Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-09-20


from I Corinthians, 1923, the subject
being THE Exclusiveness and Power
of the Cross" The discourse was both
eloquent and forceful and received close
attention from the congregation. I'm
lnediately after the close Of the preach
ing service the regular order, the en-
rollment of delegates was taken up,
and, as stated, thirteen Of the fifteen
churches, members Of the body, were
represented. Immediately after the
enrolment Of delegates had been COM
pleted, the moderator, Mr.. A. E. Willis,
announced the following committee on
order of Business" Revs. s. p. Hair
and w. E. Lowe and Jas. e. Biggers,
,, extended a cordial welcome and the
privileges of the floor to Rev. ]. D.
Moore, secretary of the Sunday school
board Rev. DR.. w. T. Derieux, corre-
spending secretary and treasurer of
the state mission board, Rev. E. 7.
Snuggs, missionary to China for the
past 16 years and who is now spending
his vacation in the United States; and
Rev. T. H. Roach, pastor of the re-
Gently organized White Street church,
Rock Hill.
The association then took a recess
of one hour for dinner.
On reassembling the moderator re-
cognized DIR. q. T. Cody, editor Of the
Baptist Courier, and DR.. ]. D. Chap
man, financial agent Of Greenville Fe-
male college and extended to each a
cordial welcome and the privileges of
the floor.
During the afternoon reports were
read by the chairman Of the commit
tees on State Missions, Woman's Work
the Connie Maxwell Orphanage, Aged
Ministers, and Obituaries and each
subject was spoken to by one or more
speakers All the speeches were short,
to the point and interesting. In con-
nection with the report on the Or
phanage the fact that all the Sunday
schools in the state are urged to OBJ
serve September % as work day"
was stressed and the sentiment Of the
association seemed to be that all the
Sunday schools would observe it, and
that each officer and teacher and pu-
pil in the school would contribute the
earnings Of September 28, or the in
come Of one day towards the support
of the orphanage. In his address on
State Missions DR.. Derieux stated that
South Carolina Baptists, 134, 900 strong,
had been asked to contribute $4,000
during the present conventional year
for the support Of the work and that
so far only about $4,000 had been
sent to him and that II the apportion-
ment was met $4,000 must be raised
by November 80, and that so far the
York association had paid only about
$3.50 during the present convention year
Of the 500 asked for. He was assured
that the association would be heard
from in a practical manner by No
vember 80. The report OF the associa-
tional executive board showed that the
appropriations by the state mission
board tor the current convention year
is about $1,000.
Owing to the large amount OF busi-
ness to- De transacted during the two
Gays that the association was to be
in session, 1t was decided to hold a
night session, and at this session the
report on Temperance" was read and
discussed by the author, Rev. j. w.
barber, followed by DR.. Cody, after
which Rev. E. 4. Snuggs talked OF his
work, as we'll as that 0f the Baptist
and other denominations in China
he address was replete with practi-
cal information about the great work
that the Protestants are doing in Chi
ma, especially in and around Canton,
where Mr.. Snuggs labors.
On Thursday morning after routine
business had been disposed of, the re-
port on Sunday-schools was read and
discussed by A. E. Willis, the author
Of the report, and Rev. ]. d. Moore,
after which IL was adopted.
The chair recognized and extended
welcome to DR.. A. T. Jameson, su-
perintendent of Connie Maxwell Or
phanage, Greenwood.
The report on Education was read
by Rev. w. E. Lowe, chairman, and
was spoken to by DR.. ]. D. Chapman
who, in an interesting and forceful
manner explained the needs Of the
Greenville Female college, and that
the interest Of the 100000 fund that
was desired to meet the present re-
quirements.
In the absence Of the report on
Religious Literature" the report not
having been sent up, DR.. Cody was In
vited to present the claims Of the Bap-
tist Courier, and 1t was generally con-
ceded that a clearer or more forceful
presentation of the value Of the de-
nominational paper was never before
heard at a session Of the association.
The report on Foreign Missions was
next read by Rev. w. ]. Nelson and
discussed by himself and Rev. e. I.
Snuggs.
LII. JdHllcSOu was lhNilCu " lCii liC
association something of the work at
Greenwood. Among other things he
said that at present there were about
$50 orphans in the institution and
that the work was moving along
smoothly, but, as usual, was badly In
need Of funds to meet pressing de-
mands.
The body then took a recess for one
hour for dinner, after which 1t reas-
sembled, heard the report on Home
Missions, which was spoken to by
Revs. S. P. Hair, w. J. Nelson and E.
T. Snuggs, after which 1t was adopted.
The balance Of the session until $50
o'clock, when the adjournment took
place. was taken up with miscellane-
Gus business. Just before adjourn
ment the old officers, A. E. Willis,
moderator; Jas. F. Boyd, vice mod
orator; Sam NJ. Grist, clerk; VIM. F.
Boyd, treasurer, were reelected, Rev.
w. ]. Nelson casting the ballot Of the
association.
The next session is to convene with
the Fort Mill church on Wednesday
after the third Sunday in September,
1918.