The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1920-09-17
REEDY RIVER ASSOCIATION
MADE FINE RECORD
!. H. HINT Reelected Moderator
Has Rendered Excellent Service.
Pass Resolutions Improvement
Rural Schools.

held at Hurricane Baptist church,
about three miles from Clinton, Laur-
ems county, on Tuesday and Wednes-
day, September and 8.
The association organized by elect
ing I. H. Hunt moderator, Jessie Y.
Jones clerk and Charles S. Suber
treasurer. The following were
elected as members of the executive
board: the Rev. R. H. Burris, chair
man; the Rev. E. V. Babb, !. H.
Hunt, j. Y. Jones, Charles S. Suber'
E. G. Waites, W. S. Riser, W. H.
Long, j. S. Werts.
The Introductory sermon was
preached by the Rev. R. H. Buris at
IL o'clock Tuesday morning. On
Tuesday reports were received on
the condition of the churches in the
association, orphanage, hospital, Sun
day schools and old preachers. On
that day the association was ad-
dressed by DR.. C. E. Burts, secretary
treasurer of the general board; DR..
Al. T. Jamison, superintendent OF
Connie Maxwell orphanage; the Rev.
w. M. Whiteside, superintendent
South Carolina Baptist hospital; j..
1. Carzine of Columbia on Sunday
school work; DR.. Samuel d. Temple
man, pastor of the First Baptist
church of Laurens; Hon. c. G. Bur-
ris. moderator of the Greenville Bap-
tist association, and others.
At the Tuesday night session DIR.
Charles A. Jones of Columbia de-
liyered an address on education which
was followed by sermon by DR.. T.
Clagett Skinner, formerly Of Rcih-
mond, Va, but now pastor OF the
First Baptist church of Columbia.
On Wednesday reports were re-
.ceived on home, state and foreign
missions and on education. On that
day addresses were delivered by DR..
u. T. Cody Of Greenville, editor OF
the Baptist Courier; DR.. D. M. RAM
sey, president Of the Woman's COL
lege, Greenville; Prof. Luceo Gunter
of Furman university; the Rev. Fur
man Moore of Columbia; Hon. c. B.
Bobo, president of the Baptist state
convention, and others.
The following standing committees
presented their reports during the
meeting: Ministerial education, the
Rev. E. v. Babb, chairman; woman's
work, the Rev. R. q. Burris, chair
man; orphanage, the Rev. L., S.
Shealy, chairman; home missions, the
Rev. E. G. Ross, chairman; foreign
missions, the Rev. G. R. Pettigrew,
chairman; state missions, the Rev. j.
e. Meng, chairman; Sunday school
work, w. Herbert Wallace, chair
man; periodicals, Thomas P. Davis,
chairman; aged ministers, John W..
Scott, chairman; Baptist hospital, j..
b. WhHmire, chairman; temperance,
r. Y. Leavell, chairman; obituaries
j. Marion Davis, chairman.
Reedy River association, although
one of the smallest, had the honor
and distinction Of leading all other
associations in the state in per capita
subscriptions to the rs million cam
paign last year. This was one OF the
best and largest attended annual
meetings that the association has held
for number of years. Much of the
success and pleasure of the meeting
was due to the cordial cooperation
and sincere spirit of hospitality ex-
hibited by the pastor and members
of the Hurricane Baptist church and
the people Of that community.
The next annual meeting will be
held at the Prosperity Baptist
church in September, 1921.
Resolutions Adopted.
The following resolutions were
unanimously adopted at the 95th an
nual meeting of the Reedy River
Baptist association on Wednesday,
September 8, 1920, at Hurricane
Baptist church, near Clinton, Laur-
ems county, South Carolina.
To our deep humiliation we learn
from reliable sources both state and
federal that South Carolina ranks
lower than any other state in the
United States and even below Hiwaii,
the Philippines and Puerto Rico in
the matter of education. Judged by
the standard of efficiency our state
school system ranks below that OF
any other state and judged by the