Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-09-26
YORK BAPTIST ASSOCIATION

The forty fifth annual session OF the
York Baptist association convened with
the Fort Mill Baptist church, Wednes-
day morning. The Introductory sermon
was delivered by Rev. ]. II. Machen OF
the Yorkville Baptist church, his text
being found in Luke xvi, and his sub
ject being Stewardship" Mr.. Machen
was listened to with close attention
throughout his discourse, and the SER
mon was logical and forceful. a.
Immediately after. the sermon, the
association was called to order by
the moderator. Delegates were enroll
ed from every church belonging to the
association, with two exceptions. The
officers of the York association are Mr
ficers of the York association are Mr.
A. E. Willis, Rock Hill, moderator; Mr.
Sam M. Grist, Yorkville, clerk; Mr.. w
F. Boyd, Fort Mill, treasurer.
The delegates from the various
churches attending the association
were as follows: ..
catawba-J. R. Underwood, w, p
Locke.
c!over-L. A. Allen, P. D. Hopper
B. P. Lilly. r...:
Flint Hill. G.. Smith, r. e. Cato
]. M. Osburn, w. F. Boyd, D. V. Epps
I. L. Faris, s. P. Blankenship, ]. T.
Garrison, Jas. F. Boyd, G.. D. Smith,
S. @. Garrison. .-. f. :,
Fort Mill-W. B. Meacham, A. A
Young, S. A. Epps, s. l. Meacham' D.
A. Lee.
North Side, Rock Hill. H. Dick
ert, G.. w. Estes.
Walters.
Pleasant Valley-Thos. w. Culp
Henry Godfrey, D. W. Thomasson.
Rock Hill First-W. ]. Nelson, L.
Gunter, A. E. Willis, T. ]. Rabb.
Shiloh-W. G. Palmer. !
Union-A. ]. Sturgis.
Unity-L. P. Wright, ]. D. Wright.
West End, Rock Hill. M. Fergu-
son, s. R. Brock, w. H. Crook.
White ST., Rock HILL. B. Bennett
C. r. Brooks, T. H. Roach.
Yorkville-J. H. Machen, D. E. Bo-
ney, Sam M. Grist.
The moderator extended the privil-
eyes of the floor and cordial welcome
to the following visitors: Rev. w. L.
Derieux, D. D., corresponding secretary
of the state mission board; Rev. E. s.
Reaves Of Honea Path, former pastor
of Fort Mill and Flint Hill churches;
Rev. J. B. Bozeman, travelling repre-
sentative of the Baptist Courier; Rev.
w. A. Hafner, pastor of the First Pres
byterian church of Fort Mill.
Reports were made during Wednes-
day on the following subjects: State
Missions, Sunday Schools. Religious
Literature, Aged Ministers. All of these
reports were of interest and showed
considerable progress along the vari-
GUS lines under discussion.
The report on Foreign Missions was
read by ]. H. Machen, Wednesday
night, and after being discussed was
adopted, along with resolution to in
struct the executive board to increase
the foreign mission appointments
among the various churches enough TO
raise $1,000 per annum.
The association reconvened on Thurs
day morning, and the first matter taken
up was the reading Of the report on
obituaries, read by P. D. Hopper. the
report showed that during the year
there had been thirteen deaths. Next
the report on Temperance was read Dy
Rev. D. w. Thomasson, chairman, and
in connection with the report made a
talk on the evils of intemperance gen.
orally, and also as to the use of intoxi-
eating liquors, and stressed the Idea
that prohibition would never entirely
prohibit so long as churcm members
continued to patronize blind tigers and
mail order whisky sellers.
In the absence of Rev. w. f. Lowe,
who prepared the report on the Connie
Maxwell orphanage at Greenwood, 1t
was read by the clerk, and after being
was adopted.
The chair recognized and extended
welcome and the privileges Of the floor
to the following visitors who had ar
rived on one of the morning trains:
Rev. E. M. Poteat, D. D., president Of