THE SUNDAY school convention
OF THE MIDDLE ASSOCIATION.
The Convention met in its six¬
teenth annual session on Satur¬
day July 28th and was largely at¬
tended both by delegates and vis
itors. At eleven o’clock the
meeting was called to order by
Rev. T. B. Cooper the former pres¬
ident when an address of 'welcome
was made by our eloquent young
brother Prof. S. L. Moore of Goloid.
To his address Capt, J. R. Cooper,
of Ogeechee made an appropriate
reply in which he paid a glowing
compliment to the citizens of Go¬
loid and surrounding community
which was richly merited.
Letters were read and the
names of delegates enrolled for
twenty schools.
Rev. T. B. Cooper was elected
president, H. J. Arnett, secretary
and J. R. Cooper, treasurer.
While the president was ap¬
pointing the committees the an¬
nual address was made by brother
H. A. Wallace, the popular and
efficient superintedent of the
school at Guyton. The address
was timely and appropriate con¬
taining wholesome advice to Sun¬
day school workers and young
people.
At the close of the address a
bountiful dinner was provided by
the good people of the sur¬
rounding community which, in a
most enjoyable way, expressed
their great kindness and abound¬
ing liospitalitiy.
In the afternoon the various
committees made their reports
which were short and, in a busi¬
ness like way, dealt with the sub¬
jects under consideration. The
committee on New Rians and
Methods very happily suggested
that “success depends not on ne>v
plans but on the faithful per¬
formance of duty by parents, offi¬
cers and teachers.”
The invitation from the Associ¬
ation for the Convention to hold its
annual meetings in future with
that body Avas accepted, and ac-
toruingiy cordimdv the the next next session will will i be
held at North Newington church,
on bath Saturday before the 2nd
in October next, the Cbnven-
tion convening on Friday before.
At the close of business of the
CoiiA T ention the messengers to the
general meeting of the second
district of the Middle Association
Avere enrolled and the body Avas
organized by the election of of¬
ficers. As time Avas limited, only
a few items of business Avere trans¬
acted. Among the most impor¬
tant of these Avas the adoption of
a resolution earnestly urging all
Christians to withhold all patron¬
age from railroad trains and steam
boats run on the Sabbath, and de¬
nouncing this desecration as
wrong, sive demoralizing and subver¬
of the sacredness and design
of the day as taught in the Bible.
The Reporter was not forgotten.
The writer had the pleasure of in¬
troducing the subject, and Avas fol
lowed by others in speeches heart¬
ily commending your most excel¬
lent paper to the patronage of all.
The. paper is growing in populari¬
ty, and no doubt its circulation in
this community Avill soon be great¬
ly increased.
The Sabbath services were A'ery
entertaining. Speeches Avere made
by brethren T. A. Olmstead, J. J.
Jeffers, J. R. Cooper and H. A.
AYallace, and after a short inter¬
mission Rev. L. Overstreet preach¬
ed in the academy, and Re v. T. B.
Cooper at a stand in a groA'e near
by. After a bountiful dinner ser¬
vices were again held in the acad¬
emy, and one of the most delight¬
ful sessions of the Convention
Ihe Avriterhas ever attended, Avas
brought to a close.
The money senl up to this meet¬
ing and collected for ihe minutes
of the Convention and missions
arilounted to $46.07.
Yours fraternally,
IL J. ARNETT.
From Johnson Station.
Dear Bro. Scarboro :—Il has
been some time since 1 have let
you hear from my field of labor.
My time is all taken up preaching
in churches and stations; I am yet
preaching for Corinth church in
Bryan Neck. I am greatly en¬
couraged with my work there, and
have great reason for rejoicing.
t)n I ho first Lord's day in lhis
THE BAPTIST REPORTER: AUG. 15.
month we administered the ordi¬
nance of baptism to one
convert at that place, a
young lady, who bids fair to be
shining light in the church.
hope to see others follow soon.
We have a flourishing Sunday
School there also. My field reach¬
es from South Newington to Glen-
more.
I am called to the pastorate
the Baptist church at Tifton, Ga.,
and urged to accept.
D. Y. Ave expect to spend a month
during July and August in South
Georgia and Florida, by special
request assisting in several pro¬
tracted meetings. Hope to do
some good for our Master.
We are very sorry to hear
Bro. BeAvton has left the Miller
Association; yet Ave hope that it
Avill be for his good and the good
of the cause. May success croAvn
him in his new field; he is Avorthv
of much. We knoAV of no minis¬
ter whom Ave love more than Bro.
BeAvton. The church at Perry has
Avon a prize Avorthy of apprecia¬
tion.
AVe sympathize with
Geiger in his recent affliction, yet
rejoice to know that his son Avas
spared to him.
