Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-09-20
JOHNSTON LETTER.
Very Profitable Session of the
Ridge Association. Young
Ladies Leave For Their
Schools.

church beginning on Tuesday Sep
tember 18th at 1890 o'clock. Mr..
VIM. Lee Coleman was elected
moderator, and Mr.. Ira @. Carson
clerk. In this association there are
ls churches, the membership being
34o7, and from these churches 80
delegates were sent, but the season
being busy one, all were not pres
ent. The Introductory sermon was
preached by DR.. z. T. Cody, of
Greenville, now editor of the Bap-
tist Courier, and he took as his text,
Romans LA. Pm debtor, both to
the Greeks and Barbariaps; both to
the wise and the unwise." in the re-
ports of the various churches, the
Johnston church leads, having con-
tributed to all purposes, Ss96o.so.
The Batesburg church came next
with Ridge, Wards and Dry Creek
following. The amounts given by
the association were as follows:
state mission, sl2O4.oo; home mis-
sions, $10Os.ls; foreign missions,
$4,000 orphanage 1852 and aged
ministers 1924.
In wonian's work, the report as
prepared by Miss Chloe Nicholson
showed that active work had been
done. The W. M. U. of the assocla-
ton was apportioned sl6s9.oo, and
of this $15SO.OO has been given, and
the other is expected in before the
closing of the books. They also gave
1854 to the orphanage. The john
ston mission society gave 1886. 90,
the Young Woman's Auxiliary gave
s45.5O, and Mrs. w. J. E!atcher's
Sunbeam band was apportioned
$los.5O and gave $l22.4o. There
are II societies, 6, auxiliaries, Z
Sunbeam Band and one r. A. Band
the union.
The presence of such men as DIR.
Cody, of the Courier, Rev. Jamison,
of the Orphanage, DIR. A. j. Hall,
of sCoker College, Hartsville, DR..
Poteat, of Furman University,
Prof. Breedin, Dean Of Anderson
College, DIR. Derieux, of the state
mission board, added much to the
association, and these gentlemen
spoke in interest of the causes they
represented.
On Monday evening DR.. Poteat
preached to we'll filled house and
the subject of his discourse was
Influence. DR.. Hall preached on
Tuesday evening, his theme being
'The will of God" On Tuesday
there was full program, and sew
eral of the discussions consumed
time not allotted, so much SO, that
the business was carried over into
the next day. 1t was felt that mis-
sions was not given enough time, so
the body decided that the second
day of the next association be mis-
sion day, the discussions of the day
bordering on just this subject. The
next association goes to Bethel
church, to meet on 2nd Wednesday
after 2nd Sunday in September,
1912. After all business of the asso-
citation was concluded, Sunday
school work was under discussion,
the third day being the day for the
Sunday school convention. Rev. j.
| D. Moore, of Columbia, was pres
ent, and with his excellent talks and
the charts he explained, the meeting
was very profitable. The convention
decided to establish an institute for
the benefit of Sunday school work,
and have it last a week, giving two
DAYS each to the three churches
more convenient for the others to
reach. Mr.. Moore stated that he,
with others prominent in Sunday
school work, would make addresses.
Miss Vide Hazel and Mr.. Cecil
Hazel of Spartanburg, spent last
week here.
Visitors from Edgefeld to the as
sociation were Mesdames w. B.
Cogburn, Missouri Lott, James
Hart, P. R. Wates, Hugh Wates,
Misses Pearl Padsett, Lizzie Hart
and Messrs. w. B. Cogburn, w. E..
Lott, J. L. Smith, ]. r. Tompkins
and Paul Cogburn.
Rev. w. T. Hundley, former
pastor of the Baptist church, was a
welcome visitor at the association
and was entertained at the home of
Mr.. M. T. Turner.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Stevens and
Mr.. and Mrs. J. X. Allen were here
during last week.
Mrs. w. S. Mobley spent few
days of the past week in Augusta.
Miss Daisy Sawyer has gone to
Vidalia, Ca, to accept a position
as stenographer for firm there.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. r. Smith have
been visiting friends in Georgia.
Mrs. F. M. Warren spent last
week in the Plum Branch neigh
borhood, and at Parksville, with
friends and relatives. This visit was
one of great pleasure and interest
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