The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1912-12-04
Baptist Convention
In Session Today
Organization Perfected at Session
of Yesterday Afternoon---
Reports Heard.


have been made to feel the genuine
warmth of an Abbeville entertain
ment. welcome Baptist" is the word
on every lip and this cordial greeting
in large letters, electrically illumined,
is suspended across the street near
the church, while a large hand, bril-
liant with numerous tiny incandes-
cent lights, points the way from the
Square to the convention headquar-
ters in the Baptist church.
Delegates have been pouring in on
all trains and when the convention
was called to order at o'clock this
afternoon, more than 800 had arrived
and been assigned to homes.
The convention was called to order
by Walter H. Hunt, of Newberry, and
after singing of Come, Thou Fount Of
Every Blessing" and prayer by Prof.
B. E. Geer, the roll prepared by the
secretary was adopted as basis for
organization. The organization was
perfected by the election of officers as
follows:
President-Walter H. Hunt. Of New
berry.
First Vice-President-W. e. TEay-
er, of Laurens.
Second -President-Rufus Ford,
D. D., Of Manning.
Secretaries-Rev Chas. A. Jones,
Bennettsville; Rev. A. B. Kennedy,
Columbia.
Auditor-Prof. B. E. Geer, of Green.
vile.
]. S. Corpening, for the committee
on order OF business, reported the ten
tative order of business which haG
been prepared, and the report was
adopted.
Rev. Louis Bristow, on behalf of
the Baptists and the city of Abbeville,
delivered the address OF welcome, cit
ing the great work which the denomi-
nation was accomplishing in educa-
ton, in the care of the helpless or
phans and expressing the hope that
the present session of the convention
would enlarge the philanthropic work
by engaging in the work OF healing
the sick
DR.. John A. Vines, of Anderson, re-
sponded to the address of welcome, in
d particularly happy manner compli-
menting the Ebbeville church and its
energetic and untiring pastor upon
the work which had been accomplish
ed in the last two years.
Ten preachers who have, since the
last convention, taken up work in this
State were presented to the conven-
ton. They were:
Josiah Crudup, Timmonsville;
E. P. Jones, Newberry;
q. l. Henderson, Newry;
Geo. A. Nichols, Florence associa-
ton.
E. V. Babb, Easley;
James McKittrell;
W. L. Hayes, Barnwell;
J. D. Bowen, Reedy River;
J. R. Whitesides, Spartanburg;
r. E. Johnson, Chappels.
Visitors to the convention were in
troduced and welcomed as follows:
DR.. B. H. Dement,, professor OF
Sunday School pedagogy of the Sem
mary, Louisville, KY.
Dr. V. l. Masters, editorial secretary
of the Home Mission Board, Atlanta
Ga.
DR.. w. v. McDuffie, field secretary
of Furman University.
DR.. T. B. Roy, educational secretary
of the Foreign Mission Board, Rich
mond, Va.
DR.. w. ]. Dusenberry, representing
the Judson centennial fund of the
Foreign Mission Board, Nashville
Tenn.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Lake and Rev. E
T. Snuggs, missionaries on vacation
from China.
DR.. J. H. Eager, Of Baltimore, finan-
cial secretary of Coker college.
DR.. D. W. Gwin, of Atlanta.
Rev. w. D. Stevens of the Carolina
association.
The reports of the several boards
read at the afternoon session showed
the various departments of the church
work to be in a flourishing condition
Their reading was listened to with
close attention and they were refer
red to committees.
Rev. Henry Miller presented the re-
port Of the board of ministerial edu
cation, which recommended that Sun
day, January 4th, be made minister
ial education day in all the churches
and that a collection be taken to alc
students now at Furman and the fit'
ting school. The report was referred
to a committee consisting Of Chas. A
Smith, j. A. Carson, w. c. Wallace
J. w. Sproles, c. w. Salter.
DR.. C. C. Brown, of Sumter, submit
ted the report of the board of Aged
Ministers Relief, which was referred
to the following committee: F. P. Gov
ington. NJ. NJ Beason, G. T. Asbill, H
c. Brabham, E. J. Clary.
The report of Connie Maxwell or
phanage was read an dreferred to
committee consisting of B. ]. Wood
ward, T. S. Wright, ]. D. Bailey, o. j
Prince, L. D. Evans.
rev. j. ~. NCOTe SuDHllIeu lie le
mort of the Board of Sunday Schoo
Department, which was referred t,
the following committee: ]. S. Cor
pening, w. L. Haves. T. G. Philips, c
H. Roper. J. R. Whitesides.
Rev. w. T. Derieux, D. D., submit
ted the report of the State Mission
Board.
At SIS the convention adjourned
to meet at p. m.