We find The Reporter read and
appreciated in many {daces Avhere
Ave go, and Ave always speak a
word for it whenever we can. AVe
read il with great profit to ourself.
Hope it Avill soon make its weekly
visits to us. AVith many Avishes
for your success, Ave are,
Yours truly,.
J. G. NORRIS.
MILLER ASSOCIATION MISSION.
Dear Bro. Scarboro:
On returning from my country
trip, I called on Rev? ray friend,
that man of God, AV. M
Cowart. The never tiring, Milfer
voted missionary of the As-
sedation. I found him suffering
with a sore leg; not even able to
attend to his own business at home,
„. . j ... „ T1 ,, . ,
c ^ .
h Y . u>dl b]e to be U1) i^ You
„ urp when he
asked me to accompany him to his
appointment the next day at
Noonday church, 22 miles from
home, over a bad road. Nothing
but an earnest desire to do his
Master’s work could have induced
him to leave that devoted wife
and tAA'o loving children for 6 long
days. Few ministers of our
country are scattering more
fully the unadulterated seed of di-
vine truth than Rev. AV. M. Coav-
art. There is no doubt that many
in heaven and others on their pil-
grim age to the better land, will
recognize him as the instilment
of their conversion. The Lord has
been pleased to clothe him with
effectual and com'incing power
whicn he is employing to gather
multitudes into the fold of Christ.
There is a great deal of destitution
in the Miller Association. How
can any child of God refrain from
helping to sustain their self-deny-
ing, cross-bearing missionaries,
AA'ho are Avilling to give up the
sweet enjoyment of their homes
and loved ones, and sacrificing
their lives for the salvation of souls.
I find many localities Avhere there
is no preaching; some churches
not able to support a preacher,
and some not Avilling to do Avhat
they ought to do for the cause of
Christ in (heir midst,
How can a church expect to
have good preaching on poor pay ?
poor tors should pay means teach poor preach. Pas¬
their congrega¬
tions in their duty, in this respect;
teach them by the grace of God, to
give statedly and proportionately
to (he cause of Christ, as the Lord
may prosper them. It is a mat¬
ter oi regret that Baptist literature
is read so little by members of our
church generally. Many of our
members are in almost total igno
ranee of the great work being
prosecuted by our denomination.
I find some feAV take the Chris¬
tian Index , our State organ. The
Bartist Reporter is taken and
read by a great many throughout
the Aviregrass region. I am satis¬
fied that the Reporter is doing
more good in advancing 1he cause
of Christianity in the Miller Asso¬
ciation than all other publications
(except the Bible) put together,
and AA'e cannot urge our brethren
have too strongly to subscribe for it, and
it read in their lamilies.
Every subscriber should consider
himself an agent, and get at least
one subscriber. Every minister
should endeavor to place it in the
hands of every one of their con¬
gregations. But I have departed
from my subject. Noonday Church
is a new interest, the outgrowth
of Bro. Cowart’s work. A preach¬
ing station commenced last No¬
vember in the midst of
ism, there being no Baptist church
nearer than Elam, 15 miles, and
Poplar Spring, 22 miles.
A short time ago, Bro. Cowart
constituted a church with eleven
members; now they have a right
comfortable house, Avith four ad-
ditions to the church during the
meeting 1 was with him. They
have a good, flourishing Sunday
school, in which they use Baptist
literature, and it is more interest-
ing to the young, by the older peo-
pie, especially the members of the
church, attending the school,
citing lessons, reading the scrip-
tures. and otherwise participating
Avith the children.
The School is superintended by
Mr. AVillie AVoods, an exemplary
member ef the church, assisted by
Rev. AV. R. Thompson, a
ing young minister. The church
is surrounded by some of the most
enterprising, thoroughgoing and
generous-hearted farmers, avIio are
able and willing to support the
church. We can mention proud-
nent among them:
G. II. Brown, Hon. W.P.Roun-
tree, John D. Overstreet, J. B.
Kennedy. M. Lewis, Rev. Z. Cow-
art, James Deel, Kin Johnson,
Dan. Murrow, Samuel Brown
Wesley Brown, Judge Barwick
Hon. James Rountree, Jerry Cole-
man, Emmett Coleman, John
Boatright and others. Compared
with other communities, the ladies
of Noonday cannot be surpassed
by any for beauty, intellect, hos-
pitality or Christianity. If I was
not such an old bachelor, I would
like to say something i^L,i special about
snmo u, 0 mo i
Bro C preached Wednesday',Assist- evervdav from
Saturday until
ed by Revs. Z. Cowart and AV.
Thompson, to large, intellectual
congregations. His sermons are
at all times an intellectual feast,
I predict a large, flourishing mem-
in a few years. Next
month they Avill call a pastor, and
to keeping house for
selves.
