Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1917-12-13
BAPTIST HAVE HAD BIG YEAR
Interesting Reports Are Made at state
Convention at Rock hiil--con.
ference Adjourns.

ference Adjourns.
Rock Hill.-The session Just closed
has been record breaker In the his.
tory OF nearly 100 years OF the South
Carolina Baptist Convention. 1t is the
first session OF the body since the
declaration OF war and 1t was the rule
for the delegates to allude to the pre-
sent crisis and while the convention
took no formal action it amounted to
q hearty Endorsement OF the president
In making provision for the spiritual
welfare OF the soldiers who have gone
to the camps.
The State mission board was au-
thorized to prosecute its efforts to-
ward this provision. The report OF
the reference committee on State mis-
sions was presented by w. M. Jones
and provided for the employment of
two men and an assistant in the de-
partment of Sunday schools, B. Y. p.
, u, and colportage. with special refer
ence to the B. Y. P. u. feature 1t also
provided for raising 100000 the com.
ing year, $4,000 OF which is to be
used in church building and the Rock
Hill church will be assisted out of
this fund
DIR. w. T. Derleux, secretary of
State missions. and the Rev. E. M.
Lightfoot, camp pastor at Camp Jack
son. addressed the convention. One
hundred and thirteen missionaries
were employed in mission work by
this board in South Carolina last year.
The height OF enthusiasm was reach
ed in the consideration OF the special
order on education. The convention
has seldom, IL ever. been moved as II
was on the subject of education. DR..
Charles A. Jones presented the special
report which recommended an educa-
tfonal debt raising campaign for 1918.
1t was decided to raise the sum of
$350.000 for educational purposes and
the convention reached a climax Of en-
thusiasm with many hearty "amens"
when 1t was decided to do this In 80
days. as soon as the education board
can plan the details. which Nill be I'm
mediately after adjournment OF the
convention.
The Rev. A. B. Kennedy presented
the report on orphanage. which recon-
mended increased support OF this
splendidly managed institution. The
Appropriation for next year will be
$4,000 and domestic science build
ing will be the next building erected.
DIR. A. T. Jamison. superintendent of
the orphanage, addressed the conven.
tion.
j. F. Moore, statistical secretary,
submitted statistical summary as fol.
lows, taken from the summary OF the
report presented by ]. Furman Moors,
OF Wagener. the statistical secretary:
There are 1,132 churches; to these
were added 14,S01 members during the
year, S.133 OF whom were by baptism.
The total church membership at pres
ent is 155.305. For pastors salary
these churches gave S327,117.44; for
State mission. $45.039.59; for home
missions, S58.777.69, this item not in
cluding $5.13s.53 which was given to
the Judson fund for equipment on the
foreign fields. For Connie Maxwell
Orphanage the gifts were $3S,86O GO.
Other objects were fostered, receiving
large gifts and bringing the total con-
tributions to $939,775.59. The value Of
the church property in the State, ex.
elusive Of the college and academy
property. is s4,O73.555.
The report on woman's work was
presented by f. Fl. Martin and showed
that the women's missionary societies
contributed S5S,972 last year. Mrs.
j. ID. Chapman, Mrs. w. T. Derieux
Mrs. Edwin Carpenter, Mrs. G..E. Da-
Wis. Miss Emma Dowell and Mrs. T.
t. Hyde were received as representa-
tives from the State Women's Mission
ary Union, which is an auxiliary body
to the convention.
After miscellaneous business at tho
evening session the convention con-
sidered the Sunday school board. The
report on education was adopted. II
provides for all educational matters
TO be presented to the convention
through the education board.
The following officers were elected
to serve for the coming year: Presi-
dent, It. 7, Hyde OF Charleston; vice
presidents, j. j. Lawton OF Hartsville
and G. r. Bobo of Laurens: secretary.
w. G. Allen of North Augusta; assist
ant secretary. A. b. Kennedy of Column
bia; treasurer. G. II. Roper of Laurens.
Each board was allowed to select its
own auditor. after which the convenr
tion adjourned