The Southern indicator. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1903-1925, 1914-06-13
Editorial Correspondence.

Greenville, June 6.-l am at the
Baptist State Convention, whicllI
met in the Springfield Baptist
church on Wednesday. 1t is conf
posed of fine body Of men. The
program was too full to give salts
faction. S. the visitors, Il
amcng thems o3ld'be given but a
few minutes to speals to the Con-
vention. Dividing my time be
tween the Convention and The
SOUTHERN INDICATOR subscribers,
| have been more than ordinarily
busy. AS the Rev. Mr.. Watkins,
the Secretary of the Convention,
says, he will forward to us for pub
lication a full account of the pro-
ceedings of the Convention, I shall
omit detailed statement of what
transpired. All the old officers
were reelected. This is said to be
one of the best sessions in the his
tory of the Convention. 1t was
also one of the best attended. The
Springfield Baptist church is a
handsome, modern brick structure,
capable of seating comfortably
about $50 people. 1t looked,
Thursday and Friday nights, as
though 1000 persons were packed
in it,
Woman is becoming quite a fac
tor in the Baptist Convention, more
SO than i'll any of the other religious
bodies, except the Presbyterians.
One can easily observe that the
Baptists are making rapid strides
along the path Of education. The
number of scholarly as well as elo-
quent men is on the increase. DR..
Goodwin. our h4st, appears to be
doing a splendiA work in Green
- i(ille:t 4Iiis-,e ,entdAainrrlsht of the
'Convention seenfe to give general
satisfaction. The night Of my
arrival I was entertained at the
home of Mr.. andlMrs. B. B. Mar
tin and had as my companions onr
Columbia DR.. Goodwin and Deacon
Goode, of Second Calvary. We
talked one another to sleep. The
next morning my long time friends
Mr.. and Mrs. "Phil" Parker, whom
had known for 81 years, and to
whose home l had been assigned,
took charge of me till I left. Mr..
and Mrs Martin are excellent peo-
pie, and entertained us in fine style.
THE SOUTHERN INDICATOR has been
going to their home regularly for
some time. No one in Greenville|
can entertain better than Mr.. and
Mrs. Parker and Miss Parker
Thlrty-seven years ago the last of
this month, Immediately after myi
graduation from the South Carolina
University, with no definite plan for|
my future, went to Greenvllle tol
find something to do. | found al
country summer school and home
in Baptist family among whom I
found lifelong friends. Two years
later became the principal of the
Greenvillc public school. I made it
graded school. I took it with 1901
pupils. Ten years later, when I
left Grecnville to become pastor of
the Silver Hill M. +. church and
later principal OF the SpartanburgI
public school also, ! lAft two
schools, of the larger of which l
was principal, and, I think. over 600
pupils. 7 want to speak Of four Of
the teachers 1.-TWO of whom had
been my pupils also) whom had
with me therc-Mrs. Georgia
GanttRollnson. Mrs. Mamie Poole
Slo&AMrs. Katie Fair-Goodwin
and Emma Johnson. knew
NJ son when she was Ccor-
e ~ -. She was one Of the,
lfaHu Ini'est girls in Grcenville
county and one of the most modest
and ladylikc. She has raised a
family of boys and girls. two Of
whom, DR.. \Char1ie Johnson and
Miss Lucille Johnson, have more
than Statewide reputation. Mrs.
Mamie Poole-Sloan is the daughter
Of Rev. Gabriel Poole, the founder
and first pastor of the Springfield
Baptist church. 1t is no hattery to
say that she was one of the quietest
gentlcst and most pious women I
had ever had the pleasure Of being
associated with. Mrs. Sloan still
sings in the church choir and
teaches school.
Katie Fair was the recognized
leader in social. educational and re-