Besides this {dace, they have
the lumber on the ground for tAvo
more churches in different places.
Bro. C. is certainly the right man
in the right: place. Brethren you
ought to support him.
AVnile in Emanuel, it Avas my
pleasure to meet some of my com-
rades of the late war whom I had
not seen since the surrender—Air.
Emmett Coleman, Matt. LeAvis,
Math. Gay and others,—all active
members of the church, and
prising farmers.
Corn is looking Avell in all the
counties I have passed through,
but cotton is small. I don’t think
the green seed cotton in most of
the counties vi 11 a Average 2 feet
high.
If the members of Noonday
church Avill fight the devil as hard
some of them fought Ihe Yan-
kees at Noonday church in Va., he
can’t hurt them much,
But I remember what you said
about being short and Avill quit,
for this time. Wishing you and
The Reporter success in the
ter’s vineyard, 1 am
Yours, in Christ,
A. S. CANUET.
Guv.on, Ga., July 20th.
COVENTION.
Second semi-annual conven-
of the Mell Sunday School Asso¬
ciation to be held at Zion Hope
church, Irwin county, on Saturday
and Sunday, September 29 and 30,
18S8.
SATURDAY MORNING
10 o’clock—Invocation service,
by IL T. Dowling.
10:15 o’clock—Call to order and
routine of business announced.
10:30—Appoint committee on
credentials etc.
Song service by John A. Cox,
short intermission.
11 o'clock—Introductory by
Elder AV. AV. AVebb. Alternate,
Elder S. J. Sauls,
Evening.
2 O’clock.—Can the Sunday
School be abolished without diso¬
beying Divine law? by S. M. Self,
followed by discussion.
2:30 O’clock.—Should Superin¬
tendents, who are not ordained
ministers, dismiss their schools
with benediction? by J. D. Cal¬
houn, followed by discussion.
3 O’clock.—Should people of
the world be appointed as teach¬
ers in the Snnday School? by H.
T. Dowling, followed by discus¬
sion.
4:30 O’clock.—Duty of parents
to their children with regard to
Sunday Schools, by Elder W. F.
Cox.
4 o’clock.—Micellaneous busi¬
ness.
Sunday Morning.
lOoclock. Invocation seivice
10:15 -/V o ~ clock. ox ' , Lxeicise >y 51-
on HoP<J Sunday-school,
H oclock.— Sermon by some
one a PP°*Hted oy committee on
devotional services.
Close Avith singing and {tracer.
J. G. GRAYDON,
Chm’n. Com. on Rrogarames.
GOOD MEETINGS.
.
SCRIVKX—BCHKK.
Dear „ Reporter: „
1 had a f" eS meetm ^
commencing at big Horse creek
church Scriven county on Satur-
f a [ be1o, ' e the drst ® unda ^
^ Y meeting continued until the
ol J owin S Wednesday night, we
had a ^ ood ™ eetm ?’ l h * chnr F h
greatly revived received , three by
baptism and about ten restored
t? From u there . t to McDonald 'j . Scnven ^ " U< '
county t commencing on Saturday
1,efo f? the th ird Sunday in July,
"P me fcontinued 0 Wednesday f a day which .and time night I
baptised eight into the fellowship
ot oburcli, tlie old members
say it was the best meeting, and
]argest congregations that has
been thei ' e for Y™™, the church
. rfeviVcd. . God be praised
L or v* e Jnanilestation of His Holy
)irit . After leaving
‘jl there, among commenced us. a series of
meetings at Bethel church near
Alexander Burke county on Sat-
Tay , , Defore the ,, fourth ,, ,. Louis r , day ,
} ir< July, lhis
is a new church
completed about eight or nine
months ago. The membership is
n<) ^ v ^f e H m | ! al >e, » % e mee and a H1 eiy continued feAV work-
1111 b ^ r ednesday, aac ? had but two
accession ®. c u \ rcb ( ^ urin »
ie me etmg. Ihe church and
congregation seemed to be anxious
J iat the ., meeting ,. should . ,, continue
. pl)y l rength
0I1 ^, e J’ l 1 !' sica st
not alloAA , it, We had
wou c a
0< 1 , mee^ting on the last day,
nearly all in the house came up
or P ra _y er seemingly deeply m-
teres e< '
C. E. Barefield.
Perkins Junction, Ga., July 30th
1888.
NOTICE. *
Brother AV. L. Geiger will, D.
