Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1913-09-10
THE BAPTIsTs START TO WORK.
Planning Now to Raise $4,000 for
Long Creek School.

Seneca, Sept. IA joint meeting
Of the XecutiVe, laymen and Long
Creek School committees OF the
Beaverdam Baptist Association met
at Seneca Baptist church to-day at
$40 o'clock and was called to order
by Brother p. p. Sullivan, chairman
or the executive committee. Brother
II. NJ. Elrod was asked to act as sec
retary. The meeting was opeued by
prayer, which was led by Bro. J. w.
Shelor
The chairman then stated that the
object Of calling joint meeting OF
the three committees together was to
discuss the school which the Beaver
dam Association proposes to build in
this association, to be located at
Long Creek, and to devise ways and
means for raising funds for this pur-
pose. The chairman made a brief re-
view Of the. preliminary work that
had been done. He stated that a
beautiful location for the school had
been decided upon, and that SO acres
Of land had been donated by citizens
at Long Creek and that so acres
more could be obtained adjoining at
reasonable price. He then read let
ters from Bro. A. E. Brown, superin-
tendent mountain school department
Of the Home Mission Board: Bro.
Arch @. Cree, secpetary departments
OF enlistment and coss, ef fio q Efof tie
Home Mission Board, and Bro. w. IT.
Derieux, corresponding secretary of
the State Mission Board, which let
ters showed that arrangements had
been made securing the services of
Bro. j. ID. Crane for the purpose OF
leadlnS the campaign for SubScriD-
tlons for the school in this assocfa-
tion during the month Of October. 1t
was thought that Bro. Crane was
most adaptable for leading in this
campaign, as he was born and raised
IN the m FOUNTAINS and had attended
one of these mountain schools, and
later had had charge Of a mountain
school OF this kind, and was now en-
ployed Jointly by the State and Home
Mission Boards, doing mission work
In the mountain sections of this State.
Brothers w. NJ Brown and Frank
II. Shirley made reports of a meeting
Of the citizens of Long Creek on Sep
tember 1st to discuss the school.
They stated that this meeting was
very harmonious and that the local
interest and enthusiasm was very an
parent. resolution was passed at
this meeting that the people living i'm
the immediate section of Long Creek
would raise 81 500 for the school.
After several good talks were made
by Bros. ). w. SneIOr, j. b. Harris.
w. M. Brown, ]. h. Hopkins, M. A.
Wood, w. Fl. Cole, Rev. C.. S. Black
burn and others, resolution was
| adopted that the amount needed for
this work would be $4,000, and
that this amount be the aim OF the
committee in making the campaign
IN this association. 1t was the sense
OF the meeting that this amount could
probably be easier raised by giving
three-payment terms; first payment
term in the fall OF 1913; second in
the fall of 1914, and last payment in
the fall of 1915, and this was
adopted.
Another resolution was adopted
asking the committee in charge OF
the laymen Of tho association to send
out laymen to :he various churches
the association to make talks and
Hplam the purpose and plans of the
long Creek school. Bro. J. B. Bar-
! ris, chairman Of the laymen commit
| tee, pledged the support of the lay
men in this work.
motion was carried asking that
the minutes OF this meeting be print
ed as an appendix in the minutes or
the association.
After prayer by Rev. G.. S. Black
burn the meeting adjourned.
p. p. Sullivan,
Chairman OF Meeting.
II. NJ Elrod Sacraforv