Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1920-09-23
YORK 0uNExsRARTISTs
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The York Baptist association mot
IN its 62nd annual session on We'd
nesday.' September Is with the Ffrat
Baptist church OF York and icontin.
oed In session two days, ~. Full dele.
cations were enrolled from nearly All
the 1S churches In the association.
Soul winning" was the theme pre-
sented by w! NJ. Wfhitesides, supcrin-
tendent of the Baptist hospital, Co.
lumbia, In the initial devotion service.
rms proved to be the keynote of the
whole association meeting.
The committee on order of ousi-
ness. the Rev. J. W.. H. Dyches.. chair.
man. called for only four main re-
ports-one on missions. including
state. home and foreign missions:
one on benevolence. INCLUDING the
orphanage. the hospital and aged
MINISTER'S, relief: one on education, in
Guiding the, education, board, schools
and ministerial, education. and one ON
tne seyenty-fve. million, campaign.
other matters 3. calling So. for reports
were religious literature. woman's
work. Sunday schools. public morals
and obituaries. Splendid reports
were presented on all phases of tho
work and these were ably discussed.
me visitors representing the gem
erai work OF the, denomination in the
state were: The Rev. c. r. .Burts.
-. y. general secretary treasurer:- the
Rev, w. T. Derieux. D. D.. cores
ponding secretary to, the commission
on missions: the Rev c. A. Jones. d.
~. secretary-treasurer of the educa-
uon board: the, Rev, T.. J. Watts, ID.
D. secretary to the, .commi ission on
sunday schools, b. Y. p, u. and COL
portage; the Rev. q. r. Cody. editor
OF The Baptist Courier. and the Rev.
w. M. Whitesides. superintendent of
the Baptist hospital. The Rev. J. r.
- 'Fazers Representatives, Of thel book de-
rpository." OF Sthei State. mission board,
displayed III fine collection OF hooks.
The pastors y resident OF the sassoci-
4 alton. present at tho, meeting were:
j. DaCroft.iT. II! Roach w. ID. Ham
metz and G. e. Thomas Of Rocki Hill:
q. L. Jones. Clover; J. R.ZSmith,
Flint Hill, j.. w. H. Dyches Fort
Mill: r. IA Lilies, Charlotte Street
ehurchs, Yorks b. H. Waugh, host of
the association, who. with i, his people
OF the First church! proved himself
to. be aaroyal entertainer. ., and Gary
: Windell of Fort, Mill, student for thA
ministry. f
Much sympathy wasf felt for the
Rev. j. P.1Tucker, pastor of the First
church: Rock Hill. who was at the
bedside of his sick wife in tAshevilie,
N. &C. ~ News having reached, the
meeting that, Mrs. Tucker, who has
been ill of. typhoid. fever for several
hweeks was In critical condition, speI
cial prayer was Offered for her re-
= coveryIr and. also for, the recovery OF
e. Conner. deacon OF the First
church. York. who Is Ill in a North
Carolina hospital.
There IL a growing number Of lay
men in the York association who. rem
der efficient service In official ,capac-
tiles. on committees and In the dis
cussion OF the work OF the church.
among the number being James F.
lloyd. W, A. McAfee. f. b. Johnston,
3. l.. Meacham. T. II. Hopper Miles
Wood, Josh Davis. 8. A. Lee II. ID.
Harkey. A.. L. Parks. it
There was adopted q supplement
tary report Of the executive commit
tee to the effect that the REV. o. l..
Jones and the Rev. b. III. Waugh be
appointed conservation organizer and
publicity director. respectively. to see
that the spirit OF the report on the
seventy-five million campaign is car
ried out. Messrs. Jones and Waugh
gave evidence of their ability In work
of this character In the campaign last
year.
Womans work was well cared for
iby Mrs. ]. T. Garrison. newly elect
ed superintendent OF the w. M, u. OF
the association. Mrs. F. A. Lilies and
other ladies. assisted by the visitors
and. pastors.
The officers elected last year. having
served with efficiency at this session
of the body, were reelected for. an
other year. They are: Jas. E. Boyd.
modsratori w. A.. McAfee. vice mod
|. orators, the Rev. B. II. Waugh. clerk.
and h. h. Johnston. treasurer.
e., The, meeting Of ni92l will rben held
with Northside CHURCH, Rock Hii. of
which the Rev. w. d. Hammett In
pastor.