The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-07-30
IVA ATTENDhHCE57t|ss;,.:.
BREAKING RECORDS.
RAPTIsTs FROM ALI. OVER
THE COUNTRY ,
4! NM
THE SECOND DAY
Interesting Reports, Sblendid Ad-
dresses Were Heardgy Crowd
Estimated At About 1000
THE SECOND DAY

|AsooS'a'ioh hdS ever uTGWn DettOr
crowds than those now attending the
convention which Is In session with
tho First Baptist church Of Iva. The
attendance for the first day was rather
disappointing, but II was &tstiTnated
that mt least 1000 people must have
been present yesterday when the noon
hour was reached. rf DE tt-
The first event on yesterdays pro.
gram was the report on home mis-
Bions, which was made by JIM. Paget
Of Anderson. He Stressed the fact
that the twenty-five mil1iotst bf peo-
pie In the south are unchurched and
said that the church must recognize
changes In the south and adjust 1t
self to these changes. EdfioWihsthe
conclusion Of Mr.. Paget's report, the
following visitors were introduced to
the body and were warmly welcomed:
DIR. Ramsay. president Of Greenville
Female College. DR.. z. T. Cody, editor
of the Baptist Courier and ReY,,J. s.,
Hood, Of the Associate Reformed Pres
byterian church.
Rev. DIR. V. I. Masters, tthefi made
an excellent report of what. he has
accomplished as editor Of the Home
Field" Of Atlanta. According to his
report. 10 years ago southern Bap-
lists gave S634.000 to missldnsI Now
they give $l,000.000 above that
amount. ile gave gratifyiIe reports
In regard 10 church membership in
the south, saying that 40 per cent Of
the hrClc-HaXon citizenship OF the
...u..i ,..e L.Dtists. He deplored the
fact that $4,000 southern CHURCHES
have services only once month He
said that an "abseHtee"' pastor, could
nut supply the spiritual life for the
community as 1t should be; supplied.
DR.. Masters warned his hearers
;:air:.t Russellisnl and paid his re-
ST. 10 the Russell teaching lid no
uncertain terms. He said also that
Catholicism. Spirituallsm ana Chris
tian Science were all equally corrupt.
In closing DIR. Masters praised the
work now being done by the Raptist
training schools. saying that there are
- such nchools In the south, with pu-
pills numbering more than 6,OO0.,;i
An able report on foreign missions
was furnished by Rev. C.. A. Waters,
of Pelzcr. He says that better equip
menti better parHonasessafibetter
churches and better homag ..i0r sEsstiie
missionaries are all needed ih { FOR
efgn fields. He said that. Last year
South Carolina gave to foreign mis-
sions more thDn ier apporti6ninsnt.
Rev. w. e. Wilkins came next with
his report on the Layman's wqtls He
said that the laymen hadY paid into
the treasury $4,000 more Stfah WIS
asked of them. He traced the pro-
gress Of missionary work from the
days Of Judson. the pioneer ana Bald
that the Baptists Of the country should
feel proud Of what they have done.
He begged that local congregations be
not satisfied with meeting fheit. zap
portionmenta port, % for missions bft tp do
DR.. Reeves of Homea PatfiHread
very interesting report OF what is be-
Ing accomplished by the ias Monian's
Missionary Union Of his town and OF
the Saluda Association. He fhdftited
to the fact that they had established
q scholarship ut Anderson III College.
which was won this year bya-werthy
young lady OF the LebanoR-seetion,
DR.. Reeves suggested that>the W.. M.
u. change the time of thefs. meeting
SO as to avoid conflict with the com
.mencement season at the college.
DIR. 0. L. Martin then presentedpa
very conclusive address on, the need
Of o. conversion ,r, rather than emqaafa n afaiSSR In
j. NJ. Paget was asked. "a. explain the
plan of Christian giving, as practiced
In the. churches Of Anderspp,, He
said that 20 per cent OF the members
had adopted the, weekly offering plan
and that 20 per cent gave okRe e-haif the
church's contribution to missi9hs.H DR..
J. +. Vines was on the pr0gtan fbt a
report but was ;N,sent
DR.. w. T. Derieux OF. GpeehSiiIe.
secretary Of tho state mission board.
said that. he believed the Baptist
church to be more thoroughly Organ
ICED than any other proteEtaph demo
mination. f3S FtE
Dr. q. Il. Burts made o. splendid 4re-
port on behalf of the, .Baptists, o1 !
Columbia and impressed shisi hearrfs
with his words concerning tireT earn.
estness of purpose OF ColuG6bia, tBab-
lists. 4 81 book q w ,5Ssslfs,.
Rev. w. J. Nelson OF Rock i Htll sal. :.
that there is, crying need of SIT
suitable place for the BaptfsE Ryfls
attending Winthrop college TO tor Z
ship and said that some7 'suSHr'oiace
should be supplied. .fsas =; layg tlfg
The feature Of the service last nSght
was the splendid sermon 2reanhid iby
Rev. q. 8. Reeves at tho otnA.toIa.A mp.
church OF IVA Dr., Reeyeap eiiyered
one Of the ab'oct efforts that,tha teUn. \
.vent'isr La, yet enjoyed and -thero styas
rrs;t iSod for thought furHtshed ,by
:.is discourse. yss5l ,ts8 4; Il q
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