr.. D.
N. Dorm is using 1000 pounds per
acre high grade fertilizer. In like
manner other enterprising farmers
are using fertilizers freely.
1t was announced last night in
B. Y. P. U. meeting that our dea,
cons had raised our opportionment
of So1o m tho home and FOREIGN