Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1912-11-27
Judson Memorial Fund.

founding of American Baptist For
eign Missions, and as a suitable
memorial to the founder, Adoniram
Judson, Southern Baptists are plan
ming to raise special fund $780,,
900 for foreign missions, which is
to be expended in building and en-
larging churches, hospitals, colleges,
seminaries and in equipping print
ing plants for publishing the Bible
in foreign languages. Of this spe-
cial fund the Bapiists of this state
will be asked to contribute 100000,
and of South Cardinals portion the
Edgefeld association is expected TO
raise $4,000 a year for three years,
making $4,000 from the association.
In order to discuss the matter
and formulate plans looking to
raising the $4,000, all of the
hurches in the Edgefeld associa-
tion were requested by Mr.. Orlando
Sheppard, the moderator of the as
sociation. to send representatives to
conference at Edgefield. This
conference was held here in the
Baptist church Tuesday, the follow
ing churches being represented:
Clark's Hill, Ebenezer, Horns
Creek, Republican, Red Oak Grove,
Antioch, Red Hill, Parksville, Re
hoboth, Mountain Greek, Bold
Spring, South Side Baptist church,
Hardy's, Mt. Zion and Edgefeld.
Mr.. Sheppard presided over the
conference and Rev. J. T. Littlej john
acted IS clerk.
AS Rev. John Lake is not only
fresh from the field and knows per-
sonally of the imperative needs
which the special fund is intended
to relieve, but is also thoroughly
conversant with the purposes and
plans of the foreign mission board,
he was requested to state in detail
the object of the conference and to
give direction to its deliberations.
This he did, Notwithstanding his
evident indisposition, in clear,
concise and most effective way.
After he had so earnestly and ten
derly, and withal, so sincerely and
honestly, set forth the great reeds
of the foreign fields, as well as
emphasize the great opportunity
that is presented, those present felt
that 100000 instead of $4,000
could and should be raised. AS
the conference was altogether
informal, Mr.. Lake, at his re-
quest, was asked questions, which
enabled those present to get
in very close touch with China, the
needs of course being similar in the
other foreign lands where work is
done by our board.
just at this time the greatest
handicap to Mr.. and Mrs. Lake and
their co-workers is a dearth of the
Bible printed in Chinese as inter-
pretel by the Baptists. As Rev. and
Mrs. Lake and Rev. and Mrs.
Snuggs are in such close touch with
Edgefeld and with South Carolina,
giving much of their time to this
section, and are so deeply interested
in the work Of the China Baptist
Publication Society, the board will
be requested to devote what Edge
field and South Carolina contribute
to this special fund to enlarging and
better equipping the printing plant
in China. Knowing that what we
contribute will enable OUR mission
aries to do their work easier and
more effectively should appeal to
our county and state pride, and
therefore make easier the raising of
our portion of the Judson Memorial
Fund.
We say OUR missionaries ad-
visedly or with deliberation. Of
course John Lake and his bosom
companion are ours, and Rev. and
Mrs. Snuggs and their dear sweet
children have so endeared them
selves to us and have so deeply i'm
pressed US with their great
value and earnestness as Christian
workers that Edgefeld and South
Carolina have adopted them also.
After full discussion of the pos
sibiities of raising Edgefeld's por
ton of the memorial fund, as well
as discussing in detail plans for ac-
tually securing the money, motion
was unanimously and very heartily
adopted to the effect that it was the
sense of the conference that this as
sociation contribute $4,000 year
for three years. The clerk will ad
wise the foreign mission board in
Richmond of the action of the con-