Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1920-04-08
PRESBYFERIANS MAKE
FINE YEkR'S REPORT


Fort Mill Presbyterian church, is in
Kershaw this week attending the
spring session of Bethel presbytery, at
which he and Col. T. B. Spratt, an
elder of the church, will make perhaps
the best report the church has sub
mitted to the presbytery in recent
years. The work of the church has
been pronounced during the last year,
though for the first monh of the year
the church was without pastor, Mr..
Elack beginning his work eleven months
ago. r..... .. .... ~. J
o. The financial report of the church for
the year just closed shows for the 13
different, causes, 10 which the church
contributed tot:'l of $12, 748, which
represents an average contribution of
Sl00 for each member with an income.
In like manner the report of The ladies'
home aud foreign missionary societies
is the largest in subscriptions, the total
aggregating almost 81, 900, = .There, have
been during the year II admissions to
membe ship and nine baptisms.
The ''every member canvass" for
subscriptions for the current year,
while incomplete, shows all amount al
most double that of the last regular
canvass, and the church has accepted
its full allotment for beneficent causes,
which is about 33 1-3 per cent. greater
than that of last year. ...
Among the other accomplishments of
the congregation during the past year
are the completion of beautiful and
modern manse, located OIL the church
grounds, into which the pas,or only
recently moved with his family and
the purchase Of handsome pipe organ
which it is hoped will be ms allied in a
few weeks. Tie congregation i'll
creased the pastors salary from 81, 500
to $1,000, beginning January of the
present year.
MI. Black and The members of bis
family are much beloved by The con-
gregation and the people of the COM
munity generally. His work during
the SNORT time he has been in Fort Mill
has been effective AID even better re-
suits are expected TO come from his
labors during the current year, since he
| is now permanently installed in his new
home.
Kershaw, April Bethel Presbytery
onvened yesterday afternoon at $3.50
o'clock, with Rev. G. w. Nichell, of
Bethel church, presiding as last modera.
tor present. The opening sermon was
| by Rev. John c. Bailey, pastor of
Ebenezer Presbyterian church. 1t was
4 strong, practical and helpful sermon
on the Doctrine of Adoption.
| After the sermon Rev. +. Ray Rid
die, of Lowryville, was elected modera-
tor, and Elder B. J. White, of Rock
Hill, assistant clerk. Rev. F. II. Ward
law, of Guthriesvllle, is stated clerk.
Robert f. Davidson, member of
Purity church, Chester, and n student
ut Davidson college, was examined and
received under the care of Presbytery
as a candidate for tie ministry.
/ The evening session was devoted to u
Sunday school conference, presided over
by Rev. Arthur +. Spencer, committee
chairman. Rev. c. w. McCully, OF
Sharon, spoke OH the Parents Respon.
sibility for Sunday School and Bible
Study" Rev. Wesley Baker, superin
tendent of Sunday schools and young
peoples societies of the Synod of Vir-
ginia, then addressed the conference.
This morning routine business wa
before the Presbytery, with the ser
mon and communion service at ii a.
IN. About 60 members are in attend.
ance.