The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-12-08
RtPTlST CONVENTION
TO MEET IL NEWBERR1
State Body Convenes on December IL
FOR Session Which Bids Fair to De
Filled with lntereSt-Organizatlon,
History and Work of Association.

The session of the Baptist State
convention of South Carolina which
assemblies in the First Baptist chl"cA
of Newberry on December II, viii D.:
the 96th session Of the body, the con-
yention having been organized at CO.
lumbia on December 4. 1921. with
Richard Furman as president and
Aoner Blocker, secretary. 1t was
composed of delegates from the
Charleston, Edgefeld and Savannah
river associations, but next year and
afterwards other associations became
members. Of the convention. Some
Baptists from New England un-
der the leadership of William Screve:i
Gad settled On the Ashley river early
IN 1884 and gradually other church
es werc-s3rmed. The Charleston as
sociation. the next formed IL the
colonies after the Philadelphia. was
organized in 175l with delegates
from four churches. This association,
which was merely a group OF Bap-
sist churches. had already undertaken
some organized work when the con-
yention was organized in 1921, and
it is therefore not surprising that the
convention in its beginning was
largely influenced by the Charlestoa
association At first the convention
could meet in the smaller towns and
large country churches, but for
number of years it has been founo
necessary to meet only in the larger
towns of the State. The objects OF
the convention as indicated in the
first constitution adopted in 1921
were as follows: "The grand objects
of this convention shall be the pro-
motion of the evangelical and useful
knowledge by means of religious ed
ucation: the support of the mission
arv service among the destitute. AID
cultivation of measures promotlVe OF
the true interest of the churches Oi
Christ in general, and of their union.
love and harmony in particular.
This constitution has been amended
from time to time but the present con-
stitution does not essentially diner
from the first and will show that the
convention still ministers in the main
to the same objects as at its organlza-
ton. The convention has had ~
presidents as follows: Ricahrd Fur
man. W. B. Johnson, J. c. Furman,
Basil Manly, ]. l.. Reynolds, }. 4.
O'Nean. E. T. Winkler ]. f. Doyce,
Richard Furman, Jr., John A.
Broadus, B. w. Edwards, James A
Royt, R. w. Sanders, J. H. Hudson.
W. D. Rice, D. W. Key, Charles A.
Smith, A. J. S. Thomas, ~. H. Hunt
z. T. Cody. There is no provision as
to whether the president shall be
minister or layman nor is there any
rule as to the duration of his term OF
Office. W. B. Johnson was president
for 26 years and at first the minis
ters were usually elected to this OIL
fee. For several years. however
laymen have held the Office as much
or more than ministers. Aunons
these NAV be mentioned James A
Hoyt, Charles A. Smith and W. II.
Hunt. BY common consent now the
custom is to elect minister ana lay
man alternately and they serve three
wears and retire. The present OIL
GERS are as follows: Maj. T. T. Hyde
of Charleston, president: c. B. Bobo
of Laurers and F. \. X. Bailey Oh
Greenwood, vice presidents; Charles
A. Jones of Columbia and E. 5.
Reaves Of Honea Path, secretaries
C. B. Bobo of Laurens, treasurer, and
James A. Hoyt of Columbia. auditor.
The Office of statistical secretary was
made vacant by the death of W. +.
Wilkins soon after the last conFen-
ton. These officers are elected at the
close of each annual session rather
than at the beginning.
Method Of Work.
The convention is now composed Oh
ss associations: Abbeville, Aiken.
Barnwell, Beaverdam, Broad River,
Carolina, Charleston. Chester, Ches
terfield, Colleton, Dorchester, Edge
field. Edisto, Fairfield. Florence,