The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1917-09-27
ACCEPTS BAPTIST PASTORATE
Rev. G.. =. White, of Union, Comes to
Bamberg Soon.

Rev. George P. White, OF Cnlon,
has accepted the call to the pastorate
of the Bamberf Baptist church, and
expects to come to this city WITHIN
the next few weeks to take up his
work here. A call was extended to
Mr.. White some weeks ago. He
came to Bambsrg recently and con-
ferred with the members of the
church, and last week he signitied
his acceptance. Mr.. White has been
for the past four years pastor of the
First Baptist church of Union. He
resigned the pastorate of the Union
church last Sunday, and expects to
come to Bamberg during the coming
month.
In view of Mr.. Whites acceptance
of the call to Bamberg, the following
summary of Mr.. Whites work as
pastor of the Union church the past
year from the Union Progress will
be of interest locally:
AS showing that the First Baptist
church of this city is endeavoring,
and to a great degree succeeding, in
helping to fulfill its mission, Rev. Mr..
White quoted some figures relating
to the church's S. affairs. For the con-
Quoting of the church's affairs and
given to local BENEVOLENT causes the
total was the fine sum of S4,49O.77,
of this 1855 went for Foreign Mis-
sions, for Home Missions S34S,
State Missions S26S.11, Orphanage
s349.37, for Ministerial Education
s135. There were quite number
of other small miscellaneous amounts,
while the total for pastors salary
and actual operating church expenses
was s2,606.
During the four years of Rev. Mr..
Whites pastorate seventy-eight mem
bers have been received by letter,
forty-one by baptism, and one re-
stored, making a total of 120, while
Mr.. White married twenty couples.
In the Sunday-school department.,
the following figures for the year
ending with the month of August are
given, the average attendance for
1913 was 1853; for 1914 it was IT'S;
for 1915, 1872; for 1916, 21O; and for
1917 it is PIP.
The pastor presented some inter-
esting comparisons for the regular
work which goes on year after year,
excluding special contributions for
special objects. Some of those fall
ing under this class being:
State Missions, Home Missions,
Foreign Missions, Orphanage, Aged
Ministers Relief, Ministerial Educa-
tion in 1913 was s1,2SS.50; for the
same causes in 1914, S1,775.4O; in
1915, s1,630.62; 1916, S2,571.7S;
1917, s1,994.44.
In 1916 there was a special gift OF
S400 to pay the outgoing expenses
of their missionary, Miss Lora Glenn
ent, and $3.50 to the evangelists that
was included in the Home Mission
fund, which causes did not request
contributions this year. 1915 was the
year following the outbreak of the
war, which naturally had tendency
to curtail donations to some extent.
One foreign missionary and two
ministers have been given very ma
terial financial assistance in securing
their training and this has been done
largely by the mems Baraca class.
At the conclusion of the services
Rev. J. ". Speake, pastor of Grace
Methodist church, made a very happy
little speech in which he said it was
an inspiration for him to have been
there and to have heard the report
made. He had travelled all over
South Carolina, and had heard re-
ports of many churches, but that he
had heard none better than this Of
the First Baptist church, and that it
would be a real Joy for him if all
churches, including his own, could
get a vision of leadership and get
his people to follow him, as was evi-
dent had been done in the First Bap-
tist church of which Rev. Geo. P.
White is the capable and beloved
pastor.