Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1916-06-21
DAY AT PHILIPPI.
Morning and Afternoon Servic.
es. Sumptuous Dinner Serv-
ed. B. Y. P. u. Or
ganized.

The editor of The Advertiser
spent very pleasant day with the
good people of Philippi Sunday.
This church is located about II
miles east of Edgefeld in one of the
best rural communities in the stale.
On every hand one observes un-
mistakable evidences of progress and
prosperity. The farm buildings and
residences have been improved and
the large fields that spread out be-
fore you as level as plateau show
intelligent application. We believe
one of the chief causes or reasons
for this very general Improvement
is that there are practically no
large farms in the Philippi section.
Most of the farms are owned by
small, thrifty farmers. In fact, all
ands in that section of the county
have increased so tremendously In
value that only few men are hnan-
cially able to own large farms.
Crops along the way from Edge
field to Philippi are in the main IN
a very satisfactory condition, the
early corn being especially line.
Cotton IL some cases was late ger
minating and is smaller than usual
at this season but it has been work
ed out and is now in a growing con-
dition.
The announcement that an all
day meeting or service would be
held at PhiIippi attracted a large
number of persons from three coun-
ties. In addition to the Edgeheld
folk, there were goodly number
from Saluda and Aiken, the border
line of these counties being not tar
distant.
The Sunday school was held at
the usual hour Sunday morning and
the lesson had been about complet-
ed when most of the visitors from a
distance arrived. DR.. T. j. Watts,
the Sunday school specialist OF the. the
State mission board, was expected to
address the congregation IN the
forenoon but as he was unavoldably
kept away he sent as his proxy Mr..
S. D. Preston, young layman
from Columbia, a member of DR..
Burts' church. This young gentle
man spoke very interestingly for
half an hour to the young people
especially presenting the work of
the Baptist Young Peoples Union.
At the conclusion Of his lay-sermon
he made an appeal to the young
people in the congregation TO Or
ganize themselves into a Is. \. 4.
U. About forty responded to his
earnest appeal and an organization
was effected by the election Of the
following officers: President, Boyce
Franklin; vice-president, Miss Doro-
thy Williams; secretary, Harry
Scott; treasurer; Miss Ola Baker;
organist, Miss Maggie Shaffer. AT
ter these officers were elected they
were .iinvited by Mr.. Preston to
stand in row upon the rostrum IN
order that they may be seen by
everybody. Aud as we looked upon
them, we were convinced that no
other community in the county
could present so strong an aggrega-
tion of young Christian workers.
Indeed with such material as this
actively enlisted Philippi church
and community will make even
greater strides forward in the future
than in the past.
As has been their wont for very,
very, many years, the Philippi peo,
pie prepared a great feast and all
who. attended the exercises were
bidden to partake freely. The din
ner that was spread under the oaks
Sunday proved beyond peradven-
ture,that the men of Philippi are
the best of providers and that the
good women are the best Of cooks.
Following the dinner which was 80
generously and graciously served, a
delightful social half hour follow
ed.
When the congregation recon
vened in the afternoon a church
conference was held and then the
pastor, DR.. A. G. Baker, turned the
afternoon session over to Mr.. Geo.
w. Scott, the superintendent of the
Sunday school. Mr.. Scott is grading
and stsndardizing his school, making
of it one of the foremost Sunday
schools In the Ridge association.
He first called upon Mr.. w. B.
Cogburn, the superintendent of the
Edgefeld Baptist Sunday school,
for a talk and he was followed. by