The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-10-10
.MOR|AH ASSOCIATION
LARGELY ATTENDED
DEATH OF MRS. JOHNSON
Splendid Meeting Held at Heath
Springs-Many Prominent
Visitors Present.

Heath Springs, Oct. 10.-The one
hundred and first annual session OF
the Moriah Baptist Association was
held with Beaver Creek church, Rev.
B. F. Carson, pastor, beginning
Thursday, the 5th inst, and contin-
uing through Saturday. The former
officers were reelected as follows
Rev. T. A. Dabney, moderator; w.
F. Estridge, clerk, and w. C. Adams,
treasurer. The various objects fos-
tered by the Baptist denomination.
as State, home and foreign missions,
Crphanage, education, ministerial re-
lief, woman's work, Sunday school
and b. Y. p. L. work. and other top
les. were well discussed by preach
ers and laymen on the field. and by
visiting representatives of the differ
ent boards. Among those from a
distance who attended were Rev. l..
j. Bristow, superintendent Of the
Baptist hospital, Columbia, DR.. f. NJ.
Poteat. president of Furman Univer-
sity, Greenville, DR.. c. C. Brown, cor
responding secretary of the ministers 8
relief board, Columbia. Mr.. ]. e.
Nunnery. field editor Baptist Cou-
rier Greenville, and Dr. w. r.
Derieux, corresponding secretary
State mission board. Columbia. A
good collection was taken on Friday
for the ministerial relief fund. All
the churches in the association were
represented by letter and delegates.
The reports from "a churches showed
marked progress in contributions to
the various objects fostered and in
addition to membership during the
past year.
The membership of the county is
1000. the contributions, for all pur-
poses approximately $4,000. Value
of church property approximately
100000. The next session to be held
with Camp Creek church October
1917.
DR.. II. w. Bays, p. E., Sumter
district preached in the Heath
Springs Methodist church Sunday af-
ternoon. The fourth quarterly con-
ference of the circuit was held at
Heath Springs Monday morning. In.
Iteresting and helpful addresses were
delivered at the same time and place
by Mr.. NJ. w. Brabham, S. S. secre-
Itary of the North Carolina confer
ence, and Rev. w. C. owen. S. S. sec
retary of the South Carolina con
ference and Rev. j. II. Graves of the
Camden Methodist church.
The body OF Mrs. w. II. Johnson,
who died at her home in Rock Hill.
Thursday, October 5th. was brought
to Pleasant Hill on the afternoon
train OF the same day, and inferred
at Rich Hill church in the presence
of large number of relatives and
friends. The funeral was preached
by the Rev. w. ID. Hammett, one of
the Baptist pastors of Rock Hill, who
accompanied the body on this sad
mission. Mrs. Johnson, who joined
the Baptist church at the age of Is
years. remained a constant member
OF the same and a devout Christian
till the day OF her death. and her
faith in Christ was her strength and
stay during her illness OF eleven
weeks with typhoid fever. as well
as in all her life. Mrs. Johnson Is
survived by her father. Mr.. s. B.
Hammond. of Rich Hill, her husband
four sons, Ezell. Steve, Lewis and
Dixon. daughters. Annie Belle
Gladys. and Grace. and the following
brothers and sisters: w. S. Ham
mond. X. f. Hammond, Rich Hill;
Mrs +. ID. Carnes, Tabernacle, and
Mrs. G. ID. Ellis. Heath Springs.