The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1913-10-23
The ROANOKE ASSOCIATION
Annual Session Held With The Baptist
Church Last Week.-GOeS to Rocky
Mount Next Year.

The sixth annual session of the
Roanoke Association convened with
the Baptist church here Tuesday
night of last week and continued
through Thursday afternoon. The
annual sermon was preached by
Rev. T. w. Chambliss, of Wilson,
and it was sermon of deep thought
and power, and was very appropri-
ate for the occasion. After the ser
mon Mr.. T. NJ. Arlington called the
Association to order and an organi-
cation was effected by the re-elec-
ton of Mr.. Arlington moderator
and Rev. T. l.. Vernon, of Hobgood,
secretary and treasurer, and DR.. K.
M. johnson, of Scotland Neck, his
torian. The organization being per-
feeted, by Rev. R. A. Mcfarland
made few timely remarks IN well
coming the Association to his church
and the town. The moderator re-
sponded to the address Of welcome
in very happy style
The Association convened prompt
ly Wednesday morning at $3.50
o'clock. After devotional exercises,
conducted by Rev. Sydney Cobb,
the regular program was taken up
as follows:
The object Of the Association and
State missions was discussed by Rev.
G.. J. Dowell, DR.. Livingston john
son and Pastor Mcfarland, after
which a collection was taken for AS
sociational missions which amounted
to $4,000.
Strong addresses were made on
Christian Education by President w.
L. Poteat of Wake Forest, and Pres
ident R. r. Vann, of Meredith Col
lege. General Manager M. K. Kes-
Ter. of the Thomasville Baptist Or
phanage, delivered a mastery ad-
dress on orphanage work. There
are now between four and five hun
dred children at the Thomasville
Orphanage.
On Wednesday night great mass
meeting was held for the discussion
of Home and Foreign missions, ane
addresses were made by Rev. w. b
. Daughtry, DR.. l. M. Mercer, Rev
! Mr.. Spencer and Pastor R. A. Nc
. Farland. This was perhaps tn
$ most effective service of the asso
citation. Other addresses of powe
were delivered on the minor object
y of the Baptist State Convention
- Every speaker seemed to do his best
e NOTES ON THE ASSOCIATION.
It The reports from the churches re
vealed splendid gains in member
ship and in collections, both for bt
= neyolences and for home purposes
= The Association is composed
y sixty-two churches. situated in Ma
= tin, Beaufort, Wilson, Washington
u Pitt. Edgecombe and Halifax cou1
ties and is the youngest in the Stat
s. having been formed out of the Ia
re River Association six years ago.
n There were more than two hui
n dred in attendance as represent
ne tiyes of the various churches. II
n attendance of our town people at
the sessions Of the Association w
y exceptionally large.
" The committee on hospitality,
which Mr.. C. F. Burroughs W
:, chairman, did their work with SUI
= facility, ease and efficiency as
- give satisfaction and delight.
The older members of the Asso
alton and the moderator declar
this to be the most successful s
sion in the history of the body, a
~ the various delegates declar
- Scotland Neck to be one OF the M
delightful communities they eN
- visited.
- The next session of the Assoc
oA ton will be held with the Arlll
ton Street church, Rocky Mount.
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