The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1915-10-09
THE COpIAH ASSOCIATION.
GOOD REPORT OF DOINGS

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McCIesky, Moderator There we're
about eighty delegates present. and
nearly every church in the associs-
tipn was represented. there was l2S
delegates present against la last
year. The Association we're organ
ized with the Hazlehurst Baptist
Church Nov. IL. 1887, and at that
time there were only four churches
I la the organization with combin-
ed membership of 794. w. A Ma
son was moderator. j. d. Gran
berry, Clerk: J J. Lackey, Treas
uTer. Since that time there has
been a steady growth among the
churches, and the work that has
BEEN done from that time up to
this meeting is short of marvellous.
1t has been seventeen years since
the Association met here, but the
spirit of hospitality of the good
PEOPLE of Hazlehurst has been man.
ifest in every respect, and all are
asione big family. and are working
together for the glory. of GOD and
the upbuiIding of his Kingdom.
Ats the first days meeting the SER
vides were opened by devotional
services by Rev. j, G.. Gilmore,
PaStcr of the Georgetown Baptist
Church, after which. the election
of officers was gone into. after
which j 4. Lowe made a thrilling
speech on prohibition and its in
roads made on the human race IN
early days of his childhood. and
the way this awful traffic was
dwindling down. until it would
soon be forever stamped out. and
mankind could cease tc know Of its
evil influence and uses Rev. W.
g. Fsrr spoke on Baptist Colleges
at HattIesburg and Newton, Miss.
How any one can listen to such an
appeal as was given by Bro. Farr
and not respond Literally to this
wofthy cause, is something that
cannot he understood Bro Farr
showed by actual figures. how
mahy young women had been sent
out from these Colleges and whU
were being prepared for the bat
ties of life. Bro. w. E. Farr
preached at night. his subject be-
ing God Calls. Man Answers. "
His was one of the most earnest
appeals listened to in some time
The second day, Thursday. Revs.
w. "A McComb and w H Morgan
were recognized in the Association.
Bro McComb spoke on the Centen.
ial bf Judson Institute. Rev. j
r. Carter, Superintendent of the
Orphans Home at Jackson, Miss,
made a strong appeal for this in.
stitution. showing living evidences
of the great work that had been
done in the past.
Rev. A. D. Muse read a report
on Home Missions, DR.. e G. Pugh
read reporton Foreign Missions,
ably discussed by Revs A D.
Muse, D W. Mcleod and W. A.
McComb. The afternoon session
was devoted to hearing read and
adopting the reports of the Bap-
tist Hospital at jackson, Miss !,
and Ministerial education. the lat"
ter showing that there were fifty
Ministerial students attending
Miss. College and that there was a
debt of nearly $4,000 incurred
The Hospital report showed that
there had been trested during the
year, 81 people who had paid and
los who had paid only part for
medical attention..
A subscription for ministerial
education was .aken and $117 5O
subscribed The box for Frontier
Missions was packed this evening
and valued at Two Hundred D1l-
lars. The Association will adjourn
tonight, and will meet at Sardis
Church, six miles south east of
this place Oct 10th, 1916, and is
to meet every year thereafter on
Tuesday after second Sunday.
NOTES OF THE ASSOCIATION.
The people greatly enjoyed the
presence in the Association of
Bros. W. 81. Morgan, pastor of the
church at Brookhaven. and W. A
McComb
Prof H. e. McClesky works we'll
in any kind of harness, and seems
to never tire. He is the able med
orator Of the Association.
/ N Ellis, one of the best Lay
men of the HazIehurst Baptist
Church, can always be depended
upon when it comes to subscrip-
tion for worthy cause.
It was with much regret that
the announcement was made of the
death Of Bro w. H. Barron, one
of the largest merchants of Crystal
Springs Bro. Barron was one of
Gods noblemen.
One of the most enthusiastic
workers Of the Association is Rev.
la. ID Muse
The House has been crowded at
each exercise during the Cunven-
| 1tion and the greatest interest has
been manifested. There was a bas-
pet dinner served each day just
across from the church, on table
forty feet long. and after each
meal there were several baskets of