Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1914-12-10
CAROLINA BAPTIST ASSOCIATION.
Report From Democrats Press Fur
n1sheS Interesting Local Data.

The Democrat has issued from its
press the report of the proceedings of
the Carolina Baptist association,
which met in annual session on Octo-
Der l, at Fruitland.
The report of the proceedings of
the association, of which the Rev. 4
|. Justice was moderator and F. K.
Poole, secretary, contains some fea-
lures of interest in that they deal
with home people, and local condi-
tions
The report of Prof. w. s. Shftle,i
chairman OF the committee on the or
phanage, showed that this association
has six children in this institution an
nCally costing $107.64 each, totaling
$745. "a. Since the minutes showed
that the association paid but $685. ~,
the report urged that it give not less
than $500 this year.
The committee ON State Missions
of which D. s. Pace was chairman,
urged the pastors, superintendents
and teachers to secure literature on
the latest phases of up-to-date Sun
Gay school work and thereby prepare
% make up for the many deficiencies
OF the work now being done
The committee on State Missions.
OF which T. L. Brown was chairman,
reported that Henderson county 10
largely Baptist IN denomination 40
will be seen by this extract:
I'm the Roanoke and Neuse- Atlantic
Associations, covering twenty eoun-
ties, only one person in thirty-eight,
is Baptist, while, an we have seen,
in the State at large In every six, and
IN our own county one in every three
or four is Baptist"
Reporting for the committee Oh
education, the Rev. r. N. Pratt said
among other things:
In the Carolina Association there
Is before us a task of supreme inn
portance-that OF maintaining and en-
larging Fruitland Institute. The ten
thousand dollar building now in pro-
cess Of erection, while not so near
completion as we had hoped, still with
united effort on the part OF all our
churches we shall be ready, at least
for the closing exercises of the pres
ent session"
1--WE can and ought to do much bet
ter the coming year." reported the
committee on foreign missions Of
which Rev. X. w. Cawthon was chair
man, showing contribution Of $443. ga
by the 1922 Baptist in the association
in 1918.
The report on obituaries showed
thirty-eight deaths during the year.
The next meeting of the association
will be held at Balfour.
The effect of the county singing
conventions on church work in that
they detract from the union meetings
Of the association, was shown in the
report on union meetings, which sets
out that only two were held during
the year and that on %the other two
fifth Sundays no meetings were held,
the one on account of the small at
tendance at Ebenezer, which tended to
discourage the committee, the other
because of the intense interest taken
in the singing conventions held over
the county.
Report on Nominations.
Trustees of Fruitland Institute
For one year: J. Z. Whitaker, A. !.
Justice, J. L. Brookshire, w. ]. Bald
win, r. N. Pratt.
For two years: ]. B. Freeman, B.
Jackson, K. w. Cawthon, D. s. Pace,
J. Foy Justice.
For three years: 6. J. Lambeth, G.
F. Wright, R. IA. Pryor, N. A. Melton,
g. ]. Rhodes.
Delegate to Southern Baptist Con-
vention-K. w. Cawthon; alternate,
D. S. Pace.
Delegate to State Baptist Conven-
tlon-Geo. F. Wright; alternate, J.
Foy Justice.
Executive Committed. 8. Pace,
G. J. Lambeth, T. L. Durham.
To Preach Introductory Sermon-R.