The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-01-15

anu l)lStflcl CHAIRMAN for the Armc-
nian and Syrian Relief cause having
1allcd to secure an individual to act as
chairman for this county, meeting
or several ministers of the city, with
representatives from their respective
churches, was held Sunday afternoon
and committee was appointed con
sisting Of four pastors and five lavmcn
TO have charge Of conducting the cam
paign in Laurcns county. The com
mittec consists Of Rev. S. II. Temple
man, Rev. c. II. Squircs, Rev. A. T..
llollcr, Rev. w. s.. Holmes. G. b. Bobo.
X. II. Nickcls, W. R. McCucn, L. G.
Bale and A. G. Todd. The county is
! expected to raise a minimum of So
oo0 The committee having given the
matter careful conSidcration stated
that this amount should be doubled.
Representative laymcn as commit
tcemcn in each church in the county
have been appointed to have charge
OF presenting this cause to their re-
spective churches and congregations.
They will, Of course be assisted by the
pastors. Their hearty corporation is
already assured.
The congregation of the First Bap-
tist church opened this campaign Sun
day morning. The pastor briefly pre-
sented the appeal for the suffcrir
millions in the Near East, and in less
than twenty minutes, one thousand
dollars was subscribed. which has
since been increased considerably. At
meeting Of the ministers and lay
men Sunday afternoon, the churches
OF the city Of Laurens agreed to raise
$4,000 Of the minimum amount asked
OF the county.
A committee was sent to Clinton to
confer with the ministers and laymcn
and they agreed that the City Of Clin-
ton should subscribe 81, 800, and that
a committee should be organized there
to manage the campaign in practically
/ all Of Hunter and Jacks Townships.
| The appeal was presented Sunday
night at tho First Presbyterian church
| by Gov. Elect II. a. Cooper and 4. G.
Todd, and at the First Method
church by the pastor and G. b. Bobo,
and by G. II. Roper at the Holmes
Street Baptist church.
\ subscription was taken at the
| First Presbyterian church at the cv-
cning service and $735 was promptly
subscribed. This amount has since
been increased to something over
$1,1O0.
The campaign for Laurcns county
will end Sunday January the Goth. On
the two Sundays remaining it is ex-
pccted that this appeal will be pre-
scntcd to every church in the county.
The committee has appointed w. T
Thomason, chairman Of the speakers
nreau, and G. II. Roper, treasurer
The committees in the local churches
desiring speakers for either Sunday
should communicate with Mr.. W. p.
IThOmasOn at once
Ah. w. r. McCucn has been asked Ia
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the negroes OF the county.
While no subscriptions were taken
at the First Methodist church Sunday
might, a mems mcctingewas held Mon
day night and a committee appointed
to make an every -mcmbcr canvass
This church will Undoubtedly raise
more than its quota. The eleven men
present subscribed $700
The following is the list of tho
churches in Laurcns county and tho
names Of the committeeman and tn,
minimum amount to be raised:
New Prospect Baptist -Jno. II.
Power, Jno. G. Brown :. IS 1906
Chestnut Ridge Baptist-JnO. d.
w. Watts. NJ. r. Cainc :. 000C
Trinity Mcthodist-G. S. Smith,
Jno. G. Langston ;. . 10000
I,anford Baptist. NJ. Fleming,
G. l.. Lanford :. .... 1906
Lanford Methodst-C. l.. Wal
drop. W. p. Patterson ;. :. 75OC
Langston Baptist. l.. CLANCY 1906
Sandy Springs. Methodist Will
I F. Wright. J. w. Donnan :, 75.oC
Bethany Prcsbytcrian-J., S.
Craig. Downs Glenn :. . 100 0C
Ora A. r. P.-W. J. Fleming, W.
NJ. Bryson w. n. Blakcly :. 10000
Oldfclds Presbyterian Oscar
Hunter ]. Ben Hunter 80 OC