V., be with AVade’s Church, Scre¬
ven county, on Saturday, Sunday,
(3rd), Monday and 18th and Tuesday, 15th,
16th, 17th of September;
at Union AVednesday, 19th; at
Middle Ground, Thursday, 20th; at
Red Bluff, Friday, 21st; atSylva-
Saturday and Sunday 22nd
and 23rd; at Goloid, Sunday, 23rd
4 o’clock, p. m.; at Double Heads,
Monday, 24th; at Simmons’
Branch, (colored), Monday, 24th
4 o’clock, p. m.; at Douglass
Branch Tuesday, 25th; at Rocky
Ford, Wednesday. 26th.
The brethren interested will
please give timely notice of these
appointments, and remember that
Bro. Geiger is a Missionary, living
of the Gospel, as he is preaching
it, according to the Word of God.
He will have Avith him', for sale,
a supply of his neAV book. The
Seven Baptist Pillars, which I
am certain you will read with
great profit and pleasure, if you
do not miss Ihe golden opportuni¬
ty. I earnestly advise all readers
to buy it, as I have read it and
knoAv whereof I speak.
Yours in Christ,
T. B. COOPER.
7
FIELD NOTES.
(By W. L . Geigkr.)
A man who was raised up a
Catholic in Bulloch county was
brought to see his need of a Savior
by reading an old cast off copy of
the “Pilgrim’s Progress.” John
Bunyan, the author of the book,
has been dead two hundred years,
•yet What speaketh”. (Heb. 11:4.)
will our Antinomian breth-
ren who do not believe in the use
0 f means do will) (he above?
Eld Win. , Lee of Effingham
county, is a v r ery judicious, ortho¬
dox Baptist, but is not apprecia¬
ted as should be by the masses of
the people. A brother, Iioav-
ever, told us, that when Bro. Lee
speaks in the association, he re¬
ceives profound attention, for his
judgment is considered good.
It is likely Elder G. AV. Smith
will be called to the service of
seA'en or eight churches next
year. His praise is in “all the
churches,” and lie is beloved by
all the people. Brethren, give
him a good salary, and he ivill do
you good service.
Bro. W. M. Cowart, Missionary
of the Miller Association, com¬
plains that the Executive Com¬
mittee have elected no chairman
since Bro. Brewton resigned that
position, and as a consequence lie
has been unable to report his
work, or draw any salary for some
time. Brethren you should not
be so careless about your mission
work. He has done and is still
doing the work assigned him. He
needs his pay and ought to have
lb
An Anti-Mission brother re¬
ports Eld. AV. 0. Darsey assaying,
“A man can stand on his head
and bore a two inch auger hole
through the moon, easier than a
person can be saved by grace.”
Elder Darsey denies the charge.
AVhen Eld. '
G. AV. Smith was
told that a Methodist preacher
said, “I am glad every body don’t
believe as I do, said, “So am I.
For if every body believed as he
does, there would be no one to
defend the truth. All would per-
vert it.” AVe are precisely of
Eld. Smith’s opinion,
A young luSy, diragktei-Mf-
Avicked parents, Avas converted to
Christianity. Her parents, in try-
ing to detract her mind from the
truths of the gospel prepared
many kind of amusements for her.
But seeing that she would no!
participate heartily gave a ball and
her to play on the piano
while the company danced. She
provided they would
permit her to play such pieces as
she Avfished. This being agreed
she took her seat at the instru¬
ment and began to play and sing:
“Jesus, I cross have
The dance did not begin, but
a revivival of religion did.
Avhich resulted in Ihe conversion
of souls.
Let us always discharge our du¬
ties leaving the result Avith God.
A “Hardshell” brother gave us
a sermon the other day in a pri
vate way, and as it is probable
that the sermon is new to our
readers, as Avell as it Avas to us.
we will here insert it in sub¬
stance:
The text AA'as “Jesus Christ.”
“Many people,” said the preach¬
er, “uses those words without
thinking of their real meaning.
The word Jesus is composed of
Oee and us. Gee means to go the
right and never to the wrong. If
God was not all the time geeing us
Ave would be sure to go wrong,
but his geeing us makes us go
right. (Js. the last part of the
Avord, means those Avho Avere
saved before the foundation of
the world- God gees his elect pen
pie, tis, and no others.
Christ , the sacred Avord, should
never be pronounced short. But
should give the word a long bear¬
ing and pronounce it eri-est. It
teaches that us, the elect of God
are to cry to him in prayer that he
would gee us, so Ave Avill not go to
the wrong side, but ahvays to the
right j” To say the least of it, the
preacher, Ave think, can boast of
originality.
Elder T. B. Cooper's “Cate¬
chism in Bible Words,” isAA'ell re
ceived by the baptists generally.
A great many are anxious for Bro
Cooper to have the catechism
published in a shape that it can
be used in our Sabbath-schools.
AVhat say you Bro. Cooper?
