Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1916-09-13
BAPTIST ASSOCIATION.
Very Profitable Session Held
at Stevens Creek Church.
Large Attendance. Good
Addresses.

very large church building and the
good people of this church have put
in some great improvements in the
way of two dressing rooms one on
each side of the pulpit and bap-
tismal font in rear of the pulpit.
There was good crowd on hand
and the Meeting Street people had
made abundant preparation for
their guests. After a short devotion
al service the meeting was called to
order by the moderator Mr.. O.
Sheppard with Mr.. j. T. Littlejohn
On hand as secretary and Mr.. S. B.
Mays as treasurer. The choir have
separate elevated rostrum rallied
off and the singing was fine under
the leadership of Miss Lena Stevens.
The chair welcomed the visiting
brethren to wit: DR.. G. G. Brown,
Mr.. Watts, DR.. DerieuX, Rev. Mr..
Bell, Rev. G. w. Bussey who looks
as hale and hearty as ever, Rev.
Snuggs, J. L. Bristow.
Mr.. Sheppard proceeded to call
the roll of the churches represented
and nearly every church responded
with delegates and church letters.
The election of officers was next
taken up and the same officers were
reelected to wit: Moderator, O.
Sheppard; secretary, J. T. Little
john; treasurer, S. B. Mays. MIR.
Sheppard made very warm and
tender talk on his reelection and
expressed his high appreciation of
this confidence as he said that he
had been serving as moderator for
twenty years ard we can truly say
he has made a faithful and efficient
officer all this time.
The order of business was then
read by !, K. Allen who. is one Of
the leading members and, with his
good wife, is as hospitable as he is
active.
Short reports were then made
from the different churches, all very
encouraging.
Then came the report on aged
ministers. DR.. Z. e. Brown spoke
to this subject in a most able and
instructive manner showing the ur-
gent needs for funds to help sup
port some of our worthy old preach
ers who have worn out in the SER
vice of God. After some other talks
on this subject on motion of DR..
Pendleton Jones good collection
was taken up for this most worthy
cause.
After some inspiring songs, din
ner was served out under the shady
oaks and it was a most delightful
and abundant variety of the best Of
food just as one would expect in
this neighborhood of good provid-
ers. During the intermission, DR..
Pendleton Jones had all the pastors
and many deacons and officers of
the different churches to meet with
him and it was agreed to have
regular quarterly meetings of the
pastors and deacons and officers of
the various churches in this division.
This is good as we should not neg
lect the assembling of ourselves to-
gether.
In the afternoon the report on
Sunday schools was read by w. B.
Cogburn and it was fine one, as
his heart is in this work. The report
was followed by masterly speech
by Mr.. Watts, State superintendent
of Sunday schools, who surely
knows what he is talking about.
Then came the report on State mis-
sions which was made by Rev. P.
B. Lanham, good one too. This
was followed by a most excellent
speech by DR.. Derieux. One idea
he elucidated was the importance of
having a parsonage in country
churches and let the pastor live right
among his flock. How can a Shep-
herd look after his sheep when he
does not see them but once mouth?
Then came the report on hospital
by Mr.. L. J. Bristow. After this
was the report on Temperance by
Mr.. w. J. Gaines. This was a good
report both practical and instruct
i've.
These annual gatherings do much
good in many ways, enlarging the
graces of Christian fellowship, kind
hospitality and renewal of old ac-
quaintances as we'll as spiritual
revival and upbuilding of the many
causes sustained by the Baptist de-
The great tide of coun-
try people moving to town is weak
ening the good old country church