Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-12-12
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS

: Senator McLaurin has accepted an
invitation to speak at Anderson next
Tuesday on his cotton warehouse plan.
The invitation was extended through
the Anderson chamber Of commerce.
- Union, July 10: The jury render
ed verdict of not guilty this morn
ing in the case of Paul Harris, charg-
ed with the murder Of George Horn.
This case attracted considerable at
tention. Harris, a policeman Of the
city Of Union, armed with a warrant
for the arrest of Horn, about three
months ago shot and killed the latter.
Harris trial took up the greater part
of yesterdays court, the jury going
into the jury room late In the after
noon. In less than an hour they came
out with a sealed verdict, which was
read upon the assembling Of court this
morning. -.
-Bennettsville. December 8: The
ninety third session Of the South Car
olina Baptist convention organized
this morning by electing DR.. 2. 7.
Greenville, president; Col. F. N. X.
Bailey of Greenwood, and Maj. T. T.
Hyde, Of Charleston, vice presidents;
Rev. Chas. A. Jones, Bennettsville.
and Rev. E. 8. Reaves, Honea Path,
secretaries; G. B. Bobo, Of Laurens,
treasurer, and ]. A. Hoyt, Of Colum-
bia, auditor. The report Of the COM
mittee on order of business was
adopted, after which the address OF
welcome was eloquently delivered by
Hon. D. d. McColl, Of the local bar,
and responded to by Rev. E. p. Jones.
Of Newberry. The following visitors
of Atlanta; DR.. E. Y. Mullins. Of
Louisville; Rev. ]. c. C.. Dunford, Of
Richmond, and DIR. p. E. Burroughs,
of Nashville. The following new pas
tors who have come into the state
during the past year were welcomed:
]. A. Ansley, ]. M. Adams, p. II. Cow
ard, Amos Cary, A. T. F'ulmer, c. N.
Donaldson, ]. A Davidson, F. n. Fun
derburk. A. P. King, E. M. Lightfoot,
o. T. Moncrief, E. ]. Smith. r. d.
Stevenson, G. T. Wright, w. w. Sisk.
A. E. Alderman, ]. M. Mcfarland. j. s.
Sewers, ]. B. Boseman, Benz. Sorgee,
e. H. Clark and w. M. Thompson. A
committee of five, consisting Of c. A.
Smith, G. L. Knight, A. T.. Jameson,
w. E. wilkins and F. P. Covington,
was appointed to consider changing
the method Of proceeding OF the con-
vention and to report at this meeting.
It was also decided to have q commit
tee Of five to report on social service
and public morals at each session OF
the convention. The morning and af-
ternoon sessions were given largely to
the reading Of reports from the vari-
GUS boards, and these were referred to
suitable committees for consideration.
Reports were read on Temperance
aged ministers relief, ministerial edu-
cation, orphanage, mutual benefit as
sociation, Sunday school field work,
executive board, and Baptist sanitari-
um. The report on temperance re-
ce. led a lively discussion and 1t was
decided to present a memorial to the
general assembly, calling for an elec-
ton for prohibition in this state dur
ing April, 1914. DR.. w. T. Derieux
read the state mission board report,
stating that two missionaries had
died last year, viz, !. w. Wingo and
D. H, Grassland. One hundred and
fifty missionaries were employed lase
year at 262 stations. There were 2,203
conversions and 1,640 baptisms, eight
churches were organized and eight
churches were built. The total receipts
were $41,623. The committee to whom
this report was referred recommend
ed that the Sunday school depaStment
be continued, the church building fund
be endorsed, 100000 be expended In
distributing tracts and religious liter
ature, and that the board be increased
to twenty five members. Rev. j. w.
Moore made some farewell remarks,
and DR.. Prince Burroughs, Of Nash
Vile, Tenn, addressed the body In be-
half Of the Southern Sunday School
board. The convention sermon was
delivered this evening to a large cor
gregation by the Rev. E. 8. Reaves. OF
Honea Path.