The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1920-11-12
COUNTY BAPT|STS
HAVE TEMPORARY
ORCAN|z 4 7 | 0 n

The Baptist churches of the coun-
ty met at the Self Creek Baptist
church on the Fifth Lords day in
October at 10 o'clock to consider
the advisability of a county organi-
cation, made necessary by so many
district associations being broken
up to form county associations.
Rev. j. D. Ray called the meeting
to order and stated the purpose of
the meeting. A motion was made
that temporary organization be
perfected, this was carried. On mo-
tion Bro. j. D. Ray was made Mod
orator. Bro. H. H. Skies clerk, and
Bro. j. A. Glenn, treasurer.
The roll of the Baptist churches
was called and the following chur-
ches located in the county were list
ed, with their messengers:
Bethesda, not represented; Salem.
V. M. Carpenter, Miss Eudora Car
penter and Mrs. A. E. Terry; Stark
vile, j. D. Ray, Mrs. j. D. Ray,
Frances Ray, H. H. Skies, Mrs. H. H.
Skies, H. C. Cunningham, J. A.
Glenn, Mrs. ]. A. Glenn, Miss Roxy
Clardy, Miss Linnie Richey and w.
r. Pearce; Longview. T. G. Sanders,
New Hope, not represented; Mt.
Olive, R. M. Cotton, J. w. Butler, ].
L Mckee Miss Hasse Cotton; Wake
Forest, D. M. Berry; Pleasant Ridge,
Mrs, j. R. Stiles, o. G. Moore, Mrs.
0. c. Moore, T. f. Skies; Sturgis,
}. G. Harrell, Mrs. J. c. Harrell, F.
M. Adams, Mrs. F, NJ. Adams, L. A.
Fondren, Miss Lucia Brown; Nor
gan's Chapel, r. A. Collier, Mrs. Jo-
die Morgan; Chestnut Grove, not re.
presented; Double Springs, j. l..
Nicely; Center Grove, VIM. Douglass,
J. F. Douglass, Mrs ]. f. Douglass,
M. D. Vaughan; Self Creek, w. M.
Hammond, Will Butler, Chas. But
Ter, Miss Emmie Hammond, Grover
r Josey, Mrs, Grover Josey; Maben,
c. E. Bland; Long Branch, w. L.
Watkins; Cypress, w. j. Brown.
The matter of a temporary or per-
manent organization was thoroughly
discussed and in view of the fact
that only seven churches had had
opportunity to directly vote on the
matter, the temporary organization
Z was maintained with the view to
making it permanent at the first
annual meeting. 1t was felt that all
committees could be appointed and
all arrangements made to carry on
the work so that all churches might
go in together and so to this end a
-committe on nominations was NAM
ed. A. Glenn, D. M. Berry, J. C.
Harrell, j. T. Mckee, j. F. Douglass,
w. M. Hammand and C. E. Bland.
The meeting recessed for a boun-
tiful dinner. The meeting was call
ed to order at l 80 p. M, and Bro.
r. A. Collier conducted the devotion
al exercises. The report of the NOM
mating committee was read as fol-
lows:
First, delegates to the State Con-
vention, R. A. Collier, W. L. Wat
kins, c. E. Bland, o. C. Moore, ].
c. Harrell and j. L. Neely.
2. The standing committees as
follows to be appointed by the Mod
orator; State Missions, Home Mis-
sions, Schools and Colleges, Sunday
School and Baptist Young Peoples
Work, Baptist Hospitals, Orphanage,
Publications, Temperance, Womans
Work, Aged Ministers and Commit
tee on Program.
8. That the place of meeting be
Morgan's Chapel on Thursday and
Friday before the second Sunday in
October, 1921. That Bro. J. G.
Cooke preach the Introductory SER
mon.
a. That J. D. Ray, o. C. Moore,
o. P. Breeland, w. M. Hammand, j.
L. Nicely constitute the executive
committee. That ]. D. Ray be recon-
mended to the State Convention for
: a member of the State Board. This
report was signed by the members
of the committee and adopted.
On motion the matter of repre-
sentation in the next session until
the constitution was adopted was
discussed, and it was decided that
messengers be sent from each church
and one additional delegate for each
so members over one hundred.
The executive committee was
authorized to draw up and submit
Constitution and Bylaws.
A vote of thanks was extended to
the people of Self Creek. for the
splendid entertainment provided.
A collection of $500 was taken to
make mimeograph copies of the
meeting for each church. Also
collection Of $28.28 was taken for
destitute Confederate veteran.
On motion the meeting adjourned
after singing No. 362 and prayer by
Bro. J. A. Glenn.
]. d. RAY, Moderator.
H. H. SKIES, Tenn. Clerk.