The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1915-10-20

Not since 1894 had the Associa
tion, composed of Lincoln County
Churches met with "old Fair Riv
er Church." whose centennial an
niversary was observed on last
Sunday during the 43rd convention
of the body that twelve years age
changed its name from Fair River
to Lincoln County Baptist Associa-
ticn.
Last Sunday there was assembled
at Fair River a multitude as great
as the mind pictures of those who
followed Him gladly" while He
was yet IN personal touch with the
disciples left to represent the
Kingdom when He went away.
| The commodious- church house
suppIanting the primitive.buiIdin
had been newly painted snowy
white inside and out. 1t is COM
fortabIy seated and with its car
peted rostrum, neat pulpit and its
hospitable people. who were hosts
Of the occasion, was indeed a fit
ting place for the assemblage of
messengers" from more than 5, +.
900 of our Lincoln County citizen
ship, intent on the aims and OBJ
jects of the Christian organization
The gavel, a piece of the tim-
ber that composed sill of the old
time church, mounted with silver,
and presented the Association IN
1904 by the Moderator of that ses-
sion, had peculiar significance to
the people on their centenary occa-
sion and was exhibited by Modera-
tor j K. Kyzar who in eloquent
terms referred to the donor. B T..
Hobbs. as we'll as the gift bestow-
ed upon the Association by him.
We may as we'll mention here
that Mr.. P. c. Mullen read a hiss
tory of the Fair River Church and
Mrs B. T. Hobbs of the Lincoln
County Association
"Old Fair River Church" is now
Happy on the way" for an
other hundred years of service for
the Master.
Rev. L I Thompson is the pre-
sent pastor; and, during the ses-
sion of the Association, was
courteous and atfable host while
his people transcribed even his ex-
ample in the most generous hospi-
taIity known to the Association.
1t seemed to visitors that the la
dies had only to ''press the but
ton and by. perhaps, some modern
contrivance of Domestic Science I
the most delicious and delightful
assortment of edibles would appear
to greet the appetites that are
known to the Fair River people
where the purest air fans the tall
tree-tops and the water is crystal
clear from native springs. But,
be that as it may, the women of
that vicinity deserve more than
the usual vote of thanks for their
painstaking care of guests and
their arduous duties through the
four days Of the Associational
meeting.s : 1t is simply starvation
IN town." after the hospitality
extended in the way of good
things to eat at Fair River
All of this by way of introduc-
tion. But it is impossible here to
make a minute" of the business
meetings.
Suffice it to say that there can
hardly be in the fifty, four associa-
tions of the State more Jealous.
interested body of men and women
than those of the Lincoln Co. Asso-
citation DR. j. B Lawrence, the
Secretary of the State Convention
Board, expressed his apprc baton
Of the intense zeal and pertinacity
Of the association IN pursuing its
plans and purposes throughout four
days of meeting instead of two as
else where.
The men and women of the Asso-
citation have staying qualities.
And these we're shown not only in
an automatic appearance in the
pews at stated times throughout
the long hours of each day; but in
the minds and hearts of the mes
sengers who did not hesitate to ex-
press themselves and to vote on
questions according to their own
way of thinking regardless of the
brother who sat next Sometime
the small majority of two would
Sc tile question; but, when it was
settled" the loyal Democratic
body submitted in the spirit that
becomes Christian Statesmen. and
emphatic argument and difference
of opinion seemed forgotten no
matter ON which side they had
appeared when the gaveI fell.
And how the people listened ]
Hearts have gone out across the seas
to ''the heather Chinee": but if it
is inspiration the man of God and the
Christian layman needs from those
who hunger and thirst for the fat
ness and the fuIness of the inter-
preted Word. he can find it in Linz
coin County where the people drink
10 the information and knowledge
while they quaff from the oldtime
source the spirit that makes palmer
the path, although through a clear
er Interpretation and saner meth
ods as the years succeed each other.
The attitude Of the people toward
progress and uplift through right