The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1919-09-12
NEWBERRY COUNTY
BAPTISTS IN LINE
Seventy-five Million Campaign i
Warmly Endorsed by Reedy
Association.

The Baptists of Newberry county
have fallen in line. Last Wednesday
the Reedy River association enthusi-
astically endorsed the sevenety-five
million campaign and accepted its
apportionment of $104,164 without
a dissenting vote.
1t was great meeting in every
way. The attendance was unusually
large, every church being represent
ed, save Prosperity, which is COM
posed almost exclusively of women.
Enoree church, the hostess of the
body, entertained the delegates and
visitors most Hospitality with dinner
on the church-yard and homes thrown
wide open to all.
Organization was effected Tues
day by the reelection Of Moderator
l. H. Hunt and Clerk ]. Y. Jones,
and the election of Mr.. Chas. S. Su-
Der as treasurer to succeed the late
lamented 1. NJ. Smith. Letters from
the various churches were read and
reports were submitted on objects
of benevolence fostered by the de-
nomination without discussion on the
first day as such causes are all en-
braced in the great campaign which
had the right of way Wednesday. An
interesting if melancholy feature of
Tuesdays proceedings was the report
on obituaries with the heartfelt trib-
utes to the late Deacon I. M. Smith
by DR.. w. H. Hunt and others. Not
only Bush River church, but the en-
tire association which he had served
as treasurer from time immemorial,
will continue to miss the presence
and services of this truly good man.
Wednesdays program was featured
by three notable addresses. The
first was by DR.. z. T. Cody, editor
of the Baptist Courier and a member
of the commission recently appointed
by Southern Baptists. to visit war
swept Europe and investigate the
needs of it's suffering people and the
opportunities presented for mission
ary work. The others were by Rev.
S. H. Templeman, pastor of Laurens
First Baptist church and campaign
organizer of the Laurens association,
and Rev. Thos. j. Watts, Sunday
school secretary and campaign pub
licity director for South Carolina.
Enthusiasm was now at high tide. A
motion was presented that the associ-
alton accept the apportionment as
signed and "assure our brethren, the
Southern Baptist hosts, that we are
with them, heart and soul, thirteen
hundred strong" There was a
chorus of seconds and Moderator pro
tenn Burriss asked that all who de-
sired to second the motion indicate
it by rising. There was such an over
whelming response that it became a
mere matter Of parlia amentary form
to put the main question. The motion
was adopted amid the greatest en-
thusiasm.
After singing BLESSED Be the Tie
That Binds" the association ;ad-
journed with prayer by Rev. D. w.
Garvin. The next meeting will be
with Hurricane church in September,
1920.
In this hurried sketch very i'm
portant feature of the opening day
has been overlooked. This was the
annual sermon by Rev. E. '. Babb,
and most excellent one it was.
Following are the appointments
of the various churches:
Bethel SLIPS; Bush River s22,-
600; Cross Roads $2,150; Enoree
s3,152; East Side $1,000; Fairview
$4,000; Hurricane $4,000; Mt. Zion
$500; Newberry, 1st, $4,000; Oak
land $1,5O0; Prosperity $500; Sa-
luda $4,000; Whitmire, $4,000; West
End $6,334.
She Wanted Progress.