The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1912-08-29
Plan the Erection of a School
on Cosby, the Home Mis-
sion Board Agreeing to
Give $4,000 if the Local
Association Will Raise
$400O-Plans Inaugurated
For Erection of Buildings
at Once. sa y


Tennessee Baptist Association conven-
ed with the Baptist Church Id, New
port on Thursday morning Aug.22.
The attendance was good from first TO
last. Every church of the q was rep
resented except four.
The organization was perfected by
the reelection of the officers of the past
year. s. r. McSween, Moderator, i.
G. Ford, Clerk, and Harrison Wood,
Treasurer. The Executive Committee
for another year consists of the Officers
as above and j. II. Burnett, gJssW.
Ohara,H III. N. Cate, John Weaver. IA.
Susong, c. r. Burnett. ,SgA
The visitors to the association were
DIR. J. w. Gillon, Secretary State Mis-
sion Board: Rev. j. w. Stuart Mana
ger of the Orphans Home; Prof. Geo.J
Burnett, President of Tennessee Col
lege; w. ID. Huugins, Secretary of
Sunday School Work. Z. Henderson,
Secretary of the Laymans Movement;
DR.. f. e. Folk, Editor Baptist and
Reflector; DR.. G. p. Bostic, returned
Missionary from China; DEB NJ.
Burnett, President Carson and New
man College; DIR. Cate, Jefferson City,
Rev. j. NJ. Walters, Leadvale, Miss
Mary Northington, Sec'y Wonaahs
Work, and A. +. Brown, Supt. Noun
tain School Work. All were heard
with pleasure. #
Some of the most significant features
of the session were the election OF a
Superintendent of Sunday School
work in the association and the estab-
lishment of school on Cosby. s. II.
McSween was made the Superinten-
dent. The Board of Trustees of the
school consist of John Weaver, Chm.,
w. II. McGaha, ID. e. Waters, WIS.
Large, j. ID. Lillard, j. w. O'Hara,
II. Wood, Dan Kyker,S. II. McSween.
The Home Board, agrees TO give $1,000
if the association will raise S400G.
Plans will be inaugarated at once.fo
the erecting the buildings, securing
funds, and opening the school at the
earliest possible date. s
Progress and advancement is h1axk-
ed in allthe churcheso of the association.
The next session Will be held with the
Bethel Baptist Church near PARROTS
Vile, with Rev. Will Weaver, to
preach the Introductory sermon. \
Too much cannot be said about the
hospitality of the people. There were
plenty of homes secured by Il. G.
Duyck and his committee, Mrs. Kate
Stokley and Miss Mamie Allens And
such SPLENDID, delicious dinners were
served. Mrs. Stokely Susong was
chairman of this committee, assisted
by Mrs. B. ID. Jones, and Mrs. Nc
Nabb. They not only had an ab1n-
dance of the best things, but thedinner
was served in gracious manner byall
the ladies. F
The basement room is an ideal place,
for serving lunch and it was put i'm
proper shape by M. M. Ownby.
Mrs. G. c. Holder arranged for the
convenience of the ladies by lifting up
theladies parlor, putting water coolers
at both entrances of the building for
all and in many ways adding to the
comfort of the delegates. -
The associatfon made an offering'of
1921 to the Orphans Home atiNash-
vile and j. NJ. Kyker gave "a good
cow.
The ladies had very interesting
under the directions Of Mrs.
John Meas who is the county president
and Miss Mary Northington who is
the secretary of the Womans work in
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